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Andy Kim

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Vocalist

The Resume

    (December 5, 1946- )
    Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Birth name was Andrew Youakim
    Recorded the singles 'How'd We Ever Get This Way' (1968), 'Baby, I Love You' (1969), 'Be My Baby' (1970) and 'Rock Me Gently' (1974)
    Wrote 'Sugar, Sugar' (1969)

Why he might be annoying:

    Some sources give his birth year as 1952 instead.
    He wrote bubblegum songs for The Archies.
    His 60s hits were sped up on tape to make his voice sound higher.
    He said he rarely toured then because, 'Kids who heard my records expected to see a 5' 8 blond surfer. Instead they got somebody 6' 2 and dark.'
    In 1976, he stopped recording and disappeared from public view.
    When he began recording again, he used the pseudonym Baron Longfellow (1980).

Why he might not be annoying:

    His parents were Lebanese immigrants.
    He won a Juno Award as Canada's Top Male Vocalist (1969).
    He had number one hits as a songwriter ('Sugar, Sugar') and singer ('Rock Me Gently').
    Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies convinced him to begin recording under his own name again (2005).

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 22 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 55 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 61.29% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 68 Votes: 57.35% Annoying