tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post919202312381965143..comments2023-09-10T06:49:28.959-04:00Comments on The Unbearable Banishment: Name Your ShameThe Unbearable Banishmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-21492651398753386112008-10-08T15:07:00.000-04:002008-10-08T15:07:00.000-04:00For what it's worth..."Take On Me" by A-Ha...I'd s...For what it's worth..."Take On Me" by A-Ha...I'd say that qualifies.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>SAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-77818487537112390302008-10-07T16:32:00.000-04:002008-10-07T16:32:00.000-04:00From Russia with Love is brilliant, and on my iP. ...From Russia with Love is <I>brilliant</I>, and on my iP. I do hope you've got 'On her Majesty's secret service', which is jolly good fun.<BR/><BR/>But my all time worst song which I should probably remove: <A HREF="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ls7ila3srzI" REL="nofollow">You are loved</A> by Josh Groban, which is simply <I>tragic</I>. I needed some audible reassurance back when I first added it. Oh dear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-742914470705306962008-10-07T08:10:00.000-04:002008-10-07T08:10:00.000-04:00Oh, daisyfae. I’m so, so sorry to hear this. Preci...Oh, daisyfae. I’m so, so sorry to hear this. <I>Precious and Few</I> truly is as bad as modern Western artistry can ever get. I’m holding a funeral for your taste in music. I’m feeling a bit better about A-Ha’s <I>The Living Daylights</I>.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-24126700180902046482008-10-06T22:24:00.000-04:002008-10-06T22:24:00.000-04:00DAMN YOU BOB!!! DAMN YOU TO ETERNAL HELL...shit. ...DAMN YOU BOB!!! DAMN YOU TO ETERNAL HELL...<BR/><BR/>shit. you just dredged up the true shame on my iPod.<BR/><BR/>(teeny tiny font, please...)<BR/>"precious and few" by climax...<BR/><BR/>do i win an amana radarange?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-66576744253757747662008-10-06T21:19:00.000-04:002008-10-06T21:19:00.000-04:00bob: Don't do it! Don't put those songs on your iP...bob: Don't do it! Don't put those songs on your iPod! I beg you! It's too dangerous. You could hurt yourself.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-8686179278291081632008-10-06T19:09:00.000-04:002008-10-06T19:09:00.000-04:00I'm totally downloading, erm, *legally acquiring* ...I'm totally downloading, erm, *legally acquiring* 'Ballroom Blitz' right this instant, as well as 'Fox on the Run."<BR/><BR/>I won't have a word said against any Carpenters song. And I'll create a new shame by digging up (and I'm not sure which of the above songs put this into my head) 'Billy, Don't Be a Hero' and Paper Lace's immortal 'The Night Chicago Died' (which is not to be confused with 'The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia) -- <I>don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer,'cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands</I>)<BR/><BR/>I'm an idiot for retaining that lyric for lo these past 30 some-odd years.bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14897020036945541472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-53670885263355573422008-10-06T15:49:00.000-04:002008-10-06T15:49:00.000-04:00pop: You seem like a nice enough guy, but HSM is t...pop: You seem like a nice enough guy, but HSM is the pits. That definitely passes muster. Shame on you. <BR/><BR/>digital: Congrats! You win/lose!<BR/><BR/>mjp: Holy SHIT! I forgot all about that! I bought that album when it came out. It was packaged in a corrugated box and included <I>Teenage Lament '74</I>, his duet with Liza Minnelli—one of the biggest WHAT THE FUCKS?! in rock music history. I bailed out on Alice because of that album.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-38885943758461849062008-10-06T15:23:00.000-04:002008-10-06T15:23:00.000-04:00C’mon, people, I’m listening to Lulu’s Man With th...<I>C’mon, people, I’m listening to Lulu’s Man With the Golden Gun, for Christ’s sake! Is that the best you can do?</I><BR/><BR/>You should search out the original title song for <I>Man With the Golden Gun</I>...it's on Alice Cooper's <I>Muscle of Love</I> album.<BR/><BR/>Why the studio changed their mind is a mystery. Or maybe not, after you hear it. Who'd have ever thought the Alice Cooper band could phone one in? Ha.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I don't have a fucking iPod, you Jetta-driving, different-pair-of-Italian-eyeglasses-for-every-day-of-the-week-having, MacBook AIR pricks!mjphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726646310297571268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-82557039634718475732008-10-06T11:43:00.000-04:002008-10-06T11:43:00.000-04:00Ha Ha! Success! I made it! Than...wait, the song s...Ha Ha! Success! I made it! Than...wait, the song sucks?Digital Fortresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885104975276895866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-70404067178032855772008-10-06T09:38:00.000-04:002008-10-06T09:38:00.000-04:00I have several songs from both High School Musical...I have several songs from both High School Musical 1 and 2 on my iPod and no, I don't have kids. While I'm not ashamed to admit this, others might think that I should be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-17216148281595499562008-10-06T08:01:00.000-04:002008-10-06T08:01:00.000-04:00all: I appreciate the effort, but you are failing ...all: I appreciate the effort, but you are failing miserably! Pearl, The Sweet’s <I>Ballroom Blitz</I> is about as awesome as <I>Love is Like Oxygen</I> (the short version). Nothing wrong there! Likewise, daisy, there’s nothing wrong with the Paul McCartney-penned <I>No Matter What</I>. It’s got a great lick. There are portions of the <I>Jesus Christ Superstar</I> soundtrack that are pretty catchy. Just listen to that bass line when Christ is being whipped. It’s groovy! Sorry, ifmusicbe, but you get a failing grade, too. digital, you make the grade as <I>Dancing Queen</I> sucks horribly. <BR/><BR/>C’mon, people, I’m listening to Lulu’s <I>Man With the Golden Gun</I>, for Christ’s sake! Is that the best you can do?The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-76543065533720641762008-10-06T03:44:00.000-04:002008-10-06T03:44:00.000-04:00I'm not ashamed of anything on my iPod for I have ...I'm not ashamed of anything on my iPod for I have impeccable taste in everything...and I absolutely include the soundtrack to Jesus Christ Superstar in that, oh yes I do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-56760143836259108272008-10-06T01:22:00.000-04:002008-10-06T01:22:00.000-04:00I can't believe I am going to admit this...my guil...I can't believe I am going to admit this...my guilty pleasure song is "Dancing Queen" by ABBA.Digital Fortresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885104975276895866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-67347919833204504082008-10-05T23:20:00.000-04:002008-10-05T23:20:00.000-04:00ONE of my worst - Badfinger, "No Matter What"... a...<EM>ONE</EM> of my worst - Badfinger, "No Matter What"... and even worse? i have been known to perform this (self accompanied) at parties... ugh [hanging head in shame]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-26315674001899837732008-10-05T21:40:00.000-04:002008-10-05T21:40:00.000-04:00My iPod embarrassment is Sweet's Ballroom Blitz. ...My iPod embarrassment is Sweet's Ballroom Blitz. Delightfully silly with a touch of glittering decadence.<BR/><BR/>PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-15704715639337370302008-10-05T20:42:00.000-04:002008-10-05T20:42:00.000-04:00Yeah, that qualifies. It stinks bad. Shame on you....Yeah, that qualifies. It stinks bad. Shame on you. And you're a singer! You should know better! Welcome to the club.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-15460164679372842432008-10-05T20:28:00.000-04:002008-10-05T20:28:00.000-04:00ok then...what about Undercover Angel, by Alan O'D...ok then...what about Undercover Angel, by Alan O'Day...circa 1976ishHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10571416679474845872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-73715517916795495402008-10-05T18:38:00.000-04:002008-10-05T18:38:00.000-04:00Although the Carpenters are one of the great hokum...Although the Carpenters are one of the great hokum bands of all time, <I>Superstar</I> was written by Leon Russell who is an amazing songwriter. The Carpenters and Ray Charles recorded another great song of his, <I>A Song For You</I>. There’s no shame in listening to ANYTHING that guy wrote. Nice try, Heidi. I appreciate the effort.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-81086914643538435872008-10-05T17:35:00.000-04:002008-10-05T17:35:00.000-04:00Hows about the Carpenters - Superstar.Hows about the Carpenters - Superstar.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10571416679474845872noreply@blogger.com