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Huey Lewis

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The Resume

    (July 5, 1950- )
    Grew up in San Francisco
    Birth name is Hugh Anthony Cregg III
    Lead singer of Huey Lewis and the News
    Hits include 'Power of Love,' 'Heart of Rock and Roll,' 'Heart and Soul,' 'I Want a New Drug,' 'Walking on a Thin Line,' 'Do You Believe in Love?,' 'Workin' for a Livin',' 'Stuck With You,' 'Doing It All For My Baby'
    Starred in 'Short Cuts' and 'Duets'
    Had a brief appearance in 'Back to the Future'

Why he might be annoying:

    He dropped out of Cornell after one year.
    He took time off between high school and college, bumming around Europe as a musician.
    He sang 'Cruisin' with Gwyneth Paltrow in Duets.
    After leaving Chrysalis Records, he has not been quite as successful as he was during the 1980s.
    In 'Short Cuts,' his character pees in a river with a dead woman floating in it.
    'In Back to the Future,' his character tells Marty McFly his music is too loud. McFly's band was playing the intro to 'Power of Love.'
    Many of his songs from the 1980's are considered 'yuppie anthems.'
    He sued Ray Parker, Jr. for plagiarism, claiming that Parker's 'Ghostbusters' ripped off his 'I Want a New Drug,' yet some feel his song ripped off M's 'Pop Musik.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He graduated Lawrenceville Prep School in New Jersey.
    He got an 800 on the math section of his SAT.
    He attended Cornell.
    When asked by Dick Clark on 'American Bandstand' how he and the News handled disagreements, he candidly admitted: 'We yell. The loudest guy usually wins.'
    He performed in USA for Africa.
    His videos are weird but funny.
    He is obsessed with sports, even naming his two biggest albums 'Sports' and 'Fore!'
    He led one of the biggest radio bands of the 1980's.

Credit: Corrupt200


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 490 Votes: 50.61% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 64 Votes: 42.19% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 56 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 64 Votes: 46.88% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 34 Votes: 38.24% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 54 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 60 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 52 Votes: 48.08% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 64 Votes: 39.06% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 75 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 123 Votes: 47.15% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 183 Votes: 40.44% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 254 Votes: 49.61% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 119 Votes: 47.06% Annoying