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From: hutch@shark.UUCP (Stephen Hutchison)
Newsgroups: net.music,net.misc
Subject: Re: opinion poll for worst song ever!
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Date: Wed, 3-Apr-85 21:19:32 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr  3 21:19:32 1985
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Summary: 

[Incredulous with shlock]

In article <1200@reed.UUCP> purtell@reed.UUCP (Lady Godiva) writes:
>
>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)

Well, since nobody else seems to have replied, I guess I have to tell you.
The song was performed by Janis Joplin, her of the raunchy voice.  I don't
know if it is her handiwork entire, but it DOES seem to need the whiney
overtone she gave it to be really effective.

It's a rather scathing indictment of the "gimme generation", the number
of materialistic fools who were common at the time (and sadly, more common
now, especially at Reed (no offense, I am not pointing fingers at anyone
in particular)).

The first line is
"Oh Lord, won'cha buy me, A Mercedez Benz, Mah friends
all have Porsches, Ah Must make A-Mends!"

And it continues...  But I don't remember all the words

hutch