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    Top 20 Worst Songs Ever: No. 13

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    'Convoy'
    --C.W. McCall (1975)

    This proto-rap track tells the story of three truckers on the road: Rubber Duck, Pig Pen and Sod Buster. Though it reached No. 1 in the U.S. in 1975, the novelty of the song wears off might quick. Once that happens, you're stuck with one very annoying voice-over.

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    "Bear" Starkeyat 8-03-2008

    This Song was very appropiate for the time period that it was a recorded and also a hit along with a Movie by the same tittle. It came along during the fuel crisus of the 70's and the era when truckers & CB Radios became the thing to have in every vehicle on the road, so it seemed. Truckers became modern day heroes, the age of the Concrete Cowboys

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    treesgyrlat 8-03-2008

    Does anyone in Northeast Ohio remember Superhost? He would "sing" this song on his Saturday show a lot. I loved this song when I was a little girl!

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    Dellaat 8-03-2008

    I remember this song well, and it was a great one!

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    Kentat 8-04-2008

    I was riding with a friend along I-294 near O'Hare Field, about 3 or 4 years ago. There was a Chevy billboard that said there were no songs about VWs. I said there was a song about VWs.

    My friend said, "What song?"

    I replied, "Eleven long-haired friends of Jesus in a chartreuse Microbus!"

    He almost sideswiped a car, because he was laughing so hard.

    Trust me, this is a great song. My guess is that the person creating this list isn't a fan of country music.

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    DrawBySundownat 8-04-2008

    Convoy was suitable at the time, and a great song as well as a great movie. Not a thing wrong with it!

    Dear AOL, PLEASE GET RID OF YOUR INCOMPETENT WRITERS! Get people that actually know what they're talking about.

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    hiat 8-04-2008

    ...and then somehow worse than the other songs in this list is a wonderful piece of Americana.

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    Erinat 8-07-2008

    ..You know, I've never heard this song. But I think I have to now. It sounds amusing to me. :)

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    jasonat 12-10-2009

    The C.B. was the internet of its day! As a boy, this song ruled!

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    James on Wandaat 8-08-2008

    Whoever picked this top 20 obviously didn't like country music, didn't get any input at all from fans when making the list, is prejudiced as all get out -- Achy Breaky and Convoy are legends in our part of the country -- still loved, as well as their artist. Billy Ray is what all fathers should be - don't we all want our kids to follow in our professions? And Convoy has a sound and a feeling never duplicated. How about raggin' on some of the absolute trash out there, and leave the clean, decent, cute songs where they belong -- at the top of the GREAT list.

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    dorknoseat 10-08-2008

    The song is horrible. He has a two way conversation with himself without changing voices or inflection It's supposed to show how tough truckers are but the only actual singing in the whole song is the refrain which seems to be have been sung by a bunch chipmonks on helium

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    Carolat 8-11-2009

    thanks; James on Wanda, you said it all.Amen

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    rxstac93at 8-08-2008

    It's Big Ben not Pig Pen. If you're going to trash the song get your facts straight

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    Robertat 8-08-2008

    aparentl you did'nt know big ben.not much of a bather

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    DixonSteele1on1at 1-04-2009

    It's "Pig-Pen!"

    In both song and movie!

    Anyone but you sorry ass city slicker four-wheelers whose been around cattle haulers, chicken haulers and pig haulers would know what these lyrics were all about!

    http://www.narrowgauge.org/4x4/cw_pages/lyrics/spirit/convoy.html

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077369/

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    Pistol Peteat 8-08-2008

    you have to remember also at that time the CB radio was big and tons of truckers and also everyday folks were into the CBing mania in part that is also where the song has its roots and start too. Nowadays cause of cell phones and NEXTEL walkie talkie type devices that work long range, GPS Systems and instant radio traffic reports, the CB Radio is passe

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    whitelinefeverat 8-08-2008

    YOU dont know much about trucking songs or history do you fool...

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    hunter4bigunsat 8-08-2008

    Fine song DOES NOT COMPARE TO RAP AT ALL

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    threetrakat 8-08-2008

    For rxstac93: your comment on "It's BIG BEN" The 3 characters mentioned in the song: Rubber Duck (driving a Kenworth with a load of logs) is at the "front door" (the leader) of three eighteen-wheelers (tractor and semi-trailer) when he realizes that they have a convoy. Following the Rubber Duck is an unnamed trucker in a "cab-over Pete with a reefer on" (a refrigerated trailer, hauled by a Peterbilt truck configured with the cab over the engine), while Pig Pen brings up the rear in a "Jimmy" (GMC truck) hauling hogs.

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    wounannat 8-14-2008

    Thank you Threetrak. I was raised in another country, so never got to hear the song. I'll do my best to get it and listen very atentively, because with you explanation I think I'll get it better other people.

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    Angiat 8-08-2008

    My father was a trucker when this song came out and so this song means something to me. Some people have no idea what truckers went through at that time. Or their families for that matter. This song is on my list of BEST songs ever.

    I most deffinitly agree with the person who said that whoever wrote this must not like country.

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