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Terrible/Inappopriate songs ...

on an otherwise wonderful release. Know of any? These bug the crap out of me as they are: dumb songs, inappropriate selections as per the rest of the release, and sung very poorly. What is (was) up with them?

1. Miles Davis, "Nothing Like You", on Sorcerer (1962).
2. Tony Williams, "This Night This Song", and, "Once I Loved", a two-fer on Turn It Over (1970).

I very much like both of these releases, but they are spoiled by these insipid songs (IMO) unless I skip them. Know of others such as these clinkers? Must be ones which stick out like sore thumbs on an otherwise good/great release. Cuts which make you exclaim, WTF?
rockadanny
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drubin
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I usually skip "Mother's Lament" on Disraeli Gears.
rockadanny OP
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"Inappropriate" was not a good word to use. I meant "does not fit" with the rest of the release. Another one for me is Michelle Shocked, "Black Widow", on her Short Sharp Shocked release. DELETE!
hodu
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"Yellow Submarine" does not belong on the otherwise fabulous "Revolver."
rockadanny OP
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Hodu - good call! Hated that song since the first time I heard it. Once clear advantage of CD vs. LP, at least we can burn a copy without that clinker.
loomisjohnson
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for some reason, i never liked "going mobile" on the otherwise perfect "who's next". the sappy "thorn tree in the garden" doesn't fit on "layla" and depending on my mood "after hours" tarnishes the first velvet underground album. the classic example might be the horrific "mind gardens" off the byrds "younger than yesterday", which was derided by everyone except david crosby.
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