Songs you hate

[Borillar]

Ah, Melanie (Safka). Her career never recovered from this song.

If you mean by "recovered" that she had 3 top 40's at the same time with "Brand New Key" at #1, and was named by Billboard as the top female vocalist of all time, then yeah.....

A lot of people labeled Melanie as a singer of light fluff, despite only knowing her for "Brand New Key". Hardly a fair assessment of her range, but it happened.

I had no idea that this song ever made it to the top of the charts. I just remember it being constantly played until I was completely sick of hearing it. Here is another one from that era that was just as annoying.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSNSTerj2Kc]Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Totp 1971 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Vandalshandle]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mnw9uiYggU]Chicago - Saturday In The Park (1973) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[BDBoop]

Ah, Melanie (Safka). Her career never recovered from this song.

If you mean by "recovered" that she had 3 top 40's at the same time with "Brand New Key" at #1, and was named by Billboard as the top female vocalist of all time, then yeah.....

What the hell was Billboard smoking!? Never mind. You apparently meant to type "for 1972."

 

[Vandalshandle]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoiJSDgoDjQ]MERLE HAGGARD - Okie From Muskogee - YouTube[/ame]

 

[BDBoop]

With a passion.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSAJ0l4OBHM]America - A Horse With No Name+Lyrics - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Rockland]

With a passion.

America - A Horse With No Name+Lyrics - YouTube

I can tolerate "A Horse with No Name." Not so much their followup, "Ventura Highway," where they start babbling about "Alligator lizards in the air."

I like to think of "Ventura Highway" as a sequel to "A Horse with No Name." The protagonist is still out in the hot desert sun, and has started hallucinating. Those aren't alligator lizards in the air. Those are vultures.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5J54RVZjYs]America - Ventura Highway (with lyrics) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[BDBoop]

With a passion.

America - A Horse With No Name+Lyrics - YouTube

I can tolerate "A Horse with No Name." Not so much their followup, "Ventura Highway," where they start babbling about "Alligator lizards in the air."

I like to think of "Ventura Highway" as a sequel to "A Horse with No Name." The protagonist is still out in the hot desert sun, and has started hallucinating. Those aren't alligator lizards in the air. Those are vultures.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5J54RVZjYs]America - Ventura Highway (with lyrics) - YouTube[/ame]

Hate. Loathe. Despise. Will tear radio out of console if this song airs.

 

[Rockland]

Zager and Evans followed up "In The Year 2525" with an (sarcasm on) uplifting little ditty (sarcasm off) called "Mr. Turnkey," in which the singer rapes a woman who "led (him) on" in a bar. Now, he's somehow nailed his wrist to the wall of his jail cell, and is hanging there bleeding to death. "Tell her I'm sorry."

*retch*

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJoTmD7Y43s]Mr Film Noir meets Mr.Turnkey .wmv - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Vandalshandle]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEzTdBJUHO8]Take it easy-Eagles with lyrics - YouTube[/ame]


AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rockland]

Take it easy-Eagles with lyrics - YouTube


AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't hate the Eagles, but most of their hits have been overplayed to the point where I change the station when they come on the radio. I honestly wouldn't mind if I never heard "Hotel California" again.

 

[BDBoop]

/shudder

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWst-r26whI]Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life.wmv - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Vandalshandle]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRtME-3rcP4]Ohio Express - Yummy Yummy Yummy (stereo) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Borillar]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAQSZhazYk8]DeBarge - Rhythm Of The Night - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Borillar]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b2w8ta-ihk]The Floaters - Float On (Long Version) ABC Records 1977 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Borillar]

The Floaters - Float On (Long Version) ABC Records 1977 - YouTube

On the other hand, I liked this parody of the song:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLmzZmmK3R4]Cheech Y Chong - Bloat On - YouTube[/ame]