corporation names", given Starship's own frequent name changes. Asked about the listing, Mickey Thomas, one of the singers of Starship, said he was surprised at the ranking, but also "thrilled" because of the other high-profile groups on the list, saying, "I wish Blender had called us for a group shot. I'd love to have my picture taken with Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney." (Wonder and McCartney were listed together at #10 for their 1982 duet "Ebony and Ivory".) Asked again about the listing in 2010, Thomas said: "From what I heard, they got so much flak about it that they sort of retracted their statements in a way about the song. And not only that, but Blenders folded, and we're still here." Richmond Times-Dispatch music critic Melissa Ruggieri argued that "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" and "Sara" were Starship songs that were more suitable for the top of the list than "We Built This City", a song Ruggieri said "references Marconi, the father of the radio...inserted a cool snippet of DJ chatter from the band's beloved San Francisco...[and] found Grace Slick enunciating the phrase 'corporation games' with nutty abandon." Rolling Stone Top Ten Worst Songs of the 1980s In 2011, a Rolling Stone magazine online readers poll named "We Built This City" the worst song of the 1980s. The song's winning margin was so large that the magazine reported it "could be the biggest blow-out victory in the history of the Rolling Stone Readers Poll". GQ Worst Song of All Time In August 2016, GQ magazine declared this song as the worst of all time, referring to it as "the most detested song in human history". The article covered Bernie Taupin and Martin Page's roles in writing an early version of the song, the song's development into its final version, its massive success and backlash, and Grace Slick's inconsistent statements about whether she liked the song. Personnel Mickey Thomas – lead and backing vocals Grace Slick – lead and backing vocals Craig Chaquico – lead and rhythm guitar Pete Sears – bass guitar Donny Baldwin – electronic drums, backing vocals Additional personnel Peter Wolf – keyboards, synthesizers Les Garland – DJ voice Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts All-time charts Certifications LadBaby version In December 2018, British blogger LadBaby released a comedy version of the song with a sausage roll theme (the refrain being "We Built This City on Sausage Rolls")