Worst Songs!!
Mark Babin
Shannon by Henry Groce
or dAVE dUNDAS Jeans On around 75-76???
Donnah Dunthorn
Dogbert (sam...@sprynet.com) wrote:
: How about Billy Don't Be a Hero by Bo Donaldson and The Heywards
*scream*
How about a certain song by Paul Anka whose title I can't mention
because it would probably summon a demon?
d.
Dogbert
mba...@iglou.com (Mark Babin) wrote:
>Shannon by Henry Groce
>or dAVE dUNDAS Jeans On around 75-76???
How about Billy Don't Be a Hero by Bo Donaldson and The Heywards
Johnny Hartner
WORST OF ALL TIME
1. Freebird (geez, is this overrated! How many lines can we end with the word
"now" by a singer who moonlights as a Hanna Barbera bear "duh")
2. Crocodile Rock (ever see Elton dressed in a dipwad croc outfit?)
3. LeGrange (Neanderthal lyrics galore)
jenkins
On 13 Aug 1996 23:01:31 GMT, don...@shadow.net (Donnah Dunthorn)
wrote:
TRY "(YOU'RE) HAVING MY BABY"
HOW ABOUT ADDING RHINESTONE COWBOY BY GLEN CAMPBELL TO THE WORST LIST?
JOHN T. JENKINS
je...@iwl.net
"AND THE OPERATOR SAID 30 CENTS MORE FOR THE NEXT THREE MINUTES,
PLEASE........." RAY SAWYER, AKA DR. HOOK
CSTR...@kentvm.kent.edu
On 13 Aug 1996 23:01:31 GMT, don...@shadow.net (Donnah Dunthorn)
wrote:
>Dogbert (sam...@sprynet.com) wrote:
> How about a certain song by Paul Anka whose title I can't mention
> because it would probably summon a demon?
>
> d.
TRY "(YOU'RE) HAVING MY BABY"
in all caps, I understand that you _really_ hate this song. But was it
necessary to provide the title for the song that provides many of us with
such ear torture?
BTW, I agree, add Rhinestone Cowboy to the Worst Song list. Correction. Make
that all songs by Glen Campbell...
Christine
Clancy
>
>BTW, I agree, add Rhinestone Cowboy to the Worst Song list. Correction. Make
>that all songs by Glen Campbell...
Oh, he had some good stuff. He's actually a well respected
musician, irregardless of his singing career.
Johlt
In article <zane-14089...@zane.slip.lm.com>, za...@telerama.lm.com
(Johnny Hartner) writes:
>WORST OF ALL TIME
>1. Freebird (geez, is this overrated! How many lines can we end with the
word
> "now" by a singer who moonlights as a Hanna Barbera bear "duh")
>2. Crocodile Rock (ever see Elton dressed in a dipwad croc outfit?)
>3. LeGrange (Neanderthal lyrics galore)
I'm sure these have already been nominated, but how about "Seasons in the
Sun" by Terry Jacks, "The Night Chicago Died" by Paper Lace (? not sure
about the group), "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce (definitely not his
best tune), just about anything done by Neil Diamond, "You're So Vain" by
Carly Simon, and "It's Too Late" by Carole King?
The seventies definitely had their low points. This was the period during
which "light rock" was born, and it seemed like so many radio stations
were springing up all over that were playing it. The lyrics were SO
DEPRESSING!
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
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Dave Ranson
CSTR...@kentvm.kent.edu wrote:
>
> On 13 Aug 1996 23:01:31 GMT, don...@shadow.net (Donnah Dunthorn)
> wrote:
>
> >Dogbert (sam...@sprynet.com) wrote:
> > How about a certain song by Paul Anka whose title I can't mention
> > because it would probably summon a demon?
>
I'm sure we can all recall the scene on "WKRP in Cincinnati" where Johnny
Fever, on being told he can play rock instead of elevator music, scrapes
the needle across the copy of "You're Having My Baby."
Kind of makes one feel good to see (and hear) that!
D.
Donnah Dunthorn
Please be careful with attributions.
d.
CSTR...@kentvm.kent.edu wrote:
:
: On 13 Aug 1996 23:01:31 GMT, don...@shadow.net (Donnah Dunthorn)
: wrote:
:
: >Dogbert (sam...@sprynet.com) wrote:
: > How about a certain song by Paul Anka whose title I can't mention
: > because it would probably summon a demon?
: >
: > d.
:
: TRY "(YOU'RE) HAVING MY BABY"
:
: You just _HAD_ to summon that demon, didn't you? Judging by the response
: in all caps, I understand that you _really_ hate this song. But was it
: necessary to provide the title for the song that provides many of us with
: such ear torture?
:
: BTW, I agree, add Rhinestone Cowboy to the Worst Song list. Correction. Make
: that all songs by Glen Campbell...
:
: Christine
:
chuck dunfee
In article <4v324q$d...@dfw-ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>, djd...@ix.netcom.com(djd) wrote:
>In <zane-14089...@zane.slip.lm.com> za...@telerama.lm.com
>(Johnny Hartner) writes:
>>
>>In article <4uqoli$e...@lal.interserv.com>, sam...@sprynet.com
>(Dogbert) wrote:
>>
>>> mba...@iglou.com (Mark Babin) wrote:
>>>
>>> >Shannon by Henry Groce
>>> >or dAVE dUNDAS Jeans On around 75-76???
>>>
>>
>>
>>1. Freebird (geez, is this overrated! How many lines can we end with
>the word
>> "now" by a singer who moonlights as a Hanna Barbera bear "duh")
>>2. Crocodile Rock (ever see Elton dressed in a dipwad croc outfit?)
>>3. LeGrange (Neanderthal lyrics galore)
>
>
>be called that) notes every committed (and THEY should have been) to
>paper was ANTYHING by the Most Wretched CAPTAIN AND TENILLE!! UGH!!!,
>Pa-tooey!!! Yech!! Love will keep us together, ACK!!! Muskrat Love,
>ICK!!! I gotta' go now...I'm gonna' puke just thinkin' of thier
>stuff!! BLLLLEEEECCCHHHHH!!!!!
>
>Duane
>djd...@ix.netcom.com
>
>(Before anybody asks me; Yes, that IS how I really
>
>>Here some more crap......
>>Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree-Tony Orlando and Dawn
>>You Light Up My Life-Debby Boone
>>Think it Over-Cheryl Ladd
>>Convoy-C.W. McCall ??
>>The Night Chicago Died-Paper Lace
Charles Hobbs
chuck dunfee wrote:
>
> >>Here some more crap......
> >>Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree-Tony Orlando and Dawn\
This got dragged out during the Iran hostage crisis and also during
the Gulf War. People convienently forgot that this song was about
a *criminal getting out of jail*. ("I'm coming home, I've done my time/
Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine . . .")
Paula
I don't think that anyone can dispute that Disco Duck was one of the worst!!!
djd
In <zane-14089...@zane.slip.lm.com> za...@telerama.lm.com
(Johnny Hartner) writes:
>
>In article <4uqoli$e...@lal.interserv.com>, sam...@sprynet.com
(Dogbert) wrote:
>
>> mba...@iglou.com (Mark Babin) wrote:
>>
>> >Shannon by Henry Groce
>> >or dAVE dUNDAS Jeans On around 75-76???
>>
>
>> How about Billy Don't Be a Hero by Bo Donaldson and The Heywards
>
>WORST OF ALL TIME
>1. Freebird (geez, is this overrated! How many lines can we end with
the word
> "now" by a singer who moonlights as a Hanna Barbera bear "duh")
>2. Crocodile Rock (ever see Elton dressed in a dipwad croc outfit?)
>3. LeGrange (Neanderthal lyrics galore)
No, No, NO!! The worst, most vile confabulation of musical (if it can
be called that) notes every committed (and THEY should have been) to
paper was ANTYHING by the Most Wretched CAPTAIN AND TENILLE!! UGH!!!,
Pa-tooey!!! Yech!! Love will keep us together, ACK!!! Muskrat Love,
ICK!!! I gotta' go now...I'm gonna' puke just thinkin' of thier
stuff!! BLLLLEEEECCCHHHHH!!!!!
Duane
djd...@ix.netcom.com
(Before anybody asks me; Yes, that IS how I really feel.)
Timothy P. Mcmenimen
>Shannon by Henry Groce
>or dAVE dUNDAS Jeans On around 75-76???
Obviously from an animal hater.
Actually this song is based on the Brian Wilson/ Beach Boy structure of
harmonized vocals and falsetto lead.
I must admit that it was very irratating when it came out (due to overplay
from the radio stations) but after not hearing it for over a decade, I
grew to appreciate it the last few times I have heard it.
And I believe it was Henry Gross, to set the record straight.
Tim
Keith Helmink
nves...@teleport.com (Paula ) wrote:
>I don't think that anyone can dispute that Disco Duck was one of the worst!!!
Is there a category for songs INTENDED to be bad? Disco Duck is camp!
Too bad America didn't get the joke, or did it?
How about _Mc Arthur Park_ by Donna Summer (Not the original)?
keith
wand...@voicenet.com
djd wrote:
>
> In <zane-14089...@zane.slip.lm.com> za...@telerama.lm.com
> (Johnny Hartner) writes:
> >
> >In article <4uqoli$e...@lal.interserv.com>, sam...@sprynet.com
> (Dogbert) wrote:
> >
> >> mba...@iglou.com (Mark Babin) wrote:
> >>
> >> >or dAVE dUNDAS Jeans On around 75-76???
> >>
> >
> >
> >WORST OF ALL TIME
> >1. Freebird (geez, is this overrated! How many lines can we end with
> the word
> > "now" by a singer who moonlights as a Hanna Barbera bear "duh")
> >2. Crocodile Rock (ever see Elton dressed in a dipwad croc outfit?)
> >3. LeGrange (Neanderthal lyrics galore)
>
> No, No, NO!! The worst, most vile confabulation of musical (if it can
> be called that) notes every committed (and THEY should have been) to
> paper was ANTYHING by the Most Wretched CAPTAIN AND TENILLE!! UGH!!!,
> Pa-tooey!!! Yech!! Love will keep us together, ACK!!! Muskrat Love,
> ICK!!! I gotta' go now...I'm gonna' puke just thinkin' of thier
> stuff!! BLLLLEEEECCCHHHHH!!!!!
>
> Duane
> djd...@ix.netcom.com
>
the 70's, I beg to differ with your opinion. I think it was a FANTASTIC
song. Probably makes the all time top 10 hits of the era, right along
with my favorite, "Joy To The World." Regards
Steve Ellis
In article <4v4bcs$t...@news2.ee.net> dun...@tusco.net (chuck dunfee) writes:
>In article <4v324q$d...@dfw-ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>, djd...@ix.netcom.com(djd) wrote:
>>In <zane-14089...@zane.slip.lm.com> za...@telerama.lm.com
>>(Johnny Hartner) writes:
>>>
>>>In article <4uqoli$e...@lal.interserv.com>, sam...@sprynet.com
>>(Dogbert) wrote:
>>>
>>>> mba...@iglou.com (Mark Babin) wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >Shannon by Henry Groce
>>>> >or dAVE dUNDAS Jeans On around 75-76???
>>>>
>>>
>>>> How about Billy Don't Be a Hero by Bo Donaldson and The Heywards
>>>
>>>WORST OF ALL TIME
>>>1. Freebird (geez, is this overrated! How many lines can we end with
>>the word
>>> "now" by a singer who moonlights as a Hanna Barbera bear "duh")
>>>2. Crocodile Rock (ever see Elton dressed in a dipwad croc outfit?)
>>>3. LeGrange (Neanderthal lyrics galore)
>>
>>
>>No, No, NO!! The worst, most vile confabulation of musical (if it can
>>be called that) notes every committed (and THEY should have been) to
>>paper was ANTYHING by the Most Wretched CAPTAIN AND TENILLE!! UGH!!!,
>>Pa-tooey!!! Yech!! Love will keep us together, ACK!!! Muskrat Love,
>>ICK!!! I gotta' go now...I'm gonna' puke just thinkin' of thier
>>stuff!! BLLLLEEEECCCHHHHH!!!!!
>>
>>Duane
>>djd...@ix.netcom.com
>>
>>(Before anybody asks me; Yes, that IS how I really
>>
>>>Here some more crap......
>>>Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree-Tony Orlando and Dawn
>>>You Light Up My Life-Debby Boone
>>>Think it Over-Cheryl Ladd
>>>Convoy-C.W. McCall ??
>>>The Night Chicago Died-Paper Lace
Pillow Talk by Sylvia
Paula
In article <321748...@primenet.com>, Charles Hobbs <tra...@primenet.com> wrote:
>Keith Helmink wrote:
>>
>> nves...@teleport.com (Paula ) wrote:
>>
>> >I don't think that anyone can dispute that Disco Duck was one of the
> worst!!!
>>
>> Is there a category for songs INTENDED to be bad? Disco Duck is camp!
>> Too bad America didn't get the joke, or did it?
>>
>taken REAL seriously. . .
>
Joke or not, it was a really bad song.
Paula
Charles Hobbs
Keith Helmink wrote:
>
> nves...@teleport.com (Paula ) wrote:
>
> >I don't think that anyone can dispute that Disco Duck was one of the worst!!!
>
> Is there a category for songs INTENDED to be bad? Disco Duck is camp!
> Too bad America didn't get the joke, or did it?
>
Yeah, Disco Duck was more like a "joke" song, not meant to be
taken REAL seriously. . .
> How about _Mc Arthur Park_ by Donna Summer (Not the original)?
No thanks. I get hives just thinking about it.
Dave Stallard
In article <4v7mkp$c...@llnews.ll.mit.edu> Lawrence Artz <ar...@ll.mit.edu> writes:
CSTR...@kentvm.kent.edu wrote:
>TRY "(YOU'RE) HAVING MY BABY"
>
>You just _HAD_ to summon that demon, didn't you? Judging by the response
>in all caps, I understand that you _really_ hate this song. But was it
>necessary to provide the title for the song that provides many of us with
>such ear torture?
>
>Christine
>
Here, let me add some more torture by giving you some more info on that
song. It was released on July 27, 1974, stayed on the top 40 charts for
11 weeks, staying in the number 1 slot for 3 of those weeks. Chances are
you were hearing that song A LOT from that time up until the second week
of October of that year.
I remember one time on WVBF (the most risque Boston FM station of the
time), the DJ introducing that record with "And now, the new song from
Abortion Records...".
Must have been the baby from "Eraserhead"!
Dave
CSTR...@kentvm.kent.edu
In article <4v5q1l$q...@castle.nando.net>
khel...@nando.net (Keith Helmink) writes:
>How about _Mc Arthur Park_ by Donna Summer (Not the original)?
Original or no, this has to be one of the stupidest songs I've ever heard.
Someone leaving a cake out in the rain and how this person will never have
that recipe again. SHEESH! ACK! Paaa-tooey!
Christine
Charles Hobbs
I can't help thinking that this song is a metaphor for something
much larger. Exactly what, I don't know.
(To the uninitiated: MacArthur Park is an urban park just west of
Downtown Los Angeles, covering about one whole city block. As with
many places, it was probably much nicer in the days when the original
version of the song "MacArthur Park" was written, than it is now . . .)
Victor Eijkhout
> > >How about _Mc Arthur Park_ by Donna Summer (Not the original)?
> > >keith
> > Original or no, this has to be one of the stupidest songs I've ever heard.
> > Someone leaving a cake out in the rain and how this person will never have
> > that recipe again. SHEESH! ACK! Paaa-tooey!
>
> I can't help thinking that this song is a metaphor for something
> much larger. Exactly what, I don't know.
There is much more to the lyrics than the cake part. In the 12"
version McAP is 18 minutes long. Part of it simply another song,
but the basic song is about 9 minutes, with very little repeats
in the lyrics.
It's sort of poetic.
Not that I can make any sense of it ...
Victor.
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Marlene Blanshay
> > worst!!!
> >>
> >> Is there a category for songs INTENDED to be bad? Disco Duck is camp!
> >> Too bad America didn't get the joke, or did it?
> >>
> >Yeah, Disco Duck was more like a "joke" song, not meant to be
> >taken REAL seriously. . .
> >
>
> Paula
I agree, there are songs intended to be silly, like DD. I think of
REALLY bad songs as those which had all these pretensions which just
are ridiculous. In this category are all of Chris DeBurgh's
pretentious songs, like Crusader, Spanish Train and Patricia the
Stripper. Lousy lyrics and hammy singing (intended to show sincere
emotion) combine to make these songs TRULY extraordinarily bad.
Jason LeBouef
> >>>Convoy-C.W. McCall ??
> >>>The Night Chicago Died-Paper Lace
Lies... All lies. Those are the best.
The worst is uhhh.... hmmm..... well........
The 70's ruled. ALL of it.
Except for You Light up my Life!.
Michael Sheehy
In article <177E8DCDA...@kentvm.kent.edu>,
>
>>How about _Mc Arthur Park_ by Donna Summer (Not the original)?
>>keith
>Original or no, this has to be one of the stupidest songs I've ever heard.
>Someone leaving a cake out in the rain and how this person will never have
>that recipe again. SHEESH! ACK! Paaa-tooey!
>
--
******************************************************************************
One bright morning in the middle of the night, two dead boys woke up to fight
Back to back they faced each other, drew their swords then shot each other
A deaf policeman heard the noise, and came to arrest those two dead boys.
-Author unknown, popular 1950's schoolyard poem
*****************************************************************************
Steve Ellis
Only that? What about those songs John Travolta did. Not from "Grease" -
that deserves its own category - but Barbarino had his own album out in the
late 70's, and I think the decline of western civilization traces from there.
Veronica
dun...@tusco.net (chuck dunfee) wrote:
>>>Here some more crap......
>>>The Night Chicago Died-Paper Lace
Want to know something *really* scary? Paper Lace did the original of
"Billy Don't Be A Hero"--it was the B-side of "...Chicago". Believe
it or not, the lyrics in the original were even more insipid than in
Bo Donaldson's revamped version.
Lash me with a nail-studded whip, but I like Bo's version!
If you want frightening, let me throw out this name--Gilbert
O'Sullivan!
Johlt
In article <01bb8ed9$0109fda0$64d0...@ns.linknet.net>, "Jason LeBouef"
<jleb...@gs.net> writes:
>The 70's ruled. ALL of it.
>
>Except for You Light up my Life!
The movie was worse. It had absolutely no plot and all of the songs in it
were just like the title tune.
Donna Coyne
Charles Hobbs (tra...@primenet.com) wrote:
: chuck dunfee wrote:
: >
: > >>Here some more crap......
: > >>Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree-Tony Orlando and Dawn\
: This got dragged out during the Iran hostage crisis and also during
: the Gulf War. People convienently forgot that this song was about
: a *criminal getting out of jail*. ("I'm coming home, I've done my time/
: Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine . . .")
Supposedly, the reason the guy was in prison in the first place
was for killing a child molester or something like that (so I
guess we're supposed to forgive him), but that's not quite as bad as:
WARNING! Once I say this song you will NOT be able to stop
thinking about it! Don't say I didn't warn you!
"Seasons in the Sun".
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Dave Stallard
Want to know something *really* scary? Paper Lace did the original of
"Billy Don't Be A Hero"--it was the B-side of "...Chicago". Believe
it or not, the lyrics in the original were even more insipid than in
Bo Donaldson's revamped version.
Lash me with a nail-studded whip, but I like Bo's version!
If you want frightening, let me throw out this name--Gilbert
O'Sullivan!
Oh my God! Suppose you just lash ME with a nail-studded whip instead!
Dave
Jeff Gower
In article <4v58mt$o...@nadine.teleport.com>, nves...@teleport.com (Paula
) wrote:
> I don't think that anyone can dispute that Disco Duck was one of the worst!!!
Yeah, this was really bad, but it was meant to be bad (in a humorous
way). However, that all-time piece of musical dreck, Paul Anka's "Having
My Baby", was not meant to be bad. I still maintain that this is the all
time worst song.
Jeff
Veronica
How about "Brand New Key" by Melanie? I *still* have nightmares about
that one!
Charles Hobbs
Victor Eijkhout wrote:
>
> There is much more to the lyrics than the cake part. In the 12"
> version McAP is 18 minutes long. Part of it simply another song,
> but the basic song is about 9 minutes, with very little repeats
> in the lyrics.
>
In the Richard Harris version of the song (I won't acknowlege any
other), the "bridge" kicks butt.
Charles Hobbs
Donna Coyne wrote:
> WARNING! Once I say this song you will NOT be able to stop
> thinking about it! Don't say I didn't warn you!
>
> "Seasons in the Sun".
>
> AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Riddle me this, Batman.
In the song "Seasons in the Sun", is the singer:
a. dying of some terminal disease, or
b. about to be executed for a crime?
tri...@flash.net
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> CSTR...@kentvm.kent.edu wrote:
> >
> > In article <4v5q1l$q...@castle.nando.net>
> > khel...@nando.net (Keith Helmink) writes:
> >
> > >How about _Mc Arthur Park_ by Donna Summer (Not the original)?
> > >keith
> > Original or no, this has to be one of the stupidest songs I've ever heard.
> > Someone leaving a cake out in the rain and how this person will never have
> > that recipe again. SHEESH! ACK! Paaa-tooey!
>
> I can't help thinking that this song is a metaphor for something
> much larger. Exactly what, I don't know.
>
> (To the uninitiated: MacArthur Park is an urban park just west of
> Downtown Los Angeles, covering about one whole city block. As with
> many places, it was probably much nicer in the days when the original
> version of the song "MacArthur Park" was written, than it is now . . .)
The song I dislike the most is "Color My World". Every time you went to a
party, dance, etc., it was played over and over and...
Trixie
Mary Ann
x-no-archives: yes
Veronica wrote:
>
> How about "Brand New Key" by Melanie? I *still* have nightmares about
> that one!
I think "Telephone Man" by (ugg I can't think of it) was worse.
Hey baby I'm the telephone man
If you tell me where you want it then I'll put it where I can
... singin hey ladee ladee, hey ladee ladee, hey ladee ladee
I'm the telephone man!
Uggh
--
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"Life is obstinate and clings closest where it is most hated."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly -Frankenstein
"If man could be crossed with a cat it would improve man,
but it would deteriorate the cat." -Mark Twain
G. Jeffrey Gower
On 25 Aug 1996, Charles Hobbs wrote:
> In the Richard Harris version of the song (I won't acknowlege any
> other), the "bridge" kicks butt.
Yeah, I agree. Musically this song is great; lyrically it is weird at
best - Jimmy Webb (the writer of the tune) himself said that the lyrics
are meaningless. He was probably in an "altered state" when he wrote
them. He is a wonderful songwriter, by the way.
Jeff
David Monk
In article <NEWTNews.841185...@Flash.net>, tri...@flash.net
(tri...@flash.net) says...
>
>The song I dislike the most is "Color My World". Every time you went to a
>party, dance, etc., it was played over and over and...
As a stand-alone song, "Colour My World" is quite lethargic. Same with "Make Me
Smile".
However, these songs were parts of one of the greatest album sides ever -- Side
1 of the original Chicago album. In this context, I find the same songs great
and inspiring as are the others on the album side.
Dave Ranson
David Monk wrote:
>
> As a stand-alone song, "Colour My World" is quite lethargic. Same with
> "Make Me Smile".
>
> However, these songs were parts of one of the greatest album sides ever
> -- Side 1 of the original Chicago album. In this context, I find the
> same songs great and inspiring as are the others on the album side.
Aren't they from Chicago's "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" suite?
D.
jim and/or ann
Charles Hobbs wrote:
> In the song "Seasons in the Sun", is the singer:
> a. dying of some terminal disease, or
> b. about to be executed for a crime?
I vote terminal illness. If it were a country song, I'd vote
execution. It's a Rod McKuen lyric, which explains a lot.
jim
("all the stars we could reach were just starfish on the beach")
jim and/or ann
David Monk wrote:
> As a stand-alone song, "Colour My World" is quite lethargic. Same with "Make Me
> Smile".
>
> However, these songs were parts of one of the greatest album sides ever -- Side
> 1 of the original Chicago album. In this context, I find the same songs great
> and inspiring as are the others on the album side.
If you get to see Chicago on their current tour, they are
performing the entire suite containing "Make Me Smile" and "Colour My
World," for the first time in over 20 years, they said. It was quite
awesome.
jim
("cry sweet tears of joy/touch the sky")
Tim Irvin
> x-no-archives: yes
>
> Veronica wrote:
> >
> > How about "Brand New Key" by Melanie? I *still* have nightmares about
> > that one!
>
> I think "Telephone Man" by (ugg I can't think of it) was worse.
Here are a few more; forgive me if they've been mentioned.
* "Fly Robin Fly" or "That's Right (Get Up and Boogie) by The Silver
Convention;
* "Rockin' Chair" by Gwen McCrae;
* "Shame, Shame, Shame" by Shirley (?);
* "Chevy Van" by Sammy Johns;
* "More, More, More" by Andrea True Connection.
I also came up with "Seasons in the Sun" and "Heartbeat (It's a Love
Beat)," but I saw those were already mentioned.
There were a few more swimming in my head a few days ago, but I'm sure
I've given you enough horrid thoughts in your minds for now...
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Paul Lucente
>As a stand-alone song, "Colour My World" is quite lethargic. Same with "Make Me
>Smile".
I'm not a big Chicago fan, but I love Make Me Smile. I think its
anything but lethargic.
>However, these songs were parts of one of the greatest album sides ever -- Side
>1 of the original Chicago album. In this context, I find the same songs great
>and inspiring as are the others on the album side.
BTW isn't the first Chicago album called Chicago Transit Authority?
neither of these 2 tunes is on it.
Paul
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Charles Hobbs
Tim Irvin wrote:
> > I think "Telephone Man" by (ugg I can't think of it) was worse.
>
Meri Wilson. (In '81 she did a "sequel" called "Peter the Meter
Reader".). Gawd, that song was *worse!
> Here are a few more; forgive me if they've been mentioned.
>
>
> * "More, More, More" by Andrea True Connection.
>
Wasn't Andrea True a porno star? (That was mentioned in one of the
Billboard books). This song sounds like something out of a
porno movie!
Steve Ellis
>Tim Irvin wrote:
Surely you can't think of that one without also remembering "Pillow Talk" by
Sylvia.
Tim Irvin
> Surely you can't think of that one without also remembering "Pillow Talk" by
> Sylvia.
Or the song "Sylvia's Mother," for that matter.
Arrrgh. This thread is disgusting. :)
Brian Carling
tri...@flash.net scribbled eloquently:
|> (To the uninitiated: MacArthur Park is an urban park just west of
|> Downtown Los Angeles, covering about one whole city block. As with
|> many places, it was probably much nicer in the days when the original
|> version of the song "MacArthur Park" was written, than it is now . . .)
Yes, but it is still an utterly stupid and annoying song.
|The song I dislike the most is "Color My World". Every time you went to a
|party, dance, etc., it was played over and over and...
Oh yes - wasn't that Petula Clark? The singer who just wouldn't grow old and
go away!
I hated that song too!
E-mail: bry...@juno.com
http://www.mnsinc.com/bry/index.html
TRY MY WEB-SITE please!
See if I look as ugly as you would expect!
Brian Carling
Charles Hobbs <tra...@primenet.com> scribbled eloquently:
|Donna Coyne wrote:
|> WARNING! Once I say this song you will NOT be able to stop
|> thinking about it! Don't say I didn't warn you!
|>
|> "Seasons in the Sun".
|>
|> AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!
|Riddle me this, Batman.
|In the song "Seasons in the Sun", is the singer:
|a. dying of some terminal disease, or
|b. about to be executed for a crime?
BOTH!
Brian Carling
jim and/or ann <jbar...@netins.net> scribbled eloquently:
|David Monk wrote:
|> As a stand-alone song, "Colour My World" is quite lethargic.
Oh yes, I remember now - CHICAGO, not Pet Clark (Sheesh, sorry!)
Even a WORSE song! So lethargic, it felt like you were going slowly down a
hill with the chord changes all through the miserable song!
The Petula Clark song was earlier & quite peppy by comparison!
One of Chicago's WORST for sure!
Johlt
In article <507khq$b...@merck.com>, paul_l...@merck.com (Paul Lucente)
writes:
>I'm not a big Chicago fan, but I love Make Me Smile. I think its
>anything but lethargic.
"Make Me Smile" was a great tune, and as a part of "Ballet for a Girl in
Buchannon" it served as a great start and end. All of the rest of the
garbage in the middle (including "Colour My World," the song that launched
a thousand senior proms) was pretty lethargic.
>>However, these songs were parts of one of the greatest album sides ever
--
>Side
>>1 of the original Chicago album. In this context, I find the same songs
>great
>>and inspiring as are the others on the album side.
>BTW isn't the first Chicago album called Chicago Transit Authority?
>neither of these 2 tunes is on it.
Technically, the second album (the silver one) was the first one released
by the band as Chicago. The band's name was Chicago Transit Authority
until the real CTA (the public transportation system in the city)
threatened them with a lawsuit, as I heard it. That first album (CTA) had
some great songs on it ("Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" and
the whole second side which included "Questions 67 and 68"), but a lot of
filler, which was the problem with a lot of Chicago's double albums. By
about their fifth or sixth album I believe I decided that most of their
albums had a lot of filler on them, doubles as well as singles.
Donnah Dunthorn
Brian Carling (b...@mnsinc.com) wrote:
: tri...@flash.net scribbled eloquently:
: |The song I dislike the most is "Color My World". Every time you went to a
: Oh yes - wasn't that Petula Clark? The singer who just wouldn't grow old and
: go away!
Wow. Now I'm imagining "Color My World" sung peppy, a la Petula.
d.
martin Nathan
On Mon, 02 Sep 1996 22:16:46 GMT, b...@mnsinc.com (Brian Carling)
wrote:
>tri...@flash.net scribbled eloquently:
>
>
>|> (To the uninitiated: MacArthur Park is an urban park just west of
>|> Downtown Los Angeles, covering about one whole city block. As with
>|> many places, it was probably much nicer in the days when the original
>|> version of the song "MacArthur Park" was written, than it is now . . .)
>
>Yes, but it is still an utterly stupid and annoying song.
>
>|The song I dislike the most is "Color My World". Every time you went to a
>|party, dance, etc., it was played over and over and...
>
>Oh yes - wasn't that Petula Clark? The singer who just wouldn't grow old and
>go away!
>
>I hated that song too!
>
> I think the post referred to "Color My World", by Chicago, not Petula Clark.
SFHALLY
In article <ziggy29-3008...@nntp.netgate.net>,
zig...@netgate.net (Tim Irvin) writes:
>
>Here are a few more; forgive me if they've been mentioned.
>
>* "Fly Robin Fly" or "That's Right (Get Up and Boogie) by The Silver
> Convention;
I have a fondness for "Get Up and Boogie" 1st disco song to make
it that I remember.
>* "Rockin' Chair" by Gwen McCrae;
>
>* "Shame, Shame, Shame" by Shirley (?);
That's Shirley and Company--also a secret favorite. You had to
be there.
>* "Chevy Van" by Sammy Johns;
HATED IT.
>* "More, More, More" by Andrea True Connection.
This came out of some porno movie at the time that she was
performing in-just continuing the 70s tradition of non-musical performers
hitting it big.
What can I say? The 70s were a fun fun time.
Harold Osler
SunnyDeb
How about "Chuck E.'s in Love?" I saw that on 8 track Flashback last
night. Ugh!
Deb
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
(Please send e-mail to Sunn...@Juno.com)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Clancy
>How about "Chuck E.'s in Love?" I saw that on 8 track Flashback last
>night. Ugh!
I like that one. I think that whole album is great.
Tim Irvin
In article <50ia5l$3...@spica.cc.utexas.edu>, cmi...@hpcf.cc.utexas.edu
(Clancy) wrote:
You're sick. There's no other way to put it. :)
john baran
Last year, my wife and I were traveling in Europe when we caught a
television ad for an album of 1970's music, including
"More...more...more", "We're An American Band", and "Season's In the
Sun". The girl plugging the ad was a British chick decked out in hot
pants and boots. The album also included a video tape of the music
videos from that period.
_______________________________________
"TB or not TB, that is congestion"
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_________________________________________
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Atlanta, Georgia
Paul Goldschmidt
>> * "More, More, More" by Andrea True Connection.
>>
>Wasn't Andrea True a porno star? (That was mentioned in one of the
>Billboard books). This song sounds like something out of a
>porno movie!
Indeed she was. Her breathy, brain-dead singing style made her sound
like an airhead. The world would have to wait for someone like Traci
Lords to find a porn star with enough talent to star in non-sexual
productions.
Trudi Marrapodi
> In article <3229A5...@primenet.com> Charles Hobbs
<tra...@primenet.com> writes:
>
> >Tim Irvin wrote:
>
> >> > I think "Telephone Man" by (ugg I can't think of it) was worse.
> >>
>
> >Meri Wilson. (In '81 she did a "sequel" called "Peter the Meter
> > Reader".). Gawd, that song was *worse!
I don't know how I missed "Telephone Man" when it was big, but somehow I
was lucky to. When the local oldies station here plays their "70s at
Seven" though, someone is bound to request it once in a while. "Hey laddy
laddy laddy..." Ugh!
> >> Here are a few more; forgive me if they've been mentioned.
> >>
> >>
> >> * "More, More, More" by Andrea True Connection.
> >>
> >Wasn't Andrea True a porno star? (That was mentioned in one of the
> >Billboard books). This song sounds like something out of a
> >porno movie!
True (pardon the pun)--hence the clever use of imagery in the song ("Get
the cameras rollin'/Get the action goin'"). The "Wacky Top 40" book
explains the entire story. Her voice had to be processed like Velveeta to
get it up (pardon the pun again) to even listenable quality, if you want
to call it that. The thing that kills me is that the guy who wrote the
song and produced the record (whose name I can't recall) seems to actually
think he wrote this really great song for this no-talent. Somehow he seems
to think lines like "May my heart you steal" approach greatness. "May my
heart you steal"? HUH??
> Surely you can't think of that one without also remembering "Pillow Talk" by
> Sylvia.
Yeah, but that was almost of Madonna quality (whatever you want to say
about that) compared to Andrea True. It is not all that much worse than
Donna Summer's "Love to Love You Baby." At least Donna later proved that
she can sing, and is capable of doing more on record than just
mimicking--ahem--pleasure.
the...@zeus.jersey.net
> Charles Hobbs <tra...@primenet.com> writes:
> Tim Irvin wrote:
>
> > > I think "Telephone Man" by (ugg I can't think of it) was worse.
> >
>
> Meri Wilson. (In '81 she did a "sequel" called "Peter the Meter
> Reader".). Gawd, that song was *worse!
>
> >
> >
> > * "More, More, More" by Andrea True Connection.
> >
> Wasn't Andrea True a porno star? (That was mentioned in one of the
> Billboard books). This song sounds like something out of a
> porno movie!
>
>>>>
Tony
In <50h5oe$l...@newsbf02.news.aol.com> sunn...@aol.com (SunnyDeb)
writes:
>How about "Chuck E.'s in Love?" I saw that on 8 track Flashback last
>night. Ugh!
No, that one's by Ricki Lee Jones and she's a pretty talented (if
erratic and inconsistent) singer/songwriter, a little bit in the style
of a funkier Suzanne Vega. Admittedly the lyrics of this song were
stupid, but with Ricki, it's the total concept and style that made it
hip (at least then.)
Tony
CT
Andrea True Connection's "More More More" is a great song from a
production standpoint, granted an eccentric one. Listen to the slightly
off piano, the acoustic strumming in there. But she ain't no singer,
that's for sure!
Rickie Lee Jones is still pretty awesome. "Chuck E's In Love" didn't
help me out in grade school though. Being named Chuck, and being teased
about being in love by other kids at age 8 was a drag, believe me!
As for pure dreck, I don't ever need to hear "I Will Survive" again. And
"Turn The Beat Around" is really tired, too. 70's fever has spoiled most
KC & the Sunshine Band songs for me, except for "I'm Your Boogie Man"
and "Boogie Shoes."
Chuck
Clancy
>Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree by ???
Tony Orlando and Dawn
SunnyDeb
>How about little willie willie won't go home EEWWWWW!
For some reason I really liked this song. I know. I'm crazy. But the
way the words just fly off your tongue just appealed to me. It's like a
tongue twister, I guess. That must be it. I know it makes no sense
whatsoever.
Tim Irvin
In article <50q74l$1...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, sunn...@aol.com (SunnyDeb)
wrote:
> In article <50l5co$j...@hermes.jersey.net>, the...@zeus.jersey.net writes:
>
> >How about little willie willie won't go home EEWWWWW!
>
> For some reason I really liked this song. I know. I'm crazy. But the
> way the words just fly off your tongue just appealed to me. It's like a
> tongue twister, I guess. That must be it. I know it makes no sense
> whatsoever.
That was Sweet. I liked Sweet. It was kind of a nonsense song, though.
--
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PauSto
martin Nathan wrote:
>
> On Mon, 02 Sep 1996 22:16:46 GMT, b...@mnsinc.com (Brian Carling)
> wrote:
>
> >tri...@flash.net scribbled eloquently:
> >
> >
> >|> (To the uninitiated: MacArthur Park is an urban park just west of
> >|> Downtown Los Angeles, covering about one whole city block. As with
> >|> many places, it was probably much nicer in the days when the original
> >|> version of the song "MacArthur Park" was written, than it is now . . .)
> >
> >Yes, but it is still an utterly stupid and annoying song.
I remember "MacArthur Park" from the mid to late 60's. I was 10 or 12. It was
a fun song. I am looking for it on CD.
> >
> >|The song I dislike the most is "Color My World". Every time you went to a
> >|party, dance, etc., it was played over and over and...
> >
I think it was '72 we were listening to the top 200 countdown. It was a
holiday of some sort, Labor day? mem day? I don't rmember. Our bets for
number one song that year was "Let it be". But no, it turned out to be "color
my world". yuk. All the girls were quite happy with this.
> >Oh yes - wasn't that Petula Clark? The singer who just wouldn't grow old and
> >go away!
> >
> >I hated that song too!
Pet Clark is Groovy, er, um, rulez!
> >
> > I think the post referred to "Color My World", by Chicago, not Petula Clark.
> >E-mail: bry...@juno.com
> >http://www.mnsinc.com/bry/index.html
> >TRY MY WEB-SITE please!
> >See if I look as ugly as you would expect!
> > - Storck -
Baltimore's mine but it ain't home, LA's home but it ain't mine no more.
tom
Charles Hobbs wrote:
>
> Donna Coyne wrote:
>
> > WARNING! Once I say this song you will NOT be able to stop
> > thinking about it! Don't say I didn't warn you!
> >
> > "Seasons in the Sun".
> >
> > AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!
>
> Riddle me this, Batman.
>
> In the song "Seasons in the Sun", is the singer:
> a. dying of some terminal disease, or
> b. about to be executed for a crime?
Terry Jacks wrote that song for everyones information. (useless
information). I just thought you'd like to know. (he is Canadian to
boot!)
"bye bye papa it's hard to die, when the birds are singing in the
sky..."
Joel Stitzel
> Charles Hobbs wrote:
> >
> > Donna Coyne wrote:
> >
> > > WARNING! Once I say this song you will NOT be able to stop
> > > thinking about it! Don't say I didn't warn you!
> > >
> > > "Seasons in the Sun".
> > >
> > > AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!
> >
> > Riddle me this, Batman.
> >
> > In the song "Seasons in the Sun", is the singer:
> > a. dying of some terminal disease, or
> > b. about to be executed for a crime?
>
>
>
> Terry Jacks wrote that song for everyones information. (useless
> information). I just thought you'd like to know. (he is Canadian to
> boot!)
Umm...incorrect. The truth is much worse. I heard tell it was written by
Jacques Brel (who at the time _was_ alive and well and living in Paris);
the English lyrics were provided by the poet laureate of the Me
generation, Rod McKuen. The fate of the song's protagonist is never
specified, at least in the English version.
But yes, Terry Jacks _is_ Canadian! And a tree-hugger to boot--check out
the outstanding Poppy Family (Terry's band, with his foxy wife Susan as
vocalist) compilation that was just released on Rhino. Musically
amazing--and in a good way! And very politically earnest/environmentally
aware, as evidenced by Terry's liner notes. Such a multi-dimensional
artist!
And if you want a _really_ miserable song, try "Seasons in the Sun"'s
B-side, "Put the Bone In". Ouch...
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Brian
In article <3227AA...@netins.net>, jim and/or ann
<jbar...@netins.net> wrote:
> David Monk wrote:
> > As a stand-alone song, "Colour My World" is quite lethargic. Same with
"Make Me
> > Smile".
> >
> > However, these songs were parts of one of the greatest album sides
ever -- Side
> > 1 of the original Chicago album. In this context, I find the same
songs great
> > and inspiring as are the others on the album side.
>
> If you get to see Chicago on their current tour, they are
> performing the entire suite containing "Make Me Smile" and "Colour My
> World," for the first time in over 20 years, they said. It was quite
> awesome.
>
> jim
> ("cry sweet tears of joy/touch the sky")
I heard Terry Kath's guitar work was awe-inspiring.
Brian
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In article <516v8d$l...@lal.interserv.com>, ca...@sprynet.com (Al Camus)
writes:
>
>Any song by Scherrie Payne. Her biggest "hit" was in the seventies
>("I'm Not in Love/Girl Your're in Love").
>
>
"I'm not in love. So don't forget it. It's just a silly thing I'm going
through..." Boy, that really boosts the old self esteem!
Trudi Marrapodi
In article <516v8d$l...@lal.interserv.com>, ca...@sprynet.com (Al Camus) wrote:
> X-no-archive:yes
>
>
> Any song by Scherrie Payne. Her biggest "hit" was in the seventies
> ("I'm Not in Love/Girl Your're in Love").
>
> Awful.
Never heard of her--but I just heard a truly awful one again and was
reminded of it.
"Muskrat Love" by the Captain & Tennille.
It gives "Run Joey Run" a "run" for its money.
Sorry for ruining the evenings/days of a lot of ya by reminding you of that.
Victor Eijkhout
> >Any song by Scherrie Payne. Her biggest "hit" was in the seventies
> >("I'm Not in Love/Girl Your're in Love").
> "I'm not in love. So don't forget it. It's just a silly thing I'm going
> through..." Boy, that really boosts the old self esteem!
That's 10CC. I've never heard of Scherrie Payne.
V.
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martin Nathan
On 12 Sep 1996 22:01:45 GMT, eijk...@jacobi.math.ucla.edu (Victor
Eijkhout) wrote:
>In article <519slb$q...@newsbf02.news.aol.com> sunn...@aol.com (SunnyDeb) writes:
>
>> >Any song by Scherrie Payne. Her biggest "hit" was in the seventies
>> >("I'm Not in Love/Girl Your're in Love").
>
>> "I'm not in love. So don't forget it. It's just a silly thing I'm going
>> through..." Boy, that really boosts the old self esteem!
>
>That's 10CC. I've never heard of Scherrie Payne.
>
I think SP was one of the later Supremes.
Paul Goldschmidt
sunn...@aol.com (SunnyDeb) wrote:
>"I'm not in love. So don't forget it. It's just a silly thing I'm going
>through..." Boy, that really boosts the old self esteem!
The *original* by 10CC RULES! It was a parody of the smarmy,
hyperproduced "soulful" love songs so popular in the proto-disco era!
(Rolling Stone said they overdubbed over 250 voices into the
background of that tune). IOW, it was a *novelty record*. I'm amazed
it got to be a hit!
Steve Ellis
In article <EIJKHOUT.96...@jacobi.math.ucla.edu> eijk...@jacobi.math.ucla.edu (Victor Eijkhout) writes:
>In article <519slb$q...@newsbf02.news.aol.com> sunn...@aol.com (SunnyDeb) writes:
>> >Any song by Scherrie Payne. Her biggest "hit" was in the seventies
>> >("I'm Not in Love/Girl Your're in Love").
>> "I'm not in love. So don't forget it. It's just a silly thing I'm going
>> through..." Boy, that really boosts the old self esteem!
>That's 10CC. I've never heard of Scherrie Payne.
>V.
10cc. Anyone else out there remember having to explain to their parents "the
original soundtrack to what" ?
Steve Ellis
In article <wwwords-1209...@usr10-160.frontiernet.net> www...@frontiernet.net (Trudi Marrapodi) writes:
>In article <516v8d$l...@lal.interserv.com>, ca...@sprynet.com (Al Camus) wrote:
>> X-no-archive:yes
>>
>>
>> Any song by Scherrie Payne. Her biggest "hit" was in the seventies
>> ("I'm Not in Love/Girl Your're in Love").
>>
>> Awful.
>Never heard of her--but I just heard a truly awful one again and was
>reminded of it.
>"Muskrat Love" by the Captain & Tennille.
>It gives "Run Joey Run" a "run" for its money.
>Sorry for ruining the evenings/days of a lot of ya by reminding you of that.
>Trudi
I saw the Captain & Tenille on some morning show this week - guess what song
they did? Feelings about Darryl & Toni notwithstanding, I just can't help but
feel good when I hear that song. Back in 1975 I was dating this girl named
Susie, and this song came on while ... uh, I just like that song. That one and
"Sister Golden Hair".
However - I really wish I could lose the memory of Toni Tenille saying "And
now Cap'n Keyboards is gonna play the sounds of Sammy & Susie muskrat makin'
love".
Steve
Kent Parks
: > * "More, More, More" by Andrea True Connection.
: >
: Wasn't Andrea True a porno star? (That was mentioned in one of the
: Billboard books). This song sounds like something out of a
: porno movie!
Yes, she was...and believe it or not, that song (which I like,
actually...) is "American Pie" in its profoundness, compared to some of
the OTHER songs on the album they slapped together to capitalize on her
'success'... absolute wretchedness!
She did have some other charting songs: "NY, you got me dancing" is
catchy, and "What's Your Name, What's Your Number", well...isn't. <G>
Kent
martin Nathan
>
>She did have some other charting songs: "NY, you got me dancing" is
>catchy, and "What's Your Name, What's Your Number", well...isn't. <G>
>
>Kent
WYN,WYN was a great tune!
Martin Nathan
ttmitchell
www...@frontiernet.net (Trudi Marrapodi) wrote:
>Never heard of her--but I just heard a truly awful one again and was
>reminded of it.
>"Muskrat Love" by the Captain & Tennille.
>It gives "Run Joey Run" a "run" for its money.
Actually, Muskrat Love was written by America. However, we all
have to agree the worst song period had to be Feelings.
jim and/or ann
Brian saw the following:
> > > As a stand-alone song, "Colour My World" is quite lethargic. Same with
> "Make Me Smile".
Jim originally wrote in response:
>> > If you get to see Chicago on their current tour, they are
> > performing the entire suite containing "Make Me Smile" and "Colour My
> > World," for the first time in over 20 years, they said. It was quite
> > awesome.
To which Brian said:
> I heard Terry Kath's guitar work was awe-inspiring.
I think you're making a subtle joke at my expense, here, Brian.
:-)> Kath is, of course, dead, and has been since 1978. Peter Cetera
is likewise gone, so the current edition of Chicago is a different
animal from the original. However, the horn section remains
more-or-less intact, and the new singers sound, occasionally, as if they
are channeling Kath and Cetera. Whether they should make the attempt is
a subject for discussion, I suppose, but when the lights go down and the
band comes out, it's nice to hear "Saturday In the Park" sounding
somewhat the way you expect it to.
I was prepared to hate them when I saw them--and I did find
their more recent stuff like "You're The Inspiration" and "Hard Habit to
Break" pretty weak. But even if their new music is largely irrelevant,
they haven't yet descended into the Valley of the Beach Boys--thank
goodness.
jim
Charles Hobbs
martin Nathan wrote:
>
> On 12 Sep 1996 22:01:45 GMT, eijk...@jacobi.math.ucla.edu (Victor
> Eijkhout) wrote:
>
> >> >("I'm Not in Love/Girl Your're in Love").
> >
> >> through..." Boy, that really boosts the old self esteem!
> >
> >That's 10CC. I've never heard of Scherrie Payne.
> >
>
I know Scherrie. She's now doing mostly gospel music now, and she would
occasionally drop by our church and "give us a number".
Donnah Dunthorn
ttmitchell (ttmit...@msn.com) wrote:
: Actually, Muskrat Love was written by America. However, we all
: have to agree the worst song period had to be Feelings.
While "Feelings" (Woe,woe,woe) *is* a horrible song, it is a
well-known fact that it is not the worst one. Unlike "The
Song That Must Needs Go Un-named", "Feelings" will not suck the
last breath from the mouths of the sick, nor stamp out the
last glimmer of hope in the hearts of the despairing.
Indeed, it is whispered that if "TSTMNGU" is played back-to-back
with "Down By The Lazy River" it might send our planet spinning
out of orbit, extinguishing all life on Earth.
d.
wand...@voicenet.com
ttmitchell wrote:
>
> www...@frontiernet.net (Trudi Marrapodi) wrote:
>
> >Never heard of her--but I just heard a truly awful one again and was
> >reminded of it.
>
> >"Muskrat Love" by the Captain & Tennille.
>
> >It gives "Run Joey Run" a "run" for its money.
>
> have to agree the worst song period had to be Feelings.
most beautiful songs ever recorded. Regards, Pam
Jerrybob
ttmitchell wrote:
> Actually, Muskrat Love was written by America. However, we all
> have to agree the worst song period had to be Feelings.
Good call, but I think "Billy Don't Be A Hero" was worse. Why would
anyone want to be a sandwich anyway?
Jerrybob
ttmitchell
don...@shadow.net (Donnah Dunthorn) wrote:
>ttmitchell (ttmit...@msn.com) wrote:
>: Actually, Muskrat Love was written by America. However, we all
>: have to agree the worst song period had to be Feelings.
> While "Feelings" (Woe,woe,woe) *is* a horrible song, it is a
> well-known fact that it is not the worst one. Unlike "The
> Song That Must Needs Go Un-named", "Feelings" will not suck the
> last breath from the mouths of the sick, nor stamp out the
> last glimmer of hope in the hearts of the despairing.
> Indeed, it is whispered that if "TSTMNGU" is played back-to-back
> with "Down By The Lazy River" it might send our planet spinning
> out of orbit, extinguishing all life on Earth.
But I don't think it's fair to include children's songs in here,
because if we do we have to throw in "It's a Sma;; World", unless
that's not really a 70's song; it's the first time I heard it.
Andrew Crossett
In article <51g2kf$i...@sjx-ixn6.ix.netcom.com>,
ttmit...@msn.com (ttmitchell) wrote:
> Actually, Muskrat Love was written by America. However, we all
>have to agree the worst song period had to be Feelings.
"Muskrat Love" was written by Willis Alan Ramsey--it was the first cover tune
America ever recorded. Mr. Ramsey was last known to be living under an assumed
name in Bolivia.
Andy Crossett
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jim and/or ann
somebody originally said:
> : Actually, Muskrat Love was written by America. However, we all
> : have to agree the worst song period had to be Feelings.
I take a deep breath and steel my courage before beginning the
following.
I submit that the biggest problem with "Feelings" is that it
came around at least ten and as much as 30 years too late. If this song
had been sung during the era of the great singers--the post big-band,
pre-rock early 1950s--it would likely have become a standard. Who
knows...in an alternate universe, Tony Bennett may have done it to great
applause on his MTV Unplugged album. In the fall of 1975, it was an
anachronism--but a worldwide smash of an anachronism nonetheless.
What did the song in more than anything else was the infamous
episode of "The Gong Show" when every contestant sang it, and every one
got gonged. After that, it was impossible to take it seriously.
jim
Perry and Lauri
Jerrybob <jerr...@phoenix.net> wrote:
>ttmitchell wrote:
>> Actually, Muskrat Love was written by America. However, we all
>> have to agree the worst song period had to be Feelings.
>Good call, but I think "Billy Don't Be A Hero" was worse. Why would
>anyone want to be a sandwich anyway?
> Jerrybob
Well, I think I have it!! I was in my car yesterday and I heard "The
Pina colada song" by Rupert Holmes. (?) As Roseanne Rosannadanna
would say, "I thought I was gonna die!"
IMO I always thought this was the worst song. (I DO apologize if this
was after the 80's) Those years are abit fuzzy ;-)
Lauri
Bry
Gee, an I thought that ALL the chicks liked "Muskrat Love!"
You have broken an illusion for me - <G!>
www...@frontiernet.net (Trudi Marrapodi) whistled a happy tune like:
|In article <516v8d$l...@lal.interserv.com>, ca...@sprynet.com (Al Camus)
wrote:
|> X-no-archive:yes
|>
|>
|> Any song by Scherrie Payne. Her biggest "hit" was in the seventies
|> ("I'm Not in Love/Girl Your're in Love").
|>
|> Awful.
|Never heard of her--but I just heard a truly awful one again and was
|reminded of it.
|"Muskrat Love" by the Captain & Tennille.
|It gives "Run Joey Run" a "run" for its money.
|Sorry for ruining the evenings/days of a lot of ya by reminding you of that.
|Trudi
|www...@frontiernet.net
Brian Carling, AF4K / G3XLQ
b...@mnsinc.com
http://www.mnsinc.com/bry = MEGALIST + HOCKEY + HAM RADIO = Bry's Page!
Jason LeBouef
FEEELLLLINNNGGSSS!! WOOOO WOOO WOOOO FEEEELIINGGGS... BARF BARF BARF...
FEELLLINGGS. I THINK I WILL PUUKKKKEEEEE...
FEEELLLIIINNNGGGGSSSS... BLUUUHHAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
I'm sorry, I was wrong. "How do you do" my Mouth and Macneil isn't the
worst song. It's Feelings. The most made fun of song in the 70's.
ttmitchell
per...@tcd.net (Perry and Lauri) wrote:
>Jerrybob <jerr...@phoenix.net> wrote:
>>ttmitchell wrote:
>>> Actually, Muskrat Love was written by America. However, we all
>>> have to agree the worst song period had to be Feelings.
>>Good call, but I think "Billy Don't Be A Hero" was worse. Why would
>>anyone want to be a sandwich anyway?
>Well, I think I have it!! I was in my car yesterday and I heard "The
>Pina colada song" by Rupert Holmes. (?) As Roseanne Rosannadanna
>would say, "I thought I was gonna die!"
Oh Lauri,
I actually happened to like Rupert Holmes and that song, but I
don't really know why. Now, can anyone explain to me the appeal of
the song Aqualung, or exactly what it's supposed to mean?
ttmitchell
a...@spectra.net (Andrew Crossett) wrote:
>In article <51g2kf$i...@sjx-ixn6.ix.netcom.com>,
> ttmit...@msn.com (ttmitchell) wrote:
>> Actually, Muskrat Love was written by America. However, we all
>>have to agree the worst song period had to be Feelings.
>"Muskrat Love" was written by Willis Alan Ramsey--it was the first cover tune
>America ever recorded. Mr. Ramsey was last known to be living under an assumed
>name in Bolivia.
Now that was funny. However, I'm going to go out on the line and say
that I liked that song, although it was probably more that I liked
Toni Tenille's singing than the song itself.
ttmitchell
wand...@voicenet.com wrote:
>
>> Actually, Muskrat Love was written by America. However, we all
>> have to agree the worst song period had to be Feelings.
>Now you've got me mad.<g> I loved "Feelings." IMO, it was one of the
>most beautiful songs ever recorded. Regards, Pam
Nope! that song stayed at number one too long, and promptly fell with
a thud and has never resurfaced again. And who sang it? Ever heard
of him again? Even Freddy Fender made a comeback once!
wand...@voicenet.com
ttmitchell wrote:
>
> per...@tcd.net (Perry and Lauri) wrote:
>
> >Jerrybob <jerr...@phoenix.net> wrote:
>
> >>> Actually, Muskrat Love was written by America. However, we all
> >>> have to agree the worst song period had to be Feelings.
>
> >>anyone want to be a sandwich anyway?
>
> >Well, I think I have it!! I was in my car yesterday and I heard "The
> >Pina colada song" by Rupert Holmes. (?) As Roseanne Rosannadanna
> >would say, "I thought I was gonna die!"
>
> Oh Lauri,
> I actually happened to like Rupert Holmes and that song, but I
> don't really know why. Now, can anyone explain to me the appeal of
> the song Aqualung, or exactly what it's supposed to mean?
Song"???? I guess there's no accounting for taste! Pam
Leon A. Helguera
Bienvenidos Jason,
I agree with you! And running a close second is. . .
"You Light Up My Life"! One of the most embarassing things in
high school happened to me as a result of that song! E-mail
me if you want to know more.
Walk Proud and Far,
Leon
Steve Ellis
>per...@tcd.net (Perry and Lauri) wrote:
>>Jerrybob <jerr...@phoenix.net> wrote:
>>>ttmitchell wrote:
>>>> Actually, Muskrat Love was written by America. However, we all
>>>> have to agree the worst song period had to be Feelings.
>>>Good call, but I think "Billy Don't Be A Hero" was worse. Why would
>>>anyone want to be a sandwich anyway?
>>Well, I think I have it!! I was in my car yesterday and I heard "The
>>Pina colada song" by Rupert Holmes. (?) As Roseanne Rosannadanna
>>would say, "I thought I was gonna die!"
>Oh Lauri,
> I actually happened to like Rupert Holmes and that song, but I
>don't really know why. Now, can anyone explain to me the appeal of
>the song Aqualung, or exactly what it's supposed to mean?
Does anybody remember that Rupert Holmes did the soundtrack for one of the
better-known porno films of the 70's? That interview is the only good memory I
have of Tom Snyder's "Tomorrow" program.
Stephen C. Lytle
> FEEELLLLINNNGGSSS!! WOOOO WOOO WOOOO FEEEELIINGGGS... BARF BARF BARF...
> FEELLLINGGS. I THINK I WILL PUUKKKKEEEEE...
>
> FEEELLLIIINNNGGGGSSSS... BLUUUHHAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
>
> I'm sorry, I was wrong. "How do you do" my Mouth and Macneil isn't the
> worst song. It's Feelings. The most made fun of song in the 70's.
During the school year '78 - '79 the Philadelphia area baby bell company
used Feelings in their ad campaign for long distance. My elementary
school band director arranged this for us for our spring concert of TV
motif. Even as ten year olds back then we made fun of it--I considered it
forced labor to be made to play it.
ttmitchell
jim and/or ann <jbar...@netins.net> wrote:
>somebody originally said:
>> : Actually, Muskrat Love was written by America. However, we all
>> : have to agree the worst song period had to be Feelings.
> I take a deep breath and steel my courage before beginning the
>following.
> I submit that the biggest problem with "Feelings" is that it
>came around at least ten and as much as 30 years too late. If this song
>had been sung during the era of the great singers--the post big-band,
>pre-rock early 1950s--it would likely have become a standard. Who
>knows...in an alternate universe, Tony Bennett may have done it to great
>applause on his MTV Unplugged album. In the fall of 1975, it was an
>anachronism--but a worldwide smash of an anachronism nonetheless.
> What did the song in more than anything else was the infamous
>episode of "The Gong Show" when every contestant sang it, and every one
>got gonged. After that, it was impossible to take it seriously.
I forgot about that show until you reminded me of it; that was funny!