The songs weren't cheesy because they fitt the decade with all the fads in th' 70s. The 1970s seems like an amazing era to live unlike todqy where everything is censored.
Exactly. Because they may have been cheesy and whatnot, but there was attention paid to the lyrics and detail to the music, plus there was a sweetness and sincerity to the songs and artists. Even the ones that alluded to sex weren't blatant and gross like today. 70's music rules!!
@@debbiesuesteele9639 Sadly Music from the mid 90’s to current day can’t be put in the classification of music. Today’s “music “ is merely product devoid of any artistry. I’m so blessed to have been born in 1960 and was able to enjoy the real deal, cheesy or not.
@@jamessatterfield7667 the 90s had great music. Still some good music it's just alot harder to find because there are so few people writing the songs now
Someone referring to another culture not their own doesn’t qualify as racism. Kung Fu fighting was simply employing cliches from kung fu movies of the time.
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@@cyntogia exactly. Quite a few hits too: Have You Never Been Mellow, I Honestly Love You, several from the Grease Soundtrack, as well as Xanadu, like you mentioned. I don’t think Nick knows what the definition of a one hit wonder is.
They were too busy trying to virtue signal, and score woke points to bother doing any research - this stupid video should have been on TWITter, not RUclips....
Exactly. This channel doesn’t know facts at all. Ray Steven’s had plenty of number one hits. He’s a legend on both pop and country which a lot of artists can’t say
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Thank you for the Time Warp of my childhood memories. Kung fu Fighting song was about the movies that were coming out in that time they even mentioned Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee it was not racist.
I agree.. I watch this channel to avoid continually hearing about woke accusations of perceived racism. I may end up finding another channel if I hear this crap again here.
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Next time you cal a video “One Hit Wonders of ...” make sure you actually highlight one hit wonders, not career musicians wit a string of hits. One hit wonders are just what the name says - ONE hit wonders
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Wow, you missed the mark on most of these! Songs back then were fun and even though I was very young at the time I'm still fond of them today, and so are my kids
In the '70s Kung Fu was a massive fad it was absolutely huge in movies,TV and our US culture todays SJW would lose their minds if they watched any of the Kung Fu movies coming out of Hong Kong
Groveling and walking on egg shells is the hip new trend. I m trying to start a new trend where we stomp social justice warriors until they're scared of their own shadows
Yeah...how about the line from the “Wild Cherry” song “Play That Funky Music?”....”Play that funky music, white boy?” No one gave it a second thought then. Now we’re not even allowed to acknowledge that we’re black and white.
If this list is ‘cheesy’ then I must be Camembert because up until the #1 spot they are all songs that I listen to...and all 9 of them were regularly requested when I used to DJ
She died right around the time Whitney Houston died. DEEP amongst other small articles in the tail end in the news paper was a VERY small paragraph saying she had died.
I actually thought CW McCall’s song Convey started the CB craze.because he had a lot of country hits, his signature was talking storytelling songs. I had a CB, personally I’d like to see the CB craze come back that was kind of fun. I’m assuming CW got some royalties from the movie they made based on his song starring Kris Kristofferson, and Ali MacGraw. I believe CW is still alive and about 92 years old. I enjoyed his storytelling songs and wish him the best. I enjoy your RUclips channel, do you remember. Keep bringing it on.
you know you sound very young so that gives you a bit of excuse for your cruel remarks about the music , for people my age group every one of those songs except maybe the last one has a special place in our hearts and brings back good memories so think before you criticize an entire age group
Its all about context - its pretty clear how old the "research team" is for the channel. Good to hear some of these songs - takes me back to an odd time in the nation's past.
Back when music, movies, and television were just fun entertainment. Now every word is over analyzed, cherry picked out of context, and weaponized. To the self righteous woke mob who worships at the alter of TWITter, normal people are all just a bunch of “Istaphobes” 🤨
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Every one was Kung Fu fighting, was not racist. It was about the movies, mainly from China that were popular at the time. Since he mentioned Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and others. Try again.
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Yea, right, Kung Fu Fighting and Midnight at the Oasis, are SO VERY racist, how dare they?! I’ve never downvoted a video before, congrats on being the first. 😐
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This is one of the most mean spirited videos I’ve ever come across on RUclips. Yes, they might not be classics but people derived enjoyment from them at the time!
They've got a keenly developed sense of irony in Taiwan. When I started listening to them on a streaming radio station around the turn of the century, I found at least two different Chinese-language cover versions of "Kung Fu Fighting". I figure the either didn't think it was racist, or that it was hilariously funny *because* it was racist.
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I am willing to bet you 💰that not a single person thought kung fu fighting was racist. 😖 Bruce Lee movies were huge back then and Carl Douglas was clearly a fan and paying tribute. The world 🌎 has become so warped.
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“Midnight at the Oasis” review was pretty harsh, it wasn’t really a novelty song your review made it out to be. Lyrics were maybe a little cheesy but it featured Jerry Garcia on guitar.
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Except Ray Stephens is not really a one hit wonder, he’s a legendary comedian with a career spanning five decades on top of that he charted with his cover of Misty.
The CB was our internet in the 70'a Olivia Newton John had many hits never thought of her as cheesy she had many country hits and later made the MTV rotation in the.80'S CONVOY WAS a great movie with Kris Kristoferson and Aly McGraw Ernestt Borgine played the bad ( Smokey Bear) cop for those of u who do not now Cb slang so Ten Four Good Buddy time to take a ten one hundred
Calling Kung-Foo Fighting racists? I remember when racism meant that you were being derogatory toward another race, not simply mentioning a race, or in this case, liking an aspect of a culture.
Boy do I disagree with this list! I still love most of these songs and even just that snippet and description of Blind Man in the Bleachers brought tears to my eyes!
My nomination for cheesiest one-hit wonder of the '70s is "Seasons in the Sun" by Terry Jacks with lyrics by Rod McKuen. Its schmalz puts "The Blind Man in the Bleachers" to shame. I wonder how that ever escaped the studio. Just. So. Weird. (Edit: I forgot the "r" in Bleachers.)
Wow, you nailed it on that one, but to make it even more eerie or dramatic, a DJ in the Dallas area back at that time came out with a rumor that the author of the song was actually dying of cancer.
What’s funny is long after everyone forgets this channel, everyone will still remember those songs. And please learn the definition of racism. You probably mean cultural appropriation. And even to say that is stupid.
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Hm, to be bothered that Ray Stevens made the list considering his music was meant to be tongue-in-cheek or bothered that he was placed so low? That is the question! 😁 Fun list; glad I found your channel. 👍
It's not easy to read about a particular era in history and truly understand what folks were experiencing. Those of us who grew up through the 60s and 70s knew these were oddities and that was OK. Life is all about being unique, different, even odd. Nobody says that popularity has to be forever. And yes, there were far worse than these too. Tunes like these were performed by the pied pipers of our time to lead us away from the mundane (and chaotic) world for a minute or two.
Ray Stevens was a great song writer and singer. The shrek was good song, but like with all his songs,, you do not know to Laugh or cry with a Ray Stevens Song.
A friend and I joined a martial arts dojo were we went 3 or 4 time a week And we would practice to the music of Kung Fu Fighting . My friend continued with his training while I had to give it up after I was in a non- related accident . I still like the song and come across it on YT . Kung Fu Panda was not the first movie that used the song . The Power Rangers used a version called Kung - Fu Dancing it was pretty much the same music .
had the 45rmp of DIsco Duck when I was a kid. Played it all the time. My Grandfather would imitate Donald Duck while it played. Goooooooood memories ! P.S. I can't still do what my Grandfather did.
I never heard the song,"CONVOY" in the's 70's that I recall. However, my husband that died on Feb.25th,2011 (he was 57 yrs old) was a trucker and owned his independant trucking co. I heard the song from him. Everytime I hear "CONVOY" I think of him. So, I'm a gamer and streamer and I play "AMERICAN TRUCK SIMULATOR" I have it on my trucker playlist. Everytime I am "putting the hammer down" and "CONVOY" plays, I think of him and all the places we went togteher.
Ray Stevens it’s not exactly a one hit wonder. He’s been cranking them out for over 60 years and still going strong. As far as Olivia Newton-John goes, very easy to look at but Grease can stay buried for all I care. She had a lot of good stuff before and after, I’ll probably have nightmares tonight after having been reminded of a lot of the other stuff you mentioned.
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I like what everyone is saying, you had t be there to appreciate it, it wasn't cheesy then. just like when you get older and look back, you'll find some songs cheesy, it's just the nature of things
How is a popular song by Olivia Newton-John is a “one-hit wonder”??? She had a number of songs that charted! Heck! Her popularity as a singer was a huge reason why she got that role in “Grease”!
Yeah I suppose a kid like you in this day and age might find these songs cheesy. They were fun and a few of the artists mentioned were in no way one hit wonders.
Oh my God, I still have "Blind Man" by David Geddes ( who looks like he should be an Up With People dancer) on my 70's playlist. The argument could be made, though, that his "Run Joey Run" with it's over-the-top melodrama (daddy please don't, it wasn't his fault, he means so much to me..yeesh) might be slightly cheesier, with ol' Daddy shooting his daughter instead of Joey and her last words...but they are both great.
My Father was a trucker. He loved the song from Convoy & the movie. My father actually made a 'convoy' happen after my brother-in-law passed in 94. To me this song isn't cheesy.. It reminds me of my Father, who is sadly passed 2007.
So many things wrong with this video, but the most obvious is Olivia Newton John on a list of 1 hit wonders for a song that she sang in a movie when she had other songs that charted and were #1
Olivia Newton-John a 1 hit wonder? A quick scan of the US Billboard Hot 100 for the 70’s says otherwise (let me help you with your research!). 1. "You're the One That I Want" (with John Travolta), No. 1 (one week), June 10, 1978 2. "A Little More Love," No. 3, Feb. 17, 1979 3. "Please Mr. Please," No. 3, Aug. 9, 1975 4. "Have You Never Been Mellow," No. 1, March 8, 1975 5. "I Honestly Love You," No. 1 (two weeks), Oct. 5, 1974 6. "Let Me Be There," No. 6, Feb. 9, 1974 7. “Hopelessly Devoted To You," No. 3, Sept. 23, 1978 8. “Summer Nights" (with John Travolta), No. 5, Sept. 30, 1978 9. “If You Love Me (Let Me Know), No. 5, June 29, 1974 10. “Something Better To Do," No. 13, Nov. 1, 1975 11. “Deeper Than the Night," No. 11, June 9, 1979 If you include her 80’s hits as well; 4 Grammy’s; 5 US #1’s; 10 top 10’’s; 11 certified gold singles; & with over 100 million albums sold, she is one of the biggest selling artists of all time! Think you got that one wrong mate!
Kung Fu Fighting is far from racist!! Kung Fu movies were highly popular in the 70's and he was singing about cheez-ball kung fu movies. It is a really funny, cool song.
I think I'm outside of the box and I understand what Skid means. Ray and Al did some odd funny songs. Even though Ray didn't parody anything. Country music has Cledus Judd.
The songs weren't cheesy because they fitt the decade with all the fads in th' 70s. The 1970s seems like an amazing era to live unlike todqy where everything is censored.
Unless you were in the 70s you'll never understand. Born in 65, the 70s were my childhood. Great times!
Me too
I was born two years later.
1964 here, I agree.
Yep. Loved hearing these again. Songs of my childhood. 💜
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I am glad we had these songs in the seventies, today's young people don't deserve them!
Exactly. Because they may have been cheesy and whatnot, but there was attention paid to the lyrics and detail to the music, plus there was a sweetness and sincerity to the songs and artists. Even the ones that alluded to sex weren't blatant and gross like today. 70's music rules!!
@@debbiesuesteele9639 Sadly Music from the mid 90’s to current day can’t be put in the classification of music. Today’s “music “ is merely product devoid of any artistry. I’m so blessed to have been born in 1960 and was able to enjoy the real deal, cheesy or not.
@@jamessatterfield7667 the 90s had great music. Still some good music it's just alot harder to find because there are so few people writing the songs now
I agree. Today kid don't know music.
This whiny ass narrator sure doesn't
Someone referring to another culture not their own doesn’t qualify as racism. Kung Fu fighting was simply employing cliches from kung fu movies of the time.
Yeah but we have to walk on egg shells nowadays. Don't you just want to punch these people?
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They play Kung Fu Fighting at the supermarket where I get my groceries.
@@StandWatie1862 Yup , they're thin skinned morons
I enjoy all theses old songs, lol. I guess maybe ya just had to live in those years to appreciate them. 🙃
Born in the 60s
Appreciation, open mindedness, and a sense of humor, are alas increasingly rare commodities in modern society....
Agreed!
Agreed. This dude has no taste
Sorry but that guy's a real wanker.
Wait a minute. Olivia Newton John had another hit "Physical" so she not exactly a one-hit-wonder.
Xanadu.... she had a few hits.
@@cyntogia exactly. Quite a few hits too: Have You Never Been Mellow, I Honestly Love You, several from the Grease Soundtrack, as well as Xanadu, like you mentioned. I don’t think Nick knows what the definition of a one hit wonder is.
Olivia is a mega star...do your research
She had lots of hits! This video is is a mean spirited, badly researched mess.
She had TONS of hits
Ray Stephens was not a one hit wonder. He had several hits over a very long career.
darn right! he was a legend in nashville
They were too busy trying to virtue signal, and score woke points to bother doing any research - this stupid video should have been on TWITter, not RUclips....
This is the same fella who said he'd rather have a drug problem than to find God. He was talking about Kirk Camron.
Mississippi squirrel and Its me again Margaret are classic. Ray was just trying to entertain. The Woke Mafia are out of control.
Exactly. This channel doesn’t know facts at all. Ray Steven’s had plenty of number one hits. He’s a legend on both pop and country which a lot of artists can’t say
Take back everything you said about kung fu fighting right now. That song was awesome.
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They play Kung Fu Fighting at the supermarket where I get my groceries.
I love Kung Fu Fighting. A really great song to have in any movie soundtrack.
Convoy was a protest to the new speed limit of 55mph and truckers did form convoys like in the song
"...so we crashed the gate, doin' 98, sayin' let those truckers roll, Ten-Four."
Fast forward to the eighties and a certain gentleman from Fontana, CA wrote, sang and did a video. “I Can’t Drive 55.’ Convoy was super as well!!!
Thank you for the Time Warp of my childhood memories.
Kung fu Fighting song was about the movies that were coming out in that time they even mentioned Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee it was not racist.
Everything has to be racist now - it’s required by woke law.
Exactly. We were celebrating those awesome guys not being racist. Back then we didn't have this woke bs culture
I agree.. I watch this channel to avoid continually hearing about woke accusations of perceived racism. I may end up finding another channel if I hear this crap again here.
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No. But damn a$$e$ look for the negatives in life and if they can't find they make em up!
Next time you cal a video “One Hit Wonders of ...” make sure you actually highlight one hit wonders, not career musicians wit a string of hits. One hit wonders are just what the name says - ONE hit wonders
C. W. Mc Coy's song Convoy is what sparked the Citizen's Band Craze in 1975 and not the other way around.
Also a movie starring Ali MacGraw.
I don't know what you're talking about man. All I see & hear are classics.
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I was born in 1965 and I STILL love these cheesy delights!
Don't mess with Convoy, you might not get your Amazon delivery lol
You got that right
Wow, you missed the mark on most of these! Songs back then were fun and even though I was very young at the time I'm still fond of them today, and so are my kids
Does everything have to be considered racism?
In the '70s Kung Fu was a massive fad it was absolutely huge in movies,TV and our US culture todays SJW would lose their minds if they watched any of the Kung Fu movies coming out of Hong Kong
Absolutely not!
To woke npc’s racism is all that matters, even when it isn’t actually there.
Groveling and walking on egg shells is the hip new trend. I m trying to start a new trend where we stomp social justice warriors until they're scared of their own shadows
Yeah...how about the line from the “Wild Cherry” song “Play That Funky Music?”....”Play that funky music, white boy?” No one gave it a second thought then. Now we’re not even allowed to acknowledge that we’re black and white.
Wait 50 years....today’s synthetic, GMO, untalented mono music and repetitive 1 liner lyrics will not even make it to cheesy.
All these songs were definitely a part of my kidhood. They were fun. Hopelessly devoted was supposed to be overly saccharine. It was Sandy’s nature.
Saccharin implies a fake sweetness. Sandy was the real deal. Overly sweet, maybe. Not overly saccharine.
@@barbaracurtis3801 true
An amazing song! Loved Hopelessly Devoted!
If this list is ‘cheesy’ then I must be Camembert because up until the #1 spot they are all songs that I listen to...and all 9 of them were regularly requested when I used to DJ
Olivia Newton John had many hits in the 70s. On the banks of the Ohio.
I used to have EVERY album Donna Summers made. Wish I still did
She died right around the time Whitney Houston died. DEEP amongst other small articles in the tail end in the news paper was a VERY small paragraph saying she had died.
One heck of a decade. I graduated from high school in 1970, and University in 1975. Yeah, those really were great days!
Ray Stevens was more than a 1 hit wonder. As well as Olivia Newton John and Nazareth
you are so right
That's correct 👍👍
ON-J: Let's Gey Physical
Very true. They are not One hit wonders. Olivia had way too many hits to mention
Guitarzan!
I actually thought CW McCall’s song Convey started the CB craze.because he had a lot of country hits, his signature was talking storytelling songs. I had a CB, personally I’d like to see the CB craze come back that was kind of fun. I’m assuming CW got some royalties from the movie they made based on his song starring Kris Kristofferson, and Ali MacGraw.
I believe CW is still alive and about 92 years old. I enjoyed his storytelling songs and wish him the best.
I enjoy your RUclips channel, do you remember. Keep bringing it on.
I'm sure CW got some $$.
Did he do Teddy Bear?
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Negatori Good buddy, teddy bear was done by Red Sovine Another good trucker storyteller.
@@elavke5441 That would be Red Sovine, I think.
you know you sound very young so that gives you a bit of excuse for your cruel remarks about the music , for people my age group every one of those songs except maybe the last one has a special place in our hearts and brings back good memories so think before you criticize an entire age group
Friggin millennials lol
Thinking is obviously not very high on this guy’s to do list....😉
Its all about context - its pretty clear how old the "research team" is for the channel. Good to hear some of these songs - takes me back to an odd time in the nation's past.
Cheesy my eye teeth! We’re you even alive in the 70’s? I was and you sure missed the mark on this video!!!!
Back when music, movies, and television were just fun entertainment. Now every word is over analyzed, cherry picked out of context, and weaponized.
To the self righteous woke mob who worships at the alter of TWITter, normal people are all just a bunch of “Istaphobes” 🤨
I was with you until you got to Midnight at the Oasis. Sure it was a one-hit but it was a smooooooth one-hit ;-)
It’s a classic, and to throw the race card at it is SO modern day TWITter....
Blast from the past. I loved growing up in the 70’s. The music was part of what made it so great.
I was watching the Academy Awards show when the streaker ran across stage. Racist? Wise up. Songs of the time.
Being woke, and wising up are incompatible with each other....😉
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I saw that highlight as well!! David Niven’s response was and will forever be a classic!
I love The Streak. Such great comedy 😂
I love these songs all of them and always will. I'll take the seventies over the crap that's on the radio right today
Amen!!!
Every one was Kung Fu fighting, was not racist. It was about the movies, mainly from China that were popular at the time. Since he mentioned Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and others. Try again.
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Yea, right, Kung Fu Fighting and Midnight at the Oasis, are SO VERY racist, how dare they?!
I’ve never downvoted a video before, congrats on being the first. 😐
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I also downvoted....very rarely I have done that.
The host is pretty harsh on these songs. I have heard every one of them and they still make me smile and laugh.
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Yes...he’s missing the point; songs are a walk down memory lane and belong to a generation that was at the age of discovery. Way to ruin it for them!!
“Midnight at the Oasis” was very sensual for this 21 year old back then! It was my favorite!!! Brings back so many memories! 💛💚💙🧡❤️
I just loved the song and the music
Great catchy song. Got nominated for a Grammy
They are just songs,you over criticise
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This is one of the most mean spirited videos I’ve ever come across on RUclips. Yes, they might not be classics but people derived enjoyment from them at the time!
I like The Streak and Convoy I laugh every time I here them. You could've included East bound and Down
They stay in your mind forever
They've got a keenly developed sense of irony in Taiwan. When I started listening to them on a streaming radio station around the turn of the century, I found at least two different Chinese-language cover versions of "Kung Fu Fighting". I figure the either didn't think it was racist, or that it was hilariously funny *because* it was racist.
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They play Kung Fu Fighting at the supermarket where I get my groceries.
Who died and made you a music God!
More like a music clod! 😆😉
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Not sure you know what the definition to a one hit wonder is
Doesn't know what racism is either , nice hearing the old classics but his moronic narration is superfluous
I am willing to bet you 💰that not a single person thought kung fu fighting was racist. 😖 Bruce Lee movies were huge back then and Carl Douglas was clearly a fan and paying tribute. The world 🌎 has become so warped.
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“Midnight at the Oasis” review was pretty harsh, it wasn’t really a novelty song your review made it out to be. Lyrics were maybe a little cheesy but it featured Jerry Garcia on guitar.
The first five seconds of Kung Fu Fighting is better than Justin Bieber’s whole career
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Good one James!!!!
I’m agree
Better than Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj with stupid twerking
Kung Fu Fighting is supposed to be cheesy, genius. It was made before a lot of whiners complained about everything.
I actually liked the songs, brought back memories
Except Ray Stephens is not really a one hit wonder, he’s a legendary comedian with a career spanning five decades on top of that he charted with his cover of Misty.
The CB was our internet in the 70'a Olivia Newton John had many hits never thought of her as cheesy she had many country hits and later made the MTV rotation in the.80'S CONVOY WAS a great movie with Kris Kristoferson and Aly McGraw Ernestt Borgine played the bad ( Smokey Bear) cop for those of u who do not now Cb slang so Ten Four Good Buddy time to take a ten one hundred
Calling Kung-Foo Fighting racists? I remember when racism meant that you were being derogatory toward another race, not simply mentioning a race, or in this case, liking an aspect of a culture.
Yeah, couldnt believe he said that, im actually about to unsubscribe from this channel, dont need to listen to this kid dissing the 70s
Oh dear, “Do you remember?”, you’ve gone from fun and tongue-in-cheek to sneering. Not one of your best.
Yea, a few more woke, finger wagging lecture videos like this one - and I’m going to unsub, and forget all about DoYouRemember!
@@artamussumatra6286 I’ve already unsubbed. Had enough of being lectured at in any capacity! 👍
Boy do I disagree with this list! I still love most of these songs and even just that snippet and description of Blind Man in the Bleachers brought tears to my eyes!
me too as i can relate having a blind x who is the father of my son who plays football it absolutely broke me up one night after we had divorced etc
My nomination for cheesiest one-hit wonder of the '70s is "Seasons in the Sun" by Terry Jacks with lyrics by Rod McKuen. Its schmalz puts "The Blind Man in the Bleachers" to shame. I wonder how that ever escaped the studio. Just. So. Weird. (Edit: I forgot the "r" in Bleachers.)
Yes!! That song has always evoked my gag reflex! Detested it when I was kid. Still the same now. I gotta go try to put Pepto Bismol in my ears.
Wow, you nailed it on that one, but to make it even more eerie or dramatic, a DJ in the Dallas area back at that time came out with a rumor that the author of the song was actually dying of cancer.
@@davidcarmichael123 That rumor was all over my middle school back then, too. I grew up in central Ohio. Creepy.
@@cymeezer619rmh4 Same here. I especially hated "Goodbye my friend it's hard to die." Yech!
The streak is supposed to be cheesy genius ! That's the whole point ! Ray Stevens is awesome!
The Blind Man In The Bleachers was my favorite song. It always makes me want to cry to this day when I hear it.
Never in my life have I heard that song.
Remember most of them. #child of the 70’s#
Born in the 60s myself
Ray Stevens is so darned funny!!! The Streak is my favorite!!!
What’s funny is long after everyone forgets this channel, everyone will still remember those songs. And please learn the definition of racism. You probably mean cultural appropriation. And even to say that is stupid.
Completely agree. 👍
Exactly, modern woke finger wagging has no place on a channel that’s supposed to be a fun nostalgia trip.
@@artamussumatra6286 You are so right!
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Hm, to be bothered that Ray Stevens made the list considering his music was meant to be tongue-in-cheek or bothered that he was placed so low? That is the question! 😁
Fun list; glad I found your channel. 👍
It's not easy to read about a particular era in history and truly understand what folks were experiencing. Those of us who grew up through the 60s and 70s knew these were oddities and that was OK. Life is all about being unique, different, even odd. Nobody says that popularity has to be forever. And yes, there were far worse than these too. Tunes like these were performed by the pied pipers of our time to lead us away from the mundane (and chaotic) world for a minute or two.
I actually liked all these songs. I'm a huge Grease fan so that Olivia Newton John song is awesome as well a cheesy at the same time.
Disco Duck was hilarious! I smile when I think of it
If you're featuring David Geddes, "Run Joey Run" is definitive cheese. Even more than the song you featured.
I LOVE RAY STEVENS'S THE STREAK AS WELL AS MOST OF HIS OTHER SONGS.
I didn't care much about midnight at the Oasis but she has such a beautiful voice the song grew on me.
Ray Stevens was a great song writer and singer. The shrek was good song, but like with all his songs,, you do not know to Laugh or cry with a Ray Stevens Song.
My brother and I had a Ray Stevens 8 track. We played that silly thing until it fell apart.
YOU KNOW WHAT ❗YOU HAD TO BE THERE TO APPRECIATE ALL THIS....IT WAS THE GOOD DAYS🥰🥰🥰
Why wasn’t the song called “Their Coming to Take Me Away” included in this posting? Now THAT song was a one hit wonder!
It is a mainstay on the Dr. Demento show (yay Doc!)
A friend and I joined a martial arts dojo were we went 3 or 4 time a week
And we would practice to the music of Kung Fu Fighting .
My friend continued with his training while I had to give it up after I was in a non- related accident .
I still like the song and come across it on YT .
Kung Fu Panda was not the first movie that used the song .
The Power Rangers used a version called Kung - Fu Dancing it was pretty much the same music .
Just found this channel. This is awesome!!! Keep em coming!
King Fu Fighting is a classic.
I liked the streak, hopelessly devoted to you, convoy,
Kung fu fighting 🌟
Off course
More fun and enjoyment
This song never die
had the 45rmp of DIsco Duck when I was a kid. Played it all the time. My Grandfather would imitate Donald Duck while it played. Goooooooood memories ! P.S. I can't still do what my Grandfather did.
I never heard the song,"CONVOY" in the's 70's that I recall. However, my husband that died on Feb.25th,2011 (he was 57 yrs old) was a trucker and owned his independant trucking co. I heard the song from him. Everytime I hear "CONVOY" I think of him. So, I'm a gamer and streamer and I play "AMERICAN TRUCK SIMULATOR" I have it on my trucker playlist. Everytime I am "putting the hammer down" and "CONVOY" plays, I think of him and all the places we went togteher.
Ray Stevens it’s not exactly a one hit wonder. He’s been cranking them out for over 60 years and still going strong. As far as Olivia Newton-John goes, very easy to look at but Grease can stay buried for all I care. She had a lot of good stuff before and after, I’ll probably have nightmares tonight after having been reminded of a lot of the other stuff you mentioned.
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I like what everyone is saying, you had t be there to appreciate it, it wasn't cheesy then. just like when you get older and look back, you'll find some songs cheesy, it's just the nature of things
Kung-fu fighting was not racist, I was an expression of love for the Kung-fu movies and even Bruce Lee. Who brought it to everyone in America.
How is a popular song by Olivia Newton-John is a “one-hit wonder”??? She had a number of songs that charted! Heck! Her popularity as a singer was a huge reason why she got that role in “Grease”!
Yeah I suppose a kid like you in this day and age might find these songs cheesy. They were fun and a few of the artists mentioned were in no way one hit wonders.
I find it really funny for someone born on April 1, 2000 has a clue to know what they are talking about.
Oh my God, I still have "Blind Man" by David Geddes ( who looks like he should be an Up With People dancer) on my 70's playlist. The argument could be made, though, that his "Run Joey Run" with it's over-the-top melodrama (daddy please don't, it wasn't his fault, he means so much to me..yeesh) might be slightly cheesier, with ol' Daddy shooting his daughter instead of Joey and her last words...but they are both great.
I LOVE ALL THESE SONGS TOO. GREASE IS 1 OF MY FAVORITE SONGS
Timothy by the Buoys Brother Louie by the Stories Popcorn by Hot Butter ( an actual song ) sounds like pop corn popping
Don't know em. But would like to.
My Father was a trucker. He loved the song from Convoy & the movie. My father actually made a 'convoy' happen after my brother-in-law passed in 94. To me this song isn't cheesy.. It reminds me of my Father, who is sadly passed 2007.
I love Kung Fu Fighting. It’s so much fun.
You gotta love a good One Hit Wonder!!!!
Yes, indeed!
So many things wrong with this video, but the most obvious is Olivia Newton John on a list of 1 hit wonders for a song that she sang in a movie when she had other songs that charted and were #1
Olivia Newton-John a 1 hit wonder? A quick scan of the US Billboard Hot 100 for the 70’s says otherwise (let me help you with your research!).
1. "You're the One That I Want" (with John Travolta), No. 1 (one week), June 10, 1978
2. "A Little More Love," No. 3, Feb. 17, 1979
3. "Please Mr. Please," No. 3, Aug. 9, 1975
4. "Have You Never Been Mellow," No. 1, March 8, 1975
5. "I Honestly Love You," No. 1 (two weeks), Oct. 5, 1974
6. "Let Me Be There," No. 6, Feb. 9, 1974
7. “Hopelessly Devoted To You," No. 3, Sept. 23, 1978
8. “Summer Nights" (with John Travolta), No. 5, Sept. 30, 1978
9. “If You Love Me (Let Me Know), No. 5, June 29, 1974
10. “Something Better To Do," No. 13, Nov. 1, 1975
11. “Deeper Than the Night," No. 11, June 9, 1979
If you include her 80’s hits as well; 4 Grammy’s; 5 US #1’s; 10 top 10’’s; 11 certified gold singles; & with over 100 million albums sold, she is one of the biggest selling artists of all time! Think you got that one wrong mate!
Kung Fu Fighting was such a fun song for preteens like me😀
Kung Fu Fighting is far from racist!! Kung Fu movies were highly popular in the 70's and he was singing about cheez-ball kung fu movies. It is a really funny, cool song.
As was a popular TV show titled, as I recall - "Kung Fu".
Born in 60.So the 70s were great.
Ray Stevens was weird al before weird al
Not really. Ray Stevens’ songs weren’t parodies. Weird Al’s are
I think I'm outside of the box and I understand what Skid means.
Ray and Al did some odd funny songs. Even though Ray didn't parody anything.
Country music has Cledus Judd.
Martial Arts was big in the 70s -- That's why Carl made the song. --- I like "Hopelessly Devoted' & 'Midnight At the Oasis' (cheese and all).
David Geddes "Run Joey Run", you do not want that song stuck in your head!
If you don't like Kung Foo Fighting, you get a Karate Chop!
Convoy is one of my fav songs!!