Sad news… everyone should check out this podcast about one of the Scorpion’s most well-known songs…
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I sincerely hope this atrocity of a “song” which must not be named dies and vanishes with the last band member kicking the bucket, forever forgotten, never to be revived, remade or remembered.
I know it won’t happen, but a man can dream.
Just, like, my opinion, of course.
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It is an interesting podcast, though… even if I don’t think it came up with anything conclusion at the end of it. Of course that song plays over and over, so… You might not care for it.
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Ah, opinions divided, just like the wall, eh?
I’m on the side that doesn’t want to hear it again.
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I haven’t consciously heard it but… Scorpions? No thanks. I can’t actually think what they sound like but I’m going to blame that on my brain protecting me again.
It’s not a particularly awful song on its own merits, but it was overplayed, so it’s awfulness was increased exponentially, like That Bryan Adams song, and That Wet Wet Wet song.
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I used to challenge people to hum the tune of that after it had been huge for ages. And people usually couldn’t because it was such drab mush. I could hum the Troggs/www one but I’d rather not. This I have no idea. I imagine it as The Final Countdown by Europe.
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I’m filling with rage now. I can even feel it in my fingers. I feel it in my toes…
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At least it isn’t as insidious as That Aqua song.
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Okay you lot, take your hate speech to the brainworm thread. I’m off to blast some Whitehouse to clear my mind.
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I lied. I stuck on the Scorpions song to hear what it was. It was pretty boring and I will forget it as thoroughly as I appear to have in the past. It sounded like a generic hair metal ballad. Just with some whistling. And a generic cold war ending video clip montage.
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Ah but if you’re in the right demographic, it’s the generic hair metal cold war ending ballad.
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Which one? There’s so many?
(As an aside I saw him live last year and he put on a really good show. I had the opportunity to meet him afterward and he was incredibly nice — even by Canadian standards.)
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My guess is it’s either Summer of '69 or Everything I do (I do it for you)
And thank you. I was wondering the same thing.
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Whichever one grates your nerves the most…
I’m sure Bryan’s nice, it’s more that certain songs get played AT you consistently, you know?
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I have a relative that is the Scorpions number on fan. One of her prized possessions is a photo of her with the entire band sometime in the 90s
I will not show her this topic.
Here’s a great version of one of thier hits with Vanessa Mae on violin.
If you’ve never heard Vanesss Mae, seek out some of her stuff she’s awesome.
We can all be Bryan!
Oh, sorry, wrong Brian.
That Adams guy, he might be nice, but can he stick to photography, please? That’s so much quieter.
And the Hair Metal Which Must Not Be Named should never have left the hairdresser’s.
ETA: to make that ABSOLUTELY clear, I am NOT talking about Queen.
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Oh, I totally get it. I was more just curious than anything which song you were referring to because I can think of a few that seem to be ubiquituous.
Specifically, the Robin Hood one, but yeah, being saturated by any song tends to enshittify it.
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