Top 20 Worst Songs Ever: No. 9

'Macarena'
--Los Del Rio (1995)

This notorious one-hit wonder was not just a song but a cultural phenomenon when it was released in 1995. By the time community centers started teaching Macarena dance classes, it became clear that overexposure would cause the song's star to burn out.

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DilbertJunkMailat 8-03-2008

These old guys were great performing this song.
They made "IT" with this song and laughted all
the way to the bank.

Over-played, yes, but overall a pretty good
and FUN song.

The talentless lump that made this list/blog can
just BYTE ME.

Our kids will be singing this song
to their kids long after we're gone.

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KayKay!at 8-12-2008

they will no doubt.

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psoccergirl90at 10-08-2008

True

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Kentat 8-04-2008

I would much rather do the Macarena than the Chicken Dance or the Electric Slide at a wedding reception.

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Kelly =)at 8-04-2008

Spinner Staff, you need a check-up on your information. it seems like you don't even know half the songs you are writing about.

i cannot tell you how many times this song would make me laugh and dance when i was like 4 and 5.
at my grandparents house they would put on their surround sound in the living room, put this song on, and everybody loved it!!!!

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Chrisat 8-11-2008

LOL I was like 4 when this song came out
of course i loved it
now it just makes me laugh

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DrawBySundownat 8-04-2008

This was a good happy song! What's the matter with you people at Spinner??? You know nothing!!!

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hiat 8-04-2008

Once again, we can hate this song now, but odds are if you were between 5 and 15 when this came out, you owned the single, knew the dance, and practiced it repeatedly. That doesn't make it a bad song.

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Cipote10SDAat 8-07-2008

What? No Whitney Houston's "I'll always love you"? This is bogus! I'd take Vanilla Ice - yes, Vanilla Ice - over Whitney!

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RHeckman00at 10-08-2008

Whitney Houston was one of the best vocalists and one of the most respected artists of all time..... If you don't like Whitney Houston, you don't know music....And disregard the fact that she is a crackhead nowadays

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Erinat 8-07-2008

NO WAY. It's no Stairway To Heaven, for sure, but it's still a wonderfully fun song.

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dixiegirl8913at 8-07-2008

hey this song is cool, we used to do it at all the school dances along with the chasper slide! yeah its funny adn everything but thats what makes it great to just let loose and go crazy dancing on!

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lindaat 8-08-2008

And again.. you may hate i.. but you are singing it.. and they are singing all the way to the bank... and its fun, it catchy and it fit when it came out....
So it might not make the top 10 today... But it did not so long ago!!!!

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roginkyat 8-08-2008

i agree with spinner...every time i heard this mess it was like finger nails scratching a chalk board.

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becreneeat 8-08-2008

This song is a fun dance song! There is nothing wrong with it. It's clean and fun! Why are there not any songs on this list that talk about suicide, death and sex. Those are the worst songs in my opinion. Most of these songs listed here are great!

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