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23. Pink Floyd saved my life

Wed May 9, 2012, 10:55 AM

May 2012

The radio was strictly regulated in my household. The only stations allowed were CJRN which played Barry Manilow and Frank Sinatra (occasionally dabbling in the nonsense cited above) and the CBC which played classical. I begged for a set of headphones so I could listen without bothering anybody else. One day I turned the knob to the local rock station. The first song I heard was Pink Floyd's "Money". The style fit right in with all the jazz and experimental music I'd been listening to on the CBC so other rock music paled by comparison. I was ruined for life but the album let me know somebody else was out there.

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The Worst Song Of All Time--Absolutely, Positively THE WORST.... [View all] lastlib May 2012 OP

Anything by Bobby Goldsboro TrogL May 2012 #1

+1 "Honey" is the most awful song ever recorded, with hifiguy May 2012 #4

"Watching Scotty Grow" comes a close second TrogL May 2012 #10

I think I mentioned before... LeftishBrit May 2012 #56

But, come on -- Arugula Latte May 2012 #39

good choices! lastlib May 2012 #45

Honey. Ha, even Billy Graham hated it. Sequoia May 2012 #154

+10000000000 snagglepuss May 2012 #112

God, I saw him at a club in Brazil, Indiana in 1980......... mrmpa May 2012 #179

The worst of all times?...are you kidding me? zeemike May 2012 #2

My mother would sing those TrogL May 2012 #9

My grandma used to make fun of me for some of Led Zeppelin's lyrics OriginalGeek May 2012 #17

When my folks criticized rock and roll lyrics rocktivity May 2012 #160

lol! OriginalGeek May 2012 #162

I know....I heard them as a child too. zeemike May 2012 #18

Pink Floyd saved my life TrogL May 2012 #23

Interesting story of your salvation. zeemike May 2012 #36

Springsteen covered Summertime Blues on his Darkness on the Edge of Town tour in '78. bluedigger May 2012 #81

Mine too as well asDown in the Water in the the Itty Bitty Boo snagglepuss May 2012 #115

Big Rock Candy Mountain? Have you seen all the lyrics? Great Song. Kind of socialist. HERVEPA May 2012 #44

Never seen that before zeemike May 2012 #48

Thanks HERVEPA May 2012 #118

Oh, I love those! LeftishBrit May 2012 #55

I believe it's "Mairzy Doats" Bake May 2012 #59

It's "Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy." rug May 2012 #67

A kid'll eat ivy, too. Wouldn't you? bluedigger May 2012 #83

I have teenagers. They will too. rug May 2012 #84

a star to rug SCantiGOP May 2012 #86

That is a song from my childhood. I love it. n/t RebelOne May 2012 #136

And to think "Big Rock Candy Mountain" is all about anal rape Taverner May 2012 #66

The Big Rock Candy Mountain was a song sung by the hobo's as they WCGreen May 2012 #171

Well I have gained a new appreciation for that song. zeemike May 2012 #175

Big Rock Candy Mountain is a great song--social commentary....... panader0 May 2012 #177

I had never really seen the lyrics zeemike May 2012 #180

"Havin' my baby" -- Paul Anka hlthe2b May 2012 #3

Yuck!! I hated that song since the first time I heard it. n/t RebelOne May 2012 #51

Yes. GoCubsGo May 2012 #95

It's even worse when sung by the Hallelujah Tabernacle Choir csziggy May 2012 #119

Copa Cabana or however the fuck it is spelled. HopeHoops May 2012 #5

YES BillStein May 2012 #54

Manilow has like four songs. He just changes the dumb lyrics around to make new ones. HopeHoops May 2012 #96

"If" - David Gates and Bread bluedigger May 2012 #6

Haven't heard that one in a while. Obnoxiously mellow Populist_Prole May 2012 #87

I submit this: ret5hd May 2012 #7

They've got youtube blocked at work TrogL May 2012 #11

Diamanda Galas singing "Plague Mass" live. ret5hd May 2012 #13

Something by Diamanda Galas, whose music hifiguy May 2012 #14

Aww c'mon - she had Jonesy for an album! OriginalGeek May 2012 #21

I totally adore Diamanda Galas. Codeine May 2012 #106

Actually, I am intrigued by her. Quite a voice when she uses it in a more traditional style. ret5hd May 2012 #123

Someone's knocking at the door - whatever that song is by Paul McCartney and Wings LynneSin May 2012 #8

NOOOOOO!!! rppper May 2012 #149

"Macarthur Park" or "I've never been to me." They absolutely tie. nt raccoon May 2012 #12

This ^ geardaddy May 2012 #16

I love McArthur Park (but my sanity does not bear close scrutiny) TrogL May 2012 #25

I've heard the Richard Harris original. geardaddy May 2012 #28

LOL I love it too and have never understood the hate. Gee maybe I too have gone over the edge. snagglepuss May 2012 #117

It is the lyrics that are insane. The melody is actually quite nice. hlthe2b May 2012 #33

Another vote for "I've Never Been to Me" Arugula Latte May 2012 #40

That was my first choice when I saw the thread caraher May 2012 #113

Look what you made me do. pa28 May 2012 #78

old hippies all over DU are giggling. . n/t annabanana May 2012 #102

I was talking to a younger person at work one day about how horrible that song was... PassingFair May 2012 #159

Well it's not really a laughing matter is it? pa28 May 2012 #109

Wrong - Macarthur Park is worse Patiod May 2012 #85

"I Write the Songs" Barry Manilow yellowcanine May 2012 #15

How about "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #22

the literal version is better Enrique May 2012 #24

That is the BEST literal video of all time Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #31

I think I peed a little I laughed so hard.... Maine-ah May 2012 #104

The existence of the literal video is the only thing excusing the existence of the song <nt> caraher May 2012 #114

Manilow was the bane of 6th grade for me caraher May 2012 #116

funny thing is...Manilow didn't write it. n/t MrsBrady May 2012 #161

Imagine by John Lennon Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #19

No...nt CherokeeDem May 2012 #20

No - here is Herman Cain's cover of it! Initech May 2012 #27

I have everything in this thread beat by two words: Hot Problems Initech May 2012 #26

Best of the worst... pipi_k May 2012 #29

OMG...you win! zeemike May 2012 #38

Of pipi_k May 2012 #46

I tried them all zeemike May 2012 #50

The last one is Lonnie Donegan SwissTony May 2012 #151

"Fish Heads" and "They're Coming to Take Me Away" were begin_within May 2012 #174

muskrat love Whisp May 2012 #30

Afternoon Delight by The Starland Vocal Band annonymous May 2012 #32

Best use of "Afternoon Delight" in a movie - PCU LynneSin May 2012 #34

That song was used to great effect in an episode of Arrested Development. dawg May 2012 #191

"Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ignite" Arugula Latte May 2012 #41

Re: posts 30 and 32 hifiguy May 2012 #35

Can Your Monkey Do The Dog - Rufus Thomas : also : It's a Gas! - Alfred E. Neuman Kablooie May 2012 #37

"You Light Up My Life" by Debbie Boone is certifiable wrist slashing music Submariner May 2012 #42

+1 Lil Missy May 2012 #88

+2 Sequoia May 2012 #155

Feliz Navidad WilliamPitt May 2012 #43

And "The Little Drummer Boy"--another royal turd! lastlib May 2012 #141

Worst ever: Guaranteed. Populist_Prole May 2012 #47

That's it, pal. I've turned you in to the FBI. SwissTony May 2012 #132

Another awful one but funny Populist_Prole May 2012 #49

Is that the state song of North Carolina? zanana1 May 2012 #70

Those are all fine and good. ceile May 2012 #52

LOL. I guess that's one of my guilty pleasures. bluesbassman May 2012 #77

Will do! ceile May 2012 #92

The theme song of 'Neighbours' LeftishBrit May 2012 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author FSogol May 2012 #61

Hang on Sloopy would be on my list. Plus, that Rush song about trees. jobycom May 2012 #57

Tom Sawyer was the answer that came to mind before I opened the thread. Chan790 May 2012 #165

. TZ May 2012 #176

Nothing jobycom May 2012 #178

I've never heard a song I've hated more than "Hey Paula." Silver Swan May 2012 #58

Anyone call out Muskrat Love yet? sarge43 May 2012 #60

a song about muskrats screwing dana_b May 2012 #63

That must be the explanation -- baked to a golden brown. n/t sarge43 May 2012 #75

I did like the Big Daddy parody from Dr. Demento OriginalGeek May 2012 #90

The Captain is Carmen Dragon's son!! Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 #98

That is pretty great OriginalGeek May 2012 #100

I LOVE that song! zanana1 May 2012 #71

Worst song of all time? "Put the Bone in" by Terry Jacks, 1972 FSogol May 2012 #62

I do not want to even speculate hifiguy May 2012 #65

I posted the lyrics. If you dare! FSogol May 2012 #69

I read them. hifiguy May 2012 #73

My sister bought the 45 in 1972 and used to torture me with that song. FSogol May 2012 #76

Oy. I just googled that. progressoid May 2012 #124

"Feelings" dana_b May 2012 #64

You might enjoy The Offsping's cover of 'Feelings' Vanje May 2012 #128

that's better dana_b May 2012 #131

OMG TuxedoKat May 2012 #156

Joy to the World TuxedoKat May 2012 #157

"Are you a boy or are you a girl" zanana1 May 2012 #68

IIRC, that was The Barbarians. hifiguy May 2012 #72

We Built This City - Starship bluesbassman May 2012 #74

To be fair, they didn't write it. cemaphonic May 2012 #99

IMHO it's not the songwriting that's the problem with this one. dawg May 2012 #192

Oh Puhleeze, you gotta go with Terry Jacks Burma Jones May 2012 #79

Seasons in the Sun....worst ode to self pity ever BlancheSplanchnik May 2012 #147

Metallica Demonaut May 2012 #80

We didn't start the Fire, Billy Joel treestar May 2012 #82

For me, it has to be Faith Hill singing "Piece of My Heart". Horrible, horrible, horrible. Arkansas Granny May 2012 #89

Holy cow - I love her doing that song. n/t tabasco May 2012 #101

Noooooo! No one but Melissa Etheridge should EVER be allowed to cover that KamaAina May 2012 #103

Madonna's version of "American Pie" RFKHumphreyObama May 2012 #91

Leonard Pinth-Garnell approves these submissions. Doc_Technical May 2012 #93

I present : the dulcet tones of John Ashcroft - baldguy May 2012 #94

Seasons in the Sun WolverineDG May 2012 #97

Definitively. "You Take My Breath Away" by Rex Smith... SidDithers May 2012 #105

OK here's two contenders for the worst song ever that easily eclipse everything mentioned so far: Initech May 2012 #107

Okay, Okay. How about "Tip Toe Through the Tulips" by Tiny Tim? HopeHoops May 2012 #108

Convoy Kingofalldems May 2012 #110

Some great bad stuff here, as Leonard Pinth-Garnell might say deutsey May 2012 #111

That wasn't very good, now, was it? BlancheSplanchnik May 2012 #146

Is That All There Is? Peggy Lee Grammy23 May 2012 #120

"It's a Small World" Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #121

The Pedophiles' Anthem chemenger May 2012 #122

Yeah, pedophiles are SO into fully grown women... DutchLiberal May 2012 #139

Oh, so many ... Let The Eagle Soar!! Myrina May 2012 #125

"California Sun" always makes me want to put my head in a meat grinder. Gidney N Cloyd May 2012 #126

same song, better version.... rppper May 2012 #168

Right Said Fred "I'm Too Sexy" RiffRandell May 2012 #127

"The Horse With No Name" and ANYTHING by Neil Young. bif May 2012 #129

to each his/her own dana_b May 2012 #130

Wait. Wut? Codeine May 2012 #134

"Ohio"? "After The Gold Rush"? "Alabama"?.... lastlib May 2012 #142

Well I get the voice bit, but man he put out some good music. bluesbassman May 2012 #135

I just had to dig the CD out thanks to this thread. Codeine May 2012 #140

I'm in a minority.... MountainMama May 2012 #182

Agreed. His voice is amazing. nt Codeine May 2012 #188

Horse With No Name was by America, not Neil Young... GReedDiamond May 2012 #150

This has got to be one of the worst to ever become a hit. HughBeaumont May 2012 #133

It might not be the worst song Art_from_Ark May 2012 #137

Ugh! That song seriously turned me vegetarian at aged 16! pink-o May 2012 #163

I wanted to kill Quentin Tarantino for a while... dogknob May 2012 #138

Y'all don't want to know what I've heard in my life. kentauros May 2012 #143

All you lightweights are out of your league WhoIsNumberNone May 2012 #144

My My MY Sharona or some shit like that. God..who thinks of that MichiganVote May 2012 #145

I can't imagine how I forgot Bloodrock's "DOA" hifiguy May 2012 #148

Not the worst, but possibly the *weirdest* FloridaJudy May 2012 #152

That's hilarious begin_within May 2012 #173

Seasons in the Sun or Daddy Don't You Walk so Fast abbeyco May 2012 #153

the FREAKIN' "Christmas Shoes" JCMach1 May 2012 #158

I hate it. So sad! Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #185

This thread is not complete without "My Humps" XemaSab May 2012 #164

Danke Shon qwertyMike May 2012 #166

Click on all the videos in this thread and let them roil simultaneously jpak May 2012 #167

We are the champions, by Queen Lemmy May 2012 #169

The one that Kim Kardashian sang. I think Paris Hilton sang one too. Dash87 May 2012 #170

Free Bird... WCGreen May 2012 #172

Shocking, No Air Supply? Texasgal May 2012 #181

You're all wrong.... MountainMama May 2012 #183

yeah, "Muskrate Love" is horrible. Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #186

Why so much hate for "Roboto"? dawg May 2012 #190

I saw Styx get booed off the stage... rppper May 2012 #193

"Midnight at the oasis", "Disco Duck", "Don't worry, be happy" Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #184

"She's having my baby", sung live as "She's having OUR baby" after outcry from women Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #187

I really, really, Really hate "Don't Worry be Happy" uriel1972 May 2012 #189