Bad Music Spotlight: Mr. T and other great hits!

Before we get to our featured artist today, I’d like to direct you to a great link with a bunch of amazingly bad recordings. WFMU’s Beware of the Blog has a great page with two full albums of the worlds’ worst records. Amongst the highlights are Edith Massey’s version of “Big Girls Don’t Cry”, Mrs. Miller’s take on “Downtown” with an amazing whistle solo and the just plain creepy Ogden Edsl song “Kinko the Clown.” And now our featured presentation:

In 1984, Mr. T released a motivation video and album called Be Somebody… or Be Somebody’s Fool. It was directed at children with the intention of giving life lessons. It’s worth noting that a pre-fame Ice-T appeared in the project. This is a classic track from the video in which Mr. T advises kids to “Treat Your Mother Right.”

Bad Music Spotlight: German Disco and A Potential Existential Question

This is Scooter. They’re a highly popular German techno trio. Amongst there hits are “We Are The Greatest”, “Jumping All Over The World”, “The Question is What is the Question” and the epicly named “Fuck the Millenium.” In my opinion though, “How Much is The Fish?” is their masterwork. 

When I was first shown this clip I thought it was just okay, nothing to write home about. That was until the chorus kicked in and suddenly an angry looking Aryan was inquiring about the cost of trout and guppy. By the time the song got to the la la la break down I was sold. And when the song wrapped with a cryptic mention of ressurection, I was not just sold, I had already bought it and installed it in my home.

Fun Fact: Scooter once had members named Ferris Bueller and Jay Frog.