This is one of those songs that people make fun of but I like it

SoulAlive said:

This is one of those songs that people make fun of but I like it

...same here. Hopefully Morris Albert made a ton of money off of it (though it probably all went to the record company).

i'm one of those people who hate this song . . . HATE.

TD3 said:

i'm one of those people who hate this song . . . HATE.

The O'Jays like it.

MickyDolenz said:

TD3 said:

i'm one of those people who hate this song . . . HATE.

The O'Jays like it.

i can't believe "my" O'Jays recorded that crappy song.

I was hoping you wouldn't find this song.

TD3 said:

i'm one of those people who hate this song . . . HATE.

I swear if I had cats, they'll be screaming bloody murder once hearing it. Hell my dog would've probably been screaming too.

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the only people that like this song are the one's that remember it from when it was first released, and anyone born after 1980 probably hates it, and only remembers it as a joke. The song was so popular and well loved when it was first released that after a few years of the media (radio & television) playing it so much, that the song began to get parodied a lot. Next thing you knew, the song was EVERYWHERE. After a while, it was just way too much and the joke got run into the ground.

But some of us remember when it was just a fresh, new, nice tune. It was 1974, and sappy love songs were the order of the day, lol.

Remember these other HITS from 1974?

• "The Way We Were" - Barbara Streisand
• "Billy, Don't Be A Hero" - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
• "Angie Baby" - Helen Reddy
• "Sunshine On My Shoulders" - John Denver
• "I Honestly Love You" - Olivia Newton-John
• "Having My Baby" - Paul Anka
• "Longfellow Serenade" - Neil Diamond
• "My Girl Bill" - Jim Stafford

...and so forth, lol. It was a different time.

PDogz said:

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the only people that like this song are the one's that remember it from when it was first released, and anyone born after 1980 probably hates it, and only remembers it as a joke. The song was so popular and well loved when it was first released that after a few years of the media (radio & television) playing it so much, that the song began to get parodied a lot. Next thing you knew, the song was EVERYWHERE. After a while, it was just way too much and the joke got run into the ground.

But some of us remember when it was just a fresh, new, nice tune. It was 1974, and sappy love songs were the order of the day, lol.

Remember these other HITS from 1974?

• "The Way We Were" - Barbara Streisand
• "Billy, Don't Be A Hero" - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
• "Angie Baby" - Helen Reddy
• "Sunshine On My Shoulders" - John Denver
• "I Honestly Love You" - Olivia Newton-John
• "Having My Baby" - Paul Anka
• "Longfellow Serenade" - Neil Diamond
• "My Girl Bill" - Jim Stafford

...and so forth, lol. It was a different time.

If it helps, I was born in 1984.

Timmy84 said:

PDogz said:

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the only people that like this song are the one's that remember it from when it was first released, and anyone born after 1980 probably hates it, and only remembers it as a joke. The song was so popular and well loved when it was first released that after a few years of the media (radio & television) playing it so much, that the song began to get parodied a lot. Next thing you knew, the song was EVERYWHERE. After a while, it was just way too much and the joke got run into the ground.

But some of us remember when it was just a fresh, new, nice tune. It was 1974, and sappy love songs were the order of the day, lol.

Remember these other HITS from 1974?

• "The Way We Were" - Barbara Streisand
• "Billy, Don't Be A Hero" - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
• "Angie Baby" - Helen Reddy
• "Sunshine On My Shoulders" - John Denver
• "I Honestly Love You" - Olivia Newton-John
• "Having My Baby" - Paul Anka
• "Longfellow Serenade" - Neil Diamond
• "My Girl Bill" - Jim Stafford

...and so forth, lol. It was a different time.

If it helps, I was born in 1984.

Well, that would at least fit my theory, lol.

PDogz said:

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the only people that like this song are the one's that remember it from when it was first released, and anyone born after 1980 probably hates it, and only remembers it as a joke. The song was so popular and well loved when it was first released that after a few years of the media (radio & television) playing it so much, that the song began to get parodied a lot. Next thing you knew, the song was EVERYWHERE. After a while, it was just way too much and the joke got run into the ground.

But some of us remember when it was just a fresh, new, nice tune. It was 1974, and sappy love songs were the order of the day, lol.

Remember these other HITS from 1974?

• "The Way We Were" - Barbara Streisand
• "Billy, Don't Be A Hero" - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
• "Angie Baby" - Helen Reddy
• "Sunshine On My Shoulders" - John Denver
• "I Honestly Love You" - Olivia Newton-John
• "Having My Baby" - Paul Anka
• "Longfellow Serenade" - Neil Diamond
• "My Girl Bill" - Jim Stafford

...and so forth, lol. It was a different time.

Nope, was much alive in 1974'. I've hated that damn song when it was released and for the life of me couldn't understand who was listening to that mess.

Paul Anka? I've hated everything he has ever written including the Mr. Sinatra's hit, "My Way".

TD3 said:

PDogz said:

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the only people that like this song are the one's that remember it from when it was first released, and anyone born after 1980 probably hates it, and only remembers it as a joke. The song was so popular and well loved when it was first released that after a few years of the media (radio & television) playing it so much, that the song began to get parodied a lot. Next thing you knew, the song was EVERYWHERE. After a while, it was just way too much and the joke got run into the ground.

But some of us remember when it was just a fresh, new, nice tune. It was 1974, and sappy love songs were the order of the day, lol.

Remember these other HITS from 1974?

• "The Way We Were" - Barbara Streisand
• "Billy, Don't Be A Hero" - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
• "Angie Baby" - Helen Reddy
• "Sunshine On My Shoulders" - John Denver
• "I Honestly Love You" - Olivia Newton-John
• "Having My Baby" - Paul Anka
• "Longfellow Serenade" - Neil Diamond
• "My Girl Bill" - Jim Stafford

...and so forth, lol. It was a different time.

Nope, was much alive in 1974'. I've hated that damn song when it was released and for the life of me couldn't understand who was listening to that mess.

I enjoyed the version by The O'jays and in Nina's hand, that song went deep and sorrowful. Wow, I was seriously moved by her, I know only vaugely of her mental stability but damn if she wasn't one hardcore perfomer who wouldn't let people fuck around during her show. All in all its not that cheezy of a song.

UncleGrandpa said:

I enjoyed the version by The O'jays and in Nina's hand, that song went deep and sorrowful. Wow, I was seriously moved by her, I know only vaugely of her mental stability but damn if she wasn't one hardcore perfomer who wouldn't let people fuck around during her show. All in all its not that cheezy of a song.

Maybe it just depends on who's performing it. Nina can turn any song into her OWN anyway.