Quite Possibly The Greatest Song Ever. Wait, No, The Worst Song Ever. I'm So Confused. Utterly Demented, No Matter How You Slice It. You Can Judge For Yourselves.

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i own at least fifty Byron Macgregor rip-offs and various choked-up mawkish spokenword Vietnam ditties (would make a good boxed-set), but this one might take the cake.

http://www.wvvy.org/listen/content/Shad_OShea_Goodbye_Sam.mp3

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 17:29 (nineteen years ago)

Just a song.
Serge Gainsburg meets Frank Sinatra.
Both are better.

― Beyond clouds of dust i shall stay (emekars), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 17:38 (nineteen years ago)

wow, i've been listening to the wrong frank sinatra and serge gainsburg rekkerds. i want the ones that sound like that!

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 17:42 (nineteen years ago)

That does indeed take the multi-layered, top-heavy cake. The production! The choirs, the kids reciting the Pledge of Allegiance,the rock interludes, the melodramatic way he voices "whore" and "suicide." Bravo!

― Daniel Peterson (polkaholic), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 17:48 (nineteen years ago)

Melody Nelson reimagined by someone who probably never heard it in the first place. Is he talking doing Uncle Sam? Cause if he was...

http://www.comic-mint.com/media/client/0649_homer-angry-portrait-c7714_sml.JPG

― The Homeliness of The Long Distance Punner (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 17:54 (nineteen years ago)

WTF!? That is nuts!

Can't wait to hear that boxed set, Scott! Don't forget to include Shelley Looney's "Thank You Canada"! ("Once You Understand" would be nice, too.)

― Myonga Von Böntee (Monty Von Byonga), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 18:33 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, why is uncle sam a lady???

i could totally make a red white & blue vietnam mix. i will think about it.

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 18:54 (nineteen years ago)

The song appears in "The World's Worst Records, Vol. 2"
so it is possibly the worst song ever.

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:47820r8ac48b

― shoot the monkey (emekars), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 19:35 (nineteen years ago)

Oh. Wow.

― righteousmaelstrom (righteousmaelstrom), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 19:56 (nineteen years ago)

Shad's walls are lined with gold, platinum, double platinum, and triple platinum recordings by established stars on major labels. One of Shad's novelty records, nationally released on the Sun Label, titled, "Goodbye Sam," was listed by Michael Ochs, world reknown record archivist, as one of the top 10n greatest records ever made that didn't become a hit.

― Bring your what. (goodbra), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 21:03 (nineteen years ago)

Michael Ochs, world reknown record archivist

― Bring your what. (goodbra), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 21:04 (nineteen years ago)

Cf. Phil Ochs, no relation.

― Bring your what. (goodbra), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 21:05 (nineteen years ago)

goodbye, sam

― milton parker (Jon L), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 23:47 (nineteen years ago)

The Sea Ponies song is better.

― The Android Cat (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 23:47 (nineteen years ago)

That has completely creeped me out for the rest of the morning.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 8 February 2007 10:37 (nineteen years ago)

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:exLF1jHAbVXhUM:http://roxcalibur.com/pix/e7382.jpg

― without me, it was tie! (Rrrickey), Thursday, 8 February 2007 10:50 (nineteen years ago)

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