Well, here\u2019s the next batch.\u00a0 These submissions were all arguably bad, but IMO just weren\u2019t really bad enough for a Playlist From Hell.<\/p>\n
So without further fanfare, we have the near-misses:<\/p>\n
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Submitted by Red6:\u00a0 Chuggo<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZPeHk4WMWpY<\/a>\u00a0 (NSFW)<\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 Pretty bad.\u00a0 But not bad enough.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by\u00a0 Flagwaver:\u00a0 I Can\u2019t Decide \u2013 Scissor Sisters<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ksYBhM-ALBQ<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 Just not really bad enough for a Playlist From Hell.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by mattinnc:\u00a0 Justin Bieber \u2013 Baby Ft Ludacris<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kffacxfA7G4<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 Don\u2019t much like the guy, either, mattinnc \u2013 but the song ain\u2019t bad, even if it\u2019s being sung by a twerp.\u00a0 It\u2019s just not bad enough for any Playlist from Hell.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by mattinnc:\u00a0 Vanilla Ice \u2013 Ice Ice Baby<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rog8ou-ZepE<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0\u00a0 Also not my \u201ccup of tea\u201d, but not that bad.\u00a0 Just not \u201cPlaylist From Hell\u201d material.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by NR Pax:\u00a0 multiple artists – \u201cWhiskey in a Jar\u201d<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_j4OC7-g_84<\/a> Rationale:\u00a0 Sorry, NR Pax \u2013 I like the song, as do many others.\u00a0 Hell, it\u2019s an Irish traditional folk ballad, and a good one at that.\u00a0 And besides: \u00a0I don\u2019t want the IRA to send anyone over here to kneecap me, either.\u00a0 (smile)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Old Tanker – Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force song<\/p>\n http:\/\/youtu.be\/ZjAXJaFydwM<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 Not bad enough, I\u2019m afraid.\u00a0 Actually, not that bad period.\u00a0 Simply not playlist material.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Ex-PH2:\u00a0 JSDF Division Video (\u201cHell March\u201d) and North Korean Propaganda Video<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WYY48Ys6McQ<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.bing.com\/videos\/search?q=north+korean+music+video&mid=F108D9B6B128DB7BB488F108D9B6B128DB7BB488&view=detail&FORM=VIRE5<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 Second is bad, but not bad enough.\u00a0 First is actually not too bad at all, and is really kinda impressive.\u00a0 Neither is bad enough for a Playlist From Hell.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by James:\u00a0 MacArthur Park \u2013 Richard Harris<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GHS8hj4TdT8<\/a><\/p>\n This one\u2019s a very binary song \u2013 people either tend to hate it or love it.\u00a0 IMO it\u2019s pretty bad and quite overblown, but it\u2019s just not bad enough for inclusion in a Playlist From Hell.\u00a0 YMMV.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Jabatam:\u00a0 Mick Jagger & David Bowie \u2013 Dancing in the Streets<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9G4jnaznUoQ<\/a><\/p>\n Discussion:\u00a0 As one commenter noted, just Jagger and Bowie being Jagger and Bowie.\u00a0 Bad, but not bad enough for a Playlist From Hell.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Flagwaver:\u00a0 Rick Astley \u2013 Never Gonna Give You Up<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ<\/a><\/p>\n Discussion:\u00a0 Bad, but just short of being bad enough.\u00a0 Damned close, though.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by FourteenSierra:\u00a0 @MrEBT & @CaptnHook_Maine – My EBT<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o64Fz-KW1Dk<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 Just not bad enough for the Playlist From Hell \u2013 no matter how much the subject pisses you off.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by MCPO NYC USN (Ret):\u00a0 M C Hammer \u2013 Can\u2019t Touch This<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 Just not bad enough, even if it\u2019s a pretty blatant Rick James rip-off.\u00a0 Eye candy in the video was nice, too.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by EdUSMCLeg:\u00a0 RuPAUL – SUPERMODEL (You Better Work)<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0vsgmWXG-Zc&list=PLE44C51BC46FB4138<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 Sorry, that one\u2019s actually listenable, even if the singer is kinda \u201cdifferent\u201d.\u00a0 Not bad enough for any Playlist From Hell.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Heidi:\u00a0 Bj\u00f8rk \u2013 It\u2019s Oh So Quiet<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=htobTBlCvUU<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 Bj\u00f8rk isn\u2019t exactly my \u201ccup of tea\u201d either, but she does offer a bit of eye candy plus some talent.\u00a0 This one is just simply not bad enough for the Playlist From Hell.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Steelbreeze:\u00a0 Night Ranger – Sister Christian<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5_EdzOSSDV0<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0\u00a0 Bad, but not bad enough.\u00a0 And yeah, as I said before – parts of the 80s just don\u2019t make much sense 30 years later. (smile)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Scubasteve:\u00a0 Bonnie Tyler \u2013 Total Eclipse of the Heart<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lcOxhH8N3Bo<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 see previous rationale.\u00a0 Also, I\u2019m certainly not going to pick on someone who was obviously so poor as a child that they couldn\u2019t afford Listerine and had to gargle with Drano whenever they had a sore throat! (smile)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Scubasteve:\u00a0 Dio – Holy Diver<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bkysjcs5vFU<\/a><\/p>\n Comment: \u00a0Even though the video is straight from WTF central, it\u2019s just not bad enough overall for the Playlist From Hell.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Heidi:\u00a0 Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung \u2013 Bank\u00fcberfall<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9vW6sl2CNCo<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 Just seemed too campy and not nearly weird or bad enough for a Playlist From Hell.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Heidi:\u00a0 Klaus & Klaus<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sKgANYDhTCU<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 Seems too campy to me \u2013 bad, but not bad enough for the Playlist From Hell.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Heidi:\u00a0 DOF-Codo<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xwBMrYJODmM<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 The first minute was indeed spectacularly bad IMO, and I thought it was Playlist material of the highest order.\u00a0 But the last 2 minutes or so weren\u2019t bad \u2013 hell, that part was quite listenable.\u00a0 Considered in its entirety, it\u2019s just not bad enough overall.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Twist:\u00a0 ????? – Harlem Shake<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l06spAoJjQQ<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 Bad, with WTF? factor going for it.\u00a0 But just not bad enough.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Instinct:\u00a0 Eiffel 65 – Blue<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=68ugkg9RePc<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 Catchy at first, but gets old really quickly.\u00a0 Yeah, it\u2019s pretty bad – just not bad enough.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Kateser:\u00a0 Gunther and the Sunshine – Ding Ding Dong Song<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lmlXqz1SK4g<\/a>\u00a0 (NSFW)<\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 Bad, but not bad enough.\u00a0 And has some nice eye candy for guys, too.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by PFDRbrendan:\u00a0 \u201cCharlie the Unicorn\u201d All four songs.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_mklNF2e3XU<\/a><\/p>\n Too catchy to make the Playlist From Hell \u2013 they\u2019re kinda stupid songs and are bad, but not bad enough.\u00a0 And hell, after a few beers (or some other chemicals, for those who partake of such) they might be funny as hell! (smile)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Heidi:\u00a0 Grace Jones \u2013 Slave to the Rhythm<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6kSZVtLFygs<\/a><\/p>\n Grace has always been \u201cover the top\u201d visually, but I think that\u2019s a decently listenable tune.\u00a0 Not bad enough.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Aysel:\u00a0 Star Wars Holiday Special Theme Song<\/p>\n http:\/\/youtu.be\/N7v6OapFp9w?t=38s<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 Odd, but listenable.\u00a0 Just not bad enough.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Old Tanker:\u00a0 The Wiggles \u2013 Fruit Salad<\/p>\n http:\/\/youtu.be\/S8C09cwYdh0<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 Bad, but not Playlist From Hell material.\u00a0 Enough of their stuff back-to-back-to-back might be useful at GTMO, though, due to cumulative effect.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by NHSparky:\u00a0 The Wiggles \u2013 Gangster Wiggles<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MC–VwYTHAM<\/a><\/p>\n Rationale:\u00a0 see previous.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Old Tanker:\u00a0 Cocteau Twins \u2013 Love\u2019s Easy Tears<\/p>\n http:\/\/youtu.be\/1quZbpgLh7w<\/a><\/p>\n Discussion:\u00a0 Bizarre video \u2013 and IMO, the song\u2019s really pretty much self-indulgent crap, too.\u00a0 But it’s just IMO not quite bad enough for the Playlist From Hell, either.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submitted by Aysel:\u00a0 Kyary Pamyu Pamyu \u2013 PonPonPon<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=boanuwUMNNQ<\/a><\/p>\n