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225. Sweet Home Alabama: news flash - the sky is blue everywhere

Tue Feb 27, 2024, 12:56 AM

Feb 27

Is that the best they can say about Alabama, that the sky is blue? Why not sing "sweet home Alabama, where the grass is green"? Or maybe "sweet home Alabama, where the rain is wet".

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Name what you feel is/are the most annoying pop song /songs. any time frame. Mine is Muskrat Love. Love Will Keep us [View all] debm55 Feb 26 OP

Who let the dogs out..😵‍💫 Deuxcents Feb 26 #1

Wolf, wolf wolf. ty Deuxcents. debm55 Feb 26 #4

Yeah not many worse than that. GoodRaisin Mar 1 #293

Anything by Pat Benatar or "Suddenly Last Summer" by The Motels underpants Feb 26 #2

Thank you underpants. I don't remember the Motels. debm55 Feb 26 #6

I also despise the Motels. Coventina Feb 26 #28

Yeah hated that one too. underpants Feb 26 #35

Centerfold by the J. Geils band. Lunabell Feb 26 #3

Agree with you Lunabell TY debm55 Feb 26 #8

I don't think the song pushes any sort of narrative Shermann Feb 26 #134

On that you are most incorrect! Lunabell Feb 26 #164

"She was pure like snowflakes no one could ever stain" Shermann Feb 26 #174

nope. Lunabell Feb 26 #215

You are committing an argument by repetition fallacy Shermann Feb 27 #266

Google it. Lunabell Feb 27 #273

Question posed to Copilot: Is Centerfold by the J. Geils Band misogynistic? Shermann Feb 27 #276

seriously. Lunabell Feb 28 #286

You redirected me to go search for evidence to support your claims for you and I did. Shermann Feb 28 #288

"Having my Baby" (Paul Anka) hlthe2b Feb 26 #5

I was going to put that. It was neck and neck with Muskrat Love. debm55 Feb 26 #10

I liked America and though I didn't know the meaning of that song, I think I'd rather "love" a muskrat hlthe2b Feb 26 #13

Did America do that song???? I had their first album. debm55 Feb 26 #18

Isn't that Captain and Tennille?.....nt wolfie001 Feb 26 #110

I thought it was Captain and Tennille, Maybe America did a version. debm55 Feb 26 #114

Nope. Muskrat Love: America. Here you go. hlthe2b Feb 26 #169

The Captain and Tenille's version was forgettable but.... wolfie001 Feb 26 #171

I wonder if Muskrats smoke a cig after Muskrat Love, I never checked. Does anyone know? debm55 Feb 26 #195

I was in radio when that was a hit. The station owner, a Catholic with six kids, loved that song. rsdsharp Feb 26 #61

That's funny. Thank you rsdsharp. debm55 Feb 26 #62

Sexist too. He changed the lyrics when singibg it live to "having OUR baby" Demovictory9 Feb 26 #209

Yes. That is a big part of why it was so creepy originally. hlthe2b Feb 27 #226

Good choice. I felt sorry for Toni Tenille. SarahD Feb 26 #7

Oh I didn't know that. Thanks for the information. SarahD debm55 Feb 26 #12

They were kind of bullied into getting married by their label TexasBushwhacker Feb 27 #224

The 'Pina Colada' song. rubbersole Feb 26 #9

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Thank you rubbersole. debm55 Feb 26 #14

Waaaaaay overplayed. SarahD Feb 26 #22

I used to hate it until I rewrote it as the Sobpoena Colada Song Ritabert Feb 26 #89

Joni Mitchell 2!! rubbersole Feb 26 #120

Thanks. There are more stanzas but I remembered these Ritabert Feb 26 #143

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA I like it . Thank you. Ritabert. debm55 Feb 26 #122

You're welcome. Ritabert Feb 26 #144

thanks for my first laugh out loud of the day FemDemERA Feb 26 #123

You're welcome Ritabert Feb 26 #145

Exquisite! So well done. . . Judi Lynn Feb 26 #139

Thanks! Ritabert Feb 26 #146

Only one? bucolic_frolic Feb 26 #11

I will edit the OP debm55 Feb 26 #15

If you google Muskrat Love, you get a list of similar songs. SarahD Feb 26 #16

SarahD, You mean there are more then one? debm55 Feb 26 #23

"Put Your Hand in the Hand of the Man from Galilee" malthaussen Feb 26 #17

I remember the Hand song. I agree with you. debm55 Feb 26 #21

Macarena yankee87 Feb 26 #19

I hated that song. Then they started playing it at wedding receptions. debm55 Feb 26 #24

Weddings yankee87 Feb 26 #29

That and the Chicken Dance. debm55 Feb 26 #47

I went to a couple of quinceanaras when the Macarena was at its height of popularity EYESORE 9001 Feb 26 #52

Funny EYESORE9001 , TY debm55 Feb 26 #55

A little of that one goes a long way! Wow! Judi Lynn Feb 26 #148

I learned to dance the Macarena Demobrat Feb 26 #97

Thank you , Demobrat. We all have our different likes and dislikes. debm55 Feb 26 #124

And memories associated with a song change everything. Demobrat Feb 26 #147

Afternoon Delight Aviation Pro Feb 26 #20

Agree. overplayed, annoying song. debm55 Feb 26 #25

It's such a quintessential piece of early-70s feelgood pop... malthaussen Feb 26 #30

Agree with you . Thanks. debm55 Feb 26 #36

Feelgood pop...I see what you did there! nt Shermann Feb 26 #137

God awful. relayerbob Feb 26 #109

We Built This City - Starship Coventina Feb 26 #26

We have the same dislikes underpants Feb 26 #37

Agree, Agree,Agree. pompous song. debm55 Feb 26 #39

Coventina.......... Upthevibe Feb 26 #155

"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro Diamond_Dog Feb 26 #27

Agree with you Diamond_Dog. Terrible song. Turned it off as soon as it came on. debm55 Feb 26 #40

The official worst song is "We Built This City." SarahD Feb 26 #31

GMTA!!! Coventina Feb 26 #45

My Sharona- the Knack; What's Goin' On- 5 non blondes; Honey- Bobby Goldsboro; anything by Foreigner or Michael Bolton NBachers Feb 26 #32

Agree. Ty debm55 Feb 26 #54

I am reccing this specifically for "anything by Foreigner" n/t ms liberty Feb 26 #87

HAHAhAhAHAHAHAHAH TY debm55 Feb 26 #128

Zappa! AltairIV Feb 26 #184

TY AltairIV debm55 Feb 26 #197

Not sure these count but Jamesm9164 Feb 26 #33

Jamesm9164 , we will count it this time, debm55 Feb 26 #50

Most Christmas songs. SarahD Feb 26 #88

Agree. SarahD. ty debm55 Feb 26 #130

Thong song consider_this Feb 26 #34

TY consider_this annoying terrible song. debm55 Feb 26 #43

"I Want It that Way." Aristus Feb 26 #38

Agree with you Aristus. It is crappy. Ty. debm55 Feb 26 #41

But, it did birth an awesome Weird Al version!!! Coventina Feb 26 #48

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA. Thanks Coventina. debm55 Feb 26 #73

Loved muskrat Dear_Prudence Feb 26 #42

Ty Dear_Prudence. It was crappy and annoying . Glad you changed your mind. debm55 Feb 26 #44

I love the parity version played on Dr Demento revmclaren Feb 26 #65

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. That is great, Ty revmclaren. debm55 Feb 26 #74

"Danny's (Dumb) Song" --Anne Murray, but esp. Loggins/Messina! lastlib Feb 26 #46

My parents loved Ann Murray. SarahD Feb 26 #51

I kinda like Ann Murray myself (though not at the top of my list......), but--- lastlib Feb 26 #172

I agree with you and my son's name is Danny. Once or twice those songs were good , but they were terribly overplayed. debm55 Feb 26 #57

UB40's Red, Red Wine TlalocW Feb 26 #49

HAHAHAHAHAH Agree here. and Ty. debm55 Feb 26 #58

danke schoen, Wayne Newton RoadRunner Feb 26 #53

You got that right! Overplayed, way overplayed. I always wondered if he knew how to play any other song. debm55 Feb 26 #60

Yes! The pronunciation makes me grind my teeth. SarahD Feb 26 #91

Almost forgot. Debbie Boone did "You Light Up My Life." SarahD Feb 26 #56

THAT'S IT!!!!! I hated that damn song. TY debm55 Feb 26 #59

Hooked enid602 Feb 26 #63

That was a very annoying song. I hated it. and really overplayed. TY enid602 debm55 Feb 26 #72

Oh, there are so many. rsdsharp Feb 26 #64

TY rsdsharp, I guess Wayne Newton knows 2 songs. Your other picks are spot on. debm55 Feb 26 #75

Somebody liked it. The didn't give out gold records unless it sold a million copies. rsdsharp Feb 26 #78

Walking on Broken Glass Chipper Chat Feb 26 #66

great annoying choices. Chipper Chat. ty debm55 Feb 26 #77

Anything by MOMFUDSKI Feb 26 #67

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. Try driving from Pittsburgh to Huston during the height of the song. It was on every darn channel. debm55 Feb 26 #81

Agree MOMFUDSKI hate Captain and Tennille and Carpenters. Diamond_Dog Feb 26 #152

Absolutely. I could not stand Captain & Tennile... hlthe2b Feb 26 #170

Copa Cabana by Barry Manilow. 3catwoman3 Feb 26 #68

Ty, it was from his Disco Collection. If you stay up late you will see these songs in collectible form. Puts me right to debm55 Feb 26 #84

I'll go even further: nocoincidences Feb 26 #162

Yeah, pretty much. 3catwoman3 Feb 26 #165

One post short of 22,000 debm55!!!!!!!!! Fla Dem Feb 26 #69

Thank you Fla Dem. All these posts that I forgot about are popping up and I like to answer each of the posters for debm55 Feb 26 #85

My Dingaling thucythucy Feb 26 #70

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH. there was a song called My Dingaling. ?????? debm55 Feb 26 #76

Yes. LoisB Feb 27 #221

That's funny. TY LoisB. debm55 Feb 27 #231

Never liked "Spill the Wine," "Honey", "Where Oh Where Can My Baby Be" (Last Kiss), or "Harper Valley PTA".... Backseat Driver Feb 26 #71

Coming to ban that song. SarahD Feb 26 #95

It was a terrible song with a terrible message. debm55 Feb 26 #102

Those would be on my list too. Ty Backseat Driver. debm55 Feb 26 #100

You were a bad kid. TY you BackseatDriver. debm55 Feb 26 #198

There are lots of them, and I usually like Jimmy Buffett, but "Come Monday "gets stuck in my head Walleye Feb 26 #79

Sorry Walleye, I liked American Woman. debm55 Feb 26 #103

That's OK I know a lot of people do. To me it's too frenetic. Makes me nervous Walleye Feb 26 #113

Yes, I hope you weren't offended I liked it. TY . debm55 Feb 26 #115

Not at all, never. Musical tastes belong to you. Nobody can tell you what to like Walleye Feb 27 #228

Band on the Run CCExile Feb 26 #80

Agree. CCExile. debm55 Feb 26 #107

Hey Jude Jeebo Feb 26 #82

I thought all of the Wings songs were annoying. debm55 Feb 26 #104

I cannot stand Maybe I'm Amazed. Demobrat Feb 26 #149

I had the album RAM and I liked it. Wings stunk. debm55 Feb 26 #199

Yup Demobrat Feb 26 #202

Surely not "Mull of Kintyre!" Glorfindel Feb 27 #253

I am annoyed at anything done by Wings. He was better on his own. I felt the group was riding on his shirt tails.JMO debm55 Feb 27 #254

I can take it or leave it. It is not my favorite Beatle song. I like :Let it Be" Thank you Jeebo. debm55 Feb 26 #111

Ever see McCartney in concert? Freddie Feb 26 #142

That was the only Beatles song I liked. LoisB Feb 27 #222

Never Gonna Give You Up sdfernando Feb 26 #83

Annoying is the point Shermann Feb 26 #116

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAH Good one. TY sdfernando debm55 Feb 26 #119

Anything by Bread. LakeArenal Feb 26 #86

They call it "soft rock" around here. The songs all sound the same. Ty LakeArenal debm55 Feb 26 #121

So many excellent examples, all of them would be on my list! ms liberty Feb 26 #90

Ding Dong the witch is dead. WestMichRad Feb 26 #92

WestMichRad. I agree with the second sound, but I take issue with the first. I makes me want to get up and dance and debm55 Feb 26 #93

couldn't stop singing "Ding Dong" after Margaret Thatcher crapped out rurallib Feb 26 #179

Agree, Thank you rurallib. debm55 Feb 26 #201

Lots Of Good Choices On This Thread ProfessorGAC Feb 26 #94

Got that right Professor on Yummy yummy yummy and sugar sugar. Were they both done by the Archies? debm55 Feb 26 #135

YYY Was Done By The Ohio Express ProfessorGAC Feb 26 #150

Thanks ProfessorGAC. That's what I thought the Archies were---a put together band. debm55 Feb 26 #193

Springsteen's cover of "Santa Claus Coming To Town" BluesRunTheGame Feb 26 #96

Agree. Sorry Bruce, I love you, but that version was annoying. Ty BluesRunThe Game debm55 Feb 26 #138

The Lion Sleeps Tonight Cartoonist Feb 26 #98

Said that one, also relayerbob Feb 26 #112

Oh DEFINITELY the Lion Sleeps one!! You just can't get it out of your head! Diamond_Dog Feb 26 #161

I like to hear it--once every decade... hlthe2b Feb 26 #175

Agree. Thank you Cartoonist. debm55 Feb 26 #203

My Sharona yankee87 Feb 26 #99

Juxtaposition, I love Weird Al Yankovic's cover Brother Buzz Feb 26 #126

Weren't they one hit wonders? Never heard of them after that song.That was good because the song was annoying. debm55 Feb 27 #275

You... Light up my life calguy Feb 26 #101

So annoying yankee87 Feb 26 #132

That "Oh Mickey" song. Ear worm of that when I was hunting nearly caused me to turn the gun on myself. rzemanfl Feb 26 #105

Oh Mickey, with the chearleaders video. ANNOYING. Ty, rzemanfl. debm55 Feb 27 #234

A Lion Sleeps Tonight relayerbob Feb 26 #106

Sugar Sugar by the Archies. Chainfire Feb 26 #108

Bubblegum music. SarahD Feb 26 #177

It was so annoying , Played all the time. . thank you, SarahD debm55 Feb 27 #241

This stupid ass song was #1 Song of the Year when I graduated... 3catwoman3 Feb 27 #219

Agree with you 3catwoman3. TY debm55 Feb 27 #235

Ace Of Base - The Sign Shermann Feb 26 #117

HAHAhAhAHAHAHH, Agree. TY Shermann. debm55 Feb 26 #118

The Debbie Boone song is "You Light Up My Liiiiife." She strained so hard it seemed you could see her tonsils. Judi Lynn Feb 26 #125

Thank you , Judi Lynn. debm55 Feb 27 #232

My annoying choice was the NUMBER ONE SONG in 1969... Thunderbeast Feb 26 #127

Where they even a group? I always thought that is was just a promo for the show. PS Horrible song debm55 Feb 26 #133

Sadly... They were... Thunderbeast Feb 26 #140

TY for that info, Thunderbeast debm55 Feb 27 #274

The Pina Colada Song nt GenThePerservering Feb 26 #129

Very annoying . Man cheats on his girlfriend with his girlfriend. I would have told him to hit the road. Annoying and debm55 Feb 27 #240

his girlfriend was doing the same thing. jg10003 Feb 28 #287

TY, I didn't get that from the song but maybe I missed something. debm55 Feb 29 #290

On reconsideration perhaps The Tennessee Birdwalk. Chainfire Feb 26 #131

TY, Chainfire. I can see where that would really annoying. So sorry, was it popular? debm55 Feb 27 #257

Hotel California mobeau69 Feb 26 #136

I liked it when it first came out but it was so overplayed. that it annoyed me. TY mobeau69 debm55 Feb 26 #141

With you on that! Easterncedar Feb 26 #156

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da snpsmom Feb 26 #151

I used to like their stuff. Then they were everywhere and started to be annoying, TY snpsmom debm55 Feb 27 #271

The Night Chocago Died CanonRay Feb 26 #153

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA. Ty, CanonRay. debm55 Feb 27 #242

Yes, Chicago Really Has an East Side Celerity Feb 29 #292

If I were a carpenter... Easterncedar Feb 26 #154

Ty Eastercedar. I sort of liked it but it was overplayed and lost it's touch. My boyfriend was a carpenter and when he debm55 Feb 27 #263

Sorry to have stepped on the painful memory Easterncedar Feb 27 #267

That's okay ---too young. He married the blond cheerleader/ homecomeing queen and I put myself through college and met debm55 Feb 27 #269

I would answer this but first I have to go get that damn cake out of the rain! dameatball Feb 26 #157

And it took so long to bake it , and you'll never have that recipe againnnnnnn, oh no. Ty demeatball, annoying and LONG debm55 Feb 26 #208

Sweet Home Alabama. Shut up already puveyor of ignorance! GreenWave Feb 26 #158

Leningrad Cowboys Red Army Choir SWEET HOME ALABAMA (best version LOL!) Goonch Feb 26 #166

Looks like it was a Special Military Operation. lpbk2713 Feb 26 #178

They were all killed in an AIr Plane Crash. Ty you Gooch, I forget about them, Funny but sad too. debm55 Feb 26 #183

The Red Army Choir sang backup to a cover of "Sweet Home Alabama" done by the Leningrad Cowboys a Finnish rock band Goonch Feb 27 #230

Neil and Ronnie VanZandt were good friends MichMan Feb 26 #206

Thank you MichMan, I think I read that somewhere but forgot about it. debm55 Feb 26 #213

debm55........ Upthevibe Feb 26 #159

TY Upthevibe. I thought both were annoying especially Disco Duck. debm55 Feb 26 #204

Fire - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown OAITW r.2.0 Feb 26 #160

Yep , both songs were annoying . InnaGoddaDavida way too long. TY debm55 Feb 27 #233

Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki Goonch Feb 26 #163

I agree with almost ever song posted here solara Feb 26 #167

She won a Grammy for You Light Up My Life. Ty for the information., solara Great choices. debm55 Feb 26 #200

Lovin' You by Minnie Ripperton MichMan Feb 26 #168

Ty MichMan. The shrilling high voice. debm55 Feb 26 #188

Nothing comes close to justaprogressive Feb 26 #173

good gawd yes - just horrible rurallib Feb 26 #180

Agree, rurallib. Was that for the film John Wayne made? Like he would know about fighting in a war. coward that he was. debm55 Feb 26 #192

OH that is so true! TY justaprogressive and they played it ALL the time. debm55 Feb 26 #191

Billie Jean by Michael Jackson Glorfindel Feb 26 #176

TY Glorifingel. Yes. Man refusing to take responsibility for child. Lets all dance. debm55 Feb 26 #187

My vague memory says most of the stuff before the Beatles was very weak rurallib Feb 26 #181

Young Elvis, was sexy, I guess, I just remember the bloated years.TY ruralib. debm55 Feb 26 #186

From the Reagan era, Lee Greenwood's... GReedDiamond Feb 26 #182

That song goes that far back? Wow,that song sucks,.TY GReed Diamond. I fixed sticks to sucks. Not used to using bad debm55 Feb 26 #185

Did you mean "sucks"? But yeah... GReedDiamond Feb 26 #189

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH. so sorry debm55 Feb 26 #190

Sucks, stinks - it's all good (bad)! - nt GReedDiamond Feb 26 #194

Anything by Andy Kim. GP6971 Feb 26 #196

Ty GP6971 Agree. debm55 Feb 26 #205

Mike Douglas "The Men in My Little Girl's Life" mockmonkey Feb 26 #207

He had a show out of Cleveland and then moved to Philadelphia. Used to have a guest on for the whole week. He had John. debm55 Feb 27 #237

I used to watch Mike Douglas when I was a kid. mockmonkey Feb 27 #245

Thank you mockmonkey. I remember it was on at 4:00 PM after the soaps. He had some very interesting weekly guests. debm55 Feb 27 #246

Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express. patphil Feb 26 #210

Dont worry be happy Demovictory9 Feb 26 #211

Thank you Demovictory9. What started up as a nice song got the heck beaten out of it by overplaying. debm55 Feb 27 #282

That trucker song from the 70s "convoy"? Demovictory9 Feb 26 #212

I just heard that again a few weeks ago MichMan Feb 26 #214

Arrrrrrgggg! Demovictory9 Feb 27 #217

For real? I found it so annoying, Car Radio went off everytime it was on. I think it was called "convoy"Ty MichMan. debm55 Feb 27 #218

Bobby Goldsborough - Honey. woodsprite Feb 27 #216

Ty woodsprite. Agree, Very annoying. In fact all his songs were annoying. debm55 Feb 27 #272

Nancy Sinatra - These Boots are Made for Walking. LoisB Feb 27 #220

I was young and everyone wanted white go go boots. The song was like an ad for boots. Annoying and constantly playes. TY debm55 Feb 27 #262

OMG, debm55, I had totally forgotten about "Go-Go". LoisB Feb 27 #264

Hollapalew or something like that. Maybe some one can help us out Ty LoisB debm55 Feb 27 #265

Got it! Hullabaloo was one and Shindig! LoisB Feb 27 #268

So sorry LoisB , Boy did I mess that up. Shindig, i watched too, debm55 Feb 27 #270

Nah, you were close. I couldn't remember at all. LoisB Feb 27 #281

"Sugar Sugar" Grins Feb 27 #223

Yes two popular but very, very annoying songs. TY , Grins. debm55 Feb 27 #261

Sweet Home Alabama: news flash - the sky is blue everywhere jg10003 Feb 27 #225

HAHAHAHAHAHaha. that's funny. Ty you jg10003, debm55 Feb 27 #236

ALL "hits" sung by Pat Boone. Especially April Love, Speedy Gonzales, etc. retread Feb 27 #227

Agree. retread. and add his daughter Debbie Boone's You Light Up My Life a Grammy Winner, Ty, retread. debm55 Feb 27 #229

Pat's rendition of "Tutti Fruity" is a classic.... OAITW r.2.0 Feb 27 #239

HAHAHAHAHAHA I bet it was. and annoying. debm55 Feb 27 #243

Couldn't have all those white kids dancing to "jungle music". retread Mar 1 #294

Earworms all Doc_Technical Feb 27 #238

Agree with you, Doc_Technical. TY debm55 Feb 27 #248

"Brand New Key", "Midnight at the Oasis"... Harker Feb 27 #244

Hahahahahhaha. Yes those are annoying songs. TY Harker. I left my cake out in the rain and I don't think I can remake it debm55 Feb 27 #247

OMG, yes - "Midnight at the Oasis"! Terrible song. Mad_Dem_X Feb 27 #249

So bad that I regret having mentioned it. Harker Feb 27 #250

Agree. debm55 Feb 27 #259

Saw Maria Muldaur in a bar about 1995 or so. SarahD Feb 27 #277

We Built This City on Rock n Roll Bristlecone Feb 27 #251

Gee, just by the titles they sound annoying. TY you Bristlecone. debm55 Feb 27 #256

fox marble falls Feb 27 #252

HAHAHHAHAH. is that for real??? TY marble falls. And yes it is annoying. debm55 Feb 27 #255

Yep. And it was a novelty hit here in the states. marble falls Feb 27 #258

Thank you. marble falls. debm55 Feb 27 #260

Country versions of many, many, many rock n roll songs. SarahD Feb 27 #278

TY SarahD, How could anyone do a remake of Janis Joplin's song. How could it not be annoying and worthless piece of crap debm55 Feb 27 #283

Let's see... Charlie Chapulin Feb 27 #279

Bingo! annoying, annoying, annoying. TY Charlie Chapulin. debm55 Feb 27 #284

I liked... Mike Nelson Feb 27 #280

Ty Mike Nelson, Muskrat Love is very annoying and never made sense to me. PS We all have our own taste in music. You are debm55 Feb 27 #285

Oh darn! Forgot "Ballad of the Green Beret." SarahD Feb 28 #289

Yes, that was a stinker song. TY SarahD. debm55 Feb 29 #291