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We Built This City (on Rock and Roll)

By Starship



I wouldn't pass up the opportunity to earn say, half a million dollars or more listening to it for an extended period. If I can do Customer Service professionally for X an hour, I can certainly tolerate godawful music for at least 24 hours.

Of course, once it was over I might actually have to murder Grace Slick.
I'm sure a lot of people would be bummed. NOT.
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[identity profile] irismoon.livejournal.com 2010-01-27 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
My Ex felt the same way about this song. Ugh!

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2010-01-27 06:32 am (UTC)(link)
It really is horrible. And extra sad because Jefferson Airplane was so wicked awesome.

[identity profile] jeffpalmatier.livejournal.com 2010-01-27 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that's exactly what I said once on my blog awhile back. This song was so beneath Grace Slick's work in J.A.

You know what really makes this song just wretched? The music video they made to go along with it! If you can stand it, watch this video. It's like somebody was intentionally trying to make the most horrible, cheesy parody of an 80s music video, except this damn thing was real!

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2010-01-27 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm well aware of said video, having been a great fan of early Mtv. And yes, the whole thing was evidence that they were trying too damn hard to fit in with these kids today. *shudder* She should just go back to drinking. Oh wait, she did.

[identity profile] cmdavi-70.livejournal.com 2010-01-27 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
There's just so many, I can't possibly settle on one. However, I recently heard a version of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" by some pop princess-y-type singer that's quite a strong contender.

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2010-01-27 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
But...Dreams is not a poorly written song. I mean, Modonna's version of American Pie made me want to punch her in the face, but it's still a great song as far as writing.

[identity profile] cmdavi-70.livejournal.com 2010-01-27 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, that's a good point.

How about this lyric:

"We can float on top my waterbed /You close your eyes as I improv between your legs."

It's from a song called "Birthday Sex." I'm sure there are more poorly written songs out there, but I don't want to know about them.

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2010-01-27 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Whoa, that's pretty bad. These kids today...

However, I just this minute realized that I forgot to consider the entirety of the two-live crew album "Nasty as they Wanna be."

[identity profile] squee1973.livejournal.com 2010-01-27 01:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Stuff magazine did a piece once, in which they sealed a man in an acrylic-like cube with a sofa, coffee table and, for some inexplicable reason an action figure of some sort, (a wrestler, I believe), and made him listen to this song for 24 hours. It was rather hilarious.

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2010-01-27 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Was it some sort of "enhanced interrogation?"
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[personal profile] groovesinorbit 2010-01-27 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Good pick. I'll have to ponder what mine would be. There are just so many to choose from.

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2010-01-27 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I look forward to hearing what you decide...the choice, not the song. ;-]
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[personal profile] groovesinorbit 2010-01-27 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I posted. See what you think. ; )

[identity profile] peteralway.livejournal.com 2010-01-27 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
This has always been an easy question for me, once I remember the song "Having My Baby" by whoever did "Having my Baby."

Ugh. I will say for your choice, that unlike many nominees for the title that actually have some element I like, "built this city on rock apostrphe-n-apostrophe roll" actually has no redeeming value, so I certainly wouldn't argue against your choice

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2010-01-27 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL. Right on, Peter.

[identity profile] purplecat-a2.livejournal.com 2010-01-28 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I always hated the line "Marconi plays the mamba" I'm pretty sure they meant Mambo! Mamba is a snake.

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2010-01-28 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah well, I hear when you're a coop of fall down drunks like the Slick/Katner fam, that kind of attention to detail often escapes a person. ;-]

[identity profile] kissdbyagnome.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
Well maybe Marconi did play the mamba... Did you listen to the radio. Don't you remember? I think I remember you roller skating to this song:)

All the band's of the 70's were trying to fit in with the crazy kids of the 80's... Watching the Superbowel and the Who tonight reminded me of this fact, (they are even worse 3 decades later Oye!) Except Tina Turner, she will always fit in somehow.

Anyway, with all that said Marconi is a bad mamba player and this song sucks.
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