There are certainly many saccarine songs I don't like. The only one I can think of that I've heard performed more than once by singers/musicians that I respect at jams is: From A Distance. Ugh! And All God's Critters (have a place in the choir). And for that matter, The Garden Song. Or how about that Cohen song, Hey, That's No Way to Say Good-bye. Can you imagine having the nerve to tell a woman that everything is still sugar and spice even though you're dumping her?

Regarding Lightfoot, I'd have to say that I think Edmund Fitz is a fourth rate song, but not too saccarine, and that Gordy has recorded a few first rate songs back when he had a voice, some of which are utter saccarine. Pussywillows, cat-tails, for instance. Great song. 100% saccarine.

One thing I can't stand though is sentimentality about war. Take 'Christmas in the Trenches'. Starts out great. Then it suggests that if only we remembered the common grunts in the other army are just like us, we wouldn't fight wars. Eep! Do wars usually get started because we're afraid of the differences in the common people of the other side or because the leaders of one side see weakness and an opportunity for profit?

Ain't it fun to vent?