# Sappy songs you are unapologetic about loving **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [June 18, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578 "2021-06-18T22:13:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/101 "2021-06-20T16:32:31Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Speaking of sappy truck songs (though not a pair I especially like): “Giddyup Go” and “Teddy Bear”, both by Red Sovine. “Teddy Bear” was the second 45 I ever bought (the first being “Convoy”). For those who aren’t familiar, it came out at the height of the 1970s CB radio phenomenon, and was about a sick little boy, whose father had died, and who talked with truckers on his CB radio; the boy’s dream was to take a ride in a semi. Extremely sappy, for sure. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/102 "2021-06-20T17:01:00Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > **Chicago** ’s _If You Leave Me Now_ . That one always reminds me of @Sampiro’s tribute to his mom. I can’t listen to it anymore. ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/103 "2021-06-20T17:39:56Z")
Lee Marvin singing Wand’rin Star: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/El9eCRisbDo/maxresdefault.jpg "Lee Marvin - Wand'rin Star (ReMastered Audio) (With Lyrics) (1969) (HD)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El9eCRisbDo) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/104 "2021-06-20T17:57:14Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > We had to sing that in elementary school music class. We hated it! Aw. It always makes me think of that De Niro movie _Bang the Drum Slowly_, and it makes me cry. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/105 "2021-06-20T18:13:44Z")
> [@alovem](#): > > Lee Marvin singing […in a cartoon.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM5-xFenaZI&ab_channel=NumberOneSixNumberOneSix) ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/106 "2021-06-20T18:14:44Z")
Here are my 3. [The Hollies - He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl5vi9ir49g) [Say Hello 2 Heaven (25th Anniversary Mix) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-8s_S0s3sA) One of my mother’s favorites. [Bad Company - Silver, Blue And Gold - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdvI4G11eBk) ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/107 "2021-06-20T18:56:41Z")
Okay, you’ve forced me to pull out the big gun. You don’t need to be a Scouser or football fan to catch something in your throat when you hear: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OV5_LQArLa0/maxresdefault.jpg "Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone [Official Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV5_LQArLa0) But if you aren’t there’s the original, an audio Capcha testing whether you are a robot (skip ahead to around 3:23): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/B7YhWIzd-gc/maxresdefault.jpg "(HD 720p) R&H "Carousel" , You'll Never Walk Alone (Original Version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7YhWIzd-gc) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/108 "2021-06-20T19:01:27Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > You don’t need to be a Scouser or football fan to catch something in your throat when you hear: An on-field recording of Liverpool fans singing that song during a match appears at the end of Pink Floyd’s “Fearless” (they fade in at around 4:40): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/t3J_2R9rAp8/maxresdefault.jpg "Fearless") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3J_2R9rAp8) ---
**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:** [June 20, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/109 "2021-06-20T19:06:28Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > Say Hello 2 Heaven (25th Anniversary Mix) - YouTube There is absolutely _NOTHING_ sappy about this song. ---
**Author:** ![anny\_m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/110 "2021-06-20T19:08:00Z")
I’m encouraged that no one mentioned Bobby Goldsboro’s _Honey._ I’ve always disliked that song, but it may be the definition of sappy. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/111 "2021-06-20T19:12:19Z")
Years ago, humor columnist Dave Barry asked readers to send in their nominations for the worst song ever. Several readers nominated “Honey,” with one of them stating, “Bobby never caught on that he could have bored a hole in himself and let the sap out.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/112 "2021-06-20T19:20:50Z")
I have long felt it odd that Pink Floyd, a London band, would play that, a Liverpool song. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/113 "2021-06-20T19:27:07Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > An on-field recording of Liverpool fans singing that song during a match appears at the end of Pink Floyd’s “Fearless” (they fade in at around 4:40): Which just goes to shiw not everything PF did was good. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/114 "2021-06-20T20:39:22Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Okay, you’ve forced me to pull out the big gun. You don’t need to be a Scouser or football fan to catch something in your throat when you hear: Best video of **that song** ever! Thanks. My granddaughter listened, then started singing along, carrying it forward at least two generations. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/115 "2021-06-20T20:47:18Z")
Yeah, guess which song here i’ve played at least six times today? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/116 "2021-06-20T20:54:50Z")
Good songs, love them. I want to add _“Undercover Angel”._ ---
**Author:** ![Bonum\_Legatum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bonum_legatum/32/6183_2.png) [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/117 "2021-06-20T21:01:20Z")
Mario Lanza singing a lullaby: Guardian Angels. The contrast between the “all stops out” sections and the restrained sections of this lullaby are amazing. AND, I just found out who composed it: > **[Guardian Angels (Harpo Marx song)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian_Angels_(Harpo_Marx_song))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > "Guardian Angels" is a song by Harpo Marx and lyricist Gerda Beilenson (1903-1985) originally for the film War Bond Drive. The lyrics begin: "Guardian angels around my bed, Joining me in my prayers". Beilenson's husband was the Marx Brothers’ lawyer, Larry Beilenson, who showed the song to Mario Lanza who recorded it on his Christmas album in 1951. It was recorded by Plácido Domingo for his My Christmas album for Sony in 2014. ---
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If you’re going to reach back for songs composed by famous comedians, this one always hits me in the feels. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5rkNBH5fbMk/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDbL-YDWCIekuAyI9tuIYfT_LvTQA "♫ Smile - Charlie Chaplin") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rkNBH5fbMk) ---
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I read an article by or about Allen Sherman where he talked about the nice older guy next door who loved gardening. Without the fright wig and trademark clothes – and talking – he didn’t recognize the Arthur Marx next door was Harpo. ---
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> [@SCAdian](#): > > Speaking of sappy truck songs (though not a pair I especially like): “Giddyup Go” and “Teddy Bear”, both by Red Sovine. Not a truck song, but I’ll offer “Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Wine,” by Tom T. Hall, to complete the trifecta. A guy in a Miami bar gets life advice from the janitor. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578.md?page=7)