# Musical Abominations **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 15, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549 "2010-05-15T15:40:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Rrose\_Selavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bcef8e/32.png) [@Rrose\_Selavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rrose_Selavy)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/41 "2010-05-17T13:14:04Z")
Of course there’s always that infamous full album of contractualy required feedback ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Zr0KkzbbqPI/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zr0KkzbbqPI?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque > [@](#): > > Many fans of Reed’s more straightforward rock efforts returned their copies of Metal Machine Music to record stores, believing that the droning grind which allots for the album’s entirety was actually the result of defective vinyl. [3] 😃 > **[Metal Machine Music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Machine_Music)** > > Metal Machine Music (subtitled \*The Amine β Ring) is the fifth studio album by American rock musician Lou Reed. It was recorded on a three-speed Uher machine and was mastered/engineered by Bob Ludwig. It was released as a double album in July 1975 by RCA Records, but taken off the market three weeks later. A radical departure from the rest of his catalog, Metal Machine Music features no songs or recognizably structured compositions, eschewing melody and rhythm for modulated feedback and noi The... ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/42 "2010-05-17T13:19:22Z")
Got to have some Shooby in there. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MutYIgL4Gbk/hqdefault.jpg "Shooby Taylor") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MutYIgL4Gbk) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/43 "2010-05-17T13:42:42Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > In defense of Jo Stafford, “Darlene and Jonathan Edwards” were a _comedy_ duo created by Stafford and her husband Paul Weston; they won a Grammy in comedy in 1960 for the act. Stafford and Weston were extremely talented musicians in their own right; if you listen closely some of Darlene’s missed notes are very precisely and consistently off-key. It takes a genuinely good singer to sing that badly. > > Still pretty damn funny though. Excellent points, **Gyrate** , and some additional fun can be found at [this link to an interview with them.](http://www.counterpoint-music.com/specialties/interview.html) Somewhere along the way (I have been unable to locate it today) I’ve heard an actual audio of a fake interview with them that was a scream itself. Jo’s work with the big bands as a sidekick for Sinatra should serve to authenticate her talents and Paul’s piano virtuosity is equal to Jo’s singing skills. YouTube has quite a few clips of both Jo and Paul just to show their “real” abilities, too. ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/44 "2010-05-17T14:54:38Z")
I have read the whole thread, and I am shocked! SHOCKED I SAY! That no one has mentioned the Molvanian star Zladko “Zlad” Vladcik and his great “Elektronik Supersonik”…! [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp_PIjc2ga4) (Although, to be fair, this _is_ a joke – “Zlad” is actually Santo Cilauro, Australian comic, and the character comes form the fictitious East European country of Molvanîa. Nonetheless, the song… _the song_… Arghle!) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/45 "2010-05-17T14:57:54Z")
> [@valleyofthedolls](#): > > Dear God, what have you done to me? I can’t stop listening to them. > > **They’re so bad yet so compelling at the same time.** > > It’s Halloween, My Cutie, Who are Parents, Philosophy of the World, Foot Foot…can’t. stop. listening. Dude, I have a couple of feet of shelf space that is nothing but this genre of music. I love him, but most people can’t stand to listen to more than a few seconds of [Jandek](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHbCDBf7-Qg). [Acid Mothers Temple](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUZL6wbxKok) gets a lot of really adverse reactions. Many people find they have no use for [Melt](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nusozpY536Q) [Banana](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7bOShRcBlI). More than one person has asked me to turn off [Weird Paul](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2PDM2gKvqs). I’ve seen near riots over certain songs by [The](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvJiyOPmsJs) [Residents](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co5y9sS_s6w); people seem to find them generally disturbing. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/46 "2010-05-17T15:59:55Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > A challenge (a la Mission:Impossible): find a worse cover than [Michael Jackson - Billie Jean](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdKk3PdmeLU) ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zAMk7sVdECU/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/zAMk7sVdECU?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/47 "2010-05-17T17:20:27Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Dude, > > \ > > I’ve seen near riots over certain songs by [The](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvJiyOPmsJs) [Residents](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co5y9sS_s6w); people seem to find them generally disturbing. You’re so _cool_, Brewster! ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/48 "2010-05-17T21:58:39Z")
[Jackie Chan SINGS “Unforgettable”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYlB6sZs3pA&feature=PlayList&p=B6F6DCFA88C37093&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=3) ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/49 "2010-05-17T22:28:05Z")
Probably the most horrifying abomination I’ve heard (aside from a high school marching band rendition of _The Polovtsian Dances_ at a football game. Was David Byrne (of the Talking Heads) attempting to sing _Au fond du temple saint_ from Bizet’s _The Pearlfishers_. I’m not a musical snob (at least _I_ don’t think so) and classical crossovers don’t ordinarily bother me too much. But, oh, the agony. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/50 "2010-05-17T22:41:46Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > [Pat Boone covering Paradise City.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wu0aEwhjj4) I’ll see that and raise you one [pat boone - enter sandman](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z67IqrmygZY&feature=related) Can you say sacrilege? ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Incognito\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@Guy\_Incognito\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito_1)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/51 "2010-05-18T00:04:18Z")
Ooh, You Touch My Tra La La. Not safe for work, or anywhere really. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbYtqAWDF2U) ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/52 "2010-05-18T06:41:53Z")
[And odd mix of Lawrence Welk and pot](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye3ecDYxOkg) It’s not hideous per se but it does make my brain hurt. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/53 "2010-05-18T15:28:28Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > [And odd mix of Lawrence Welk and pot](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye3ecDYxOkg) > > It’s not hideous per se but it does make my brain hurt. A perfect example of utterly clueless abominations. Welk was the leader of that crowd of shows. Back before Elvis, “Your Hit Parade” was a halfway decent presentation of the pop music of the day. If this clip doesn’t actually mark the beginning of the end of YHP, it’s very close. They just couldn’t deal with music that was “performer specific” and thus failed to get the point. Wince to [Heart Break Hotel Song set to Horror](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fj110n9tyo) with Gisele MacKenzie providing the butchery. As I recall, each of their regular singers gave an equally unimpressive rendition of some Elvis material over the remaining days of the show. Details of YHP at [Your Hit Parade - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Hit_Parade) ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/54 "2010-05-18T15:28:51Z")
> [@koeeoaddi](#): > > Well, there’s always [the Russian guy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtbxzfOPMpM). I’ve only gotten this far in the thread - but - the rest were merely embarassingly bad, painful to watch/listen to, but this guy was scary. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/55 "2010-05-18T16:07:22Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAMk7sVdECU&feature=PlayList&p=BFED320A15D17DCB&playnext\_from=PL&playnext=1&index=51](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAMk7sVdECU&feature=PlayList&p=BFED320A15D17DCB&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=51) Oh…God. That was like a bad American Idol performance. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/56 "2010-05-18T18:27:04Z")
We got this far without [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC73PHdQX04](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC73PHdQX04) ? ---
**Author:** ![Rrose\_Selavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bcef8e/32.png) [@Rrose\_Selavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rrose_Selavy)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/57 "2010-05-18T22:09:07Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > We got this far without [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC73PHdQX04](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC73PHdQX04) ? Cute dancers though! Raise your Nimoy with this Shatner ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DvQwXOCKNLY/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/DvQwXOCKNLY?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque - ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/58 "2010-05-18T23:22:54Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > [And odd mix of Lawrence Welk and pot](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye3ecDYxOkg) > > It’s not hideous per se but it does make my brain hurt. This reminded me of the wonderful awesomeness that is The Lettermen. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wjDqkCTQwIA/maxresdefault.jpg "The Lettermen - Hello, I Love You / Touch Me") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjDqkCTQwIA) ---
**Author:** ![statij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@statij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statij)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/59 "2010-05-19T00:20:20Z")
[The Best Music Video Ever Made](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO2oayC54dg&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549/60 "2010-05-19T00:29:32Z")
Another … er … classic … [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sN16fdzdMg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-abominations/539549.md?page=4)