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43. The story behind The Fifth Estate-Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead

Reply to Doc_Technical (Reply #19)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 12:09 PM

Jan 3

They had a bet they could get a hit with any song, and this was the suggestion.
They won the bet.

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Attention fellow old farts! Worst popular songs of the 1960s and 1970s. [View all] Munu Jan 3 OP

Knock 3 times, Tony Orlando & Dawn Ferryboat Jan 3 #1

Agree debm55 Jan 3 #3

Twice on the pipe (klunk klunk) ... Munu Jan 3 #4

OOOOOOOoooo MuseRider Jan 3 #11

I had forgotten that too. MuseRider Jan 3 #8

Hell yeah, Honey sucks big time. no_hypocrisy Jan 3 #2

"...and I long to be with you, if only I could." quaint Jan 3 #9

Thanks, that made me laugh. no_hypocrisy Jan 3 #12

We always changed this" Where honey lived, and honey played And love grew up" likesmountains 52 Sunday #119

Debbie Boone, You Light Up My Life debm55 Jan 3 #5

Just an aside. Munu Jan 3 #18

Thank you Munu. I'll look it up debm55 Jan 3 #20

IIRC, this song was "supposed" to be about Jesus. So it was a religious song, not a love song. CTyankee Sunday #122

Schmaltz: Jean, by Rod McKuen Gaugamela Jan 3 #6

Postscript: "Groovy Situation" was INCESSANTLY playing no_hypocrisy Jan 3 #7

Afternoon Delight quaint Jan 3 #10

My wife and I liked this song describing our afternoon delights. rickford66 Jan 3 #14

Major turnoff for me. quaint Jan 3 #16

You might be interested to know (or maybe not) that the title is taken from a crab cocktail rsdsharp Jan 3 #63

God, what a horrible song. NT SADAR Jan 3 #50

Yuck VanceFan Sunday #103

A guy in my dorm (1966), played Mrs. Brown You Have a Lovely Daughter (repeating on his turntable) rickford66 Jan 3 #13

I remember this gawd awful song from 1964 Grim Chieftain Jan 3 #15

winner quaint Jan 3 #17

You reminded me of "I've got tears in my ears" scipan Jan 3 #60

]The Fifth Estate-Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead Doc_Technical Jan 3 #19

The story behind The Fifth Estate-Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead Munu Jan 3 #43

Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots Disco Duck Doc_Technical Jan 3 #21

"Muskrat Love" would rank pretty high on this list. surrealAmerican Jan 3 #22

Oh no. Since you reminded me of this horrible memory.., IjustDontlikeRepugs Jan 3 #47

Karen had one of the greatest voices Henry203 Jan 3 #55

She did have a great voice, and she died way too soon. red dog 1 Jan 3 #64

She was a sweetheart. OldBaldy1701E Sunday #100

Yeah, I've Heard That ProfessorGAC Sunday #121

Willis Alan Ramsey Maninacan Jan 3 #67

Muskrat love had nice Chord Patterns. chouchou Jan 3 #73

You beat me to Muskrat Love but I disagree with We've only Just Begun. I like it. MIButterfly Jan 3 #81

Barry Manilow- Copacabana Doc_Technical Jan 3 #23

Oh no! Even people who hated Barry Manilow liked Copacabana. MIButterfly Jan 3 #79

Not me. Can't stand Manilow in general, and this song... 3catwoman3 Sunday #106

To each his own. MIButterfly Sunday #116

Back atcha! 3catwoman3 Sunday #120

I like Jeremiah was a Bullfrog! It's fun to sing along to. MIButterfly Sunday #123

The very worst justaprogressive Jan 3 #24

The pathetically inane Sugar, Sugar was the song... 3catwoman3 Jan 3 #38

Prefab music! justaprogressive Jan 3 #40

About "The Archies" and "The Ballad of the Green Beret". Munu Jan 3 #44

It turns out the Monkees were way cooler than one would know. Henry203 Jan 3 #51

then watch the movie Head DBoon Jan 3 #56

The documentary Henry203 Jan 3 #57

Thanks, I just ordered "Laurel Canyon" from the local library's online catalog. red dog 1 Jan 3 #65

It is the epix version Henry203 Jan 3 #70

The Germs did a punk cover of Sugar Sugar DBoon Jan 3 #53

Ok you win hands down with the Green Beret. Biophilic Jan 3 #58

From the Seventies: Dancing Queen by ABBA. Polly Hennessey Jan 3 #25

I posted this years ago in another thread and I stand by it True Dough Jan 3 #26

They were pretty great at Woodstock. Henry203 Jan 3 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author murielm99 Sunday #113

Paul Anka- Having My Baby Doc_Technical Jan 3 #27

Yes! Mad_Dem_X Jan 3 #32

Winner! Hated that song. JustKay Jan 3 #48

Wayne Newton - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast Doc_Technical Jan 3 #28

Since "You Light Up My LIfe" has already been mentioned, I'll take "Feelings" for $200, Alex. surfered Jan 3 #29

Billy Don't be a Hero. Tom Dyer Jan 3 #30

Winchester Cathedral. sueh Jan 3 #31

"Sugar Sugar" by the Archies was Billboard's number one song in 1969 Thunderbeast Jan 3 #33

See my comment #38 above. 3catwoman3 Jan 3 #39

In the Year 2525 Submariner Jan 3 #34

God Bless the U.S.A. Lee Greenwood Botany Jan 3 #35

Black Oak Arkansas boonecreek Jan 3 #36

Here's another one. boonecreek Jan 3 #41

Telephone Man cloudbase Jan 3 #42

Another one I forgot. Munu Jan 3 #46

I agree and disagree with some of the choices LogDog75 Jan 3 #45

I agree with you about "Brandy"....I love that song. red dog 1 Jan 3 #66

I know it was hugely popular, but I hated "Staying Alive," by the BeeGees. JustKay Jan 3 #49

Judy in disguise with glasses. Klarkashton Jan 3 #52

LMAO--I thought you were being funny about the Beatles... buzzycrumbhunger Jan 3 #82

Since "Honey" has already been posted, I'll add "Run Joey Run" by David Geddes. Eugene Jan 3 #54

You beat me to it! subterranean Jan 3 #61

nobody has posted Mcarthur Park DBoon Jan 3 #59

LOL! That made me laugh. MIButterfly Jan 3 #83

Sorry I didn't see this before I posted MacArthur Park in reply # 69 red dog 1 Sunday #96

Ohhhh noooooooooooo ..... marble falls Sunday #102

Joy to the World - Jeremiah was a bullfrog. Three Dog Night SaveOurDemocracy Jan 3 #62

"Yummy, yummy, yummy I got love in my tummy" chouchou Jan 3 #68

The title alone is stultifyingly inane. 3catwoman3 Sunday #110

Your words are true and had me smiling chouchou Sunday #111

Richard Harris - MacArthur Park red dog 1 Jan 3 #69

Beat me to it! Easterncedar Jan 3 #87

See my response 83 MIButterfly Jan 3 #88

Anything by the 1910 Fruitgum Company. GP6971 Jan 3 #71

The Osmonds - Crazy Horses (1972) GreatGazoo Jan 3 #72

I heard plenty of drumming, but didn't see a drummer!! Ilsa Jan 3 #77

Two songs already mentioned: Sugar Sugar and In the Year 2025 PufPuf23 Jan 3 #74

And honest to God... some_of_us_are_sane Jan 3 #75

There must be something wrong with me, FoxNewsSucks Jan 3 #76

"Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)" Attilatheblond Jan 3 #78

Chick-a-Boom! Now there's a blast from the past! MIButterfly Sunday #108

Our 'class clown' was lamenting how other people had great songs when they graduated Attilatheblond Sunday #112

Really? Your class song was Chick-a-Boom? MIButterfly Sunday #114

We didn't pick it, but it played CONSTANTLY on the radio that spring Attilatheblond Sunday #115

I love several of these songs. But what is most interesting to me markodochartaigh Jan 3 #80

That is so true. Years ago, I heard a song on the radio MIButterfly Jan 3 #93

Don't forget this happy gem... Totally Tunsie Jan 3 #84

The lyrics are a little corny, but I think it's a good song. red dog 1 Sunday #97

Terry Jacks Morbius Jan 3 #85

Agree with many of these Dave in VA Jan 3 #86

If I were a carpenter and you were a lady Easterncedar Jan 3 #89

Moon River MIButterfly Jan 3 #90

I had too much to dream last night bobalew Jan 3 #91

Iron Butterfly ABC123Easy Jan 3 #92

You know their nickname was Wolf Frankula Sunday #94

No way ABC123Easy Sunday #95

My Sharona - The Knack DBoon Sunday #98

Worst songs from that era: every disco tune ever made. Paladin Sunday #99

Disco Duck Faux pas Sunday #101

The Bertha Butt Boogie by the Jimmy Castor Bunch C_U_L8R Sunday #104

I've got another contender... C_U_L8R Sunday #117

I spent 3 months in Hawaii in 1976 k55f5r Sunday #105

Rubber Band Man was by The Spinners. MIButterfly Sunday #107

My 1st was "Muskrat Love" (and I like several mentioned) Mike Nelson Sunday #109

Sorry for inflicting this on everyone LogDog75 Sunday #118