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Post by rkstrat on Nov 17, 2020 18:36:12 GMT -5
Stairway to Heaven comes to mind. I enjoyed
it back in the day, but it jumped the shark at some point.
I like disco, 80s dance music, techno, and EDM.
So a favorite song of mine become a joke.
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Post by Think Floyd on Nov 17, 2020 19:19:54 GMT -5
I have never been ashamed to admit that I like a song that others think is a joke or cheesy. In fact, I'd love to be in a band that played these songs! The 60s and 70s had a lot of goofy songs and I'm a huge fan of Bubblegum Pop. People make fun of songs like "Sugar Sugar" by The Archies, but I'd bet that it would do pretty well and people would dance to it. Personally, I'd rather hear a band play "Sugar Sugar" than ANY song by Skynyrd, Van Halen, Tom Petty, etc. and would definitely prefer it over any song by any 80s Hair Metal band. When my daughter was young I'd hear her music, and found that I like that song "MMMbop" by the Hanson Brothers. How about "Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks? I love it, but most people don't.
BUT, I gotta draw the line at that "Don't Worry, Be Happy" song... man I hate that!
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Post by Mfitz804 on Nov 17, 2020 19:23:27 GMT -5
How about "Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks? I love it, but most people don't. I prefer this version. |
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Post by Think Floyd on Nov 17, 2020 19:39:58 GMT -5
I've never heard that. I like it, although I still prefer the original. I'm a fan of taking songs like some 50s Oldies and rocking them up a bit! Years ago a friend gave me a Misfits CD titled "Project 1950" comprised of cover songs done their way. These are the tracks: This Magic Moment, Dream Lover, Diana, Donna, Great Balls Of Fire, Latest Flame, Monster Mash, Only Make Believe, Runaway, and You Belong To Me. |
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Post by Mfitz804 on Nov 17, 2020 19:54:26 GMT -5
^ We used to play shows with a band that was essentially a Nirvana knockoff, but they threw a Nirvana-seque version of “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” into their set. Was very creative.
And yes, they liked it because of that scene in Police Academy.
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Post by Think Floyd on Nov 17, 2020 20:35:36 GMT -5
Does this count as a song that's become a joke?  |
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Post by rkstrat on Nov 17, 2020 20:44:48 GMT -5
Does this count as a song that's become a joke? |
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Post by rkstrat on Nov 17, 2020 20:45:46 GMT -5
Does this count as a song that's become a joke? The OP had that in mind also. Many roads lead to SNL. |
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Post by rkstrat on Nov 17, 2020 20:46:59 GMT -5
I have never been ashamed to admit that I like a song that others think is a joke or cheesy. In fact, I'd love to be in a band that played these songs! The 60s and 70s had a lot of goofy songs and I'm a huge fan of Bubblegum Pop. People make fun of songs like "Sugar Sugar" by The Archies, but I'd bet that it would do pretty well and people would dance to it. Personally, I'd rather hear a band play "Sugar Sugar" than ANY song by Skynyrd, Van Halen, Tom Petty, etc. and would definitely prefer it over any song by any 80s Hair Metal band. When my daughter was young I'd hear her music, and found that I like that song "MMMbop" by the Hanson Brothers. How about "Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks? I love it, but most people don't. BUT, I gotta draw the line at that "Don't Worry, Be Happy" song... man I hate that! The Archies are okay by me too! |
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Post by Bronx on Nov 17, 2020 20:52:33 GMT -5
I was a top 40 listening teenager during the Archies period and remember them having 3 hits, "Sugar Sugar", "Bang Shang-A-Lang" and "Jingle Jangle", not that I liked any of them.
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Post by windmill on Nov 17, 2020 21:06:59 GMT -5
Sugar Sugar by the Archies is a perfect pop song to my ears.
Was discussing Stairway to Heaven a while back and how we all thought it was fantastic when it first came out.
What has changed is that we have been hearing it for 48 years, it is no longer novel.
Still think it is a great song.
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Post by Pinetree on Nov 17, 2020 21:23:54 GMT -5
The flip side of the Sugar Sugar 45 was a song called Melody Hill that had an absolutely great fuzz tone part.
"My Sharona" might have been cheesy, but it had an absolutely excellent guitar solo.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Nov 18, 2020 4:48:59 GMT -5
"My Sharona" might have been cheesy, but it had an absolutely excellent guitar solo. Burton Averre is a guitar badass and is rarely mentioned in guitar circles. That solo smokes. |
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Post by Mfitz804 on Nov 18, 2020 7:28:11 GMT -5
Mr. Roboto.
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Post by slacker 🐨 on Nov 18, 2020 7:56:54 GMT -5
I liked Afternoon Delight when it came out.
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Nov 18, 2020 9:54:07 GMT -5
Since getting SiriusXM, I've developed a love for '80s cheese. It is over the top and dramatic and (as far as I can tell) done unironically, but they succeed in doing what they set out to do. Enter the '90s and oughts, and no one can do anything like that sincerely anymore, it has to be layered with irony or other distancing elements, and you get a bunch of hipsters with forgettable work. Rock out to "Oh What a Feeling" or "Don't You Forget About Me" and you'll see what I mean. What group today would do a song like Eternal Flame from The Bangles? They'd have to have a banjo, try to make the lyrics political, and a goofy video. And yes, Mr. Roboto has aged very well!
I bought a Tom Jones CD half as a joke years ago, but listen to it more than I'd realize. I'd love to hear a song like She's a Lady with a really good R&B/funk backing rather than the Las Vegas thing on the original track some day.
Pretty much anything originally intended for kids will be hard to take seriously, but there are some goodies. Wizard of Oz and Willy Wonka are the obvious ones, but dive deeper into some Sesame Street/Muppets and you'll find more good stuff.
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Post by woody on Nov 18, 2020 12:22:42 GMT -5
The Kings - This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide I forgot all about that hoppy-bouncey move that was big then. So simple yet classic  |
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Post by fkaJimmySee on Nov 18, 2020 12:32:26 GMT -5
Wooly Bully.
(Who can not love Wooly Bully?)
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Post by bassngtr on Nov 18, 2020 13:51:56 GMT -5
My band plays 'Sugar Sugar' and it kills. We added a bubble-gum set with that one, 'Saturday Night' by Bay City Rollers, and 'Brother Louie' by the Stories. Our target demographic (woman of our certain age) still LOVE these songs. We pride ourselves on playing songs no other band in their right mind would play, but they're songs that were big, that everyone knows, and nobody hears anymore.
I joke about this at gigs (remember those...??) but what song is guaranteed to fill the dance floor with woman? You guessed it: BOC 'Burnin' For You'. Every time... LOL. We play it w/o cowbell, so to compensate we often follow it with Mountain's 'Never In My Life' . Then we take a break to let the cowbell cool off.
My guilty pleasure: Partridge Family songs. Bring back great memories (of 4th grade) and many songs are darn good. The great drummer Hal Blaine played on a lot of those songs.
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Post by Ayns on Nov 18, 2020 13:57:28 GMT -5
Sugar Sugar by The Archies was the first single I ever bought. I think I must’ve been 10(?).
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Post by rkstrat on Nov 18, 2020 14:19:40 GMT -5
Well, Big Country isn’t really a joke target,
but I always liked their namesake song, In A Big Country.
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Post by slacker 🐨 on Nov 18, 2020 14:38:24 GMT -5
The Kings - This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide I forgot all about that hoppy-bouncey move that was big then. So simple yet classic Switchin' to Glide is pretty much guaranteed to make my dime the volume on my car stereo every time. |
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Post by slacker 🐨 on Nov 18, 2020 14:43:03 GMT -5
My band plays 'Sugar Sugar' and it kills. We added a bubble-gum set with that one, 'Saturday Night' by Bay City Rollers, and 'Brother Louie' by the Stories. Our target demographic (woman of our certain age) still LOVE these songs. We pride ourselves on playing songs no other band in their right mind would play, but they're songs that were big, that everyone knows, and nobody hears anymore. I joke about this at gigs (remember those...??) but what song is guaranteed to fill the dance floor with woman? You guessed it: BOC 'Burnin' For You'. Every time... LOL. We play it w/o cowbell, so to compensate we often follow it with Mountain's 'Never In My Life' . Then we take a break to let the cowbell cool off. My guilty pleasure: Partridge Family songs. Bring back great memories (of 4th grade) and many songs are darn good. The great drummer Hal Blaine played on a lot of those songs. Ballroom Blitz?  A huge favorite of mine when it came out. |
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Post by bassngtr on Nov 18, 2020 14:45:40 GMT -5
btw my hi-fidelity copy of 'Sugar Sugar' was cut out from the back of a cereal box, Alpha-Bits I think.  |
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Post by slacker 🐨 on Nov 18, 2020 14:52:37 GMT -5
Here's a good one (and another fav back in the day):
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Post by Ayns on Nov 18, 2020 15:49:37 GMT -5
Also, Stairway and My Sharona aren't joke songs in my book |
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Post by Think Floyd on Nov 18, 2020 23:31:24 GMT -5
My band plays 'Sugar Sugar' and it kills. I knew it! |
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Post by Think Floyd on Nov 18, 2020 23:36:22 GMT -5
My guilty pleasure: Partridge Family songs. Bring back great memories (of 4th grade) and many songs are darn good. The great drummer Hal Blaine played on a lot of those songs. I've watched a lot of this band's videos on youtube. You might like this one! |
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Post by Opie on Nov 19, 2020 7:35:35 GMT -5
Well.... I love Cocaine,Call Me the Breeze, and After Midnight, just not the hit versions ,rather the originals by the man hisself JJ Cale.
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Post by fkaJimmySee on Nov 19, 2020 7:53:14 GMT -5
re: Sugar Sugar. When I worked in the record business, through the 1970's, we distributed Donny Kirshner's Kirshner records label. We had Kansas on the label. I colleague had to go over to Don's home one day to discuss album cover issues. Don lived in a townhouse in Manhattan. When he got over there and rang the doorbell, it was the six note hook of Sugar Sugar..... bum bum bum bum .. bum bum. That copyright was owned by Kirshner's publishing company. Made him a lot of cash, I am sure. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Kirshner |
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A huge favorite of mine when it came out. 
