Being the quiet, mild-mannered personality that I am, an off-topic thread on the Rivals Rutgers board about everyone’s Top 5 Metal songs elicited a listing of some of the, well, shall we say lighter, sweeter pop songs. But it got me to thinking about what songs people feel are just too sickly sweet for their own good. Criteria is either a song from a one hit wonder (i.e., You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone) or a prime example from an artist/group who specialized in that genre (Can’t Smile Without You by Barry Manilow). Have at it!
Glad to see that this elicited such an enthusiastic response.
Anyway, here were my Top 5:
[list=1][*]Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
[*]I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton John
[*]You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
[*]You Light up My Life - Debby Boone
[*]Laughter In The Rain - Neil Sedeka[/list]
“The time of my Life” from Dirty Dancing. Argh!
Having my baby - puke!
The look of love (easy listening from 1960s); canadian sunset (andy williams?); the girl from ipanema; and EVEN California, an ez listening song from…Led zeppellin!!! OK, dear Prudence, another ez listening from the Beatles.
These are among my favorites. Sad but true. GOod background music as you are running the trains!
Knock 3 x’s. I think it was Tony Orlando and Dawn?
Well as a full-time Oldies Station radio morning D-J, this is one topic I feel completely qualified to address!!! 1.) I’ve Never Been To Me by Charlene 2.) Honey by Bobby Goldsboro 3.) You’re Having My Baby by Paul Anka 4.) Seasons in The Sun by Terry Jacks 5.) Sing by The Carpenters Now don’t get me wrong. I love The Carpenters. “Yesterday Once More” is one of my all time faves. But “Sing” with that incessant “Lalalalallalllalalllallalalllalalaaaaa…” made me wwant to shoot my radio! “Seasons in the Sun”? One word: “CREEPY”. “You’re Having My Baby”? Paul, give me “Diana” anyday, but I don’t want Diana’s placenta! “Honey”…truth is, I snuck out in the middle of the night with my chainsaw. AND I’M NOT SORRY! “I’ve Never Been To Me”…quite possibly the worst song of any kind ever made! Sung from the touching position of perhaps the world’s most hideous skank, this song not only incorporates bad lyrics, but an unlistenable “spoken word” monologue in the middle that makes me rather want to hear CKLW newsman Byron McGregor do Tip Toe Through The Tulips! Jon
By the way Spank, are you a radio personality too? Jon
Jon, Great list…I couldn’t agree more. I will try to find you on the web next week. TomS
Well, here’s what I rated as #'s 6-10:
- Orinoco Flow (Sail Away…) - Enya
- You Don’t Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
- Hello - Lionel Richie
- Lovin’ You - Minnie Ripperton
- Release Me - Wilson Phillips
Damn, Jon, I forgot all about that song by Charlene. Ugh! And that Paul Anka song shows up later in my list.
Well, I’m a personality, just not a radio based one. [:D] I’ve run a DJ business as a sideline for 22 years - have actually been DJing in some capacity since '78. It really got going in my fourth, fifth and sixth uears of college, and I kept running it once I joined the working world. I’m winding it down now - with two little ones (3 & 1), my current position, and a long commute I just don’t have the time and, quite frankly, would rather spend it with my family. This year may be the first where I don’t do any gigs. But I still love the music, and I’m already getting the bug, so we’ll see.