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Attention fellow old farts! Worst popular songs of the 1960s and 1970s. [View all] Munu Jan 2026 OP

Knock 3 times, Tony Orlando & Dawn Ferryboat Jan 2026 #1

Agree debm55 Jan 2026 #3

Twice on the pipe (klunk klunk) ... Munu Jan 2026 #4

OOOOOOOoooo MuseRider Jan 2026 #11

I had forgotten that too. MuseRider Jan 2026 #8

Hell yeah, Honey sucks big time. no_hypocrisy Jan 2026 #2

"...and I long to be with you, if only I could." quaint Jan 2026 #9

Thanks, that made me laugh. no_hypocrisy Jan 2026 #12

We always changed this" Where honey lived, and honey played And love grew up" likesmountains 52 Jan 2026 #119

Debbie Boone, You Light Up My Life debm55 Jan 2026 #5

Just an aside. Munu Jan 2026 #18

Thank you Munu. I'll look it up debm55 Jan 2026 #20

IIRC, this song was "supposed" to be about Jesus. So it was a religious song, not a love song. CTyankee Jan 2026 #122

Schmaltz: Jean, by Rod McKuen Gaugamela Jan 2026 #6

Postscript: "Groovy Situation" was INCESSANTLY playing no_hypocrisy Jan 2026 #7

Afternoon Delight quaint Jan 2026 #10

My wife and I liked this song describing our afternoon delights. rickford66 Jan 2026 #14

Major turnoff for me. quaint Jan 2026 #16

You might be interested to know (or maybe not) that the title is taken from a crab cocktail rsdsharp Jan 2026 #63

God, what a horrible song. NT SADAR Jan 2026 #50

Yuck VanceFan Jan 2026 #103

A guy in my dorm (1966), played Mrs. Brown You Have a Lovely Daughter (repeating on his turntable) rickford66 Jan 2026 #13

I remember this gawd awful song from 1964 Grim Chieftain Jan 2026 #15

winner quaint Jan 2026 #17

You reminded me of "I've got tears in my ears" scipan Jan 2026 #60

]The Fifth Estate-Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead Doc_Technical Jan 2026 #19

The story behind The Fifth Estate-Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead Munu Jan 2026 #43

Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots Disco Duck Doc_Technical Jan 2026 #21

"Muskrat Love" would rank pretty high on this list. surrealAmerican Jan 2026 #22

Oh no. Since you reminded me of this horrible memory.., IjustDontlikeRepugs Jan 2026 #47

Karen had one of the greatest voices Henry203 Jan 2026 #55

She did have a great voice, and she died way too soon. red dog 1 Jan 2026 #64

She was a sweetheart. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2026 #100

Yeah, I've Heard That ProfessorGAC Jan 2026 #121

Willis Alan Ramsey Maninacan Jan 2026 #67

Muskrat love had nice Chord Patterns. chouchou Jan 2026 #73

You beat me to Muskrat Love but I disagree with We've only Just Begun. I like it. MIButterfly Jan 2026 #81

Barry Manilow- Copacabana Doc_Technical Jan 2026 #23

Oh no! Even people who hated Barry Manilow liked Copacabana. MIButterfly Jan 2026 #79

Not me. Can't stand Manilow in general, and this song... 3catwoman3 Jan 2026 #106

To each his own. MIButterfly Jan 2026 #116

Back atcha! 3catwoman3 Jan 2026 #120

I like Jeremiah was a Bullfrog! It's fun to sing along to. MIButterfly Jan 2026 #123

The very worst justaprogressive Jan 2026 #24

The pathetically inane Sugar, Sugar was the song... 3catwoman3 Jan 2026 #38

Prefab music! justaprogressive Jan 2026 #40

About "The Archies" and "The Ballad of the Green Beret". Munu Jan 2026 #44

It turns out the Monkees were way cooler than one would know. Henry203 Jan 2026 #51

then watch the movie Head DBoon Jan 2026 #56

The documentary Henry203 Jan 2026 #57

Thanks, I just ordered "Laurel Canyon" from the local library's online catalog. red dog 1 Jan 2026 #65

It is the epix version Henry203 Jan 2026 #70

The Germs did a punk cover of Sugar Sugar DBoon Jan 2026 #53

Ok you win hands down with the Green Beret. Biophilic Jan 2026 #58

From the Seventies: Dancing Queen by ABBA. Polly Hennessey Jan 2026 #25

I posted this years ago in another thread and I stand by it True Dough Jan 2026 #26

They were pretty great at Woodstock. Henry203 Jan 2026 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author murielm99 Jan 2026 #113

Paul Anka- Having My Baby Doc_Technical Jan 2026 #27

Yes! Mad_Dem_X Jan 2026 #32

Winner! Hated that song. JustKay Jan 2026 #48

Wayne Newton - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast Doc_Technical Jan 2026 #28

Since "You Light Up My LIfe" has already been mentioned, I'll take "Feelings" for $200, Alex. surfered Jan 2026 #29

Billy Don't be a Hero. Tom Dyer Jan 2026 #30

Winchester Cathedral. sueh Jan 2026 #31

"Sugar Sugar" by the Archies was Billboard's number one song in 1969 Thunderbeast Jan 2026 #33

See my comment #38 above. 3catwoman3 Jan 2026 #39

In the Year 2525 Submariner Jan 2026 #34

God Bless the U.S.A. Lee Greenwood Botany Jan 2026 #35

Black Oak Arkansas boonecreek Jan 2026 #36

Here's another one. boonecreek Jan 2026 #41

Telephone Man cloudbase Jan 2026 #42

Another one I forgot. Munu Jan 2026 #46

I agree and disagree with some of the choices LogDog75 Jan 2026 #45

I agree with you about "Brandy"....I love that song. red dog 1 Jan 2026 #66

I know it was hugely popular, but I hated "Staying Alive," by the BeeGees. JustKay Jan 2026 #49

Judy in disguise with glasses. Klarkashton Jan 2026 #52

LMAO--I thought you were being funny about the Beatles... buzzycrumbhunger Jan 2026 #82

Since "Honey" has already been posted, I'll add "Run Joey Run" by David Geddes. Eugene Jan 2026 #54

You beat me to it! subterranean Jan 2026 #61

nobody has posted Mcarthur Park DBoon Jan 2026 #59

LOL! That made me laugh. MIButterfly Jan 2026 #83

Sorry I didn't see this before I posted MacArthur Park in reply # 69 red dog 1 Jan 2026 #96

Ohhhh noooooooooooo ..... marble falls Jan 2026 #102

Joy to the World - Jeremiah was a bullfrog. Three Dog Night SaveOurDemocracy Jan 2026 #62

"Yummy, yummy, yummy I got love in my tummy" chouchou Jan 2026 #68

The title alone is stultifyingly inane. 3catwoman3 Jan 2026 #110

Your words are true and had me smiling chouchou Jan 2026 #111

Richard Harris - MacArthur Park red dog 1 Jan 2026 #69

Beat me to it! Easterncedar Jan 2026 #87

See my response 83 MIButterfly Jan 2026 #88

Anything by the 1910 Fruitgum Company. GP6971 Jan 2026 #71

The Osmonds - Crazy Horses (1972) GreatGazoo Jan 2026 #72

I heard plenty of drumming, but didn't see a drummer!! Ilsa Jan 2026 #77

Two songs already mentioned: Sugar Sugar and In the Year 2025 PufPuf23 Jan 2026 #74

And honest to God... some_of_us_are_sane Jan 2026 #75

There must be something wrong with me, FoxNewsSucks Jan 2026 #76

"Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)" Attilatheblond Jan 2026 #78

Chick-a-Boom! Now there's a blast from the past! MIButterfly Jan 2026 #108

Our 'class clown' was lamenting how other people had great songs when they graduated Attilatheblond Jan 2026 #112

Really? Your class song was Chick-a-Boom? MIButterfly Jan 2026 #114

We didn't pick it, but it played CONSTANTLY on the radio that spring Attilatheblond Jan 2026 #115

I love several of these songs. But what is most interesting to me markodochartaigh Jan 2026 #80

That is so true. Years ago, I heard a song on the radio MIButterfly Jan 2026 #93

Don't forget this happy gem... Totally Tunsie Jan 2026 #84

The lyrics are a little corny, but I think it's a good song. red dog 1 Jan 2026 #97

Terry Jacks Morbius Jan 2026 #85

Agree with many of these Dave in VA Jan 2026 #86

If I were a carpenter and you were a lady Easterncedar Jan 2026 #89

Moon River MIButterfly Jan 2026 #90

I had too much to dream last night bobalew Jan 2026 #91

Iron Butterfly ABC123Easy Jan 2026 #92

You know their nickname was Wolf Frankula Jan 2026 #94

No way ABC123Easy Jan 2026 #95

My Sharona - The Knack DBoon Jan 2026 #98

Worst songs from that era: every disco tune ever made. Paladin Jan 2026 #99

Disco Duck Faux pas Jan 2026 #101

The Bertha Butt Boogie by the Jimmy Castor Bunch C_U_L8R Jan 2026 #104

I've got another contender... C_U_L8R Jan 2026 #117

I spent 3 months in Hawaii in 1976 k55f5r Jan 2026 #105

Rubber Band Man was by The Spinners. MIButterfly Jan 2026 #107

My 1st was "Muskrat Love" (and I like several mentioned) Mike Nelson Jan 2026 #109

Sorry for inflicting this on everyone LogDog75 Jan 2026 #118