What's your favorite Three Dog Night song?

[Deja Q]

:shrug:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. I like their version of Easy to be Hard

[jonnyblitz]

23. wasn't that originally from the musical "Hair'?

I can't remember for sure...

[mikehiggins]

2. Celebrate! Celebrate! Dance to the music! eom

[AnnabelLee]

3. Mama Told Me Not To Come

That ain't the way to have fun, son!:D

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

6. just turn out the lights, I don't wanna see!

:evilgrin:

[MariaS]

12. I'm lookin over at my girlfriend

she's passed out on the floor.

[Bridget Burke]

18. My favorite, too.

Written by Randy Newman, of course.

It's featured on the soundtrack to "Feat & Loathing in Las Vegas"--a true time capsule featuring Perry Como & Debbie Reynolds (along with the Airplane & the Yardbirds & the Youngbloods).

[wantnobush]

19. My favorite also

[jpgray]

28. That's the one (nt)

[SiobhanClancy]

4. Easy To Be Hard...

best one by far.

[DianeG5385]

5. Levi's Coming

Better hide your heart dear!

[ProfessorGAC]

24. That's "Eli's Comin'" Not Levi

The Professor

[JohnLocke]

7. ONE

...is the loneliest number that you'll ever do...
...two can be as bad as one / it's the loneliest number since the number one, Oh...

-- My Favorite Song Ever

[BringEmOn]

8. "Try a Little Tenderness"

[kayleybeth]

9. Easy to Be Hard

God that's a good one. Shambala(sp?) is a good one also.

[cade]

10. freedom for the stallion

freedom for the mare and her colt
freedom for the baby child
who has not grown old enough to vote
lord have mercy what you gonna do
about the people who will pray to you
they got men making laws that destroy other men
they made money god, it's a dog gone sin
oh lord
you got to help us to find a way

big ship's a sailing
slaves all chained and bound
heading for a brand new life
that someone said he up and found
lord have mercy what you gonna do
about the people who will pray to you
you know whan I look inside my mind
searching for the truth I find
oh lord you got to help us to find a way

[WillyT]

11. 'Never Been To Spain' - Fo Sho !!!

:hi:

[greatauntoftriplets]

14. Never Been to Spain.

Although I have.

[Bossy Monkey]

13. Out in the Country, in spite of its Paul Williams provenance

The title of #4, I'm sure you know, is Joy to the World

[BackDoorMan]

15. Their "Swan Song" ecchhhh!

[Prodemsouth]

16. Jermiah is called "Joy to the World" It's Eli's Coming not Levi

I like Sure as I'm Sittin here and Let me Serenade You. Ahhh the Three Dog Night Era..... Times were so good for lefties, too bad I was only 11 when that was all going on.

[Lindsey]

17. I think "Out in the Country"

is a BEAUTIFUL tune. It's always been one of my favs. I never hear it on the oldies station though.

[bamademo]

20. I second that

I just listened to it yesterday. I downloaded it and put it on a CD.

21. Joy to the World

--- written by Hoyt Axton, who also wrote the Pusher as done by Steppenwolf, and Lightnin' Bar Blues as done by Arlo Guthrie.

more trivia-- Hoyt's mother wrote Heartbreak Hotel!

[jonnyblitz]

22. wow nobody mentioned "Old Fashioned Love Song"

surprising

[mac56]

25. "Sure As I'm Sitting Here"

Great song.

On the other hand, I could live quite comfortably if I never heard "Black And White" again. Nice sentiment, but treacly as can be.

[NightTrain]

26. With all the hits they had, your poll has only four choices?!

Geez.... :spank:

[ProfessorGAC]

30. Same Thing I Thought, Train

I think they had more #1 hits than this poll has choices. They must have had a dozen and half top 20 hits, i would guess.

In the early 70's, they were a guilty pleasure. Couldn't let those rockers i hung with (and played in the band with) know i bought TDN albums. But, buy them and listen to them, i did!

There are still some songs that wear well, 30 years later.
The Professor

[Hand]

27. None of the above, and furthermore...

None that ain't there. They sucked in 1968 and they suck today.

That settles this issue forever...

:puke:

[ProfessorGAC]

29. You Are Dismissed!

And, you are wrong.
The Professor

[Deja Q]

31. There's only one way I can respond to that:

When there's an oil crisis, the US is gonna take all your oil thanks to NAFTA. How you gonna feel then? Nyah nyah nyah nyah-nyah?

:P :evilgrin:

[geniph]

32. They picked some great songs to cover

I don't know that any of their big hits were written by any members of the band - Joy to the World was Hoyt Axton, Mama Told Me Not To Come was Randy Newman, Eli's Coming was Laura Nyro, etc. I was a huge fan as a teenybopper...in fact, they were the first concert I ever went to, at 13. I had the HUGEST crush on their lead singer, Danny whatshisname. I'm not much of a fan anymore - I prefer bands who do their own material, for the most part - but I still retain a sentimental fondness for their music.

Oh, and my favorite was Never Been to Spain.