An open letter to GQ about "We Built This City"

Dear Gentleman's Quarterly, You recently published a story, An Oral History of “We Built This City,” the Worst Song of All Time.

The article prompted me to listen to "We Built This City" for the first time in as long as I can remember. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1b8AhIsSYQ After careful consideration, I do not accept that "We Built This City" is the worst song of all time. It's not even the worst Starship song. That distinction clearly belongs to "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBQVrCflZ_E

"We Built This City" is corny but perfectly harmless. The synth part is kind of great. It's not any sillier than half the songs on the radio back then.

Also, Starship is better than Jefferson Starship, who are much better than Jefferson Airplane. I guess "Somebody To Love" is okay, but Jefferson Airplane is mostly dreadful. At least Starship has a groove and a sense of humor.

Sincerely,

Ethan Hein