Indeed. That is half the problem. Overexposure of a perfectly agreeable song can cause 20 million people to end up hating it after awhile.

And don't worry, Ron, we all seem to agree that "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" was a triumph.

As Stilly said, this is not a "worst song" list we're working on here...though a few come up now and then.

MAG - I get you. Yeah, McArthur Park is outrageous melodrama. It's so far over the top that I kind of like it...sort of like a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western...you KNOW it's just a bizarre fantasy. I'm not saying it's any favorite of mine, I'm just saying that people who hate that song generally hate it for rather superficial reasons and perhaps the wrong reasons.

It's not a song to hate. It's a song to make you chuckle when you hear it and say, "My, that IS dramatic, isn't it. Hmmm...nice high note there!"