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"Bad" Songs that you love...
Okay, while strolling down memory lane a few nights ago, I came across my high school jazz's band old recording tape. One of our 'signature' songs was Maynard Furgeson's version of Jimmy Webb's "MacArthur Park". During one of the rhythm breaks, the rest of the band actually sang the lyrics to it. I had always thought of it as one of my all-time favorite sad love songs, with perhaps the most thoughtful and intelligent lyrics written. I'll admit, it was written in the sixties, so some of the stuff was obviously done on acid (think "Strawberry Fields), but that's not the point.
After doing a search to try to find the lyrics and jog my memory, I came to discover that this song was voted as the #1 Worst Song Ever by Dave Barry and is looked upon by many as an absolutely terrible, terrible piece. I was shocked. What I believed to be the most brilliant and descriptive lyrics ever was generally seen as being stupid and silly. It seems that far too many people just didn't get the whole metaphore thing...
Anyway, list other songs that you personally love, but the rest of society seems to hate. If you want, list possible reasons on why you seem to be the only one to understand what the artist was really trying to say.
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"I've made only one mistake in my life. But I made it over and over and over. That was saying 'yes' when I meant 'no'. Forgive me."
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