I've Been Flushed from the Bathroom of Your

The 100 worst songs ever
Colin Bowles
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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
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A side-splitting examination of the 100 worst songs ever written - from Achy Breaky Heart to You Light Up My Life, as well as many that will have you sending rude emails to the publisher like Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da (a song that proves that psychedelic drugs aren't good for you) and Paul Simon's unbearably pretentious Sounds of Silence.

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Every day, in studios around the world, good songs are flushed down the toilet due to bad production, bad singing and, often, bad hair. But the truth is, some of those songs truly deserved it ...

When it comes to music, what inspires euphoria in one person may induce nausea and vomiting in another. Pressing on regardless, the author of this small but opinionated book argues his case against the 100 worst songs ever written, songs that should have been flushed away with the remains of last night's vindaloo.

I've Been Flushed From the Bathroom of Your Heart is a catastrophic catalogue of overblown pretension, bad rhymes, stupid lyrics and cynical, sick-making, syrupy pap. Whether you're a fan or foe of songs like 'Achy Breaky Heart' or 'I've Never Been to Me', you'll find something to take issue with in this disparaging, nit-picking and hilarious book.

About Colin Bowles
As well as writing fiction for children and adults, Colin Bowles has had many humour books published in the distant past, and in ancient times, he worked as a writer on many BBC TV comedies, including 'The Two Ronnies'. A keen amateur musician, he has murdered enough songs in his time to know which ones deserved it.

ISBN: 9781741756340
Australian Pub.: October 2008
Edition: 1
Publisher: ALLEN & UNWIN
Imprint: ARENA
Subject: Humour
Edition Number: 1
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