As I drove to work today, I noticed a man pulled over in a parking lot, apparently checking out his truck. But as I passed him, I noticed he was actually bent over, vomiting in the driveway of said lot.
That pretty much sums up how I feel about this cover. No sane human should ever have to hear this again. I apologize for reminding you of its existence.
Harry Chapin released the song off of his 1974 album 'Verities & Balderdash', and it topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in December of that year. It is often mistaken for a Cat Stevens tune, and this Ugly Kid Joe cover of the song has also been mistaken as being by Skid Row or Guns 'n Roses. Even I wouldn't wish that on them.
Ugly Kid Joe somehow reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 on the UK Singles Chart during 1993, including it on their 1992 release 'America's Least Wanted'. Oh, how witty those boys were with their plays on words.
Here's hoping the ghost of Harry Chapin haunts them every day of their lives.
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