Madonna's version is an even more loathed staple of Worst Covers Of All Time lists.

No, I'm pretty sure this is common knowledge.

As bad covers go, this runs neck-and-neck with Hilary Duff's version of "My Generation."

This is how it's done, ladies.

Jamdug!: I hate that farking song.

I can't say I'm a fan, either.

I groan audibly whenever that surfaces on my classic rock radio station.

Ennuipoet: On the other hand, "The Saga Begins" is a work of utter genius.

[Judge Mills Lane Mode ON]

I'LL ALLOW IT!

Ennuipoet: Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Jamdug!: I hate that farking song.

I can't say I'm a fan, either.

I groan audibly whenever that surfaces on my classic rock radio station.

On the other hand, "The Saga Begins" is a work of utter genius.

Every time I hear that song I think of the "Al TV" episode on Much Music that ended with him wrecking a sand sculpture before cutting to the video. To this day I still have no idea if it was an accident or not.

Cake Hunter: Hell of a banjo player.

This one time, at banjo camp...

serial arseonist: Cake Hunter: Hell of a banjo player.

This one time, at banjo camp...

Well since you brought it up...

I wasn't supposed to know "The Saga Begins" was a parody of "American Pie"? Or the author was just grasping at straws to get to a round number?

The stupid movie's plot was lifted from another film called Eight Days A Week, co-starring the mom from Seventh Heaven.

/it was a watermelon warmed by the sun, not a pie

Not my favorite tune, but who doesn't love pie?

Jamdug!: I hate that farking song.

Part of the Classic Rock Torture Series™...

Really, take any song that you like and have it played to AN INSANE DEGREE for forty years and see if you still like it.

Screw you subby, that movie is a part of my coming of age years. It ushered in a new era of movie comedy, and contributed more to pop culture than the song.

And that song, btw, blows my ass. 8 minutes long of the same f*cking hook over and over and over and over.

//only half kidding
/Canadian

on a not related note, i was bored, drunk, and had watched everything else, so I tried to watch american reunion last night.

horrible, horrible...horrible movie.. got about half way through.

just really horrible.

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Jamdug!: I hate that farking song.

I can't say I'm a fan, either.

I groan audibly whenever that surfaces on my classic rock radio station.

Got it going now from YouTube

god bless

CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40 - 1/15/72

40: ME AND BOBBY McGEE - JERRY LEE LEWIS
39: LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE - J. GEILS BAND
38: GEORGE JACKSON - BOB DYLAN
37: FIRE AND WATER - WILON PICKETT
36: WITHOUT YOU - NILSSON
35: STAY WITH ME - FACES
34: AN AMERICAN TRILOGY - MICKEY NEWBURY
33: BLACK DOG - LED ZEPPELIN
32: MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
31: THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT 'CHA - BOBBY WOMACK
30: LEVON - ELTON JOHN
29: RESPECT YOURSELF - THE STAPLE SINGERS
28: WHITE LIES BLUE EYES - BULLET
27: THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS - REDBONE
26: HAVE YOU SEEN HER - THE CHI-LITES
25: KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNING - CHARLEY PRIDE
24: ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU - SONNY & CHER
23: ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND - THINK
22: ANTICIPATION - CARLY SIMON
21: IT'S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE) - THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY
20: HEY BIG BROTHER - RARE EARTH
19: AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG - THREE DOG NIGHT
18: NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN - THREE DOG NIGHT
17: CHERISH - DAVID CASSIDY
16: DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE - JOE SIMON
15: ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW - THE HONEY CONE
14: DAY AFTER DAY - BADFINGER
13: I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) - THE HILLSIDE SINGERS
12: SUGAR DADDY - THE JACKSON FIVE
11: YOU ARE EVERYTHING - THE STYLISTICS
10: CLEAN UP WOMAN - BETTY WRIGHT
9: HEY GIRL - DONNY OSMOND
8: GOT TO BE THERE - MICHAEL JACKSON
7: I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) - THE NEW SEEKERS
6: SCORPIO - DENNIS COFFEY & THE DETRIOT GUITAR BAND
5: FAMILY AFFAIR - SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
4: SUNSHINE - JONATHAN EDWARDS
3: LET'S STAY TOGETHER - AL GREEN
2: BRAND NEW KEY - MELANIE
1: AMERICAN PIE - DON McLEAN

It sucks?

Oh, wait, everyone knows that.

CujoQuarrel: Got it going now from YouTube

Enjoy, then!


brandnewchair: on a not related note, i was bored, drunk, and had watched everything else, so I tried to watch american reunion last night.

horrible, horrible...horrible movie.. got about half way through.

just really horrible.

Pretty much what I surmised from the premise.

Still, kudos to the filmmakers for managing to keep Tara Reid sober for a decent chunk of time.

It's about Warren Beatty. People have known this for years.

Nina_Hartley's_Ass: CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40 - 1/15/72

There were two separate versions of "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" on the charts at the same time?

[shudder]

Also, I remember when Don McLean was asked what American Pie meant, his answer was that it meant that he would never have to ever work again.

GungFu: It's about Warren Beatty. People have known this for years.

No, It's official. It's about David Geffen

My (then) 8 year old daughter came home one day, singing this take-off (Pops to You Tube)

She didn't have the tune quite right, so at first I didn't recognize it, then I searched for it, and, just dang.

/I actually like the original, but yes, in moderate doses, not replayed every time I tune to a "Classic" rock station.
//Could be worse, could be riding through a desert on a horse with no name...

The album liner notes for "The Saga Begins" refers to it as a lyrical adaptation instead of a parody.

Nina_Hartley's_Ass: CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40 - 1/15/72

40: ME AND BOBBY McGEE - JERRY LEE LEWIS
39: LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE - J. GEILS BAND
38: GEORGE JACKSON - BOB DYLAN
37: FIRE AND WATER - WILON PICKETT
36: WITHOUT YOU - NILSSON
35: STAY WITH ME - FACES
34: AN AMERICAN TRILOGY - MICKEY NEWBURY
33: BLACK DOG - LED ZEPPELIN
32: MAKE ME THE WOMAN THAT YOU GO HOME TO - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
31: THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT 'CHA - BOBBY WOMACK
30: LEVON - ELTON JOHN
29: RESPECT YOURSELF - THE STAPLE SINGERS
28: WHITE LIES BLUE EYES - BULLET
27: THE WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS - REDBONE
26: HAVE YOU SEEN HER - THE CHI-LITES
25: KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNING - CHARLEY PRIDE
24: ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU - SONNY & CHER
23: ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND - THINK
22: ANTICIPATION - CARLY SIMON
21: IT'S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS (YES LOVE) - THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY
20: HEY BIG BROTHER - RARE EARTH
19: AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG - THREE DOG NIGHT
18: NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN - THREE DOG NIGHT
17: CHERISH - DAVID CASSIDY
16: DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE - JOE SIMON
15: ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW - THE HONEY CONE
14: DAY AFTER DAY - BADFINGER
13: I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) - THE HILLSIDE SINGERS
12: SUGAR DADDY - THE JACKSON FIVE
11: YOU ARE EVERYTHING - THE STYLISTICS
10: CLEAN UP WOMAN - BETTY WRIGHT
9: HEY GIRL - DONNY OSMOND
8: GOT TO BE THERE - MICHAEL JACKSON
7: I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY) - THE NEW SEEKERS
6: SCORPIO - DENNIS COFFEY & THE DETRIOT GUITAR BAND
5: FAMILY AFFAIR - SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
4: SUNSHINE - JONATHAN EDWARDS
3: LET'S STAY TOGETHER - AL GREEN
2: BRAND NEW KEY - MELANIE
1: AMERICAN PIE - DON McLEAN

I worked at a MOR AM station then and this was a good representation of the playlist. It doesn't show what was moving up and what was moving down but still a good idea of what we had.

Also, we tended to play, on "top 40" stations a selection that sliced five years or more so it was never just the same 20-40 songs over and over. So, even #1 American Pie might only be played two in a six hour shift.

Ennuipoet: Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Jamdug!: I hate that farking song.

I can't say I'm a fan, either.

I groan audibly whenever that surfaces on my classic rock radio station.

On the other hand, "The Saga Begins" is a work of utter genius.

Just listen to that and you don't need the prequels.

So, even #1 American Pie might only be played twice in a six hour shift.

Proofing is asleep today.

Hate that song. Don't care what it means.
I did like Vincent and Waters of Babylon, though.

Refudiated Strategerist: So, even #1 American Pie might only be played twice in a six hour shift.


Sounds insignificant, until you realize that "American Pie" twice makes up about 10 percent of that six hours!

/of course, I may be exaggerating

hurdboy: *yawn*

That's interesting, grandpa.


I'm sorry, I forgot to add, forty years in YOUR future nobody will be taking about any of the "hits" of that era as none will have left a scratch on musical history.

Forgive the oversight.

BroVinny: Refudiated Strategerist: So, even #1 American Pie might only be played twice in a six hour shift.


Sounds insignificant, until you realize that "American Pie" twice makes up about 10 percent of that six hours!

/of course, I may be exaggerating

Most AM stations only played side one. Only FM played the 8 minute version. Same with Lalya, there was an AM version which trashed the piano section to cut the song down to 3:change.

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Madonna's version is an even more loathed staple of Worst Covers Of All Time lists.

No, I'm pretty sure this is common knowledge.

As bad covers go, this runs neck-and-neck with Hilary Duff's version of "My Generation."

This is how it's done, ladies.

They get a pass, because English is obviously not their Mother Tongue. The other two biatches have no such excuse.

I realized that songwriters should make their statements and move on, maintaining a dignified silence

Yeah, well if no one understands or can figure out the meaning, it's not much of a statement, is it?

Refudiated Strategerist: hurdboy: *yawn*

That's interesting, grandpa.


I'm sorry, I forgot to add, forty years in YOUR future nobody will be taking about any of the "hits" of that era as none will have left a scratch on musical history.

Forgive the oversight.

I'd prefer no scratch over the atrocity that American Pie turned into.

During college I was a DJ on a local classic rock station and with our shiatty gear we could only play two songs back to back without putting on new discs. I figured out pretty quick that the best way to take a break/knock out a quicky in the back room with a co-ed/run across the street and slam a beer/eat dinner was to put on American Pie and the long version of Freebird back to back. If I remember right, it gives you almost 20 minutes.

I liked the first American Pie movie, Snobmitter

sure haven't: Refudiated Strategerist: hurdboy: *yawn*

That's interesting, grandpa.


I'm sorry, I forgot to add, forty years in YOUR future nobody will be taking about any of the "hits" of that era as none will have left a scratch on musical history.

Forgive the oversight.

I'd prefer no scratch over the atrocity that American Pie turned into.

You had to be there...not something anyone could fully understand in retrospect.

ExperianScaresCthulhu: They get a pass, because English is obviously not their Mother Tongue. The other two biatches have no such excuse.

You're now my favorite person in the world for the next hour.

Refudiated Strategerist: BroVinny: Refudiated Strategerist: So, even #1 American Pie might only be played twice in a six hour shift.


Sounds insignificant, until you realize that "American Pie" twice makes up about 10 percent of that six hours!

/of course, I may be exaggerating

Most AM stations only played side one. Only FM played the 8 minute version. Same with Lalya, there was an AM version which trashed the piano section to cut the song down to 3:change.

Wow. Learned something. Thanks.

Fano: Ennuipoet: Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Jamdug!: I hate that farking song.

I can't say I'm a fan, either.

I groan audibly whenever that surfaces on my classic rock radio station.

On the other hand, "The Saga Begins" is a work of utter genius.

Just listen to that and you don't need the prequels.

FTFY. It had to be done. This... is... Farka!