Final List of Worst Songs (but we can really add to it)

While receiving much attention and great contributions to this compilation, some of the friends on my e-mail list have politely requested that we stop the "reply all" e-mailing about this topic. There were 58 e-mails (now 59) generated by this question "Worst Song?". So, feel free to keep e-mailing only me all you want and I will add to the list! I will also post this on my blog where anyone can propose an addition www.her-giant-id.blogspot.com I have included the contributors names so full credit for each horrible ditty is properly credited, and a couple of extras from the article that started it all...

Final List of Worst Songs (as of May 6, 2006 anyway) Over 40 so far! by Song, Band/Artist and Contributor

"Escape" (The Pina Colada Song) - Deb Wood
"Carry On Our Wayward Son" Kansas - Deb Wood
"The Night Chicago Died" Paper Lace - Deb Wood
"Run, Joey, Run" Jack Perricone - Anita Leary
"Brand New Key" Melanie - Anita Leary
"Lonely Boy" Andrew Gold - Tim Fox
"Don't Give Up On Us" David Soul - Kathy Jenal
"Feelings" - Bobby Vincent - Scott Lindberg (Lester Miserables) and Patricia Dennis
"Havin My Baby" Paul Anka - Scott Lindberg (Lester Miserables)
"Baby don't get hooked on me" Mac Davis - Lisa Knox
"Dancing on the Ceiling" - Lionel Richie - Lisa Knox
"Sailing" - (or anything by) Christopher Cross - Lisa Knox
Any song from the movie "Flashdance" sucks. - Lisa Knox
"Next time I fall" Peter Cetera - Lisa Knox
"Against All Odds" and "Sussudio" Phil Collins - Lisa Knox
"You Make Me Feel Like Dancin" Leo Sayer - Lisa Knox
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" Bonnie Tyler - Lisa Knox
"The Hook" Blues Traveler - Lisa Knox
"Ballroom Blitz" Sweet - Connie Theroux
"Rock the Boat" Hues Corporation - Connie Theroux
"Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown" Jim Croce - Connie Theroux
"Alone again, Naturally" Gilbert O'Sullivan - Elaine Fox
"Walkin' My Cat Named Dog" Norma Tanega - Jan Crocker (Dr. Felix Kruell)
"Midnight at the Oasis" Maria Muldaur - Melinda Coppola
"Jump" Van Halen - Daniel Fonte
"Lady in Red" Chris DeBurgh - Leslie McKenna
"We Didn't Start the Fire" Billy Joel - Tom Maguire
"Precious and Few" Climax - Albert O
"Sugar, Sugar" Archies - Nancy Lynch
"MacArthur Park" Richard Harris or Donna Summer - Patricia Dennis
"Free Bird" Lynard Skynard - Patricia Dennis
"Stairway to Heaven" Led Zeppelin - Patricia Dennis
"My Dad" Paul Peterson - Tim Mougenot
"Lady of Spain" (in all of its nauseating permutations ) - Tim Mougenot
"Frankenstein" Edgar Winter Group - Kim Wood
"Lights" Journey - Kim Wood
"You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone - Norm Finkelstein
"Bluebird" Paul McCartney (with very few exceptions, any post-beatle paul mccartney "song.") - David Sallen
"Jack and Diane" John Mellencamp - not sure who suggested this, but it is certainly appropriate
"Honey" Bobby Goldsboro - CNN Reviewer
"We Built This City" Jefferson Starship - Blender Magazine Worst Song Ever
"Afternoon Delight" Starland Vocal Band - CNN article
"Achy Breaky Heart" Billy Ray Cyrus - CNN Article
"In the year 2525" - Zager and Evans - Dave Barry