Your opinion of the Starland Vocal Band?

[CO Liberal]

Source: http://www.tvparty.com/

[Fenris]

1. They made a hit out of a filthy song about cheneying in the afternoon

What's not to love?

[rsdsharp]

2. I was a disc jockey

when they had their hit. The title "Afternoon Delight" was taken from a crab cocktail; an item on the menu at Clyde's in Georgetown, D.C.

Incidentally, Bill and Taffy Danoff, the founders of Starland Vocal Band, had earlier been part of Fat City, which has equal credit with John Denver on his first hit, (Take Me Home) Country Roads.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Very Low

Silly, vacuous, 70's attempt at pop-folk. Partridge Family on steroids.
The Professor

[Carni]

4. YUCK

Less than zero! :(

[ronnykmarshall]

5. They won a Grammy

and The Supremes never did.

Fuck 'em.

[tigerbeat]

6. not only did they win a grammy.....

....but they beat elvis costello for said grammy (best new artist)

explain THAT one to history.

[CO Liberal]

7. And The Chevy Vega Was Motor Trend's 1971 "Car of the Year"

Explain THAT!!!!!



Source: http://mclellansautomotive.com/

[chaska]

8. My first car was a '73 Vega. Ah, the memories ... of breakdowns.

[CO Liberal]

16. I Had a '73 Vega, Too

A red hatchback with white stripes and a 4-speed stick. Ex-wife #1 got custody of it along with the kids. her idea of maintenance was to add oil when the OIL light came on. Needless to say, the Vega was dead in no time.

[ronnykmarshall]

12. That is just SICK!

[Taverner]

9. Bad folk

But a damn catchy tune...

[Supormom]

10. Sky Rockets in Flight!

[CO Liberal]

11. Afternoon Delight!

[lazarus]

13. David Letterman

IIRC, their show introduced David Letterman to the national audience. So they get major karma goodness for that.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

14. They where cute.

And that song was a pleasant memory of teenage summer for me.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

15. Every time I think about STarland Vocal Band...

I think about that scene in PCU where all the alumni and regents, etc, are locked in that banquet room with that blaring from a locked cabinet. God, that's hilarious.
Duckie

[mcar]

17. I had a very low opinion of them, until...

I saw them in concert, back in the late '70s. They were the warm-up act for John Denver (OK, I admit it, I'm a geek :eyes:),

Anyway, they were really good and very personable. They closed with an absolutely beautiful a capella version of Paul Simon's "American Tune."

I never bought anything of theirs but I will always remember them singing that tune.