Posted in: Musicouching by Alistair Briggs on March 22nd, 2009 | 31 Comments
Here we will take a look at some of the worst UK number one songs of the 1990’s. It begs the question, what were the buying public thinking.
First things first, before we begin, I would like to point out that this selection of songs is a personal choice of what I believe to be some of the worst songs that reached the number one spot in the UK during the 1990’s. They lead me to question what on earth the public were thinking in buying these in enough quantity to get it to the top spot. For those of you reading this from the UK you may well remember these songs, for those outwith some of these songs you may well have never heard of before, but check the videos and I am sure you will understand exactly why I feel that these are awful. Oh yeah, comments always welcome oh and if you do find yourself actually enjoying some of these songs well………. (better not finish that sentence. lol)
Ok I admit, the Teletubbies was a huge smash-hit on television, aimed at very young children. The antics of Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Lala and Po were loved by toddlers but pretty much loathed and ridiculed by adults. Now considering that toddlers have no money and are not able to go into a shop and request to purchase this song then who on earth actually did. The kids parents, that’s who. Through either constant pestering from their small children or from some thought that their children would want it, enough adults went into shops and bought this, to take it to the top of the charts. It actually somehow managed to be the biggest selling song for two consecutive weeks in December of 1997.
Mr Blobby shot to fame on Noel’s House Party, a Saturday evening show hosted by Noel Edmonds. The character of Mr Blobby would just run about, fall over and basically make a fool of itself and anyone else it came in contact with. Hilarious. Here was a show that was getting millions and millions of viewers every week and at the height of the shows popularity this song was released. Realistically though, how did so many people think that it was a good idea to buy this. Enough people bought this to keep it at number one for a worrying 3 weeks. Before long the British public realised their mistake as Mr Blobby sank with out trace taking Noel Edmonds career with him. Noel Edmonds has been lucky in recent years to be given another chance at hosting a popular show, having become the presenter of the game show Deal Or No Deal.
macon March 22nd, 2009 at 5:39 am
i kinda liked that one by the teletubbies.. sorry.. hehe nice writing.
denus March 22nd, 2009 at 5:58 am
ehh i hate barbie girl!
Glynis Smy March 22nd, 2009 at 6:06 am
mmmm,not my choice either
Betty Carew March 22nd, 2009 at 6:15 am
I’m with you Alistair these are certainly not my favorites either. Great article well written
The Quail March 22nd, 2009 at 8:11 am
Your right, not my taste but an excellent article and very well written anyways.
Darla Cooke March 22nd, 2009 at 9:54 am
A very interesting article.
Juancav March 22nd, 2009 at 10:26 am
Some of them nices ,informative in fact.
EYEAM4ANARCHY March 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am
Wow, that’s some brutal stuff.
Mrdavidjohnson March 22nd, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Do the bartman was a hit.
Alina Beck March 22nd, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Mr Blobby – just the thought makes me shudder deep inside! Very entertaining Alistair, unlike most of these songs!
rutherfranc March 22nd, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Right said Fred`s 2sexy is OK, but not the one on your list… by the way, I can rap VIce`s Ice baby word for word since high school up to today…
George W Whitehead March 22nd, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Oi! What’s wrong with Mr Blobby? By the way, Alistair, great article.
Denise Kawaii March 22nd, 2009 at 5:01 pm
The only one that I’ve ever heard of is the Teletubbies. They freak me out as a whole though.
postpunkpixie March 22nd, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Oh god…. I remember all of those. Hideous memories of childhood now revisited. I mean, there’s novelty records and then there’s…. Mr sodding Blobby… *goes and sits in the corner rocking backwards and forwards.*
papaleng March 22nd, 2009 at 9:18 pm
good article and well-researched. Thanks for the info.
Kimberly Moore March 22nd, 2009 at 10:41 pm
LOL!! Very entertaining..flashback of when my kids were into them..oh treasure the sweet memories..
Inna Tysoe March 22nd, 2009 at 10:52 pm
That was a fun read–and I too remember those!
Thanks,
Inna
CutestPrincess March 23rd, 2009 at 12:28 am
i truly enjoyed reading this…
Annie Hintsala March 23rd, 2009 at 9:16 am
Oh, the videos are priceless! This made me laugh.
Majic March 23rd, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Out of all the people who write these types of articles, you’re the most articulate! And you really give it your personalized touch, not something that seem like a bunch of copy-pasted material.
I agree with you regarding these songs. Can’t wait to read your article on this decade’s worsts!
ML Sheldon March 24th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Ugh, terrible. I didn’t watch any of the vids because I know what you were talking about…
ShelliLynn March 28th, 2009 at 2:10 am
haha..i never knew the teletubbies had a song..=D
and right said fred’s “im too sexy” cracks me up, i didn’t know they had a different “hit song”..and “barbie girl” is just creating a bad image for women and teaching younger kids bad things. I really enjoyed your article!
Tusaani April 13th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
LOL, I agree with you on everything but the Teletubbies :p
Joni Keith April 18th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
This was so funny. Thumbs up!
Melody SJAL August 3rd, 2009 at 12:32 am
Very interesting, though haven’t heard some of these songs.
DA Cournean August 3rd, 2009 at 9:20 am
Cool!
Theresa Johnson August 3rd, 2009 at 2:24 pm
good piece..
BradONeill August 3rd, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Barbie Girl is an Awesome song what are you talking about. OH man if you can’t appreciate the incredible musical talents of Vanilla Ice you must be toned deaf!
revivor August 8th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
another cracker!!
Bren Parks August 10th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
LOLZ! Had a great time on this page!
Belinda Dobie July 26th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
I agree with you about ‘Telly Tubbies’ and ‘Bart Simpson’ but to knock ‘Deeply Dippy’ and “Barbie Girl’ are you serious?
Young people today, I simply don’t understand them