Top-40 Schlockfest.....
Feb. 25th, 2005 12:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poltr1I've got things to do this weekend -- work on condo association minutes, work-at-home for a client, and taxes. In the meantime, I'll open up the vault of horrors and pull out....
Top-40 singles I don't care to hear ever again!
The first is "Shannon" by Terry Gross. Is he singing about a lost love? No, he singing about his dog who ran away! I know people love their pets, but this one seemed to cross the line for me.
The second is "Rocky" by Austin Roberts. Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy ends up with girl's child. It has lines like "Rocky, I've never had to die before. Don't know if I could do it." Blecch.
The third is "Last Game of the Season" by David Geddes. This is the one about the blind man in the bleachers who turns out to be his father, who passes away before the last game. "It's the only time he's ever got to see me play!"
The fourth is "Torn Between Two Lovers" by Mary McGregor. Ah, the quandry of having to choose between one sweetie or another. "Loving both of you is breaking all the rules." Hey lady, if you go poly, you can have both! And the hell with the rules!
The fifth is "Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle. Beautiful arrangement, but the words are sappy and are sung without any feeling. It's about a father watching his daughter growing up. It's a little creepy. And what are butterfly kisses, anyway?
What made these songs so popular at the time?
Honorable mentions go fo "Undercover Angel" by Alan O'Day and "Afternoon Delight" by the Starland Vocal Band. Nothing like double meaning to get a song some airplay.
So....what are YOUR least favorite top-40 singles? Discuss.
Top-40 singles I don't care to hear ever again!
The first is "Shannon" by Terry Gross. Is he singing about a lost love? No, he singing about his dog who ran away! I know people love their pets, but this one seemed to cross the line for me.
The second is "Rocky" by Austin Roberts. Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy ends up with girl's child. It has lines like "Rocky, I've never had to die before. Don't know if I could do it." Blecch.
The third is "Last Game of the Season" by David Geddes. This is the one about the blind man in the bleachers who turns out to be his father, who passes away before the last game. "It's the only time he's ever got to see me play!"
The fourth is "Torn Between Two Lovers" by Mary McGregor. Ah, the quandry of having to choose between one sweetie or another. "Loving both of you is breaking all the rules." Hey lady, if you go poly, you can have both! And the hell with the rules!
The fifth is "Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle. Beautiful arrangement, but the words are sappy and are sung without any feeling. It's about a father watching his daughter growing up. It's a little creepy. And what are butterfly kisses, anyway?
What made these songs so popular at the time?
Honorable mentions go fo "Undercover Angel" by Alan O'Day and "Afternoon Delight" by the Starland Vocal Band. Nothing like double meaning to get a song some airplay.
So....what are YOUR least favorite top-40 singles? Discuss.
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Date: 2005-02-28 12:27 am (UTC)BTW, how many times do you have to endure "Seasons in the Sun" by Terry Jacks?