marvin Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Another "Freeze Frame" fan here, but I love the horn arrangement on the song more than the song itself.Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" by Wayne Newton, A Total Gagfest.I can't imagine what drum roll Bahoo could be talking about in "Like A Rolling Stone." I'd bet it was the spot where Dylan comes in waaaayyyy to early on the chorus "How does it feel...." and the band is still groovin away about three beats behind ol' Bob. The band got it right, Dylan sang the phrase too early. However, that is THE MOST MAGICAL MOMENT of the entire six minute track! That screw up is what MADE the record! ec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I hated "Goin' Up The Country" when it was out. I used to think it sounded like the singer accidentally inhaled a harmonica and it lodged deep in his throat somewhere. It doesn't seem quite so bad now, compared to stuff like "My Humps." ec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlesteve Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Anything by Eninmen, 50 cent, Puff Daddy, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Oh, and how about "Convoy"? by C.W. McCall. I remember in 1976 he came in THIRD behind me and Hall and Oates for "Best New Vocalist" or something in the yearly Cashbox, Billboard and Record World roundup! Kind of took the glory right out of THAT award! ec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I know that this is off-topic, but if you're going to mention "Worst drum roll", how about "Best snare shot"? For me it's that snare shot at the beginning of "Like A Rolling Stone."Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 And you're right about "Ebony And Ivory". It was so repulsive, I even forgot who Paul was singin' it with. An all time low for a Beatle AND Stevie Wonder. We ought to pipe that one into the mountains of Tora Bora. Osama would come screamin' outa there with his hands over his ears within the hour! ec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I've never understood the fuss over "I Will Survive." To this day, play that song at a party and the people (especially the women) go nuts.A couple of disco era songs that makes me cringe: "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward, and that abysmal cover of "Knock On Wood" by Amii Stewart. Eddie Floyd's original was a classic.Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Sidoti Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Der Kommissar - After The FireRock Me Amadeus - Falco Wild Boys - Duran DuranI Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That - Elton John (what a clunker, sorry EJ)I'd Do Anything For Love - MeatloafI'll Be There For You - Bon JoviRoll With The Changes - REO SpeedwagonBe Good Johnny - Men At WorkWe Built This City - StarshipAnything by The Doors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popdude Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Der Kommissar - After The FireRock Me Amadeus - Falco Wild Boys - Duran DuranI Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That - Elton John (what a clunker, sorry EJ)I'd Do Anything For Love - MeatloafI'll Be There For You - Bon JoviRoll With The Changes - REO SpeedwagonBe Good Johnny - Men At WorkWe Built This City - StarshipAnything by The Doors Amazingly, I agree that every single "song" on this list is nothing more than dog squeeze. But I would respectfully like to add anything by The Power Station... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahoodore Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 EC, you got it right....that is the exact spot!...I think you are right, Bob D came in WAyyyy too early...I just hate that spot of the song...it makes the roll sound like it should not be there, and throws the feel completely off...to my ears anyway...I know there is another drum roll in an early Rod Stewart tune too...just can't remember which tune...I also did Like Rolling Stone thousands of times with a band and I just cannot listen to it anymore...same goes for Brown Eyed Girl and Old Time Rock and Roll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeler Deb Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I never understood the fuss either over "I Will Survive" , and you are right Marv ...."Ring My Bell"....yuck.Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Allen Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 "You know what's really odd. Before the "Pina Collitis" nightmare, Rupert Holmes actually recorded a really, really good album called "Widescreen" that nobody ever heard."That was indeed a great album, as was one he did a few years later called 'Pursuit of Happiness.'Someone mentioned Styx earlier...my god, was there EVER a band with such a consistent run of krap? It's almost stunning in its scope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnO Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Messrs. Sidoti and Popdude pretty much hit the nail on the head, as far as awful tunes....there's also a class of songs, most of which I'm incapable of personally naming, because I'd change the channel/station as soon as I heard the intros...and frankly, I don't know the names of such songs, nor did I ever want to! (I believe most Styx songs fit this category, BTW...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnO Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Regarding the earlier reference to Canned Heat's "Going Up The Country"....I suspect it was Al "Blind Owl" Wilson's vocalizing that turned people off, not the overall song. (Also possibly the obnoxious flute....I always found that odd, considering Wilson was a world-class blues harpist...) I saw Canned Heat live in Richmond, VA around '69 or so, and unfortunately, Bob Hite, their usual lead singer, was in the hospital (accidental overdose of some sort of pharmaceutical....and sadly, not the first or last time it happened - both he & Wilson died of drug overdoses), forcing Wilson to sing all songs that night. What a nightmare....(unless you like Kermit the Frog!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelina Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 "I Will Survive" gets the same reaction out of women as any dialogue from the movie "CaddyShack" used to get from men. It's a bonding thang! Although 99.8% of rap could qualify for this list....what really kills me is anything by Fergie. All she does is spell in her songs. Some lyrics huh? "To the D to the E to the L-I-C-I-O-U-S". It's more like N-A-U-S-E-O-U-S. She has two or three songs where the lyrical hook is spelling....and not always correct spelling.For Fergie's follow-up album her new hit........."The Multiplication Table". "2 X 2 is 4...and I be showing you the door". "2 X 4 is 8...ain't my bling great"...and so on. It might just happen. Along the same lines.....as much as I WANT to hate Justin Timberlake...I find myself listening to him and actually keeping my lunch down. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMMY TUNES Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I've never understood the fuss over "I Will Survive." To this day, play that song at a party and the people (especially the women) go nuts.A couple of disco era songs that makes me cringe: "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward, and that abysmal cover of "Knock On Wood" by Amii Stewart. Eddie Floyd's original was a classic.Marv Marvin I agree with you on "I Will Survive". As a man I actually hated listening to the song but there is a cover of the song done by the rock band Cake that rocks. Love that version. I suggest you check it out. The Ad Hoc Band may even want to cover it.Thought Amii Stewart's "Knock On Wood" along with Vicki Sue Robinson'd "Turn The Beat Around" were 2 of the best early disco songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al K Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 When Hollies mentioned "Timothy" by The Buoys, I thought for a moment that this one could be on the list too..."Timothy, Timothy, Joe was lookin' at youTimothy, Timothy, God what did we do?"Ahhh...there's nothin' like a good snack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Tommy believe it or not, I actually have that Cake album with "I Will Survive." It's a great version (even with the swearing!), and I love the trumpet on there.Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Marshall Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Easy to see...looking at everyone's lists and nominations...that it isn't just today...there has ALWAYS been cruddy music.As such...there has always been great music too. It's just that we can't collectively agree on which is which.As a result...The CW McCalls etc. of this world score hits.[side note re: I Will Survive...A portion of the instrumental was used in ROCKY. As he's working out and finally makes it, with ease, up to the top of the stairs signifying that he's 'ready'...there it is...playing underneath.]Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast indeed. An all-time hunk of doo Eric. Danke Schoen too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspyrock Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 And you're right about "Ebony And Ivory". It was so repulsive, I even forgot who Paul was singin' it with. An all time low for a Beatle AND Stevie Wonder. We ought to pipe that one into the mountains of Tora Bora. Osama would come screamin' outa there with his hands over his ears within the hour! ec Kudos to Eric. He got a good chuckle outta me early in the a.m. I've always said that we have some of the best interrogation techninques available, w/ sucky singers, known to mankind without 'water-boarding' or whatever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecstasy Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Burning Love by Elvis... well, all of Elvis' late stuff (anything past the movie days) but Burning Love is rock bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinberries Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 man, some of the songs listed here as vomitorium material are just undeserving - 'burning love' by Elvis? hello? thats classic stuff - *great* song! eric cracked me up w/ mention of my favorite cheezefest by wayne newton - 'daddy dont you walk so fast'; i mean, c'mon EC, you gotta give props to a great melody & major hooks in the chorus! plus the sheer melodrama of the Newt delivering it for us in all his rapturous glory! gagfest? - i think not; seriously ripe cheezefest? - ok, sure, but a damn fine slice of itits funny how some of the very catchiest songs are so reviled by people - i mean 'freeze frame' is totally undeserving of such a brutal treatment. & i can never understand why people love to hate 'seasons in the sun' by terry jacks & 'pina colada song' by rupert holmes. on a footnote, & speaking of 'seasons in the sun', one of the funniest websites is the Gear Change Hall of Shame - a website dedicated to what the host considers unnecessary & offensive use of the ol' mid/end-of-song key change hat trick, which i've noticed Eric mainly stays away from - instead he just writes a bad-ass bridge & a chorus so hooked-out it doesn't need a key change! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnO Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Yeah, unnecessary perhaps, but IMO, the gear change sometimes works great! Examples - "My Generation" and James Carr's "Dark End Of The Street" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspyrock Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 I like Burning Love too, but I love Suspicious Minds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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