scaryice
10 Jan 2005, 04:36 PM
Welcome. Here's my list of the top 25 cheesy pop hits of the first half of this decade. The songs are ranked by a combination of how cheesy the song is and how much I enjoyed listening to it. I have a lot of free time, but I put some effort into this so I hope you all enjoy it. And I do enjoy listening to all these songs, even if they're bad.
Rules:
Each artist may only have one song on the list. However, a person may have one song as part of a group, and another as an individual.
To determine the year, I used the year-end charts at Rock on the Net (http://www.rockonthenet.com/charts/). They may not have been released in the year indicated but that's where they are counted, and that's what I used.
I will reveal five songs per day, in this thread, starting today and going through Friday.
The Coundown
25) Sorry 2004 - Ruben Studdard (2004)
Take a soulful singer that won over audiences on American Idol by being different, and conform his style to mainstream pop. That idea earns this song a place on the greatest cheesy pop hits of the half-decade. It also featured on VH1 & Blender's 100 worst songs of all-time, where they nicely pointed out that hearing Ruben sing about strip clubs is about as believable as Jayson Blair. Without the "Damn, I'm Sorry" lyric after everything he says, this could've possibly avoided the list, but that clinches it.
Bonus Points for: Being specific. He mentions the year 2004, eight months out of twelve, and a date (02-14-03).
Cheesiest Lyric: It's like we're fallin' fast asleep, with no kiss, and before we hit.
Full Lyrics: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Sorry-2004-lyrics-Ruben-Studdard/94F0AF93982B01F348256DEA000D2D6B
24) I Can - Nas (2003)
A lot of rap songs are bad, but this is the only one cheesy enough to make the countdown. First off, if you're going to sample Beethoven, it had better be a damn good song. Nas may really believe in what he's saying, but it's way out of place for the man who gave us Illmatic. There's little kids singing the chorus, and if that's not enough, Nas also gives us a falsetto at the end (she's my queen). Not to mention, for a song that's supposed to be uplifting, he spends a lot more time talking about the dangers in life.
Bonus Points for: Giving us a history lesson in the middle of the song.
Cheesiest Lyric: You can host the TV like Oprah Winfrey.
Full Lyrics: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/I-Can-lyrics-Nas/27BA8A58E4406BED48256C93000A5718
23) Graduation (Friends Forever) - Vitamin C (2000)
Possibly the most blatant attempt to cash in ever, Vitamin C gave us a catchy song perfectly themed to play on the emotions of high school seniors, while ripping off Pomp & Circumstance as obviously as you can get. It's fine to write about emotions, but when you go on and on about every single thing that high school kids think and worry about, it's definitely cheesy. Case in point: "we'd get so excited and we'd get so scared, laughing at ourselves thinking life's not fair." One more: "will we still remember everything we learned in school, still be trying to break every single rule?" To add to all that, 2000 was the year of my high school graduation. Give me cancer now, God!
Bonus Points for: Singing this song as a thirty year old. Vitamin C's Date of Birth: June 27, 1970
Cheesiest Lyric: Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man? Can Heather find a job that won't interfere with her tan?
Full Lyrics: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Graduation-Friends-Forever-lyrics-Vitamin-C/7104F6DBCDFF2479482569150002EEAE
22) Escape - Enrique Iglesias (2002)
Hero is another cheesy song, but I felt that this one just won out on the cheese factor. Saying 'I want to be your hero' or 'You can't escape my love,' that's kind of a push. But what tilted me for this song was that he that he made "you can run, you can hide" a part of the chorus. It's a funnier song than Hero, which makes it cheesier. But it doesn't really matter that much, because his songs all sound pretty similar. The video for this song featured him making out with a hot celebrity. I know that's correct, because that's every video he does. Ok, I checked, it's Anna Kournikova, who I believe he's now married to. Lucky bastard.
Bonus Points for: Hitting the high notes near the end.
Cheesiest Lyric: It was good (it was good) It was bad but it was real.
Full Lyrics: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Escape-lyrics-Enrique-Iglesias/AC3C2218DC8FABA048256B1F001A3337
21) Invisible - Clay Aiken (2003)
Another American Idol contestant, another spot on the countdown. The show is a celebration of pop, so it's tailor made for this list. Clay is the man who embodies wholesome and innocent values, and gives us this hit full of the non-threatening stuff we all love him for. He seems to really put a lot into this song, which makes a lyric about being invisible and watching you in your room just a little creepy. And anytime you answer yourself in song, like at the end of the chorus, it's not good.
Bonus Points for: Not utilizing any of the singing talent that he was popular for on American Idol.
Cheesiest Lyric: If I was invisible (Wait...I already am)
Full Lyrics: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Invisible-lyrics-Clay-Aiken/746EE7375B5BE45B48256D6B00143D61
See you tommorrow for #20~16!
Rules:
Each artist may only have one song on the list. However, a person may have one song as part of a group, and another as an individual.
To determine the year, I used the year-end charts at Rock on the Net (http://www.rockonthenet.com/charts/). They may not have been released in the year indicated but that's where they are counted, and that's what I used.
I will reveal five songs per day, in this thread, starting today and going through Friday.
The Coundown
25) Sorry 2004 - Ruben Studdard (2004)
Take a soulful singer that won over audiences on American Idol by being different, and conform his style to mainstream pop. That idea earns this song a place on the greatest cheesy pop hits of the half-decade. It also featured on VH1 & Blender's 100 worst songs of all-time, where they nicely pointed out that hearing Ruben sing about strip clubs is about as believable as Jayson Blair. Without the "Damn, I'm Sorry" lyric after everything he says, this could've possibly avoided the list, but that clinches it.
Bonus Points for: Being specific. He mentions the year 2004, eight months out of twelve, and a date (02-14-03).
Cheesiest Lyric: It's like we're fallin' fast asleep, with no kiss, and before we hit.
Full Lyrics: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Sorry-2004-lyrics-Ruben-Studdard/94F0AF93982B01F348256DEA000D2D6B
24) I Can - Nas (2003)
A lot of rap songs are bad, but this is the only one cheesy enough to make the countdown. First off, if you're going to sample Beethoven, it had better be a damn good song. Nas may really believe in what he's saying, but it's way out of place for the man who gave us Illmatic. There's little kids singing the chorus, and if that's not enough, Nas also gives us a falsetto at the end (she's my queen). Not to mention, for a song that's supposed to be uplifting, he spends a lot more time talking about the dangers in life.
Bonus Points for: Giving us a history lesson in the middle of the song.
Cheesiest Lyric: You can host the TV like Oprah Winfrey.
Full Lyrics: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/I-Can-lyrics-Nas/27BA8A58E4406BED48256C93000A5718
23) Graduation (Friends Forever) - Vitamin C (2000)
Possibly the most blatant attempt to cash in ever, Vitamin C gave us a catchy song perfectly themed to play on the emotions of high school seniors, while ripping off Pomp & Circumstance as obviously as you can get. It's fine to write about emotions, but when you go on and on about every single thing that high school kids think and worry about, it's definitely cheesy. Case in point: "we'd get so excited and we'd get so scared, laughing at ourselves thinking life's not fair." One more: "will we still remember everything we learned in school, still be trying to break every single rule?" To add to all that, 2000 was the year of my high school graduation. Give me cancer now, God!
Bonus Points for: Singing this song as a thirty year old. Vitamin C's Date of Birth: June 27, 1970
Cheesiest Lyric: Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man? Can Heather find a job that won't interfere with her tan?
Full Lyrics: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Graduation-Friends-Forever-lyrics-Vitamin-C/7104F6DBCDFF2479482569150002EEAE
22) Escape - Enrique Iglesias (2002)
Hero is another cheesy song, but I felt that this one just won out on the cheese factor. Saying 'I want to be your hero' or 'You can't escape my love,' that's kind of a push. But what tilted me for this song was that he that he made "you can run, you can hide" a part of the chorus. It's a funnier song than Hero, which makes it cheesier. But it doesn't really matter that much, because his songs all sound pretty similar. The video for this song featured him making out with a hot celebrity. I know that's correct, because that's every video he does. Ok, I checked, it's Anna Kournikova, who I believe he's now married to. Lucky bastard.
Bonus Points for: Hitting the high notes near the end.
Cheesiest Lyric: It was good (it was good) It was bad but it was real.
Full Lyrics: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Escape-lyrics-Enrique-Iglesias/AC3C2218DC8FABA048256B1F001A3337
21) Invisible - Clay Aiken (2003)
Another American Idol contestant, another spot on the countdown. The show is a celebration of pop, so it's tailor made for this list. Clay is the man who embodies wholesome and innocent values, and gives us this hit full of the non-threatening stuff we all love him for. He seems to really put a lot into this song, which makes a lyric about being invisible and watching you in your room just a little creepy. And anytime you answer yourself in song, like at the end of the chorus, it's not good.
Bonus Points for: Not utilizing any of the singing talent that he was popular for on American Idol.
Cheesiest Lyric: If I was invisible (Wait...I already am)
Full Lyrics: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Invisible-lyrics-Clay-Aiken/746EE7375B5BE45B48256D6B00143D61
See you tommorrow for #20~16!