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Thread #51378   Message #2409095
Posted By: Genie
09-Aug-08 - 03:17 AM
Thread Name: what's the worst song you ever heard?3
Subject: RE: what's the worst song you ever heard?3
I'm prob'ly gonna get skewered for this, but IMO "Give Yourself To Love" is by far the worst song Kate Wolf ever wrote -- at least in terms of the chorus. Kate was an incredible lyricist, displaying vivid and distinctive, memorable imagery in nearly every song she wrote. But the chorus of GYTL is, IMO, on a par with "Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream" and The Beatles' "So This Is Christmas" when it comes to Hallmark-card level trite lyrics.

You must give yourself to love
If love is what you're after.
Open up your heart to the tears and laughter
And give yourself to love,
Give yourself to love.

It's far, far from the worst song I've ever heard. (I think Paul Anka's "Having My Baby" and Cool & The Gang's "Joanna" have that 'honor' sewn up.) But it stands out in my mind, muchas "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" does, precisely because it's done way too often -- instead of many much better songs.