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What Songs Would You Retire?

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Should "American Pie" be put out to pasture? Has John Lennon's "Imagine" been imagined one too many times? What songs would you retire?

If I hear that song one more time!
I was at a restaurant recently when "Cats In The Cradle," a mid-'70s song by Harry Chapin, came on. It's the one about a dad too busy for his son, and ends with the son growing up to be too busy for his dad. Anyway, the thought hit me, "Do I really ever have to hear this song again?" It's a well-crafted tune, but please: can't we just retire it?!

And so a show is born. On this edition of All Songs Considered, "Hallelujah! The Songs We Should Retire."

http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/10/10/556692186/hallelujah-the-songs-we-should-retire?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2037

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barbarae470981

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Who let the dogs out!!!

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ed28849526

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woof

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ed28849526

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"(You're) Having My Baby" - an oldie that Paul Anka should NEVER have recorded. Can't dump this one fast enough.

MaVolta

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@ed28849526 wrote:
"(You're) Having My Baby" - an oldie that Paul Anka should NEVER have recorded. Can't dump this one fast enough.

That's maybe the worst song ever! And I nominate this one as a close second -

If I Were A Carpenter (and you were a lady, would you marry me anyway, would you have my baby) - Bobby Darin

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix

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wmslc1961

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At least in the song he suggest getting married first.

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jsarnow

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I was leaving my girlfriends house before going off to the military and "My Baby does the Hanky-Panky was playing on the radio. If I hear this song again, it will be one time too many. John

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dorkmeyer

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Right---and what subsequently made it much worse was when the drill sergeant made you sing that cadence song with the line "Ain't no use in goin' home, Jody's got your girl an' gone."

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df57951929

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Anything by Adele! Way overplayed!

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smetro

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Could do without Que Sera Sera (or whatever) - do not hear much anymore (thankfully!) but when a big hit..oh, boy..!

retiredtraveler

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Everything by Barry Manilow

"...Why is everyone a victim? Take personal responsibility for your life..."

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ls1873

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"Human Behavior" by Bjork only because it is the worst song I ever heard. Lousy vocals along with a lousy rhythm and melody.

nyadrnAuthor

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@ls1873 wrote:
"Human Behavior" by Bjork only because it is the worst song I ever heard. Lousy vocals along with a lousy rhythm and melody.

Wow this is a great topic ! You all are making me laugh. 😀

Life's a Journey, not a Destination" Aerosmith

nyadrnAuthor

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@nyadrn wrote:
Should "American Pie" be put out to pasture? Has John Lennon's "Imagine" been imagined one too many times? What songs would you retire?

If I hear that song one more time!
I was at a restaurant recently when "Cats In The Cradle," a mid-'70s song by Harry Chapin, came on. It's the one about a dad too busy for his son, and ends with the son growing up to be too busy for his dad. Anyway, the thought hit me, "Do I really ever have to hear this song again?" It's a well-crafted tune, but please: can't we just retire it?!
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OK. I enjoy NPR but this is kind of a dumb topic imho. Maybe they should just ask what songs are over played but isn't that the whole idea of songs. Unless of course you mean like in commercials. But anyway, what's your take?

Life's a Journey, not a Destination" Aerosmith

SarahGH

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This reminds me of the scene in "Sex and The City", where Miranda is upset that Carrie is going to Paris to be with her Russian artist boyfriend, giving Carrie all the reasons she "shouldn't" go. Carrie says, "Just say it, you don't like him!" Miranda responds, "Fine, I don't like him!" And Carrie ends the conversation with, "Then don't you go to Paris with him."

If people don't like "old" songs of any era, then they can just not listen to them, and avoid stations that tend to play songs of that era/genre! They don't need to "retire" songs they personally don't like, or think are passe, because the rest of us might like them! God knows, My car & home radios are tuned to classical music stations, which almost by definition play "old" music .. and that's exactly why some of us listen to them .. specifically!

I happen to like hearing some of those meaningful songs of past years once in a while, and sometimes I wonder why we don't hear more of them .. because they not only have meaningful lyrics, but remind us of important times in our lives. Would I want to hear any song very frequently .. NO .. and that includes new & popular ones.

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PattyDiane

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The only song that comes to mind for me is "The Battle of New Orleans". When I was in high school I got a part time job at a Woolworths store that was just opening in our neighborhood. It was at the height of this song's popularity and they had it blasting all over the store. I think that must have been the only record in the department. To this day I want to throw something at the sound of it. Luckily that doesn't happen often these days.

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