[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by troutman

I think one of the worst songs of all time was Kid Rock mashing together Sweet Home Alabama and Werewolves of London.

"There’s nothing good about this song. It soullessly rips off not one but two classic rock tunes–Mr. Zevon is no doubt spinning in his grave. And the lyrics are just awful." http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archiv...mmer-long.html

We had a hard time picking the worst Kid Rock song of all time because there are just so many to choose from. In the end though, this travesty won, thanks to that bit where he rhymes the word "things"... with the word "things" (it's not like "orange" — pick a different word!). And then samples "Sweet Home Alabama" in a song that's supposed to be about "Northern Michigan". Absolute nonsense from start to finish.https://archives.sfweekly.com/shookd...-####ing-worst

There's actually a podcast about how bad it is:
https://player.fm/series/this-song-f...-long-kid-rock

And the internet goes on and on about it - I guess I'm not the only one.

It's definitely in the conversation for worst song ever made. Someone posted the RYM link to the song, and this review from there sums it up well.

1. Kid Rock finally figured out that the money is in the hands of most older women who want nostalgic thoughts of their lost youth
2. Kid Rock learned that most older women love "Werewolves Of London", and "Sweet Home Alabama" as both are overplayed continually so he decides to rub the two together
3. Kid Rock remembers how Dobie Gray had a hit again with "Drift Away" (With Uncle Kracker) and so he includes terrible backing "soul" singing
4. Kid Rock realizes that his misspent youth of being stuffed into lockers, huffing glue and trying to make it with the simple chicks at his school won't sell so he invents past where he was a youth in the '70s and he had friends and smoked up and drank whiskey and partied all the time
5. As predicted the people this was intended for ate this up with a spoon, and it's the summer smash

Seeing as it's guaranteed to be played since it's his biggest song ever (if you exclude the Sheryl Crow duet), I hope people aren't near any sharp objects when he plays it. Would be sad if people did what comes naturally when the song is played: want to cut their ears off.