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13 July 2007--it's Hits...From Hell!!!
« Reply #45 on: July 13, 2007, 10:37:29 AM »
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DISCO DUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


"c'mon duck -- we're gettin DOWN!"  get it? DOWN. har har.


I never noticed that joke until now.
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13 July 2007--it's Hits...From Hell!!!
« Reply #46 on: July 13, 2007, 10:38:03 AM »
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Not questioning Macarena's HFH status, but when was this a hit? Ninety-something? 70s-centric my left clavicle.


Well, the artists were IN their seventies . . .
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13 July 2007--it's Hits...From Hell!!!
« Reply #47 on: July 13, 2007, 10:39:00 AM »
Just now reading the blogpost, I would have seconded the vote for "Torn Between Two Lovers," which I actually heard in a Vietnamese restaurant last weekend.
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13 July 2007--it's Hits...From Hell!!!
« Reply #48 on: July 13, 2007, 10:39:03 AM »
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Not questioning Macarena's HFH status, but when was this a hit? Ninety-something? 70s-centric my left clavicle.


Well, the artists were IN their seventies . . .



ROTFL! Line of the Week!
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13 July 2007--it's Hits...From Hell!!!
« Reply #49 on: July 13, 2007, 10:39:49 AM »
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Macarena baby! It's catchy


so's poison oak. :wink:

you're good. Should charge admission today.
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13 July 2007--it's Hits...From Hell!!!
« Reply #50 on: July 13, 2007, 10:41:18 AM »
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OMG! "Gitarzan" -- Ray Stevens made far worse records than this.


I would vote this BOS in a straight up set.  It is not a hit from hell, it's not even a guilty pleasure.  It's at worst a turkey.


Checked AMG--I'm amazed at the list of chart hits Ray Stevens had, beginning in 1961 and extending thru 2001 (although the last 20 years were strictly on the country charts):


1961   Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant T   Pop Singles 35
 1962   Ahab the Arab   Black Singles 9
 1962   Ahab the Arab   Pop Singles 5
 1962   Further More   Pop Singles 91
 1962   Santa Claus Is Watching You   Pop Singles 45
 1963   Funny Man   Pop Singles 81
 1963   Harry The Hairy Ape   Black Singles 14
 1963   Harry The Hairy Ape   Pop Singles 17
 1966  Freddie Feelgood (And His Funky Little Five Piece Band)   Pop Singles 91
 1968   Mr. Businessman   Pop Singles 28
 1968   Unwind   Pop Singles 52
 1969  Along Came Jones   Pop Singles 27
 1969   Gitarzan   Pop Singles 8
 1969  Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down   Country Singles 55
 1969  Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down   Pop Singles 81
 1970   America   Pop Singles 45
 1970  Everything Is Beautiful   Adult Contemporary 1
 1970  Everything Is Beautiful   Country Singles 39
 1970  Everything Is Beautiful   Pop Singles 1
 1970   Have A Little Talk With Myself   Country Singles 63
 1970   Sunset Strip   Pop Singles 81
 1971   All My Trials   Adult Contemporary 6
 1971   All My Trials   Pop Singles 70
 1971  Bridget The Midget (The Queen Of The Blues)   Pop Singles 50
 1971  Turn Your Radio On   Pop Singles 63
 1971   A Mama and a Papa   Adult Contemporary 4
 1971   A Mama and a Papa   Pop Singles 82
 1972  Turn Your Radio On   Country Singles 17
 1973  Nashville   Country Singles 37
 1974   Moonlight Special   Pop Singles 73
 1974   The Streak   Country Singles 3
 1974   The Streak   Pop Singles 1
 1975  Indian Love Call   Country Singles 38
 1975  Indian Love Call   Pop Singles 68
 1975  Misty   Country Singles 3
 1975  Misty   Pop Singles 14
 1976   Honky Tonk Waltz   Country Singles 27
 1976   You Are So Beautiful   Country Singles 16
 1976   Young Love   Country Singles 48
 1976   Young Love   Pop Singles 93
 1977   Dixie Hummingbird   Country Singles 44
 1977   Get Crazy With Me   Country Singles 81
 1977  In The Mood   Country Singles 39
 1977  In The Mood   Pop Singles 40
 1978   Be Your Own Best Friend   Country Singles 36
 1979  I Need Your Help Barry Manilow   Country Singles 85
 1979  I Need Your Help Barry Manilow   Pop Singles 49
 1980   Night Games   Country Singles 20
 1980   Shriner's Convention   Country Singles 7
 1981   One More Last Chance   Country Singles 33
 1982   Where The Sun Don't Shine   Country Singles 63
 1982   Written Down In My Heart   Country Singles 35
 1984   My Dad   Hot Country Singles & Tracks 64
 1984  The Mississippi Squirrel Revival   Hot Country Singles & Tracks 20
 1985   It's Me Again, Margaret   Hot Country Singles & Tracks 74
 1985   The Haircut Song   Hot Country Singles & Tracks 45
 1986   People's Court   Hot Country Singles & Tracks 70
 1986  Southern Air   Hot Country Singles & Tracks 63
 1986  The Ballad of the Blue Cyclone   Hot Country Singles & Tracks 50
 1987  Would Jesus Wear a Rolex   Hot Country Singles & Tracks 41
 1991  Working for the Japanese   Hot Country Singles & Tracks 62
 2001  Osama-Yo' Mama   Hot Country Singles & Tracks 48
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13 July 2007--it's Hits...From Hell!!!
« Reply #51 on: July 13, 2007, 10:42:00 AM »
11 months? yup, next June.  maybe we can do Summer songs from hell.
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« Reply #52 on: July 13, 2007, 10:45:53 AM »
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OMG! "Gitarzan" -- Ray Stevens made far worse records than this.


I would vote this BOS in a straight up set.  It is not a hit from hell, it's not even a guilty pleasure.  It's at worst a turkey.


Checked AMG--I'm amazed at the list of chart hits Ray Stevens had, beginning in 1961 and extending thru 2001 (although the last 20 years were strictly on the country charts):


"Mr Businessman", one of his rare "serious" tunes, is a lost gem, "Everything is Beautiful" is still lovely. And "I need Your Help, Barry Manilow", a pitch-perfect Manilow parody, bombastic production flourishes and all, is a personal fave.

And I've sung the praises of his countrified cover of "Misty" many times here.
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« Reply #53 on: July 13, 2007, 10:57:50 AM »
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 1962   Ahab the Arab   Black Singles 9
 1963   Harry The Hairy Ape   Black Singles 14


(head spins into ground, all the way through to the other end of the world)
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13 July 2007--it's Hits...From Hell!!!
« Reply #54 on: July 13, 2007, 11:00:45 AM »
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And "I need Your Help, Barry Manilow", a pitch-perfect Manilow parody, bombastic production flourishes and all, is a personal fave.


I've managed to never hear that song, and I can't help reading the title as "Where have you gone, Barry Manilow, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you."  (Sorry.)
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13 July 2007--it's Hits...From Hell!!!
« Reply #55 on: July 13, 2007, 11:07:55 AM »
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And "I need Your Help, Barry Manilow", a pitch-perfect Manilow parody, bombastic production flourishes and all, is a personal fave.


I've managed to never hear that song, and I can't help reading the title as "Where have you gone, Barry Manilow, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you."  (Sorry.)


remind me to dig it out on your next visit.
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« Reply #56 on: July 13, 2007, 11:11:45 AM »
The web stream upcut Annalisa mid-sentence and it sounded like she was saying "Tits from Hell". LOL!

And her bonus is "Kung-Fu Fighting", a turkey maybe, but no HFH.
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« Reply #57 on: July 13, 2007, 12:27:20 PM »
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In April 2004, the song was awarded "the #1 Most Awesomely Bad Song Ever" by Blender magazine

I've weighed in on this before, but Blender magazine is the last place I would trust for value judgements.  Their list of worst guitar solos was so stupid.
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« Reply #58 on: July 13, 2007, 12:53:35 PM »
07/13/2007 - FRIDAY THE 13TH!! OH NO...IT'S HITS FROM HELL!!!!
 
1.  Starship - We Built This City  
2.  Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight  
3.  Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart  
4.  Paul Anka - Havin' My Baby (BEST [Worst?] OF SET!!)  
5.  Ray Stevens - Gitarzan  
6.  Bobby Goldsboro - Honey  
7.  Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - The Girl is Mine  
8.  Rick Dees - Disco Duck  
9.  Morris Albert - Feelings  
10.  Los Del Rio - Macarena  
 
BONUS TRACK:  Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting
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« Reply #59 on: July 13, 2007, 10:32:19 PM »
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8.  Rick Dees - Disco Duck
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