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Bad Songs by Good Bands: No. 3

'Kokomo'
--Beach Boys (1988)

The Beach Boys set the mark for longest stretch between No. 1 hits with this goofball tune from the 'Cocktail' soundtrack, 22 years after 'Good Vibrations.' The song's vibes strive desperately for goodness, to little avail. C'mon, everybody: "Key Largo, Montego/Baby, why don't we go?" In a just world, this abomination would've singlehandedly torpedoed the entire tropical-paradise vacation industry.

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jawj4291

What kind of tone deff quality musick hating moron came up with this list? Shure they had a few good canidats for the list here but a lot of the songs are good songs!

October 23 2011 at 5:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dorisimo225

Are they serious???

July 15 2008 at 9:47 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Erin

This song is lovely, one of my favorite Beach Boys songs.

July 09 2008 at 10:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Britt\'ny

What the fuck is wrong with you people?!

June 20 2008 at 3:03 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
zeusdemoose

Why in the hell would the Beach Boys write a song about a town in Indiana?

May 23 2008 at 4:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
matt

ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? How fucking dare you put anything frome the
Beach Boys on here. I'm 19 and I have more knowledge of and
appreciation for music in small toe of my sidekick midget than you,
the Spinner staff, has in your sidekick Andre the Giant. You
assholes. Look I work retail and I know you have to back your
product to a point, but when it sucks, it sucks. One of you Spinner
staff members needs to pull your head out of your ass on your way
down from your pedestal on top of your high horse and admit that you
screwed up. You people are an abomination of the human race for
allowing a song like this to be put on anyone's "worst" list of
anything. I am seriously starting to think that I am double the age
of the writers and editors of this list. Shame on you. Oh by the way,
I'm not big on religion, but maybe a bath in Holy water would help rid
you of that demon you seem to have that most people call stupidity.

May 18 2008 at 11:46 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
matt

ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? How fucking dare you put anything frome the Beach Boys on here. I'm 19 and I have more knowledge of and appreciation for music in small toe of my sidekick midget than you, the Spinner staff, has in your sidekick Andre the Giant. You assholes. Look I work retail and I know you have to back your product to a point, but when it sucks, it sucks. One of you Spinner staff members needs to pull your head out of your ass on your way down from your pedestal on top of your high horse and admit that you screwed up. You people are an abomination of the human race for allowing a song like this to be put on anyone's "worst" list of anything. I am seriously starting to think that I am double the age of the writers and editors of this list. Shame on you. Oh by the way, I'm not big on religion, but maybe a bath in Holy water would help rid you of that demon you seem to have that most people call stupidity.

May 18 2008 at 11:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kira

omg! this list is really stupid! who is writing this? some frickin 14 yo with a chip on his shoulders cause he's grounded?!I think Kokomo is the Beach Boys BEST SONG!!!!

May 18 2008 at 5:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Justyn

WOW, another great song that some internet geeks don't like because it isn't some lame little indie song.

May 18 2008 at 1:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Becky

You know, I feel like I am being attacked personally. When you critize "Dancing In The Dark" (which describes me to a T now) and critize "Kokomo" (which is one of my favorites of all time), you have gone way too far. Whomever came up with this list should have their intestines tied together and force fed 10 bowls of chili. See if they are as tortured as we are for reading this list.

May 18 2008 at 11:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply