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I don't know 'bout you, but a few song titles from '80s bands that make my skin crawl are:

"Ooh To Be Ah" (Kajagoogoo)
"Unskinny Bop" (Poison)

This is NOT about the songs themselves, just the titles. Well, OK, so the Poison song sucks and I have not purposely listened to the 'googoo track in 20 years, but do you have songs with titles that are just embarrassing to think about?

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Born of innocence. Free of ignorance.

De-Doo-Doo-Doo-De-Dah-Dah-Dah- The Police

Goo Goo Muck - Cramps
Doot Doot - Freur (Love this song)
Fujiyama Mama - Frank Chickens

Shoop shoop diddy wop cumma cumma wang dang - Monte Video and the Cassettes [xx(]

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"Saved by Zero" - The Fixx
"Train in Vain" - The Clash
"With a Cantaloupe Girlfriend" - The Three O'Clock
"Pulling Mussells (From the Shell)" - Squeeze
"H.O.L.L.A.N.D." - The Bluebells

All good songs but dumb titles

Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes

What a stupid-ass title. Just leave it at "Escape" for cliff's sake [;)]

TM

"I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" - David Frizzell

Contest over.

The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3
Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
Stomp Your Hands, Clap Your Feet - Quiet Riot

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[quote][i]Originally posted by i_like_lectric_motors[/i]
<br>The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3

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That one in particular really chaps my hide because I remember people at the time telling me how clever this song was. Eveyone was so smarmy because they thought they were the only ones who got the joke...sheesh!!

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Karma Chameleon
(Hip and ironic title? No, just lame and goofy)

Chicken Outlaw
(Stupid name, irritating song)

Goonies R Good Enough
(Please...)

I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight
(By a group with an even lamer name, [b]Cutting Crew[/b])

Yah Mo B There
(Michael Mc Donald's miserable attempt at ebonics)

I know there's more but my brain hurts now.

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Urgh, that silly "Chicken Outlaw" song; not only a stinker, but dumb title.

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[quote][i]Originally posted by djcraig[/i]
<br>Goonies R Good Enough
(Please...)[/quote]

Yes, that one's awful. Although to its credit, if it wasn't attached to the film, it would have just been titled "Good Enough." Which is... good enough for me, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.