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Most pompous song ever ? [View all] olddots Mar 2013 OP

Havin' My Baby? Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #1

I hate that song. texanwitch Mar 2013 #2

Ugh, thanks for the earworn :( Sweet Freedom Mar 2013 #3

Yup thats the winner olddots Mar 2013 #4

Paul Anka solara Mar 2013 #6

That's exactly the one I was going to post, et voila - it was the first answer! Tab Mar 2013 #17

Agree. Have always hated that song! OrwellwasRight Mar 2013 #22

Here you go: CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2013 #35

Thanks Peggy! OrwellwasRight Mar 2013 #40

You got it! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2013 #41

Second that. "Who's baby, jerk?!" n/t sarge43 Mar 2013 #24

Third that. That song always made me want to vomit. n/t RebelOne Mar 2013 #38

Ooh Ooh olddots Mar 2013 #5

Short People. Baitball Blogger Mar 2013 #7

but that was satire on pompous songs, not pompous itself. kwassa Mar 2013 #10

"I'm Too Sexy...." applegrove Mar 2013 #8

Hands down, no contest, this ditty sung by the composer himself.... MADem Mar 2013 #9

Born to Run kwassa Mar 2013 #11

Whole Lotta Love olddots Mar 2013 #12

There are too many Ted Nugent songs to list them all jmowreader Mar 2013 #13

tie between anything by Billy Joel& Danmel Mar 2013 #14

None more then this. Arctic Dave Mar 2013 #15

Duke of Earl. dimbear Mar 2013 #16

you're right thats really strange olddots Mar 2013 #27

My father told me that Duke of Earl was tongue in cheek. JVS Mar 2013 #30

And it took 3 people to come up with it. undeterred Mar 2013 #42

"God Bless the USA" lastlib Mar 2013 #18

This one: In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #19

here are a few... lame54 Mar 2013 #20

You got Lucky OriginalGeek Mar 2013 #23

tom petty is great... lame54 Mar 2013 #36

How do you like me now by that pompous ass Toby Keith lunatica Mar 2013 #21

The Major General's Song Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2013 #25

"You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine." Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #26

A far worse song about 16-year-olds is Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #48

Actually, I think "This Girl Is a Woman Now" is more offensive than either of those. n/t winter is coming Apr 2013 #50

Ah, Gary Puckett and the Union Jerk, er, Jack Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #52

Gotta admit, every time I heard, "It's now or never, give your love to me" winter is coming Apr 2013 #53

Interestingly enough, both "Young Girl" and "Lady Willpower" Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #54

I think that happens a lot, especially if the music is easy on the ear winter is coming Apr 2013 #55

That is certainly barf material. Agreed! n/t Helen Reddy Apr 2013 #58

Under my Thumb undeterred Mar 2013 #28

yikes when you see the lyrics that is offensive. olddots Mar 2013 #32

Convoy Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #29

I love that song. n/t RebelOne Mar 2013 #39

I'm the magnificent JVS Mar 2013 #31

"Nation wide" talkingmime Mar 2013 #33

Mac Davis - It's Hard To Be Humble Lionel Mandrake Mar 2013 #34

"That's Why the Darkies Were Born" alphafemale Mar 2013 #37

I Didn't Mean to Turn You On - Robert Palmer LeftInTX Mar 2013 #43

Palmer was covering a song first performed by Cherrelle kwassa Mar 2013 #46

I like Cherelle's version, but she's a woman LeftInTX Mar 2013 #47

I'm music and I write the songs libodem Mar 2013 #44

"Have You Forgotten?" by Darryl Worely. Dash87 Mar 2013 #45

It might not be the most pompous song, but Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #49

Short People kudzu22 Apr 2013 #51

"Do they know it's Christmas?" wickerwoman Apr 2013 #56

The American answer "We Are the World" . . . HughBeaumont Apr 2013 #57

When I was a kid... LeftOfSelf-Centered Apr 2013 #59

But in their defence, wickerwoman Apr 2013 #61

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends TrogL Apr 2013 #60

I am I said Neal Diamond olddots Apr 2013 #62

Just about any rap song whose title is, refers to, or includes the artist's name... opiate69 Apr 2013 #63