Music
We're So Sorry To Do This: 10 Terrible Novelty Songs
by Anne T. Donahue
July 18, 2011
Odds are that unless you scour the internet for music news regularly, you probably didn’t know that Rebecca Black is releasing the first single off her upcoming five-song EP today. Lucky you. But because it brings us joy to to remember the past, we’ve used this occasion to reminisce about the worst of the worst: particularly 10 songs that were “hits” despite being little more than weird, novelty party jams. So assail your ears, and don’t blame us if (and when) you get these stuck in your head.
10. Eiffel 65 – “Blue (Da Ba Dee)”
Argue all you want, this is the song you requested first at your Much Video Dance.
9. Bloodhound Gang – “The Bad Touch”
The lyrics are nothing compared to their weird advocacy of drugging and ultimately killing people.
8. Hampton the Hamster – “The Hamsterdance Song”
Prepubescent you thought this shit was the cutest.
7. Lou Bega – “Mambo Number Five”
Don’t you dare lie: if your name was mentioned in this song, you were (and still may be) fucking psyched.
6. Right Said Fred – “I’m Too Sexy”
It’s important to remember that this song had to be pitched, recorded, approved, and ultimately made into a video starring these guys.
5. Rednex – “Cotton Eyed Joe”
WHY.
4. Aqua – “Barbie Girl”
Sometimes magic lives forever.
3. Sisqo – “Thong Song”
Raise your hand if you didn’t know what “dumps” were.
2. Baha Men – “Who Let the Dogs Out?”
Everyone terrible loved this song, and it’s important never to forget who they were.
1. Axel F – “Crazy Frog”
18,000,000 people liked this enough to watch it once.
Tags: Music, Lists, aqua, Baha Men, Bloodhound Gang, Crazy Frog, Eiffel 65, Hampton the Hamster
