From: witchel@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Emmett Jethro Witchel)
Subject: Re: Irritating Songs
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University.
Date: 1 Sep 92 14:41:24


    This is a dangerous thread.  I took immediate exception to some
of these choices, as I am sure others will.  Still, this group is a
little quiet...

    I am sure everyone has their own pet, "I know its silly, but I
like it" songs.  Actually, there were attacks on what I consider Dylan
classics as well.

Steve == michel@netcom.com (Steve Michel)

Steve> <Well, even though the man has written a lot of great songs, he's also
Steve> <written some clunkers. I'm not asking for Bob's _worst_ songs,
Steve> <but rather his most irritating. Here's a starter list:
Steve> < 
Steve> <Baby, Stop Crying  // Yes, I like this one.  Touch reptitious,
                          //but enjoyable to me

Steve> <Lenny Bruce       // I guess this is one people like to
                         //complain about, but I acutally like it.  I
                        //am just a sucker for all of Shot of Love
                       //though. I grant that, "I rode with him\ in a
                      //taxi once\ Only for a mile and a half \ seems
                     //like it took a couple of months" is frankly inane.

Steve> <Clean-Cut Kid     // Yup, this is a downer

Steve> <Sweetheart Like You  // GACK!  I'll admit that at first I
                            //thought this was pretty stupid with
                           //Dylan relying on a dubious turn of phrase
                          //to transform a cliche to an interesting
                         //line, but this is an  AMAZING song in my
                        //estmation.  It shines on an alreadly
                       //blinding album (e.g. Infidels).  The only
                      //thing that bums me out is the blatant mysogeny.

Steve> <Is Your Love in Vain // Another Street Legal bust.  This, sir, is a
                            //fine album.

Steve> <Do Right To Me Baby // Yup, this is a downer

Steve> <Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight //Geesh, I like this one alot too.


    John == John Howells

John> I can agree with some of these. I'll add these:

John> Gates of Eden (sorry - I've never liked this one) // Oh come on.
                                                       // Are there NO
                                                      //sacred cows?

John> Emmett Till // Speaking for Emmett's, this one is spelled,
                 // "Emmet"

John> Trust Yourself // Not a great tune, but not real annoying.

John> Man Gave Names To All the Animals // Yup, this one is a downer

John> Heart of Mine // Oh, to have the energy to make you all
                   // UNDERSTAND.

    Without the albums in front of me, its tough, but what about 

1. The Man In Me
2. Romance In Durango (though certain live versions are pretty nice)
3. Covenant Woman  (I dare anyone to defend it)
4. Under a Red Sky ("one day the little boy and the little girl got baked
                     in a pie?"  Bob, Bob, what are you thinking?)

emmett "The Street Legal and Infidels Guy" witchel

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