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cloudy said:
Cloudy, we've listened to WAY too much of the same music in our lives I think.
Cloudy, we've listened to WAY too much of the same music in our lives I think.
Boxlicker101
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I remember "Daid Skonk in the Middle of the Road" sung by the immortal Elmo and Patsy, who are better known for the immortal "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer". I don't know if it was spelled that way or not but it was pronounced that way in the lyrics.
A few years ago at work we used to listen to the radio and there was a DJ named Big Tom Parker, and he had a feature every morning called "Songs that Might Get Me Fired" where he played one song every day that was of the same caliber as those we have been mentioning. That was before "Achy Breaky Heart", though.
To mention another one, My Friend the Witch Doctor. Ooo, eee, oo ah ah, ting, tang, walla walla bing bang etc.
A few years ago at work we used to listen to the radio and there was a DJ named Big Tom Parker, and he had a feature every morning called "Songs that Might Get Me Fired" where he played one song every day that was of the same caliber as those we have been mentioning. That was before "Achy Breaky Heart", though.
To mention another one, My Friend the Witch Doctor. Ooo, eee, oo ah ah, ting, tang, walla walla bing bang etc.
SeaCat
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Okay another one. (You people are killing me with these songs. Too many of them have been forced upon my tired ears.) Mr. roboto.
And now, the ultimate in bad taste songs.
Achy Breaky Heart by Melvin and the Chipmunks!!!! Hah, now beat that.
Cat
And now, the ultimate in bad taste songs.
Achy Breaky Heart by Melvin and the Chipmunks!!!! Hah, now beat that.
Cat
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OK, if you want the worst songs of all time, read this article from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Mrs. Miller
Elva Ruby Connes (October 5, 1907–June 28, 1997), who recorded under the name Mrs. Miller, was an American singer who gained some fame in the 1960s for her versions of popular songs like "Moon River", "Monday, Monday" and "Downtown" rendered in an untrained, operatic, vibrato-laden voice, often out of tune and off the beat. Her whistling, which was equally wobbly and apparently preceded by Mrs. Miller filling her mouth with ice to better control the pitch, also featured on a number of her records.
She was born in Joplin, Missouri and moved first to Jetmore, Kansas and then Dodge City, Kansas before settling in Claremont, California. She sporadically studied music at Pomona College. Later, she sang at churches around Claremont and, although she said that her singing was just "a hobby", she self-released a small number of records, mainly made up of classical, gospel and children's songs. It was while making one of these records that the arranger Fred Bock heard her. He convinced her to try some more modern songs, and took the resulting recordings around record labels.
Thanks to this, Mrs. Miller was signed to Capitol Records by their A&R man, Lex de Azevedo. Her first LP on that label, ironically titled Mrs. Miller's Greatest Hits appeared in 1966 when she was 59 years old. It was made up entirely of pop songs, and sold more than 250,000 copies in its first three weeks. Will Success Spoil Mrs. Miller?! followed later the same year, and The Country Soul of Mrs. Miller a year later.
She appeared on the Ed Sullivan, Merv Griffin, Joey Bishop, Mike Douglas and Jack Paar shows, sang for the troops in Vietnam, performed at the Hollywood Bowl and appeared in Roddy McDowall's film The Cool Ones. However, as with other novelty acts who were popular in the 60s, interest in Mrs. Miller soon waned. She was dropped by Capitol, and in 1968 she released her last album, Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing on the small Amaret label. She later put out a couple of singles on her own Vibrato Records. By the mid-1970s, she had retired from singing.
Mrs. Miller's success, like that of Florence Foster Jenkins, was undoubtedly due to the perceived awfulness of her singing. It seems that Capitol were keen to emphasise this—in a 1967 interview with Life magazine, she said that during recording sessions she was conducted half a beat ahead or behind time, and the worst of several different recordings of a song would be included on the finished record. She claimed to be initially unaware that her technical inability was being ridiculed, but eventually realised what was going on. At first she resented this, but eventually decided to play along with the joke. Nonetheless, she later attributed her split with Capitol to her wanting to sing "straight" and record ballads, and Capitol wanting to continue with the "so bad it's good" angle.
Mrs. Miller died in Vista, California. In 1999, Wild, Cool & Swingin' , a compilation of her work, was released on Capitol.
Discography
Mrs. Miller's Greatest Hits (1966)
Will Success Spoil Mrs. Miller?! (1966)
The Country Soul of Mrs. Miller (1967)
Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing (1968)
Wild, Cool & Swingin' (1999, compilation)
Mrs. Miller
Elva Ruby Connes (October 5, 1907–June 28, 1997), who recorded under the name Mrs. Miller, was an American singer who gained some fame in the 1960s for her versions of popular songs like "Moon River", "Monday, Monday" and "Downtown" rendered in an untrained, operatic, vibrato-laden voice, often out of tune and off the beat. Her whistling, which was equally wobbly and apparently preceded by Mrs. Miller filling her mouth with ice to better control the pitch, also featured on a number of her records.
She was born in Joplin, Missouri and moved first to Jetmore, Kansas and then Dodge City, Kansas before settling in Claremont, California. She sporadically studied music at Pomona College. Later, she sang at churches around Claremont and, although she said that her singing was just "a hobby", she self-released a small number of records, mainly made up of classical, gospel and children's songs. It was while making one of these records that the arranger Fred Bock heard her. He convinced her to try some more modern songs, and took the resulting recordings around record labels.
Thanks to this, Mrs. Miller was signed to Capitol Records by their A&R man, Lex de Azevedo. Her first LP on that label, ironically titled Mrs. Miller's Greatest Hits appeared in 1966 when she was 59 years old. It was made up entirely of pop songs, and sold more than 250,000 copies in its first three weeks. Will Success Spoil Mrs. Miller?! followed later the same year, and The Country Soul of Mrs. Miller a year later.
She appeared on the Ed Sullivan, Merv Griffin, Joey Bishop, Mike Douglas and Jack Paar shows, sang for the troops in Vietnam, performed at the Hollywood Bowl and appeared in Roddy McDowall's film The Cool Ones. However, as with other novelty acts who were popular in the 60s, interest in Mrs. Miller soon waned. She was dropped by Capitol, and in 1968 she released her last album, Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing on the small Amaret label. She later put out a couple of singles on her own Vibrato Records. By the mid-1970s, she had retired from singing.
Mrs. Miller's success, like that of Florence Foster Jenkins, was undoubtedly due to the perceived awfulness of her singing. It seems that Capitol were keen to emphasise this—in a 1967 interview with Life magazine, she said that during recording sessions she was conducted half a beat ahead or behind time, and the worst of several different recordings of a song would be included on the finished record. She claimed to be initially unaware that her technical inability was being ridiculed, but eventually realised what was going on. At first she resented this, but eventually decided to play along with the joke. Nonetheless, she later attributed her split with Capitol to her wanting to sing "straight" and record ballads, and Capitol wanting to continue with the "so bad it's good" angle.
Mrs. Miller died in Vista, California. In 1999, Wild, Cool & Swingin' , a compilation of her work, was released on Capitol.
Discography
Mrs. Miller's Greatest Hits (1966)
Will Success Spoil Mrs. Miller?! (1966)
The Country Soul of Mrs. Miller (1967)
Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing (1968)
Wild, Cool & Swingin' (1999, compilation)
Boxlicker101
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SeaCat said:Okay another one. (You people are killing me with these songs. Too many of them have been forced upon my tired ears.) Mr. roboto.
And now, the ultimate in bad taste songs.
Achy Breaky Heart by Melvin and the Chipmunks!!!! Hah, now beat that.
Cat
You may be thinking of Alvin and the Chipmunks. They made their debut with a Christmas song in 1957 or 1958 and have been periodically attacking our ears ever since. Tha thought of this trio (Alvin, Simon and Theodore) singing the Heart song is revolting.
SeaCat
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Boxlicker101 said:
Yep you got the group right. (I cringe every time I even think I hear them on the radio.) Their rendition of Achy Breaky was truly memorable. Ib fact it could be classed as torture, much as being made to watch Barny the Dinosaur for forty eight hours straight could be classed as torture.
Cat
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Raffi's "Bananaphone" is horrible.
Julio Iglesias' "Hero." What's heroic about his song? Nothing. He's not offering to be a hero. He's ordering the object of his affections to rescue him and offering her nothing in return.
His "My Love" is the perfect stalker's song, too. "You can run, you can hide, but you cannot escape my love"? What kind of message does this send? Stalk the person you love. Wow.
I don't know who does it, but "Coin-Operated Boy" irritates me to no end.
Julio Iglesias' "Hero." What's heroic about his song? Nothing. He's not offering to be a hero. He's ordering the object of his affections to rescue him and offering her nothing in return.
His "My Love" is the perfect stalker's song, too. "You can run, you can hide, but you cannot escape my love"? What kind of message does this send? Stalk the person you love. Wow.
I don't know who does it, but "Coin-Operated Boy" irritates me to no end.
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