Favorite song from a band you know sucks

[justgladtobehere]

First of all, Supertramp forkin' ruled.

Now, regarding the thread title -- Orleans somehow turned out three excellent hits. Because I was always in awe of how inept they were on any other song.

What in the heck? I have never heard of them and they have about 15 people in the band. They must have eaten dog food on the road to get by.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Any discussion of Orleans requires a posting of the album cover.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Any discussion of Orleans requires a posting of the album cover.

Billy Squier thinks this is a career-killer.

 

[jr/shotglass]

And again, I'll emphasize that they weren't even a one-hit wonder. "Dance With Me" hit No. 6 in 1975; "Still the One" was No. 5 in 1976; and, "Love Takes Time" was No. 11 in 1979. Frankly, all three were very good pop.

But damn, they were flawed. LOL.

 

[justgladtobehere]

What bathhouse in San Francisco was that photograph taken at?

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

They were pretty big in the US too for a hot minute.

Wanna wind up a Canadian, tell them the Hip sucks.

The Hip was awesome.

Not a Canadian.

 

[Huggy]

I went way back with them, saw them a few times including one of the Toronto shows on their last tour.

The No Dress Rehearsal doc that just came out on Amazon Prime here in Canuckistan is great.

 

[qtlaw]

Whip It was pretty good…as for the band…

 

[Twirling Time]

Most of us do agree that Supertramp do not suck and therefore not germane to this thread.

I love the "Breakfast in America" album, the live "Dreamer" track off "Paris" and "Cannonball."

 

[Mr._Graybeard]

I never cared much for the Doobie Brothers but I did like "Black Water."

 

[I Should Coco]

I love the "Breakfast in America" album.

Bonus points for being the first band to mention "Taco Bell" in a lyric, and for incorporating the Mattel hand-held football game noise as a sound effect!

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Most of us do agree that Supertramp do not suck and therefore not germane to this thread.

I love the "Breakfast in America" album, the live "Dreamer" track off "Paris" and "Cannonball."

Mostly apropos of nothing but I remember Cannonball as one of a few quirky bottom half of the top 40 hits in the summer of '85.

Cannonball
Lucky, Greg Kihn Band
Getcha Back, Beach Boys
Crazy In The Night, Kim Carnes (that might have crept into the top 20)
19, Paul Hardcastle (almost sure that made the top 20)
C.I.T.Y., John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Bad
Find A Way, Amy Grant
Shame, The Motels
something by Graham Parker

Feels like this was really the last time unusual songs w/o a big video presence could crack the top 40.