La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "In Matters of Opinion, One's Opponent is Always an Idiot" Edition

FYI -- I believe the title quote comes from George Bernard Shaw, who if he'd been born a century or so later would probably have toiled as a rock critic. 😎

In any event, it sprung to mind after I stumbled across this interesting story online a few days ago.

Here's a hint: The Floor Models pretty much agreed with Townshend.

Anyway, you can read the complete article over at the link HERE. In case you're wondering, it was Pete's daughter Emma who outed him in this regard.

Which leads us, inexorably, to the subject of the weekend's business. To wit:

...and your favorite objectively schlocky post-Elvis pop/rock/soul-r&b/country hit song that you love unreservedly anyway is...???

Discuss.

Arbitrary rule: I'm disqualifying obvious novelty records, i.e. "Gimme Dat Ding" or that kinda stuff. Instead, we're talking about records that aspire to something serious/artsy/significant, but simply fall short for whatever reasons. Or that you love, but everybody else makes fun of you for it. Or that just strike most normal people as kinda cornball.

And in case you're wondering, apart from everything else by ABBA, my nominee is...

Actually, a pretty good, if overly melodramatic song, and Pitney's great, but hey -- some of the arrangement touches, like the wailing girls chorus vocals? I mean, oy gevalt.

So alrighty then -- and remembering the Shaw quote -- what would YOUR choices be?

And have a great weekend, everybody!!!