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Worst '80s song titles

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Worst '80s song titles

Postby Spaz » Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:22 am

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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Postby knightoboingo » Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:39 am

De-Doo-Doo-Doo-De-Dah-Dah-Dah- The Police
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Postby abacab66 » Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:19 pm

Goo Goo Muck - Cramps
Doot Doot - Freur (Love this song)
Fujiyama Mama - Frank Chickens
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Postby TragicMagic » Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:18 pm

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

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Postby unguarded moment » Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:40 pm

"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
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Postby TragicMagic » Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:45 pm

Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes

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

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Postby SomebodySomewhere » Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:17 am

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

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Postby i_like_lectric_motors » Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:53 am

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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Postby Randall Roq » Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:17 am

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

[/quote]

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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Postby highway1pch » Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:09 am

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Postby djcraig » Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:04 am

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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Postby hutter » Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:54 am

Hustle With My Muscle - John Sex

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Postby KYYX4ever » Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:38 am

Urgh, that silly "Chicken Outlaw" song; not only a stinker, but dumb title.
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Postby RiverHockey » Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:25 am

Sex Dwarf.
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Postby SomebodySomewhere » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:15 pm

[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.
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