Do You Wear Your Sunglasses at Night?

Recently on VH1, there was a program that highlighted the "50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs Ever." Here for your enjoyment and critique is the list. You can see the list at VH1.com and hear clips of the songs you love to hate. Some comments follow a particular song that may or may not deserve to be on the list.

50 - Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart
49 - I'll Be Missing You - Various Artists
48 - Can I Touch You . . . There (Album Version) - Michael Bolton
47 - Something in Common - Bobby Brown
46 - Two Princes - Spin Doctors
45 - Sorry 2004 - Ruben Studdard
44 - We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel
(When I was a teacher, I used this song to help teach history. Billy Joel had made an accompanying tape to be used in lesson planning, but this snappy tune, is really more than a big list of people and events from the latter part of the 20th Century.)

43 - Make Em Say Ugh, Pt. 2 - Master P
42 - Cotton Eye Joe - Various Artists
41 - Some Girls (Dance with Women) - JC Chasez
40 - What's Up? - 4 Non Blondes
39 - Informer - Snow
38 - Mesmerize - Ja Rule
37 - From a Distance - Bette Midler
(not one of the worst songs ever - but the sappy ballad is just too much some days.)

36 - I Wanna Sex You Up - Color Me Badd
35 - Heartbeat - Don Johnson
(It would be nice if somebody would tell actors they can't sing. Hear that Patrick Swayze?)

34 - Butterfly - Crazy Town
33 - Jenny from the Block - Jennifer Lopez
(Would somebody tell some singers they should just be actors?)

32 - Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
31 - You Remind Me of Something - R. Kelly
(is it . . . crap?)

30 - Pimp Juice - Nelly
29 - I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meat Loaf
(And yet you still made this song . . . )

28 - Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
27 - Rump Shaker - Wreckx n Effect
26 - The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You - Bryan Adams
(What no "Theme from Robin Hood"?)

25 - You Rock My World - Michael Jackson
24 - Sussudio - Phil Collins
23 - Thong Song - Sisqo
22 - Dancing on the Ceiling - Lionel Richie
(Hello? Hello?)

21 - I'll Be There for You (Theme from Friends) - Various Artists
20 - Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) - Toby Keith
19 - You're the Inspiration - Chicago
18 - Pumps and a Bump - Hammer
17 - I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
16 - The Final Countdown - Europe
15 - MMM, MMM, MMM, MMM - Crash Test Dummies
(What no MMM, Bop?)

14 - Will 2K (featuring K-Ci) - Will Smith
(see Jennifer Lopez)

13 - Barbie Girl - Aqua
12 - Hangin' Tough - New Kids on the Block
11 - Rico Suave - Gerardo
10 - The Heart of Rock & Roll - Huey Lewis
(CHARGE to 300! CLEAR! Oh Well, you better call it, Doctor)

9 - Don't Worry, Be Happy - Various Artists
8 - She Bangs - Ricky Martin
(Is this really just William Hong's fault? Probably not)

7 - Party All the Time - Eddie Murphy
(see Johnson, Swayze, etc.)

6 - Breakfast at Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
(oh it's something alright, but I don't think it is blue)

5 - Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
4 - Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle) - Limp Bizkit
3 - Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
2 - Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
1 - We Built this City - Starship
(. . . and blew up our careers)