The Most Over Wrought Song of the 20th Century

@f00l this is the one I immediately thought of! The next would be the song from Jerry Maguire.

@OldCatLady The only one worse than that was Teen Angel.

@OldCatLady I think you have a winner there.

@sammydog01 I think it’s a tie between Tell Laura and Honey

@f00l Oh that’s dirty pool.

@djslack Take away the vibrato and it’s marginally less worse.

@djslack
How in the hell did I ever listen to that without laughing?

I think of this song every time I see green icing tho.

@djslack

@sammydog01 Brilliant! I love Weird Al but never knew that existed.

@cranky1950 My mother played Juice Newton constantly when I was a kid.

@ConAndLibrarian You seem to have sublimated that very well.

@cranky1950 But then again I can’t see any tics you may have.

@somf69 aahhhhgg!! this song has been stuck in my head for over an hour now!

@bloondie2 What was there about the most over wrought song that you did not understand, they’re all ear worm material.

@cranky1950
o·ver·wrought
adjective
1.
in a state of nervous excitement or anxiety.
"she was too overwrought to listen to reason"
synonyms: tense, agitated, nervous, on edge, edgy, keyed up, worked up, high-strung, neurotic, overexcited, beside oneself, distracted, distraught, frantic, hysterical;
2.
(of a piece of writing or a work of art) too elaborate or complicated in design or construction.
synonyms: overelaborate, overornate, overblown, overdone, contrived, overworked, strained

Perhaps you misunderstand the meaning or intent.
P.S. overwrought is one word

@bloondie2 look at definition 2

@cranky1950 Oh, I see. Because two synonyms fit your interpretation of the word. I’m still not seeing the word earworm as a synonymous alternative.
P.S. earworm is one word

@bloondie2 Well, maybe a good physic will clear your perception.

@cranky1950 I know what a psychic is, but can you explain to me what a “good physic” is?

@bloondie2 ha…so you and I are equally confused! I could not figure out how these songs were overwrought either!!

@OldCatLady Yeah, that one’s pretty bad.

@OldCatLady

That’s pretty good. But since there are no angels in the song, is this song all it could be?

@f00l

Just noticed my typo.

/giphy "cat crash"

@f00l Great song.
Bloodrock opened for Black Sabbath at the old Arena Annex March 21, 1971.

@2many2no

Bloodrock was an American hard rock band, based in Fort Worth, Texas, that had considerable success in the 1970s, and was one of the earliest of a number of significant bands to emerge from the Fort Worth club and music scene during the early to mid-1970s.

@mossygreen Anything Shirley Bassey is disqualified, she can turn I’m a little teapot into a nellie number. Same goes for Dusty Springfield.

@mossygreen

Interesting that McKuen said that he wrote the song without mentioning that his song is actually based on the song by Jacques Brel. Quite an omission.

I quite like that song. In the category of “standards” my parents listened to.

@bloondie2 ‘…the cryin’ tires, the bustin’ glass, the painful scream that I heard last…’ I think this may be the winner, unless there’s one with vampires and ghosts.

@OldCatLady I was trying to remember the name of the song, and when I looked it up using the lyrics, it was dubbed the saddest song ever. Ooh, I just thought of another. I can’t remember the band/artist… The Night Chicago Died. I still get chills. Here comes another, Billy Don’t Be A Hero. I’ll stop now, I think I’m done.

@mikibell But of course

@cranky1950

@cranky1950 that was awesome! I love her. I actually own the soundtrack to Beaches. The movie was great and the music was fantastic. IMHO, of course! What was that performance from?

@bloondie2 omg…loved that soundtrack

/youtube otto titsling

@mikibell this was the funniest! LMAO! Not sure why, but I really liked the song Industry. I think that’s the name. I guess Baby Mine could’ve made this list. A bit of a tear-jerker. I do admire Bette. Very talented and always seems to have fun with whatever she does. Thanks for posting this

@bloondie2 I had a tape of that concert. Aside from having great pipes she puts on a good show.

@bloondie2 I love silly/funny songs with a strong voice behind them…

@cranky1950
I had never seen that mermaid routine. Wow.

Bette is untouchable.

Here she beautifully owns a song that fits the topic.

@mikibell

Come on now, Bette.

How’s about we have just more for the road?

Cheers.

Alternatively:

(I’m of the opinion that they were doing it as a joke, though.)

@parodymandotcom
I couldn’t even listen to this one.

@parodymandotcom A fitting early bit for Carlin… he got his start doing Top 40 radio in my hometown in the late '50s.