NZ Music month is upon us, and fellow NZ bloggers
the Whig and
PNN have marked the occasion by posting their respective 'worst NZ songs' lists. 'Shane' by Saint Paul sits at the top of the Whig's list, and PNN give the nod to Paul Holmes's cover of 'Lyin' In The Sand'. Here's my hastily thought out top 5 (note that I've only included songs that might have potentially troubled
commercial radio programmers when they were released. I've heard a lot of bad indie music that could just as easily make the list, but you'd be sitting there going 'what the hell is that?' and that would be no fun, would it?)
- Midge Marsden - Burning Rain
I do love a good bluesly Midge Marsden rocker, but he does set his sights on getting some decent airplay occasionally, and then he churns out a stinker like this.
- Dragon - Are You Old Enough?
Mostly because I just feel embarassed for the band whenever I hear it. What were they thinking...?
- Andrew Fagan - Jerusalem
Bad bad bad. And justification for a NZ On Air funded trip to the actual Jerusalem so he could stand on top of a hill looking like a wally.
- Netherworld Dancing Toys - For Today
Arrrgh! Someone shut Annie Crummer up! Good for the first 50 or so listens, but then it lost it's sheen over the next 2000 or so spins...
- Rubicon - Bruce
I know it's a stupid novelty song and all, but hell, it's also flat out terrible.
There's also a thread going on over the
nzmusic.com where more nz stinkers are being listed.
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