Another I can’t stand … This is going back a bit … Helen Reddy! The woman sang straight through her nose.
Eminem.
And I especially don’t care if one part of his body is jealous of another.
@dstark: That was beautiful. Thank you. Evoked thoughts of my mother, which made it even more special.
Have you heard Kurt Elling’s version? It had to grow on me, but when I am in a very somber mood, it is his version to which I go. He pulls it up at the end, giving it a sea change of sorts. I approve.
Did you all know that the old jukeboxes had a tilt function that would cause a 45 to stop playing? Well, they did.
Know how I found that out? “Mickey” by Toni Basil was super-popular and would come on about every sixth song. I finally went over and starting shaking the jukebox to get it to stop. Another thing I found out - the bartender had a button behind the bar that would do the same thing. “Hey, Mickey, you’re so fine, you’re so fine you’re on my mind. Hey Mickey! Hey Mickey!”
When I heard Rolling Stone named the “Worst Rock and Roller of All Time” I stood up and cheered, dancing around the room. My extreme dislike for Billy Joel had been validated by the experts.
@alwaysamom actually, I love Sondheim…and I love A Little Night Music which is where Send in The Clowns is from.
The rest of the music on that show is terrific, but Send in the Clowns…is the worst of Sondheim.
Thanks. I will listen later today.
Sondheim wrote “Send in the Clowns” for someone who couldn’t really sing well and had a tiny range…so he was constrained. 
CC juniors and seniors looking at each other: What’s a 45?
“Honey” by Bobby Goldsboro
“My Boy Lollipop” by Milli Small
“Baby I’m A Want You” by Bread (that whiny girly voice 
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Speaking of divas, I saw a PBS special of Karen Carpenter that is probably about 20 years old. I think Karen was one of those underappreciated talents who also died much too young.
It’s too bad that Margaritaville got so overplayed. Jimmy Buffett wrote some of the sweetest ballads ever. I love “He went to Paris”, “They Don’t dance like Carmen” ,“Come Monday”, “Highway A1A” and many more.
And I still laugh at “Pencil thin moustache”.
Well, if you’re a fan or not of Tom Jones……
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I laughed and laughed through 11 repeats.
That was so gooood!
Since I had kids, I haven’t been paying so much attention. Obviously the critics are. You are. Others are.
I am a fan. I am going to listen to Kurt Elling. 
Thanks for the heads up.
@waitingtoexhale “@dstark, I’ll take it you are familiar with her botched Mack the Knife, where she is the consummate performer, working in every note of every wrong word, but taking us on a history of the greats? Love that woman’s energy.”
“Ella In Berlin” is my absolute favorite album ever. My mother used to play the album when I was about 3. I was going to name my daughter Ella before I heard of anyone else using it. I didn’t but now it’s kind of a hipster name.
Since we’re naming artists we hate Captain and Tenille; when I worked in record stores in college we called them Captain and Toenail. Also the the Commode Doors were popular then.
I’m stealing this from one of my favorite radio stations (and my best friend in the whole world but)
“We built this city” Jefferson Starship
The Airplane, okay. The Starship, not so much. Another case of advancing technology destroying all the good stuff.
The Doors
All their songs bug me.
Anything by Barbara Streisand, the Bee Gees or Abba
I think this thread has definitively confirmed that “de gustibus non est disputandum.” People have cited as hate-worthy many singers whom I love and vice versa. Fortunately, with so many ways to listen to music these days (I favor Sirius), we can all pick what we like and avoid what we don’t. Happy listening!
@OspreyCV22, “Ella in Berlin!” That’s it. I couldn’t remember the title of the album.
You also have a great taste!