Off-subject somewhat, but someone up there a ways mentioned Radio Luxembourg, and it brought back a memory of a tape I heard many's the year ago, of a program called, "Land of a thousand [sound of breaking glass]." It was from some Scandinavian country, Sweden, I think, and it was the Goon show on steroids (which they didn't have then, but what the hey?).

Can anyone point me to a source of info on this phenomenon? Thanks.

Now, back to the subject. I have heard many bad songs, over the years, most of them not popular enough to be recorded, thank God (the tendency of people to sing their own songs at open stages is not a new one).

That said, "I Like Ike" was pretty bad, even for its genre. In fact, most political songs -- campaign songs -- are terrible. Luckily, politicians eschew them these days.

Bob Clayton