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4. Twice on the pipe (klunk klunk) ...

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 09:56 AM

Saturday

Damn. I'd forgotten all about that one.
I'll put it here so that any young whippersnappers reading this thread can suffer too.

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Attention fellow old farts! Worst popular songs of the 1960s and 1970s. [View all] Munu Saturday OP

Knock 3 times, Tony Orlando & Dawn Ferryboat Saturday #1

Agree debm55 Saturday #3

Twice on the pipe (klunk klunk) ... Munu Saturday #4

OOOOOOOoooo MuseRider Saturday #11

I had forgotten that too. MuseRider Saturday #8

Hell yeah, Honey sucks big time. no_hypocrisy Saturday #2

"...and I long to be with you, if only I could." quaint Saturday #9

Thanks, that made me laugh. no_hypocrisy Saturday #12

We always changed this" Where honey lived, and honey played And love grew up" likesmountains 52 Sunday #119

Debbie Boone, You Light Up My Life debm55 Saturday #5

Just an aside. Munu Saturday #18

Thank you Munu. I'll look it up debm55 Saturday #20

IIRC, this song was "supposed" to be about Jesus. So it was a religious song, not a love song. CTyankee Sunday #122

Schmaltz: Jean, by Rod McKuen Gaugamela Saturday #6

Postscript: "Groovy Situation" was INCESSANTLY playing no_hypocrisy Saturday #7

Afternoon Delight quaint Saturday #10

My wife and I liked this song describing our afternoon delights. rickford66 Saturday #14

Major turnoff for me. quaint Saturday #16

You might be interested to know (or maybe not) that the title is taken from a crab cocktail rsdsharp Saturday #63

God, what a horrible song. NT SADAR Saturday #50

Yuck VanceFan Sunday #103

A guy in my dorm (1966), played Mrs. Brown You Have a Lovely Daughter (repeating on his turntable) rickford66 Saturday #13

I remember this gawd awful song from 1964 Grim Chieftain Saturday #15

winner quaint Saturday #17

You reminded me of "I've got tears in my ears" scipan Saturday #60

]The Fifth Estate-Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead Doc_Technical Saturday #19

The story behind The Fifth Estate-Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead Munu Saturday #43

Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots Disco Duck Doc_Technical Saturday #21

"Muskrat Love" would rank pretty high on this list. surrealAmerican Saturday #22

Oh no. Since you reminded me of this horrible memory.., IjustDontlikeRepugs Saturday #47

Karen had one of the greatest voices Henry203 Saturday #55

She did have a great voice, and she died way too soon. red dog 1 Saturday #64

She was a sweetheart. OldBaldy1701E Sunday #100

Yeah, I've Heard That ProfessorGAC Sunday #121

Willis Alan Ramsey Maninacan Saturday #67

Muskrat love had nice Chord Patterns. chouchou Saturday #73

You beat me to Muskrat Love but I disagree with We've only Just Begun. I like it. MIButterfly Saturday #81

Barry Manilow- Copacabana Doc_Technical Saturday #23

Oh no! Even people who hated Barry Manilow liked Copacabana. MIButterfly Saturday #79

Not me. Can't stand Manilow in general, and this song... 3catwoman3 Sunday #106

To each his own. MIButterfly Sunday #116

Back atcha! 3catwoman3 Sunday #120

I like Jeremiah was a Bullfrog! It's fun to sing along to. MIButterfly Sunday #123

The very worst justaprogressive Saturday #24

The pathetically inane Sugar, Sugar was the song... 3catwoman3 Saturday #38

Prefab music! justaprogressive Saturday #40

About "The Archies" and "The Ballad of the Green Beret". Munu Saturday #44

It turns out the Monkees were way cooler than one would know. Henry203 Saturday #51

then watch the movie Head DBoon Saturday #56

The documentary Henry203 Saturday #57

Thanks, I just ordered "Laurel Canyon" from the local library's online catalog. red dog 1 Saturday #65

It is the epix version Henry203 Saturday #70

The Germs did a punk cover of Sugar Sugar DBoon Saturday #53

Ok you win hands down with the Green Beret. Biophilic Saturday #58

From the Seventies: Dancing Queen by ABBA. Polly Hennessey Saturday #25

I posted this years ago in another thread and I stand by it True Dough Saturday #26

They were pretty great at Woodstock. Henry203 Saturday #37

This message was self-deleted by its author murielm99 Sunday #113

Paul Anka- Having My Baby Doc_Technical Saturday #27

Yes! Mad_Dem_X Saturday #32

Winner! Hated that song. JustKay Saturday #48

Wayne Newton - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast Doc_Technical Saturday #28

Since "You Light Up My LIfe" has already been mentioned, I'll take "Feelings" for $200, Alex. surfered Saturday #29

Billy Don't be a Hero. Tom Dyer Saturday #30

Winchester Cathedral. sueh Saturday #31

"Sugar Sugar" by the Archies was Billboard's number one song in 1969 Thunderbeast Saturday #33

See my comment #38 above. 3catwoman3 Saturday #39

In the Year 2525 Submariner Saturday #34

God Bless the U.S.A. Lee Greenwood Botany Saturday #35

Black Oak Arkansas boonecreek Saturday #36

Here's another one. boonecreek Saturday #41

Telephone Man cloudbase Saturday #42

Another one I forgot. Munu Saturday #46

I agree and disagree with some of the choices LogDog75 Saturday #45

I agree with you about "Brandy"....I love that song. red dog 1 Saturday #66

I know it was hugely popular, but I hated "Staying Alive," by the BeeGees. JustKay Saturday #49

Judy in disguise with glasses. Klarkashton Saturday #52

LMAO--I thought you were being funny about the Beatles... buzzycrumbhunger Saturday #82

Since "Honey" has already been posted, I'll add "Run Joey Run" by David Geddes. Eugene Saturday #54

You beat me to it! subterranean Saturday #61

nobody has posted Mcarthur Park DBoon Saturday #59

LOL! That made me laugh. MIButterfly Saturday #83

Sorry I didn't see this before I posted MacArthur Park in reply # 69 red dog 1 Sunday #96

Ohhhh noooooooooooo ..... marble falls Sunday #102

Joy to the World - Jeremiah was a bullfrog. Three Dog Night SaveOurDemocracy Saturday #62

"Yummy, yummy, yummy I got love in my tummy" chouchou Saturday #68

The title alone is stultifyingly inane. 3catwoman3 Sunday #110

Your words are true and had me smiling chouchou Sunday #111

Richard Harris - MacArthur Park red dog 1 Saturday #69

Beat me to it! Easterncedar Saturday #87

See my response 83 MIButterfly Saturday #88

Anything by the 1910 Fruitgum Company. GP6971 Saturday #71

The Osmonds - Crazy Horses (1972) GreatGazoo Saturday #72

I heard plenty of drumming, but didn't see a drummer!! Ilsa Saturday #77

Two songs already mentioned: Sugar Sugar and In the Year 2025 PufPuf23 Saturday #74

And honest to God... some_of_us_are_sane Saturday #75

There must be something wrong with me, FoxNewsSucks Saturday #76

"Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)" Attilatheblond Saturday #78

Chick-a-Boom! Now there's a blast from the past! MIButterfly Sunday #108

Our 'class clown' was lamenting how other people had great songs when they graduated Attilatheblond Sunday #112

Really? Your class song was Chick-a-Boom? MIButterfly Sunday #114

We didn't pick it, but it played CONSTANTLY on the radio that spring Attilatheblond Sunday #115

I love several of these songs. But what is most interesting to me markodochartaigh Saturday #80

That is so true. Years ago, I heard a song on the radio MIButterfly Saturday #93

Don't forget this happy gem... Totally Tunsie Saturday #84

The lyrics are a little corny, but I think it's a good song. red dog 1 Sunday #97

Terry Jacks Morbius Saturday #85

Agree with many of these Dave in VA Saturday #86

If I were a carpenter and you were a lady Easterncedar Saturday #89

Moon River MIButterfly Saturday #90

I had too much to dream last night bobalew Saturday #91

Iron Butterfly ABC123Easy Saturday #92

You know their nickname was Wolf Frankula Sunday #94

No way ABC123Easy Sunday #95

My Sharona - The Knack DBoon Sunday #98

Worst songs from that era: every disco tune ever made. Paladin Sunday #99

Disco Duck Faux pas Sunday #101

The Bertha Butt Boogie by the Jimmy Castor Bunch C_U_L8R Sunday #104

I've got another contender... C_U_L8R Sunday #117

I spent 3 months in Hawaii in 1976 k55f5r Sunday #105

Rubber Band Man was by The Spinners. MIButterfly Sunday #107

My 1st was "Muskrat Love" (and I like several mentioned) Mike Nelson Sunday #109

Sorry for inflicting this on everyone LogDog75 Sunday #118