Weird Songs That Climbed The Charts
 

What are some weird songs that did well on radio?

Mr. Roboto comes to my mind right away.
Also Yellow Submarine and Rapture

- Jake

Laurie Anderson's "O Superman". Don't know if it's still played on the radio these days, but at least it was a sizeable hit in the UK.

Big Love LOL

Justify My Love, Madonna-duh

"Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen", by Mary Schmich~

It's not weird so much as ANNOYING, but "Don't Worry Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin.

Tusk :)
I think it reached number 2 in the UK

Corey Heart - Sunglasses At Night
Afroman - Because I Got High

I forgot about the 90s song New Age Girl (Mary Moon) by Dead Eye Dick.

That gawdawful Linda Perry song from '94. Oy.

Noo! That's a great song. :o Maybe you're thinking of its tongue-in-cheek counterpart, the Bong Song? (Weird Al perhaps? Not sure)

"Informer" by Snow
And of course, the "Macarena"

Informer!! My mates and I always used to sing this (or try to sing this) back in grade 4. I heard it again more recently and didn't understand what we had liked so much about it. :shrug: :]

Bizarre 'song' that one. Saw the video clip on TV one day.

Here's my entry - an Australian song from this year called 'Ooh Aah'. It is truly the worst song ever, and there was even a big petition to get it taken off the air. It kept getting played on some stations simply becuase the artist, Tamara Jaber, is the girlfriend of one of the radio people, or something like that. :shrug: Either way, download it and have a listen - and a laugh!

Some of the 'lyrics':

Boys are rotten made outta cotton
Girlz are sexy made outta pepsi
Boys are rotten made outta cotton
Girlz are sexy made outta pepsi

Ooh ahh i lost my bra
I left it in my boyfriend's car
Why did i leave it there
Because i needed to get some air
Ooh ahh i lost my bra
I left it in my boyfriend's car
Broom broom and there he goes
Oops there go my pantyhose

:lol: :lol: :rolleyes:

Bobby McFerrin (sp). :laugh:

Barbie Girl, by Aqua. :eek: :lol:

I love that song and still listen to it. :shocked: :lol:

And who'd want their "dumps" compared to a truck, anyway? :laugh:

disco duck.
funky worm.
electric avenue. (I hate that one)
afternoon delight. (I hate that one too)

When I was a kid, Mr. Roboto was one of my favorite songs. Man, I use to sing the hell outta that song. :)

"You're Having My Baby" by Paul Anka ::gag::

"We Built This City" by Starship

"Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus

"Oops I Did It Again" by Paula's all-time favorite performer

My Girl Wants to Party All the Time, Party all the time, party all the ti-hime.
:distress: :distress:

How Bizarre by um...gosh I don't remember :shrug:

And Steal my Sunshine - Len (ugh - weird and yucky song)

Wasn't that "How Bizarre" song by "OC" or something? :laugh:

Also, "Summer Girls" by LFO. "You look like a girl from Abercrombie and Fitch.." :rolleyes:

Yeah - ODC or OMD or something - I think that's on track..though I don't remember then being called OC - I would do research on it on AMazon or something - I just don't care that much :laugh:

And yeah -the Abercrombie & Fitch song *gag*

Of course I had to go check and it's OMC. :laugh:

Me too!! Now I must put it on.

I was hoping someone else would check ;) Thanks - I can sleep tonight now :laugh:

I did a flag routine to that song. The worst was when we had to stop and do the robot. The whole school started screaming and going nuts at that point. Not sure if that was good or not. :shrug:

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OMG!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the cute new avatar!! :D

I thought of that second one but I hated it too much to type the word.

- Jake

Iko Iko and The Bananaboat Song

- Jake

I couldn't stand that guy AT ALL in those days. To the point where I'd change the station & not go back for days.

- Jake

What's that one with the video of Donna Summer & all the kids?

- Jake

It used to freak me out. That Kilroy part.

You reminded me, I had a neighbor who used to sing that annoying & weird Lollipop song.

- Jake

"MacArthur Park," by Richard Harris (yep, the actor), and later covered by Donna Summer.

Someone left the cake out in the rain, indeed.

That I'm Henry The Eighth I Am song. Now I think of Ghost when I hear it.

- Jake

Oh - that Turning Japanese song...HATE it...and it's weird...