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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #70 on: April 17, 2024, 10:37:56 PM »
Quote from: coz on April 17, 2024, 09:40:50 PM
HELP US (me/wife/daughter) FIGURE OUT A SONG!

Maybe a 70s tune?  Probably cringy/maybe catchy.  It starts with a male voice going "ba da BA BA BAAA ba da BA BA BAAA. (repeat)"  That's as far as we get.  Daughter heard it on TV lately.  Maybe a commercial?  It's the same or similar vocal melody as towards the end of "Take a Chance on Me" by ABBA.  3:25 here --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-crgQGdpZR0

HELP!  :D

Is it Hard to Handle by Black Crowes (original by Otis Redding)? Doesn't start with a male voice, but fits your meter there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1tEu_ByGos
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #71 on: April 18, 2024, 07:31:25 AM »
Not an answer for Coz, just a great song:

The Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #72 on: April 18, 2024, 07:35:00 AM »
Quote from: coz on April 17, 2024, 09:40:50 PM
HELP US (me/wife/daughter) FIGURE OUT A SONG!

Maybe a 70s tune?  Probably cringy/maybe catchy.  It starts with a male voice going "ba da BA BA BAAA ba da BA BA BAAA. (repeat)"  That's as far as we get.  Daughter heard it on TV lately.  Maybe a commercial?  It's the same or similar vocal melody as towards the end of "Take a Chance on Me" by ABBA.  3:25 here --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-crgQGdpZR0

HELP!  :D

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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #73 on: April 18, 2024, 09:17:26 AM »
Thanks for trying guys.  Good songs, but not it.
Still thinking it's more 70s era.  "I Think I Love You" by The Partridge Family starts similarly.  But the ba da ba song we're thinking of is a bit quicker and not that one.
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #74 on: April 18, 2024, 03:35:31 PM »
Okay, this has got to be the pinnacle of Cringy but Catchy.

Fooled Around And Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #75 on: April 18, 2024, 03:58:37 PM »
Quote from: Podaar on April 18, 2024, 03:35:31 PM
Okay, this has got to be the pinnacle of Cringy but Catchy.

Fooled Around And Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop

The worst! :lol
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Quote from: wkiml on June 08, 2012, 10:06:35 AM
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #76 on: April 19, 2024, 09:30:14 AM »
Quote from: TAC on April 18, 2024, 03:58:37 PM
The worst! :lol
That song is awesome.
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #77 on: April 20, 2024, 10:48:01 AM »
Not cringy at all, and my first exposure to the magnificant Chaka Khan

Tell Me Something Good - Rufus
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #78 on: April 21, 2024, 02:01:49 PM »
Quote from: coz on April 17, 2024, 09:40:50 PM
HELP US (me/wife/daughter) FIGURE OUT A SONG!

Maybe a 70s tune?  Probably cringy/maybe catchy.  It starts with a male voice going "ba da BA BA BAAA ba da BA BA BAAA. (repeat)"  That's as far as we get.  Daughter heard it on TV lately.  Maybe a commercial?  It's the same or similar vocal melody as towards the end of "Take a Chance on Me" by ABBA.  3:25 here --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-crgQGdpZR0

HELP!  :D

Could it be Spanish Harlem by The Mamas and The Papas?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV0JNSK9n98
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #79 on: April 21, 2024, 02:02:51 PM »
Quote from: Stadler on April 18, 2024, 07:31:25 AM
Not an answer for Coz, just a great song:

The Hollies - The Air That I Breathe

kd lang has an AMAZING cover of this song
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #80 on: April 21, 2024, 02:05:21 PM »
How about Car Wash by Rose Royce - 1976

The video is great!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB0aROCl530
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #81 on: April 21, 2024, 11:08:20 PM »
Quote from: Harmony on April 21, 2024, 02:01:49 PM
Could it be Spanish Harlem by The Mamas and The Papas?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV0JNSK9n98
Nope.  But thanks for trying!  Wish I had more to work off of.  But then it probably wouldn't be stumping me!

Listening to the kd lang cover now.
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #82 on: Today at 12:37:32 AM »
I got one…

Ever had a song that you can’t freaking stand…like literally makes you feel sick, but for some reason you cry anyway?

You Light Up My Life - Debbie Boone

https://youtu.be/AOShEUn0aA4?si=RSqMDNTmgZyOtvRH
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #83 on: Today at 03:48:05 AM »
Three Dog Night - Joy to the World
Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow
Fox - S-S-S-Single Bed
Lyndsey de Paul & Mike Moran - Rock Bottom
The Flaoters - Float On
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #84 on: Today at 06:34:01 AM »
Quote from: coz on April 21, 2024, 11:08:20 PM
Nope.  But thanks for trying!  Wish I had more to work off of.  But then it probably wouldn't be stumping me!

Listening to the kd lang cover now.

Coz, there's a google app that let's you hum the song into it and it supposedly will tell you what it is. I've never used it, but since I'm becoming a bit obsessed with knowing what this song is, I'm imploring you to give it a try.  :) :) :) : ) :) :) :) :) :)
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #85 on: Today at 11:16:12 AM »
Quote from: Stadler on Today at 06:34:01 AM
Coz, there's a google app that let's you hum the song into it and it supposedly will tell you what it is. I've never used it, but since I'm becoming a bit obsessed with knowing what this song is, I'm imploring you to give it a try.  :) :) :) : ) :) :) :) :) :)
I think Shazam works like that
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #86 on: Today at 11:27:18 AM »
Quote from: coz on April 17, 2024, 09:40:50 PM
HELP US (me/wife/daughter) FIGURE OUT A SONG!

Maybe a 70s tune?  Probably cringy/maybe catchy.  It starts with a male voice going "ba da BA BA BAAA ba da BA BA BAAA. (repeat)"  That's as far as we get.  Daughter heard it on TV lately.  Maybe a commercial?  It's the same or similar vocal melody as towards the end of "Take a Chance on Me" by ABBA.  3:25 here --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-crgQGdpZR0

HELP!  :D

It is from The Turtles - Happy Together?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZEURntrQOg
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #87 on: Today at 11:41:10 AM »
Quote from: hefdaddy42 on Today at 11:16:12 AM
I think Shazam works like that

But can you sing into Shazam?  I know you can use it for officially released songs (something to do with the algorithm).
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #88 on: Today at 11:49:31 AM »
Wasn't there a Sly and the Family Stone song that started the way Coz describes?
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #89 on: Today at 12:55:13 PM »
How about Blue Suede's Hooked On A Feeling?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrI-UBIB8Jk

The world's greatest intro!!!
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Quote from: wkiml on June 08, 2012, 10:06:35 AM
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
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Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.  ;D
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Re: 1970s Cringy but Catchy Tunes
« Reply #90 on: Today at 01:30:10 PM »
Quote from: Stadler on Today at 11:41:10 AM
But can you sing into Shazam?  I know you can use it for officially released songs (something to do with the algorithm).
I have no idea
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« Reply #91 on: Today at 02:44:05 PM »
When I was a kid, we'd often listen 8-tracks in the car.  I remember The Best of Bread being in frequent rotation.  I'd nominate most of the songs on that album for this thread. 
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