# dumb songs

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 15, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-songs/740543 "2015-12-15T16:40:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-songs/740543/27 "2015-12-17T00:10:14Z")

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> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#):
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> Can anybody defend the brilliance of “Why Don’t We Do It In the Road”?

**drad dog** tried:

> [@Your Least Favorite Beatles Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-least-favorite-beatles-song/108933/67):
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> There is so much wrongness here, I’m going to give up, in a minute. First I must defend this song.
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> It is the funniest Beatles song. (By Paul and not John, remember) It’s a take off on macho rock.
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> It is not repetitive screaming any more than many other R & R or R & B songs are. It’s got chord changes, a melody and a passioned if satirical vocal that made it a keeper for those guys. And it doesn’t take up that much precious time. Nuff Said.

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