Erratic, even.
I’ll see you that and raise it to:
And IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII will always love Yewwwwwwwwwwwww
The song is much better if you imagine Honey as being sort of psycho and out of control, and the singer reminiscing about her after having killed her and buried her in the garden…near that tree.
“Those Were the Days, My Friend,” Mary Hopkins. Awful stuff.
“Save Your Kisses for Me” I forget and I don’t wanna know who recorded it. That song made me want to strangle baby ducks.
What was the other one that made me scream and trample hedgehogs? oh yes…“The Day we went to Bangor” Again I forget and ditto
Anything by the Jackson 5 makes my head explode.
shudder
I saw your face…
in a crowded place…
and I don’t know what to do…
'cause I’ll never be with you…
DIEDIEDIE!!!
How could I forget “Ben” by Michael Jackson.
Jeezus a song about a sodding rat
Seconded and thirded. The Captain & Tenille performed this at a state dinner for Queen Elizabeth during the Bicentennial, I kid you not. It’s a wonder she didn’t order her troops to burn down the White House again.
The original version of Muskrat Love, by America, is much better- it is played straight- for example it doesn’t have the muskrat/farting keyboard effects- it’s actually pretty cute, but still boggles the mind as to why, or how, one could even conceive of such a song, let alone actually write and record it. Gotta love the 70’s for making it possible though.
Maybe, but the song is much like “Sylvia’s Mother” – a parody of the genre. “I’m Not in Love” is also very cleverly constructed and one of the most ironic songs out there. It’s not cloying simply because it doesn’t take itself seriously for one moment.
Also, one of most technically advanced productions of the decade. In a nutshell, the members sang every note over several octaves, and the segments of tape with their voices were played like an instrument. Pretty easy to do nowadays, but incredibly difficult back then…
Yeah, I remember thinking even as a kid knowing nothing about production values that “I’m Not in Love” along with most Steely Dan singles, just sounded better than the average song on the radio.
The original version of the tune appeared on Willis Alan Ramsey–the songwriter’s eponymous debut album. Part of the “Texas singer-songwriter” scene (although he was born in Alabama), he released his one & only album in 1972.
“Muskrat Love” is an amusing, throw-away tune on that album. The others are quite excellent & have been covered by many artists. But WAR’s versions are mighty fine.
Troubles with his record company stalled his recording career. He moved to the British Isles for a long time but is back in the USA, writing songs–a couple with Lyle Lovett–& performing again. Word is that another album is forthcoming.
Massive royalties–mostly from Captain & Tenille’s version of his tune–no doubt underwrote his long “vacation” from the music scene.
Running Bear by Johnny Preston.
Hey, Running Bear! Grab a canoe, you moron!
Apropos of nothing. Just a stream of consciousness remark. 
I’ve always said that there’s nothing in that song about Honey dying. “One day…the Angels came” simply means that she was traded to Anaheim.
Alcohol has been known to bring out the maudlin.
I’ll nominate the whole Up With People catalog.
So play, play for me a sad melody
So sad that it makes everybody cry-y-y-y-y.
And real hurting song about luv that’s gone wrong.
So I don’t have to cry all alone.
Hey, won’t you play another somebody done somebody wrong song?
Don’t Cry Out Loud is pretty lousy, too, but I do find the circus metaphor and imagery of the verses to be well done.