What makes a song that's "written for" or "inspired by" a film a real stinker? Sometimes it's the fault of the vomit-inducing movie itself, where artists thought they were getting in on a hot ticket. But often, bands who were asked to contribute to a soundtrack were just handing off leftover crap from a less than fruitful session when the blow ran out way too soon.

Here are 10 soundtrack songs that likely left the responsible artists seething once they had the full cinematic experience. (For the most part, we left songs off this list that were actually hit singles; as much as we wish that Hammer had never subjected us to "Addams Groove," we're sure he'd release it all over again if he could. Same deal with "Men in Black," "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing," "Who's Johnny" and countless others.)

10. AC/DC - "Big Gun" (from "Last Action Hero")

This one makes the bottom of our list 'cuz it ain't that bad ... still, the Brothers Young & Co.  must've thought they were in for a massive chart-topper in 1993. "Last Action Hero" was a heavily hyped flick, Arnold Schwarzenegger's first big role since "T2," and he agreed to appear in the "Big Gun" video. Sadly, a classic of "You Could Be Mine" proportions wasn't in the cards. AC/DC weren't even trying to make a halfway decent double entendre (why not just call the tune "Large Cock" and be done with it?), and watching Arnie fake-shred while wearing an Angus-esque schoolboy outfit was akin to seeing your dad try his hand at "Rock Band." To top it all off, the movie sucked ass.

9. Prince - "Batdance" (from "Batman," duh)

Hard to believe this track was a No. 1 hit for Prince and was all over the radio back in 1989. But how often do you think the Purple One dusts this one off in concert? And if you think he always looks grumpy these days, how would you like it if people had been screaming "Get the funk out!" or "Ooh, we got a live one here!" in your general direction for the last 20 years?

8. Steve Martin - "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" (from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band")

The year: 1978. Everyone thinks a theatrical rock opera based on the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper album is an awesome idea, including rising star Steve Martin, who signs on to play murdering goofball Dr. Maxwell Edison. After all, with hot acts like Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees in the lead roles, what could go wrong? So very many things, it turned out. For starters, Martin's character had to sing what is widely considered one of the Beatles' worst songs. A McCartney composition, it was even described by George Harrison as "kinda fruity" in 1979. (This coming from the guy who wrote "Blow Away," no less.) In the clip below, Martin manages to embarrass himself worse than he did in two "Cheaper by the Dozen" disasters.

7. Run-DMC - "Ghostbusters Rap" (from "Ghostbusters II")

Fearing another lawsuit of Huey Lewis proportions (the News-man famously sued Ray Parker, Jr. and Columbia Pictures over the copycat "Ghostbusters" theme, which sounded just like "I Want a New Drug"), the makers of "Ghostbusters II" went in a different direction in 1989 and enlisted Run-DMC, who were coming off their hit Tougher Than Leather album. But the movie was a drag, the rhymes were hokey, and hip-hop 'bustin' did not make us feel good. To add insult to injury, Bobby Brown actually nabbed a hit from the soundtrack with this just-as-irritating "On Our Own."