By Clara Awuse, Parade | Few songs have had a stranger life than Starship’s “We Built This City.” The song was released in August 1985 as the band’s debut single, and it climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 16, 1985. It was even nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. Billboard praised it at the time as a rock anthem that was as wise as it was rebellious.
Today, though, it’s best known for something else: being called the worst song ever.
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Go here to read WHY some people think this is the worst song ever:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/music/1985-hit-co-written-by-elton-john-s-lyricist-still-ranked-among-the-worst-lyrics-of-all-time-41-years-later/
[Frankly, I love this song — although I always pictured it as something “sung” by construction workers building high rises with their boomboxes on to a rock ‘n roll station! ~ Barb]
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