The first, one you ABSOLUTELY HATED but which nevertheless became a big hit.

The second, a song YOU JUST LOVED but it was only a regional hit, or had a minor success nationwide.

My first is Little Green Apples. I ABSOLUTELY HATED this song. I thought it was one of the most cloying syrupy and sappy songs I've ever heard. And yet O. C. Smith's version went to #2 nationally.

On the other side of the coin, there was this lovely song called Sugar and Spice (covered by two gps very nicely - The Searchers and Cryan Shame). I loved the Cryan Shames version (I thought they had wonderful melody) - while the group was very popular in Chicago -and the song did well there, it only peaked at #49 nationally. Pun intended, I always thought it was a crying shame this talented group never struck gold nationally.

Name yours!

^^^ I HATE "My Last Name" from Carrie Underwood!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

I LOVE "For You" from James Otto!!! :) :) :)

God bless you and him always!!! :) :) :)

Holly

P.S. You can hear "For You" and see the song's video as well by clicking on the link that is in my signature link here. :) :) :)

Honey by Bobby Goldsboro was a huge hit in 1968. I hated it! UGH!!!!!!:rolleyes:

Hate - Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue by Toby Keith. IMO, it began the horrible over-the-top patriotism in country music post 9/11 and it's just not a flattering portrayal of America and its citizens. Luckily, it hardly gets played anymore on the country stations in my area.

Love - Lights by Ellie Goulding (which is also my cell phone ringtone). She's a British singer and has had huge success in the UK, but despite a following here in the US, she hasn't really made an impact on the charts. She's a pop singer, but her lyrics are very visual and introspective and aren't the typical pop songs that get played all the time, which is probably why she hasn't done so well.