I'd like to know the name of the "genius" that truly, truly believed a song about two muskrats making love would be a chart topper.

I never understood the attraction of this song back in the days of yore. It must have had some kind of hook in it to attract so many fans.

I actually liked that song. It's kind of cute and then I realized what it was with the muskrats. I have heard others say that also since it was on a worst songs list elsewhere.

Actually makes my bones ache to think of it...along with several other songs of its ilk back in that (apparent) musical talent slump known as the mid-70's. And this song was for me the defining WTF musical moment for that strange pair. A song not only played to death but played to bring about the same for anyone listening.

It seems no one realises the spirit this song was published in. Have you ever seen a muskrat swim? Acquatic mammals are beautiful to observe. Muskrats are related to otters, beaver, seal, sea otter, and sea lions. To see them swim is a thing of beauty. Ive watched sea lions swim in the Aluetians from looking over the rails aboard ship. The water is pure and clear. These 1,000 pound sealions were acrobats under water. Seals are the same. When they rest they just float on the service face up. Muskrat swim the same. People here are calling them rodents? If you dont like the song thats one thing. But to verbally trash a beautiful species that has been on earth long before you were born is showing your stupity.

What the f*ck was this song supposed to be about?  And why did the record producer insist on overdubbing muskrat flatus onto the track.  Disgusting!!!  And I still, for the life of me, can't imagine what kind of dreadful excuse for a human being would be interested in any lame attempt at music these two twerps would bark out.  That chick looks really sweaty and constipated...

HEy now!  I had this on 8 track!!

This song is sooo relaxing, aaah the seventies.  The video sucks though.

What does this song mean? I've tried to decipher it a few times but, well, Muskrat Suzy and Muskrat Sam just don't do it for me. Just a lousy lousy song. Not a love song, not a kiddy song, shhesh!

The only reason I wouldn't rate it as a 5 Star Agonizer is that it is too easy a target and there must have been something about it that resonated with a few million people 30 years ago.  Clearly the number of people with a rodental fetish is higher than generally acknowledged.  Maybe "Muskrat" was the Captain's pet name for something else that is commonly referred to as another species of rodent..

awful song. no one I know of would find it romantic to think of musrats in love. who cares. sounds like a badly made cartoon.

I think watching muskrats fornicate would be a big step up from listening to Captain and Tennile.

Only in the 70s could a song be written about rodent sex.

A sample of the lyrics....  "So he’s ticklin’ her fancy, rubbin’ her toes, Muzzle to muzzle now, anything goes, As they wiggle, And ol’ Sue starts to giggle."

Now you know, why I hate this song, so much. 

Again, as if liking this ludicrous and awful duo wasn't bad enough to begin with, to actually go out and buy a big hit about rodents screwing- as a great many people did, it was a big hit after all- leads me to conclude that there were a lot of sick f***s around in the mid 70's...

Horrible. That's all I can say about it.

Oh, it's bad, no doubt, but to qualify as epically bad, it has to scale the heights of rancidity already explored by such works as "Billy, Don't Be A Hero" or "Seasons In The Sun" or anything by Bon Jovi or Billy Joel. Until then, it's simply minor league bad, like a nagging tooth ache, or a low-grade headache.