http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2012/05/worst-songs-of-all-time.html

Found this in the internet.
Some of the most memorable and popular songs ever are considered to be among the worst songs of all time.
If the link works, look at the list and explain why you agree or don't agree with certain selections for the title. (Actually though I have my own opinion as to which songs are good candidates for the label, I am amazed at how many really good (underrated) songs end up on the list. I just wonder who the person thinks s/he is deciding this).

I agree with a lot of songs on that list but not all of them especially "Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" -Gordon Lightfoot. How can that tribute be on the list? I'm appalled!:eek: But everyone has different tastes. I have to agree with him that "Honey " -Bobby Goldsboro is one of the worst! He neglected to include all of those awful car crash death songs of the early 60's. "Last Kiss","Tell Laura I Love Her" and Teen Angel.:lol:

Shouldn't this be on the music board?

These I actually like, there were several that I've never heard or don't recall ever hearing.

The Night Chicago Died....Paper Lace

One Tin Soldier....Coven

Mule Skinner Blues....Fendermen

Ballad of the Green Beret....Sgt. Barry Sandler

Deck of Cards....Wink Martindale

Wildfire...Michael Murphy

Indiana Wants Me...R.Dean Taylor

Little Black Egg....Nightcrawlers

Baby I'm a want you....Bread

Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald....Gordon Lightfoot

The Streaker...Ray Stevens

Ringo...Lorne Green

Happiest Girl in the USA ...Donna Fargo

I Put a Spell on You...Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Locomotion...Grand Funk Railroad

The Americans...Byron McGregor

Haunted House...Gene Simmons

Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town....Kenny Rogers

Sometimes when we touch…Dan Hill

I'm Henry the Eighth....Herman's Hermits

Another Somebody done somebody wrong song...B.J. Thomas

You Light up my Life…Debby Boone

Please Mr. Please...Olivia Newton John

Ding dong the witch is dead....Fifth Estate

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep...Mac & Katie Kissoon

Dreams of the Everyday Housewife…Glen Campbell

Chevy Van…Sammy Johns

England Swings…Roger Miller

Ain’t Gonna Bump with no Big Fat Woman…Joe Tex

#1. (You're) "Having My Baby" - Paul Anka & Odia Coates
#2. "Walking On Sunshine" - Katrina & the Waves
#3. "Physical" - Olivia Newton-John
#4. "In the Summertime" - Mungo Jerry
#5 "Jeans On" - Dave Dundas
#6. "My Ding-a-Ling" - Chuck Berry
#7. "Rock On" - David Essex
#8. "I Ran" (So far Away) - A Flock of Seagulls
#9. "Ebony & Ivory" - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
#10. "Maniac" - Michael Sembello

I agree with many of the songs on this guy's list, however I disagree with these:

The Night Chicago Died
Wildfire
Indiana Wants Me
Seasons In The Sun
Torn Between Two Lovers
Tin Man
Wham Bam (Shang A Lang)
Aint No Way To Treat A Lady
Touch Me In The Morning
Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
Chick A Boom
Please Mr. Please
Feelings
Chevy Van

I disagree because all of the above are included in my hits of the 70's collection. A few of these tunes might be a tad on the cheesy side, for example The Night Chicago Died, Indiana Wants Me, Torn Between Two Lovers, but these are still quality songs, they are memorable 1970's hits and in my opinion all of them belong on any comprehensive 70's hits collection.

Someone responded to the guy's list and mentioned the Melanie tune Brand New Key as being one of the worst. I disagree with that one too, yeah her singing isn't great but it's a fun song and any 70's hits collection is incomplete without it's inclusion! :lol:

I liked these from his list:

Yummy Yummy Yummy....1919 Fruit Gum Co.

Wildfire...Michael Murphy
Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald....Gordon Lightfoot
Heartbeat is a Love beat -- Delfranco Family
Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town....Kenny Rogers
Wam Bam (Shang-a-Ling)….the Silvers
Mmmmm Bop...Hanson
I am Woman…Helen Reddy

However, some of the others were just sort of "OK" and probably didn't belong on the list.

"Drink A Beer", "Honkytonk Badonkadonk" and "I Love This Bar" should all be on this list.

Oh, and any list like this that doesn't include "The Superbowl Shuffle" by the Bears in '86 needs updating!! :)

"Drink A Beer", "Honkytonk Badonkadonk" and "I Love This Bar" should all be on this list.

"Drink a Beer" I don't think I've ever heard. "Honkytonk badonkadonk" I agree with, easily one of the worst country songs ever. I actually like "I Love This Bar" by Toby Keith but "Red Solo Cup" I can do without. :rolleyes:

#1. (You're) "Having My Baby" - Paul Anka & Odia Coates
#2. "Walking On Sunshine" - Katrina & the Waves
#3. "Physical" - Olivia Newton-John
#4. "In the Summertime" - Mungo Jerry
#5 "Jeans On" - Dave Dundas
#6. "My Ding-a-Ling" - Chuck Berry
#7. "Rock On" - David Essex
#8. "I Ran" (So far Away) - A Flock of Seagulls
#9. "Ebony & Ivory" - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
#10. "Maniac" - Michael Sembello

(You're) Having My Baby- yeah that one is cheesy too and Paul Anka does some bad singing in that song, but it's also a memorable hit from 1974 so it's included in my collection.

In The Summertime- that song is OK, I like it and it's also included in my collection as a bonus track, not part of the main collection.

Rock On- I used to dislike that song too but over the years it grew on me so I included it in my collection, but again as a bonus track and not part of the main collection.

As soon as I saw The Night Chicago Died towards the top of the list I knew the list sucked.

Besides, today's music is so hideous even the bad songs on that list are better than any rap or technocrap they have now.

Are they serious????? :eek: :( A lot of these songs are actually some of my favorite all time songs! ;)


I Love.......

Baby I'm a want you (I LOVE this,it's a beautiful romantic song);)

Chevy Van ( OMG this was popular when I was a young teen virgin ,just starting with boyfriends kissing and just doing a little "stuff"! ;) I SO wanted to fall in love with a guy and make love in his "Chevy Van" )!!! ;) To me at the time,this was such a beautiful romantic song! Still is !! I love it for the nostalgia, and hey I'd LOVE to do a hot guy in his van!!!! ! :) :crazy: :D

Indiana wants me
Wildfire
One tin Soldier ( this is the Billy Jack song right) ?
Which way you goin Billy
I am woman ( You go girl, Helen Reddy "I am woman hear me roar"! ;)
Sometimes when we touch
Heartbeat is a love beat
Henry the eight ( This was a REALLY fun song) ! :D

I think s/he is deciding to be a pot stirrer. "The Little Black Egg" ???!!! WHAT THE....calm down, calm down. Ok, maybe a few guilty pleasures there.

Two of the absolute worst, IMO:

"Boot Scootin' Boogie," Brooks and Dunn
"I'll Be There For You," The Rembrandts (not only in its long version, but also as the title track of Friends [1994-04 NBC comedy that I never cared for anyway])

As soon as I saw The Night Chicago Died towards the top of the list I knew the list sucked.

Besides, today's music is so hideous even the bad songs on that list are better than any rap or technocrap they have now.

The Night Chicago Died is a cheesy tune, but it's also one of the classic hits from 1974 and I think any 70's hits compilation would be incomplete without it.

The 70's had it's share of cheesy songs, but in my opinion there's good cheese and bad cheese. Seasons In The Sun by Terry Jacks is an example of good cheese, Rocky by Austin Roberts is an example of bad cheese. :lol:

The problem with much of today's music is that people seldom bother to write decent songs now, it's become mostly style and attitude instead of substance. Occasionally some good music comes out, but the majority of it is garbage.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gc4QTqslN4

Now this is not so much a bad song , but really stupid

For anyone not up on the history of "The Night Chicago Died," the band Paper Lace was based in the UK and had never set foot in Chicago and knew nothing about it except that there had been gangsters there at some point.


Didn't two different bands cover that song? Or am I thinking of another song ? :crazy:

Didn't two different bands cover that song? Or am I thinking of another song ? :crazy:

Maybe you are thinking about Billy Don't Be A Hero. Paper Lace and Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods recorded versions of it, the Bo Donaldson version was the big hit in the USA.

Maybe you are thinking about Billy Don't Be A Hero. Paper Lace and Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods recorded versions of it, the Bo Donaldson version was the big hit in the USA.


That is what I was thinking of! ;) Thanks Retro ! :wave:

That is what I was thinking of! ;) Thanks Retro ! :wave:

Not a problem, glad to assist. :wave:

I've never liked Billy Don't Be A Hero, I can tolerate some cheesy songs but that one is just too cheesy for my taste. :lol:

The Bo Donaldson song that I really like is Who Do You Think You Are, I think that is a much better song and I included it in my 70's hits collection. The song was also recorded by a group called Candlewick Green, Jigsaw recorded a version of it also.

For anyone not up on the history of "The Night Chicago Died," the band Paper Lace was based in the UK and had never set foot in Chicago and knew nothing about it except that there had been gangsters there at some point.


On a related note, Frank Sinatra sang Fly Me to the Moon even though he never actually did go.

For anyone not up on the history of "The Night Chicago Died," the band Paper Lace was based in the UK and had never set foot in Chicago and knew nothing about it except that there had been gangsters there at some point.

I laugh at the lyric in the song when it refers to the "East side" of Chicago. Chicago doesn't really have an East side, if someone wants to visit the East side they'll end up in Lake Michigan. :lol:

On a related note, Frank Sinatra sang Fly Me to the Moon even though he never actually did go.


Your so silly Babalu!!! :lol: :D :wave:

I laugh at the lyric in the song when it refers to the "East side" of Chicago. Chicago doesn't really have an East side, if someone wants to visit the East side they'll end up in Lake Michigan. :lol:


That's funny!!! :lol: :D :wave:

Two of the absolute worst, IMO:

"Boot Scootin' Boogie," Brooks and Dunn
"I'll Be There For You," The Rembrandts

I couldn't agree more!

As soon as I saw The Night Chicago Died towards the top of the list I knew the list sucked.

Besides, today's music is so hideous even the bad songs on that list are better than any rap or technocrap they have now.

I totally agree with you on that Babalu!:wave:

The person who wrote up the article and the list is strictly speaking for himself or herself no matter how many people may agree with him or her.
There isn't an "official" acknowledgement of the worst songs ever like there is an official acknowledgement of who the best "Artists of the year" are, or who the "Album of the year" belongs to all according to the "Recording Arts and Sciences Industry" or whatever.
I think that a lot of really good songs are on that list and are mixed in with songs that are really ridiculous and artistically insignificant and I am surprised that those good songs were chosen to be among the worst.

... Furthermore there are songs that I realize are really dreck material as far as lyrical artistry is concerned but sometimes there is an odd mix in which the tune is catchy and bouncy and lively and appealing but the words can be intellectually out of alignment with it. I once heard a discussion on radio about the ROlling Stones song "Under My Thumb" and it was said that the music has such a catchy rhythm and makes you want to dance but the words are about a man who has dominion over a passive woman and is actually appalling.

Sometimes a musician or a music band are recognized for a certain song overwhelmingly but they have recorded much more intelligent songs.
I think that Daydream Believer by the Monkees is a sweet likeable tune but it is the one song that Davey Jones is recognized for and he and The Monkees had made a variety of songs that go from Pop to Country to Rock and have an artistic significance to them.

Of course there are people who consider themselves music purists who don't like anything The MOnkees did, or the Carpenters for that matter, or Journey, or Boston, or Chicago, or Kansas , or Simon and Garfunkel.

Of course, sometimes certain songs are overrated and others are underrated.
I have always been a Beatles fan and yet I think some of their "best" songs were overrated.

Most of the songs listed I like very much. I think music is all in the ear of the listener. Rocky by Austin Roberts is a sad song but somehow the singer sings it in a extremely cheerful way . But Honey and Alone Again Naturally, I find it hard to get through either song without crying.

Mary MacGregor is on Carson tonight on AntennaTV, and the show is from when Torn Between Two Lovers was #1, so I guess she'll sing it.


I think that Torn Between Two Lovers is a nice tune.
Also there was a popular tune called It's The Right Time Of The Night which I liked too.
I also liked Do You Know The Way To San Jose?
I think that the original singers of those songs sounded very much alike.

Many of those songs went #1. This list is one Man's opinion ONLY. Not everybody else is going to agree with this moron.

I liked these from his list:

Yummy Yummy Yummy....1919 Fruit Gum Co.

Wildfire...Michael Murphy
Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald....Gordon Lightfoot
Heartbeat is a Love beat -- Delfranco Family
Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town....Kenny Rogers
Wam Bam (Shang-a-Ling)….the Silvers
Mmmmm Bop...Hanson
I am Woman…Helen Reddy

However, some of the others were just sort of "OK" and probably didn't belong on the list.



"Drink A Beer", "Honkytonk Badonkadonk" and "I Love This Bar" should all be on this list.

Oh, and any list like this that doesn't include "The Superbowl Shuffle" by the Bears in '86 needs updating!! :)


Yummy Yummy Yummy is by The Ohio Express. I agree it's a dumb song :lol:

I too like Wildfire(1975) I liked that year for music :)

there are a few wich are considered classics but that i just cant stand 1 louie louie the kingsmen 2 for what its worth buffalo springfield 3 a whiter shade of pale procol harem another song that i cant stand is ive never been to me by charelne

Honey and You Light Up My Life are horrendous. Having My Baby, ugh. My now late mom kind of liked that song because she was pregnant then with my brother who is now a doctor. The 70's has horrible songs but nothing like today.

Mary MacGregor is on Carson tonight on AntennaTV, and the show is from when Torn Between Two Lovers was #1, so I guess she'll sing it.

Damn I would have liked to see that, too bad I missed it.

On You Tube someone posted a video of Mary MacGregor on The Midnight Special singing Torn Between Two Lovers. About halfway through the song, her nipples can be seen poking under the orange/yellow top she was wearing at the time. I call it the Torn Between Two Nipples version. :lol:

Paul Anka's song Having My Baby, it has a nice melody but isn't sung particularly well, mainly the latter part of the song, which is unusual for Paul Anka because he's usually a good singer.

Locomotion...Grand Funk Railroad

That's actually the only version I like.

Worst songs of all time? the entire hip hop and rap genre

Worst songs of all time? the entire hip hop and rap genre

I'll agree with you there, that stuff is garbage.

I'm not a rap and hip-hop fan myself.

Waay below is a link that seems to say that the world's worst record is the one that Ricky Seagall recorded back during the very last days of The Partridge Family.I have not heard it and I am sure I would not care for it, but I think that the reason why it is considered so bad is because of the publicity that Ricky Seagall got as the kid who would be the new character on The Partridge Family. If this record had been cut by an obscure kid singer, it might be thought of as a nicely-done collection of tunes reflecting the common experiences of childhood not that the music itself is spectacular. After all, there are Sesame Street records that have dumb themes to them and are considered good for children's entertainment.

But I think that there are some songs and records that are way too obvious as being intellectually nowhere.

When I was much younger I did not really care for the song "Sunshine" by Jonathan Edwards. It had a dull type of singing style and there essentially was only a guitar accompanying the singer, but as I got older I came to really like the meaning and even the tune itself. The song had an important message that a lot of us can relate to, having to live in a world that less intelligent people make rules in, and who cheat us of in what is ours.
I think it is one of the great songs of the 70s.

I still don't care for Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen.

I used to wonder why Christopher Cross was considered such a big deal and how he swept the Grammys in 1981 (I think it was 1981) , but now I really like his singing style at least in his original recordings, and his songs have such drama or emotion or enchantment in them.

I created this thread. There are other ways to look at this topic.
There must be songs that are very underrated . Of course it must be harder to define, and get people to agree, on underrated songs than overrated ones.
Along with the topic of whether you agree with "Kevin Levine's" list of worst songs ever, what about any songs that seem to be universally or largely liked or revered as good music, but which actually are not as good as other overlooked or disliked songs.

Rather coincidentally (Speaking of Ricky Seagall) there was a Partridge Family episode called "Beethoven, Brahms and Partridge " in which Keith's new girlfriend, who is a cellist, tells him that rock music is not as important as classical music and convinces him to write classical music, but Keith does not really have talent for serious composing, but after Keith tries it and his composition does not impress an audience, his girlfriend tells him about how even Beethoven and Bizet got very negative reviews for music that went on to be considered classics.

I guess with classical music from the famous composers there is not as-easy-a-way to say that any song is one of the worst of all time as with modern songs, not with so-many years of being considered beautiful and significant and of course both "timely"and "timeless." First, people from the 1700s are not around to give a first hand account of the mood of the times and how "quality music" compared with music that was considered lacking quality. Sure you can say you need not be any age to judge the quality of music but that takes it back to the fact that the person judging
may only be talking off hand, not as someone who knows by experience or by really evaluating.


But anyone who wants to say what song is the best or worst or overrated or underrated just give your two cents.
If anyone has comments on songs or tunes or music other than modern Rocn and Roll, ( such as jazz, classical , country etc) say so too (politely please)

http://worldsworstrecords.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-partridge-calamity.html

BTW, I think I mentioned this in a different thread but I really cringe at the "Ooga Chacka"" version of of Hooked on a Feeling by Blue Swede.

That song was really so horrific. I don't know how anyone can like it. And I don't know how any serious band could have agreed to record it.
It seems to be a sure career killer. Blue Swede must have had a gun pointed at their heads, but then again, no, I think they would have chosen death. They really must have been taking something strong.
Or maybe they really wanted to insult their fans.

And I have heard some people say that anything from The Carpenters is just
the worst kind of music ever.

I have heard one radio DJ say that you either like or hate "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" but I don't have very strong feelings either way.
I don't particularly like it since it is so silly, but it is funny and likeable in its own way and I can sometimes feel like singing along to the catchy tune.

This is the WORST song ever!...

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I can listen to "Honey", I can listen to "Billy Don't Be A Hero", I can listen to "We Built This City", and I can listen to "Macarena"...all of those songs eat, but they have some cheesy stupidity..."Watch Me Whip/Watch Me Nae Nae" has Nothing!

LOL, I don't understand how anyone can not like Bohemian Rhapsody, it's a classic melodic rock song. What makes it different is it's opera style sound. But I guess everyone has their music likes and dislikes.

Watch Me Whip/Watch Me Nae Nae" has Nothing!
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That song is desperate. How anyone can listen to that and be sane is a miracle.

Shouldn't this be on the music board?


I guess it could qualify as general "chit chat" or a "music" discussion.

It is not exactly out-of-place even though some people think it would best be put in the music section.

Maybe I will move it there if I find out how. Not a big deal, I think.

Honey and You Light Up My Life are horrendous. Having My Baby, ugh. My now late mom kind of liked that song because she was pregnant then with my brother who is now a doctor. The 70's has horrible songs but nothing like today.

Reportedly John Lennon said to Elton John that he would throw his radio away if it were not for Elton's songs because all other songs currently on the radio are horrible. This was the 1970s when the Beatles were a defunct band and the many groups of the 1960s such as the Rolling Stones and The Who and Led Zepplin were aging and Elton was the ONLY respected rock star of the 1970s.

This means all disco songs, and soft pop and rock songs, and bubble gum songs and EVERYTHING else were horrible.

That means Olivia Newton John, Gladys Knight, The Spinners, Aretha Franklin, Kool and The Gang, Bob Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, The Bee Gees, the Allman Brothers, Badfinger, Billy Joel, Blood Sweat and Tears, Earth Wind and Fire, Boston, Chicago, Kansas, Journey, The Doobie Brothers, Dr Hook and The Medicine SHow, Eddie Money, Harry Chapin, Jim Croche, Don McLean, The Hollies, Hot Chocolate, Helen Reddy,

... and others too numerous to mention. EVERY BAND, EVERY SINGER, EVERY MUSICIAN.

Reportedly John Lennon said to Elton John that he would throw his radio away if it were not for Elton's songs because all other songs currently on the radio are horrible. This was the 1970s when the Beatles were a defunct band and the many groups of the 1960s such as the Rolling Stones and The Who and Led Zepplin were aging and Elton was the ONLY respected rock star of the 1970s.

This means all disco songs, and soft pop and rock songs, and bubble gum songs and EVERYTHING else were horrible.

That means Olivia Newton John, Gladys Knight, The Spinners, Aretha Franklin, Kool and The Gang, Bob Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, The Bee Gees, the Allman Brothers, Badfinger, Billy Joel, Blood Sweat and Tears, Earth Wind and Fire, Boston, Chicago, Kansas, Journey, The Doobie Brothers, Dr Hook and The Medicine SHow, Eddie Money, Harry Chapin, Jim Croche, Don McLean, The Hollies, Hot Chocolate, Helen Reddy,

... and others too numerous to mention. EVERY BAND, EVERY SINGER, EVERY MUSICIAN.

LOL, no way hose-a. I think the 70's was the BEST decade for music, especially hit songs/top 40 music. I'll admit the 70's had it's share of cheesy songs, but some of them are enjoyable. There's good cheese and there's bad cheese. Elton John became a mega star in the 70's and for good reason because he recorded lots of quality music during that time, but Elton wasn't the only one making good music.

Aside from a few songs, Led Zeppelin is a band I've never gotten into. To me, most of their music sounds like it worships the devil and exorcism. Horrible stuff. There are those who love this band and consider them rock gods and metal legends, but not me. I prefer early AC/DC with Bon Scott, that's much more to my liking.

LOL, no way hose-a. I think the 70's was the BEST decade for music, especially hit songs/top 40 music. I'll admit the 70's had it's share of cheesy songs, but some of them are enjoyable. There's good cheese and there's bad cheese. Elton John became a mega star in the 70's and for good reason because he recorded lots of quality music during that time, but Elton wasn't the only one making good music.

Aside from a few songs, Led Zeppelin is a band I've never gotten into. To me, most of their music sounds like it worships the devil and exorcism. Horrible stuff. There are those who love this band and consider them rock gods and metal legends, but not me. I prefer early AC/DC with Bon Scott, that's much more to my liking.


It seems to me that "Top 40" is something of a code word for junk.

I have heard that some kind of computerized rating system was done about the best rock band ever and Led Zepplin is the one that fit the category.

It might be a different subject for music, but on YouTube there is a video about the worst cover songs ever. It presents some of the worst cover songs ever done and a few were done by established singing stars such as Madonna, but even more are done by "singers" such as Hillary Duff and Miley Cyrus and even William Shatner, who are not really serious recording artists.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIhg0Au14lU

LOL, no way hose-a. I think the 70's was the BEST decade for music, especially hit songs/top 40 music. I'll admit the 70's had it's share of cheesy songs, but some of them are enjoyable. There's good cheese and there's bad cheese. Elton John became a mega star in the 70's and for good reason because he recorded lots of quality music during that time, but Elton wasn't the only one making good music.

Aside from a few songs, Led Zeppelin is a band I've never gotten into. To me, most of their music sounds like it worships the devil and exorcism. Horrible stuff. There are those who love this band and consider them rock gods and metal legends, but not me. I prefer early AC/DC with Bon Scott, that's much more to my liking.

I agree that the 70's had the best music!(Except for The Beatles in the 60's) ;) My particular favorites are America, Three Dog Night, The Doobie Brothers, the Guess Who, Chicago and Paul McCartney and Wings. Great stuff!

A lot of people who associate the 70's as all Disco are ignorant. Yes, it played large part but not all of it! And I liked some of it such as The Bee Gees and Abba . :)

I agree that the 70's had the best music!(Except for The Beatles in the 60's) ;) My particular favorites are America, Three Dog Night, The Doobie Brothers, the Guess Who, Chicago and Paul McCartney and Wings. Great stuff!

A lot of people who associate the 70's as all Disco are ignorant. Yes, it played large part but not all of it! And I liked some of it such as The Bee Gees and Abba . :)

Totally agree, Marlene!:wave: I love all those Bands!!!!:) Also Cat Stevens, ZZ Top , Lynyrd Skynyrd ! And great pop music groups like Tony Orlando and Dawn! And lots of hits that were from not very well known obscure bands! 70's had wonderful love songs! ;) 70's (and 60's) were for sure the best decades for music IMO!!!:)

John Lennon's musical taste was probably centered around the late 50s. It's not real surprising that he wouldn't like more elaborate stuff that was being done in the 70s.

The real odd thing is that a lot of the stuff of the 50s that the Beatles were influenced by eventually became classified as country music such as Hank Williams, Otis Redding, or even Elvis. The Beatles themselves started out doing some "Skiffle" music.
You are right that there was a sophistication to the music of the 1970s even if a lot of it was pop and ballads and disco.

I guess when John Lennon said those words, he himself was aging (even though he was only in his late 30s approximately) and he saw that the music of his teens was not what then current teens and 20-somethings were listening to.

If you stretch this discussion, it could even be said that in certain ways, a lot of historic and iconic rock groups like the Rolling Stones and and The Who and The Beatles were over-rated (again, in certain ways) and /or certain songs of theirs or maybe entire albums of theirs that went on to be considered classic were only given that distinction because those very established groups recorded them, not really because of the substance or the content and /or quality of the music and though it could be said that few bands or singers or musicians can ever hope to be anything like the pioneers of rock and roll of the 60s, many less-revered musicians were simply not given credit and their music was overlooked simply because they weren't the Beatles or The Who or The Rolling Stones.

I agree that the 70's had the best music!(Except for The Beatles in the 60's) ;) My particular favorites are America, Three Dog Night, The Doobie Brothers, the Guess Who, Chicago and Paul McCartney and Wings. Great stuff!

A lot of people who associate the 70's as all Disco are ignorant. Yes, it played large part but not all of it! And I liked some of it such as The Bee Gees and Abba . :)

The groups you mentioned are all excellent. And while it's true that disco had a large role in 70's music, the decade had much more to offer musically besides disco.

ABBA were masters at composing melodic pop. And the two women could really sing, when they blend their voices together in the songs it sounds amazing.

The Bee Gees sort of languished during the first half of the 70's until they broke through in 1975 with three hits off their Main Course album. Then a few years later they became mega stars with the hits from Saturday Night Fever.

McCartney and Wings were huge from 1973 to 76, probably my favorite Wings song from that era is Jet. Juniors Farm is a cool tune too.

I listened recently to Earache My Eye by Cheech and Chong. The comedy part is hilarious, and the music part sort of resembles a rap song, so elements of rap already existed as far back as 1974. :lol:

I forgot to mention Creedence Clearwater Revival. I also liked The Spinners, The Stylistics, Roberta Flack and James Taylor. So many great bands and singers. Those days will never be matched again.

I forgot to mention Creedence Clearwater Revival. I also liked The Spinners, The Stylistics, Roberta Flack and James Taylor. So many great bands and singers. Those days will never be matched again.

Yeah! The 70's had fantastic soul music too! ;) Besides the ones you mentioned , The O'Jays, Marvin Gaye, Isaac Hayes , Curtis Mayfield! ;)

Aside from a few songs, Led Zeppelin is a band I've never gotten into. To me, most of their music sounds like it worships the devil and exorcism. Horrible stuff. There are those who love this band and consider them rock gods and metal legends, but not me. I prefer early AC/DC with Bon Scott, that's much more to my liking.

You're an AC/DC fan and you're complaining about a different band sounding like it worships the devil?!!???!!!

You're an AC/DC fan and you're complaining about a different band sounding like it worships the devil?!!???!!!

AC/DC rules the day, excellent blues based boogie rock. But I much prefer the earlier version of the band when Bon Scott was the singer. After Brian Johnson joined the band, they were still OK for an album or two but after that their songs started sounding the same.

A couple Zeppelin songs I like are Stairway To Heaven, that one is a classic I don't see how anyone could dislike it. Rock And Roll is alright too. D'yer Mak'er is OK, it has a catchy melody but the lyrics are dumb. But that's about it, the rest is mostly garbage.

AC/DC rules the day, excellent blues based boogie rock. But I much prefer the earlier version of the band when Bon Scott was the singer. After Brian Johnson joined the band, they were still OK for an album or two but after that their songs started sounding the same.

A couple Zeppelin songs I like are Stairway To Heaven, that one is a classic I don't see how anyone could dislike it. Rock And Roll is alright too. D'yer Mak'er is OK, it has a catchy melody but the lyrics are dumb. But that's about it, the rest is mostly garbage.

Wow!!!! Led Zeppelin ROCKS!!!:eek: They are one of my top all time favorite bands!;) I never really heard anyone who likes Classic Rock music to say they don't like Led Zeppelin ! But to each there own!;) :wave:

I agree that the 70's had the best music!(Except for The Beatles in the 60's) ;) My particular favorites are America, Three Dog Night, The Doobie Brothers, the Guess Who, Chicago and Paul McCartney and Wings. Great stuff!

A lot of people who associate the 70's as all Disco are ignorant. Yes, it played large part but not all of it! And I liked some of it such as The Bee Gees and Abba . :)
Yes, to say the only good music from the '70s was Elton John is ridiculous.

My favorites from that decade would be the Eagles, ELO, Fleetwood Mac, Paul McCartney & Wings, Chicago, the Doobie Brothers, Styx, England Dan and John Ford Coley, Player, Little River Band, Jackson Browne, Heart, Foreigner, Supertramp and many others. Quite a few one-hit wonders during that decade, too.

Yeah! The 70's had fantastic soul music too! ;) Besides the ones you mentioned , The O'Jays, Marvin Gaye, Isaac Hayes , Curtis Mayfield! ;)



Exactly! And how could I forget to mention Santana and Fleetwood Mac?! So many greats and so little space!: I could go on and on and on...................:lol:

Yes, to say the only good music from the '70s was Elton John is ridiculous.

My favorites from that decade would be the Eagles, ELO, Fleetwood Mac, Paul McCartney & Wings, Chicago, the Doobie Brothers, Styx, England Dan and John Ford Coley, Player, Little River Band, Jackson Browne, Heart, Foreigner, Supertramp and many others. Quite a few one-hit wonders during that decade, too.


Supertramp! Yes! Great choices there Tony!:wave:

Wow!!!! Led Zeppelin ROCKS!!!:eek: They are one of my top all time favorite bands!;) I never really heard anyone who likes Classic Rock music to say they don't like Led Zeppelin ! But to each there own!;) :wave:

There are a few Zeppelin songs that I like, at least I didn't say I dislike all of them. :lol: I just never got into that band, just like there are those who never got into AC/DC. Everyone has their own taste regarding music. :wave:

One rather obscure 70's band that I like is the british band called No Dice. They had two albums on Capitol Records, one in 1978 and the next one in 1979. There is also a british version of the first album which came out in 1977. The first album has a Rod Stewart and Faces sound to it. The second album has a more commercial sound and this is the album the band tried to break through with, but the album wasn't a success so they lost their deal with Capitol. A third album was planned but the band didn't get signed by another company for an album deal, so the album was never recorded. No Dice did release a single in 1980 but it didn't get American distribution, that single failed too and shortly afterwards the group disbanded. No Dice's two albums on Capitol are both good, they were a band that simply came out at the wrong time because disco got most of the attention in the late 70's so bands like No Dice got overlooked.

Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, Ramones, Boomtown Rats, Jethro Tull, The Damned, Sex Pistols, The Alan Parsons Project, The Clash, Iggy Pop/The Stooges, Queen, Emerson Lake & Palmer...

Yep, the 1970's was bad...

I also liked solo artists like Peter Frampton,Paul Simon, Elton John, David Bowie, Ringo Starr and let us not forget John Denver. He was pretty darn good too!:)

As I said, "I could go on and on"............................:D


The only band I really disliked was KISS . YUK!:)

"Stairway to Heaven," Neil Sedaka had a song by that name. I think it was from the 1960s. I liked it very much. Elton John even liked Neil Sedaka's music. I guess most people don't like Neil Sedaka because his style is very much out of the early 60s or even the 1950s. I don't care much for Led Zepplin's "Stairway To Heaven" which is a completely different song in meaning and style and mood. It sounds too occult like ( and I am NOT one of those people who thinks that rock songs are secret messages from the Devil or anything like that) but the song is dreary and very abstract.

I don't care for KISS either. One song of theirs that I am able to tolerate slightly is "Beth."

I really like Stevie Wonder's "A Place in The Sun," but a lot of his other hit songs I don't particularly like such as "Superstition" and "Isn't She Lovely" and "I Just Called To Say I Love You" which just sounds like a commonplace type of song and unimaginative.

I also love The Mommas and The Papas "California Dreamin'" even though it is a very sad sounding song that seems to be about the boredom and hardships of traveling.

I have really mixed feelings about songs by John Denver. I sort-of like "Take Me Home Country Road" but it is soooooo outrightly depressing because the music style (Country) just evokes memories of an older and more rural existence which may be peaceful, but is primitive and hidden and solitary.

"Rocky Mountain High" is also very mournful sounding, and it is too abstract even though it (seemingly) is about a person wanting to be in the country where he feels he was meant to be but where he never previously had a home in and you never really are sure what the person being sung about really is thinking, or wants, or what his background was or where his destination is, and whether he is sure his happiness is in wandering the wild, and the song is too long for what kind of song it is. So I essentially don't like the song but I once heard on radio a snippet of John Denver singing "Rocky Mountain High" live and it sounded so much different than the recorded version mood-wise and I found myself liking the the way that it just sounded less like a song about hopelessness and being lost (emotionally) and more like a story in song form.

Cher's "Half Breed" is considered junk music but I like the way it musically presents the sad situation of being rejected and ostracized for being born of mixed parentage. Yes, in a way it is self-pity but the tune and the mood is not tearful but one that tells it like it is.

Maybe I am not so good at articulating the qualities of songs and music.

KISS isn't a favorite band of mine, but their album Rock And Roll Over is pretty good. Ace Frehley's 1978 solo album is good, Paul Stanley's album is good too.

I like Reo Speedwagon, Hall and Oates,Steely Dan, and soft rock like Jim Croce, Seals & Crofts, Gordon Lightfoot The Carpenters, Boston, oh......... just about everything!(except KISS) :lol:

I guess it could qualify as general "chit chat" or a "music" discussion.

It is not exactly out-of-place even though some people think it would best be put in the music section.

Maybe I will move it there if I find out how. Not a big deal, I think.

It's a music discussion therefore it belongs on the music board. While it's on chit chat, I can't make any edits that may become necessary since I'm not a mod on this board. Also, you can't move it yourself unless you're a mod. Ultimately though, it's up to Janice to decide whether or not to move it or leave it where it is.

I like Reo Speedwagon, Hall and Oates,Steely Dan, and soft rock like Jim Croce, Seals & Crofts, Gordon Lightfoot The Carpenters, Boston, oh......... just about everything!(except KISS) :lol:

You mean you even like The Monkees, but not KISS?

You mean you even like The Monkees, but not KISS?

Yes, I like The Monkees. What's not to like?John Lennon called them "The Marx Brothers of rock":lol: I also forgot to mention another great band. The Steve Miller Band.:D

Yes, I like The Monkees. What's not to like?John Lennon called them "The Marx Brothers of rock":lol: I also forgot to mention another great band. The Steve Miller Band.:D

On more than one occasion John Lennon said that the 70s was not good for music. Reportedly he was good friends with David Cassidy and did say that David is very talented but the teen idol image and music is what is awful.

I would say that even with the teen idol image and bubble gum pop, David made some particularly good songs that would be more respectable if done by other artists. David' s signature song was the real cheesy "I Think I Love You" but there were some like "I'll Have To Go Away" which seemed a departure from bubble gum and I really think that if John Lennon wrote and/or sang "I Am A Clown" it would be considered one of the best Beatle's tunes ever. It is so poignant and the words are very much what Lennon did express in certain songs of his.
In fact some of The Beatle's songs ( after they tried to go a different direction than soft pop) would not be considered very good tunes if certain other artists wrote and sung them. "We All Live In A Yellow Submarine," and "Octopuses Garden," what if Bobby Goldsboro originally sang that?
What about "For The Benefit of Mr Kite"? Who else but the Beatles could get away with songs that seem to be about children's strange daydreams?

The Monkees had a lot of good songs other than "Daydream Believer" (which is a nice tune but it does sound like bubble gum), and "I'm A Believer" which became a signature tune for them, but they had much more to contribute to the music world.
"What Am I Doin' Hanging Round?" is a great country-rock like song.

If the Beatles originally sang "Auntie Grezelda" it would be a classic tune like
"When I'm 64" because of its funny abstractness along with a message about the human condition.

Recently the 3 remaining Monkees made an album that got some good reviews.

http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/05/album-review-the-monkees-good-times/

http://www.npr.org/2016/05/23/479198028/hey-hey-its-50-years-of-the-monkees

I've found that, as a general rule, I've never liked any song that contained the word 'boogie' in the title.

Yes, I like The Monkees. What's not to like?John Lennon called them "The Marx Brothers of rock":lol: I also forgot to mention another great band. The Steve Miller Band.:D


The Monkees were a really good very underrated band! ;) I guess because they had that silly TV show they weren't really taken that seriously!:confused: But they rocked. Had a lot of really good songs! ;) I bought a Greatest Hits CD of theirs a few years ago and I was like WOW, they really are awesome!!!;) :wave:


Oh and Steve Miller Band!! Love them " I'm a joker, I'm a smoker. I'm a midnight toker , playing my music in the su-uu un"!!!!:D;)

I've found that, as a general rule, I've never liked any song that contained the word 'boogie' in the title.

"Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" was a really fun, cool song!!!;) My Sister and I had the 45 back than! :) I still think it's a really cool, catchy tune! ;) :wave:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvJ78hYI6wk

I've found that, as a general rule, I've never liked any song that contained the word 'boogie' in the title.

I like a few songs with 'boogie' in the title including:

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"Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" was a really fun, cool song!!!;) My Sister and I had the 45 back than! :) I still think it's a really cool, catchy tune! ;) :wave:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvJ78hYI6wk

That ones listenable.

But sorry Zoneboy, still no to those three.

That ones listenable.

But sorry Zoneboy, still no to those three.

No need to apologize and I can't stand the one Bonnie mentioned. IMO, it's the worst song Johnny Rivers ever recorded.

And than there is "Boogie with Stu" Led Zeppelin , from the Physical Graffiti album! ;) Kind of an obscure song, not one of their best songs! But I LOVE anything by Zeppelin!;) As Randy Jackson from American Idol would say about a good contestant " Zeppelin could sing the phone book"! :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0caSr3qK2A

This doesn't have to do with the last few posts about "Boogie " being in the title!!! But I came across this TOTALLY AWESOME song!!!:eek: OMG I am showing my age here, but I remember this song and was singing along like it was just popular now!!!:) It is a very random, odd song that was really popular for a while, played on the radio all the time, than went into obscurity ! A very cool forgotten gem!;) And I'm sure some might say it is a really bad song. I say it's a REALLY GREAT song!!!!:D

Who remembers this really fun song,? by Mouth and MacNeal , "How do you do"? Wow after all these years!!:eek: This song is SO COOL, and I never really knew or saw who sang it till now, just heard it on the radio as a little girl and LOVED IT!!! And I still LOVE IT!!!!!:) :heart:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYNMKZ90jtA

No need to apologize and I can't stand the one Bonnie mentioned. IMO, it's the worst song Johnny Rivers ever recorded.

LOL, not me, I think that Rockin Pneumonia is his best song. Much better than Slow Dancin anyway.

How Do You Do is a favorite hit of mine from 1972. Mouth and MacNeal were a good team, they had good chemistry and always seemed to have fun performing together. They had several other hits that were popular overseas, but How Do You Do is the only one that scored big in America.

One good song with the word boogie in the title is Bad Boy Boogie by AC/DC.

Another good "boogie" tune is Boogie Uptown, recorded by the short lived late 1970's funk/disco group called Wham! So yes, there was a Wham! group before George Michael and Andrew Ridgely took the name and made it famous.

Let's boogie uptown, boogie uptown
The music has such a funky sound
Let's boogie uptown, boogie uptown
We'll all get together
And party down! :D

LOL, not me, I think that Rockin Pneumonia is his best song. Much better than Slow Dancin anyway.

How Do You Do is a favorite hit of mine from 1972. Mouth and MacNeal were a good team, they had good chemistry and always seemed to have fun performing together. They had several other hits that were popular overseas, but How Do You Do is the only one that scored big in America.

One good song with the word boogie in the title is Bad Boy Boogie by AC/DC.

Another good "boogie" tune is Boogie Uptown, recorded by the short lived late 1970's funk/disco group called Wham! So yes, there was a Wham! group before George Michael and Andrew Ridgely took the name and made it famous.

Let's boogie uptown, boogie uptown
The music has such a funky sound
Let's boogie uptown, boogie uptown
We'll all get together
And party down! :D

YAY!!! Somebody else remembers and likes this song! :) Hi RetroLee !! :wave: YEP!!! Such a cool song!!!!;) I was SO HAPPY to come across it on Youtube!!!:) Mouth is like a cross between The Father on Fiddler on the roof and Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead! :D And MacNeal is a pretty lady! ;)

I LOVE this song too!!!:( " Ma Belle Amie" by the Tee Set! ;) The lead singer was SO CUTE!!!!:) Another song I came upon recently that i LOVED from the old days! I never saw who sang it back than, and OMG he is SO HOT ! :eyes: Peter Tetterloo from Holland! He passed away young from liver cancer !:(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bioah3q7JOk

YAY!!! Somebody else remembers and likes this song! :) Hi RetroLee !! :wave: YEP!!! Such a cool song!!!!;) I was SO HAPPY to come across it on Youtube!!!:) Mouth is like a cross between The Father on Fiddler on the roof and Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead! :D And MacNeal is a pretty lady! ;)

And hi to you also Bonnie :wave:

I agree, back in the day Maggie MacNeal was a cutie pie. I believe she is still actively singing and performing. Sadly, Mouth has passed away a few years ago.

There are several videos on You Tube of Mouth and MacNeal singing How Do You Do. Mouth and MacNeal seemed to sing the types of songs that were fun to sing along with. Another song of theirs that I like is called Hello-a. That one is on You Tube also in case you want to check it out. In some ways, Mouth and MacNeal were forerunners to ABBA.

LOL, not me, I think that Rockin Pneumonia is his best song. Much better than Slow Dancin anyway.

I'll take "Swayin' to the Music" (Slow Dancin') over Rocking Pneumonia any day, but my favorite of his will always be "Summer Rain."

[QUOTE=Zoneboy]I'll take "Swayin' to the Music" (Slow Dancin') over Rocking Pneumonia any day, but my favorite of his will always be "Summer Rain."


Johnny Rivers did some very good cover songs. My particular favorites are "Memphis" and "Baby I Need Your Lovin'".

I agree with you Charles about "Summer Rain" It's a lovely song.:wave:

Didn't Michael Jackson have at least one song with the word "Boogie' in it?

#1. (You're) "Having My Baby" - Paul Anka & Odia Coates
#2. "Walking On Sunshine" - Katrina & the Waves
#3. "Physical" - Olivia Newton-John
#4. "In the Summertime" - Mungo Jerry
#5 "Jeans On" - Dave Dundas
#6. "My Ding-a-Ling" - Chuck Berry
#7. "Rock On" - David Essex
#8. "I Ran" (So far Away) - A Flock of Seagulls
#9. "Ebony & Ivory" - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
#10. "Maniac" - Michael Sembello

Dude, Jeans on, Rock On and Maniac