Posted on 05/23/2006 11:11:37 AM PDT by pissant
The world is full of bad songs and horrific singer-songwriters. Just tune in to any radio station, be it country, top 40, "classic rock", or alternative and you are bound to have your ears offended in short order.
But there is NOTHING more irritating than hearing some lunatic, left-winger try to elevate the pop song into some kind of overt, intellectual commentary on the evils of America or the glory of being a hippie. Sure, some artists managed to cut a decent song. I still like the Mommas and the Poppas "California Dreaming", for example. But the whole genre wreaks to high heaven.
The List:
7. We are the World -- Various Artists. An utterly hideous attempt to feed starving Biafrins. If these idiots would have just given the money it took to assemble, to produce, and advertise this turd and donated it to the charity, it would have saved us alot of misery.
6. White Bird -- It's a Beautiful Day. Sappiness, your name is White Bird. Don't even know what the song is about exactly. I turn the station too fast.
5. Sky Pilot -- Eric Burden and the Animals. While I generally liked this band, this song is unlistenable, and unintelligible.
4. What's Goin On -- Marvin Gaye. In my estimation, this was the beginning of the downfall for a talented Motown star. It was apparent that he had no clue of "what's goin on".
3. Big Yellow Taxi -- Joni Mitchell. I liked Joni's early, breezy brand of folk pop. Her album Blue is still likable. The problem is not the tune here, it's the insipid lyrics. Uhg.
2. Eve of Destruction -- Barry McGuire. Complete idiocy. Apparently influenced Algore and John Kerry. Apparently that was a long "eve" he was carterwauling about.
1. Imagine -- John Lennon. This was proof to me that Paul McCartney was the real talent in the Beatles.
Thought of three more: "War" by Edwin Starr; "Ohio" by CSN&Y, and "Give Peace a Chance"
Tolstoy??
Whenever I hear someone talk about or quote from "Imagine" I point out that it didn't work out too well in the Soviet Union.
Edwin Starr!
Just to mess with everyone, "Okie from Muskogee".
Or All My Exes are in Texas?
And looking more like a freakin troll everyday.
I guess he was whining so it sounded like a protest. ;o)
LOL. bong and yikes is right.
Ah, a youngen. Splains it. I skipped over the hair metal craze. LOL
That's the one.
It should be at the top of the list.
I think every era had its stink bombs. But the early seventies excelled at it.
I second that Blech! Unless its the version by the muppets. LOL
And for some damn reason the radio station in Seattle thought it was a good idea to play that stupid thing eveery thanksgiving.
Cindy Sheehan lyrics.
3 more turds.
If I Had A Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn
Huh. that's a new one to me. LOL
Can't disagree with them all though I think "We are the World" was meant to help strarving Ethiopeans.
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