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- From: doehr@magellan.den.mmc.com (Brett B. Doehr)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.dave_barry
- Subject: Re: Worst Song and Lyrics Contest
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.194651.13462@den.mmc.com>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 19:46:51 GMT
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- In article <Bxx5GJ.1KL@acsu.buffalo.edu>, camdna@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Darren Natale) writes:
- |> I fifth the nomination of Minnie Riperton's "Loving You" as worst song
- |> of all time. I suggest the following as runner's up:
- |>
- |> MacArthur Park, by someone waaay back (late 60's maybe?), and popularized
- |> by <cough> <gagh> Donna Summer. Who the heck would put a cake in
- |> the rain, anyway?
- |> My nominee for the most idiotic lyrics.
-
- Wasn't this popularized by Anne Murray? And what _were_ the actual words
- to the aforementioned cake-in-the-rain?
-
- |> Muskrat Love, by America (?), and popularized by (for those tender
- |> of stomach I suggest not being reminded of this.....) the
- |> Captain and Tenille!
- |> My nominee for the "Song Most Responsible for Broken Radios."
-
- It has my vote. I had thought of this one, but felt the memory was too
- cruel to inflict on unsuspecting netters. Guess you felt differently.
-
- |> Thank God I can't remember any more such trash!
-
- The other one that comes to mind (only vaguely, fortunately) was a song
- by Linda Ronstadt entitled "Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me", which contained
- something resembling the following:
-
- Well he picked me up and he put me down,
- He was a credit...to his gender.
- Really put me through some changes now,
- Sorta like a...Wearing blender.
-
- Aaarrrgh! Like a blender?! (Not sure if I have the
- brand spelled right, maybe Waring?)
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