# Songs where the object of affection is NOT attractive...

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 27, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-object-of-affection-is-not-attractive/629596 "2012-07-27T19:15:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Alma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alma)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-object-of-affection-is-not-attractive/629596/81 "2012-08-05T00:11:36Z")

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[Fat](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmF3Ze3nKYc) by The Violent Femmes sort of qualifies. He’s hoping she gets unattractive.

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**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-object-of-affection-is-not-attractive/629596/82 "2012-08-05T00:29:19Z")

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Since I linked _Big Legged Woman_, this seems only fair…

[Skinny Legs and All](http://youtu.be/rCrbaTOn0tU) - **Joe Tex**

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-object-of-affection-is-not-attractive/629596/83 "2012-08-05T01:03:18Z")

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> [@Gyrate](#):
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> I’m also rather fond of **[I Go For That](http://www.amazon.com/I-Go-For-That/dp/B004PAA7LI)** by Audrey Morris, in the “My Funny Valentine” vein:
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> _Your kiss just misses,  
> Your dancing is rough,  
> But I like that stuff,  
> I guess I don’t get around quite enough!_

Wouldja believe that tune goes back to 1938? Here’s [Mildred Bailey](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lo397L1OH0) singing it with the Red Norvo band.

Going back to 1931, you have a British hit, \*Miss Elizabeth Brown.

Tho’ I know she doesn’t look like beauties in a picture book  
I’ll be broken hearted if she turns me down  
Her father is a millionaire, he hasn’t got a son and heir  
That’s why I want a love affair with Miss Elizabeth Brown\*

Al Bowlly, Britain’s crooner of the day, sings it [here](http://pagingmrvolstead.blogspot.com/2012/05/fancy-our-meeting.html), along with a bunch of his other platters.

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**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-object-of-affection-is-not-attractive/629596/84 "2012-08-05T02:35:10Z")

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[Rosie](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu_xaZwOezA) by Jackson Browne? 😃

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**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-object-of-affection-is-not-attractive/629596/85 "2012-08-08T20:40:33Z")

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I also wanted to add Cholly by Fishbone

“I love you Cholly with your big fat body/ Oh golly Cholly you’re just chubbly wubbly wobbly”

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