Worst Song of 2008

1. “All Summer Long” by Kid Rock

2. “I Kissed A Girl” by Katy Perry

3. “Non-Dairy Creamer” by Third Eye Blind

4. “Shattered” by OAR

5. “Realize” by Colbie Caillat

Where should I start with Kid Rock’s “All Summer Long?” How about that picture above that was released as the cover for the single? Go ahead and scroll back up for a second if you dare. Gaze upon his class and beauty and that alone is justification enough for worst song. But let’s not forget that it this is one of the least original songs I’ve ever heard. The music consists entirely of a mashup of Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London” and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama.” So not only does Kid Rock just rip off two well-respected artists effectively ruining two classics, but he desecrates their songs with some of the most generic lyrics ever written. “It was 1989, my thoughts were short my hair was long/Caught somewhere between a boy and man.” Well it’s been 19+ years, Kid, and not much has changed…

And then there was the chorus: “And we were trying different things/We were smoking funny things/Making love out by the lake to our favorite song/Sipping whiskey out the bottle, not thinking ’bout tomorrow/Singing Sweet home Alabama all summer long”

So first, he rhymes “things” with “things,” then he makes love by the lake. Nice, about as stereotypical as Americans loving apple pie and the post-prom party by the lake in the movie American Pie. You gotta give it to Kid Rock, very creative.

I’d rather listen to Grease if I wanted to hear a song about summer romance and that’s a goddamn musical. Plus, at least Grease has original music.

By Jake

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