The first song that really got on your nerves
The first song that really got on your nerves
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DickyC

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57,381 posts

223 months

Monday 22nd August 2022
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Charlie Drake's My Boomerang Won't Come Back.

It came out in 1961. I was 7 and remember thinking no one could be that stupid. It was played a lot.

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55palfers

6,307 posts

189 months

Monday 22nd August 2022
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Minnie Riperton - "Lovin' You"

ikarl

3,974 posts

224 months

Monday 22nd August 2022
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Mr Blobby

Pastor Of Muppets

3,811 posts

87 months

Monday 22nd August 2022
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Baby Jane. Rod Stewart. vomit

Pastor Of Muppets

3,811 posts

87 months

Monday 22nd August 2022
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55palfers said:
Minnie Riperton - "Lovin' You"
La la la la la......la la la la la.... STFU!!!!!! yes

DodgyGeezer

47,394 posts

215 months

Monday 22nd August 2022
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there have likely been a LOT - however the one that sticks in my mind?



cherryowen

12,448 posts

229 months

Monday 22nd August 2022
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DodgyGeezer said:
there have likely been a LOT - however the one that sticks in my mind?


I get that.

The song that thwarted Ultravox's Vienna from getting to the top of the charts grumpy

However, the first tune to knowingly get on my tits? Come On Eileen.


Pebbles167

4,492 posts

177 months

Monday 22nd August 2022
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The Coral - In the Morning.

All the stuck up kids at school listened to it, and if it wasn't your favourite song, you weren't st.

And they called it Rock rolleyes


droopsnoot

14,319 posts

267 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2022
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"The Smurf Song" is the first one I remember.

Gargamel

16,221 posts

286 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2022
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God how I hated this.

Though Joe Dolce is also a great shout, needlessly annoying.



Gargamel

16,221 posts

286 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2022
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cherryowen said:
I get that.

The song that thwarted Ultravox's Vienna from getting to the top of the charts grumpy

However, the first tune to knowingly get on my tits? Come On Eileen.
Is your real name Eileen?

Nimby

5,561 posts

175 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2022
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"Sugar Sugar" - The Archies

S100HP

13,653 posts

192 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2022
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Simply Red - Stars

Or

Lighthouse Family - Lifted

I have an irrational hatred for both these songs

vixen1700

28,288 posts

295 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2022
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Probably this:



It was No.1 when I was in hospital having my tonsils out and it was constantly played all day long. Talk about getting on your nerves!

dundarach

6,091 posts

253 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2022
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Simply Red - Stars is a good choice as above!

However fking Bryan fking Adams fking Ever fking thing I fking do for you can fk right off

Because it goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on

and on

TwigtheWonderkid

48,357 posts

175 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2022
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Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep. Must've been about 1970, would have been 7 or 8. Utter ste.

Voldemort

7,333 posts

303 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2022
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Grandad - Clive Dunn

DodgyGeezer

47,394 posts

215 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2022
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Voldemort said:
Grandad - Clive Dunn
There's No One Quite Like Grandma - St Winifred's school choir...

jeff666

2,439 posts

216 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2022
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Mull of kuntare,

They played it to death, and yeah I know I spelt it wrong.

V1nce Fox

5,508 posts

93 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2022
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S100HP said:
Simply Red - Stars

Or

Lighthouse Family - Lifted

I have an irrational hatred for both these songs
Mate of mine always insisted on singing “we could be f*sting” along to that. Also called them the stehouse family.