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74. Two songs already mentioned: Sugar Sugar and In the Year 2025

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 10:17 PM

Jan 2026

They were the two favorite songs of my first romantic girlfriend in 9th and 10th grade.

Her last name was Evans so she called me Zager.

Both songs and the nickname irritated the heck out of me.

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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