Some of these fall into the “so bad they’re good” category, while others fall squarely into the “so bad the writer should be arrested and publicly shamed” category. Either way, bad song titles are always fun. So, here are 25 of the worst from the Sixties through the Seventies. Enjoy.
25. “You Make My Pants Want to Get Up and Dance” by Dr. Hook (1978)
24. “Butt to Butt Resuscitation” by Funkadelic (1976)
23. “Woman is the N****r of the World” by John Lennon (1972)
22. “You Can’t Have Your Kate and Edith Too” by The Statler Brothers (1967)
21. “Rape” by Peter Wyngarde (1970)
20. “Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict” by Pink Floyd (1969)
19. “I Bought a Flat Guitar Tutor” by 10cc
18. “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey” by The Beatles (1968)
17. “A Little Chunk of You” by David Wilcox (1977)
16. “Drop Kick Me Jesus (Through the Goalposts of Life)” by Bobby Bare (1976)
15. “Old Fart at Play” by Captain Beefheart (1969)
14. “!aaaH-aH ,yawA eM ekaT oT gnimoC er’yehT” by Napoleon XIV (1966)
13. “My Ding-A-Ling” by Chuck Berry (1972)
12. “One White Duck; 0^{10} = Nothing At All” by Jethro Tull (1975)
11. “Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn” James Brown(1969)
10. “Can Blue Men Sing the Whites?” by Bonzo Dog Band (1968)
9. “Billy Broke My Heart at Walgreens (And I Cried All the Way to Sears)” by Ruby Wright (1964)
8. “You’re the Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly” by Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (1978)
7. “Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?” by Frank Zappa (1979)
6. “Please, Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas)” by John Denver (1975)
5. “I’ve Been Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart” by Johnny Cash (1968)
4. “My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink, and I Don’t Love Jesus” by Jimmy Buffett (1976)
3. “You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (Even Take the Dog for a Walk, Mend a Fuse, Fold Away the Ironing Board, or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)” by Rod Stewart and the Faces (1974)
2. “Lesbian Seagull” by Tom Wilson (1979), Engelbert Humperdinck (1996)
1. “He Hit Me (and It Felt Like a Kiss)” by The Crystals (1962)
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