Vomit-Inducing Top 40 Hits: the 1960s edition
The sixties produced some of the most memorable masterpieces in the history of popular music. The sixties also produced some of the most heinous crapola in the history of popular music.
It wasn’t all Beatles, Stones, Doors, Hendrix, and Joplin in the 60s. Oh no, far from it. Like everything in life, we have to take the bad with the good. “Sugar, Sugar” is the price we pay for “Purple Haze,” so we must bear our musical burdens with grace and forbearance.
Except for right now. Right now we’re going to eviscerate some shit. So sharpen those claws and let’s get shredding.
Sugar, Sugar
The Archies
Let’s start this list off strong.
This sucky song is the suckiest suck that ever sucked. If it’s not the worst pop song in all recorded history, it’s damn close. The fact that “Sugar, Sugar” was so popular is one of the reasons I have no faith in humankind. It’s a prime example of man’s inhumanity to man.
