The cheesiest song ever and yet it was a hit twice. What does it mean?

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I will defend this song on the following grounds:

  1. Minnie Ripperton was a total babe.
  2. At the end, she’s singing to her two year-old, Maya (Rudolph, of SNL fame).
  3. Maya Rudolph is a total babe.

Full pardon from the governor…case closed!

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People, we’ve done this before.

I know, and you know, that there is only one song that holds this position.

I give you “Dear Mr. Jesus.”

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I’m sending in the National Guard to stop this travesty…that song is a danger to eardrums and spinal cords.

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One of the most perfect opportunities for song parody, and “Weird Al” nailed it.
Easily among the best of his parody songs.

VIDEO!!!

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I did not know this (the daughter part). I was wondering why she got to do so many of the black female characters (she’s good too). I defend this song too on the grounds that:

  1. I love sappy, melodramatic songs and this sure is one, that make you want to cry.
  2. Riperton has the same first name as my mom ands he died a few years after my mom.
  3. I’ll always associate the sadness of her and my mom’s death and this song.

So there.

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5-4 and I see your National Guard and raise you a full battalion. Don’t make us get out the starship cruiser!

Actually today I was in Walgreens and I knew we had left one out when it came across the store speakers:

And sometimes when we touch
The honesty’s too much
I actually said “NO!” out loud.

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Thanks for this!

That’s 3 different interpretations I’ve heard so far. This one, the wedding one and one that says it’s an environmental protest song.

Doesn’t matter. It’s still the cheesiest.

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Don’t Give Up On Us Baby, David Soul. Cheesy lyrics and sung by someone whose primary career is (was) acting.

Love it though.

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I was kinda hoping it was Disco Duck, actually.

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Ernie, Who Drove The Fastest Milkcart In The West.

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Two of the cheesiest songs that popped into my head were from when I was a young girl. Wildfire by Michael Martin Murphy (Wiiiiiiiiiiiiild-fire) already metioned by Xema and
~drumroll~
Coward of the County by Kenny Rogers. My friends and I loved that song when it came out – but at least we had the excuse of being young and pre-teen girls. That song spent 2 weeks at Number 1 – what was everybody else’s excuse?

Oh, and Mr. Miskatonic, what’s really fun is discovering Punk Covers of some of these songs. Talk about cognitive dissonance…