Members arcadesonfire Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 IF, and only if, "We Built This City" was written specifically for a Muppets movie (wasn't it in Take Manhattan?), then I'd give it a pass. Otherwise, yes, it is a bizarre confounding turn of events to see poor Grace Slick singing such garbage. The bit about Journey in the article explains it.... But honestly, I would take "Built this City" over any Journey hit. At least with Jefferson Starship, I can tell myself "they just did way too many drugs in the 60s. They can't control themselves afterwards." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members arcadesonfire Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 possibly because it's an excellent song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 This IS an exceptional cover of a cruddy song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members arcadesonfire Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 To see such vehement hatred of REM on page 1, I'm figuring the haters were just a generation ahead of me. Basing this completely on the anecdotal evidence of my own musical experience, I found that the groups I liked least were the ones that came out between 5 and 10 years after I had developed/established my own personal taste; a few years after establishing that, I hated new bands that clashed with it. Then I calmed down a bit, and lots of those bands that I hated (take No Doubt for example), I can go back and recognize many fine qualities in them. Umm, I still haven't found any fine qualities in Nickelback though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Komandi Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 Dude cannot sing. At all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zooey Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 How about "I'm Sprung" by T-Pain? #1 hit, triple platinum certified by RIAA. That's the one that sounds like someone practicing vocal scales through auto-tune about 100 times. Elle King is super-duper irritating to me and she doesn't know what apostrophes are for. Anything by Sugar Ray is vile beyond imagining. I never liked Huey Lewis and the News either, but I have met many old timer San Franciscans who remember him fondly. Apparently, he was considered SF's answer to Elvis Costello or Joe Jackson. I don't hear it. I love REM up through and including Automatic for the People. Joan Jett is a living legend, but only has a handful of songs I like, some of them covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zooey Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 I think Grace Slick's voice was pretty bad in every era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 How about "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" by Herman's Hermits? That's pretty dreck IMO. They couldn't even be bothered to write more than one stinkin' verse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zooey Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 It's a folk song written in 1910. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grumpy_Polecat Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 They didn't have to.And, what difference, at this point, does it make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grumpy_Polecat Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 The xenophobia is strong in this thread, what with all the hate of Foreigner and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 It's a folk song written in 1910. That doesn't make it any less awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sirfun Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 IF, and only if, "We Built This City" was written specifically for a Muppets movie (wasn't it in Take Manhattan?), then I'd give it a pass. Otherwise, yes, it is a bizarre confounding turn of events to see poor Grace Slick singing such garbage. The bit about Journey in the article explains it.... But honestly, I would take "Built this City" over any Journey hit. At least with Jefferson Starship, I can tell myself "they just did way too many drugs in the 60s. They can't control themselves afterwards." when you are paddling a surfboard on a rough day there is no better tune to hum !! ( : [video=youtube;WANNqr-vcx0] Slick !! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 [video=youtube;WANNqr-vcx0] What the heck is on that Jazz Bass? Did anyone else notice that? First 10 seconds of the video - he's got some kind of stuffed animal draped over the strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grumpy_Polecat Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 What the heck is on that Jazz Bass? Did anyone else notice that? First 10 seconds of the video - he's got some kind of stuffed animal draped over the strings. It's a Jack Cassidy trademark to take a subtle jab at the fact that it was all fake. In one (Ed Sullivan?) the cord was wrapped around him and over the neck of his bass, with the plug clearly waving in the breeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 It's a Jack Cassidy trademark to take a subtle jab at the fact that it was all fake. In one the cord was wrapped around him and over the neck of his bass, with the plug clearly waving in the breeze. I didn't know about that... but I have to say, it's pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Telecruiser Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 Pop songs are what they are; songs that can be sold to the masses. To me, pop songs come in two categories; bad and mediocre. There are some occasional gems but like anything else, my gems can be your dirt clods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldsoapbars Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 Mmmmm bop, the Hansons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gromit Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 I just read an article about an old Starship song being "the worst song ever. " http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/is-this-80s-no-1-hit-really-the-worst-song-ever/ar-AAiCaBe?li=BBnb7Kz I don't exactly consider it to be a great song, but I think I can think of a worse hit song... can you? I'll start: Men Without Hats (or brains...) Safety Dance. (You can post the video to go along with your selection if you wish, but I'm going to refrain this time. If I posted the video, I'd have to ban myself. ) I like 'Safety dance'. It's odd and unusual. I'd go for Joe Dolce with 'Shaddup ya face' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gromit Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 I loved Slade when I was a kid. I remember trying to get my Mum to buy loads of makeup mirrors to make a hat just like Noddy's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gromit Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 Yes please, as long as she's female and over 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteinbergerHack Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 Mmmmm bop, the Hansons You win. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gromit Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gromit Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 Mmmmm bop, the Hansons There was a British DJ on BBC Radio 1 who did a version of Mmm Bop with altered words, all about what would happen when they reached puberty. It was called 'Plums drop' http://www.scrawnandlard.co.uk/song/sgpantson.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldsoapbars Posted September 8, 2016 Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 LOL 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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