THE DEFINITIVE PLAYLIST FOR MUSIC-LOVERS

This is definitely not it.

(Thanks to Asher Scheiner)

Comments

[guy]

We'd change the follow to swallow in Little in the Little Peggy March song.

[guy]

lets try that again,
We'd change the 'follow' to 'swallow' in the Little Peggy March song.

[Corey Smith]

Earworm overload!

[man tom]

As punishment for the omission, the guy should be forced to listen to (You're) Having My Baby on replay all afternoon.

[JG]

I figured it would be a list of any & all Barry Manilow songs...

[Le Petomane]

I'm shocked, shocked I say. Not a single mention of Slim Whitman's, I'm calling you, (Which saved earth in Mars attacks) or Cattle Call.

[ripleysparrow]

The question is whether to broadcast this as a continuous loop into space, to repel alien invasions. On the other hand, it may attract them, if only to make it stop.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Good (bad) list for the most part, but what is wrong with "Don't Say Nothing Bad About My Baby" by The Cookies? I consider it a semi-classic, especially compared with the rest of the list.

I agree. Where is "Copacabana" or "I Am (I Said)"?

The chair wants to know.

[Ye, of Little Faith Baptist Church]

So basically, the music played at DMB for president rallies to unify and inspire the crowds of supporters?

[Dave]

Jeff: I'm a fan of the Cookies. I don't recall why that song is on the list -- I wrote that book LONG ago -- but not all the songs mentioned are there because they're bad. (He said, somewhat defensively.)

[Michael Barclay]

Dave, you forgot "Billy, Don't Be a Hero"

[Dave]

Michael: There are many more songs in the book than on this playlist.

[wanderer2575]

And no one heard at all, not even the chair.

[Rod Nunley]

Yeah, some of these are pretty good, so this isn't a very good list.

Besides, it doesn't have "You Light Up My Life", so it could be far worse than it is.

[LeDud]

"Seasons in the Sun" (Terry Jacks) gets my vote for the top dog.

[OldPhil]

Definitely a mixed bag. Many bad ones, but a healthy share are kinda good.

[Steve K.]

A couple of these have a redeeming feature - the late great Steve Goodman did an impromptu version live. He asked for a cowboy hat from the audience, but nobody had one. Somebody offered up a motocycle helmet, which he put on and started a medley of "Dead Girl Songs" like "Teen Angel", "Last Kiss", etc. It was hilarious, and clearly unplanned. One of the best singer/songwriters ever.

[Steve K.]

Here is a transcript of Steve Goodman's "Dead Girl Songs" performance:

https://genius.com/Steve-goodman-medley-born-to-be-wild-teen-angel-tell-laura-i-love-her-strange-things-happen-lyrics

[Tim Couch]

Sounds like that was a painful project. Thanks for doing so I don't have to.

[Paul]

I'm not sure how you can include Jack Webb without also including William Shatner (Rocket Man) on that list.

[PirateBoy]

Such a half-hearted list attempt! It needs to have:

* Leonard Nimoy (Bilbo Baggins)

* William Shatner (Anything he 'sang')

* Denis Leary (NSFW)

[CB]

It's so healing to hear people refer to that chair in the Neil Diamond song. It was such a Thing when I was growing up. My dad played that song over and over, and sang that part very seriously, like it was such a deep thought.

I always wanted to point out that chairs ARE supportive, just in their own way.

[655321]

Good Morning Starshine. I had spent years blocking that from my memory. Back to therapy.

[pogo]

Seems like "Dead Man's Curve" - Jan and Dean - should be in there.

[anthony stewart]

One man's ear worm is another's fond memory. I'll admit, though, some of those want me to shoot the radio.

[Mad Hatter]

^5 to CB! You are among friends. :)

@Le Petomane - Fun Slim Whitman fact: Paul McCartney got the idea of playing bass left-handed after seeing a poster of Slim Whitman playing his guitar that way. Will wonders never cease.