“Yet…I have already heard Ella sing Miss Otis Regrets 7 times today.The voice is incredible. I can listen to it forever.”
I like the Beatles, but can’t really stand The Who.
Who?
On First.
Lately I have been on a Johnny Cash kick but have to skip pretty much anything he did in the mid to late 70s. I used to have no use for Waylon Jennings or Willlie Nelson but I have started to appreciate them (based on youtube videos of them with Johnny Cash, naturally.)
I have no idea why people like Hank Williams, Jr.
I had grad school buddies who loved Dan Fogelberg (“we bought a six pack at the leeeker store…”) I did not like him one bit.
I still love RWO Speedwagon. I’m sad about what happened to Perter Frampton’s hair.
Bob Dylan. I get that he’s a legend and a brilliant songwriter and his songs are culturally important. But geez, he can’t sing. His voice makes me grind my teeth.
I can’t stand Three Dog Night or Creedence Clearwater Revival.
The Eagles were not guilty of A Horse with No Name: that horror was perpetrated by the faux Neil Young band America. OMG, Helen Reddy! Just appalling.
I love Adele, and I liked the much-maligned Minnie Riperton song. As for Train, the only song of theirs I know is Soul Sister, and I love it. I detest virtually all rap. I can’t stand any of the divas (Carey, Houston, et al) either, and I can’t stand any of the cookie cutter over-produced female pop singers who all sound exactly alike: Grande, Rihanna, etc.
Although it is difficult to compete with Having My Baby and Muskrat Love, not to mention Helen Reddy’s I am Woman, I nominate Brandy, You’re a Fine Girl by Looking Glass as one of the most irritating, over-played AM radio songs of all time.
Send in the Clowns is wonderful in the proper context. (I have never been a fan of Sarah Vaughn)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2lWZKHfCh0
Wait a second!
You prefer Glynis Johns instead of Sarah Vaughan? One of the greatest voices of the 20th century?
Glynis Johns doesn’t even prefer Glynis Johns.
I don’t like Send in the Clowns that much.
I did see Sarah Vaughan perform the song at concerts a few times. It was pretty amazing to hear her.
I like Billy Joel but I never liked “She’s always a woman to me”, always thought it sounded like a geritol commercial. And thanks to you all I have had “Having my baby” stuck in my head all day 
Every time I see this thread title. I think of Weekend in New England…thanks a lot. Like nails on a chalkboard.
I don’t think there is really any competition for MacArthur Park (Richard Harris) as worst song EVER!
@dstark, I think she’s the epitome of torturing songs for the sake of vocal gymnastics.
I love the Ella Fitzgerald songbooks. I used to play them constantly. I should get them on CD…
@Consolation, she is not torturing the songs. She is using her voice as an instrument. I guess I won’t post Autumn Leaves with Sarah Vaughan and Joe Pass. There are no words.
I can see why some people have some issues with Sarah Vaughan.
But you like Ella’s songbooks so you get a thumbs up.
There are a whole bunch of bands from the 70s and early 80s that all run together in my mind – like Boston, Foreigner, Styx, Journey, Kansas, etc. Don’t like any of those.
William Shatner singing “Mr Tambourine man”:
That falls into the “so bad it’s good” category, as a cult classic of awfulness.
Me, too. Same for Barry Gibb.
My issue with the Beatles goes back to their appearance on Ed Sullivan. I was five. My mother was toweling me off from my bath and left me dripping when she heard Ed announce his guests. She forgot to come back. I’ve never forgiven them.
Did anyone mention, “I’ve got a brand new pair of roller skates, you got the key” by Melanie. Blech.
Both Peter Frampton and James Taylor looked so good with the hair they used to have. On the other hand, Kevin Cronin from REO Speedwagon had long 80s band hair but he looks even better without it.
I hope I’m still alive when Bob Dylan passes away. Tributes will concentrate on the 50 or so brilliant songs he wrote in his lifetime. Critics will quietly add that his voice faded down Highway 51 like a rolling stone. It’s alright now, but I can remember when his folksy voice reminded all of us of Woody Guthrie.
You gotta give the man credit for touring year after year and doing his Foster Brooks impression. I blame him for starting rap music.