Lerato’s list of worst SA songs ever – Bored bored bored
One of Represent’s new fave readers, Lerato, is taking her life into her own hands and publishing her list of the worst SA songs ever and the cheesiest musicians ever in SA. You know how musicians take everything personally… Send in your comments! If anything, it will give you a good laugh like it did for us. You go girl! Keep on pushing that bar… let’s get out of cheesy and into v…
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Hi I am Lerato and this is my list of “Worst SA songs ever” It’s a work in progress and all suggestions are welcome. It’s a diverse-ish list and i’ve passed them around to a couple of friends and there is a whole-hearted concurrence about their cheeziness.
“Bored In the New SA”
1. The many awareness songs – “Arrive alive”, “don’t do crime”, “eat your
carrots”, “Don’t get AIDS”, “Makoya Mula” etc that our musicians are ever so
ready to support. The only exception for me was that “South Africa, we love
you” song in the early 90’s – it was relevant to the time
2. The “Sokkie Treffers”, “Bakgat Jol” compilations – only got one thing to
say about these: MARA, WHY?
3. Umqombothi – Yvonne Chaka Chaka
4. Jabulani – PJ Powers
5. Shosholoza
6. I love you deddy – Ricardo
7. Anything by Dr Victor and the rasta rebels
8. Dear Abby – Little Sister
9. I like…. – John Ireland (this has got to be one of the weirdest songs of all time)
10. Jonnhy calls the chemist – Falling Mirror (the lead singer in a Dylan-esque voice: “Johnny calls the chemist, but the chemist doesnt come”)
11. Nkalakatha – Mandoza
12. My African Dream – Vicky Sampson
13. Several of Steve Hofmeyer’s songs
14. The Lotto song
15. You touch me hornie/honey/funky – Donne
16. Life – Semi Sane
17. Paradise road – Joy (OMG! I CANT STAND THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!)
18. The Click song and Pata Pata – Mirriam Makeba
19. Anything by Heinz Winkler
20. Nessun Dorma – The Afro Tenors (Not too bad on the radio, but the video is a total shocker – i hope they got a discount)
21. Be Brave – Kreesan
22. Homeless – LadySmith Black Mambazo
23. Pampiri – Schoolgirls (remember that Letoya chick and her relatives in really tight camo outfits?)
24. Anything by Arthur (Haaibo, Mnige, Don’t call me kaffr – take your pick)
25. Lollipop – Thembi Seete (WTF?)
26. Baba ka Nomsa – Mdu
27. Ndiredi – Simphiwe Dana
28. Green Green – Ringo (old song heavy with green cheese)
29. Silver lining – Anke
30. Ntofontofo – Pitchblack Afro (eish! but i aint the only one dissing him)
Lifetime achievement award for the Cheese-Factor category: Arthur, Dr Victor et al, Dozi, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Mdu, Steve Hoffmeyer
