Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site unmvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!cmcl2!lanl!unmvax!lee From: lee@unmvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.music,net.misc Subject: Re: opinion poll for worst song ever! Message-ID: <762@unmvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 1-Apr-85 04:18:23 EST Article-I.D.: unmvax.762 Posted: Mon Apr 1 04:18:23 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Apr-85 02:03:24 EST References: <1390@orca.UUCP> <8328@watarts.UUCP> <234@uvaee.UUCP> <265@unc.UUCP> <1200@reed.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque Lines: 56 Xref: watmath net.music:6785 net.misc:7751 > > There is one song that is so horrible that I almost like it. I don't > remeber the name of it, nor the name of the performer. The first > line was - > "Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz". > Does anyone remember the rest of it? > > elizabeth purtell > > (Lady Godiva) Boy, you people... Everybody flames the 60's I guess... Oh well, this is one song at that has at least one fan. The song was written by: J. Joplin & M. McClure It is called: Mercedez Benz It goes (from a live version): (I'd like to do a song of great social and political import. It goes like this...) Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz My friends all drive Porches I must make amends worked hard all my life time no help from my friends So oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedez Benz Oh lord won't you buy me a color TV Dialing for dollars is trying to find me I'll wait for delivery each day until three So oh lord won't you buy me a night on the town I'm counting on you lord please don't let me down Prove that you love me and buy the next round Oh lord won't you buy me a night on the town (.......That's it!) You didn't like "The Rose" either, did you? --Lee (Ward) {ucbvax,pur-ee,gatech}!unmvax!lee