# Gook-guk-a-choo, Mrs. Robinson------bad songs by good artists **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 30, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955 "2003-07-30T18:28:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/1 "2003-07-30T18:28:15Z")
Just 'cause an aritist has some great songs, doesnt mean that EVERY one of his songs should be played 30 years later as a classic. But the radio stations think so! Other examples: Eric Clapton– great guitarist–but why does “I Shot the Sheriff” still abuse the airwaves? The Beatles- Obla dee, Obla-dah. It could have been written by the “Archies”. or any other bubble gum band for 11 year olds. Now it’s your turn… ---
**Author:** ![Aguecheek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Aguecheek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aguecheek)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/2 "2003-07-30T18:41:16Z")
“Jazz Police” by the inestimable Leonard Cohen makes me cringe every time I hear it. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/3 "2003-07-30T19:14:50Z")
“Raspberry Beret” by Prince ---
**Author:** ![aaslatten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@aaslatten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaslatten)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/4 "2003-07-30T19:18:01Z")
I dunno … I like Mrs. Robinson. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/5 "2003-07-30T19:19:45Z")
“Train to Bangkok” (or whatever its called) by Rush. This embarrased me when I was in high school. * * * _“Lets get them meek bastards **NOW!** ”_ ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/6 "2003-07-30T19:53:44Z")
I like “Mrs. Robinson” too, but I really **loathe** what the Lemonheads did to it … drums? Urk. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/7 "2003-07-30T20:32:25Z")
AEROSMITH Angel THE BEATLES Yesterday BLACK SABBATH Changes DAVID BOWIE Drive In Saturday THE CARS Drive CHEAP TRICK The Flame DOORS LA Woman FOREIGNER I Want To Know What Love Is GOO GOO DOLLS Name GnR Patience JOURNEY Open Arms & Who’s Crying Now KINKS Hollywood Blvd. CYNDI LAUPER Time After Time & True Colors PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS My Love THE ROLLING STONES Angie STYX Babe ---
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/8 "2003-07-30T20:56:47Z")
Two words: Mr. Moonlight ---
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/9 "2003-07-30T21:02:19Z")
By the way, I disagree totally with **JohnBckWLD** ’s list. All those songs are good except the one by Styx, and the thread’s supposed to be about bad songs by _good_ bands, so the Styx entry is disqualified. ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/10 "2003-07-30T21:06:53Z")
Of course we’re all gonna disagree about some of these (I’ve always loved “Ob La Di”, for instance) but as a hardcore Beatles’ fan, I can’t bring myself to listen to “The Long and Winding Road”. Yecch. I didn’t like “Yesterday” nearly as much before I heard a recent interview on Morning Edition with Sir Paul talking about what he thinks of it now, and singing it. Damn. I bawled right there on the offramp; good think everyone else was watching where they were driving. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/11 "2003-07-30T21:09:39Z")
Okay, I know that musical taste is personal and everybody’s opinion is correct, for that person alone, but **JohnBckWLD** , what are you talking about?!? Yesterday? My Love?, Time after Time? True Colors? Those are great songs. Yesterday is one of the best songs EVER recorded! I’ll give you Babe, and LA Woman is waaaay overplayed. As far as McCartney, I’ll give you an Ebony and Ivory or The Girl is Mine. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/12 "2003-07-30T21:31:18Z")
Beatles: “Mr. Moonlight” Led Zeppelin: “Down By the Seaside” ---
**Author:** ![Qwertyasdfg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ecc23a/32.png) [@Qwertyasdfg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertyasdfg)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/13 "2003-07-30T22:31:52Z")
Beatles: “Let it Be” “Revolution #9” “I Want Her (She’s So Heavy)” Led Zeppelin (my favorite band): “Hats off to Harper” “No Quater” Finch: “Ender” At the Drive-in: “Paid Vacation Time” “Alpha Centauri” Audioslave: “Exploder” Coldplay: “A Whisper” Jimmy Eat World: “Hear You Me” “My Sundown” (don’t know all of their material though) I’m sure there are more but thats what comes to mind right away. ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/14 "2003-07-30T23:10:45Z")
**Moderator’s note:** Moving this to **Cafe Society**. TVeblen, IMHO mod ---
**Author:** ![Engywook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bc8723/32.png) [@Engywook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engywook)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/15 "2003-07-31T00:40:13Z")
Pink Floyd - Young Lust is so sub-par it makes the two post-Waters albums sound like genius. And while we’re on the subject of Floyd alums: David Gilmour - Blue Light Roger Waters - everything from Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking _except_ Every Stranger’s Eyes. Roger’s new song, Each Small Candle or something like that, is also crap but not for the same reason. ---
**Author:** ![TeaRoses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@TeaRoses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaRoses)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/16 "2003-07-31T00:46:34Z")
Bruce Springsteen: Hungry Hearts ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/17 "2003-07-31T01:16:58Z")
Beastie Boys: “Intergalactic” was their weakest song ever. IMO. Led Zeppelin: I’ve never liked “D’Yer Ma’ker” - didn’t even sound like them. “All of My Love” is another dog. Ditto “Boogie With Stu.” Grateful Dead: “Good Lovin’” is brutal. Can’t stand “Box of Rain.” “Touch of Gray” makes my teeth hurt. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/18 "2003-07-31T01:26:03Z")
A lot of Deadheads might agree about Touch of Grey, but Box of Rain is my favorite Dead tune. Actually, I like I Am the Walrus as well. If you count older Aerosmith as a good artist, then I nominate everything they’ve done since releasing “Crazy” (or “Amazing” or “Cryin’,” whichever came first). ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/19 "2003-07-31T01:58:20Z")
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird. Worst guitar solo ever, though nearly all of their other stuff is excellent. The Who – You Better You Bet. Boy, did they miss Keith Moon. Led Zep – The Lemon Song. Really, really, really, really dumb. Paul McCartney – My Love. Someone drilled a hole in his head and the sap came gushing out. ---
**Author:** ![jesleigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jesleigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jesleigh)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955/20 "2003-07-31T03:02:47Z")
Just a few problems: Angel is wonderful Name is one of my favorite songs I love Open Arms (except when Mariah Carey butchered it) Can you name any great Cyndi Lauper songs? and Free Bird is great [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gook-guk-a-choo-mrs-robinson-bad-songs-by-good-artists/191955.md?page=2)