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Post by easye on Mar 13, 2011 23:07:03 GMT -5
Here, they played "Let's Groove" tons on radio, and it was very popular at my high school. Anyway, I actually liked "At this Moment" and "Seasons in the Sun" was alright. I had no problems with "The Girl is Mine" at that time either. In my opinion though, the worst Michael Jackson duet with a legend was actually "State of Shock."
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Post by matt on Mar 13, 2011 23:26:59 GMT -5
A quick few that come to mind:
"I Was Made for Dancin'" by Leif Garrett...look, I appreciate a good disco song, but this is horrible. No wonder why Leif's career was done with this song. "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship...I never understand why "We Built This City" takes all the criticism instead of this song...it is flat out painful on the ears. "Woman" by John Lennon - yeah, yeah, I know it's probably musically blasphemous in some ways, and I love several of Lennon's cuts. But all I can picture when I hear this song is Yoko Ono... "YMCA" by Village People. No, I am not one who enjoys doing the letters. This was the mother of all novelty songs, and I don't really get why people still get so excited about it. "After the Lovin'" by Englebert Humperdink...yeah...uh huh. Just really no reason for this song to ever be played again. I would also concur with Freddy Fender - don't get how he was so successful.
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Post by Mike on Mar 14, 2011 3:15:48 GMT -5
There's very few 80s songs that I simply can't stand, but here's two of them, both from 1985: Animotion - Obsession. At first, I thought it was decent, and actually, as long as they're singing, it's not that bad. But once those synths hit, oh...oh man, those synths! This is a record that suffers from Too Much Production. Patti LaBelle - New Attitude. Pretty much the same story here, only in this case it's throughout the entire song. This record sounds like it's drowning in production the whole way through. I personally don't mind "At This Moment", but I don't like that it leapfrogged "C'est La Vie", a MUCH better song, to get to #1.
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Post by jgve1952 on Mar 14, 2011 3:23:21 GMT -5
Funny Face by Donna Fargo! How did that song ever reach the Top 5 of the Pop Charts in 1973? Also add to the list Wasted Days and Wasted Nights!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2011 12:01:56 GMT -5
"Whip It" by Devo "Nothing Compares 2U" by Sinead O'Connor "What is Love" by Haddaway
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Post by pizzzzza on Mar 14, 2011 12:47:03 GMT -5
Funny Face by Donna Fargo! How did that song ever reach the Top 5 of the Pop Charts in 1973? Also add to the list Wasted Days and Wasted Nights! Country music, especially "pop-sounding" ones, were very popular back in the early to mid 70s - Donna Fargo, Charlie Rich, Freddy Fender (ugh), Charley Pride, Sammi Smith, Jessi Colter, Glen Campbell, Waylon & Willie, Dolly Parton and even John Denver and Olivia Newton-John (When she was considered country) - they always made the top 40 charts back then.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2011 12:56:40 GMT -5
Whatever by Dire Straits, I canĀ“t stand those guys.
But Money for nothing was the last nail in the coffin.
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Post by pizzzzza on Mar 14, 2011 14:56:25 GMT -5
I actually thought of a lot more while riding in the car...I'm sure some of these might be favorites of yours, but not for me.......LOL
1971 - Desiderata by Les Crane - I'm never that crazy about songs with talking in them - my friend used to play this song to death....
1973 - Why Me by Kris Kristofferson - I knew this stayed on the charts for a zillion years - I still never much cared for it, and always changed the radio whenever it came on - maybe it's because I don't think he can sing.
Barry Manilow - Let's Hang On (1981), Oh Julie (1982) and I Don't Want To Walk Without You (1979) - I like most of his stuff, but I could've done without these particular songs.
I know both of these made #1, but I still don't like them:
1979 -Babe - Styx - I like pretty much all their other stuff, but can't stand this song.
1984 - Karma Chameleon - I like some of their other stuff (Church of the Poisoned Mind, Miss Me Blind, Time), but don't like this one at all.
I know there are LOTS more.....stay tuned....LOL
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Post by jdelachjr2002 on Mar 14, 2011 16:11:24 GMT -5
Barry Manilow - Let's Hang On (1981), Oh Julie (1982) and I Don't Want To Walk Without You (1979) - I like most of his stuff, but I could've done without these particular songs. "I Don't Want To Walk Without You" charted in 1980, "Let's Hang On" charted in 1982.
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Post by vto66 on Mar 14, 2011 16:50:51 GMT -5
"Blue Jean"--David Bowie (No. 8, 1984)--Far from being Bowie at his best. Shrill horn work, slightly off-key vocals, less-than-memorable lyrics. This is one of those hits that gets my own personal "No. Just No" stamp of disapproval.
"Urgent"--Foreigner (No. 4, 1981)--Another one of those "Rockers Get Funky" numbers a la Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust." While it worked out perfectly for Queen, however, Foreigner's attempt to mine the same funk-rock territory just left me cold. The vocals are alright, but OOHHH that sax bridge!! Shrill, harsh, totally unmelodic!!! The musical equivalent of a cold, hard slap across the face!! I'm surprised the guy doing the sax solo (Not only here, but also the one who played on "Blue Jean") didn't blow their eardrums out playing so high like that!!!! Another classic "No! Just No!" moment for me.
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Post by pizzzzza on Mar 14, 2011 17:32:00 GMT -5
Barry Manilow - Let's Hang On (1981), Oh Julie (1982) and I Don't Want To Walk Without You (1979) - I like most of his stuff, but I could've done without these particular songs. "I Don't Want To Walk Without You" charted in 1980, "Let's Hang On" charted in 1982. oopsss.....well I was close! LOL (I think I went by the date it debuted on the Hot 100)
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Post by caseyfan100 on Mar 14, 2011 17:44:42 GMT -5
The sax player on Foreigner's "Urgent" is Jr. Walker of Jr. Walker and the All Stars.
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Post by saltrek on Mar 14, 2011 20:07:12 GMT -5
Personally, I can't stand the song "Cat's In The Cradle". The lyrics are rather sappy, unreal and fake sounding (you will hardly ever hear a father or a son talk like that). I do like Harry Chapin's song "Sequel" which shows his talents much better than "Cat's in the Cradle". However, there must be a lot of people who did like the song when it charted (it went to #1 at the end of 1974 while the year end show for that year was being broadcast)--I was 14 at the time and everytime I hear the beginning of "Cat's in the Cradle" I will quickly change the channel. Count me as one of the people who like this song. It's one of my all time favorites. I don't find the lyrics sappy at all. Especially when the kid comes home from college and all he wants is to borrow the car keys! Actually, Sequel is probably my least favorite Chapin song. Forgot to mention THINK IT OVER, a almost musically challenged song sung by Cheyl ladd that suprisingly hit the charts (I was stunned when I heard the song back in 1978 on a AT40 show when I was in school, none of the local stations ever played it). A big deal was made when Farrah Fawcet left Charlie's Angels. But when Cheryl Ladd showed up, I was blown away. She became my #1 favorite babe. So, I liked Think It Over. Maybe I'm a little prejudiced when judging this song.
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Post by caseyfan100 on Mar 14, 2011 20:17:53 GMT -5
I'll add one to the list that I turn the knob every time it starts and that's "Send In The Clowns". Nothing against Judy Collins,the song just turns me off.
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Post by dukelightning on Mar 14, 2011 20:23:39 GMT -5
Ooh gotta disagree with you on Judy Collins....but I can understand it too. It's not your typical top 40 song and neither was "Amazing Grace". She is talented just the same. KC & the Sunshine Band had a similar chart history as Blondie did.
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