I kind of ignore 'bad' songs pre maybe UF/JT. They were young, learning, blah blah blah. From UF/JT on, they're more in "you should know better" territory. And a lot of the standard mention bad songs, I really like (Miami, Grace etc), so for me...
- Trip Thru Your Wires. On that album, it stands out as of far lesser quality.
- Some Days are Better than Others. Not hate, just 'whatever' really.
- Sweetest Thing. Not 'bad', there's just something about it that grates.
- Elevation. Special vote for the truly terrible Tomb Raider mix of terror.
Could vote for pretty much all of Atomic Bomb (there's nothing on there I really like at all) but a special mention for...
- Vertigo
- Miracle Drug
- Love and Peace
- Original of the Species
For being what I thought was the absolute peak U2 could reach in terms of being cheesy, dull, lazy, uninspired, formulaic etc etc. And a gold star to...
- All Because of You
- Yahweh
For being what I thought was just the absolute peak U2 could reach in terms of creating utter rubbish. But then...
- Window in the Skies
- Crazy Tonight
For reaching just that bit further on the dull/cheesy scale. And of course...
- Stand Up Comedy
For proving that just when you thought they'd hit their lowest moment somewhere (or in many places) on Atomic Bomb, they manage to outdo themselves in, really, a truly spectacular way. So congratulations SUC, from a potential list of hundreds, you are the biggest steaming turd. By some margin. I don't know how you escaped. I can see how something like All Because of You went so wrong, but the idea of U2 putting this together, and giving it a pass, utterly befuddles me.