# Music acts where their best-known song is among their worst? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 8, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-acts-where-their-best-known-song-is-among-their-worst/509338 "2009-09-08T21:08:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-acts-where-their-best-known-song-is-among-their-worst/509338/81 "2009-09-10T14:48:55Z")
> [@maplekiwi](#): > > You see, this is the thing about the guests not having their location up. I’m from NZ. Fernando was a big hit here. Ah! That makes sense. > [@gaffa](#): > > I know what you mean - many of the songs nominated are tiresome from over-exposure, but not “bad” songs by any measure. That’s an unfortunate thing about music, but it seems really common. When a new song comes out, you’ll hear a lot of people say, “Wow, what a great song!” Then it gets played over and over and over and over, and those same people are saying, “That song sucks.” No. The song doesn’t suck. It’s still a great song. They’re just tired of it. > [@DfrntBreign](#): > > Ya’ll forgot FZ’s “Montana”. Yeah, but when we moved to Montana, we played it a lot for the first few months. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rib\_Eye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@Rib\_Eye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rib_Eye)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-acts-where-their-best-known-song-is-among-their-worst/509338/82 "2009-09-10T15:48:45Z")
Queensryche - Jet City Woman Saigon Kick - Love is on The Way ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-acts-where-their-best-known-song-is-among-their-worst/509338/83 "2009-09-10T16:08:59Z")
I’ve heard Dire Straits bassist John Illsley express some amused dismay that they’re best know in America for “Walk of Life” and “Money for Nothing,” which he regarded as nice little novelty songs, but far from their best work. Hard to argue with him. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-acts-where-their-best-known-song-is-among-their-worst/509338/84 "2009-09-10T23:46:29Z")
Well, I’m not sure if it qualifies. Live’s ‘‘Lightning Crashes’’ is an admittedly absolutely beautiful song, but in my opinion there are way better tracks on _Throwing Copper_. Musically I would put ‘‘Lightning Crashes’’ toward the bottom on that album, yet it’s Live’s best known song. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-acts-where-their-best-known-song-is-among-their-worst/509338/85 "2009-09-11T00:19:14Z")
More about that dreadful “Muskrat” song. Titled “Muskrat Candlelight” on Willis Alan Ramsey’s eponymous first & only album, it was an amusing throw-away novelty. The other tunes made the LP one of the classics in the Texas Singer Songwriter tradition. I saw him play many times in the old days. Then America and The Captain & Tennille picked up the tune & called it “Muskrat Love.” Millions of records were sold, thousands of us grew to hate the dreadful thing. Ramsey lit out for the UK, with royalty checks following. Last I heard, he was back in the USA, playing again. Still no record #2. Honest, he wrote some really great songs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-acts-where-their-best-known-song-is-among-their-worst/509338.md?page=4)