Most Baby Boomers are content to sing about the virtues of surfing or disco ducks. But some insist on representing their generation with an insufferable combination of first, demanding credit, and secondly, denying responsibility.

The list extends well beyond three, but let's start with these Hall of Famers:

1. Billy Joel -- We Didn't Start The Fire

The Gold Standard. Among Joel's shout-outs that his generation is NOT responsible for: Homeless Vietnam veterans. Trade deficits. Ronald Reagan. On the other hand, please give Joel & Company props for Beatlemania, racial integration, and the resignation of Nixon.

Can't quite figure it out? Here's the formula:
Bad stuff = The Boomers did not start the fire!
Good stuff = The Boomers fought the fire!

Both Blender and VH1 have included this gem on their "Worst 50 Songs Of All Time."

2. Lee Greenwood -- God Bless The USA

Greenwood is not one to wrap himself in the American flag to sell a few CDs. Well, OK --sometimes he does wrap himself in the American flag. But only when it's chilly.

A true patriot, Lee declared to the world in relative peace-time (1983), "I'll gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today."

A few wars and several thousand casualties later, Greenwood still hasn't gotten around to enlisting (even though this damn song starts shooting up the charts again every time a Bush declares another skirmish). It's one thing to thump your star-spangled chest, another to back it up, big guy.

3. Kenny Loggins -- The Real Thing

I did it for you, and the boys,
Because love should teach you joy,
And not the imitation,
That your mama and daddy tried to show you.

So here's the thing, Kenny. People grow apart. Marriages fail. No one would fault you for that.

But to leave your wife for a younger woman, and then TO CLAIM YOU'RE DOING IT FOR YOUR KIDS--takes real Boomer balls.

You did it for you, Ken. You're footloose. You can't help it. But you could at least admit it.