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Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs
by: Dave Barry

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Binding: Audio Cassette
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.42164
EAN: 9781565111967
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
ISBN: 1565111966
Label: Highbridge Audio
Manufacturer: Highbridge Audio
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1
Publication Date: June 01, 1997
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Studio: Highbridge Audio
Sales Rank: 1592825

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
When funnyman Dave Barry asked readers about their least favorite tunes, he thought he was penning just another installment of his weekly syndicated humor column. But the witty writer was flabbergasted by the response. "I have never written a column that got a bigger response than the one announcing the Bad Song Survey," Barry wrote. "More than ten thousand readers voted, and the cards are still coming in." Based on the results from Dave Barry's monumental survey, [this HighBridge audio] is a compilation of some of the worst songs ever written, including such special categories as Teen Death Songs, Songs That People Always Get Wrong, Songs Women Hate, and, of course, Weenie Music. From MacArthur Park to Feelings, from Dreams of the Everyday Housewife to Leader of the Pack, Dave Barry fans and music buffs alike will appreciated this hilarious stroll through the world's worst lyrics.

Amazon.com Review:
Dave Barry, that indefatigable yukmeister, writes terrific humor columns (never mind that they all begin to sound the same if you read him regularly). He's the funniest friend you never had. If you read his column--better yet, if you don't read his column--get your hands on a copy of The Book of Bad Songs.

Barry's style is so effortless that you can't resist quoting him. This bit is from his mock-hortatory introduction: "If you keep reading, you're going to have all kinds of bad songs waking up and creeping around inside your brain, refusing to die, just like the corpses in the movie The Night of the Living Dead ..."

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Very Entertaining!
Once again, Dave Barry has a hit with this very entertaining book. If you are in the baby boom generation, you'll be laughing out loud. Many of my favorite songs are included in this compact, hilarious book. You'll find yourself humming along as you read the lyrics. A must read!

Rating:

- Lots of laughs all the way through!
This is one of Dave Barry's most hilarious books, second only to my all-time favorite, Homes and Other Black Holes, which renders me speechless with laughter every time I read it. Barry makes short work of the endless array of ridiculous lyrics in American songs, and in his inimitable comedic style, provokes great belly laughs throughout the book. I recommended this book to a friend of mine who was going through a difficult time, knowing that she would not be glum for long after laughing her way through Barry's irreverent hilarity. I loved it; I think you will too.

Rating:

- Disappointed
I read this book in about thirty minutes. It would've have made an interesting magazine article, but for ten bucks it feels like an absolute rip-off.

Rating:

- Gut-Bustin' Musical Critique!
This was another funny one for me! The only reason I gave it 4 Stars is that I was expecting a bigger book with even more reviews. BUT what is there is certainly 5-Star stuff. I loved Dave's remark on the song "Timothy", where he says something to the effect that The Buoys at least had the decency not to call it "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, I Got Tim In My Tummy"! LOL!!! Oddly enough, I actually liked some of the tunes mentioned (like 'Timothy' and it's creepy 'Cannibal-Miner-Survival-Tale' subject). But I agree, the ones I kinda liked, I realize, do have STUPID LYRICS! Like Dave says about "Horse With No Name"..."NAME YOUR FREAKIN' HORSE"! If you want to enjoy the silliness of popular music, the misheard lyrics (the skewed 'Achy Breaky Heart' was a hoot) and general silliness, you wont be disappointed!

Rating:

- MANDATORY READING
If you're one of the lucky ones who actually remember what Rock and Roll WAS before Elvis died and immediately thereafter, disco and punk interbred & killed it - GET THIS BOOK!!! Bro Dave has a tendency to hit the nail right on the head, and I especially enjoy his "interpretetion" of the second line in the Beach Boys' song, "Help Me Rhonda" - they (I THINK) yammer, "I've been out doin' in my head." And Dave heard "There's been owls pukin' in my bed." Sorta improves things, doesn't it? And as an ex-playing-4-nights-a-week-musician myself, I really, REALLY appreciate his list of songs that "cover bands hate to cover," because he mentions "A1 & A2 on the Jukebox-in-hell," "Stairway To Heaven" & "Free Bird."

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