1) Ricky Don't Lose That Number;
2) Crocodile Rock;
3) Don't Go Breaking My Heart;
4) Life in the Fast Lane;
5) Jesus is Just Alright With Me;
6) Nights in White Satin;
7) The Lion Sleeps Tonight;
8) Silly Love Songs;
9) American Pie;
10) Do You Think I'm Sexy.
Sometimes When We Touch is the worst song of any decade. The most treacly maudlin angst ridden POS ever put to vinyl.
Do You Think I'm Sexy is a fantastic song.
First, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is not generally considered a song of the 1070's, though someone covered it then.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_Sleeps_Tonight
Second, "Afternoon Delight" certainly belongs 'way, 'way up there. (Trivia: the Starland Vocal Band won the Grammy for Best New Act of 1976--beating out Boston. "Travesty" is a word that comes to mind...)
1 is a GREAT SONG.6 is 1967.
Living in the Past wrote:
1) Ricky Don't Lose That Number;
2) Crocodile Rock;
3) Don't Go Breaking My Heart;
4) Life in the Fast Lane;
5) Jesus is Just Alright With Me;
6) Nights in White Satin;
7) The Lion Sleeps Tonight;
8) Silly Love Songs;
9) American Pie;
10) Do You Think I'm Sexy.
Charlene - "I've never been to me"
A real stinker, but might be very early 80s, not 70s
Larison Dining Hall sucks wrote:
Do You Think I'm Sexy is a fantastic song.
I agree.
I would also pull off Life in the fast lane and knights in white satin.
In their place you could put on "Love will keep us together", "we've only just begun" and "billy don't be a hero'.
You can also put 'last kiss' and 'seasons in the sun' on the nasty list.
Artist: Paul Anka
Song: You're Having My Baby
(feat. Odia Coates)
[Paul:]
Havin' my baby
What a lovely way of sayin'
How much you love me
Havin' my baby
What a lovely way of sayin'
What you're thinkin' of me
I can see it, face is glowin'
I can see in your eyes
I'm happy you know it
[Both:]
That you're havin' my baby
[Paul:]
You're the woman I love
And I love what it's doin' to ya
[Both:]
Havin' my baby
[Paul:]
You're a woman in love
And I love what's goin' through ya
[Paul:]
The need inside you
I see it showin'
Whoa, the seed inside ya
Baby, do you feel it growin'
Are you happy you know it
That you're
[Both:]
Havin' my baby
[Odia:]
I'm a woman in love
And I love what it's doin' to me
[Both:]
Havin' my baby
[Odia:]
I'm a woman in love
And I love what's goin' through me
[Paul:]
Didn't have to keep it
Wouldn't put ya through it
You could have swept it from you life
But you wouldn't do it
No, you wouldn't do it
[Both:]
And you're havin' my baby
[Odia:]
I'm a woman in love
And I love what it's doin' to me
[Both:]
Havin' my baby
[Odia:]
I'm a woman in love
And I love what's goin' through me
[Paul:]
Havin' my baby (havin' my baby)
What a lovely way of sayin'
How much you love me
[Paul:]
Havin' my baby
(havin' my baby)
[Odia:]
I'm a woman in love
And I love what's goin' through me
You are correct, Ricky don't Lose that Number is a great song.
More stinkers: I am Woman, Here you come again, and Have you ever been mellow.
The Captain and Tenille recorded this abomination and set the standard for awfulness. There may be other bad songs, but few make sane humans want to gouge their eardrums out with their fingers like this one does.
Muskrat Love
Written by Willis Alan Ramsey, ©1971
Muskrat, muskrat candlelight
Doin' the town and doin' it right
In the evenin'
It's pretty pleasin'
Muskrat Susie, Muskrat Sam
Do the jitterbug out in muskrat land
And they shimmy
And Sammy's so skinny
And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed
Singin' and jingin' the jango
Floatin' like the heavens above
It looks like muskrat love
Nibbling on bacon, chewin' on cheese
Sammy says to Susie "Honey, would you please be my missus?"
And she say yes
With her kisses
And now he's ticklin' her fancy
Rubbin' her toes
Muzzle to muzzle, now anything goes
As they wriggle, and Sue starts to giggle
And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed
Singin' and jingin' the jango
Floatin' like the heavens above
It looks like muskrat love
La da da da da ...
this would be my choice as well, the synth noises meant to evoke images of muskrats in love really place this version far beyond even the atrocity of America's version. The Captain and Tenille's version reached #4.
Strange - I always liked Muskrat Love.
But I effing hate Tragedy by The Bee Gees.
Living in the Past wrote:
1) Ricky Don't Lose That Number;
2) Crocodile Rock;
3) Don't Go Breaking My Heart;
4) Life in the Fast Lane;
5) Jesus is Just Alright With Me;
6) Nights in White Satin;
7) The Lion Sleeps Tonight;
8) Silly Love Songs;
9) American Pie;
10) Do You Think I'm Sexy.
Your list isn't even close.
You Light up my Life
Sylvia's Mother
Pillow Talk
Having My Baby
Mandy
Tie a Yellow Ribbon
Muskrat Love
Magnet and Steel
The most beautiful girl
Seasons in the Sun
Ebony and Ivory
Billy don't be a hero
The night Chicago died
Feelings
Go away Little Girl
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep
The list goes on and on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm8WYcuJRbwEbony And Ivory is 82.
I Got You Babe has to be on the list.
RIP Sonny Bono. Cher dicked you over, my man.
Flagstaffer wrote:
I Got You Babe has to be on the list.
1965.
my five worst:
Helen Reddy "I Am Woman" - I always hated those lyrics
Donny Osmond "Puppy Love"
C.W. McCall "Convoy"
Rick Dees "Disco Duck"
Tony Orlando & Dawn - uh, pick one, ANY one.
Sounds like you have the "Party Killers" CD as well.
Don't forget "Playground In My Mind" by Clint Holmes.
I've got that CD too!
Living in the Past wrote:
1) Ricky Don't Lose That Number;
2) Crocodile Rock;
3) Don't Go Breaking My Heart;
4) Life in the Fast Lane;
5) Jesus is Just Alright With Me;
6) Nights in White Satin;
7) The Lion Sleeps Tonight;
8) Silly Love Songs;
9) American Pie;
10) Do You Think I'm Sexy.
Not Rikki Don't Lose That Number (Steely Dan has never made a bad song) or American Pie (good, if overplayed.)