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Munu

(104 posts) Sun Jan 11, 2026, 03:03 PM 4 hrs ago

Songs that are schmaltzy.

No restriction on genre or period.
Does not have to be bad as a piece of music. But it can be.
No attempt at ranking, because some songs are infinitely schmaltzy.
Please add your own picks.

Perry Como's cover is even schmaltzier than the Broadway original.

And of course ...

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Songs that are schmaltzy. (Original Post) Munu 4 hrs ago OP

;-{) Ray Peterson - Tell Laura I Love Her Goonch 4 hrs ago #1

I Don't Have Time To List Them ProfessorGAC 1 hr ago #2

Three Times A Lady--The Commodores skypilot 1 hr ago #3

Goonch

(4,254 posts)

1. ;-{) Ray Peterson - Tell Laura I Love Her

Reply to Munu (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 03:44 PM

4 hrs ago

ProfessorGAC

(75,864 posts)

2. I Don't Have Time To List Them

Reply to Munu (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 06:08 PM

1 hr ago

But, you have a good start there.
There are so many campy or treacly pop songs over the years.

skypilot

(9,100 posts)

3. Three Times A Lady--The Commodores

Reply to Munu (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 06:28 PM

1 hr ago

I liked it when it came out in the 70s but now I just can't.

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