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The Resume

    (March 15, 1964- )
    Birth name is Kennedy William Gordy
    Recorded 'Somebody's Watching Me'

Why he might be annoying:

    He is a one hit wonder.
    He took a pretentious single name, the name of his high school band.
    He claims his father, Motown founder Berry Gordy, had no knowledge of his Motown contract because of the name change and didn't want to be accused of nepotism (sure he didn't know).
    Michael Jackson sang back-up on the single as 'Thriller' was scorching the charts, virtually guaranteeing the song would be a hit.

Why he might not be annoying:

    'Somebody's Watching Me' reached #2 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart and #1 on its R&B Singles chart in 1983.
    The song went platinum and the music video was in heavy rotation on MTV.
    He composed songs for the movies 'The Last Dragon (1985)' and 'Rocket Gibraltar (1988).'

Credit: Scar Tactics


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 56 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 69.70% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 62 Votes: 75.81% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 89 Votes: 76.40% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 171 Votes: 76.02% Annoying