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What song of Barry's set your teeth on edge?

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KJM

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May 25, 2012, 7:39:01 AM5/25/12
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This is on the back of the teasing you got Brenda, think we all know Memory is so your least fave track. What track makes you cringe like someone was dragging nails down a blackboard, first one to say they love all Barry's songs is a party pooper LOL!!!

OK here is mine:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTK-E-tlOk8

Seriously, ARRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH dark room with brain bleach, yuk.

PS. Love Keeley's hair mind.

Suzan

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May 25, 2012, 8:13:06 AM5/25/12
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This could be an amusing topic!

I think I'd have to pick "Hanging on a Nail". In his defense, it wasn't a regular release-it was the flip side of a 45/CD single, and I don't think he's ever performed it. But the lyrics are so corny, and the twangy yee-haw music doesn't help.

"I'm hanging on a nail,
Like a picture on the wall
With my feet dangling off of the ground.
I'm hanging on a nail,
Like the mirror in the hall,
and I can't find my way to get down"




KJM

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May 25, 2012, 8:28:15 AM5/25/12
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OMG Suzan, I just found a MP3 clip, oh I am laughing so hard right now, that is just bonkers awful, I just envisage a video, of all yee-hawing singers, but they are all puppets, with strings being yanked in time to the yee-hawing, that is thus far, my number 2 of cringeworthyness!!!!

Kittenmommy

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May 25, 2012, 9:31:51 AM5/25/12
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Damn, I just got Barryrolled! D:

dcsharon

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May 25, 2012, 10:10:08 AM5/25/12
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On May 25, 7:39 am, KJM <ka...@kdaf.co.uk> wrote:

Least favorite track?

Best Seat in the House ... (that's my equivilent to Brenda's
"Memory")

(DC) Sharon

bookworm

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May 25, 2012, 10:51:26 AM5/25/12
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The two that immediately come to mind are 'Sandra' and 'Bermuda Triangle'. Just don't care for either one of them at all and there are others.

People's tastes are so different aren't they? Now, I like 'Best Seat in the House' but it's not on my favorites list.

HD

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May 25, 2012, 11:59:49 AM5/25/12
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjTi6V6As-o

Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.
The song reminds me of a corny tap dance routine that I was forced to do as a kid while spinning umbrellas.

Beanz

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May 25, 2012, 12:08:30 PM5/25/12
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I like this song. :O)

Beanz

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May 25, 2012, 12:30:29 PM5/25/12
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There's a song Barry sings that reminds me of this. I just can't
remember the name of the song at this sec.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYFMpC6bpiQ&feature=related

KJM

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May 25, 2012, 12:07:48 PM5/25/12
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HD you must have been scarred for life, me thinks this will number 3 on my list!

Beanz

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May 25, 2012, 12:44:25 PM5/25/12
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I found it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELtadZJ5BUU

KJM

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May 25, 2012, 1:24:37 PM5/25/12
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Ooooh I absolutely adore this one Beanz, this is turning out to be interesting, what turns one on, turns another off, and no smutty comments on my coin of phrasing please, I know what I mean :))))

denise....@gmail.com

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May 25, 2012, 3:00:05 PM5/25/12
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On Friday, 25 May 2012 17:44:25 UTC+1, Beanz wrote:
I love that one! The Carpenters do a good version of it as well.

BG

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May 25, 2012, 5:23:13 PM5/25/12
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On Friday, May 25, 2012 8:13:06 AM UTC-4, Suzan wrote:
> I think I'd have to pick "Hanging on a Nail". In his defense, it wasn't a regular release-it was the flip side of a 45/CD single, and I don't think he's ever performed it.

Oh Suzan, you hit the "nail" on the head, pun intended. This is the most god-awful thing he has ever done. We used to put this on and just laugh hysterically at how unbelievably bad it is. Definitely file this in the "What was he thinking" pile?

Kelly

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May 25, 2012, 7:20:52 PM5/25/12
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I have to be a pain in the ass and categorize mine.
From the decades albums I don't really care for "And I Love Her", "This Guy's in Love with You", "The Long and Winding Road" and "I Just Called to say I Love You".
From the studio albums it would be "We Still Have Time" although I do like "Life will Go On"
B-sides are "They Gave Into the Blues": nice music but corny lyrics and how he says "blues-ooo-ooo-ooo-oooze" and "You're Running Too Hard": again, nice music but the lyrics are silly.

And to dcsharon's dismay - I really like" Best Seat in the House". To each their own!

Kelly H

mmi...@ascap.com

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May 25, 2012, 8:49:06 PM5/25/12
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I know I'm in the minority but my least favorite song would be (well I have two) - Paradise Cafe and The Bells of Christmas.

I am not a jazz fan. I don't like anything about The PC album. Now Swing Street I love. Go figure.

But The Bells of Christmas is the most depressing Christmas song I've ever heard.

Maria

Choo Choo

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May 25, 2012, 8:59:12 PM5/25/12
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On May 25, 7:39 am, KJM <ka...@kdaf.co.uk> wrote:
> This is on the back of the teasing you got Brenda, think we all know Memory is so your least fave track.  What track makes you cringe like someone was dragging nails down a blackboard, first one to say they love all Barry's songs is a party pooper LOL!!!


Simple.....Copa.
The only version I can stomach is the Latin track on the GSOT70's
album.

Chris

Totosmom

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May 25, 2012, 9:45:49 PM5/25/12
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On Friday, May 25, 2012 4:39:01 AM UTC-7, KJM wrote:
"SHIPS" makes me want to gag along with "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter".

shado...@gmail.com

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May 25, 2012, 10:40:56 PM5/25/12
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What makes me cringe is Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You and How Can You
Mend A Broken Heart. I was never really crazy about the Bee Gees. I hate
the high pitched voices. That's why I don't care for the Beach Boys either.
Linda

Kittenmommy

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May 25, 2012, 10:51:16 PM5/25/12
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We're visiting my family in Ohio right now, and the wireless
connection here is... not the best. But my God, when I get home I'm
going to shake the internet until that song falls out, because I just
*have* to hear this one for myself!

Oh, we went to the Golden Corral for supper today (our Food Tour of NE
Ohio continues, LOL) and I heard one of Barry's songs on the music
system in the restaurant. Not sure which one it was and I couldn't
really make out any lyrics, but it was definitely him; after so much
time spent here, I recognize his voice when I hear it! ;)

Tomorrow: The Brown Derby (yay!), where we will again EAT ALL OF THE
THINGS. My dad must think we don't eat when we're at home, LOL.

Robinann

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May 25, 2012, 10:54:03 PM5/25/12
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Not What You See from Mayflower.

starn...@earthlink.net

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May 25, 2012, 11:21:10 PM5/25/12
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I think for me it's a tie between "If You Were Here With Me" and "In Search Of Love". Not a fan of technopop.

denise....@gmail.com

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May 26, 2012, 4:01:59 AM5/26/12
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I got rid of my Best of the 1950s CD cos I just couldn't stand it! I also don't like the Swing Street album and not a huge fan of Paradise Cafe.

granny...@pandora.be

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May 26, 2012, 6:35:25 AM5/26/12
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Copa, no doubt....I like it at a concert when everybody is on his feet
and dancing and singing along but I skip it on a cd !

Jeannine

vmc...@aol.com

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May 26, 2012, 10:24:42 AM5/26/12
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I love NYCR as a song, but on stage all that running around playing the piano bores me to tears now.
IreneH

Robinann

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May 26, 2012, 5:11:33 PM5/26/12
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Thought of another one; Because It's Christmas. That song makes me gag.

Kelly

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May 26, 2012, 6:49:55 PM5/26/12
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I like Copa live in concert but rarely listen to any of the recorded versions. And he could skip doing I Write the Songs and I wouldn't be upset about that. Of course, neither of those songs is going to go away anytime soon.
Kittenmommy: Your probably 2 or 3 hours drive away from me. Hope you are having a good time in Ohio.

Kelly H

Kittenmommy

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May 26, 2012, 8:04:33 PM5/26/12
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On May 26, 6:49 pm, Kelly <kheuche...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Kittenmommy: Your probably 2 or 3 hours drive away from me. Hope you are having a good time in Ohio.

We are, thanks! Sadly, we have to go home tomorrow. I can't wait
'til Kittendaddy retires and we can move back here!

(Yes, I probably *am* nuts!)

Brown Derby was delicious, BTW! :D

bookworm

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May 26, 2012, 8:58:16 PM5/26/12
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Another I can add to the list is CSWY. I'm so tired of it and wish he would retire it for a while. I'd rather hear some of the ones he hasn't done in a while for a change.

I don't mind COPA but wish he would bring back "Who Needs To Dream". He's fixated on the hits because of the civies in the audience and he's been doing these songs so long, I don't know how HE doesn't get sick of doing some of them.

CSWY1221

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May 27, 2012, 12:37:52 AM5/27/12
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On May 25, 6:39 am, KJM <ka...@kdaf.co.uk> wrote:
> This is on the back of the teasing you got Brenda, think we all know Memory is so your least fave track.  What track makes you cringe like someone was dragging nails down a blackboard, first one to say they love all Barry's songs is a party pooper LOL!!!
>
> OK here is mine:-
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTK-E-tlOk8
>
> Seriously, ARRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH dark room with brain bleach, yuk.
>
> PS.  Love Keeley's hair mind.

Seven More Years. I need no explanation

Mary B

Kittenmommy

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May 27, 2012, 12:54:50 AM5/27/12
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On May 26, 8:58 pm, bookworm <jnnwlk...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Another I can add to the list is CSWY. I'm so tired of it and wish he would retire it for a while. I'd rather hear some of the ones he hasn't done in a while for a change.
>
> I don't mind COPA but wish he would bring back "Who Needs To Dream". He's fixated on the hits because of the civies in the audience and he's been doing these songs so long, I don't know how HE doesn't get sick of doing some of them.

*raises hand sheepishly* I like "Can't Smile Without You".
Kittendaddy likes "Mandy".

*sigh*

Tin@

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May 27, 2012, 11:10:13 AM5/27/12
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On May 25, 7:10 am, dcsharon <dcsha...@aol.com> wrote:
> On May 25, 7:39 am, KJM <ka...@kdaf.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Least favorite track?
>
> Best Seat in the House  ... (that's my equivilent to Brenda's
> "Memory")
>
> (DC) Sharon

Copacabana...I love to see it live, hate to listen to it otherwise.

Tin@

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May 27, 2012, 11:32:22 AM5/27/12
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELtadZJ5BUU-

I LOVE this song!!

Kittenmommy

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May 27, 2012, 10:46:39 PM5/27/12
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On May 25, 10:51 pm, Kittenmommy <kittenmo...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On May 25, 5:23 pm, BG <broad...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Friday, May 25, 2012 8:13:06 AM UTC-4, Suzan wrote:
> > > I think I'd have to pick "Hanging on a Nail".  In his defense, it wasn't a regular release-it was the flip side of a 45/CD single, and I don't think he's ever performed it.
>
> > Oh Suzan, you hit the "nail" on the head, pun intended.   This is the most god-awful thing he has ever done.  We used to put this on and just laugh hysterically at how unbelievably bad it is.   Definitely file this in the "What was he thinking" pile?
>
> We're visiting my family in Ohio right now, and the wireless
> connection here is... not the best.  But my God, when I get home I'm
> going to shake the internet until that song falls out, because I just
> *have* to hear this one for myself!

Home now.

Found it.

OMG. My mouth is literally hanging open in disbelief. WTF *is* this
shit??? D:

Brenda M

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May 28, 2012, 8:17:22 AM5/28/12
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On May 26, 6:35 am, "granny.ba...@pandora.be"
I actually enjoyed "Copa" when it was first released ... I'm just
tired of it. I can't imagine why. :-)

Brenda

Brenda M

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May 28, 2012, 8:18:30 AM5/28/12
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On May 26, 10:24 am, vmcg...@aol.com wrote:

>
> I love NYCR  as a song,  but on stage all that running around playing the piano bores me to tears now.
> IreneH

Oh thank God I'm not the only one who's so sick of seeing that
routine.

Thank you, Irene!


Brenda

Brenda M

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May 28, 2012, 8:25:07 AM5/28/12
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Mary,

When I was like, I don't know, 14 or 15, my friend Kim and I used to
hang out in my basement and record ourselves singing along to songs
from my favorite albums (which were mostly Manilow and Denver back
then).

Someday... long after I die... Indiana Jones is going to dig through
the mounds of my remaining crap and stumble across a crapped up
cassette with Kim, Barry and I singing "Seven More Years." And Mr.
Jones will likely ask, "Why, in God's name, why would they do this?"

And, from the other side, I will hear his desperate plea for
information but will have no answer for him, because I have no clue
why we picked THAT song to butcher even more.

(Still, I'm positive it's not nearly as awful as Kim, John and I
singing "Calypso.")

Thanks for the memory. Now go away. :-)

Brenda

Kittenmommy

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May 28, 2012, 10:25:28 PM5/28/12
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On May 28, 8:25 am, Brenda M <bmesku...@aol.com> wrote:

> When I was like, I don't know, 14 or 15, my friend Kim and I used to
> hang out in my basement and record ourselves singing along to songs
> from my favorite albums (which were mostly Manilow and Denver back
> then).
>
> Someday... long after I die... Indiana Jones is going to dig through
> the mounds of my remaining crap and stumble across a crapped up
> cassette with Kim, Barry and I singing "Seven More Years."  And Mr.
> Jones will likely ask, "Why, in God's name, why would they do this?"

Now I'm picturing Old Indy from "The Young Indiana Jones
Chronicles" (yes, with the cane and eyepatch!) digging up your old
basement, LOL!

marvin

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May 29, 2012, 9:44:18 AM5/29/12
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Marvin: I saw a Manilow tribute show in which NYCR was arranged as
a four part harmony and made the song sound new. It sounds like Barry
can recreate the excitement of NYCR as he did with so many of his
standards by rearranging the song a bit.

Suzan

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May 29, 2012, 2:37:43 PM5/29/12
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Suzan wrote:
> > > > I think I'd have to pick "Hanging on a Nail".  
> > > Oh Suzan, you hit the "nail" on the head, pun intended.   This is the most god-awful thing he has ever done.  We used to put this on and just laugh hysterically at how unbelievably bad it is.   Definitely file this in the "What was he thinking" pile?
> OMG. My mouth is literally hanging open in disbelief. WTF

You can't say we didn't warn you, KM! LOL

Many of these other songs that are listed here may be overplayed or repetitive, but "Hanging on a Nail" is in a class by itself for tooth-grindingly bad!
(Thank goodness, or Barry's career would have been a lot shorter.)

Kittenmommy

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May 29, 2012, 3:10:10 PM5/29/12
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On May 29, 2:37 pm, Suzan <suzan.obe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Suzan wrote:
> > > > > I think I'd have to pick "Hanging on a Nail".
> > > > Oh Suzan, you hit the "nail" on the head, pun intended.   This is the most god-awful thing he has ever done.  We used to put this on and just laugh hysterically at how unbelievably bad it is.   Definitely file this in the "What was he thinking" pile?
> > OMG.  My mouth is literally hanging open in disbelief.  WTF
>
> You can't say we didn't warn you, KM!  LOL

That song is a big flaming pile of WHAT WAS HE THINKING???

Kittenmommy

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May 29, 2012, 3:12:46 PM5/29/12
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PS:

On May 29, 2:37 pm, Suzan <suzan.obe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Suzan wrote:

> You can't say we didn't warn you, KM!  LOL

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigLippedAlligatorMoment
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