I nominate David Geddes' 1975 single, "Run Joey Run", as the most cheesiest song of the entire 70's decade!
Hard to believe that song actually made it as high as #4 on the Top-40 charts, but it indicates how bad the music scene was going through at the time. It falls in the "so bad, it's good" category.
It is so corny, so awful, even oldies radio stations avoid this song!
For those who never heard it, let me describe it this way: it is highly melodramatic, and tells the kind of "teenage tragedy" story involving a daughter and her distraught father over a boyfriend the father disapproves. It is like a "Leader of the Pack" or "Teen Angel" type of soap-opera song that was done in the early 60's. It is also the kind of song that the 80's novelty singer Julie Brown (the one who sang "The Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun") might've liked!
There is a teenaged girl voice in the song, and David Geddes himself singing the rest.
Part of the lyrics are in brackets that I added myself, to give a clearer idea of what is in the song.
Here are the lyrics:
* * * * * * * * * * "RUN JOEY RUN" by David Geddes
[Teenage girl voice]: Daddy, please don't! It wasn't his fault! He means so much to me! Daddy please don't, we're gonna get married Just you wait and see!
[David Geddes singing]: She called me up, late last night She said, "Joe, don't come over. My dad and I just had a fight, and he stormed out the door. I've never seen him act this way My God, he's going crazy! He says he's gonna make you pay, for what we've done He's got a gun, so..."
Run Joey run! Joey, Run!
[Teenage girl voice again]: Daddy, please don't! It wasn't his fault! He means so much to me! Daddy, please don't, we're gonna get married Just you wait and see!
[David Geddes again]: I got in my car and I drove like mad, 'til I reached Julie's place She ran to me, with tears in her eyes, and bruises on her face All at once, I saw him there, sneaking up behind me ([teenage girl]: WATCH OUT!!) [Geddes]: Then Julie yelled, "He's got a gun!" and she stepped in front of me Suddenly, a shot rang out, and I saw Julie falling I ran to her, I held her close, when I looked down, my hands were red And here's the last words Julie said...
[teenaged girl voice, dying]: Daddy, please don't It wasn't his fault He means so much to me Daddy, please don't, we're gonna...get... married.....[makes croaking, retching, dying sounds]
[music stops, and angelic background voices can be heard]
[music starts again, with the chorus and David singing]: Run Joey run Joey run Joey run Joey run Joey run!!!
* * * * * * * * * Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
I have that song on a mix of 70's, and it isn't that bad Steven.
I like so many 70's songs on that CD.
Posted by Sam Dahmer Hain (Member # 3150) on :
OMG Steve I've been tempted for so long to post just that very same thing about that song. That song is so god awful. It makes Muskrat Love look like a musical masterpiece.
I think this is a perfect time to start a crappy song thread. By crappy I don't mean songs you dislike it has to be crappy because it is crappy.
Run Joey Run is a definite crappy song hall of famer.
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
I love Run Joey Run. BECAUSE it's so corny. "Daddy please don't...it wasn't his fault....he meeeeeeeeeeeeans so much to meeeeeeeeeee" I would love to do that at karaoke. LOL!
Now MUSKRAT LOVE is pure 70s poop (as is HAVING MY BABY)
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