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Following on from one hit wonders here’s a chance to post the worst songs ever. Now we all know that it comes down to taste and there’s no accounting for that so be gentle now.
Cheers
Hung
Worst Songs Ever
01 Sunday May 2011
Posted in Bands at the Pig's Arms, Mark
Hung, you are too tough 🙂 Like asty, I kinda like, or at least, used to like The Rivers Of Babylon and Betty Davies Eyes, even I don’t fancy blond girls like asty, but rather used to like blond tanned Swedish boys…
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It all comes down to taste H. As a young man I was very attracted to Kate Bush, beautiful looking girl. A few years back I was given a couple of her albums, bloody terrible, couldn’t listen to them and placed them in the trash can.
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My point too, Hung; what I liked then, I do not like now…
When younger I was not keen on opera, love it now…of course not all..
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Here’s a little jem.
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No comment necessary
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I can play that one too… it was actually written by Bob Marley, Hung…
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I liked it, and some of their others Hung. I don’t know why…but I found them funky.
I remember staying at Las Selinas in Lanzerote, and the DJ played, “Brown girl in the ring”; I’d had 6 beers and 3 full tumblers of cuba libre, with a lime twist……After the 5th request I though it was the best track ever. That’s after dancing with “señoritas who can sway”….AS The Mavericks sang……
Good disco music.
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Absolutely dreadful hence included
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Pure shit.
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Merde.
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Now on this one I agree with you!
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Here’s one of my favorites at the age of about six… Now I think it probably qualifies in this category, although it is beautifully performed and Ray Peterson’s voice is gold…
Reckon Vivienne would probably like this one…
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Dammit! Forgot to post the bloody link! Anyway, here it is:
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Favourite or most disliked?
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I used to love it, Hung… ‘course, now I know better!
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Here’s another one, by the one and only Charlie Drake! YOU LISTENING JAYELL? PUT YOUR HEARING AID IN FOR THIS ONE!
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Dammit, I dunnit again! Here it is:
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And actually that version was apparently by some dude called ‘Larry Verne’, who probably wrote it; but my mum had it on 45 by Charlie Drake with ‘Glow Worm’ on the other side, when I was a nipper… If I can find Charlie’s version, I’ll post it, but I must say I do like the above version; they’re very similar; just a slightly different voice.
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Here’s Charlie’s version:
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This one surprised me, I didn’t know Tommy Cooper could sing… and I’m still not entirely sure he can… but check out the lyric to this one: “Don’t Jump Off the Roof Dad”
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Here’s one from Terry Scott: “My Bruvver”
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And who could ever forget the magnificent ‘Goons’, with their notorious ‘Ying Tong Song’…
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And, while we’re on the subject of Spike Milligoon, here’s “The Fresh Fruit Song”:
Now I think I need to go and change my underwear…
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Sorry Asty, do you like or dislike these songs? They sound terrible to me but your comments indicate you like them?
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Well… I kinda love ’em Hung… they’re very funny songs, but the could all quite probably fit in the ‘worst songs’ category, although they’d probably also do alright in the ‘best comedy songs’ category…
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Just tuned in T2…Apologies all.I forgot to press the button for the email link alert.
Charlie THE WORKER ; excruciating, but funny.
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I had very discerning girlfriends.
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Gawd !!! I remember it – must have been two different singers but it is much the same. Tell Laura I love her ………………… he was a fuckwit. No, just too painful to be liked.
Asty – apart from a lot of goodies from the 60s and 70s (The Who, The Stones etc) – this is what I love – Midnight Oil, Goanna Band, Metallica, Blondie,
Mama Mia the musical (really, I do love it – went and so it with Rhonda B in it), a lot of current Aussie bands whose names I can’t remember, most of the guests who appear on RocKwiz, and of course Peggy Lee singing Fever.
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When I said you’d probably ‘like’ it, Viv, my tongue was very firmly in my cheek… but I’ll bet that at the very least you had girlfriends who thought it was ‘just dreamy’…
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No comment necessary!
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Can’t help myself
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But I kinda liked ‘Betty Davis Eyes’ Hung…
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Comes down to taste T2
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I know Hung… but I’ve always been a sucker for a cute blonde with big blue eyes and a husky voice… I know, I know… I’m weak…
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Wazza, a last!
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This fits into One Hit Wonders as well
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… and I kinda liked this one too…
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Got played to death on Oz radio for a very long time. Makes the Aeneid look like a short story
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I went to a concert at Brookvale Oval, in the late 70’s or early 80’s. Stevie Wright’s ‘Evie’ trilogy was followed by this f*&^wit!!
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What a terrible mix
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I think we are a pretty clever lot at the Pigs Arms – our likes and dislikes in music are pretty much in sync. Some great one hit wonders up there now. Thanks for thinking of putting this stuff up Hung – you’re a genius.
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You are welcome. Have a go yourself Viv. Go to youtube, search for your song, click on the one you want, copy the link that’s in the search bar at the top of the screen and then paste that into to comment box and post, easy hey.
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Absolutely dreadful VL, well done
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Thats a real Barry that one couldn’t listen to all of it.
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Me neither…
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Paul McCartney – Mull of Kintyre (however you spell it) – bored me shitless and they kept playing it over and over.
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Agree Viv, boring and it was over played by commercial radio and Countdown
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Vivienne, I agree. Mulligans tyres is up there would have to be the worst thing Paul Macartney ever did. Damn thing charted for I don’t know how long.
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We used to call it Mulligans Tyres as well Algy
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James Blunt – You’re Beautiful. Aaarrrgggghhhhh inly awful.
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Aaarrrgggghhhhh
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I can’t believe he was a Captain in the British Army and served in Bosnia; I can’t believe the Empire has resorted to child soldiers whose ‘nads have not yet decended.
And singing through a nose trumpet too ! Appalling !
I’m assuming that he’s someone important’s boy. Otherwise inexplicable.
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I don’t understand women, some go weak at the knees at the thought of Mr Blunt warbling away, accompanied by the three cords that he can play on the guitar.
I agree Emm, didn’t know they made army uniforms that small.
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Tight undies Boss 🙂
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