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Old 11-07-2015, 14:33
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Have to agree about Layla. Pretty awful song in general but when it gets to the second part (that doesn't seem to have anything in common with the first section) then it's real 'finger nails down a blackboard' stuff. Seriously painful to listen to.
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Old 11-07-2015, 14:35
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Wouldn't say I despise it but Hotel California is very overrated.
I'm so glad that I'm not the only person who thinks this is overrated. (But mind you, I'm not a great fan of the Eagles anyway.)
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Old 11-07-2015, 14:43
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Anything by T. Rex, but a special mention for

Metal Guru is it you
Metal Guru is it you
Sitting there in your armour plated chair

Metal Guru is it true
Metal Guru is it true
All alone without a telephone

Metal Guru could it be
You're gonna bring my baby to me
She'll be wild you know
A rock'n'roll child

Metal Guru has it been
Just like a silver-studded sabre-tooth dream
I'll be clean you know
Pollution machine


So deep, maaan.
You could probably write lots of lyrics down and they would look ridiculous. I'm not sure this is considered classic, wasn't it just throw away for the kids?

There's another T Rex song where they just go laalaalaaa for at least two minutes. Slightly before my time all this but I'm guessing 'you had to be there'. Marc Bolan was pretty good looking so I suppose that was the appeal.
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Old 11-07-2015, 14:56
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You could probably write lots of lyrics down and they would look ridiculous. I'm not sure this is considered classic, wasn't it just throw away for the kids?

There's another T Rex song where they just go laalaalaaa for at least two minutes. Slightly before my time all this but I'm guessing 'you had to be there'. Marc Bolan was pretty good looking so I suppose that was the appeal.
True. I think the T.Rex song that's become a classic in modern times is Children of the Revolution, which has the genius lyric "I drive a Rolls Royce/ 'Cos it's good for my voice". It's just nonsense. But they were considered important at the time and John Peel adored Bolan.
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Old 11-07-2015, 15:35
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The Weight can't be a classic, I've never heard of it!
Consider yourself lucky. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqb1I-hiHE

Wouldn't say I despise it but Hotel California is very overrated. People consider it to be one of the best songs ever but there are many better songs both by the Eagles and in general
I'm so glad that I'm not the only person who thinks this is overrated. (But mind you, I'm not a great fan of the Eagles anyway.)
Me too, in fact any American so-called soft rock has me reaching for the off switch.
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Old 11-07-2015, 16:23
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You could probably write lots of lyrics down and they would look ridiculous. I'm not sure this is considered classic, wasn't it just throw away for the kids?

There's another T Rex song where they just go laalaalaaa for at least two minutes. Slightly before my time all this but I'm guessing 'you had to be there'. Marc Bolan was pretty good looking so I suppose that was the appeal.
Yes, you had to be there. Metal Guru is a song about a forgotten 'God', a little more metaphorical than you may first think? 'Get It On' compares a girl to a car, not that original but then Bolan refers to Chuck Berry's 'Little queenie' on the fade.

The llalalala song is 'Hot Love' and it is just that for singing along to. Bolan had a very personal way of expressing himself but some people just don't get the little rock elf?
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Old 11-07-2015, 17:06
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Agree with most of the songs mentioned.

Everything I do - Bryan Adams. (Although Stewie does a mean cover version .)

Songs such as these and the mentioned Hotel California are played to the point that my brain just shuts them out.

Don't like Dancing Queen - ABBA or Heart of Glass - Blondie for the same reason.
I'm nearly getting terminal brain shut out with School's Out - Alice Cooper.

Some artists you would think have only ever done a couple of songs.
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Old 11-07-2015, 21:44
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True. I think the T.Rex song that's become a classic in modern times is Children of the Revolution, which has the genius lyric "I drive a Rolls Royce/ 'Cos it's good for my voice". It's just nonsense. But they were considered important at the time and John Peel adored Bolan.
No he didn't; he thought Get It On was atrocious and he never played any T Rex records after that point. It was the Tyrannosaurus Rex stuff that he liked the most, culminating in the classic, Beard Of Stars.
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Old 11-07-2015, 22:23
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Bland polyester songs like 'Waiting for a Girl Like you', 90% of Elton John's output, the song 'Smooth Operator'..
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Old 11-07-2015, 22:31
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I'd agree with both of those. And add a few of my own...

Spandau Ballet - True
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares To You

U2 - One
Ultravox - Vienna
Robbie Williams - Angels
Ben E King - Stand By Me

Tedious dirges them all., IMHO of course!
I agree with you about the ones in bold. People think True and Gold are Spandau Ballet's only hits which makes them seem like a cheesy band

I really don't think Vienna is overplayed and it is an excellent song

How Imagine was voted number 1 in Smooth's top 500 I will never know. Such a bland song with cheesy delusional lyrics which nobody really believes in
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Old 11-07-2015, 23:26
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Last Christmas by Wham!

Can't stand it, yet it's considered one of the greatest Christmas songs ever.
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Old 11-07-2015, 23:27
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No he didn't; he thought Get It On was atrocious and he never played any T Rex records after that point. It was the Tyrannosaurus Rex stuff that he liked the most, culminating in the classic, Beard Of Stars.
Not looking for an argument but that's not quite how I thought it went. See http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/Tyrannosaurus_Rex for what I thought was the generally accepted version.
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Old 12-07-2015, 01:41
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Not looking for an argument but that's not quite how I thought it went. See http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/Tyrannosaurus_Rex for what I thought was the generally accepted version.
But doesn't that confirm everything I said?
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Old 12-07-2015, 07:33
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I would not call it a classic but Bonnie Tyler's Total ecliple of the heart is a very overrated borefest and godawful song imho
Here you go, this improves it by about 100%
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsgWUq0fdKk
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Old 12-07-2015, 08:11
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Hey Jude - sooooo boring!!!
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Born To Run
Listen To The Music
Sweet Home Alabama
Living On A Prayer
Crocodile Rock
Candle In The Wind
We Are The Champions (in fact almost anything by Queen)
Sweet Child O' Mine
Sit Down
The Weight
Squeeze Box
Rockin' In The Free World
Won't Get Fooled Again
Another Brick In The Wall
absolutely agree about all of these, especially hey jude and bo rhap.

Anything by T. Rex, but a special mention for

Metal Guru is it you
Metal Guru is it you
Sitting there in your armour plated chair

Metal Guru is it true
Metal Guru is it true
All alone without a telephone

Metal Guru could it be
You're gonna bring my baby to me
She'll be wild you know
A rock'n'roll child

Metal Guru has it been
Just like a silver-studded sabre-tooth dream
I'll be clean you know
Pollution machine


So deep, maaan.
thats poetry compared to t rex's 'new york city'

have you ever seen a woman
coming out of new york city

with a FROG in her hand
WTF?
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Old 12-07-2015, 08:12
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Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
I used to dislike this until I watched Sean of the Dead, I can tolerate it now.

I really hate Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd, and it's so bloody long too!
Also, anything by Bruce Springsteen. He ain't the boss of me.
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Old 12-07-2015, 08:14
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But doesn't that confirm everything I said?
I thought the point was that Bolan turned his back on Peel, rather than the other way round?

[Bolan had] sussed that the way through for him was by being a little hippie. He used me and he used John Peel. Peel's investment was far deeper, a personal commitment. He waved the flag for Bolan all the way through, until Bolan became huge and then Bolan gave him the old heave-ho in such a cynical fashion. - Bolan's manager Peter Jenner.
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Old 12-07-2015, 10:22
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Any of Robbie Williams' hits but especially Angels, whichs makes me want to tear my own ears off.
Angels is 90s isn't it?
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Old 12-07-2015, 10:37
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Angels is 90s isn't it?
yes..... and?....


getting threads confused?...
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Old 12-07-2015, 10:50
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Anything by Paul McCartney
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Old 12-07-2015, 14:24
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The chorus of Another Brick In the Wall sets my teeth on edge

The Who -,my generation

Metallica - nothing else matters . I love Metallica and it's a good song just quite overplayed and not as great as people say

Green day - American Idiot - same as above
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Old 12-07-2015, 14:26
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Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
This above all others but agree with most on this thread
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Old 12-07-2015, 14:29
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I hate Sweet Child O' Mine with a passion and don't like Stairway to Heaven all that much either.
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Old 12-07-2015, 15:47
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Angels by Gobbie Williams, Babycakes and Pass Out by 'Tiny Temper' are basically the soundtrack of the underclass.
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Old 12-07-2015, 15:54
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Anything by Queen
Manic Street Preachers - Design for life
Wonderwall
The final countdown
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