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AngryOldDem

(14,061 posts)
88. Hey, I like some of these songs....
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 11:07 AM
Feb 2022

Why do they hate Barry Manilow?

Others, though, most definitely; anything disco especially.


EDIT — How about Convoy by C.W. McCall? Hearing that on an endless loop would send the most diehard protester around the bend.

Paul McCartney's Simply having a wonderful christmas time NightWatcher Feb 2022 #1
There is no other song.... Tree-Hugger Feb 2022 #26
I always thought that song proved once and for all dflprincess Feb 2022 #34
I can't change the channel fast enough. Who would buy that song? Ilsa Feb 2022 #86
Duh duh-duh DUH! Duh duh-duh DUH! Wingus Dingus Feb 2022 #102
My Ding A Ling Tom Kitten Feb 2022 #2
What if i happen to like #5? gay texan Feb 2022 #3
I''m open to suggestions...so feel free Enter stage left Feb 2022 #6
ask/recieve, LOL! n/t gay texan Feb 2022 #23
Sugar sugar by THE ARCHIES Trueblue1968 Feb 2022 #37
Oh yuck...Both added to the play list...congratulations1 Enter stage left Feb 2022 #40
Macarena. Nt Baked Potato Feb 2022 #4
Mama's got a squeezebox MiniMe Feb 2022 #5
Dox them too! Kingofalldems Feb 2022 #7
Congrats on over 35,000 posts. Enter stage left Feb 2022 #9
Thanks! Kingofalldems Feb 2022 #82
MacArthur Park Wicked Blue Feb 2022 #8
Nyan cat I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #51
Or "You're Having My Baby" by the Hallelujah Tabernacle Choir! csziggy Feb 2022 #124
This...played on gigantic, earthquake-inducing speakers on a loop Glorfindel Feb 2022 #10
Exactly. niyad Feb 2022 #31
A lot of them are Neo-nazis though. meadowlander Feb 2022 #48
Perfect! Tumbulu Feb 2022 #57
Feelings FelineOverlord Feb 2022 #11
Oh I dispise that song. I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #50
You Light Up My Life lpbk2713 Feb 2022 #12
i love YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE !!!!! That song was featured at our wedding in 1987 !!! Trueblue1968 Feb 2022 #38
1 800 kars4kids nt ThunderRoad Feb 2022 #13
I refuse to listen to radio station that plays it. Worst song ever. cbabe Feb 2022 #60
THIS RFCalifornia Feb 2022 #130
Afternoon Delight -- Starland Vocal Band rsdsharp Feb 2022 #14
good! n/t gay texan Feb 2022 #24
Several of the reasons I swore off AM stations back then and listened highplainsdem Feb 2022 #104
I was a jock on an FM top 40 station when most of those were hits. rsdsharp Feb 2022 #108
Sympathies. That would've driven me crazy. highplainsdem Feb 2022 #118
"You're Having My Baby" by Paul Anka. GoCubsGo Feb 2022 #15
A point of veiw gun held by I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #53
"American Woman"-Guess Who Walleye Feb 2022 #16
Really? Wingus Dingus Feb 2022 #94
I thought there might be some people here who like that song. I always reach to turn it off Walleye Feb 2022 #98
Loved that song, though not as much as "No Sugar Tonight / New Mother Nature." highplainsdem Feb 2022 #105
I remember Noriega BigmanPigman Feb 2022 #17
Baby Mokey Riding Backwards On a Pig Tom Kitten Feb 2022 #18
OMG...pathetic...but perfect for this thread... Enter stage left Feb 2022 #52
There is this... jmowreader Feb 2022 #19
most annoying songs: gay texan Feb 2022 #20
LOL...forgot all about Puppy Love. Enter stage left Feb 2022 #25
"Dead Skunk..." is a great road song ThoughtCriminal Feb 2022 #21
+1! nt Pobeka Feb 2022 #28
I like dead skunk I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #54
Glad to see some love for Loudo. Taylor Picker Feb 2022 #119
When I watch movies on Crackle. LiberalFighter Feb 2022 #22
Disco Duck Johonny Feb 2022 #27
Slim Whitman "Indian Love Call" njhoneybadger Feb 2022 #29
Good lord, that is hideous! blue neen Feb 2022 #41
It sure does njhoneybadger Feb 2022 #44
LOL...horrible...welcome to the thread. Enter stage left Feb 2022 #47
Slim did some great music (and I'm not a country fan}... Enter stage left Feb 2022 #42
"Flying Purple People Eater", "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer", the full 18- minute niyad Feb 2022 #30
I was in jr high when 'Purple people eater" came out...loved it... Enter stage left Feb 2022 #32
Rats DET Feb 2022 #33
Don't forget dflprincess Feb 2022 #35
The first time I went to Disneyland (16 years old) I loved that song... Enter stage left Feb 2022 #36
"Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas SKKY Feb 2022 #39
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer 🤢🤮 Raine Feb 2022 #43
Just drop off Mike Lindell with a bullhorn. Midnight Writer Feb 2022 #45
How Much is that Doggy in the Window BlueIdaho Feb 2022 #46
that one and "Yes We Have No Bananas" Walleye Feb 2022 #101
Milkshake it up meadowlander Feb 2022 #49
Wing! Texasgal Feb 2022 #55
That's real bad Dirty Socialist Feb 2022 #109
"Loving You" and "Hey There Lonely Girl"? Brainfodder Feb 2022 #56
Did you girls & guys forget 'Ahab the Arab' & "The lion sleeps tonight"? Enter stage left Feb 2022 #58
Any recording of Florence Jenkins! Archae Feb 2022 #59
C'mon people...no one has called out the "Chipmunk song?... Enter stage left Feb 2022 #61
I second this. Alvin? Alvin? ALVIN!!! scipan Feb 2022 #115
I think Dave is a chipmunk abuser bedazzled Feb 2022 #128
Whistling Jack Smith - "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman" (1967) GReedDiamond Feb 2022 #62
Oooooo Kaaaay... you're in the running for the WORST song ever... Enter stage left Feb 2022 #68
Thank me, you're welcome... GReedDiamond Feb 2022 #70
Yes you did...I should have paid attention...my bad. Enter stage left Feb 2022 #71
No bad intended... GReedDiamond Feb 2022 #72
This would clear out the room literally anywhere: Initech Feb 2022 #63
Holy yucking *uck...that would clear them out in a few seconds... Enter stage left Feb 2022 #67
Elusive Butterfly by Bob Lind. Tom Rinaldo Feb 2022 #84
Itsy tiny weeny yellow polka dot bikini and cbabe Feb 2022 #64
Be careful here, you're starting to arouse me....it's been a long time....thanks. Enter stage left Feb 2022 #66
I was thinking some real bad gospel music played at 120 decibels. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2022 #65
Or gospel music played at 50 decibels, would drive me off the farm....or earth. Enter stage left Feb 2022 #69
Drop Kick Me Jesus, through the Goalposts of Life! Coventina Feb 2022 #96
That's a good one, Coventina. I would throw in "Jesus, Take the Wheel".... KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2022 #116
Alvin and the Chipmunks GaYellowDawg Feb 2022 #73
13 thumbs up Enter stage left Feb 2022 #74
This thread is better than ipecac! Buns_of_Fire Feb 2022 #75
Walk Right In BluesRunTheGame Feb 2022 #76
Do the Hokey Pokey 😵 nt Raine Feb 2022 #77
Call it the DU Official Offensive Playlist Wicked Blue Feb 2022 #78
Yes, I'm sure that Ottawa residents would welcome even more noise. n/t sl8 Feb 2022 #79
Proof that the Beatles are human Norbert Feb 2022 #80
Number Nine Dirty Socialist Feb 2022 #97
"You Know My Name" is hilarious. thucythucy Feb 2022 #117
Force multiplier: krispos42 Feb 2022 #81
Yummy Yummy Yummy, I Got Love in My Tummy Kid Berwyn Feb 2022 #83
My kids used to sing it "Yummy, yummy, yummy I got love in my stomach" CTyankee Feb 2022 #87
Thank you for sharing the happy memories! Kid Berwyn Feb 2022 #107
Thanks you so much! CTyankee Feb 2022 #114
i like those songs lefthandedskyhook Feb 2022 #85
Hey, I like some of these songs.... AngryOldDem Feb 2022 #88
You can't beat Slim Whitman songs for such purposes. MineralMan Feb 2022 #89
Lollipop (1957) Dirty Socialist Feb 2022 #90
This message was self-deleted by its author Dirty Socialist Feb 2022 #91
Winchester Cathedral Dirty Socialist Feb 2022 #92
Metal machine music Dirty Socialist Feb 2022 #93
Anything by Phillip Glass Dirty Socialist Feb 2022 #95
Another vote for Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast by Wayne Newton Mr. Ected Feb 2022 #99
Th Way We Were?! tishaLA Feb 2022 #129
I've got a brand new pair of roller skates...(Brand New Key) Wingus Dingus Feb 2022 #100
Sorry, I like Barry Manilow. shrike3 Feb 2022 #103
I sense a great deal of hostility towards novelty songs in this thread.. Dial H For Hero Feb 2022 #106
That's because the novelty usually wore off by the second listen. highplainsdem Feb 2022 #110
I used to listen to Doctor Demento while sorting mail every Sunday night. Dial H For Hero Feb 2022 #111
One eyed one horned flying purple people eater cbabe Feb 2022 #112
I like most of the songs listed Leith Feb 2022 #113
Nah Deep State Witch Feb 2022 #120
I have never laughed so hard at DU thread PlanetBev Feb 2022 #121
So glad you enjoyed it, seems like a lot of others did too... Enter stage left Feb 2022 #123
Just thought of another one PlanetBev Feb 2022 #122
"Down with the Sickness" by Disturbed. Tommy Carcetti Feb 2022 #125
Seasons of Love from Rent tishaLA Feb 2022 #126
Christmas shoes bedazzled Feb 2022 #127
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