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Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Worst Song of the Seventies?

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October 14, 2011 3:55 PM ET
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The Seventies produced some of the best music of all time – David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Queen, the Clash, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Kraftwerk and Parliament/Funkadelic, to name a few, not to mention the rise of disco and punk. But like any decade, there was a lot of awful music too. Our question for you this week is: What is your least favorite song of the Seventies?

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter with the #weekendrock hashtag.

Last week we asked you to name your favorite Radiohead song, and we compiled the results in this top 10 list.

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