Most music buffs are familiar with the long and illustrious history of
'answer records'; "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" answering "The Wild Side Of Life," "Sweet Home Alabama," answering "Southern Man,' and the whole subgenre of hip-hop feud records. But there's some others...I give you The Least Necessary Answer Records Of All Time (yes, they are for real)
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Stay At Home Sue - Linda Laurie (who had a minor hit with the brilliantly weird 'Ambrose')
I'll Let You Hold My Hand - The Bootles
and the grand prize winner:
Yes, Im Lonesome Tonight - Dodie Stevens (she had a hit with 'Tan Shoes And Pink Shoelaces')
(as a bonus, here's an answer record that's actually pretty good: Louise Brown with
Son-In-Law
, an answer to Ernie K-Doe's R&B classic 'Mother-In-Law.')