Bad Music Monday: Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Sexy”
Monday, March 8th, 2010
Sometimes, this is way too easy.
And sometimes, if you are completely honest with yourself, you have to step back and simply ask — “Why?”
Why did the suits allow the 90s to get off to such a horrible start with the release of Right Said Fred’s I’m Too Sexy?
Why (or rather how) was this song so popular that it made its way to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100?
Why, even when it wasn’t at No. 1, was it still tolerated to the point of spending six weeks at No. 2 behind a respectable artist like Bryan Adams?
Why was Right Said Fred allowed the distinction of being the first UK artist since The Beatles to have a song reach No. 1 in the United States with a debut single?
And why is a horrible act like Right Said Fred able to run free with ruining the core foundation of a song like “Third Stone from the Sun” while disrespecting a legend like Jimi Hendrix?
In fairness to the idea of spending valuable time focusing on quality music, there is not much more that can be said — while keeping a straight face — about this week’s pick for Bad Music Monday.
