Top 20 Worst SNL Musical Performances
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День томуMaybe they should unplug the guitars once in a while... For this list, we’ll be looking at the poorest and strangest musical performances in the history of “Saturday Night Live.” Our countdown includes musical acts Eddie Money, Iggy Azalea, The Replacements and more! Did you enjoy any of these performances? Let us know in the comments below!
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@WatchMojo 9 місяців тому
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@danielsantiagourtado3430 9 місяців тому
Nope, love your work though🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤
@kenterminateddq5311 9 місяців тому
The Simpson Jig has to be in the Top 3, WatchMojo.
@saraeastman40 9 місяців тому
Great research! I’ll take Wilson, Money and Rolling Stone’s performances over any of the “music” of today. You didn’t mention Lady Gaga and R. Kelly’s “Do what you Want” (2013), which was an absolutely fantastic performance except it was with R. Kelly
@carastone3473 9 місяців тому
@@saraeastman40 - the fact that you put "music" in quotation marks just proves your an old curmudgeon. LOL
@kenterminateddq5311 9 місяців тому
@@saraeastman40 Music of today is fine but it depends on a generation of a fan.
@jhopkins213 9 місяців тому
Eddie Money sounded like Eddie Money. I don't know what the hell WatchMojo thinks they heard. That performance doesn't belong anywhere near this list.
@RealityOfItIs 9 місяців тому
Ms. Mojo is trying to get a check..many of these entry's shouldn't be here.
@lindaclemons5735 9 місяців тому
I know I was waiting to hear someone say it, Eddie sounds like Eddie always RIP
@VanMichael21 9 місяців тому
Can't really blame watchmojo for entries in this list because watchmojo by now really is scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to lists now because they've pretty much done all lists they can to this point
@tammyrodgers9770 9 місяців тому
Agreed
@gregengel1616 9 місяців тому
@@VanMichael21 whether they're scraping the bottom of the barrel or not, SNL has been on since 1975. Mojo had tons to pick from, but they picked Eddie Money... who sounded like Eddie Money.
@ERYaeger 9 місяців тому
We need a Top 10 times Mojo scraped the bottom of the barrel to create mediocre content list
@CB-THE-OG 9 місяців тому
Surprised they haven’t actually made a list about it at this point
@ericturner4857 9 місяців тому
Get over yourself
@ivaroa 9 місяців тому
A list of their own list
@nikkicat254 9 місяців тому
Totally agree, I actually stopped watching it, 13 minutes was enough! It's sickening!
@jimmywest1526 9 місяців тому
Yet here you are watching it
@antipsychosoup6709 2 місяці тому
This is the worst "Worst of" lists I've ever wasted time on.
@babyirene3188 2 місяці тому
Jaw droppingly horrible
@MaxAbramson3 22 дні тому
Certainly one of the Ten Worst ten worst lists.
@fross1203 2 місяці тому
This video should be called “ Our Irrelevant Opinions of What We Think Sucks….”
@HotIndieMedia Місяць тому
EXACTLY!
@keithkoenig5320 Місяць тому
But they are mostly right...
@OversoulGaming Місяць тому
Everyone's opinion is irrelevant. That's why they are opinions. Also, taste is completely subjective
@ThatCologneGuy Місяць тому
Exactly. Eddie Money rocked out!
@thatguyineverycommentssection Місяць тому
found the ashlee simpson fan
@wcman69 9 місяців тому
List was probably put together by someone who only knows autotuned sterilized music and isn't familiar with actual live performances.
@hotfudgecake 9 місяців тому
Exactly
@stevelowry794 9 місяців тому
100%, I would rather hear a REAL and rough vocal over a pre recorded lip sync or auto tuned disaster. There was little wrong with any of the more vintage performances here.
@randomalbum9879 9 місяців тому
True, they only know backing tracks and lip synching lol either way, performing on SNL doesn't seem something to be that proud of to begin with, isn't that show notoriously bad?
@user-cq3oh8eq3n 9 місяців тому
There ya go. The reviewer, Watchmojo, has no business reviewing music. They don't understand it.
@michaelparousis3328 8 місяців тому
yeah none of these are bad
@sister_bertrille911 9 місяців тому
I hate the Backstreet Boys, and even a hater like me thinks their performance wasn't that terrible.
@mercster 9 місяців тому
Yeah, this video is clearly marketed at 6 year olds. I don't like the Backstreet Boys either, but criticizing it for being... the Backstreet Boys and "the cringy 90s" is beyond the pale. This is the dumbest video I've seen in a long time, and we're all stupider for having watched it.
@delilah2839 9 місяців тому
I hated them in high school. I was never into boy bands, however their vocals were just fine. The choreography was a bit cheesy but not enough to make this list (in my opinion)
@fmatson 9 місяців тому
@@delilah2839 Listing 'soulful harmonzing' as corny & the worst of the late 90's is certainly..... a take.
@James-nv1wf 7 місяців тому
I hated them too at time, but my younger GF made me realize they really weren't that bad.
@leob4403 4 місяці тому
@@fmatsonthis was a perfectly fine backstreet boys live performance, I don't have the slightest clue what this woman is on about. And Greta van Fleet was too much 70s and they look stoned?? And go go dolls, again she says they look stoned? Seriously, that's her complain?? Facepalm
@kmorri9 2 місяці тому
"Host Christopher Lee..." Um, that's Richard Belzer. "Mick Jagger made flamboyant movements...." Jesus Christ, WatchMojo. This video is an absolute joke when you're making it appear crazy that MICK JAGGER is moving flamboyantly.
@Lionsheart31 Місяць тому
The worst perfomance is that Watch Mojo has become a parody of itself.
@asdf072xxp 9 місяців тому
It would help to have someone who understands music to do these lists.
@user-tk3jd2ik1l 8 місяців тому
And who could shut up and let us hear for ourselves?
@xxmrrickxx 8 місяців тому
Yes, it's like a 13 year old came up with the list.
@COMPFUNK2 8 місяців тому
@@user-tk3jd2ik1l Are you familiar with the term “copyright“?
@nanyabyzness3234 8 місяців тому
Thank you! I just commented something simalar
@nanyabyzness3234 8 місяців тому
And someone who has actually attended live music performances and concerts. This narrator espects Video performances and Recording quality sound
@daverice2426 7 місяців тому
"...MacGowan wearing sunglasses, smoking a cigarette and slurring his words..." So, pretty much what people love about the guy
@erinmalone2669 2 місяці тому
Isn’t that giving original SNL?
@kewrock Місяць тому
Shane being Shane. Backstreet Boys were fine if that's what you're into. Whoever wrote this list has no idea about half the music they're commenting on. DJ Kahlid put on a great appearance, being a DJ. Eddie Money sounded fine. He has a naturally raspy voice. The GoGos were great. Greta Van Fleet were awesome. I'd never heard of them before the SNL appearance. FEAR was probably the most memorable act ever on SNL. WatchMojo are usually wrong on everything they list.
@martharunstheworld 4 дні тому
Pretty much every performance he ever did. LOL
@handsoman99 2 місяці тому
Speaking of unmitigated disasters....hello WatchMojo.
@wyattchristopherson7623 Місяць тому
"Top 20 Worst WatchMojo Videos" Someone make that please and put this in there.
@dustyturntable 8 місяців тому
On a list of the worst top 20 worst lists, this list would easily be number one on the list.
@JustNess78 2 місяці тому
Yes... THIS!
@aldobenincasa1761 2 місяці тому
agree, there's a few performance considered even iconic, as Replecements. Stones, Pogues, really? Maybe K.West sounds awfull cause he can't sing, or Lana del Rey
@119Agent 2 місяці тому
Agreed. This list is ….. odd.
@jfkesq 2 місяці тому
thank you my friend
@cosmicamericanjukebox1008 2 місяці тому
No kidding- maybe a couple of subpar performances- but mostly these artists and bands doing exactly what one expects from them. Except Ashlee Simpson- that was a disaster.
@danbollinger9372 9 місяців тому
What the hell was wrong with The Go-Go’s performance? They looked and sounded like that all the time.
@sister_bertrille911 9 місяців тому
Yeah, they sounded fine for a live performance. I guess "looking stoned" was too much for WatchMojo.
@johnstucker683 9 місяців тому
Sounded good to me
@jamesfetherston1190 9 місяців тому
I remember seeing that show live. It was the first time I had ever heard of them. They were not riding a wave of fame until after the SNL appearance. I thought they sounded fine.
@snowdenwyatt6276 9 місяців тому
They were in the middle of the process of changing from a punk band to a pop band. Being a bit rough around the edges is to be expected.
@aquamarine99911 9 місяців тому
Yeah, and it's not like Belinda can't sing. She's a great live singer to this day.
@t.brooks5082 2 місяці тому
As a singer I can tell you that there are many times we have to perform when we’re sick. It’s impossible to always sound perfect. Sometimes you just have to do the best you can and that means powering through with a sore, raspy throat.
@J0hnGalt73 2 місяці тому
How in the hell did you confuse Richard Belzer with Christopher Lee?
@MainEventPoint 10 днів тому
HAHAHAHA that is so comical! Christopher Lee would NEVER put his stamp on a show like SNL
@vulturevic6915 7 місяців тому
Mojo getting absolutely roasted in these comments was worth watching that!
@Memopestanyas 3 місяці тому
they should do a top 20 Mojo fcked up their listing
@9897431 2 місяці тому
i saw some stuff in the time signatures and .... I decided the comments would be more entertainment. Lets just blame Ai and do a jig-skidaddle outta here.
@boxychubbo6922 2 місяці тому
I don't know anything about Mojo, but this video is ridiculous.
@HotIndieMedia Місяць тому
EXACTLY!
@VampyrRaye 9 місяців тому
Many of these aren't even bad. It's just the difference between live and recorded control.
@stingrey1571 9 місяців тому
i thought i was missing something. i was expecting truly horrible performances.
@RichM3000 9 місяців тому
Exactly. Singers being a little hoarse because they came on SNL while on tour? Yeah, back then we expected that this was something that could happen in live music. Mick Jagger was a little hoarse but not so bad he needed to cancel, and Eddie Money was actually just fine. Nothing wrong with the Go-Go's either. I guess Watch MoJO is accustomed to lip-synching.
@scottzarnke8314 9 місяців тому
They didn't say they were bad in any absolute sense. Worst is relative, so it simply means most others were much better.
@vidis7544 8 місяців тому
exactly 😒
@MikeSchmidt969 7 місяців тому
@@scottzarnke8314 Worst isn't "relative". Worst means worst, like nothing worse. These are fine performances. Most of the complaints were stupid - bad stage presence and possible substance use. Oh my! Call my pastor!
@Jenn-ie5vf Місяць тому
What's with this new "substance use disorder' as opposed to just saying drug use? as someone that has been there, this is just stupid. Say it how it is
@r-l1214 19 днів тому
I think it’s a UKposts demonetization thing…
@haileelaroue2550 18 днів тому
Substance use disorder is the clinical DSM diagnosis.
@bt60613 18 годин тому
Correct. It if the official terminology. Or alcohol use disorder
@johnkasdorf Місяць тому
Convinced that the people who put this video together have never heard any of the bands they lambasted here.
@Darthscruffy27 9 місяців тому
That was Richard Belzer not Christopher Lee. Don't ever disrespect Lee like that
@juliustfirefly8893 9 місяців тому
Yup…I had to replay real quick to see if Christopher Lee was hiding behind Richard Belzer….
@Mama-eu1ss 9 місяців тому
Or Richard Belzer. Both are notable for their talent
@melisaprietoaboitiz7184 9 місяців тому
Exactly
@denisegann6072 9 місяців тому
Yeah, I’m not sure had you could confuse those two 😂Both huge talents, ❤but very different 😩
@suzannesimpson5302 9 місяців тому
That was what we said. Makes me want to totally disregard the whole video
@LiamSavageVersion2 6 місяців тому
Christopher Lee didn't introduce Meatloaf, that was Richard Belzer. Mc Hammer didn't perform "U Can't Touch This" because he was on a different album. You guys aren't very smart, are you?
@azzonie Місяць тому
Actually Christopher Lee did introduce Meat Loaf, Watch Mojo ran the wrong clip.
@LiamSavageVersion2 Місяць тому
@@azzonie not sure how I could've possibly known that...
@Tinkerellastreasuretrunk Місяць тому
I was just coming here to say Richard Belzer. Thank you. 🙏🏻
@richardbell9716 Місяць тому
I was just coming here to say Munch...we miss you!
@ChucksCherubs3 5 днів тому
@@azzonie Oh, so Christopher Lee is the one who made a "groan worthy joke" then?
@steadyphil4367 Місяць тому
I refuse to allow any Go-Go's slander. They are always awesome. Take them off this list.
@johndean4727 13 днів тому
i agree the Go Gos wrote some of the best songs ever.and don’t forget it.
@steadyphil4367 13 днів тому
@@johndean4727 Co-sign!!!
@steadyphil4367 13 днів тому
@@johndean4727 TRUTH
@bookemdano7567 День тому
Totally!!
@keithbeck2300 Місяць тому
The Replacements were awesome on SNL, they don't belong on a worst of list.
@slimofpgh День тому
The Replacements are my all-time favorite band and I'll have to agree that their performance on SNL was terrible. They were the ultimate self-saboteurs. They could be brilliant one night -- the best rock band in the world -- and embarrasingly bad the next. Often they were deliberately terrible if the stakes were high. I saw them in NYC in 1985 at Irving Plaza and it was a great show; they were on fire. That show is often cited as a high-water mark. But the story goes that a couple days before that they played a show at which industry reps were present and they tanked it on purpose.
@pipercraven-zd9ui 6 місяців тому
Oh brother. That's Eddie's signature gravel. He's famously loved for it! Who put this list together?!
@pb12661 2 місяці тому
a bunch of clueless gen Zers...more than likely.
@edwardhenry3158 2 місяці тому
I agree. This list is a bunch of garbage and at the beginning when she said we will not be including Sinead O’Connor I knew it was gonna be bogus from right then and there will say the Rolling Stones. I remember watching that show when it actually aired and Mick was fucked up, and his voice was shot.
@7027flowers 2 місяці тому
My exact thoughts, this list is ridiculous. I heard nothing wrong, especially with Eddie Money
@cristinehalde999 2 місяці тому
Me neither.
@dianasimms1810 Місяць тому
This sucks!!!
@jamesfetherston1190 9 місяців тому
The Go Gos performance wasn’t bad at all, and their appearance was most of the country’s introduction to them. Their fame came after, not before being on SNL.
@TheMrCC21 9 місяців тому
Neither was Eddie Money, Greta Van Fleet, Chris Gaines, Backstreet Boys, or Ke$ha. They're scraping the bottom of the barrel because they need a reason to continue creating content.
@GaelinW 9 місяців тому
Right. They seemed to be pretty much the Go-Gos I remember. Each band member always did their own thing.
@alangray9117 4 місяці тому
@@TheMrCC21Chris Gaines always sucked SNL or not.
@scotthpowell 3 місяці тому
And that was without auto-tune. No idea what the commentator was talking about.
@musicinthewildwood 2 місяці тому
Odd. I knew who they were (I could show you the photo single I still have to this day of those two songs) and all I had at the time was the radio. 😕
@JackiMareena 2 місяці тому
As an indigenous person I can promise you guys no one literally no one was offended by Kesha's face paint.. on the contrary it's offensive when channels like this try to Force us to be offended by something that's not offensive
@americanbeauty4015 Місяць тому
Sinead ripping up the pope photo was one of the greatest moments in TV history. It was only later people were like "oh yeah, I guess the church does have a pedo problem" but by then forgot who had the guts to tell them about it first.
@Redandranger 9 днів тому
Yep - people who won't get up and go to church one day per week lose their mids when someone disses on the pope or their religion. See John Lennon's comment about the Beatles and Jesus. Yikes people.
@Etrigan2112 9 місяців тому
This video is an absolute mess. There's a glowing error that mistakes Richard Belzer for Christopher Lee, odd changes in narration, and several picks but have nothing to do with the quality of the performance. It seems like whoever is writing this list just picked a few performances that they didn't like the style of. Eddie Money's voice for example, wasn't far off from the recording, and certainly didn't deserve to be on this list with others. It's just a pretty bad list from top to bottom for a variety of reasons.
@IraJavier 9 місяців тому
Like, AI bad? I didn't think many of these were bad, certainly not the worst.
@Etrigan2112 9 місяців тому
@@IraJavier exactly they weren't the worst at all. We shouldn't be living in a world where just because something isn't exceptional, that we pick on it and throw it in with the worst. There was nothing really wrong with that Greta Van Fleet performance, or Eddie Money's, or even The Pogues really when you compare it to how they sound in general. They're almost always indecipherable. But overall, we live in a world where we're too negative in general. So why are we picking on things that aren't even that bad? Is it just to make content? If that's the case it's a pretty shitty thing to do.
@joefunsmith 9 місяців тому
It wouldn't surprise me if Eddie Money had a bad SNL performance, but this really wasn't bad. He's been known to perform much worse in concert.
@danalarose846 9 місяців тому
I came straight to the comments to see if I was the only one that felt the same.
@Etrigan2112 9 місяців тому
@@danalarose846 you're not alone. This list was awful.
@ryanbeanstalk 9 місяців тому
The reason MC Hammer performed songs from The Addams Family is because that’s what he was promoting at the time. That’s generally how late night TV shows work.
@mwater_moon2865 2 місяці тому
And it was no where near as bad as Ice Ice Baby. **shudder**
@stephanieyvonne9436 2 місяці тому
I know that song well. There was also a music video featuring the Addams Family. I remember buying the single for my best friend on her 12th birthday. We loved it. lol
@barrybmusic7742 2 місяці тому
Not having U can’t touch this in the set probably had more to do with having to pay Rick James
@eddierascalhaskell4954 2 місяці тому
SNL is also partnered with Paramount which also released the Addams Family movies. It was all promotional.
@kiddfiddich4902 2 місяці тому
Furthermore, it would have been downright weird of him to perform U Can’t Touch This several years after it was popular
@lowe-quay-shush Місяць тому
FYI- Eddie Money was a NYC Police Officer for 2 years. He put his job on hold to take a shot at music!
@JeddorianJalapeno 15 днів тому
As he himself clarified many times in interviews he was never a police officer. He was basically a stenographer at a desk with a typewriter
@JeddorianJalapeno 15 днів тому
When idiots like this are allowed to make videos like this it opens the door for artificial intelligence potentially ruining the chances and opportunities for people with actual talent that should be making videos.. what is her great body of musical work that are entitled her to stand back and say Mick Jagger had a terrible voice voice? It's a good thing this girl doesn't publish her name here because she would be blacklisted or on a hate list for music lovers everywhere
@JeddorianJalapeno 15 днів тому
I wish we could block certain people like whoever produced this crappy negative review in UKposts
@adriz1987 26 днів тому
This should be titled “I have no clue what I’m talking about when it comes to music!” These are all legendary performances! I also LOVE GVF!!
@erispasman2910 9 місяців тому
Seriously? Backstreet Boys? There is nothing wrong with their performance. So what if it is in the 90's?
@b.b.s7545 9 місяців тому
Right, they did them dirty lol
@Shane3125 9 місяців тому
Exactly, and dancing with the chairs is something they did in that songs music video. So it made sense.
@Vobatho 9 місяців тому
I am so glad I wasn’t the only person thinking this. I was about to chalk my feelings up to millennial bias. 😅
@cuandobajalamarea 9 місяців тому
@@Shane3125 it was cool actually, i liked it
@FokkeWulfe 9 місяців тому
Exactly. I got to see this episode when it aired too. Lol.
@mattbarnett4210 8 місяців тому
"We will not be including intentionally controversial moments like Sinéad O'Connor ripping up a photo of the Pope" while intentionally showing the controversial moment of Sinéad O'Connor ripping up a photo of the Pope.
@armysniperman80 2 місяці тому
what about it. It wasnt on the list, like they said.
@Vinterbukser 2 місяці тому
Didn't think that comment through, did you : /
@mattbarnett4210 2 місяці тому
@@Vinterbukser Please re-read: "We will not be including intentionally controversial moments like Sinéad O'Connor ripping up a photo of the Pope" while intentionally showing the controversial moment of Sinéad O'Connor ripping up a photo of the Pope.
@mattbarnett4210 2 місяці тому
@@Vinterbukser I did, yes.
@USCTrojan2013 2 місяці тому
Point is… they DID mention Sinead’s moment.. to tell us they wouldn’t… is hilarious.. if you can’t catch that ?!
@Stang2023 Місяць тому
Substance abuse disorder. Is that the new way to say junkie?
@joegausch Місяць тому
I am sorry but 1981 Belinda Carlisle can simply do no wrong. What a gorgeous ,decade defining creature.
@matthewtempleton8328 9 місяців тому
Eddie Money was not bad…the SNL stage and sound was not good for live music then. It still leaves a little to be desired. Meatloaf was not bad either.
@sister_bertrille911 9 місяців тому
They criticized Eddie Money for having a raspy voice. That was his thing! He sounded fine to me.
@robburgess4556 9 місяців тому
Eddie sounds like Eddie, there's nothing wrong with that.
@scottlarson1548 9 місяців тому
@@sister_bertrille911 And for his voice being "a little bit more raspy than usual". That's it?
@sister_bertrille911 9 місяців тому
@@scottlarson1548 I'm still shaking my head about half of these. Backstreet Boys? Eddie Money? The Go-Gos? Even Kesha wasn't that bad. I can think of at least ten worse performances right off the top of my head.
@scottlarson1548 9 місяців тому
@@sister_bertrille911 I can tell you that at the time, at lot of us were very disappointed by the performance of the Go-Gos. Some of us wondered if someone else had sung on their records and Belinda Carlisle was just some eye candy they found for the videos.
@kendallevans4079 9 місяців тому
That's Jagger being Jagger...No one ever considered him a great vocalist. He's a showman, a performer
@stephaniemartin-ward4578 6 місяців тому
Apparently the creators of this video aren't familiar with Mick.
@leob4403 4 місяці тому
@@stephaniemartin-ward4578they are WatchMojo what do you expect
@johnspooner1403 3 місяці тому
Actually, he is a great vocalist, with lots of nuance. I saw that show when it aired, and saw the band twice that summer. The concerts were great and SNL performance sucked big time - we all agreed. Later found out they had been up all night before, partying. I suspect the same thing happened to a few of these acts.
@kendallevans4079 3 місяці тому
@@johnspooner1403 Naw....38 up votes agree with ME....
@dustbinfilms 2 місяці тому
no one considered the vocalist for the Rolling Stones a vocalist?
@Tarantulisimo 14 днів тому
I wouldn't necessarily call any of these bad or worst -- all these bands/groups/performers are doing exactly what they were known for: Raspy voices, sloppy playing, alcohol-infused antics, dated dance moves...Just like the good skits & the bad skits & the ugly skits, I embrace it all as part of the history & beauty & magic of SNL
@yesthatjake5601 24 дні тому
For what it's worth, catching that Brian Wilson episode on reruns in the late 90s made me a lifelong fan
@buccos2004 9 місяців тому
Theres a lot of bad on this list, but Eddie Money's performance sounds better than anything I've heard on SNL in the past many years.
@eriklarson9137 7 місяців тому
Right? imagine how clueless the creators of this video had to be? They say his voice was so terrible, but he sounds 100% fine in the clips they play. My source, playing live music for more than 30 years.
@shaneschirmer5238 7 місяців тому
100% agree. Same thing with the Go-Go's performance. I didn't see anything off about how they looked.
@timschlie1505 7 місяців тому
truth
@josephfalcone1078 7 місяців тому
Exactly !
@stevenjeandetroit 7 місяців тому
NO shit...... eddie money slayed on his performance.
@bobbyjackson4452 9 місяців тому
The actor/comedian that introduced Meatloaf on SNL was NOT Christopher Lee. He was Richard Belzer, who was on Homocide: Life on the Streets & Law & Order: SVU. I'm kind of surprised because you usually do better research than that. As to Meatloaf's and Eddie Money's performances, both were their debuts and they were both on tour at the time. That's why their respective vocals were a bit off or raspy. However, as someone who was in high school when both aired, I can say that they were what made their respective albums become massive hits. The 1970s didn't have the tech we do today. There wasn't any MTV or music channels and SNL was the only place you could watch your favorite artists perform live for free at the time.
@2ToyBoys 7 місяців тому
Yeah. That's a really obvious mistake. I'm glad you caught it.
@nightrain5150 7 місяців тому
Yeah, this is a really shitty clickbait video.
@taand4725 7 місяців тому
Richard Belzer also played the comedian in the night club in Scarface
@Harmadi11o 7 місяців тому
While Richard Belzer did appear on that episode, it was guest host Christopher Lee who introduced Meatloaf with a pun.
@MikeSchmidt969 7 місяців тому
@@Harmadi11o Terrible editing then. Might have made sense to show us Chris Lee and not Richard Belzer.
@5red5red 2 місяці тому
I will be passing over anything from Mojo from here on out.
@JohnSmith-kd6ip Місяць тому
Same here. Time to block the channel. Nothing wrong with having a different opinion, but this is clearly bad research by the WM staff.
@JohnMillerFilm 13 днів тому
Showing the difference of being in the studio, where you can wait for the take that will sound best, and being on stage and it being hit or miss.
@Xdpokx 9 місяців тому
"DJ Khaled was using his clout to mask his lack of activity. Indeed DJ Khaled himself didn't real do anything but bounce around and interject with the odd statement." Wait I thought this was him 24/7
@MsDaniMarie02 9 місяців тому
😂 exactly
@onionbubs386 9 місяців тому
That's literally his entire career
@jackofhearts1056 9 місяців тому
Exactly. No talent.
@troyjones2358 9 місяців тому
Famous for being famous.
@kathleencreamer6648 9 місяців тому
When he isn't being a blow hard cry baby on Hot Ones 🍗
@sheerri 9 місяців тому
This should’ve been a top ten because about half the entries do not belong on a “worst of” list. Meh doesn’t equal worst.
@SWLinPHX 9 місяців тому
Would you prefer if they used the word "disappointing" instead of "worst"?
@SWLinPHX 9 місяців тому
...or mediocre? ...or less than stellar?
@DanielRodriguez-zj5il 9 місяців тому
If something is at the 20 bottom of a long list, those are technically the 20 worst of the bunch. Regardless of whether they were good or not.
@sheerri 9 місяців тому
@@SWLinPHX Any of those words would be more accurate than worst of. Some of the reasons for the entries being on this list is ridiculous. How is it the worst of simply because of the decade it was performed in? Most of the clips shown were fine singing-wise, dancing-wise, presence-wise. It’d help if we knew what metrics for “worst” they were using.
@sheerri 9 місяців тому
@@DanielRodriguez-zj5il If there are 10 fine or at least highly debatable performances on a worst of list and 10 bad performances on it, would it not make more sense to just make a top ten worst of list and leave the meh performances off completely?
@alexleonee 10 днів тому
Leave Brian Wilson alone!!!!!!!!
@jesseserna8424 2 місяці тому
I think mojo is just blowing most of these performances out of proportion..most of these so called blunders are what us fans appreciate..It was live..who’s not going to be slightly off from nerves ..My personal favorite was Chris Gaines to bad Garth didn’t do us all favor and stay CG,and my home state is Oklahoma 🤠
@amberreed7704 9 місяців тому
Hold up! Team NSYNC for life, but Backstreet Boys did not deserve to be on this list. They did a performance in 1998 and you’re knocking them for performing like it’s 1998? Were they supposed to have some kind of Time Machine that took them to the future so they could figure how to make it look like they were in 2023?
@user-nv8nt6gm2d 2 місяці тому
You said it!
@felipeaguena5289 9 місяців тому
So basically the Backstreet Boys' mistake was being the Backstreet Boys? Sounds fair
@babu357 9 місяців тому
It's like she's trying to prove how cool she is. lol
@damwaterthomas7639 9 місяців тому
No, she suffers from gasolitis and smells terrible after farting in a public place. People my God, what the hell is that smell in the aire? She said Oops, did I do that?" 🤪👍
@peterwinters8587 9 місяців тому
yes
@freddiegrace3770 9 місяців тому
They sounded good! Why pick on them, when at least they could sing, and their songs were the best of the boy band craze. Maybe they are not cool, but that doesn't mean they are bad.
@carlsaganlives5112 9 місяців тому
Not an Eminem or rap fan by any means, but he once remarked 'Backsteet Boys?' Really? So they would feel right at home in any random alley in Detroit?
@SabFANationalAcrobat 2 місяці тому
What did you mean? Mick Jagger always sounded like that.
@84jbones Місяць тому
The Pogues ? Really? That was just Shane being Shane
@jennifersauer6306 9 місяців тому
I was already screaming at how far you had to reach to justify some if these perfectly fine performances then you called Richard Belzer Christopher Lee. Thats when I realized that not an ounce of research or real thought was put into any of this list. Mick Jagger being flamboyant and dramatic on stage makes the performance one of the worst? One must wonder how they have stayed immensely popular all these years since Mick Jagger has ALWAYS PERFORMED THAT WAY!
@Suiteness73 9 місяців тому
He doesn't have a song named after him for nothing. I guess they never heard of "Moves Like Jagger". They just put whatever without any shred of thought.
@robgronotte1 9 місяців тому
Watch it again, they didn't call him the wrong person, they just said Christopher Lee introduced Meat Loaf, which was true. They also showed a short clip of Belzer from the same show. And I only heard them say Jagger's singing was bad, which was true.
@karabowman811 9 місяців тому
It’s just an opinion video.
@fizgig2016 9 місяців тому
Jagger was very out of voice that night, perhaps he was getting a cold.
@blachubear 8 місяців тому
@@fizgig2016 Nope. What happened was this was the first episode of the 4th season and Lorne Michaels scored to have The Stones to opened the season after coming from the successful comeback of their greatest album "Some Girls" & to top it off Belushi was on roll with the success of "Animal House" plus SNL was the hottest show at that time back in 1978. So while the week of preparing for the show, the cast & The Stones did some hard core partying especially Belushi & three members of The Stones(Jagger, Richards & Wood). Cut to Saturday night, all that partying caught up with them especially Jagger which ruined his voice for the night. Moral of the story, save the hardcore partying when the credits roll at the end of the show.
@Sunprism 9 місяців тому
Personally, I'd say that Sinead O'Connor is totally vindicated by now
@Mama-eu1ss 9 місяців тому
👍
@joselezagon9983 9 місяців тому
She disrespected a religion... It Is not vindicated... If someone does that to muslims liders today would be cancelled
@markmoore618 9 місяців тому
@@joselezagon9983but it wasn't Muslims, it was the pope and then everyone found out how tons of people in that religion touched little boys.
@mlthmp 9 місяців тому
@@joselezagon9983or killed
@mlthmp 9 місяців тому
She was obviously right. At least more people realize that now.
@stevehoge 2 місяці тому
AT 17:29, Kanye is NOT singing through a vocoder, which imposes vocal formants on an external musical sound. Rather his voice is being processed by Autotune, a device/plugin that changes the pitch of an incoming vocal signal to match the note played on a keyboard.
@GhostfaceGriller-hd7jw Місяць тому
This show should be at the top of the list.
@charliepetricone8974 9 місяців тому
If what they showed about Eddie Money's performance was the worst part...sounded absolutely perfect to me. His well known raspy voice. This list is pretty much a joke.
@sergioromanomunoz8155 9 місяців тому
More than half of the performances aren't that bad. The Fear and Replacements performances were actually amazing and you're only including Kanye out of spite. Kesha wasn't that bad either, you just wanted to bash her for her painting. Backstreet Boys? Nothing bad, just not that good. Now I remember why I kept myself away from Watchmojo lists.
@jefferyschmitz3009 2 місяці тому
Um do they not realize Sinead O'Conner was right all along???
@babyirene3188 2 місяці тому
This list is so badly put together it’s jaw dropping. Jaw dropping. But thank you ! Now I know : Mojo officially SUCKS.
@FokkeWulfe 9 місяців тому
I actually saw the Backstreet Boys episode. I watched it, specifically for their set. Yes we look back on it and go "it's so..... 90s." But it was the 90s then. That was good to us. Lol.
@johnscrip5322 6 місяців тому
FEAR?!? Possibly the greatest musical moments in SNL history.
@derper3987 Місяць тому
Actually loved that RHCP rendition of Under the Bridge. It was an act of rebellion from John and a pure and painful improvised expression of his mental state. Its ART! His playing is beautifully tragic there.
@colettid 6 днів тому
I’m fairly certain the person who put this list together has never listened to live music before.
@rush211289 9 місяців тому
Hold up Mojo. You can’t just hate on something because of it’s time and era. There’s nothing wrong the Backstreet Boy’s performance besides Nick being a little pitchy. Those guys had swag
@friedmandesigns 9 місяців тому
But that's all the current epoch is -- hating on prior times and eras. Zero beauty or respect for what came before one in that kinda toolkit.
@lw3764 9 місяців тому
This
@diannt9583 9 місяців тому
I am from that time and era. Didn't like them then, either. But will note they didn't sound worse on SNL at all - so if they're your thing, probably should not be on this list.
@acuritis 8 місяців тому
Agree! I literally stopped watching and came straight to the comments.
@bartmix8994 8 місяців тому
The Backside Boys were lame.
@henryhayth3303 9 місяців тому
Man, FEAR was one of the BEST music acts on SNL. I can tell that you guys don't know that trashing a venue was a common thing of the time.
@MrManfly 8 місяців тому
I didn't see much wrong with most of these performances!!
@ffedurch 8 місяців тому
If anyone's seen FEAR they'd realize that was a pretty tame set. Seeing them in a club/venue was like walking into a warzone.
@jimbeaux4988 7 місяців тому
Amazing that they even got on the show. Wish I had been in that audience.
@ffedurch 7 місяців тому
@@jimbeaux4988 - Belushi and Lee were friends. FEAR being on the show was one of his conditions of making his cameos on the show that week. If you look close in the video, that's John just before they pulled the plug running over from the left of the stage about to throw a pumpkin.
@melh159 Місяць тому
How dare they put the chili peppers on this list??? And greta van fleet?? This is such bullshit....
@fatboy5926 Місяць тому
Belinda Carlisle can do no wrong in my book
@Skycladatdusk78 3 місяці тому
That 1981 Fear performance was the greatest musical appearance on SNL.
@kewrock Місяць тому
Their performance was great. Ving was a perfectionist, who could really sing. Inviting rival punk cities was an act of punk brilliance. That appearance needs to be officially released.
@mikenichols3965 Місяць тому
Abso flogging lutely!
@jeffbaer5851 17 днів тому
Ummm. No. It stunk on ice. Heroin-infused dipshittery. It was worse than Andy Kaufman lip-synching the "Mighty Mouse" theme. (I mean, as comedy, it was genius. As MUSIC, it was idiotic. But not as bad as Fear's puke-fest.)
@janfitzgerald3615 9 місяців тому
Greta Van Fleet’s musical influence is the 70’s, including their stage costumes, so I find it a little weird that they’re being slammed for looking and sounding like the 70’s. When you win Grammy’s and two of your songs are used in TV commercials, your selling out arenas and Metallic asks you to tour with them, you can’t be all that bad. Note that they also slam The Rolling Stones. Personally I don’t think the SNL studio is necessarily acoustically the best venue for many musicians and groups.
@onionbubs386 9 місяців тому
Yeah, that really confused me. They've *always* pursued a 60-70s aesthetic. That's been their thing since the beginning.
@JIF882 9 місяців тому
I'm a big GVF fan, but I found something off about their performance. It wasn't the clothes, though
@stevepierce2457 9 місяців тому
I thought it was pretty bad because Josh sounded thin and whiney. He seems to have gotten alot better from the later videos I've seen.
@fizgig2016 9 місяців тому
GVF are Led Zeppelin wannabes, which I find really strange in the 21st century.
@exiles_dot_tv 8 місяців тому
It just looked and sounded so odd and out of place. Like a band cosplaying as another band, instead of doing their own thing.
@nancyspungenxx Місяць тому
That is NOT Christopher Lee introducing MeatLoaf. It's Richard Belzer.
@joeneil5485 Місяць тому
THE BELZ...! R.I.P., FUNNY JEW...!
@JohnLee-ue6gy 9 годин тому
The funniest thing about the Lee/Belzer mixup is, even if you were confused about how men who are now aged or dead looked when they were relatively young in the 70s, one could tell that was TheBelz just from the snippet of his voice.
@Fuff63 9 місяців тому
I recall and liked Eddie Money’s performance that night, personally.
@robertglancy4474 7 місяців тому
Yeah....there was nothing wrong with it, way over critical and nit-picky in order to come up with a top 20 list.
@jameslim8672 9 місяців тому
The Replacements performance was NOT one of the worst at all. It was memorable and made them more famous for.
@stillsixstudios 2 місяці тому
Have they ever SEEN the Replacements live?! Apparently not. You never knew what you were going to get. That's what made them so cool.
@scott7521 2 місяці тому
"The SNL stage sees MacGowan wearing sunglasses smoking a cigarette and slurring his words to the point of complete incomprehension." So pretty much EVERY show Shane MacGowan ever performed.
@jrock2264 Місяць тому
I think that's Richard Belzer introducing Meatloaf, not Christopher Lee. Maybe the people doing these should be over 30?
@Partypaddo 9 місяців тому
The Backstreet boys performance doesn't deserve to be in this list
@kimhargis6616 9 місяців тому
Maybe I need to watch the full performances but a lot of these don’t seem all that bad…
@just2comment2 2 місяці тому
Kesha doesn't seem good lol
@rickmcneal1041 2 місяці тому
What a remarkably clueless list. How have you not taken this down out of absolute shame?
@Lindsay.trains 2 місяці тому
"substance abuse disorder" ...are you kidding me?
@jasonmonster 8 місяців тому
If someone did a "Worst Top 20 Vids of all Time," this would be at the top of the list. This channel has no clue what they're listening to, let alone what a good live performance consists of.
@erinmalone2669 2 місяці тому
I guess fundamentally we have to question ourselves, needing a channel to pump out content on the daily. This is what we get when we put too much demand on something that doesn’t need that much scrutiny.
@69barcelon Місяць тому
totally agreed .i still can't believe i watched this stupid video !!
@joermnyc 9 місяців тому
I think Lana Del Rey just let her nerves get to her, first time on a massive TV show.
@Jim_L 9 місяців тому
YET ... I still think she did a great job! 👍
@fizgig2016 9 місяців тому
@@Jim_L I don't, she was very off key - and her presence was entirely flat and lacked any energy at all. And I'm a LDR fan!
@Jim_L 9 місяців тому
@@fizgig2016 Fair enough. I can see where you're coming from. For me, though, her lack of energy for this performance seemed to work for this particular song. It helped bring the mood down, which got us to relax to this mellow, somber piece. But point taken about her being off key.
@squirrel_82 25 днів тому
"We won't include potentially controversial moments like Sinead Oconnor ripping up a picture of the pope" except we did.....lol.
@enock79 2 місяці тому
Eddie Money was money what the hell are these folks talking about.. This video is bogus.
@bobbibaker4685 9 місяців тому
Brian Wilson at his worst is so much better than most musicians' best.
@chrisbotelho7212 9 місяців тому
Maybe in 1965. He was a coked out shell by 1970. A very bad one. And while I'm at it, Pet Sounds is the most over rated rock l.p.ever. POS.
@amyray63 9 місяців тому
Brian Wilson Spent Way Too Much Time With Charlie Manson In The Late 1960s! He Was Fried Then & He’s Still Fried In This SNL Performance! WTF DID YOU EXPECT?
@bobbibaker4685 9 місяців тому
Brian never had any relationship with Charles Manson. That was Denny. Brian self-medicated, probably because he'd been an abused child. Even as an adult he was still being bullied by Murry.
@Mr.Dobalina_Mr.BobDobalina 9 місяців тому
@@bobbibaker4685 Brian was bullied and gaslit by Mike Love too.
@katemiller7874 9 місяців тому
Brian Wilson was a star theses folks are idiots
@darkovilos 9 місяців тому
Tittle should have been “Top 20 worst SNL musical performance from the eyes of someone born in the late 2000’s” because most of these performance are ok, one good example is the back street boys, it’s the fucking 90’s and people from that era dig that kind of performance.
@jajsound 2 місяці тому
Nothing wrong with the Eddie Money performance....
@Da_Publick 2 місяці тому
Lana Del Rey cannot sing. Watchmojo: "it was underwhelming."
@aaronmccracken7351 9 місяців тому
MC Hammer probably belongs on the list, but it's not "weird" that "U Can't Touch This" wasn't performed, since it was from his previous LP nearly two years earlier. Pretty sure the promotional cycle for that album was over.
@justagirlandherphone 9 місяців тому
Yup. I was in middle school 1990-1993, and "Can't Touch This" was totally played out by the time he had his SNL performance. He was there to promote his follow up album/Addam's Family SNDTRK releases...
@erinmalone2669 2 місяці тому
Just the corporate machine. Nothing more. But that’s what it was.
@annacoffey1436 9 місяців тому
This is a loose definition of "Worst". Only bands that sang like shit or phoned it out deserve this kind of video. Outfits and choreography belong on different list.
@jedidiahmoss6836 2 місяці тому
The thing about SNL is that a lot of performances sound bad, because their sound is always off.
@mvm3016 Місяць тому
I’m pissed that I even wasted six minutes and 49 seconds of this 20 minute video. “Worst SNL performances.”, maybe I’ll give you the chili peppers, but every other band is like “the music was just fine, but….” This is basically clickbait.
@KaseyRelford 8 місяців тому
LOL @ "the Pogues were in the midst of a turbulent period....with frontman Shane MacGowan often causing problems with his heavy drinking." That "turbulent" period is more commonly known as "Their entire career".
@finch45lear 9 місяців тому
Eddie Money kicked ass!
@antftwx 2 місяці тому
I'm confused. The Greta Van Fleet performance is bad because it looks and sounds like the 70's? Isn't that their whole gimmick? I'm not a fan of the band at all, but you have to expect that from them, right? The Backstreet Boys ARE corny, they always have been. MacGowan is nearly incomprehensible. Yep, that's The Pogues. I never saw the resemblance between Christopher Lee and Richard Belzer before. They even sounds alike. IT'S UNCANNY! The Replacement weren't bad, they just weren't on par with other acts of the season and said a word they shouldn't have. They were still decent. And The FEAR performance is one of the greatest of all time. Terrible list.
@DJFredRH Місяць тому
Who the Hell put this Silly Top 20 Worst SNL List together ? Some 15 year Old Kid ? Who ever it was doesn't have brains enough to realize a Live Preformance isn't going to sound like what you hear on the Record. But I do agree Ashlee Simpson should be the Worst SNL Performance ever.
@1sttvbn 9 місяців тому
I remember Eddie Money’s performance. He was on that night, and his band was tight as hell. As for the rappers…They’re not designed for live performances so that’s no surprise. The Ashley Simpson catastrophe was unfathomable. I was shocked that SNL allowed lip syncing on the show. Then she totally trashed her band.
@manzchello4752 6 місяців тому
Or just say it was her still and keep going. Music doesn’t need permission to continue if they still have passion for great recordings and make another comeback. Milli Vanilli made a mistake giving up as well.
@scotthpowell 3 місяці тому
Yeah, I heard nothing wrong with his performance. Would have paid money for the ticket.
@michaelmcshane6395 2 місяці тому
While I agree with many of the options for bad performances, snl has a history of putting on bad bands that obviously were promoting a movie, an album or whatever. the same criteria holds true for hosts. Oftentimes these days I play wordle during the music performances and perk up during weekend update. (Usually the best writing on snl imho was for WU.) Lastly, I am begging snl to not do the Barry Gibb talk show anymore.
@danielmoore9777 9 місяців тому
A product of the times does not equal a bad performance. There was nothing wrong with the backstreet boys performance and it didn't belong on this list. Edit: now that I've watched the whole list, it's all objectively terrible. Not the songs, just the list.
@friedmandesigns 9 місяців тому
Watchmojo creates absolutely zero. They just curate lists for humans eager for dopamine- and/or cortisol-saturation hits for internal feedback loops. Watchmojo *IS* terrible.
@NfidelNet День тому
I still recall my friend's mom: "it's that McHammer fellow who's so popular...."
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