Awful songs you just can't get enough of

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I know people love Free Bird, but I always though it was awful and a rip off sort of of Stairway.

Have always heard the allegations, but actually like 'Freebird'.

Now if you want to talk ripoff, lets look at Bowie's 'Under Pressure' and Vanilla Ice's 'Ice, Ice, Baby'. I read somewhere that they got away with that by adding an extra note or beat to the baseline, or something like that.

And if you want to talk about bad songs you can't get out of your head, anyone remember the Banana Splits theme song!?!?!?

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by BobC

Have always heard the allegations, but actually like 'Freebird'.

Now if you want to talk ripoff, lets look at Bowie's 'Under Pressure' and Vanilla Ice's 'Ice, Ice, Baby'. I read somewhere that they got away with that by adding an extra note or beat to the baseline, or something like that.

And if you want to talk about bad songs you can't get out of your head, anyone remember the Banana Splits theme song!?!?!?

Hahaha, you bet I remember the banana split theme song, I watched it religiously in my impetus youth…

[TUM301]

"Yes I Like Pina Coladas, Getting caught in the Rain".......

[irv]

Originally Posted by BobC

Yes, but see what I said in post #73, and check out the documentary on Netflix if you can. I would tend to believe the documentary is factual since it includes interviews and stories from actual band members.

Interesting. I have never heard that before until now. I hope to check out the Documentary sometime.
Thanks

Speaking of songs you can't get out of your head, how about songs with the same title.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrffDM3hHk8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c18441Eh_WE

Got to admit, this thread brought back memories and made me look into some of these songs yesterday that I had never heard of before.

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by TUM301

"Yes I Like Pina Coladas, Getting caught in the Rain".......

Rupert Holmes, the singer of "Escape" aka The Piña Colada song wrote and played piano on 'Timothy' by The Buoys which is mentioned in another post.

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by BobC

Have always heard the allegations, but actually like 'Freebird'.

Now if you want to talk ripoff, lets look at Bowie's 'Under Pressure' and Vanilla Ice's 'Ice, Ice, Baby'. I read somewhere that they got away with that by adding an extra note or beat to the baseline, or something like that.

And if you want to talk about bad songs you can't get out of your head, anyone remember the Banana Splits theme song!?!?!?

"Under Pressure" is a Queen song featuring David Bowie. Vanilla Ice did sample the song and has admitted it. No extra bass line note. He did lose in court, but purportedly purchased the rights to the song. Queen and Bowie were given writing credits for "Ice, Ice Baby"

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Michael B

"Under Pressure" is a Queen song featuring David Bowie. Vanilla Ice did sample the song and has admitted it. No extra bass line note. He did lose in court, but purportedly purchased the rights to the song. Queen and Bowie were given writing credits for "Ice, Ice Baby"

Thanks for clarifying and correcting me. I always think just of Bowie with that song, and not Queen, for some reason. Never heard about that final legal outcome. I may mistakenly have been thinking of some other past copyright case and got Vanilla Ice's song in my head.

[steve B]

Along the sort of novelty line.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyJSetm6U0k

They did get the guitar player from Blue Oyster Cult to do this song.