Feelings (Morris Albert song)
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"Feelings" is a song by Morris Albert, first recorded by him as the title track of his 1975 debut album. The song's lyrics, recognizable by their "woah woah woah" chorus, concern the singer's inability to "forget my feelings of love." Albert's original recording of the song was very successful, reaching #6 on the pop and #2 on the Adult Contemporary charts in America and performing well internationally. Over the next few years "Feelings" was performed by many other vocalists including Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra, Shirley Bassey, Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, Sarah Vaughan and Johnny Mathis. It was also recorded by numerous easy listening bandleaders and ensembles such as Percy Faith and 101 Strings.
In more recent years "Feelings" has been best known as a target of parody and ridicule for embodying what are perceived by many as the most insipid lyrical and musical qualities of 1970s soft rock. It frequently appears on lists of "the worst songs ever". The Offspring recorded a version of "Feelings" for their 1998 album Americana, substituting lyrics about hate for the original ones about love.
Because of similarities of style "Feelings" is sometimes mistakenly associated with Barry Manilow, though Manilow has never recorded or performed the song.
