60th worst pop song ever…

Kev · 01 Jan 2004, 23:10

‘Canadian blubber butt, Meat Loaf with I’d Do Anything for love’

Says about it all really… ~~~~ers!

TimboTambo · 01 Jan 2004, 23:11

Did anyone see meat loaf on channel 4 tonight on the 100 worst pop records? IWDAFL got to number 60 and by god they laid into him!!!!

Complaints included:
What the f**k is "that" ?
The song is too long
Meat Loaf is fat and ugly and dint even need the makeup in the video
Theres no way the girl in the vid would fancy him
The song has no meaning
etc etc etc

Seemed very harsh especially considering they had no clue what the song was about and he was right after Hanson with "mmmbop"!! I mean, come on! hardly a comparison deserves to be there!!!!

plus they said he was canadian! news to me. texas, canda obviously!!

needless to say, didnt watch anymore!!!!!!

*AndyK* · 01 Jan 2004, 23:49

OK so they were a bit harsh... (a "bit" perhaps being an understatement) and way off the mark with accuracy, but it's wallpaper TV, cheap and cheerful and designed to be entertaining by having C List celebrities attempt to be funny about things they haven't got a clue about really.

Getting any song into a top 100 voted for by the sort of people who vote for these sort of things... ie "Joe Public" means that the song is memorable, and isn't it interesting that the vast majority of the songs featured have been Number 1 in the charts for a number of weeks?

Any song that gets consistent airplay through being popular at the time develops a groundswell of negative opinion through sheer over exposure - and in IDAFL's case it doesn't make it nay less of the great song it is.

AndyK
... managing less than 23 hours of the year before he has to get the soapbox out

NeverKev · 02 Jan 2004, 00:04

I saw it too! Perhaps if the so-called celebrities involved actually listened to the lyrics they might understand it!

And anyway, since when has Meat ever sung pop songs? How about the greatest rock songs ever channel 4?

Then again, I suppose we shouldn't let ourselves get worked up over what is definitely one of the 100 worst TV shows of all time!!

black dog · 02 Jan 2004, 00:39

I couldn't believe it. It's one of my favourite songs but then I liked quite a few of the 100 worst pop songs so I must be a bit sad.

meatfan · 02 Jan 2004, 01:08

I saw it too.

Too many people asked what Meat meant when he said "but I won't do that" - obvious if you listen to the words of the song.

Voted number 61 on the countdown to the worst song, but thousands in America and millions world-wide can't agree with those expressing their view that it was a crap song!

I voted with my remote and switched off!

Heather.

(Also posted in "off topic" as someone posted about this there also).

AndyNI · 02 Jan 2004, 01:34

Calm down people, everyone knows the media of today has no taste because taste requires intelligence and that is sadly lacking.

Vickip · 02 Jan 2004, 01:36

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Originally Posted by AndyNI

Calm down people, everyone knows the media of today has no taste because taste requires intelligence and that is sadly lacking.

Absolutely right

Vicki

NeverKev · 02 Jan 2004, 01:59

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Originally Posted by black dog

I couldn't believe it. It's one of my favourite songs but then I liked quite a few of the 100 worst pop songs so I must be a bit sad.

It's ok - you are not alone...!

heat · 02 Jan 2004, 06:42

Did we really expect anything better from a society that finds 'The Cheeky Girls' and 'Fast Food Rockers' entertaining??????

Bart · 02 Jan 2004, 09:16

Who cares about a chart. Be happy he got some airplay.

**The Flying Mouse** · 02 Jan 2004, 09:56

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Originally Posted by AndyK

OK so they were a bit harsh... (a "bit" perhaps being an understatement) and way off the mark with accuracy, but it's wallpaper TV, cheap and cheerful and designed to be entertaining by having C List celebrities attempt to be funny about things they haven't got a clue about really.

You nailed it right there Andy

Did anyone recognise even half of the so called commentators?

I too was really shocked at how insulting some of the comments were

.I know that Meat is no stranger to critisism, but this was way over the top IMHO.But it's very difficult to say "Yes, I actual like that song" funilly

, so it's much better for these cretins with no career to speak of to be as obnoxious and "witty" (although I can think of a much more appropiate word that does sound like that) as they can so they can hope to get a repeat booking next time C4 needs some senceless gawkers to sit there talking about things they have no idea about.Let's face it, if anyone needs the work, they do.

Anyway, as Bart said, the song got air time so f*** them

End of the day, it was the biggest selling single of 1993 (from the biggest selling album 0f 1993) , and is included in much more positive polls than negative, and at a much higher position

.

ROSIE · 02 Jan 2004, 10:08

This is a wind up, right

Rosie

DIZZY DRUMMER · 02 Jan 2004, 10:13

No sorry Rosie - was on channel 4 last night

Terri · 02 Jan 2004, 12:29

It was so painful to watch

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Originally Posted by THE FLYING MOUSE

End of the day, it was the biggest selling single of 1993 (from the biggest selling album 0f 1993) , and is included in much more positive polls than negative, and at a much higher position

....and whatever those so called 'celebrities' had to say, they can't take that away

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Anyway, as Bart said, the song got air time so f*** them

Kev · 02 Jan 2004, 13:06

it was interesting that they only showed the bad comments. A few of the people there I know are meat fans, Terry Christain for example, and I wonder what the producers had to say when they only had good things to say.

dottie · 02 Jan 2004, 13:53

Humbug

ChrisBelfast · 02 Jan 2004, 14:08

the complete list is on http://www.channel4.com/entertainmen...s/results.html

Brian Adams Everything I Do is in top 20 and there's other shocks too. Along with Meat, there is a lot of good rock like songs on that list. Plus they spell Meat Loaf as 'Meatloaf', quite cluless really.

Crystal Eyes · 02 Jan 2004, 14:51

Just seen this! I can hardly believe it! Some of the songs in the list just make me think what the hell are people on

. I know people have covered this but I need to vent a little. I'm so glad I did not see the part with Meat Loaf but I did watch later parts and was horrified to see Bryan Adams at 14. They can't judge whether the song is actually good or not because they don't have the intelligence to listen to let alone understand it! Plus I thought it was about the song not about laying into the singer! This by no means says I think IWDATFL should be in there but there's no need to insult Meat Loaf himself!
Must go and calm down now. Think of lakes and pretty birds...

ROSIE · 02 Jan 2004, 15:49

I heard a debate about the programme this morning on Radio 2. Ken Bruce really slagged it off saying the only presenter he had heard of was Jimmy saville and the others, notably 12 years old didn't know what they were talking about

Rosie

Rob The Badger · 02 Jan 2004, 16:05

It's a pop song. . .get over it.

Tim · 02 Jan 2004, 18:05

INdeed, pretty sick that ML is number 63 orso.

How sick... and there are more songs in the list that i can't understand that they are in there.

Who made that list is pretty sick!!!

The Butcher.

*AndyK* · 02 Jan 2004, 19:04

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Originally Posted by Tim

Who made that list is pretty sick!!!

That'll be the great British Public then Tim, and speaking as one of them, I can only apologise for the minority who fuelled such cheap mindless TV by voting on the CHannel 4 website and thus allowing the programme to go ahead!

needmoremeat · 02 Jan 2004, 20:14

I know this has been said before, but......

A pop song??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whoever said AFL is a pop song????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a [...] rock opera!!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad I didn't watch it!!!!!!! I probably would have flung something at the tele!!!!!!!!!

I just got the list from the website too

Daft gits whoever voted for my fave song of all time

But a pop song??????!!!!!!!!!!! Urgh, I feel so dirty!!!!!!!!!!!

*Shudder*, probably have to dive in shower soon and get rid of the rankness

[A pop song??????......... *needmoremeat shakes her head in disbelief*

Rob The Badger · 02 Jan 2004, 20:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by needmoremeat

I know this has been said before, but......

A pop song??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whoever said AFL is a pop song????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a [...] rock opera!!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad I didn't watch it!!!!!!! I probably would have flung something at the tele!!!!!!!!!

I just got the list from the website too

Daft gits whoever voted for my fave song of all time

But a pop song??????!!!!!!!!!!! Urgh, I feel so dirty!!!!!!!!!!!

*Shudder*, probably have to dive in shower soon and get rid of the rankness

[A pop song??????......... *needmoremeat shakes her head in disbelief*

It's a pop song. . .it's popular music. . .a pop song. . .it's not bubble pop, as in Britney Shperes, but it's a pop song nevertheless, like The Rolling Stones and David Bowie is pop also.
Also, Rock Opera is not a genre, it's something Steinman invented to make the songs sound better.

01 Jan 2004, 23:10	#1
Kev Just Kev Join Date: 01.06.2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,856	60th worst pop song ever… ‘Canadian blubber butt, Meat Loaf with I’d Do Anything for love’ Says about it all really… ~~~~ers!

01 Jan 2004, 23:11	#2
TimboTambo Senior Loafer Join Date: 08.05.2003 Location: UK Posts: 138	Meat Loaf on 100 Worst Pop Records Did anyone see meat loaf on channel 4 tonight on the 100 worst pop records? IWDAFL got to number 60 and by god they laid into him!!!! Complaints included: What the f**k is "that" ? The song is too long Meat Loaf is fat and ugly and dint even need the makeup in the video Theres no way the girl in the vid would fancy him The song has no meaning etc etc etc Seemed very harsh especially considering they had no clue what the song was about and he was right after Hanson with "mmmbop"!! I mean, come on! hardly a comparison deserves to be there!!!! plus they said he was canadian! news to me. texas, canda obviously!! needless to say, didnt watch anymore!!!!!!

01 Jan 2004, 23:49	#3
AndyK Relentless Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Over the top..... seeing what's on the other side Posts: 18,694	OK so they were a bit harsh... (a "bit" perhaps being an understatement) and way off the mark with accuracy, but it's wallpaper TV, cheap and cheerful and designed to be entertaining by having C List celebrities attempt to be funny about things they haven't got a clue about really. Getting any song into a top 100 voted for by the sort of people who vote for these sort of things... ie "Joe Public" means that the song is memorable, and isn't it interesting that the vast majority of the songs featured have been Number 1 in the charts for a number of weeks? Any song that gets consistent airplay through being popular at the time develops a groundswell of negative opinion through sheer over exposure - and in IDAFL's case it doesn't make it nay less of the great song it is. AndyK ... managing less than 23 hours of the year before he has to get the soapbox out

02 Jan 2004, 00:04	#4
NeverKev Junior Loafer Join Date: 19.11.2003 Location: Slough Posts: 39	I saw it too! Perhaps if the so-called celebrities involved actually listened to the lyrics they might understand it! And anyway, since when has Meat ever sung pop songs? How about the greatest rock songs ever channel 4? Then again, I suppose we shouldn't let ourselves get worked up over what is definitely one of the 100 worst TV shows of all time!!

02 Jan 2004, 00:39	#5
black dog Mega Loafer Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Cornwall Posts: 1,667	I couldn't believe it. It's one of my favourite songs but then I liked quite a few of the 100 worst pop songs so I must be a bit sad.

02 Jan 2004, 01:08	#6
meatfan Super Loafer Join Date: 16.04.2003 Posts: 251	I saw it too. Too many people asked what Meat meant when he said "but I won't do that" - obvious if you listen to the words of the song. Voted number 61 on the countdown to the worst song, but thousands in America and millions world-wide can't agree with those expressing their view that it was a crap song! I voted with my remote and switched off! Heather. (Also posted in "off topic" as someone posted about this there also).

02 Jan 2004, 01:34	#7
AndyNI Loafer Join Date: 06.12.2003 Posts: 56	Calm down people, everyone knows the media of today has no taste because taste requires intelligence and that is sadly lacking.

02 Jan 2004, 06:42	#10
heat Rampant Loafer... Join Date: 29.07.2002 Location: welshy wales Posts: 5,706	Did we really expect anything better from a society that finds 'The Cheeky Girls' and 'Fast Food Rockers' entertaining??????

02 Jan 2004, 09:16	#11
Bart Bald Mega Loafer Join Date: 06.03.2003 Location: Holland, but I prefer Greece Posts: 2,243	Who cares about a chart. Be happy he got some airplay.

02 Jan 2004, 10:08	#13
ROSIE Invisible again! Join Date: 30.06.2003 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1,240	This is a wind up, right Rosie

02 Jan 2004, 10:13	#14
DIZZY DRUMMER Always Ready For A Bang Join Date: 30.11.2003 Location: Left In The Dark .......... AGAIN Posts: 6,389	No sorry Rosie - was on channel 4 last night

02 Jan 2004, 13:06	#16
Kev Just Kev Join Date: 01.06.2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,856	it was interesting that they only showed the bad comments. A few of the people there I know are meat fans, Terry Christain for example, and I wonder what the producers had to say when they only had good things to say.

02 Jan 2004, 13:53	#17
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	Humbug

02 Jan 2004, 14:08	#18
ChrisBelfast Mega Loafer Join Date: 18.02.2003 Location: Posts: 1,061	the complete list is on http://www.channel4.com/entertainmen...s/results.html Brian Adams Everything I Do is in top 20 and there's other shocks too. Along with Meat, there is a lot of good rock like songs on that list. Plus they spell Meat Loaf as 'Meatloaf', quite cluless really.

02 Jan 2004, 14:51	#19
Crystal Eyes Super Loafer Join Date: 09.07.2003 Location: In the clouds Posts: 649	Just seen this! I can hardly believe it! Some of the songs in the list just make me think what the hell are people on . I know people have covered this but I need to vent a little. I'm so glad I did not see the part with Meat Loaf but I did watch later parts and was horrified to see Bryan Adams at 14. They can't judge whether the song is actually good or not because they don't have the intelligence to listen to let alone understand it! Plus I thought it was about the song not about laying into the singer! This by no means says I think IWDATFL should be in there but there's no need to insult Meat Loaf himself! Must go and calm down now. Think of lakes and pretty birds...

02 Jan 2004, 15:49	#20
ROSIE Invisible again! Join Date: 30.06.2003 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1,240	I heard a debate about the programme this morning on Radio 2. Ken Bruce really slagged it off saying the only presenter he had heard of was Jimmy saville and the others, notably 12 years old didn't know what they were talking about Rosie

02 Jan 2004, 16:05	#21
Rob The Badger Too sexy for this post Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 2,895	It's a pop song. . .get over it.

02 Jan 2004, 18:05	#22
Tim The Butcher Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Westervoort, The Netherlands Posts: 10,321	INdeed, pretty sick that ML is number 63 orso. How sick... and there are more songs in the list that i can't understand that they are in there. Who made that list is pretty sick!!! The Butcher.

02 Jan 2004, 20:14	#24
needmoremeat Mega Loafer Join Date: 23.11.2003 Location: Sunderland, UK Posts: 1,416	I know this has been said before, but...... A pop song??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whoever said AFL is a pop song????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a [...] rock opera!!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad I didn't watch it!!!!!!! I probably would have flung something at the tele!!!!!!!!! I just got the list from the website too Daft gits whoever voted for my fave song of all time But a pop song??????!!!!!!!!!!! Urgh, I feel so dirty!!!!!!!!!!! Shudder, probably have to dive in shower soon and get rid of the rankness [A pop song??????......... needmoremeat shakes her head in disbelief