[L.N. Smithee]

So many come to mind, but "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro always scored high on the retchometer. In fact, just about anything by Goldsboro pinned the needle on retch.

When I was a kid, one of my fave songs was "Watching Scotty Grow," Goldsboro's other big hit. I was a kid, and it was about a kid.

My mother would leave the radio on one of the "beautiful music" stations (she didn't want us listening to rock and roll). When I listened to the lyrics of "Honey" one insomniac night, I cried. I wondered why someone would want to write such a sad song.

[weegee]

Maybe you'll remember this one:

"My name is Mikey, I have a nick-el, I have a nick-el, shiny and new..."

Clint Holmes