Dave Barry’s Book of Bad Songs

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The humorist asked his readers to share their least favorite tunes and chronicles the hilarious responses.
When funnyman Dave Barry asked readers about their least favorite tunes, he thought he was penning just another installment of his weekly syndicated humor column. But the witty writer was flabbergasted by the response when over 10,000 readers voted. “I have never written a column that got a bigger response than the one announcing the Bad Song Survey,” Barry wrote.
Based on the results of the survey, Dave Barry’s Book of Bad Songs is a compilation of some of the worst songs ever written. Dave Barry fans will relish his quirky take. Music buffs too will appreciate this humorous stroll through the world’s worst lyrics. The only thing wrong with this book is that readers will find themselves unable to stop mentally singing the greatest hits of Gary Puckett.
Praise for Dave Barry’s Book of Bad Songs
“Barry is his usual puckish self, but the real surprise here is how funny many of the survey respondents are.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Who can resist such a book?” —Publishers Weekly
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00B8UK9QG
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 24, 2022
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3.1 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 115 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1449442736
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #76,730 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #12 in Music History & Criticism (Kindle Store) #15 in Music Encyclopedias #28 in Music Reference (Books)
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