People on X are debating what song just might be the actual worst song ever, and some strong contenders are entering the ring.
Music preferences are as subjective as any art. One person’s favorite song is always going to be someone else’s nightmare earworm that plagues them at every turn. Despite this, we as a society love to argue about these things as if there’s some objective conclusion to be had. And why shouldn’t we? What else is there to keep us from losing our minds over the state of everything?
The debate over which song just might be the actual worst song ever made has been kicking around X for the last few days, with several controversial tunes popping up as suggestions. Let’s meet the contenders.
Contenders for the worst song ever:
“Hey Soul Sister” by Train.
“Happy” by Pharrell.
“Rude” by MAGIC!
“Sex on Fire” by Kings of Leon.
“Cheerleader” by OMI.
“All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor.
“Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5.
“Blurred Lines” by Pharrell and Robin Thicke.
“All Summer Long” by Kid Rock.
Some people thought their efforts to chime in would be for naught without providing proof in the form of the music itself—for better or for worse.
“Home” by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros:
Others had a rather difficult time choosing just one contender for the worst song ever. And, to be fair, points were made. U2, for example:
Let’s talk methodology
Despite this ultimately being a fairly unserious competition, a lot of people wanted to talk about how the songs were being chosen and whether the folks offering up suggestions have any idea what they’re talking about.
For something to have been heard by enough people in order to be gaining traction as the potential “worst song ever,” it’s pretty much a given that it has to have been liked by a large number of people as well. So, regardless of the fact that music tastes are subjective, it’s still essentially impossible for us as a society to collectively decide what the worst song ever could be, because the real answer is most likely something that has only been heard by a few people.
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