Mhmm, The Four Lads, that’s why I specify. I’d wager the Johns’ version is still the most popular though.
Blue Comb 78 by Five Iron Frenzy.
This is a weird one. It’s a song called Please pass the biscuits. I couldn’t even hum the melody for it, it’s been so long since I heard it.
Before I was old enough to go to school, (early 80s) my brother would play our parents records, and my dad had a 45 of this biscuit song. The song is the story of this kid who really loves biscuits. His family makes biscuits every Sunday and he’s looking forward to it, but nobody hears him when he asks for the biscuits, and he doesn’t get any.
I thought it was a pretty funny song, so I played it often.
Walking on the Sun by Smash Mouth. I had a radio recording on a cassette tape until my uncle bought me the CD of the album Fush Yu Mang. I was only allowed to listen to that track off of it because my mom deemed the rest of it to not be appropriate. (As an adult, the other tracks were indeed totally inappropriate for a preteen)
Old Time Rock and Roll by Bob Seger
Used to have a little toy guitar and would strum it while wearing oversized sunglasses with my favorite cousin while the song was blaring. Adults loved it
Move it on Over - George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Grew up on his music because my dad controlled the car radio, as a little 4-5 year old I even had a whole dance to it not knowing what the song was actually about, hahaha
La bamba, I had no idea what he was saying but it sounded good.
My current favorite is Naeveran by Marius Ziska and I have no idea what he is saying but it sounds good.
Jump In The Line - Harry Belafonte. I think it was because of beetlejuice!
I have it on good authority it was Dancing in the dark by Springsteen
That’s where Carlton’s got his ‘It’s not unusual’ dance from. Bruce Springsteen in Dancing in the dark.
I can only barely remember it having a saxophone part and even back when I would have said it was my favorite song, I didn’t know it’s name or artists. My mom used to leave a radio on when she put me to bed as a kid and there was a kinda slow jazz love song that would come on sometimes and I loved it. But that’s all I remember.
For all I know, it was Careless Whisper. I’m sure it was something from the 80’s considering this was in the last half of the 80’s.
American Pie by Don McLean
I would listen to it on repeat for what seems like an entire era of my life. Could sing the whole thing at some point!
