Going back to the Village People, another great!! yes great catchy tune of theirs was "In The Navy"
yes The worst songs ever.....what are yours?
Hi Mike, welcome back. Don't stay away too long next time. Just to put you right Mike a "lyricist" is the person who writes the words to the songs, not the singer. Unless the lyricist is a singer/songwriter
Going back to the Village People, another great!! yes great catchy tune of theirs was "In The Navy" yes
Going back to the Village People, another great!! yes great catchy tune of theirs was "In The Navy"
yes "My Tears Will Fall Now That You're Gone,
I Can't Help But Cry, But I Must Go On"
I Can't Help But Cry, But I Must Go On"
The only Village People song I can tolerate is Macho Man: their first hit in the US, which wasn't a hit in the UK. In The Navy is almost as bad as YMCA.
Mike's message made me think of a few other awful songs:
Bad Day - Daniel Powter
If It Makes You Happy - Sheryl Crow
You Oughta Know (and just about everything else by...) - Alanis Morissette
Outside - George Michael
Fast Love - George Michael
I was a big George Michael fan during his early solo period. But he quickly went downhill after the Listen Without Prejudice album.
Mike's message made me think of a few other awful songs:
Bad Day - Daniel Powter
If It Makes You Happy - Sheryl Crow
You Oughta Know (and just about everything else by...) - Alanis Morissette
Outside - George Michael
Fast Love - George Michael
I was a big George Michael fan during his early solo period. But he quickly went downhill after the Listen Without Prejudice album.
Hi everone-and Mike [yes we have missed you]---a mixed bag from you there.
But I am going to stick up for George Michael--perhaps not everything he has done has been great--but how about the wonderful "Careless Whisper", And I love "Cowboys and Angels" and "Amazing" [not the same as the Westlife "Amazing"] And back to the Wham days--the classic "Last Christmas" "Club Tropicana" "Bad boys" "Wake me up before you go-go" Love them all.
But I know this thread is for music that we do not like, although Mike liked Dionne Warwick singing "Alfie", I just cannot stand that song in any way, no matter who sings it, nor "A house is not a home". Both by Bacharach and David whose music I normally thoroughly enjoy, but those two songs I cannot stand.
Marian
But I am going to stick up for George Michael--perhaps not everything he has done has been great--but how about the wonderful "Careless Whisper", And I love "Cowboys and Angels" and "Amazing" [not the same as the Westlife "Amazing"] And back to the Wham days--the classic "Last Christmas" "Club Tropicana" "Bad boys" "Wake me up before you go-go" Love them all.
But I know this thread is for music that we do not like, although Mike liked Dionne Warwick singing "Alfie", I just cannot stand that song in any way, no matter who sings it, nor "A house is not a home". Both by Bacharach and David whose music I normally thoroughly enjoy, but those two songs I cannot stand.
Marian
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Hi Mike, of course we've missed you, been playing gameS Eh !!
Well we'd forgotten about St Winifreds School choir until you mentioned it Mike, and it reminded us of why we wanted to forget it. That cringeing sound of "There's no one quite like Grandma " and to watch the leading tongue battling youngster in the front ughhh!!! who thinks these up.
Now Cilla has taken a bashing but Dionne Warwick is well.... ok
This was in a book of humourous anecdotes by Barry Cryer, that we bought for a relative a couple of years ago.
I knew a young lady named Cilla.
I took her to watch Aston Villa.
She sang to the crowd
And she sang very loud
And that's why they wanted to kill her.
Well we'd forgotten about St Winifreds School choir until you mentioned it Mike, and it reminded us of why we wanted to forget it. That cringeing sound of "There's no one quite like Grandma " and to watch the leading tongue battling youngster in the front ughhh!!! who thinks these up.
Now Cilla has taken a bashing but Dionne Warwick is well.... ok
This was in a book of humourous anecdotes by Barry Cryer, that we bought for a relative a couple of years ago.
I knew a young lady named Cilla.
I took her to watch Aston Villa.
She sang to the crowd
And she sang very loud
And that's why they wanted to kill her.
I never understood Alfie when I was a child. Now I'm an adult, I still don't think much of it. I think Burt Bacharach decided to write a song with the most complicated intervals and chords he could think of and not be at all concerned about constructing a good melody. That is Alfie.
I like almost everything else by Bacharach and David. And I like A House Is Not A Home. Our vocal ensemble in high school sang a customised arrangement of that song, so it holds special memories. And I like Luther Vandross's version and when Elliott sang it on the American Idol finale.
Cowboys And Angels is a good song. My George Michael favourites are Faith, Kissing A Fool, Monkey, Something To Save, and especially One More Try. Couldn't stand to even hear the intro to Amazing and Wake Me Up...
I like almost everything else by Bacharach and David. And I like A House Is Not A Home. Our vocal ensemble in high school sang a customised arrangement of that song, so it holds special memories. And I like Luther Vandross's version and when Elliott sang it on the American Idol finale.
Cowboys And Angels is a good song. My George Michael favourites are Faith, Kissing A Fool, Monkey, Something To Save, and especially One More Try. Couldn't stand to even hear the intro to Amazing and Wake Me Up...
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Ahh - thanks for pointing out the slight error of my ways Robert! I did indeed confuse Bad Songs with Bad Singers in some cases didn't I! As far as Bacarah and David go, I can take about an hour of their stuff, before having to listen to something a little less smooth and sugary. Alanis Morissette nomally does the trick!
Paul , with you on George Michael front in that I loved most Wham, and his early solos stuff, but think the last song of his I truly liked was Freedom 1992. But he did perform some great songs, as listed by Mariana! Last Christmas still takes me back to my 1st Xmas away from home in the mid 80s, and Careless Whisper to the slow dance at the local night clubs when I was in Sixth form
As far as Alfie goes, I always liked it for its message I suppose. To be honest I only ever really listened to it when I heard it on a Dionne Warwick album. The I became hooked on The Divine Comedy, who did a funny ditty called 'Becoming More like Alfie'
OK - back on thread then ermmm.. how about a song 'hello, this is Joannie'? It's another death disc, with the 70s twist that the lover of the deceased Joannie keeps calling up her answering machine just so that he can hear her voice one more time. And from the same era, I do remember a song called 'No Charge', about a young brat of a child who left his hard working Mum n Dad a note telling them how much money they owed him for carrying out mundane chores around the house. Obviously not raised on 'the Waltons' for whom chores were a daily way of life. Of course his parents him a similar note detailing how much unconditional love and comfort they had given him over the years - all at No Charge. Maybe this inspired the current mastecard 'cots of xxxx..... priceless' advertising campaign.
Very interesting to hear Arfur Mullards humble beginnings! He was one of the'comedians' who I never recall seeing on anything apart from 'Celebrity Squares' as a permanent fixture, with Diana Dors, Ray Allan and Hinge & Bracket!
And my final contribution - for now - the BBC Eastenders contribution to 'Pop Music' - Nick Berrys 'Every Loser Wins', and 'Angie Watts' singing 'Anyonce can have a hit'.... oh, sorry, that should be 'Anyone can fall in love', set to the the theme tune for Eastenders. This myst have been hard times at the BBC, as they also had Simon May compose lyrics to his other BBC theme tune of the mid 80s, 'Howards Way'. This was slightly better, as it had the talented Marti Webb singing the end tune to the BBCs surprise mid 80s drama hit/
Paul , with you on George Michael front in that I loved most Wham, and his early solos stuff, but think the last song of his I truly liked was Freedom 1992. But he did perform some great songs, as listed by Mariana! Last Christmas still takes me back to my 1st Xmas away from home in the mid 80s, and Careless Whisper to the slow dance at the local night clubs when I was in Sixth form
As far as Alfie goes, I always liked it for its message I suppose. To be honest I only ever really listened to it when I heard it on a Dionne Warwick album. The I became hooked on The Divine Comedy, who did a funny ditty called 'Becoming More like Alfie'
OK - back on thread then ermmm.. how about a song 'hello, this is Joannie'? It's another death disc, with the 70s twist that the lover of the deceased Joannie keeps calling up her answering machine just so that he can hear her voice one more time. And from the same era, I do remember a song called 'No Charge', about a young brat of a child who left his hard working Mum n Dad a note telling them how much money they owed him for carrying out mundane chores around the house. Obviously not raised on 'the Waltons' for whom chores were a daily way of life. Of course his parents him a similar note detailing how much unconditional love and comfort they had given him over the years - all at No Charge. Maybe this inspired the current mastecard 'cots of xxxx..... priceless' advertising campaign.
Very interesting to hear Arfur Mullards humble beginnings! He was one of the'comedians' who I never recall seeing on anything apart from 'Celebrity Squares' as a permanent fixture, with Diana Dors, Ray Allan and Hinge & Bracket!
And my final contribution - for now - the BBC Eastenders contribution to 'Pop Music' - Nick Berrys 'Every Loser Wins', and 'Angie Watts' singing 'Anyonce can have a hit'.... oh, sorry, that should be 'Anyone can fall in love', set to the the theme tune for Eastenders. This myst have been hard times at the BBC, as they also had Simon May compose lyrics to his other BBC theme tune of the mid 80s, 'Howards Way'. This was slightly better, as it had the talented Marti Webb singing the end tune to the BBCs surprise mid 80s drama hit/
This may surprise people but one of the songs I can't stand is Johnny Mathis's version of "When A Child is Born " - not because of Johnny himself, of course, but because of the part where he talks - so corny and naff. In fact I hate any "song" where someone talks. JM did another song like this called "Honey Come Back" on one of his albums, and it makes me feel like screaming. JM however also recorded "Alfie", which is a fine version - Marian, you don't even like this one?
Hi All,
Paul - You will be pleased to hear that in October there will be a new CD out which will contain all the BEST line dancing songs of all time!
YMCA will be on the CD which is good news isn't it!
If you like, we could order it for you and then post on to you in the US.
Maybe you would like Lena and Harry to keep it for you and then bring it along to the "Fans united" evening in November! Now wouldn't that be a nice surprise for you Paul!
Paul - You will be pleased to hear that in October there will be a new CD out which will contain all the BEST line dancing songs of all time!
YMCA will be on the CD which is good news isn't it!
If you like, we could order it for you and then post on to you in the US.
Maybe you would like Lena and Harry to keep it for you and then bring it along to the "Fans united" evening in November! Now wouldn't that be a nice surprise for you Paul!
Hilary
I just bought my airline ticket last week to get to the UK for Fans Reunited. I was waiting for a low fare and I got it: $398 --- less than it costs for me to fly to the midwest in the US!
Unfortunately, it's too late to get a refund
to avoid YMCA and other line dancing at Fans Reunited. I can't dance, or should I quote Otto Harbach, "I Won't Dance"! Thanks Hilary, but I think I'll pass on the line dancing CD!
Re: When A Child Is Born -- I always liked this song, and love the versions by Boney M and a Canadian artist whose name I can't recall now. I've never heard Johnny Mathis' rendition. I realise it was #1 in the UK, but it never was popular in the US.
I thought of another worst song ever: Take It To The Limit by the Eagles. The long version is particularly painful ... it never ends. I think they are the most overrated group ever. I can't believe they've sold millions of records. I like Joe Walsh's music, but can't stand anything Don Henley has done.
Unfortunately, it's too late to get a refund
to avoid YMCA and other line dancing at Fans Reunited. I can't dance, or should I quote Otto Harbach, "I Won't Dance"! Thanks Hilary, but I think I'll pass on the line dancing CD! Re: When A Child Is Born -- I always liked this song, and love the versions by Boney M and a Canadian artist whose name I can't recall now. I've never heard Johnny Mathis' rendition. I realise it was #1 in the UK, but it never was popular in the US.
I thought of another worst song ever: Take It To The Limit by the Eagles. The long version is particularly painful ... it never ends. I think they are the most overrated group ever. I can't believe they've sold millions of records. I like Joe Walsh's music, but can't stand anything Don Henley has done.