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Post by johnnywest on Jun 29, 2018 7:15:32 GMT -5
Whether it was a cheesy metaphor ("Drowning In The Sea of Love" by Joe Simon) or a terrible slant rhyme ("Hat 2 da Back" by T.L.C.), which title did you hate the most, regardless of the actual song?
Hands down, for me the worst was "License To Chill" by Billy Ocean. I was embarrassed to hear Casey or Shadoe announce the title.
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Post by dth1971 on Jun 29, 2018 8:21:32 GMT -5
What about George Michael's "I Want Your..." from 1987?
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Post by at40nut on Jun 29, 2018 8:36:27 GMT -5
"If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me" The Bellamy Brothers (insert rimshot) from 1979. I have a pretty good idea what Hervard's selection might be
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Post by Hervard on Jun 29, 2018 8:45:27 GMT -5
"If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me" The Bellamy Brothers (insert rimshot) from 1979. I have a pretty good idea what Hervard's selection might be What's that?
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Post by at40nut on Jun 29, 2018 9:30:44 GMT -5
"If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me" The Bellamy Brothers (insert rimshot) from 1979. I have a pretty good idea what Hervard's selection might be What's that? It's from 1984. It involves the word "Jump" and it's NOT Van Halen.
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Post by Hervard on Jun 29, 2018 10:33:55 GMT -5
Oh, "Jump (For My Love)" by the Pointer Sisters. Yes, that's a stupid song title, for the reasons I gave on my critique for last week's 1984 show. I wouldn't consider that the dumbest song title, though. I'm not exactly sure what the worst would be, come to think of it.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Jun 29, 2018 10:40:19 GMT -5
As far as I know, only one Top 40 song title annoyingly uses the pronoun 'you' three times:
Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do - Huey Lewis & The News
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Post by freakyflybry on Jun 29, 2018 10:43:38 GMT -5
I'm surprised nobody has said "Yah Mo B There" yet!
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Post by davewollenberg on Jun 29, 2018 17:45:59 GMT -5
I'll go with, 'The Goonies 'R' Good Enough'.
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Post by chrislc on Jun 29, 2018 20:56:56 GMT -5
I'll go with I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues, because "that" was not identified. Nor was "it", for that matter.
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Post by doofus67 on Jun 29, 2018 23:46:23 GMT -5
Forgive me for digressing, but a couple of these examples got me thinking about song titles with a lot of one-syllable words. I'm pretty sure I've found the all-time champ. It peaked at #15 on the pop chart in August, 1971.
It's James Brown's "Hot Pants Pt. 1 (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)." That's 16 one-syllable words! And the B side, "Pt. 2 & 3," stretches it to 18!
That beats the heck out of the Huey Lewis or Elton John songs, and even Jim Croce's "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song," which has a paltry 10!
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Post by 80sat40fan on Jun 30, 2018 4:09:23 GMT -5
From the Shadow Stevens era, "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies may get some votes. I love that song but I was always a little embarrassed to say the title.
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Post by 1finemrg on Jun 30, 2018 5:36:48 GMT -5
I'm guessing it was titled in this manner to avoid confusion with the Led Zeppelin and possibly Grand Funk songs, and it came before Pat Benetar and Dionne Warwick. Though it's goofy, "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" by the Rolling Stones could be in the running for this honor.
Though as the Stones quipped on their next album "It's Only Rock And Roll (But I Like It)"
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Post by 80sat40fan on Jun 30, 2018 6:13:09 GMT -5
Though it's goofy, "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" by the Rolling Stones could be in the running for this honor. Since you're nominating that tune, I'll nominate "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" by The Police...
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Post by retrodaddy on Jun 30, 2018 6:43:03 GMT -5
From the Shadow Stevens era, "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies may get some votes. I love that song but I was always a little embarrassed to say the title. The title is bad. It doesn't help that I loathe the song, too. They have some much better songs, imo.
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