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Jack Doughty 
United Kingdom
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Russian to English
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In memoriam
There was a KudoZ question in the Russian-English pair recently about an agronomist, which reminded me that in Soviet times, Moscow Radio used to broadcast a song called "Агротехник я" ("Agrotekhnik ya"), which translates as "I am an agricultural technician". It was quite a jolly little tune, but I thought that must surely be the worst song title ever.
Does anyone have any other contenders for this?
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"Teenage Enema Nurses in Bondage" by the group Killer Pussy was a hit sometime in the 80's.
| | | | Dejan Škrebić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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There's a lot of that, though. In the flood of various kinds of musicians and music genres one can always find much to "admire". There's a Serbian/Montenegrin musician (artistic name: Rambo Amadeus) who named a whole album "D*ck, C*nt, Sh*t, T*t", (with the actual letters in place of the asterisks) creating a chaos in local music industry: whether to name it as it is, or to abbreviate it as KPGS... The strange thing is that there are many who find both his music and lyrics quite enjoyable.
| | | | Jerzy Czopik
Germany
Local time: 14:08
Member (2003)
Polish to German
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| The Ketchup Song | Aug 2, 2009 |
which I find a stupid title. I don't remember the band, but this doesn't matter.
Was a hit in Germany some time ago...
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Juliet Halewood (X)
Local time: 14:08
Italian to English
| Maybe not the worst but certainly weird: | Aug 2, 2009 |
Pink Floyd's "Several furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a Pict", "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" by the Beatles, John Otway's "Beware of the flowers cos i'm sure there gonna get you... YEAH!" "Stink foot" by Frank Zappa (in fact pretty much anything by Frank Zappa), Budgie's "Nude distintegrating parchutist woman" and "Hot as a Docker's armpit"...
| | | | lidius
Spain
Local time: 14:08
German to Spanish
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Jerzy Czopik wrote:
which I find a stupid title. I don't remember the band, but this doesn't matter.
Was a hit in Germany some time ago...
The band was Las Ketchup (three spanish girls) and «The ketchup song» is the title of the english version, «the song of Las Ketchup», perhaps.
The original title was «Aserejé», a nice invented word, which means nothing in Spanish: it's only a bad pronuntiation (intencionally) of some english words from another song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2dLR5ZCtU4
| | | | Steven Capsuto
United States
Local time: 08:08
Member (2004)
Spanish to English
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My favorite bizarre song title is "I've Got Tears in my Ears (from Lyin' on my Back in my Bed while I Cry over You)."
Jerzy Czopik wrote:
which I find a stupid title. I don't remember the band, but this doesn't matter.
Was a hit in Germany some time ago...
It was called "The Ketchup Song" (at least in non-Spanish-speaking countries) because the singers were three sisters who performed under the name "Las Ketchup" ("The Ketchup Girls"). Their dad, a Flamenco guitarist, had been known as "El Tomate" ("The Tomato"), so a number of their songs and titles have tomato references.
| | | | Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 09:08
Portuguese to English
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| My favorite song title | Aug 2, 2009 |
I know this is about the worst titles, but I just thought I'd throw this in:
"All the things you could be by now if Sigmund Freud's wife was your mother" by famous jazz bassist Charles Mingus.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:08
Russian to English
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TOPIC STARTER In memoriam | I'll add a few more weird and irritating ones myself. | Aug 2, 2009 |
"Itsy-Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini".
"They've Got an Awful Lot of Coffee in Brazil".
"Does the Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour on the Bedpost Overnight?"
"How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life?" (sung by Jimmy Durante)
| | | | JPW (X)
Local time: 13:08
Spanish to English
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| Have fun with these! | Aug 2, 2009 |
1. She Got The Ring And I Got The Finger
2. There Ain’t Enough Room in my Fruit of the Looms to Hold All My Lovin’ for You
3. Get Your Tongue Outta My Mouth ‘Cause I’m Kissing You Goodbye
4. If I Can’t Be Number One In Your Life, Then Number Two On You
5. I’ve Been Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart
6. If I Had Shot You When I Wanted To, I’d Be Out By Now
7. Get Your Biscuits In The Oven And Your Bun... See more 1. She Got The Ring And I Got The Finger
2. There Ain’t Enough Room in my Fruit of the Looms to Hold All My Lovin’ for You
3. Get Your Tongue Outta My Mouth ‘Cause I’m Kissing You Goodbye
4. If I Can’t Be Number One In Your Life, Then Number Two On You
5. I’ve Been Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart
6. If I Had Shot You When I Wanted To, I’d Be Out By Now
7. Get Your Biscuits In The Oven And Your Buns In Bed
8. Gave Her My Heart And a Diamond And She Clubbed Me With a Spade
9. If You Can’t Live Without Me, Why Aren’t You Dead Yet?
10. Mama Get The Hammer (There’s A Fly On Papa’s Head)
11. It’s Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night that Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long
12. I’m The Only Hell Mama Ever Raised
13. She Got The Gold Mine and I Got The Shaft
14. I Wouldn’t Take Her To a Dog Fight, Cause I’m Afraid She’d Win
15. They May Put Me In Prison But They Can’t Stop My Face From Breaking Out
16. Drop Kick Me, Jesus, Through The Goalposts Of Life
17. I Just Fell In Something and I Sure Hope It’s Love
18. I’m So Miserable Without You, It’s Like Having You Here
19. If My Nose Were Full of Nickels, I’d Blow It All On You
20. C’mon Down off the Stove, Granny, You’re Too Old to Ride the Range
Can't say I've heard any of them, though (which is probably a good thing). ▲ Collapse
| | | | Juliana Brown
Israel
Local time: 08:08
Member (2007)
Spanish to English
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| Jesus take the wheel! | Aug 2, 2009 |
I heard this while driving the car last winter, and the hilarity which ensued almost caused an accident...
| | | | | Itsy bitsy and similar onomatopoeic poetry | Aug 2, 2009 |
or is it babytalk?
Jack Doughty wrote:
"Itsy-Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini".
Boom, boom, boom – Venga Boys
Cheri, Cheri Lady – Modern Talking
Ding-A-Dong - Befour
Gimme Gimme Gimme/I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do - Abba
Shalala - Dreamhouse
@ Steven
"I've Got Tears in my Ears (from Lyin' on my Back in my Bed while I Cry over You)." is also the title of the book:
I've Got Tears in My Ears from Lyin' on My Back in My Bed While I Cry Over You:
Country Music's Best (And Funniest) Lines
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Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Local time: 06:08
Member (2006)
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Steven Capsuto wrote: My favorite bizarre song title is "I've Got Tears in my Ears (from Lyin' on my Back in my Bed while I Cry over You)." Jerzy Czopik wrote:
which I find a stupid title. I don't remember the band, but this doesn't matter.
Was a hit in Germany some time ago... It was called "The Ketchup Song" (at least in non-Spanish-speaking countries) because the singers were three sisters who performed under the name "Las Ketchup" ("The Ketchup Girls"). Their dad, a Flamenco guitarist, had been known as "El Tomate" ("The Tomato"), so a number of their songs and titles have tomato references.
Yes, I think this is the most pathetic title for a song and the worst song, too.
| | | | Erik Freitag
Germany
Local time: 14:08
Member (2006)
Dutch to German
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Funny topic!
How about Brand X's classic album "Morrocan Roll", Tracks 2 and 3:
2. Why Should I Lend You Mine (When You've Broken Yours Off Already) ...
3. ... Maybe I'll Lend You Mine After All
Very good music, with Phil Collins on drums, before he wanted to earn big money ...
Edit: I've only now realized that Jack asked for the *worst* song titles, so my post might actually be off-topic here...
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How about Brand X's classic album "Morrocan Roll", Tracks 2 and 3:
2. Why Should I Lend You Mine (When You've Broken Yours Off Already) ...
3. ... Maybe I'll Lend You Mine After All
Very good music, with Phil Collins on drums, before he wanted to earn big money ...
Edit: I've only now realized that Jack asked for the *worst* song titles, so my post might actually be off-topic here...
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| | | | Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 05:08
Spanish to English
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In memoriam | favorite Zappa song | Aug 2, 2009 |
Juliet Halewood wrote:
."Stink foot" by Frank Zappa (in fact pretty much anything by Frank Zappa), ....
fwiw The Eggplant that Ate Chicago ...
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