WFMU FM 91.1 In Jersey City New Jersey did a poll of the 13 worst songs of the 80's. Do you think they were right on the money or would your list be different? If so what would your 13 worst be>
Here's the WFMU results:

1: Rosanna - Toto
2: Maniac - Michael Sembello
3: Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross
4: All Out Of Love - Air Supply
5: Who Can It Be Now - Men at Work
6: Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
7: We Built This City - Starship
8: Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
9: Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
10: Woman - John Lennon
11: We Are The World - USA For Africa
12: Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
13: We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel

Yep those those suck! Where is Come on Eileen and Too shy?

Some of those songs don't belong in that list :no: They should be in a GREAT list :)

Hmm.. my 13 worst? Let me see:

Rush ~ The Complete Singles Collection :laugh:

Seriously though.. in no particular order:

1. The Rain ~ Oran "Juice" Jones This song actually pisses me off I hate it so much LOL
2. 99 Red Balloons / 99 Luft Ballons ~ Nena
3. Talk Dirty to Me ~ Poison :yucky:
4. Radio Free Europe ~ REM
5. Blister in the Sun ~ Violent Femmes
6. C'est La Vie ~ Robbie Nevil I don't know exactly why I hate this one
7. You Are My Lady ~ Freddie Jackson
8. Whirly Girl ~ Oxo I honestly don't know how this one became a top 40 hit
9. Never Let Me Down Again ~ Depeche Mode
10. One Step Closer to You ~ Gavin Christopher
11. One ~ Metallica
12. Long Way to Love ~ Britny Fox
13. Kiss ~ Prince

That list TOTALLY sucks! I love all of those songs...

Just offhand..some of the songs that I think should be on that list are:

MICKEY (TONI BASIL)
MANIC MONDAY (BANGLES)
ONLY THE LONELY (MOTELS)
CLOSE MY EYES FOREVER (OZZY AND LITA...sorry, just never did care for the song)
SEND ME AN ANGEL (REAL LIFE)
LUKA (SUZANNE VEGA)
WHAT I AM (EDIE BRICKELL)
TOY SOLDIERS (MARTIKA)

Personally, I thought some of those were some of the better songs of the 80's. Such as:

Rosanna - Toto
All Out Of Love - Air Supply
Who Can It Be Now - Men at Work
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
We Built This City - Starship
Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
Uptown Girl - Billy Joel

That list TOTALLY sucks! I love all of those songs...

Just offhand..some of the songs that I think should be on that list are:

MICKEY (TONI BASIL)
MANIC MONDAY (BANGLES)
ONLY THE LONELY (MOTELS)
CLOSE MY EYES FOREVER (OZZY AND LITA...sorry, just never did care for the song)
SEND ME AN ANGEL (REAL LIFE)
LUKA (SUZANNE VEGA)
WHAT I AM (EDIE BRICKELL)
TOY SOLDIERS (MARTIKA)

:lol: I actually liked most of those. Just no accounting for tastes, I guess. :D

Don't shoot me...I'm just the messenger :lol:


Better write WFMU and tell them they need to find other folks to poll I guess....But I did ask what you would call your 13 worst.

WFMU FM 91.1 In Jersey City New Jersey did a poll of the 13 worst songs of the 80's. Do you think they were right on the money or would your list be different? If so what would your 13 worst be>
Here's the WFMU results:

1: Rosanna - Toto - not crazy about it wouldn't be in my top 13
2: Maniac - Michael Sembello - same as above
3: Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross -kind of like it
4: All Out Of Love - Air Supply -not m top 13 least liked
5: Who Can It Be Now - Men at Work-not in my list of top 13
6: Another One Bites The Dust - Queen - can't stand it and i'm a big queen fan, top 13
7: We Built This City - Starship - top 13 for sure
8: Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon -like the song
9: Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor -overplayed
10: Woman - John Lennon -not favorite but not top 13
11: We Are The World - USA For Africa -hate it top 13
12: Uptown Girl - Billy Joel -top 13
13: We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel

- actually like it

My top 13 might go like this

Wake me Up- Wham
Hey Mikki- Toni Basil
We built this city-Starship
Bad -MJ
Luka- Suzanne Vega
We Are the World
Rise Up-Parachute Club
Walk like an Egyptian

.Shakey, I'm sorry. You are right though, it's all a matter of opinion.. :)

I loved all of the songs on the original list..don't know who in the world comes up with them do you?

WHAT I AM (EDIE BRICKELL)


Man, I always forget about that song. It was a bad song, I agree. It came out in late '89. If only it had come out a few months later, it would have been a 90's song.

.Shakey, I'm sorry. You are right though, it's all a matter of opinion.. :)

I loved all of the songs on the original list..don't know who in the world comes up with them do you?

From what I read, WFMU did a poll on the worst songs of the 80's and that is the list THEY claimed to be the results.

I like all those songs!! Cheesy 80s tunes hehehehehe

as for ones i don't care for a few that come to mind are
Mickey - Toni Basil
Most Whitney Houston songs

ok so i cant think of many right now lol

The only really bad one on the list is - We built this city

Some songs that should be on the list, I don't even know the names of some of them

Take on me - Aha
Push it - Salt and Pepper
The song with the line - I'm just a squirrel trying to get a nut
Luca (on the 2nd floor)
Fast Car - made me want to slit my wrists
Don't worry be happy

1. Hands Up - Ottawan, so annoying, the french version is even worse!!
2. Kiss - Prince
3. Puttin' in the Ritz - Taco
4. Rise Up - Parachute Club
5. Down Under - Men at Work, awful, horrible beat too!!
6. Madness - Our House
7. Rod Stewart - Downtown Train, Tom ''The Master'' Waits own this one! :)
8. Georgio - Tina Cherry
9. Firefall - Love That Got Away
10. Debbie Gibson - Electric Youth
11. Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer (not a bad beat but when the singer starts, it gets bad!)
12. Greg Kihn Band - Happy Man :duh:
13. Kajagoogoo - Hang On Now

and anything from Ozzy in solo, that dude have no f*ckin' voice!!

My list would look something like this:


1. Maniac - Michael Sembello - They played that so much I grew really tired of it
2. Talk Dirty to Me - Poison - IMO Poison has ALWAYS been a joke
3. Anything by Air Supply - About as entertaining as elevator music
4. We Are The World - USA For Africa
5. Anything by Michael Jackson - He's always made me want to Vomit.
6. Anything by Wham - Oh GAG!!!
7. Take on me - Aha - The video was pretty cool though
8. Don't worry be happy - Bobby Mcferrin - Okay, Kill me now! Slit my wrists, Put a gun to my forehead
9. Mickey - Toni Basil - AAAAANNNNNOOOOOYYYYYIIIIINNNNNG!!!!
10. Pretty much anything by Depeche Mode
11. Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
12. Love Shack - B-52's
13. Cruel Summer - Bananarama

Hmmm, worst 13 songs of the 80s?

Beach Boys-Kokomo
Mötley Crüe-Without You
Megadeth-No More Mr. Nice Guy
Ratt-7th Avenue
Rockwell-Somebody's Watching Me
A-ha-Take On Me
Alice Cooper-The Man Behind The Mask
Poison-Tearin' Down The Walls
Winger-Purple Haze
Kiss-Bang, Bang You
Dokken-Young Girls
Savatage-Red Light Paradise
New Kids On The Block-Hangin' Tough

1: Rosanna - Toto
2: Maniac - Michael Sembello
3: Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross
4: All Out Of Love - Air Supply
5: Who Can It Be Now - Men at Work
6: Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
7: We Built This City - Starship
8: Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
9: Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
10: Woman - John Lennon
11: We Are The World - USA For Africa
12: Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
13: We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy JoelThis list is nonsense,those songs are awesome...I like all those songs except RIDE LIKE THE WIND,UPTOWN GIRL and WOMAN (Dont like them too much)

Who put this list together anyway?? (Someone who didnt live in the 80s??)