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253. I Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 09:56 PM

Mar 2019

Kenny Rodgers And The First Edition...

Saw them at the county fairgrounds in the early 70s.

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What is your favorite stupid song you liked/hated from the 70s. [View all] CTyankee Mar 2019 OP

Pretty sure "Name Game" was the 60s but who cares? Laffy Kat Mar 2019 #1

But it was fun to dance to Sanity Claws Mar 2019 #6

Kung Fu Fighting immediately came to mind on seeing this thread Eugene Mar 2019 #156

This song was my first thought. Paper Roses Mar 2019 #176

Might as well add these too BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #192

I was born in 1980 - OhZone Mar 2019 #2

Well, then your Uncle's collection ... SUCKED (nt) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #8

Ha! His 70's selection did! OhZone Mar 2019 #20

the tail end of the 70's *were* the beginning of New Wave and punk DBoon Mar 2019 #154

Yeah, and my brother just mentioned - OhZone Mar 2019 #165

Yup ... it's even called '77 ;) (nt) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #168

Really? atreides1 Mar 2019 #3

I liked it because it reflected its time (the 70s?) but it was "out there." CTyankee Mar 2019 #7

It's actually from the musical "Hair" and dates from 1967. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #24

I saw Hair in San Francisco around that time leftieNanner Mar 2019 #91

Glinny glip glippy... WTF??? Squinch Mar 2019 #137

Hair? No, it was MUPPETS! jberryhill Mar 2019 #194

Man. That's definitely an LSD flashback! Love the flowered, puffy sleeve shirt! Squinch Mar 2019 #195

I'd bet that's 1960's ... guessing '62-65, given the pic, sound of the recording, etc. mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #4

Bron-Y-Aur Stomp is my favorite Zeppelin song! Leith Mar 2019 #155

So many to choose from Sanity Claws Mar 2019 #5

Now you'll think I'm hopeless... CTyankee Mar 2019 #9

I remember getting that record for free on a cereal box Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #60

Yes re cereal box records... consider_this Mar 2019 #259

Technically 1969, but... DonaldsRump Mar 2019 #99

yeah, the bubblegum songs--absolutely detested them... hlthe2b Mar 2019 #163

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #185

The Uneasy Rider by Charlie Daniels. Dustlawyer Mar 2019 #10

Ethel Merman's Disco Album. Chipper Chat Mar 2019 #11

This is the 40's True Blue American Mar 2019 #12

Mares Eat Oats mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #26

Mairzy Doats True Blue American Mar 2019 #31

No, don't say that. Polly Hennessey Mar 2019 #94

Well, it has been going through my head ever since I posted the thing.:) True Blue American Mar 2019 #96

Hated, hated, still hate and will always hate Lefta Dissenter Mar 2019 #13

I still recall the song but had no particular feelings for/against it. CTyankee Mar 2019 #14

BORING, blah, blah, blah... Lefta Dissenter Mar 2019 #19

There pretty much is... 3catwoman3 Mar 2019 #83

Sounds like a rip-off of Neil Young. DinahMoeHum Mar 2019 #54

The late Richard Jeni once cracked: Aristus Mar 2019 #23

. Lefta Dissenter Mar 2019 #25

Love the song Ferrets are Cool Mar 2019 #50

Lol Lefta Dissenter Mar 2019 #107

The best song they ever did Ferrets are Cool Mar 2019 #221

A lot of people agree with you but for me spooky3 Mar 2019 #178

I liked America's songs BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #191

Earworm alert needed for this thread! Auggie Mar 2019 #15

Wildfire...Michael Martin Murphy. MontanaMama Mar 2019 #16

I always wondered, what was the pony's real name. 'The pony she named Wildfire...' Shrike47 Mar 2019 #95

I still love Wildfire- gives me chills to hear it on oldies radio wishstar Mar 2019 #143

agree spooky3 Mar 2019 #179

Do wa ditty ditty dum ditty do...love hate relationship. Think it's stupid but will sing to it. notdarkyet Mar 2019 #17

This one? :) True Blue American Mar 2019 #34

Thanks. The kids would sing it on the bus on the ride to school. notdarkyet Mar 2019 #40

It's one song that will never go away Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #68

that was in the 60s nt spooky3 Mar 2019 #180

"Afternoon Delight" TreasonousBastard Mar 2019 #18

I was a kid Sanity Claws Mar 2019 #67

Very Popular the summer of my no "Afternoon Delight" IADEMO2004 Mar 2019 #151

'Drop-kick Me Jesus' by Bobby Bare comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #21

I recall hearing this the first time Yonnie3 Mar 2019 #92

Ugh happybird Mar 2019 #22

Leave out the ill-advised vocals and the playing is actually pretty badass ... just sayin (nt) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #30

One of our local DJs must have loooved this song happybird Mar 2019 #36

Some songs epitomize that era Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #76

As far as being a rock and roll song it's great Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #77

One of my all time favorites! jberryhill Mar 2019 #78

Best of Bread zipplewrath Mar 2019 #27

Lol! Definitely! Squinch Mar 2019 #29

When we were teenagers we played this Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #65

The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace. Ha! Now its in YOUR head! Squinch Mar 2019 #28

That's right up there with "chicka boom" Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #64

Billy Don't be a Hero Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #166

Indiana wants me - with the police on the bullhorn at the end. Squinch Mar 2019 #172

Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out! Runningdawg Mar 2019 #32

I LOVE that song! mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #35

Written by Shel Silverstein. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2019 #51

I know ... he wrote all the stuff on their first two records IIRC ... then they decided to do mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #57

Ha! happybird Mar 2019 #37

"sylvia's mother" is the dr hook song for this category rampartc Mar 2019 #186

Okay ... I'm winning this thread right now ;) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #33

I think I gotcha beat. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2019 #42

We must have all lost our freakin' minds... CTyankee Mar 2019 #44

You said stupid songs you love/hate ... and this one definitely tops my list ... mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #49

HA! stevil Mar 2019 #62

That was the title track, man ... I had this album on vinyl when I like ... 7! Love it (nt) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #70

Hell yeah! stevil Mar 2019 #79

First album I bought with gift money was Toys in the Attic ... first w/my own money mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #86

Right on! stevil Mar 2019 #148

Oh come on BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #75

Which is also pretty awesome (in a 'so bad it's great kinda way') I have to admit ... (nt) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #90

Have to put it in context with this BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #97

It's also the exact reason people get that saying wrong. Iggo Mar 2019 #276

I can beat that jberryhill Mar 2019 #85

Bwah! BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #104

Heard this on an AM station in 1970...What is that!! Tikki Mar 2019 #38

It was actually 1971 :) This was my first exposure ... and I love this song to this day mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #48

One of the finest songs ever from a real poet DonaldsRump Mar 2019 #106

+1000 ... and it really takes me right back to being a kid ... (nt) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #108

From the late, lamented Randy California- this version of Mother and Child Reunion is seared NBachers Mar 2019 #220

Seasons in the Sun thegoose Mar 2019 #39

Without a doubt the biggest turkey song of the 70's Quemado Mar 2019 #55

Only barely edged out by.... jberryhill Mar 2019 #89

I used to stay up on New Year's to hear the top 100 songs countdown Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #72

A much better version was done by the Kingston Trio. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #132

Turn over the 45 The Genealogist Mar 2019 #145

You mean "Put the Bone In"? thegoose Mar 2019 #158

Yes The Genealogist Mar 2019 #160

that was the first one I thought of, too! nt spooky3 Mar 2019 #177

Terry Jacks should've stayed with the Poppy Family. I've still got a thing for Susan Jacks . . . NBachers Mar 2019 #226

Dead skunk in the middle of the road, Dead skunk in the middle of the road Ferrets are Cool Mar 2019 #41

I totally remember this song, and it's completely awesome (nt) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #43

enough...I think there's a message here... CTyankee Mar 2019 #47

I WIN!!!!! MUSKRAT LOVE!!!!!!!!! Lochloosa Mar 2019 #45

This song briefly provoked a political issue when Betty Ford, who became First Lady after CTyankee Mar 2019 #53

LOLOLOL I vaguely remember that, even as a little kid ... Yeah, it's downright DIRTY! (nt) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #58

And the ever classic - The Streak Lochloosa Mar 2019 #46

Man, if THAT don't take ya back to the 70's I dunno what does! mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #52

Convoy is a great song....This came out when the truckers were protesting the gas hikes in the 70's Lochloosa Mar 2019 #109

Another 70s cheezy classic! Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #159

When we were kids we would streak outside at night Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #82

What ever did happen to streaking? jberryhill Mar 2019 #123

Winter. n/t TygrBright Mar 2019 #173

Lesser known hilarious one by Ray Stevens - Mississippi Squirrel Revival :D :D MH1 Mar 2019 #282

Rick Dees - "Disco Duck" Quemado Mar 2019 #56

OMG! Don't remind me! CTyankee Mar 2019 #59

The '70s was full of them! Mike Nelson Mar 2019 #61

Leroy Brown Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #63

Aww man .... Jim Croce was the SHIZZ! (nt) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #100

Some might remember this as a cheesy song ... but when you see 'em put it down live ... mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #66

Ambrosia's "Holdin' On to Yesterday" is brilliant - NBachers Mar 2019 #231

This song stevil Mar 2019 #69

Uga chuka uga chuka jg10003 Mar 2019 #71

I immediately hit the mute... 3catwoman3 Mar 2019 #101

I like this song! Duppers Mar 2019 #272

This is a great thread! Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #73

Okay, so I'm kinda cheating again ... but this is so killer it belongs on our 70's vibe thread ... mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #74

Brilliant! yankeepants Mar 2019 #262

Loved it....HATE IT! Texasgal Mar 2019 #80

This one legit qualifies for the thread theme - Jennifer Warnes - The Right Time of the Night mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #81

I'll give you a twofer BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #84

The Three Degrees Cartoonist Mar 2019 #87

Jeremiah was a bullfrog Blues Heron Mar 2019 #88

JOOOOOOOOY TO THE WORLD! ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS!!! mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #93

Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea! And joy to you and me. Shrike47 Mar 2019 #98

Right on! Since we're on a 3DN tip, here's the original version of one of their hits ... mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #102

This is BEFORE he got cheesy? FuzzyRabbit Mar 2019 #128

Yeah, man ... I dig his clown gig, and his groovy band, and the banjo player, it's a cool perf ... mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #130

Don't forget BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #139

Hoyt Axton. n/t Harker Mar 2019 #129

You beat me to it. His birthday would have been Monday. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 #270

I'll be there. Harker Mar 2019 #271

Mission accomplished: mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 #279

Nice tribute Harker Mar 2019 #281

Number one song of 1970 Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #184

Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime ... it don't get much better than this! mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #103

Melanie - Brand New Key mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #105

Dammit. Harker Mar 2019 #111

I don't blame ya ... but in retrospect ... ya gotta admit, it's still kinda great ;) (nt) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #114

Well... yeah. Harker Mar 2019 #118

Melanie is kinda great... LuvLoogie Mar 2019 #242

I loved it and still do. Shrike47 Mar 2019 #117

I prefer this version DBoon Mar 2019 #153

"I ride my bike. I rollerskate. Don't drive no car. Iggo Mar 2019 #277

They had to know someone named Chuck. Harker Mar 2019 #110

I could go on and on and on Lochloosa Mar 2019 #112

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Mar 2019 #113

If you reference that first one, you need this too! BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #121

Making that the theme for a disaster movie was perfect jberryhill Mar 2019 #198

It was certainly played on the radio a lot! BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #202

Now you've hurt my.... jberryhill Mar 2019 #124

How did this one take so long to get named! Huge hit!! And awful!!! Squinch Mar 2019 #140

Feelings jberryhill Mar 2019 #141

You light up my life- she sang that as if she was having an intestinal problem. Squinch Mar 2019 #142

"A girl with colitis goes by...." jberryhill Mar 2019 #167

Bahahahahah!!!!! Squinch Mar 2019 #174

Better than singing with an eating disorder jberryhill Mar 2019 #208

Oh, god. I could not stand them, and they were everywhere! But that poor child. Squinch Mar 2019 #212

I was trying to avoid BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #214

Know what? Carpenters'd be on my #1 hate list, but Karen had one of the strongest & most confident NBachers Mar 2019 #237

I'm still trying to figure out why Harker Mar 2019 #115

BECAUSE IT WAS AWESOME!!! Squinch Mar 2019 #144

There is that... Harker Mar 2019 #183

"Midnight at the Oasis" Glorfindel Mar 2019 #116

Oh, yeah. Harker Mar 2019 #119

Absolutely LOVED this song. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2019 #222

I can't be alone on this one... Harker Mar 2019 #120

Sorry in advance... Harker Mar 2019 #122

Couple more BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #125

I had the Bobby Sherman AND the David Cassidy trading cards. And I'm not embarrassed! Squinch Mar 2019 #146

I used to buy BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #150

I couldn't. My dad would have said it was a.waste of money. You could hide the trading cards! Squinch Mar 2019 #170

Mac Davis' "It's Hard to Be Humble" woodsprite Mar 2019 #126

There was a song...don't know the title and it was sung in a Rudy Vallee style, so it may Karadeniz Mar 2019 #127

My grandfather used to sing that! Squinch Mar 2019 #147

He had good taste! Karadeniz Mar 2019 #203

Without comment... Harker Mar 2019 #131

I was genuinely hoping no one would dredge that up jberryhill Mar 2019 #169

Sorry. Harker Mar 2019 #181

Well, shit jberryhill Mar 2019 #197

Give it a few days. Harker Mar 2019 #199

Maya Rudolph's mother... Duppers Mar 2019 #273

Truly stupidest song of all time in my book PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #133

Leo Sayer and The Muppets - When I Need You mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #134

Ear worm time BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #135

One of the greatest songs ever for those of us who remember NYC in the 70's. jg10003 Mar 2019 #171

Richard Harris' MacArthur Park Brother Buzz Mar 2019 #136

I mentioned the dissonance, but really the music was great. The lyrics ridiculous but... hlthe2b Mar 2019 #161

Amos Moses AmandaRuth Mar 2019 #138

Smokin' stevil Mar 2019 #149

Y'all WRONG: "Someone left the cake out in the rain" wins every time... TygrBright Mar 2019 #152

I think it was 'great' (so-to-speak) because its completely ridiculous lyrics hlthe2b Mar 2019 #157

I might suggest Glen Campbell could have made it a hit Brother Buzz Mar 2019 #252

The backstory of this song always facinated me Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #162

exactly... hlthe2b Mar 2019 #164

Richard Burton could've soared to number one Harker Mar 2019 #182

That WAS fabulously ridiculous! Squinch Mar 2019 #175

Lyrics were Ferrets are Cool Mar 2019 #224

Fish Heads Mendocino Mar 2019 #187

Agreed! consider_this Mar 2019 #189

Bill Mumy Mendocino Mar 2019 #209

I LOVE Fish Heads MontanaMama Mar 2019 #190

Dr. Demento Mendocino Mar 2019 #210

Ahhh, memories of listening to DJ Barry Hansen/Dr. Demento DinahMoeHum Mar 2019 #196

Dr. Demento! BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #211

Timothy consider_this Mar 2019 #188

Way to dig deep. n/t Harker Mar 2019 #206

Dayum, I loved that one too. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2019 #225

Can't have a thread like this without this guy - BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #193

You are a cruel person jberryhill Mar 2019 #200

You can't do "'70s" BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #204

One could try. n/t Harker Mar 2019 #205

This thread almost did BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #207

Since we're practically neighbors... Harker Mar 2019 #217

Here's one for you then! BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #219

Your record, so to speak... Harker Mar 2019 #232

LOL BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #236

I loved that song and danced to it. Sanity Claws Mar 2019 #228

It's a pretty rough song though BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #229

Barry Manilow RULED! Squinch Mar 2019 #213

1978 - Werewolves of London sfwriter Mar 2019 #201

"His hair was perfect..." highplainsdem Mar 2019 #260

No matter what, we can ALL agree that this was the best song of the 1970's jberryhill Mar 2019 #215

OK. Yes. Squinch Mar 2019 #216

Also, this: Squinch Mar 2019 #218

Spilling all over Manhattan jberryhill Mar 2019 #223

Here ya go BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #235

This one BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #227

One of my Pandora stations Duppers Mar 2019 #274

"Look out!!" LuvLoogie Mar 2019 #230

Who can forget how ubiquitous these Charlie Pride songs were in the early 70's? mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #239

Aahhhrgh!!! LuvLoogie Mar 2019 #241

He hit the top of the charts in 1969 with Spirit in the Sky and the bottom in 1970 with this Maeve Mar 2019 #233

I always liked that song BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #238

Wildfire GeoWilliam750 Mar 2019 #234

Me and my BIL were just laughing about this one last week BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #240

I used to have this theory jberryhill Mar 2019 #243

I agree BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #244

Song with the most combined Weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 ... mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #245

So it's taken all the way to the bottom of the thread to list the most hideous Republican one of all NBachers Mar 2019 #246

Oh... Harker Mar 2019 #250

I didn't know what pina coladas were. missingthebigdog Mar 2019 #258

dead skunk in the middle of the road JustFiveMoreMinutes Mar 2019 #247

actually loved that one consider_this Mar 2019 #256

Since my other choices were taken......... MustLoveBeagles Mar 2019 #248

OMG - on My Ding a ling consider_this Mar 2019 #257

"Telephone Man" by Meri Wilson Generic Brad Mar 2019 #249

Yes I still have this in my collection BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #251

I Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) revmclaren Mar 2019 #253

Shaving Cream consider_this Mar 2019 #254

Oh THAT ONE!!! elleng Mar 2019 #255

30,000 pounds of bananas missingthebigdog Mar 2019 #261

"On horse flies is, on comb bees is, on chest knob is, in knob keys is". rickford66 Mar 2019 #263

Timothy by the Bouys. Buzz cook Mar 2019 #264

or was it the donkey? consider_this Mar 2019 #266

Do the lyrics mention a donkey? Buzz cook Mar 2019 #267

no, but... consider_this Mar 2019 #268

If this is like a guilty pleasures thing then.....well....don't judge me....Chiquitita...ABBA fNord Mar 2019 #265

Hocus Pocus by Focus IcyPeas Mar 2019 #269

How can you forget this one - Blazesweetie Mar 2019 #275

Well, the sailors say... flying rabbit Mar 2019 #278

I like it too. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 #280

Lido Shuffle. miyazaki Mar 2019 #283

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2019 #284