I'll nominate "My Ding-A-Ling" by Chuck Berry. Always hated that song.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
A good call. Terrible song.
@simpleman5688
Ай бұрын
Beat me to it…
@frederickbartel2837
Ай бұрын
Oh, I'd forgotten that one. My best friend at the time loved that song, but I hated it.
@kevinthetruckdriver353
Ай бұрын
I do know one thing. If you guys would of heard that live album where My Ding A Ling came from. You would like it a lot more. The concert was great. Wish I was there. *BONUS:* After Chuck Berry played & left. The crowd wanted more. The PA guy was asking the people to leave. Since the next band that was playing at the venue had their own crowd waiting to get in. The band was Pink Floyd (pre-Dark Side).
@okbye9
Ай бұрын
Terrible song but I loved it!
@aquatarkus2022
Ай бұрын
We had joy, we had fun, we had shitty #1 songs in the '70s.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
We had joy we had fun We had crappy number ones But the stars we could reach Were like sorry Robin Leach
@ilabelle1
Ай бұрын
@@TheProgCorner😂😂
@andreichivu7653
Ай бұрын
@@TheProgCornerHa Ha Haaa...brilliant !
@josephgerard5473
Ай бұрын
@@TheProgCorner Pure poetry...not quite Paul Simon but near enough.
@billybandyk0720
Ай бұрын
@@TheProgCornerLuv it.
@jamesgorski7551
Ай бұрын
If "You're having my baby" isn't on the list I am breaking out the torches and pitchforks.😊
@timbates6309
Ай бұрын
Commenting before watching. If "Disco Duck" isn't #1, I demand a recount.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
ESP?
@simpleman5688
Ай бұрын
Psychic, or psycho…
@YtuserSumone-rl6sw
Ай бұрын
It's easier if you demand a refund instead😉
@jhillst
Ай бұрын
The '90s were much worse for #1s than the '70s. Ice Ice Baby, I'm Too Sexy, Jump (Kriss Kross), Everything I Do, In The Closet, Macarena, that awful remake of Candle In The Wind...God, the list goes on and on.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
It’s gonna be a fun episode!!!!
@DAVYMAC
Ай бұрын
jhiilst Good call about awful 90's number 1s. (And 2, 3. etc). I agree with you!!
@EmoBearRights
Ай бұрын
@@jhillst I have a soft spot for Right Said Fred but the rest? Yup!
@jhillst
Ай бұрын
@@EmoBearRights RSF had some deep cuts that were actually pretty decent...sadly, I'm Too Sexy is the only song of theirs that anyone knows, at least in the U.S.
@AngryCalvin
Ай бұрын
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John "You're the One That I Want" I don’t believe in censorship but this song should be banned!
@thekivster
Ай бұрын
“You’re sixteen” isn’t a great song or anything but it’s not pedophilia or child molestation lol
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Consent is not possible for a 16 year old. Therefore any sexual contact is molestation. And Ringo wasn’t singing about her because he wanted a “friend.” ❤️👍👍👍
@thekivster
Ай бұрын
@@TheProgCorner Pretty sure the age of consent is 16 in most places. Also, it’s not an autobiographical song or anything. He just wanted to sing that.
@ronsaunders7294
Ай бұрын
@@thekivster int eh 1970's there was a big hit in Mexico called Morena de 15 Años (15 year old brown girl) by Los Felinos and another on called Quinceñera (15 year old) by Los Tigres del Norte which are much more suggestive than you're 16 and you're wonderful
@scottmcneely1927
Ай бұрын
The song's protagonist could be 16 as well though.
@cpwm17
Ай бұрын
@@TheProgCorner Pedophilia is attraction to prepubescent children. People don't usually correct that since it comes off as creepy.
@mattw8332
Ай бұрын
Awww, I like "Afternoon Delight". 😁
@dano1962
Ай бұрын
Awesome show! Yes, let's have a sequel!! Muskrat Love (Captain & Tenille version), Pina Colada Song & Loving You by Minnie Riperton are also turd biscuits in my book.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Loving You was #13. Just awful. Just because you have access to whisper register doesn’t mean you have to use it…
@JCamm66
Ай бұрын
Muskrat Love - definitely a contender for worst song of all time!
@positivelivingmusic5497
Ай бұрын
Maybe Muskrat Love inspired Graham Parker to have a career.
@scottmcneely1927
Ай бұрын
Muskrat Love wasn't number one.
@scottmcneely1927
Ай бұрын
Pina Colada Song for sure. I'd put in in my top five worst. I think that one was still the 70s.
@michaelbaucom4019
Ай бұрын
You Light Up My Life----wish I could forget that song existed(insert vomit emoji here)...Disco Duck has to be the worst though
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Absolutely!!!!
@AngryCalvin
Ай бұрын
Great song for interrogating prisoners. It reminds me of The Rose from Bette Midler. Maybe because it sucks on the same level.
@ronsaunders7294
Ай бұрын
that song and It's a Heartache by Bonnie Tyler, hated both of them
@scottmcneely1927
26 күн бұрын
You Light Up My Life wasn't horrible. It was just wayyyyyy overplayed for the middle of road fluff that it was.
@davidtaylor9008
Ай бұрын
Wow! Had no idea about the Convoy/Chip Davis connection.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
So weird!!!!
@williamlangan5902
Ай бұрын
Same Chip Douglas who worked with the Monkees?
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Chip Davis. Chip Douglas was awesome though!!!
@williamwalker146
Ай бұрын
Scott is #1 when it comes to watching someone complain about the worst songs ever for 15 mins.!
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
You bring up an interesting conundrum!!!!
@williamwalker146
Ай бұрын
@@TheProgCorner You take the negativity out of it. More people should master that art as you have.
@jms1086
23 күн бұрын
I would love a Part 2 to this! How one of the best decades for music could have so many duds float to the top of the charts is a head scratcher.
@TheProgCorner
23 күн бұрын
Incredible!!!!
@kevinthetruckdriver353
Ай бұрын
There were three great songs *THAT TOTALLY SUCKS AS A 45 RPM* single. Rare Earth - Get Ready ELO - Roll Over Beethoven Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
👍👍👍
@scottmcneely1927
Ай бұрын
I didn't like all those perfectly good album songs that were cut up for singles either.
@BSomme
Ай бұрын
Some real stinkers in this list haha.. I love Kung Fu Fighting tho haha.. Awesome video Scot! Like button smashed! :)
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Thank you!!!!
@peterh1353
Ай бұрын
Kung Fu Fighting is well sung and well recorded novelty record. Around then Kung Fu was massive. Magazines, films, books, they all were big sellers.
@jeniferallan6693
Ай бұрын
2 most hated songs are: Lulu...shout Rick Astley....never gonna give you up! Argggghhhhh
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
I will be doing the 60s and the 80s. Wonder if either of those will make the list…
@mikereiss4216
Ай бұрын
Hey Scot, you forgot "Fly Robin Fly" by Silver Convention. The whole lyrics are "fly robin fly" and "fly up to the sky." That's it! And yes it was number one.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Terrible song. Just awful.
@mikereiss4216
Ай бұрын
@@TheProgCorner The only redeeming quality is the orchestra and even that doesn't really save it. Lol.
@scottmcneely1927
26 күн бұрын
That song was so mechanical and repetitions Casey Kasem didn't even play it all the way through.
@frederickbartel2837
Ай бұрын
The funniest video I've seen in a while--I was laughing through much of it. But I thought we were supposed to "drink some poison" before dancing with them snakes. Please do a ranking of the Kurt Vonnegut books--least to most favorite. You mentioned that you were a fan, and it would be a great video.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
A Vonnegut ranking!!!! What a great idea!!!!!!
@simpleman5688
Ай бұрын
Hi Scott. Pretty funny. “My Ding-a-Ling” has to be there…
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Should have made the list. What was I thinking?
@Jay_Tee2023
Ай бұрын
"You Light up My Life" rules!!!!!!! Only song that comes close is "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
You are a one of a kind.
@UFO314159
Ай бұрын
If you do an 80s edition, I'm for putting "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and "Shout" on it.
@peterm.fitzpatrick7735
Ай бұрын
Ringo just celebrated his 84th Birthday!
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
He did!!!! Happy Birthday, Ringo.
@DanielMcGrath1969
Ай бұрын
I went to a Catholic Grammer School, and we had church singing twice a week and we always sang "You light up my life". I even liked Macho Man and YMCA. Hey I 6-7-8 years old I didn't discover Hard rock until 9 in '79-first hard rock cassette's-Caress of Steele-Sin After Sin-Montrose-Highway to Hell.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
We were all young once!!!!
@PatSmith-cp8rg
Ай бұрын
Love your facial expressions when ripping on Paul Anka. Oh yeah Kool-aid.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
I get a little carried away sometimes…
@TFTO1973
Ай бұрын
That was my best laugh of the day.
@kevinthetruckdriver353
Ай бұрын
You're nuts my friend. I agree with You Light Up My Life (haven't heard that song since the 1980's) & Kung Fu Fighting. But The Streak, Convoy & Disco Duck on your list. Those were fun songs. Guess you're just a fuddy duddy.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
I am old and angry!!!!
@scottmcrae3355
Ай бұрын
I guess “Muskrat Love” by the Captain and Tennille didn’t make it to #1 in the US. It did in Canada though unfortunately so it is my #1 pick.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
What an awful song.
@AngryCalvin
Ай бұрын
I don’t know what is worse about Captain and Tennille. Their songs or their album covers.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Epic artwork!!!
@jhillst
Ай бұрын
I kinda like that one, actually. Yeah, it's corny as hell, but it has some nice vocal harmonies and keyboard work.
@coltonbeatty6117
Ай бұрын
Anybody here ever hear America's version of Muskrat Love? haha
@danielfuentes3226
Ай бұрын
Great show Scot.You should consider this for a Sunday show the worst songs of all era.A worst song in my opinion is "Fellings" by Morris Albert.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
That’s a bad song!!!
@danielfuentes3226
Ай бұрын
@@TheProgCorner 👍
@bobsala7780
Ай бұрын
I’m a bit younger than you are, so I only know the song “Convoy” from when Homer sang it on an episode of The Simpsons.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Homer Simpson: the keeper of all American culture….
@Jay_Tee2023
Ай бұрын
"When I saw ya coming outta school that day, I knew I had to have you!"
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Exactly.
@antonnee
Ай бұрын
I don't know. Kung Fu Fighting is a fun song; no lyrical depth but fun nonetheless. I also like the Honey Cone song; a bit of a throwback to Motown. As for Ben and Afternoon Delight, I like both songs straight up. I agree with you that the Paul Anka song is vomit inducing along with the Debbie Boone tune. I like the Ringo Starr song, a snappy little tune but, yes, the lyrics are cringeworthy. Another great video, though. Looking forward to the 90s and on.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Oh yeah!!! This is a fun series.
@scottmcneely1927
26 күн бұрын
Ben....It take me a while to realize Michael was singing to a rat.
@robertharvey2604
Ай бұрын
My dad was a fan of Dean Martin and my mom loved Sinatra. And the whole Rat Pack. I heard that Candy Man song more than I ever should have. Kung Fu Fighting is awful but yet its tackiness makes it laughable to listen to
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
👍👍👍
@scottmcneely1927
Ай бұрын
Sammy Davis Jr. had other songs that were good though. "I've Gotta Be Me" comes to mind.
@robertharvey2604
Ай бұрын
@@scottmcneely1927 Yeah he did. Unfortunately he's more known for Candy Man
@josephgerard5473
Ай бұрын
I LOVE Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas...but other than that glorious exception, I agree totally with every one of your selections. By the way, a Chinese pop group called The Wynners recorded a version of Kung Fu Fighting in 1975. Two of their members later went on to become highly successful actors (Tam Wing Lun and Chong...something...known in the west as Kenny Bee).
@AngryCalvin
Ай бұрын
Me and You and a Dog Named Boo. Scooby Doo should sue. They totally stole that one!
@RicoCosta317
Ай бұрын
Yeah Seasons in the Sun, a jangly pop song about a dying man. So great 😳
@scottmcneely1927
26 күн бұрын
@@RicoCosta317 I liked that when it first came out. I was 13. It didn't wear well, though.
@ronsaunders7294
Ай бұрын
A bit of trivia about Seasons in the Sun that you probably know is that Terry Jacks produced a Beach Boy cut of it in '69 or '70 but they didn't use it. He liked the song so much that he cut it and released it himself, the rest is history. The beach Boy version sounds a lot like his own version.
I think I had all these on KTEL at one time or another :)
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
I think we all did!!!!!
@neurophile
Ай бұрын
"Kung Fu Fighting" and George McRae's "Rock Your Baby" : the beginning of the end of music.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Rock Your Baby. Yuck!!!
@ceilingfansclocksminecraft1226
Ай бұрын
I only heard You're Sixteen (only Ringo's version) and Kung Fu Fighting as the songs on the list. When I listen to Ringo's self titled solo album from 1973, I am probably going to skip You're Sixteen anytime it plays there. Is that a good idea? And I'm hoping to not hear any other songs on this list. Also, I heard that you brought up the rattlesnakes again, hopefully you'll let me know when you'll do a video about dancing with rattlesnakes.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
That sounds like a great idea for an episode: WATCH SCOT DANCE WITH SNAKES FOR 15 MINUTES
@ceilingfansclocksminecraft1226
Ай бұрын
@@TheProgCorner Yes, and have some songs about rattlesnakes, including Rattlesnake by King Gizzard. I need to go listen to other songs about snakes as well, then I'll tell you what other background music will work well for that video.
@ceilingfansclocksminecraft1226
Ай бұрын
@@TheProgCorner I now got three perfect songs for that video: Rattlesnake Shale by Motley Crue, a song by Skid Row with the same title, and Rattlesnake by King Gizzard. Hopefully all three of those will work.
@stuartfishman1044
Ай бұрын
Hey Scott, I will maintain until the day I die that the 70's (particularly the early 70's) was the worst period for pop music in history. And like you, I survived it. Fun Fact: The Starland Vocal Band was able to ride the success of "Afternoon Delight" into a TV comedy variety series that introduced a young David Letterman to the American masses. Skyrockets in flight...
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
I don’t remember their Variety Show. (Thankfully. But I do love me some David Letterman!!!)
@aquatarkus2022
Ай бұрын
@@stuartfishman1044 no, '80s pop is pure trash. Try listening to any American Top 40 episode from the decade, it will give you a headache.
@stuartfishman1044
Ай бұрын
@@TheProgCorner Got some more info on that show. It ran as a summer replacement for six weeks in '77 and Letterman was both a writer and regular.
@jhillst
Ай бұрын
I disagree with both of you. For me, the worst era for pop music was the early '90s. It seemed like every song you heard on the radio back then recycled about the same four or five drum machine patterns, and the rest of the backing track consisted of one sampled riff repeated ad infinitum. The early '70s wasn't bad at all. I won't argue with Scot's choices, but that was also when the singer/songwriter genre started taking off, with artists like James Taylor, Jim Croce, Gordon Lightfoot, Carly Simon, Carole King, etc...and they gave us a lot of great hits. '80s pop was cheesy for sure, but it has a certain character that appeals to me for some reason...plus I dig the sound of some of those '80s synths.
@scottmcneely1927
26 күн бұрын
Good thing the 70s were a great period for rock music. The FM side ruled!
@elliotwalton6159
Ай бұрын
At least "The Candy Man" provided the early Simpsons writers with one of my all time favorite laughs of the series.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Yes!!!👍
@John-fc7wc
Ай бұрын
Great picks Scott. One song I really hated was the Night Chicago Died. I might be alone but........
@erniericardo8140
Ай бұрын
1. You Light Up My Life -Debbie Boone 2. Muskrat Love -Captain & Tenniele 3.Hummingbird - Seals & Croft 4. Disco Duck-Rick Dees 5. Everything is Beautiful-Ray Stevens 6.Saturday in the Park -Chicago 7.Julie Do You Love Me -Bobbie Sherman 8. Drift Away -Dobie. Gray 9.SilverBird -Mark Lindsay 10.Popcorn -Hot Butter 11 Playground in my mind- Clint Holmes 12. Anything from Helen Reddy 13. Dont Go Breaking My -Elton John & Kiki Dee 14. Anything from The Village People 15 . Alone Again Naturally- Gilbert O'Sullivan 16. Rock On - David Essex 17.Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale 18. Video Killed The Radio Star -The Buggles 19. Id Like To Teach The World To Sing in Perfect Harmony - The New Seekers 20. Pop Muzik -M <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="184">3:04</a>
@Sal-7777
Ай бұрын
Love the Kool-Aid shirt Scot!
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@ilj1259
Ай бұрын
Send In The Clowns - Judy Collins didnt maje the cut?
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Oddly did not hit #1.
@VIDSTORAGE
3 күн бұрын
Gypsies Tramps' and Thieves is a great song ..What was it about having all of the kiler Rat movies in the 70s ? Was there an ABC TV movie called Rat Hunter in the mix? . Rick actually hated Disco because he was a DJ in Tennessee and decided to make fun of Disco .....
@TheProgCorner
3 күн бұрын
I figured Rick was taking the piss…
@VIDSTORAGE
3 күн бұрын
@@TheProgCorner and then he became a huge DJ in LA and had a weekly Song Hit National Radio syndicated show..That damn 1 f uped song made him a huge star and the videos from the 70s are so funny to look at now... chek out Disco Rilla by Rick as well ,it was a terrible follow up
@geeskin5750
Ай бұрын
Your opinions r so hilarious. Thought you might have more disco on the list such as Anita Ward ring my bell or Barbara n Donna with no more tears.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
I always loved Ring My Bell. Something about Anita Ward’s voice.
@geeskin5750
Ай бұрын
@@TheProgCorner not saying I don't like it, but I know some people don't.
@martinkyle1463
Ай бұрын
The Stylistics' Can't Give You Anything (But My Love), a real stinker, reached number one in the UK. When he sings 'I'm an ordinary guy,' in the voice of a castrato, he shows that he is clearly not an ordinary guy.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
I need to do a UK version!!!
@aminahmed2220
Ай бұрын
Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful day Scot ❤😊
@kenbagen
9 күн бұрын
Rick Dees went on to become the #1 DJ in Los Angeles, in the 1980’s
@TheProgCorner
8 күн бұрын
Insane!!!
@ronsaunders7294
Ай бұрын
I loved Afternoon Delight!!! LMAO I remember 1976 very well, the bicentennial quarters, painting fire hydrants red, white and blue...
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
It was a great summer!!!
@mikeknowles5848
Ай бұрын
My girlfriend and I had this game of singing the worst/most-traumatic-association songs of the seventies; the winner was conceded by the other yelling "Stop! Please stop!" I remember the winner which provoked the most violent reaction/surrender was 'A Little Bit More' by Dr Hook.
@radioyankee
Ай бұрын
Had Honey Cone not done "Want Ads", two other songs they did may have been contenders: "Stick Up", and "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show".
@radioyankee
Ай бұрын
Did either of these make it to #1.. don't know
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
They did not…
@richardarchbold4721
Ай бұрын
Scott: Can't agree with Kung Fu Fighting. One of the great fun singles of the 70s. Never get tired of it.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
That’s cool. I just never liked it!!!
@scottmcneely1927
Ай бұрын
"Billy Don't Be A Hero and "The Night Chicago Died" got on MY nerves, anyway. The Osmonds together, with Merrill singing lead, were genuinely good, but Donny solo was another story. "Go Away Little Girl, "Puppy Love", and all the others were annoying and grating while " One Bad Apple", "Down By The Lazy River", and "Crazy Horses' were some of my favorites. Dawn were a guilty pleasure for me also, especially early on, so my tastes were really strange. Conversely, I didn't think "Afternoon Delight" was all that bad. It wasn't good but I can think of at least twenty that were worse.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
I loved it as a little kid.
@SteveMccart
Ай бұрын
The ironic thing is there was a lot of great music in the 1970s. I discovered FM radio in the late 1960s and never listened to AM again but , you couldnt drown out other peoples radios. God ! the one song I remember (dont know if it made #1) from the 60s was My Name is Sue by Johnny Cash. I hated that song (by J C no less!?!?)
@AngryCalvin
Ай бұрын
Exile-Kiss You All Over Too much information
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
👍👍👍
@NelsonMontana1234
Ай бұрын
Okay, "Want Ads" is a dopey novelty song but it's got a good groove. The rest I agree with though "Having My Baby" needs to be in a category by itself.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
@markspooner1224
Ай бұрын
What a 'great' list! Worst of the 70's Paul Anka - '(You're) Having My Baby', worst ever Crazy Frog - ‘Axel F’.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Insane.
@EmoBearRights
Ай бұрын
Crazy Frog was the 90s.
@markspooner1224
Ай бұрын
@@EmoBearRights ?
@jb6387
27 күн бұрын
Ok, before I even watch this, if “The Last Game of the Season (A Blind Man in the bleachers)” is NOT on the list, this man has some ‘splainin to do.
@TheProgCorner
27 күн бұрын
It only hit #18 so it’s not eligible.
@danielhresko4900
Ай бұрын
"Want Ads" was actually the first single I ever bought LOL.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
No way!!!!! That’s awesome.
@nigelheathcote6084
Ай бұрын
This party fears two fella
@alanthorne3921
Ай бұрын
I’m guilty of playing in a heavy rock band in the 80’s where we took the piss out of terrible songs and made them heavy.Among them was’How Deep is Your Love’’In the Navy’ and yes ‘Disco Duck’ where the other guitarist used the Peter Frampton talk box and we did it as a medley with Show Me the Way. We did Mouldy Old Dough in the style of Status Quo.We were very popular for five minutes.Then somebody stole our van with our gear.We thought it was setup by the headlining band🤬
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Wow. It was the headliners!!!
@samfeldstein4498
Ай бұрын
I'm surprised You're Having My Baby and You're Sixteen were both ranked well behind Kung Fu Fighting. Also on the subject of pedophilia I think Rod Stewart's Tonight's the Night should have also been mentioned particularly for the lyric "Don't say a word my virgin child."
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Oh boy!!! Not good.
@stevecowder4774
Ай бұрын
😆 before you even mentioned it, that miserable Paul Anka song came to mind. But Scot, I knew I could count on you to list that one. I despised of it back then and I always will. It’s just nauseating. And yes, Afternoon Delight is one I wish I could forget. The seventies were loaded with intolerable love ballads and disco related garbage, but every decade has its share of cringing, lame music. The eighties certainly had it as well.
@terrymtbnurse4760
Ай бұрын
Very entertaining Scott brought back a lot of memories. Don't know if it hit #1, but how about Bad Bad Leroy Brown. LOL
@UFO314159
Ай бұрын
It hit #1 in July 1973.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
I like Croce!!!
@therealtwiggyleaf
Ай бұрын
Aw Gosh! I just watched the Top of the Pops video for Disco Duck. It is even worse than I remember. It fully deserves the title of Worst Number One in the Seventies!
@jhillst
Ай бұрын
One song I'm glad you didn't include is A Horse With No Name, which I've seen on a lot of these "worst ever" lists. Yeah, the lyrics are pretty much meaningless and it is kind of a CSNY rip-off, but I dig it anyway.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
I love America!!!🇺🇸
@allansmasterspowerlifting.390
Ай бұрын
I think disco duck was the worst song ever in history, lol to hit the pop charts
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
We shall see what horrors the eighties bring us next week!!!!!!
@rosshageman951
Ай бұрын
Interesting video. I heartily agree with #3 and #1
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
👍👍👍
@sidesup8286
Ай бұрын
Here's one for you! The song Lovin' You by Minnie Ripperton. It hit #1 on the Billboard charts in April 1975. Actually most of the song isn't that bad, but when she hits those scat singing high notes at the end of all but the last verse; make sure your finger is handy to quickly put in your ear, or it might pop. Minnie Ripperton was the mother of former SNL cast member Maya Rudolph. One of the last funny skit members they had. It's pretty much a waste of your hour and a half on Saturday nights now. Going in to the early Sunday hours, it gets everyone's new week off to a very mediocre start. The show takes about 3 minutes to picture all it's cast members, after the 1st skit of the show. Over 20 cast members and they use this Asian guy with glasses as the lead in around 85% of the sketches. They have lost all good judgement including comedy judgement, since the 1970s, when it was probably the funniest show on TV. In the last part of Lovin' You, Minnie Ripperton sings Maya Maya Maya, referring to Maya Rudolph. The song Houston....Houston, Houston, Houston by Dean Martin was an awful song. Not sure if it made it to #1 or what decade. But a kindergarten student could have written the melody. Melody?
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
I absolutely abhor that song!!!!! (It was at #13 for me, my last cut.)
@lemming9984
Ай бұрын
Yep, that got pretty high in the UK charts too. It was everywhere, and I hated it.
@jazzpunk
Ай бұрын
I like it...minimalistic & the vocal gymnastics by Ms. Ripperton.
@tedb605
Ай бұрын
Some other godawful #1 songs from the 1970s (IMO) would include: "A Fifth Of Beethoven" - Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band "Love Theme from 'A Star Is Born' (Evergreen)" - Barbra Streisand "Star Wars Theme" - Meco "Miss You" - The Rolling Stones (worst RS song ever) "My Sharona" - The Knack (I would put this one as my top worst #1 song) "Pop Muzik" - M
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
My Sharona?!?!?! No!!!!! I love The Knack!!!!!
@EmoBearRights
Ай бұрын
I like Pop Musik - i quite like quirky New Wave electronica - same with with Video Killed the Radio Star.
@bernhardkaiser9567
Ай бұрын
Cool theme! I knew only one of those, the Kung Fu Fighting. And boy are you right on that one alone!!!
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Just miserable.
@charlesbritzman501
Ай бұрын
You’re the Most intense Progger I’ve ever seen! Kasey Kasem, unchained. But I do learn a lot from you. So Ray Stevens is a Trumper now ? “Guitarzan” was the first 45RPM record I ever bought. The ‘Flip Flop’. Was ‘Ahab the A-Arab’ ’. Pew. I hadn’t found my way, musically, yet. I was still learning how to even own records.(in other words, PAY for them) my two favorite record shops in Pasadena were Record.Alley and Poo-Bah records (the latter of which also carried Zap comix) Van der Graaf Generator and a new Zap! Hog Heaven
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
I played that Gitarzan 45 so much I think I wore the grooves off of it…
@Wayner71
Ай бұрын
There are quite a few lousy 70's singles that made it to number 1. One for me is “Play That Funky Music” by Wild Cherry. The white singer is trying to sound black but fails badly. His delivery is annoying. When this song comes on the radio, I have to leave the room. Cheers.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
I’m ashamed to say that they were from Ohio.
@johnnyb7298
Ай бұрын
Although I came of age in the 80s, I could never understand why people said the worst music was recorded in the 70s. I always felt the albums by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, etc. in the 70s were some of the best albums of all time. However, your playlist changes my perspective about 70s music.
@fclefjefff4041
Ай бұрын
Every decade produces plenty of great music and plenty of garbage, and the garbage tends to be forgotten over time.
@scottmcneely1927
26 күн бұрын
FM rock was almost always excellent (well, except for KISS and Ted Nugent), while AM pop was often cheesy.
@TheReaperMan275
Ай бұрын
I thought I was rid of "Afternoon Delight" after the 70s, until I heard it again in the movie _Good Will Hunting!_ This is a pretty good list, Scot. I was a kid growing up in the 70s and sadly remember most of these stinkers. It's hard to imagine that the same decade that produced _Close to the Edge_ and _Relayer_ also contained these abominations! 😜
@brianthornber3319
Ай бұрын
Kung Fu Fighting rocks.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Okay!!!👍
@EmoBearRights
Ай бұрын
My friend keeps rats - they're cute.
@AngryCalvin
Ай бұрын
Don McClain-American Pie This is the song that never ends, it keeps going on and on my friends, somebody started singing it not knowing what it was and it will keep on going on forever just because.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
I was obsessed with this song when I was ten or eleven…
@user-ix4wn1th5m
Ай бұрын
Carl Douglas followed up Kung Fu Fighting with Dance the Kung Fu. A song that sounded just the same.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Horrible!!!!
@positivelivingmusic5497
Ай бұрын
How about Muskrat Love? Did that ever make #1?
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
I did not hit #1. Neither version…
@elliotwalton6159
Ай бұрын
Seasons in the Sun? Jacques Brel is #1 in any language!
@twofromthetrunk9932
Ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this episode!!!!
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
This was fun!!!! Definitely going to do the eighties next!!!
@kevinputry5655
Ай бұрын
OK Scott, I'm not going to say much but regarding your favorite and your least favorite #1 hits, I'm not a fan of the majority of these tunes. Most definitely not what I think of when I think of the 70's. I'm just not a fan of pop music. I probably only like about 5% of all the pop music ever recorded.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
That sounds about right!!!
@songfulmusicofsongs
Ай бұрын
I thought you hated Another Brick in the Wall Part 2... It was number 1 in 79, right?
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
And recharted again in 1980!!!
@Sal-7777
Ай бұрын
GREAT list! All CRAP songs!!!
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Thanks, Sal!!!!!
@thekivster
Ай бұрын
You’re having my baby has funny lyrics but the song is bad.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Terrible!!!!!
@peterh1353
Ай бұрын
Joseph Brooks (writer of You light up my life) was the role model for Harvey Weinstein!
@okbye9
Ай бұрын
Blind man in the bleachers, Run Joey run. Two stinkers from the 70s, but I will admit I loved RJR at the time. Of course I was about 8.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
We were all young once. I think…
@petergaynes9201
Ай бұрын
A good list. 10 of those 12 songs are trash. But Afternoon Delight is a cherished childhood favorite. Really catchy, fun bits of innuendo. And I could listen to you Light Up My Life a hundred times in a row. Love it.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
👍👍
@AngryCalvin
Ай бұрын
Bette Midler-The Rose This song is too painful for interrogation purposes. Far worse than water boarding!
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Terrible. She will be represented next week when I skewer the 80s!!!
@AngryCalvin
Ай бұрын
Wind Beneath My Wings is another abomination. I remember hating that song with a passion along with my sisters Tiffany albums. Egh!
@carlwmpylu
Ай бұрын
Unlike the Eighties show, there's a load of Billboard Seventies #1s that I haven't heard but of the ones I do know, these are the ones that scrape the bottom of my particular barrel: (chronological order): 1. Paul & Linda McCartney - Uncle Albert 2. Al Green - Let's Spend The Night Together 3. Sammy Davis jr - The Candy Man 4. Michael Jackson - Ben 5. Billy Paul - Me & Mrs Jones 6. Edgar Winter Band - Frankenstein 7. Barbara Streisand - Love Theme from A Star Is Born 8. Abba - Dancing Queen 9. Shaun Cassidy - Da Doo Ron Ron 10. Herb Alpert - Rise
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
A horrible, despicable list!!!! (Except Edgar Winter…)
@carlwmpylu
Ай бұрын
@@TheProgCorner 😀
@christianhaynes1954
Ай бұрын
Great vid 👌 Scott
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Thank you!!!!
@user-qs6xd3rk9z
Ай бұрын
Michael Jackson got better when he got older off the wall was his big breakthrough
@lemming9984
Ай бұрын
Wasn't that about the time of his first out-of-court settlement for kiddy-fiddling?
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
For sure!
@sleightofmind2016
Ай бұрын
What?!? I own all these singles on Japanese SHM virgin-pressed gold-plated SACDs! ;)
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
👍👍
@offandrunning8771
Ай бұрын
I like Kung Fu Fighting, otherwise great list. 📻🎯
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Ha!!!! Maybe it’s just me…
@RobScuremusic
Ай бұрын
I agree with half of your list. The 70's has some really fun throwaway #1's.
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
Lots of novelty songs. I’m doing the 80s next week - and not so much there. Lots of fun though…
@RobScuremusic
Ай бұрын
@TheProgCorner I look forward to seeing it.
@calder1963
Ай бұрын
Your #3 is my #1 least favorite song of all time. So we are in agreement pretty much. BUT, I love Want Ads!
@TheProgCorner
Ай бұрын
I never liked that one - and I’m not sure why. Hot Wax was a cool little label…
@jonnuanez7183
Ай бұрын
You want bad? I saw Rick Dees perform Disco Duck on the Brady Bunch Variety Hour. Top that...😆😆😂😂
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