The Newbeats — “Bread and Butter” (1964)
Three guys screeching? It’s a hard pass from us. Who would have thought that these innocent-looking gentlemen would be comfortable with putting out a song that frustrated the masses endlessly, but sold incredibly well along the way. As if the title hasn’t given it away, the song is literally about basic food we all cook every day. Not exactly a groundbreaking dose of creative expression, you know? We wonder if the guys still play the track to their partners these days, just to annoy them a little bit.
The Newbeats
The Coasters — “Yakety Yak” (1958)
Catchy as all hell, but not necessarily in a good way. “Yakety Yak” (yes, you read that right) is pretty much-encouraging anybody doing their routine chores to shut up, and make sure they don’t share their frustrations. It’s the perfect recipe for creating a serial killer. Baby boomers everywhere are shuddering at the thought of their parents telling them to “listen to the lyrics” when it was playing on the radio on Sunday way back when.
The Coasters
