The Rate-A-Record Edition of the Five Worst Novelty Earworm Songs Ever

Let’s end the month with a laugh

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We’ve finally reached the end of July and good riddance to it. I was tempted to close out the month with a rant, but after being beaten down all month by the normal political nonsense, 58 days without rain in D/FW (and counting), and insane Springsteen ticket prices, I feel like something lighter is needed. Thusly and therefore, I am combining several prompts from the month into one grand Frankenstein’s monster of an article.

We start with a dash of the Rate-A-Record prompt that Terry Barr started last month and that has taken on a life of its own across the Medium musical landscape. Next, a pinch of the Great Earworm Songs prompt from Pierce McIntyre. Throw in a generous helping of a recent story about comedy songs that sum up life from David Acaster. Now top it all off with my normal goal of having as many people cursing my name as possible and here’s what you get: The Rate-A-Record Edition of the Five Worst Novelty Earworm Songs Ever.

I apologize and you’re welcome.

In case you’re not familiar with the Rate-A-Record concept, Terry based the original challenge on the American Bandstand segment “Rate-A-Record.” The idea is a simple one: a panel of teens listened to two songs and rated each one…