Cheesiest Song You Ever Liked

"The Ballad Of Davy Crockett"

See Ya Later, Alligator"

"Sugar Shack"

"These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"

(I Left My Heart In) San Francisco"

"You Light Up My Life"

"Feelings"

"Once, Twice, Three Times A Lady"

"867-5309 Jenny"

I willingly and proudly played all these at gigs, when they were popular.

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The Pina Colada song.

Abba's Dancing Queen

A lot of Neil Diamond. "Did you ever read of the frog who dreamed of being a king and then became one? Except for the name and a few other changes, if you talk about me, story's the same one."
 
Dear FAST FRED: As Frank Barone might so eloquently say: "UMBRANCE"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is some pretty good stuff on your list.! Let me just say as a baby boomer that the "Ballad Of Davey Crockett: is classic and that Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs' "Sugar Shack" is also a r&r standard ( Jimmy is an Amarillo boy like me so I gotta give him props)
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As I said, kbrown, I played them all willingly and proudly.

We used to do "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" so harmoniously it sounded like The Everly Brothers were covering it.

And "Sugar Shack" was cool because it had a definite instrumental part for each band member to play (a snappy and simple but driving bass, a guitar with the amp set on tremolo, the drums keeping a brisk tempo, and a Vox organ mimicking the flute) instead of everybody just playing whatever all at once.

Kind of presaged what The Doors later came to use as their signature sound.

I wonder if Jim Morrison ever sang "Sugar Shack?"

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When I think of cheesy what comes to mind first are one hit wonders but my list has two by The Turtles so it's not always true.


Dream a Little Dream of Me

I Love You More Today Than Yesterday

Always Something There to Remind Me

Judy in Disguise(With Glasses)

Brandy(You're a Fine Girl)

She'd Rather Be With Me

Happy Together

Spirit in the Sky
 
The vocal on "More Today Than Yesterday" is exceptional, the singer in The Spiral Starecase can really sing.

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His vocal range goes way up there, kinda like the late Brad Delp of "Boston."

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The first song that came to mind when I first read the thread I forgot.

"Why Do You Build Me Up Buttercup" by The Foundations. Actually I like a lot more cheesy songs than I really should but that's the way it is.

Agree on the singer from Spiral Starecase.
 
OK - we are all friends here and no one will hold this against me musically...


The Cowsills - Rain the Park & Other Things / Indian Lake
Paul Revere & The Raiders - anything by them
Some of Abba's songs
Morris Albert - Feelings - reminds me of old GF I would like to have do-over with
Me & Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
The Sound of Philadelphia
Some of Barry White's songs
 
Early Neil Diamond - Girl You Will Be A Woman Soon, I am I Said and Solitary Man
Bee Gees - I Started a Joke
Bobby Goldsboro - Honey
Zager and Evans - In the Year 2525
Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
 
English version of "Seasons in the the Sun" by Terry Jacks.

The sad part is I still don't think it's cheesy.
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The iPhone is still loaded with all the Surfer Music of the 60s: Surfin' USA, I get Around, etc.

Somebody mentioned Paul Revere and the raiders, the Dick Clark Cavalcade of Stars came through San Antonio when I was in High School. They were the headliners and I was on the third row!!!
 
OK, I'll embarrass myself here.

I grew up on Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin and other hard stuff.

Skinny Puppy is probably in my five favorite bands of all time.

I've recently been playing Course of Empire's first CD over and over in my car and London Calling at home.

I'll pick this.
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Sugar, Sugar

Ghost Riders in the Sky

Ring of Fire

Oh, What a Night

The Pina Colada Song

Live And Let Die

Oh and the Dollyrots version of Brand New Key
 
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