Paul McCartney Calls New Album 'Kisses on the Bottom': Worst Album Title Ever?
SLIDESHOW: Worst Album Title Ever?
George Clinton, "Hey Man ... Smell My Finger"
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Paul McCartney, "Kisses on the Bottom"
Paul McCartney is 69 years old, but the legendary ex-Beatle has somehow managed to stay hip -- until now. Sir Paul has named his upcoming album "Kisses on the Bottom." Now how do we get this visual out of our head?
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George Clinton, "Hey Man ... Smell My Finger"
Our response to the 1993 funk album's title? "Thanks, but we'll pass."
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Butthole Surfers, “Locust Abortion Technician”
Now, you can't expect much from a band that refers to themselves as the Butthole Surfers, but as far as album titles go, this 1987 album is as bad as it gets.
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Nas, "Untitled" (formerly "N-Word")
The rapper intended to call his 2008 album N-----" (and spell the whole thing out), but he renamed it "Untitled" due to the backlash. According to Nas, even Congress called Def Jam to complain.
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Gary Glitter, "Touch Me"
The 1973 album title feels creepy in retrospect, after the glam rocker's 1999 conviction on child pornography charges and subsequent conviction in Vietnam for committing obscene acts with minors.
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Pete Townshend, "All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes"
The 1982 album from The Who rocker is as politically incorrect as they come. Even Townshend himself said he should win a "Stupid Title of the Year" award.
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Fiona Apple, "When the Pawn..."
One of the most pretentious album titles of all time, the full title of the 1999 album goes on for more than 400 characters, starting with: "When the pawn hits the conflicts he thinks like a king..."
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Toby Keith, "Shock'n Y'all"
This 2003 country album featured the pro-military hit "American Soldier," but the fact that it alluded to the United States' invasion of Iraq puts in the "bad pun" category.
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While the title recalls painful memories of Ben Affleck kissing Jennifer Lopez's famous rear end in her video for "Jenny From the Block," McCartney explains on his website that the name comes from the lyrics of "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter," the song popularized by Fats Waller in 1935:
"I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter and make believe it came from you; I'm gonna write words oh so sweet. They're gonna knock me off of my feet. A lot of kisses on the bottom, I'll be glad I got 'em,'" the lyrics read. OK, so that makes it a little better...
McCartney also describes the album, in stores next month, as "a deeply personal journey through classic American compositions that, in some cases, a young Paul first heard his father perform on piano at home." It also includes two new tracks and features Diana Krall, Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder.
Nice try, Paul, but this album title is a bit too distracting for us to focus on the music. And perhaps you're a bit too distracted by your new bride's bottom. In honor of the terrible title, NME music magazine came up with a "50 worst album titles in history" list. Click through our slideshow (featuring our favorites from their list) and let us know: What's the worst album title of all time?
Top Opinion
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Fef 2012/01/10 18:42:25Nas, "Untitled" (formerly "N-Word")
No... Just no.
The Butthole Surfers album is superb too... don't knock it.
P.S. Butthole Surfers are epic
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would have won hands done if the RHCP didnt change the album to I'm with you
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