US Egg Posted January 24 Posted January 24 4 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: Plus, my college marching band would play a cheese ball version of it, which was both funny and ultimately catchy. Marching bands are great. As you say, they can make the worst song likable. There’s a couple high schools near that have fantastic, sizable ones that just wow you in the local parades. Cheese ball version? That’s a thinker, but I think I got it. 1 Quote
Fleezoid Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) 6 hours ago, Philly McButterpants said: Are you nuts? I LOVE this song - summer of '78 vibes. Same here. Got my first job working in a pizzeria that year. Brings back memories every time I hear it. Edited January 24 by Fleezoid 1 Quote
Mark Vader Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 1/23/2025 at 8:01 AM, eSJayDee said: I thought we were going to be discussing some Klingon delicacy. Me too Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 11 minutes ago, Simon said: The only redeeming thing about this opus is that it gave rise to: 2 Quote
SinceThe70s Posted January 24 Posted January 24 1 hour ago, US Egg said: Marching bands are great. As you say, they can make the worst song likable. There’s a couple high schools near that have fantastic, sizable ones that just wow you in the local parades. Cheese ball version? That’s a thinker, but I think I got it. My sons high school marching band was sizable and every year the half-time show was impressive. I'll never forget my eldest coming home with the music freshman year and the closing song was Karn Evil 9. Awesome. Other years they played music I didn't care for (Pit Bull, Avicii) and it was still great. Good times. Back to the thread, here's a song that was pretty popular that I could never stomach: Shout, shout , let it all out. This is a song I could live without! 1 1 2 Quote
Draconator Posted January 24 Posted January 24 10 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: My sons high school marching band was sizable and every year the half-time show was impressive. I'll never forget my eldest coming home with the music freshman year and the closing song was Karn Evil 9. Awesome. Other years they played music I didn't care for (Pit Bull, Avicii) and it was still great. Good times. Back to the thread, here's a song that was pretty popular that I could never stomach: Shout, shout , let it all out. This is a song I could live without! My favorite Tears For Fears song. 1 Quote
Pete Posted January 24 Posted January 24 I have a friend who hates the funny thing is that it’s easy to get the song stuck in his head. We sing Mr Roboto and he freaks out - dropping ear worm torture lol 1 1 Quote
LabattBlue Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 1/23/2025 at 3:05 PM, PastaJoe said: Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street. The saxophone is like nails on a chalkboard. I quickly switch stations whenever it comes on. Gerry Rafferty was also the lead singer of Stealers Wheel famous for… Stuck In The Middle With You… Quote
Pete Posted January 24 Posted January 24 3 minutes ago, LabattBlue said: Gerry Rafferty was also the lead singer of Stealers Wheel famous for… Stuck In The Middle With You… Gerry Rafferty was a damn good song writer- 1 1 Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 24 Posted January 24 DISCLAIMER: NOT responsible if you play this in the State of Mississippi. LoL... 1 Quote
boater Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Paved Paradise (and Put Up a Parking Lot) It's like nails on a chalkboard to me. Quote
Low Positive Posted January 25 Posted January 25 I went back and listened to a bunch of old pop songs that I used to hate, and none of them seemed as bad as I remembered. Except this one. Quote
SinceThe70s Posted January 25 Posted January 25 2 hours ago, Draconator said: My favorite Tears For Fears song. To each their own - and I mean that sincerely. I have no doubt there's a lot of music I like that others can't stand. 2 Quote
SinceThe70s Posted January 25 Posted January 25 2 hours ago, Pete said: I have a friend who hates the funny thing is that it’s easy to get the song stuck in his head. We sing Mr Roboto and he freaks out - dropping ear worm torture lol Apart from the song and video itself, what made it worse for me is that it came from a band that I liked years before it came out. 1 Quote
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 25 Posted January 25 3 hours ago, Draconator said: My favorite Tears For Fears song. what about head over heels? That is the best tears for fears song!! 1 Quote
Draconator Posted January 25 Posted January 25 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: what about head over heels? That is the best tears for fears song!! That is a good one. The opening piano part is simple, yet challenging. My band does Everybody Wants To Rule The World. I had to make the bass part somewhat challenging. So I drop the E to D for starters. I used to play harmonics on the first couple of notes of the chorus, but instead, I'm up to the 19th fret on the G string, and the 17th fret on the now high D string, and then playing a whole step down (17th and 15th fret respectively) on the second part. All while riding the tuned-down low D string. That keeps me on my toes. Edited January 25 by Draconator 1 1 Quote
Simon Posted January 25 Posted January 25 26 minutes ago, Draconator said: That is a good one. The opening piano part is simple, yet challenging. My band does Everybody Wants To Rule The World. I had to make the bass part somewhat challenging. So I drop the E to D for starters. I used to play harmonics on the first couple of notes of the chorus, but instead, I'm up to the 19th fret on the G string, and the 17th fret on the now high D string, and then playing a whole step down (17th and 15th fret respectively) on the second part. All while riding the tuned-down low D string. That keeps me on my toes. A couple really nice covers if you're interested: Quote
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