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ShazzieB

(22,677 posts)
16. They did jump the shark with that song.
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 02:40 AM
18 hrs ago

I was very disappointed with them at the time. It's a damned shame they didn't have better judgment than to put out something so preachy (and as the title song of an album, no less). They were so talented and had made so much beautiful music, and they just blew their careers right out of the water with that thing. Talk about not reading the room.

Mr. B and I love most of their other music and got to see them in concert a couple of times. We had one of their songs performed at our wedding (see below), and I still think of it as our theme song. I'm glad I still have those memories.



(Sorry for being so late to comment. I missed this post at the time, but couldn't resist adding my 2 cents worth.)

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I've been re-evaluating the soft rock songs that were big when I was a child in the 70s. johnp3907 Mar 26 #1
the 60's and 70;s Skittles Mar 26 #2
They even got rolled into the newish genre "Yacht Rock" BumRushDaShow Mar 26 #3
Saw them in concert Omaha Steve Mar 26 #4
... BaronChocula Mar 26 #5
❤️ littlemissmartypants Mar 26 #12
Unborn Child in 1974 made me lose any respect for them. BoomaofBandM Mar 26 #6
Unborn Child by Seals & Crofts littlemissmartypants Mar 26 #8
The song was rather cringy, with the arrangement not all that. valleyrogue Mar 27 #15
They did jump the shark with that song. ShazzieB 18 hrs ago #16
That recording sounded almost like a Vegas lounge number. valleyrogue 8 hrs ago #18
I can barely remember what it sounded like. ShazzieB 4 hrs ago #19
... littlemissmartypants Mar 26 #7
Rememberance from a fellow Bahai adherent: Ponietz Mar 26 #9
R.I.P. Marthe48 Mar 26 #10
Loved their music mcar Mar 26 #11
RIP. area51 Mar 27 #13
He apparently was born in 1938, not 1940. valleyrogue Mar 27 #14
Yep...87,would have been 88 in August. One thing I never knew Bengus81 13 hrs ago #17
R.I.P. OrwellwasRight 1 hr ago #20
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