Unca Marvy's Yesterday's Memories R&B Party - Why Did They Record That? Survey

Results of "Why did they record that?"

Not all that many ballots this time. Only 26 people voted. (Once again, just to fool you into thinking it was an honest contest, I didn't vote myself.) For those of you with short memories, I asked you for what you thought was the embarrassingly worst song by your favorite groups.

The winner (or biggest loser, depending on how you look at it): the Drifters' "Moonlight Bay," followed closely by the Moonglows' "Soda Pop." While it's all pretty subjective, it seemed to me that any song that got 3 or more votes was pretty dismal. Some of the songs that got 1 or 2 votes were bewildering. For example, I can't imagine what's not to like about the 4 Vagabonds' "Rose Ann Of Charing Cross" or the Orioles' "Everything They Said Came True." However, I once knew a guy who cringed every time he heard the Moonglows' "In My Diary," so if these songs really make you feel that way, then I can't argue with an honest reaction.

The good news (and I know this will please several people who commented on it) is that I don't plan to make a show out of this one.

The results appear below.

GROUP	SONG	PTS
Drifters	Moonlight Bay	7
Moonglows	Soda Pop	6
Dominoes	Jennie Lee	5
Orioles	Shrimp Boats	5
Ravens	Rooster	5
Drifters	Yodee Yakee	5
Platters	Only You (Federal)	5
Ravens	That'll Be The Day	4
4 Tunes	The Ballad Of James Dean	3
Chords	Zippity Zum	3
Clovers	There's No Tomorrow	3
Flamingos	Shilly Dilly	3
Larks	Os-Ca-Lu-Ski-O	3
Midnighters/Royals	Annie's Aunt Fanny	3
Penguins	No There Ain't No News Today	3
Spaniels	Tina	3
Swallows	Itchy Twitchy Feeling	3
4 Buddies	Window Eyes	2
4 Vagabonds	Oh What A Polka	2
5 Keys	Whippity Whirl	2
5 Royales	Mohawk Squaw	2
5 Royales	Monkey Hips And Rice	2
5 Willows	Love Bells	2
Cadets/Jacks	Wiggie Waggie Woo	2
Cadillacs	Oh, Oh Lolita	2
Cadillacs	Peek-A-Boo	2
Cardinals	She Rocks	2
Cardinals	The Bump	2
Otis Williams & Charms	Don't Wake Up The Kids	2
Otis Williams & Charms	Love, Love, Stick Stov	2
Chords	Cross Over The Bridge	2
Chords	Little Maiden	2
Clovers	Love, Love, Love	2
Clovers	Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash	2
El Dorados	Rock & Roll's For Me	2
Harptones	Mambo Boogie	2
Hollywood Flames	Ride Helen Ride	2
Medallions	I Wonder, Wonder, Wonder	2
Medallions	Speedin'	2
Midnighters/Royals	Rock & Roll Wedding	2
Penguins	Earth Angel (Mercury)	2
Red Caps	Silhouettes	2
Robins	Turkey Hop	2
Teenagers	I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent	2
4 Buddies	I Love You Yes I Do	1
4 Tunes	I'm Gonna Ride Tillie Tonight	1
4 Tunes	My Wild Irish Rose	1
4 Tunes	Sugar Lump	1
4 Vagabonds	Rose Ann Of Charing Cross	1
5 Keys	Handy Andy	1
5 Keys	I'm So High	1
5 Keys	Lonesome Old Story	1
5 Keys	Old MacDonald	1
5 Keys	Really-o, Truly-o	1
5 Royales	Cry Some More	1
5 Willows	With These Hands	1
Brown Dots	Bow Wow Wow	1
Cadets/Jacks	Annie Met Henry	1
Cadets/Jacks	Heartbreak Hotel	1
Cadets/Jacks	Pretty Evey	1
Cadets/Jacks	Rum, Jamaica Rum	1
Cadillacs	Bad Dan McGoon	1
Cadillacs	Betty My Love	1
Cadillacs	Speedoo's Back	1
Otis Williams & Charms	Ivory Tower	1
Otis Williams & Charms	Mambo Sh-Mambo	1
Clovers	Old Black Magic	1
Coasters	I'm A Hog For You	1
Coasters	Sweet Georgia Brown	1
Coasters	Yackety Yack	1
Coasters	Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart	1
Dells	Darling I Know (El Rays)	1
Dells	Jeepers Creepers	1
Dells	I Wanna Go Home	1
Diablos	Route 16	1
Dominoes	Above Jacob's Ladder	1
Dominoes	Bobby Sox Baby	1
Drifters	Hypnotized	1
El Dorados	Bim, Bam, Boom	1
Flairs	Rabbit On The Log (Hunters)	1
Flamingos	Get With It	1
Flamingos	The Ladder Of Love	1
Flamingos	The Rock And Roll March	1
Hawks	Can't See For Looking	1
Hawks	Ever Since You Been Gone	1
Heartbeats	Oh Baby Don't	1
Lee Andrews & Hearts	Show Me The Merengue	1
Lee Andrews & Hearts	The Clock	1
Hollywood Flames	Frankenstein's Den	1
Larks	Margie	1
Larks	Coffee, Cigarettes And Tears	1
Medallions	59 Volvo	1
Midnighters/Royals	Come On And Get It	1
Midnighters/Royals	Sugaree	1
Midnighters/Royals	Switchie Witchie Titchie	1
Moonglows	I'll Stop Wanting You	1
Moonglows	See Saw	1
Moonglows	Ten Commandments Of Love	1
Orioles	Donkey Serenade	1
Orioles	Everything They Said Came True	1
Orioles	Happy Till The Letter	1
Ravens	Mahzel	1
Ravens	Phantom Stage Coach	1
Ravens	Water Boy	1
Red Caps	I Love An Old-Fashioned Song	1
Red Caps	My Tzatskele	1
Red Caps	The Thing	1
Robins	Merry Go Rock	1
Solitaires	South Of The Border	1
Spaniels	Hey Sister Lizzie	1
Spaniels	I Know	1
Spaniels	Play It Cool	1
Spaniels	Stormy Weather	1
Swallows	Rock-A-Bye Baby Rock	1
Teenagers	Mama Wanna Rock	1
Teenagers	Out In The Cold Again	1
Valentines	K-I-S-S Me	1
Valentines	Why	1
Charioteers	None
Deep River Boys	None
Delta Rhythm Boys	None
Dozier Boys	None
Du Droppers	None
Feathers	None
Jubalaires	None
Spiders	None
Turbans	None