Worst Song Ever?

The other day I heard the Aerosmith song Dude Looks Like a Lady and the thought crossed my mind, could this actually be the worst song ever? Let's see how it does on some important "Bad Song" criteria.

1)Badly Catchy
Obviously, you could make a much less listenable song than almost anything on the radio. Is cats screeching over discordant guitar chords harder to listen to than Dude Looks Like a Lady? Of course. But you would never put it on and it would never be on the radio, so you'd never be tortured by it. No, the worst song ever needs to not only by radio accessible, but the type that sticks in your head. It doesn't matter if you turn off the radio, b/c it will be back. I think Dude Looks Like a Lady definitely qualifies in this category, with its annoyingly repetitive anthem-like chorus.

2)Pointlessness
Would the world have changed in any way if Dude Looks Like a Lady had never been sung? Exactly. There is just no reason for its existence. Possibly, you could argue that it gets at the Crying Game subconsious fear in men. But then it should have been called "Lady Is a Dude" (and anyway, Pharcyde covered this territory well with Oh Shit).

3) Negative Connection
When you end up connecting a song to a bad story or negative experience, it can often make a bad song terrible. What makes Dude Looks Like a Lady even a worse song for me is my sister telling me that a fraternity across the street from her used to play "Sigma Beta Pheta" to the tune of "DLLAL". Not my experience, but certainly adds an extra cringe factor when I hear it.

So yes, after really analyzing it, I think I have convinced myself. Dude Looks Like a Lady just might be the worst song ever.