For many years this web page was titled the Bad Music page, but as the collection grew, the name became a bit misleading and I changed it to Cult Music in November 2004. This section of the web site was originally devoted to Bad Music, but thanks to donations from fellow music fans all over the world and my hunting through bargain shops the collection grew and diversified until I decided the title Cult Music was more appropriate. This page remains primarily devoted to bad music, but if you look through the files donated to the collection by Glenn and Fons (links below) you will see many titles that are rare, curious and downright bizarre. I think the title Cult is a better moniker for this collection. The rest of this page is devoted to Bad Music, enjoy if you can!

The early 1970s was a fertile time for a young teenager to discover cult music and bad music. Hot on the heels of flared pants and glittering glam rock came the ludicrous and monotonous disco era along with fast-burning and short-lived punk rock and its bastard child new wave which lasted too long into the 80s. I can't pinpoint exactly when my love of weird and bad music started, but I'm sure Yoko Ono could be subpoenaed, along with Gary Glitter and his two drummers. The Moog synthesiser and all the hippies and surfies of the time must also have had a serious influence.

Bad music comes in many forms and can have many attributes that sets it apart from other music. Some of these basic disturbing attributes include: bad performances, poor choice of subject matter, overt commercialism, repetitive or droning choruses, sickly sentimentality and incoherent structure. A discerning cult music fan appreciates most that music which is bad by accident, incompetence, bad planning or ignorance, and cult music legends are created when two or more of these attributes are combined.

This cult music collection has grown dramatically since it started in 2001 due to donations from fellow collectors all over the world. A huge donation was made in September 2003 by Glenn who lives in regional Victoria (Australia). Glenn posted me 3 CDs packed with the most amazing collection of weird, rare and unclassifiable music I have ever seen. In July 2004, Fons in Rotterdam posted me 7 neatly packed CDs containing dozens of weird albums with a European flavour. Since them, many other discs have arrived and they have all been carefully integrated into the full cult music collection.

Here is a Full Directory Listing of the contents of the Cult Music collection. You can see my humble originally collected files under the greg folder, but they have been dwarfed now by the enormous full collection.

The files listed on this page are not available online. If you want to get a copy of the Cult Music collection on a single DVD data disc, send an email to greg@mira.net, convince me you're a cult music fan and tell me your postal address. Posting me back some blanks to cover the cost would be most appreciated.

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Random Radio Selections Random Internet Selections Steve's Favourites Lara's Collection Legendary Bad Music Florence Foster Jenkins (Updated 26-Feb-04) The Shaggs Mrs. Miller William Shatner Leonard Nimoy The "Swedish Elvis" Eilert Pilarm Nervous Norvus (Jimmy Drake) Margarita Pracatan The World's Worst Record Bad Performances Religous Music Deliberate Bad Music Jonathan & Darlene Edwards Crazy Otto Dread Zeppelin Vic Godard and The Subway Sect Amanda Lear

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The songs in this section were randomly recorded during the years around 1993-2002 from a variety of radio broadcasts received in Melbourne Australia. The quality varies wildly and the songs are sometimes incomplete or interrupted. The artist(s) are unknown for many of these tracks, so any identification feedback would be most welcome. Most of the tracks in this section were recorded during the 1990s from public radio station 3RRR during a legendary show called Trash is My Life hosted by Fiona Scott-Norman at 4pm on Saturdays. Some of these tracks are arguably not "bad", but they are so weird and curious that they deserve a place in the list.

	1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games Theme.mp3 [2.31 MB]
	This gem turned-up one morning on a suburban FM station, and lord knows how they had a recording of the rousing anthem for the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane (anyone remember that?). The inspirational lyrics go "Now you represent your country, so let the games begin, but when you get right down to it you also come to win". This song makes a stunning pair with the following Olympic theme.
	After the Goldrush.mp3 [2.74 MB]
	Someone singing a lamentable wailing dragged-out and jumbled version of this cult song at what seems to be a live concert. It might be group called The Flaming Lips, but I need confirmation.
	Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord) - Les Cyclops.mp3 [3.08 MB]
	This track was taken from a commercial Naxos CD. This piece by Rameau is either too difficult for Alan, or he's had a few pints before he went into the recording studio. If you've got an ear for classical music, listen carefully for the fluffed notes and timing.
	Alvaro - Drinkin My Own Sperm.mp3 [6.15 MB]
	Apparently a Chilean nose singer. If anyone can figure out the lyrics of this woeful and dismal song...don't tell me!
	Amanda Lear - Sweet Revenge - 01-09 - (LP Side A).mp3 [22.3 MB]
	Amanda Lear - Sweet Revenge - 06-09 - Comics.mp3 [4.19 MB]
	Amanda Lear - Sweet Revenge - 07-09 - Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmm To me).mp3 [5.86 MB]
	Amanda Lear - Sweet Revenge - 08-09 - The Stud.mp3 [4.61 MB]
	Amanda Lear - Sweet Revenge - 09-09 - Hollywood Flashback.mp3 [5.17 MB]
	Ash - Vomiting.mp3 [2.69 MB]
	Recorded from 3RRR radio. Claimed to the members of the pop group Ash vomiting (it sounds authentic).
	Australian Olympic Theme (1988).mp3 [4.05 MB]
	Recorded from 3RRR radio thanks to Fiona Scott-Norman. This was the sickly cornball "Olympic Theme" designed to inspire the athletes and public of Australia for the 1988 Olympics.
	Banjo Barons - Dueling Banjos.mp3 [1.52 MB]
	Thanks again to Fiona Scott-Norman on 3RRR for showing us that too much banjo [Banjo Barons] is not enough
	Barbara Feldon - I Want You (Single B-Side).mp3 [2.60 MB]
	An obscure track played on 3RRR.
	Barbara Feldon - I'm 99.mp3 [1.84 MB]
	A single recorded in the 60s by Barbara Feldon who played Agent 99 in the Get Smart TV series.
	Barnes & Barnes - Fish Heads.mp3 [1.84 MB]
	Barnes & Barnes was formed by Billy Mumy who played Will Robinson in the Lost in Space TV series.
	Bell Ringing.mp3 [412 KB]
	Why don't we hear more bell ringing? Open a bell ringing club in your town.
	Bernard King - Bon Vivant.mp3 [2.44 MB]
	Bernard King claims to be a "classy entertainer" but he's recognised by most Australians as the cruel judge of a TV talent quest show. Judge ye not...
	Big Daddy - Eye of The Tiger.mp3 [1.97 MB]
	Big Daddy - Hotel California.mp3 [2.95 MB]
	Big Daddy - Star Wars Theme.mp3 [1.85 MB]
	Boogie-Woogie Cello.mp3 [1.71 MB]
	Don't break a leg dancing to this one.
	Brady Bunch - Dancin' Through The Night.mp3 [2.27 MB]
	The Brady Bunch seem to be accompanying a wah-wah guitar solo (give me that wah-wah Karl).
	Brady Bunch - Love Me Do.mp3 [1.90 MB]
	Sam the Butcher must have been the producer of this tripe.
	Brady Bunch - Medley.mp3 [1.97 MB]
	A hundred episodes compressed into as many seconds, which is the best way to enjoy The Brady Bunch.
	Cathedral Quartet - I'm a Sick American.mp3 [3.47 MB]
	Recorded from Johnny Topper's
	Cathy Berberian - I want to hold your hand.mp3 [2.67 MB]
	Cathy (1925-1983) renders this Beatles hit in the baroque soprano style on her Fontana label record titled Revolution.
	Cathy Berberian - Michelle.mp3 [3.05 MB]
	Cedarmont Kids - Books Of The Bible.mp3 [1.71 MB]
	Cedarmont Kids - Father Abraham.mp3 [2.03 MB]
	Cedarmont Kids - I Have Decided to Follow Jesus.mp3 [2.83 MB]
	Cedarmont Kids - I'm In The Lord's Army.mp3 [1.52 MB]
	Cedarmont Kids - Jesus In The Morning.mp3 [2.82 MB]
	Cedarmont Kids - Jesus Loves The Little Children.mp3 [1.46 MB]
	Cedarmont Kids - The Happy Day Express.mp3 [940 KB]
	Charles Manson - Garbage Dump.mp3 [4.53 MB]
	Yes, it's that Charles Manson. This is track 8 from a 14 track self-titled album (sometimes called the Lie album).
	Charlie The Hampster - The 10 Commandments.mp3 [15.9 MB]
	Church Bells (German).mp3 [906 KB]
	Church Bells (Saint Steven Vienna).mp3 [973 KB]
	Crazy Otto - Medley 1.mp3 [2.70 MB]
	This might be serious pianist Johnny Maddox in disguise and playing honky tonk piano medleys. These tracks were digitised from an ancient 7" vinyl single, so some sound flaws remain. It seems that multiple musicians have used the alias Crazy Otto, so I'm not absolutely sure if it's Johnny Maddox.
	Crazy Otto - Medley 2.mp3 [2.52 MB]
	Crazy Otto - Medley 3.mp3 [2.78 MB]
	Crazy Otto - Medley 4.mp3 [2.55 MB]
	Criswell - Someone Walked Over My Grave.mp3 [694 KB]
	David Ingles - Satan Has Been Paralyzed.mp3 [1.69 MB]
	Dread Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven.mp3 [6.93 MB]
	Yes, it's a Led Zeppelin cover band with an Elvis impersonator as lead singer.
	Dread Zepplin - Black Dog.mp3 [4.88 MB]
	Dread Zepplin - Immigrant Song.mp3 [2.63 MB]
	E Power Biggs - Fire Dance (Pedal Harpsichord).mp3 [3.16 MB]
	Biggsy shows us how to bash a harpsichord back into the firewood it was constructed from.
	Edith Massey - Big Girls Don't Cry.mp3 [1.22 MB]
	Edith Massey is famous as the 300 pound egg eating woman from the John Waters movie Pink Flamingos. She was a regular in John Waters' movies and her presence and teeth were hard to miss.
	Edith Massey - Punks Get Off the Grass.mp3 [3.40 MB]
	Eilert Pilarm - All Shook Up.mp3 [1.92 MB]
	A Swedish Elvis impersonator
	Eilert Pilarm - Hound Dog.mp3 [1.90 MB]
	Eilert Pilarm - In The Ghetto.mp3 [2.36 MB]
	Eilert Pilarm - Jailhouse Rock.mp3 [1.75 MB]
	Eilert Pilarm - Johnny B Goode.mp3 [1.91 MB]
	Eilert Pilarm - Long Tall Sally.mp3 [1.70 MB]
	Eilert Pilarm - Megamix.mp3 [4.66 MB]
	Ellipta - Socrates Superstar (Eurovision 79).mp3 [2.47 MB]
	Recorded from a 3RRR show by the CRUD boys before they were famous. This is the bizarre song that Greece entered in the Eurovision song contest in 1979.
	Elvis Presley - Old MacDonald Had A Farm.mp3 [1.92 MB]
	It sounds like Elvis was getting the idea for his final diet change. This song is not suitable for vegetarians.
	Ethnic Folk Song.mp3 [2.43 MB]
	Unidentified folk music with an out-of-tune singer and a monotonous twanging lead stringed instrument.
	Fart Rap.mp3 [1.29 MB]
	Claimed to be composed by sound engineers in their spare time from sampled farts. It sounds authentic.
	Ferlin Husky - I Dug My Daddy's Grave.mp3 [2.38 MB]
	Where does Ferlin "Chuckles" Husky find his jolly subject matter? He picks a similar theme on The World's Worst Record.
	Florence Foster Jenkins - Adele's Laughing Song.mp3 [3.57 MB]
	Florence Foster Jenkins - Biassy.mp3 [3.36 MB]
	Florence Foster Jenkins - Der Hölle Rache.mp3 [3.31 MB]
	Here's another sample of Florence, this time having a valiant bash at an aria from The Magic Flute by Mozart. Warning: Domestic pets may be upset when she sings the high notes in this piece.
	Florence Foster Jenkins - Mein Herr Marquis.mp3 [3.64 MB]
	It's fascinating to hear how she vaguely knows what she want's to sing but just can't quite reach it in this song from Johann Strauss Jr's opera Die Fledermaus.
	Florence Foster Jenkins - Où va la jeune Hindoue.mp3 [4.34 MB]
	Football game between good and evil.mp3 [1.75 MB]
	Frank Gorshin - The Riddler Song.mp3 [1.94 MB]
	Frank Gorshin played The Riddler in the 1960s Batman TV series. The "jokes" are like dagger thrusts.
	George Hill - Our Boys Over There.mp3 [2.82 MB]
	Digitised from a 7" single, with thanks to Rob: - Side A "To The Boys In Vietnam" (George Hill) {3.07} Control - Side B "Our Boys Are Over There" (George Hill) {2.28} Control - Label - AFS (Australian Forces Songs) - George Hill with Garry Maiden Trio and Don Lewers
	German Singalong.mp3 [2.33 MB]
	If this doesn't have you knee-slapping and clicking steins then you must be deaf or dead, or both. Thanks to Gerd in Germany who emailed me in March 2003 to explain that this is a song titled Honululu by famous volksmusik (German country music) singer Heino.
	Gordon Langford - Yellow Submarine.mp3 [2.15 MB]
	Grenadier March.mp3 [2.43 MB]
	Recorded from FM radio. I wasn't sure at first if this was a parody, but sadly, it seems to be a real military band performance.
	Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band - Overture to Raymonda.mp3 [3.71 MB]
	An hilarious parody of a bad orchestra which musicians will find memorable. This was recorded before the Portsmouth Sinfonia made this genre famous. The following text was found in a web search to a non-existant page from January 1st 1996 at the ABC radio web site: Philips 438 733 2 9' Gump Come Vere the Band ist Playing Thomas Raymonda: Overture - Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band/ Richard Gump (Recorded 1957).
	György Ligeti - Hungarian Rock (harpsichord).mp3 [3.50 MB]
	This rather weird harpsichord piece is by a famous 20th century "modern" composer. Is it bad music?
	Herbie Duncan - Hot Lips Baby.mp3 [2.17 MB]
	An imitation of someone parodying rock 'n' roll.
	I like looking at naked men.mp3 [1.50 MB]
	Does anyone know who the hell made this recording? I will need names and addresses so retribution can organised.
	I love to go to Sunday School.mp3 [1.74 MB]
	I Wanna Hold Your Hand (Dog Barks).mp3 [2.78 MB]
	Imagine.mp3 [2.23 MB]
	Apparently this is from a collection of recordings by Australian football players.
	Jim Hall & The Radio Pals - Hydrogen Nitrogen Potassium.mp3 [2.77 MB]
	Does anyone know what this slack off-key droning is about? From my chemistry days I'm guessing it's fertilizer.
	Jim Reeves - Old Tige.mp3 [2.71 MB]
	Sickly sentimentality equalled only by Pat Campbell on The World's Worst Record.
	Jimmy Little - Royal Telephone.mp3 [2.04 MB]
	Jimmy Swaggart - Speech & Song.mp3 [3.28 MB]
	Yes, this is Jimmy Swaggart the charismatic fundamentalist Christian who was found in a motel with a prostitute. Don't worry, he begged for forgiveness so there's no problem really. The back announcing explains everything.
	Jive Talking (in Chinese).mp3 [1.70 MB]
	Quite honestly, it's no worse in Chinese than it was in English, and it might even be better.
	John Denver - You Done Stomped On My Heart.mp3 [2.49 MB]
	John Trubee - Blind Man's Penis.mp3 [1.54 MB]
	For more information on this weird song see: http://www.aspma.com/trubee.htm
	Jonathan & Darlene Edwards - I am Woman.mp3 [2.23 MB]
	This is the first parody piece by the Edwards that I ever heard. I was tricked at first, and it took another 7 years before I discovered who it was.
	Jonathan & Darlene Edwards - I Love Paris.mp3 [2.59 MB]
	Jo's love of Paris must be e
	Jonathan & Darlene Edwards - Stardust.mp3 [2.28 MB]
	This song features a piano solo by Jonathan (Paul Weston). Don't laugh too much, as I've heard pianists like this in hotel bars.
	Jonathan & Darlene Edwards - Stayin' Alive.mp3 [1.45 MB]
	A version so excruciating it would be at home in a John Waters movie soundtrack.
	Jonathan & Darlene Edwards - The River Seine.mp3 [0.99 MB]
	Jo's voice mimics the sound of a nervous talent quest hopeful with astonishing fidelity.
	Leonard Nimoy - Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins.mp3 [2.16 MB]
	The lyrics follow the plot of The Hobbit quite well, but it's a shame about the music and the singer.
	Leonard Nimoy - Highly Illogical.mp3 [1.73 MB]
	A small 1960s hit by Leonard Nimoy that takes an "outer space" spin on his Mr Spock character.
	Leonard Nimoy - Put a little love in your heart.mp3 [2.07 MB]
	I thought actors were usually multi-talented and could sing and dance. I wonder if Leonard can dance.
	Linda McCartney - Hey Jude backing vocal.mp3 [5.11 MB]
	The back announcing by Andrew Denton and the late Dave Taranto explains it all. This is one of the most revered and legendary pieces of bad music in the modern world.
	Listen to the mockingbird (whistling).mp3 [1.94 MB]
	The artist narrates and immitates bird whistles.
	Margarita Pracatan - Crazy.mp3 [283 KB]
	Margarita Pracatan - Hello.mp3 [2.21 MB]
	Margarita's fame was deservedly spread far by her regular appearances on the Clive James TV show in the late 90s.
	Margarita Pracatan - I Will Survive.mp3 [3.32 MB]
	Margarita's fame was deservedly spread far by her regular appearances on the Clive James TV show in the late 90s.
	Mongolian Nose Singers.mp3 [0.99 MB]
	Not really bad music if you know that these singers are making chords via resonating harmonics inside their heads.
	Moog Synth Funk.mp3 [3.56 MB]
	Too much funky Moog synthesiser is never enough.
	Mr Floppy - Wuthering Heights.mp3 [1.69 MB]
	Was this really from a record called "My Life in the Bush of Kate"? BREAKING NEWS: Probably not! In March 2003 Andrew emailed me to say that this version might be from a Mr Floppy album titled "The Unbearable Likeness of Being a Dickhead".
	Mrs Miller - Yellow Submarine .mp3 [2.04 MB]
	Mrs. Miller - Moon River.mp3 [2.15 MB]
	Mrs. Miller - These Boots Are Made For Walking.mp3 [2.31 MB]
	Nervous Norvus - Ape Call.mp3 [2.99 MB]
	Nervous Norvus - The Fang.mp3 [2.70 MB]
	Nervous Norvus - Wild Dogs.mp3 [2.89 MB]
	Nikki Webster - Under Southern Skies (2000 Olympics).mp3 [2.49 MB]
	Pat Boone - It's a long way to the top.mp3 [3.38 MB]
	A sample from Pat's parody crossover album titled "In a Metal Mood"
	Patrick Macnee & Honor Blackman - Kinky Boots.mp3 [1.49 MB]
	This woeful song very sadly tarnishes the well deserved cult following of The Avengers TV show.
	Perrey and Kingsley - Fallout.mp3 [1.49 MB]
	Perrey and Kingsley - Strangers in The Night.mp3 [2.31 MB]
	Perrey and Kingsley - The Third Man Theme.mp3 [1.71 MB]
	Phil Harris - Deck of Cards.mp3 [1.67 MB]
	Sampson - A Song For My Lady.mp3 [2.62 MB]
	Sexy music for a rainy day.mp3 [2.54 MB]
	Snuggle up warm and cozy in front of a roaring fire with a kidney shaped pan.
	Shaggs - It's Halloween.mp3 [2.16 MB]
	It's scary alright! Can anyone figure out what key or time-signature this is in? Dave Brubeck would be fascinated I'm sure.
	Shaggs - My Pal Foot Foot.mp3 [2.31 MB]
	This is almost the signature tune of The Shaggs, often heard on comedy radio shows.
	Solun Chaagai - Sovet Churtum.mp3 [2.91 MB]
	Music and Throat-Singing from the Altai-Sayani Mountains of Tuva (see: YAT-KHA)
	Temple City Kazoo Orchestra - Theme from 2001.mp3 [1.56 MB]
	Composer Richard Strauss died in 1949, mercifully before he could hear this version of the introduction to his epic orchestral tone poem Also Sprach Zarathustra.
	Ten Lepers.mp3 [1.96 MB]
	Terrible Honky Tonk Piano.mp3 [1.62 MB]
	The Happy Day Express.mp3 [948 KB]
	This Letter's Postmarked Vietnam.mp3 [1.79 MB]
	Ukendt - Mystiskt Nummer.mp3 [682 KB]
	Findes som sidste nummer på den ene side af vinylpladen (efter pålidelig kilde, som dog ikke kan huske gruppens navn). Andet vides ikke! Hi Greg! I guess the songs I wanted to send you where too large, so I'll just send you a small weird danish song (the lyrics doesn't make much sense in danish either) I unfortunately don't know who have made the song or what it's called. The lyrics are (translated): That was a mysterous song (Det var da et mystisk nummer) Oh, that's a cute little one (ah, det er da en sød lille én) We have been closer (vi har godtnok været nærere) But that's what you're sayng these are (jamen det siger man jo sådan nogleer) I'll try to find a pace on the net to put the remaining two bad songs I have (if you still want them) Regards and thanks again for the dvd! Steen
	Unidentified (Girl Singer & Band).mp3 [2.88 MB]
	3:35 minutes of this droning repetitive drawl is like 335 minues in a dentist's chair. Is it Cat Power?
	Unknown - Chicken Yodelling Song.mp3 [1.56 MB]
	Unknown - Kids of The King (Christian Brady Bunch Theme).mp3 [909 KB]
	Unknown - Terrible Choir (turning windows).mp3 [894 KB]
	Up There Cazaly (Dance Mix).mp3 [2.42 MB]
	Overseas visitors should know that "Up There Cazaly" was a commerical pop anthem to advertise Aussie Rules football.
	Uri Geller - Come On And Love.mp3 [3.21 MB]
	Uri Geller - Velvet Space (Poetry).mp3 [2.40 MB]
	Vic Godard - 01-12 - Birth & Death.mp3 [2.21 MB]
	These Vic Godard and The Sub
	Vic Godard - 02-12 - Stand Back.mp3 [1.87 MB]
	Vic Godard - 03-12 - Watching The Devil.mp3 [4.16 MB]
	Vic Godard - 04-12 - Enclave.mp3 [2.82 MB]
	Vic Godard - 05-12 - Out of Touch (Mind).mp3 [2.57 MB]
	Vic Godard - 06-12 - Vertical Integration.mp3 [3.00 MB]
	Vic Godard - 07-12 - Split up the Money.mp3 [2.77 MB]
	Vic Godard - 08-12 - Stool Pigeon.mp3 [2.76 MB]
	Vic Godard - 09-12 - Double Negative.mp3 [2.69 MB]
	Vic Godard - 10-12 - Exit, No Return.mp3 [3.43 MB]
	Vic Godard - 11-12 - Empty Shell.mp3 [3.42 MB]
	Vic Godard - 12-12 - Make Me Sad.mp3 [3.57 MB]
	Vicki - Dr Jones (Chinese Version).mp3 [3.03 MB]
	We're going to see the Son (Not Reverend Moon).mp3 [2.77 MB]
	A song that sets religious tolerance back a few centuries.
	William Shatner - Hamlet.mp3 [3.04 MB]
	Is it a coincidence that the backing music sounds like it's from Star Trek?
	William Shatner - I Wanna Sex You Up.mp3 [710 KB]
	Try this as a pick up line.
	William Shatner - It was a very good year.mp3 [3.16 MB]
	When I was 21 it was a very good year for the invasion of the Romulan Sector.
	William Shatner - King Henry the Fifth.mp3 [2.41 MB]
	William Shatner - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.mp3 [4.12 MB]
	This is generally regarded as Shatner's masterpiece.
	William Shatner - Mr Tambourine Man.mp3 [2.74 MB]
	A close runner with Lucy in The Sky for the best-of-the-worst masterpiece.
	William Shatner - Rocketman (Poor Quality Live).mp3 [2.24 MB]
	Recorded at the 1978 Science Fiction Film Awards.
	William Shatner - Romeo & Juliet.mp3 [2.41 MB]
	Arise fair Sun and kill the envious moo (or is that moon?) who is already sick and pale with grief.
	World's Worst Record - 01-20 - I Want My Baby Back.mp3 [4.03 MB]
	World's Worst Record - 02-20 - Wunderbar.mp3 [3.07 MB]
	World's Worst Record - 03-20 - Paralyzed.mp3 [2.60 MB]
	A truly legendary piece of bad music. The Ledge plays all the instruments, even the solo trumpet. Australia is the proud home of The Ledge Fanclub who promoted his Australian tour in the mid 1980s.
	World's Worst Record - 04-20 - The Deal.mp3 [3.94 MB]
	This song has enough sickly sweet religious sentimentality to give you diabetes, but you should throw-up before that happens.
	World's Worst Record - 05-20 - Transfusion.mp3 [2.75 MB]
	World's Worst Record - 06-20 - This Pullover.mp3 [2.86 MB]
	World's Worst Record - 07-20 - Spinning Wheel.mp3 [3.24 MB]
	The first few bars go quite tolerably well, but (in mathematical terms) the singers slowly begin to diverge from the backing music until they create the effect of having two radio stations tuned in simultaneously. And let's face it, you can never get too much cowbell in a backing track.
	World's Worst Record - 08-20 - Laurie.mp3 [3.45 MB]
	World's Worst Record - 09-20 - A Lover's Concerto.mp3 [2.88 MB]
	World's Worst Record - 10-20 - The Drunken Driver.mp3 [2.80 MB]
	World's Worst Record - 11-20 - Why Am I Living.mp3 [2.48 MB]
	World's Worst Record - 12-20 - Surfin' Bird.mp3 [2.56 MB]
	World's Worst Record - 13-20 - I'm Going To Spain.mp3 [2.88 MB]
	World's Worst Record - 14-20 - The Big Architect.mp3 [4.52 MB]
	World's Worst Record - 15-20 - Cherry Pie.mp3 [2.41 MB]
	World's Worst Record - 16-20 - The Shifting Whispering Sands.mp3 [3.36 MB]
	World's Worst Record - 17-20 - Kick Out The Jams.mp3 [3.11 MB]
	World's Worst Record - 18-20 - My Feet Start Tapping.mp3 [2.33 MB]
	My temples start throbbing.
	World's Worst Record - 19-20 - The Greatest Star of All.mp3 [3.53 MB]
	Can you guess who is the greatest star of all before listening to the song? Clue: It's not a question about astronomy.
	World's Worst Record - 20-20 - Going Out Of My Head.mp3 [3.22 MB]
	You're not the only one!
	Yodelling for Jesus.mp3 [2.03 MB]
	Additional recommendations in the category are track 4 (The Deal) and track 14 (The Big Architect) from The World's Worst Record
	Yodelling Virtuoso.mp3 [2.96 MB]
	You can never have enough yodelling, and this is quite a bit of tonsil stretching virtuosity.
	Yodelling William Tell Overture.mp3 [1.12 MB]
	Even the classics are untouched by yodelling.

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These miscellaneous songs were found on the Internet or donated by fans of cult music via email. The songs don't seem to belong in any other special category, so this section was created for them.

	George Hill - Our Boys Are Over There.mp3 [2.8MB] Digitised from a 7" single, with thanks to Rob: - Side A "To The Boys In Vietnam" (George Hill) {3.07} Control - Side B "Our Boys Are Over There" (George Hill) {2.28} Control - Label - AFS (Australian Forces Songs) - George Hill with Garry Maiden Trio and Don Lewers
	John Trubee - Blind Man's Penis.mp3 [1.5MB] For more information on this weird song see: http://www.aspma.com/trubee.htm
	Ukendt - Mystiskt Nummer.mp3 An incomprehensible song from Denmark (lyrics and comments in the mp3 tag)
	Unknown - Chicken Yodelling Song.mp3 Yodelling and chickens, what a yummy combination
	Vicki - Dr Jones (Chinese Version).mp3 Thanks for Rob Jan on 3RRR for playing this whacko one
	Unknown - Chicken Yodelling Song.mp3 Another ripper from Rob Jan's radio show

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Thanks to Bad Music fan Steve Nicholls in the UK who sent me copies of the following amazing songs, many of which are completely new to me.

	Alvaro - Drinkin My Own Sperm.mp3 [6.2MB] If anyone can figure out the lyrics of this woeful and dismal song...don't tell me!
	Cathy Berberian - I want to hold your hand.mp3 [2.7MB] Cathy (1925-1983) renders this Beatles hit in the baroque soprano style on her Fontana label record titled Revolution.
	Cathy Berberian - Michelle.mp3 [3.1MB]
	Elvis Presley - Old MacDonald Had A Farm.mp3 [1.9MB] It sounds like Elvis was getting the idea for his final diet change. This song is not suitable for vegetarians.
	Ferlin Husky - I Dug My Daddy's Grave.mp3 [2.4MB] Where does Ferlin "Chuckles" Husky find his jolly subject matter? He picks a similar theme on The World's Worst Record below.
	Jim Hall & The Radio Pals - Hydrogen Nitrogen Potassium.mp3 [2.8MB] Does anyone know what this slack off-key droning is about? From my chemistry days I'm guessing it's fertilizer.
	Herbie Duncan - Hot Lips Baby.mp3 [2.2MB] An imitation of someone parodying rock 'n' roll.
	Jim Reeves - Old Tige.mp3 [2.7MB] Sickly sentimentality equalled only by Pat Campbell on The World's Worst Record (see below).
	John Denver - You Done Stomped On My Heart.mp3 [2.5MB]
	Patrick Macnee & Honor Blackman - Kinky Boots.mp3 [1.5MB] This woeful song very sadly tarnishes the well deserved cult following of The Avengers TV show.
	Sampson - A Song For My Lady.mp3 [2.6MB]
	Solun Chaagai - Sovet Churtum.mp3 [2.9MB] Music and Throat-Singing from the Altai-Sayani Mountains of Tuva (see: YAT-KHA)

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These tracks were donated to the collection in late September 2003 by Lara in the UK. Lara sent 15 tracks in total, including 2 complete LP sides from a spine-chilling children's Christian record. Due to lack of space, only the following can be presented for now and others will follow when it's possible. Big Daddy seems to be some kind of lame doo-wop group with a fabulous knack of picking the most inappropriate songs to record. The Perrey and Kingsley and Gordon Langford tracks must be some of the most irritating electronic music ever recorded. The crazy moog effects will have you clawing your own face off.

	Big Daddy - Eye of The Tiger.mp3 [2.0MB]
	Big Daddy - Hotel California.mp3 [3.0MB]
	Big Daddy - Star Wars Theme.mp3 [1.8MB]
	Perrey and Kingsley - Fallout.mp3 [1.5MB]
	Perrey and Kingsley - Strangers in The Night.mp3 [2.3MB]
	Perrey and Kingsley - The Third Man Theme.mp3 [1.7MB]
	Gordon Langford - Yellow Submarine.mp3 [2.2MB]

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Florence Foster Jenkins
Run a web search for Florence and you'll discover that she was a wealthy socialte who fancied herself as an opera diva. Read more about Florence in The Diva of Din. It's fascinating to hear how Florence vaguely knows inside her head what she want's to sing but just can't quite turn it into reality. Thanks to fellow cult music fan Glenn who sent me all eight tracks and cover scans from the legendary LP titled A Florence Foster Jenkins Recital (RCA Victor LRT-7000).

	01-08 - Aria - Queen of the Night.mp3 [2.5MB]
	02-08 - The Musical Snuff-Box.mp3 [1.7MB]
	03-08 - Like a Bird.mp3 [0.9MB]
	04-08 - Bell Song (from Lakmé).mp3 [3.2MB]
	05-08 - Serenata Mexicana.mp3 [1.5MB]
	06-08 - Charmant Oiseau (from Pearl of Brazil).mp3 [4.1MB]
	07-08 - Biassy.mp3 [2.5MB]
	08-08 - Adele's Laughing Song (from Die Fledermaus).mp3 [2.6MB]

The Shaggs
In 1969, three girls were taken to the recording studio by their proud parents. The Shaggs were born on vinyl and rest of the story (as they say) is history. See: http://www.shaggs.com/

	Shaggs - My Pal Foot Foot.mp3 [2.3MB] This is almost the signature tune of The Shaggs, often heard on comedy radio shows.
	Shaggs - It's Halloween.mp3 [2.2MB] It's scary alright! Can anyone figure out what key or time-signature this is in? Dave Brubeck would be fascinated I'm sure.

Mrs. Miller
See: Welcome to Mrs. Elva Miller Central. Another sample of Mrs. Miller can be found below on The World's Worst Record.

	Mrs. Miller - Moon River.mp3 [2.2MB]
	Mrs. Miller - These Boots Are Made For Walking.mp3 [2.3MB]

William Shatner

	William Shatner - Hamlet.mp3 [3.0MB] Is it a coincidence that the backing music sounds like it's from Star Trek?
	William Shatner - It was a very good year.mp3 [3.2MB] When I was 21 it was a very good year for the invasion of the Romulan Sector.
	William Shatner - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.mp3 [4.1MB] This is generally regarded as Shatner's masterpiece.
	William Shatner - Romeo & Juliet.mp3 [2.4MB] Arise fair Sun and kill the envious moo (or is that moon?) who is already sick and pale with grief.
	William Shatner - I Wanna Sex You Up.mp3 [710KB] Try this as a pick up line.
	William Shatner - Mr Tambourine Man.mp3 [2.7MB] A close runner with Lucy in The Sky for the best-of-the-worst masterpiece.
	William Shatner - Rocketman (Poor Quality Live).mp3 [2.2MB] Recorded at the 1978 Science Fiction Film Awards.
	William Shatner - King Henry the Fifth.mp3 [2.4MB] Complete track recorded from FM Radio

Leonard Nimoy

	Leonard Nimoy - Highly Illogical.mp3 [1.7MB] A small 1960s hit by Leonard Nimoy that takes an "outer space" spin on his Mr Spock character.
	Leonard Nimoy - Put a little love in your heart.mp3 [2.1MB] I thought actors were usually multi-talented and could sing and dance. I wonder if Leonard can dance.
	Leonard Nimoy - Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins.mp3 [2.2MB] The lyrics follow the plot of The Hobbit quite well, but it's a shame about the music and the singer.

The "Swedish Elvis" Eilert Pilarm
See Eilert's Official Web Site and Per-Gunnar Erikssons' Eilert News Page.

	Eilert Pilarm - In The Ghetto.mp3 [2.4MB]
	Eilert Pilarm - Jailhouse Rock.mp3 [1.8MB]
	Eilert Pilarm - Megamix.mp3 [4.7MB]
	Eilert Pilarm - All Shook Up.mp3 [1.9MB]
	Eilert Pilarm - Hound Dog.mp3 [1.9MB]
	Eilert Pilarm - Johnny B Goode.mp3 [1.9MB]
	Eilert Pilarm - Long Tall Sally.mp3 [1.7MB]

Nervous Norvus (Jimmy Drake)
His most famous song Transfusion can be found on the World's Worst Record below.

	Nervous Norvus - Ape Call.mp3 [3.0MB]
	Nervous Norvus - The Fang.mp3 [2.7MB]
	Nervous Norvus - Wild Dogs.mp3 [2.9MB]

Margarita Pracatan

	Margarita Pracatan - I Will Survive.mp3 [3.3MB] Margarita's fame was deservedly spread far by her regular appearances on the Clive James TV show in the late 90s.
	Margarita Pracatan - Hello.mp3 [2.2MB] Another song by the stellar Margarita performing the 1980s Lionel Ritchie hit.
	Margarita Pracatan - Crazy.mp3 [278KB] Thanks to a fellow cult music fan who emailed me this Pracatan classic

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The World's Worst Record was found in the discard bin of a record shop in the suburb of St. Kilda in the early 1980s. This album is so impressive that I felt compelled to make all of the tracks available online. Thanks to Nick in the UK who explained that this record was invented in 1978 by Kenny Everett as a result of his Capitol Radio show titled The World's Worst Radio Show where he presented the "bottom 30 music chart". Further thanks to Neil in the UK who sent additional detailed information on the history of the record.

Neil's short history of The World's Worst Record
Export LP Cover (Front) - [800x793 - 253KB]
Export LP Cover (Back) - [800x787 - 275KB]
UK LP Cover (Front) - [571x571 - 75KB]
Neil's short history of the song I Want My Baby Back
Cover of I Want My Baby Back

Links
The Radio Academy - Kenny Everett
The Capital Radio Bottom 30 -- MP3 Audio Sample
Kenny Everett Tribute
The World's Worst Record (UK Release)

	World's Worst Record - 01-20 - I Want My Baby Back.mp3 [4.0MB] Jimmy Cross
	World's Worst Record - 02-20 - Wunderbar.mp3 [3.0MB] Zarah Leander
	World's Worst Record - 03-20 - Paralyzed.mp3 [2.6MB] Legendary Stardust Cowboy A truly legendary piece of cult music. The Ledge plays all the instruments, even the solo trumpet. Australia is the proud home of The Ledge Fanclub who promoted his Australian tour in the mid 1980s.
	World's Worst Record - 04-20 - The Deal.mp3 [3.9MB] Pat Campbell This song has enough sickly sweet religious sentimentality to give you diabetes, but you should throw-up before that happens.
	World's Worst Record - 05-20 - Transfusion.mp3 [2.7MB] Nervous Norvus
	World's Worst Record - 06-20 - This Pullover.mp3 [2.8MB] Jess Conrad
	World's Worst Record - 07-20 - Spinning Wheel.mp3 [3.2MB] Mel and Dave The first few bars go quite tolerably well, but (in mathematical terms) the singers slowly begin to diverge from the backing music until they create the effect of having two radio stations tuned in simultaneously. And let's face it, you can never get too much cowbell in a backing track.
	World's Worst Record - 08-20 - Laurie.mp3 [3.4MB] Dickie Lee
	World's Worst Record - 09-20 - A Lover's Concerto.mp3 [2.9MB] Mrs. Miller See: Welcome to Mrs. Elva Miller Central
	World's Worst Record - 10-20 - The Drunken Driver.mp3 [2.8MB] Ferlin Husky
	World's Worst Record - 11-20 - Why Am I Living.mp3 [2.5MB] Jess Conrad
	World's Worst Record - 12-20 - Surfin' Bird.mp3 [2.5MB] The Trashmen
	World's Worst Record - 13-20 - I'm Going To Spain.mp3 [2.9MB] Steve Bent Good!...don't come back.
	World's Worst Record - 14-20 - The Big Architect.mp3 [4.5MB] Duncan Johnson
	World's Worst Record - 15-20 - Cherry Pie.mp3 [2.4MB] Jess Conrad
	World's Worst Record - 16-20 - The Shifting Whispering Sands.mp3 [3.3MB] Eamonn Andrews
	World's Worst Record - 17-20 - Kick Out The Jams.mp3 [3.1MB] Tub Thumper
	World's Worst Record - 18-20 - My Feet Start Tapping.mp3 [2.3MB] Adolph Babel My temples start throbbing.
	World's Worst Record - 19-20 - The Greatest Star of All.mp3 [3.5MB] Skip Jackson Can you guess who is the greatest star of all before listening to the song? Clue: It's not a question about astronomy.
	World's Worst Record - 20-20 - Going Out Of My Head.mp3 [3.2MB] Raphael You're not the only one!

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Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord) - Les Cyclops.mp3 [3.1MB] This track was taken from a commercial Naxos CD. This piece by Rameau is either too difficult for Alan, or he's had a few pints before he went into the recording studio. If you've got an ear for classical music, listen carefully for the fluffed notes and timing.

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There is so much bad religious music that it deserves a category of its own, and I can barely scratch the surface of this frightening genre. In this case, the expression religious music is usually synonymous with American Christian music. Religious music tends to have its own special nauseating attributes, usually incredible naïvety (not nativity), silly sing-song choruses and a glowing optimism so infectious that it makes you want to slap someone back to reality.

	Phil Harris - Deck of Cards.mp3 [1.7MB]
	The Cathedral Quartet - I'm a Sick American [3.5MB]
	Cedarmont Kids - Books Of The Bible.mp3 [1.7MB]
	Cedarmont Kids - Father Abraham.mp3 [2.0MB]
	Cedarmont Kids - I Have Decided to Follow Jesus.mp3 [2.8MB]
	Cedarmont Kids - I'm In The Lord's Army.mp3 [1.5MB]
	Cedarmont Kids - Jesus In The Morning.mp3 [2.8MB]
	Cedarmont Kids - Jesus Loves The Little Children.mp3 [1.5MB]
	Cedarmont Kids - The Happy Day Express.mp3 [936KB]
	Charlie The Hampster - The 10 Commandments.mp3 [15.9MB] (23:11)
	David Ingles - Satan Has Been Paralyzed.mp3 [1.7MB]
	Football game between good and evil.mp3 [1.8MB]
	I love to go to Sunday School.mp3 [1.7MB]
	Jimmy Little - Royal Telephone.mp3 [2.0MB]
	Jimmy Swaggart - Speech & Song.mp3 [3.3MB] Yes, this is Jimmy Swaggart the charismatic fundamentalist Christian who was found in a motel with a prostitute. Don't worry, he begged for forgiveness so there's no problem really. The back announcing explains everything.
	Ten Lepers.mp3 [2.0MB]
	The Happy Day Express.mp3 [948KB]
	We're going to see the Son (Not Reverend Moon).mp3 [2.8MB] A song that sets religious tolerance back a few centuries.
	Yodelling for Jesus.mp3 [2.0MB]
	Kids of The King (Christian Brady Bunch Theme).mp3 [908KB] Yes, it's the Brady Bunch theme sung by a Christian kids choir
	Additional recommendations in the category are track 4 (The Deal) and track 14 (The Big Architect) from The World's Worst Record (see the section above).

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Jonathan & Darlene Edwards
It's not technically "cult music", it's actually a clever parody of a bad lounge music duet by the talented Jo Stafford and Paul Weston.

	Jonathan & Darlene Edwards - The River Seine.mp3 [1.0MB] Jo's voice mimics the sound of a nervous talent quest hopeful with astonishing fidelity.
	Jonathan & Darlene Edwards - Stardust.mp3 [2.3MB] This song features a piano solo by Jonathan (Paul Weston). Don't laugh too much, as I've heard pianists like this in hotel bars.
	Jonathan & Darlene Edwards - I Love Paris.mp3 [2.6MB] Jo's love of Paris must be explained with the creative and unexpected use of quarter-tones.
	Jonathan & Darlene Edwards - I am Woman.mp3 [2.2MB] This is the first parody piece by the Edwards that I ever heard. I was tricked at first, and it took another 7 years before I discovered who it was.
	Jonathan & Darlene Edwards - Stayin' Alive.mp3 [1.5MB] A version so excruciating it would be at home in a John Waters movie soundtrack.

Crazy Otto
This might be serious pianist Johnny Maddox in disguise and playing honky tonk piano medleys. These tracks were digitised from an ancient 7" vinyl single, so some sound flaws remain. It seems that multiple musicians have used the alias Crazy Otto, so I'm not absolutely sure if it's Johnny Maddox.

	Crazy Otto - Medley 1.mp3 [2.7MB]
	Crazy Otto - Medley 2.mp3 [2.5MB]
	Crazy Otto - Medley 3.mp3 [2.8MB]
	Crazy Otto - Medley 4.mp3 [2.6MB]

Dread Zeppelin
Yes, it's a Led Zeppelin cover band with an Elvis impersonator as lead singer.

	Dread Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven.mp3 [6.9MB]
	Dread Zepplin - Black Dog.mp3 [4.9MB]
	Dread Zepplin - Immigrant Song.mp3 [2.6MB]

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These Vic Godard and The Subway Sect tracks were digitised from a 1980 LP record titled What's The Matter Boy that was found in a discard bin in the early 1980s. There is little to no information available on this group even via web searches. It's excruciatingly irritating music with monotonous jangly guitars, jumbled lyrics that sound like failed beat poetry, and worst of all is the warbling slightly off-key adenoidal voice of Vic Godard.

	Vic Godard - 01-12 - Birth & Death.mp3 [2.2MB]
	Vic Godard - 02-12 - Stand Back.mp3 [1.9MB]
	Vic Godard - 03-12 - Watching The Devil.mp3 [4.2MB]
	Vic Godard - 04-12 - Enclave.mp3 [2.8MB]
	Vic Godard - 05-12 - Out of Touch (Mind).mp3 [2.6MB]
	Vic Godard - 06-12 - Vertical Integration.mp3 [3.0MB]
	Vic Godard - 07-12 - Split up the Money.mp3 [2.8MB]
	Vic Godard - 08-12 - Stool Pigeon.mp3 [2.8MB]
	Vic Godard - 09-12 - Double Negative.mp3 [2.7MB]
	Vic Godard - 10-12 - Exit, No Return.mp3 [3.4MB]
	Vic Godard - 11-12 - Empty Shell.mp3 [3.4MB]
	Vic Godard - 12-12 - Make Me Sad.mp3 [3.6MB]

Thanks to Neil who found the link V.I.C. Spells Vic (Godard Spells it All Out) and these two images (click to pop-up).

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This album was found while flipping through LPs in Cosmos Books & Records in the suburb of St. Kilda back in around 1981. I had no idea who Amanda Lear was, or what she did, or what she sounded like, but it didn't matter as it was worth paying $10.50 just for the cover of her 1978 album titled Sweet Revenge. Men of good taste such as Bryan Ferry, Brian Jones and Salvador Dali seemed to think she was a very special lady, but they probably weren't inspecting her tonsils for singing ability when they first met. Amanda sings with a meandering boring baritone that might be imitating Marlene Dietrich, but it's more like an imitation of Madeline Khan imitating Marlene Dietrich in the Mel Brooks movie Blazing Saddles. This was Amanda's second album, and it seems that she continues to have a small cult following in the European disco set.

	Amanda Lear - 01-09 - (Sweet Revenge Side A).mp3 [11.1MB] WARNING: Very Large File
	Amanda Lear - 06-09 - Comics.mp3 [2.1MB]
	Amanda Lear - 07-09 - Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmm To me).mp3 [2.9MB]
	Amanda Lear - 08-09 - The Stud.mp3 [2.3MB]
	Amanda Lear - 09-09 - Hollywood Flashback.mp3 [2.6MB]

Just in case you're wondering why the album cover was worth $10.50, see the front and back covers.