Topic: What's the Most Annoying Song Ever? (Read 19241 times)

Normandie · « **Reply #160 on:** May 20, 2022, 04:56:10 AM »

I do believe I have one that takes the cake. The kids and I were coerced into a trip to Walt Disney World some years back, and by the end I was ready to jump into the water, or simply run screaming out of there and then seek out a strong (alcoholic) drink. It just goes on, and on, and . . . ON. Not to mention, the animatronics were totally creepy.

https://youtu.be/I2Do309e4YU

nimrod · « **Reply #161 on:** May 20, 2022, 11:43:07 PM »

The kids were coerced into going to Disneyworld ?

Agree about the song

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #162 on:** May 21, 2022, 01:11:24 AM »

They played the same song at Disneyland when I was there in 1966. I had to take my sister on that ride.

The ride debuted at the 1964 World's Fair...

...with the same song.

I liked the Mad Hatter's Teacup Ride because Alice was there...

Normandie · « **Reply #163 on:** May 21, 2022, 01:16:40 AM »

Quote from: nimrod on May 20, 2022, 11:43:07 PM

The kids were coerced into going to Disneyworld ?

Yes, basically. None of us were too keen to go (Florida + heat and humidity + crowds = UGH). It sucked, to be perfectly honest. Luckily my dad and his wife picked up the tab for everything. I would never pay to go there.

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #164 on:** May 21, 2022, 02:05:45 AM »

We went to Disneyland in the summer. The weather was fine. I agree that Florida, and Disneyworld, is a miserable place to be in the summer.

Here's a good video I found about the history of the It's a Small World ride...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f9pjhiZTuM" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f9pjhiZTuM</a>

Sorry you all had to hear the song throughout the video.

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #165 on:** May 21, 2022, 02:14:49 AM »

^

Kids are better off going on that ride than watching the crap they have on TV today.

Moogmodule · « **Reply #166 on:** May 21, 2022, 06:13:21 AM »

Quote from: Normandie on May 21, 2022, 01:16:40 AM

Yes, basically. None of us were too keen to go (Florida + heat and humidity + crowds = UGH). It sucked, to be perfectly honest. Luckily my dad and his wife picked up the tab for everything. I would never pay to go there.

I’m an unabashed fan of Disneyland parks. But that song is annoying.

blmeanie · « **Reply #167 on:** May 21, 2022, 11:28:48 AM »

Quote from: Moogmodule on May 21, 2022, 06:13:21 AM

I’m an unabashed fan of Disneyland parks. But that song is annoying.

same here and have been to Disneyworld in Florida ~ 20 times (we have 5 kids and live within vacation driving distance).

While the song is monotonous for sure, two factors kept us returning to that ride -
- it is a fairly quick moving line (lots of people per boat and the boats are continuous)
- the song, while annoying, is actually a beautiful message to teach
- it is a decent long ride too...wait for it...in air conditioning!

Normandie · « **Reply #168 on:** May 21, 2022, 02:19:31 PM »

I suppose it depends on whom you're with. We were led around by my father's wife, and it did not go well.

My daughters visited Disneyland (i.e., California) on a school trip, and had a better time because they were with their peers. But none of us is a fan of huge amusement parks. Water parks, for sure, though.

You're right, blmeanie, the song does have a good message, but it just grates on my nerves.

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #169 on:** May 21, 2022, 08:29:18 PM »

Quote from: blmeanie on May 21, 2022, 11:28:48 AM

- the song, while annoying, is actually a beautiful message to teach

Right. And that's why Walt Disney conceived of It's a Small World for the 1964-1965 World's Fair...

Quote from: Hello Goodbye on May 21, 2022, 01:11:24 AM

The ride debuted at the 1964 World's Fair...

...with the same song.

Walt Disney also conceived of this for the State of Illinois Pavilion...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SzxoDrMYqA" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SzxoDrMYqA</a>

The messages in both ring true even today.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pZa3KtkVpQ" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pZa3KtkVpQ</a>

When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

nimrod · « **Reply #170 on:** May 22, 2022, 12:29:24 AM »

Only ever been to the one in LA. When I lived at Laguna Beach.

Normandie · « **Reply #171 on:** August 05, 2022, 01:37:38 AM »

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/guests-stuck-on-small-world-disney-florida?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=msn_feed

I cannot imagine being stuck on this ride for more than an hour. I barely made it through the normal 4-minute, teeth-gritting ride. After an hour, I probably would have snapped and jumped overboard, or run amok, or something. UGH.

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #172 on:** August 05, 2022, 02:42:04 AM »

^

And that Disney World guest chose TikTok to b**** about the experience. Maybe that person should take a bus tour of Damascus and get stuck for an hour and look at this...

I doubt that person would be alive at the end of that hour.

Yes, the song is repetitive but it does send a message. Here's another repetitive song from that era which sends a similar message...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyODONEY8Ls" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyODONEY8Ls</a>

This world would be a better place if people would heed these messages.

nimrod · « **Reply #173 on:** August 09, 2022, 01:13:41 AM »

The melody of that song "I'd like to teach the world to sing" was ripped off by Oasis

https://youtu.be/3FpNw3286y8

Moogmodule · « **Reply #174 on:** August 09, 2022, 05:00:28 AM »

That’s a straight lift!

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #175 on:** August 09, 2022, 09:53:20 AM »

It's the real thing...

https://youtu.be/1VM2eLhvsSM

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #176 on:** August 09, 2022, 10:08:49 AM »

Quote from: nimrod on August 09, 2022, 01:13:41 AM

The melody of that song "I'd like to teach the world to sing" was ripped off by Oasis

https://youtu.be/3FpNw3286y8

https://youtu.be/M8r1UQIJhPM

nimrod · « **Reply #177 on:** August 09, 2022, 11:52:30 PM »

Quote from: Hello Goodbye on August 09, 2022, 09:53:20 AM

It's the real thing...

https://youtu.be/1VM2eLhvsSM

That add ruined the song for me

nimrod · « **Reply #178 on:** August 09, 2022, 11:56:44 PM »

Quote from: Moogmodule on August 09, 2022, 05:00:28 AM

That’s a straight lift!

We could have a whole thread about Oasis rip offs

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #179 on:** August 10, 2022, 12:54:07 AM »

Quote from: nimrod on August 09, 2022, 11:52:30 PM

That add ruined the song for me

Kev, the song started out as True Love and Apple Pie sung by Susan Shirley in 1971...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE1QSP2Zw7w" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE1QSP2Zw7w</a>

It was soon rewritten as that Coca Cola commercial.

It was once again rewritten as I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) and was first recorded by the Hillside Singers...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW4QLeUpLHk" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW4QLeUpLHk</a>

And then, with a bit of reworking, by The New Seekers...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXOG_NUNQhc" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXOG_NUNQhc</a>

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