her voice sucks compared to Tarja's.
Dude, that's harsh.
Otherwise,
I've Seen All Good People - Yes. A truly progressive band just beginning find their feet and nailing down a unique style resort to Boogie Rock That Goes On Forever. A truly hideous blemish on the greatness that is Yes from 1969-1976.
The Golden Calf - Prefab Sprout. Meant as a b-side, but Paddy was flattered by some people to put it on From Langley Park to Memphis, thus tainting a near-perfect Pop album with a crappy slice of Rock n roll. Even he regrets the decision today.
She's a Girl and I'm a Man - Lloyd Cole. The middle eight sounds like Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark. 'Nuff said.
Song 2 - Blur. Idiotic and annoying. They couldn't even be bothered to give it a proper title - or a lyric in the chorus. The beginning of their downfall.
Boogie with Stu - Led Zeppelin. Usually the accusations of Zep just playing straight Blues are ludicrous. Here they're right on the money.
Walk of Life - Dire Straits. I'm not as huge fan of DS, but I generally like them okay (and Love Over GOld was a great album), but where Money for Nothing was just vapid, this manages to be actively annoying.
If Metallica hadn't gone completely down the shitter, I would say that "lalala" song with Marianne Faithful.
Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds. Again, the beginning of their downfall. Ths success this song engendered eventually lead to Derek Forbes leaving, at which point they were just plain screwed. Even his recent return hasn't helped.
The Number One Song in Heaven - Sparks. They were great in the mid-70s and they are great now. In between, they did crap like this.
Reelin' in the Years - Steely Dan. Sound like it could have been recorded by The Eagles. 'Nuff said.
Season of the Witch - The Zombies. Okay, I don't hate it that much, but it's so clearly the weakest song on the otherwise sublime Odessey and Oracle that it's almost a given that this would be the hit single.
Invincible - Muse. Sub-U2 balladry form a band that is usually very consistent.
Epic - Faith No More. It lead to much greater things, but this really didn't make it seem like Mike Patton was such a great choice.