# 30 Day Song Challenge, number 12: A Song You Like From a Band You Hate **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 11, 2016, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545 "2016-05-11T13:45:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/21 "2016-05-12T04:32:09Z")
I wouldn’t say _hate_, but I’ve not been impressed with Sam Smith. Until i heard, “Money On My Mind”. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/K0G9T5Bnjlc/maxresdefault.jpg "Sam Smith - Money On My Mind (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0G9T5Bnjlc) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/22 "2016-05-12T10:19:44Z")
The Smiths, [Life Isn’t Fair](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rK8sN4p_zs). 😉 ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/23 "2016-05-12T12:53:10Z")
[Grand Funk Railroad, I’m Your Captain.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8MYsii4DZY) Heard it on an airplane of all places in 1973, stayed with me all these years. Otherwise I have absolutely no use for them at all. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/24 "2016-05-12T13:38:19Z")
[Copacabana](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJTBfbQoTNk) by Barry Manilow ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/25 "2016-05-12T14:05:39Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > [Copacabana](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJTBfbQoTNk) by Barry Manilow :eek: XD (I jest) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/26 "2016-05-12T14:25:11Z")
What can I say? The song is irresistibly goofy and the way he sings “she lost! her! mind!” is hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/27 "2016-05-12T23:01:59Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > [Copacabana](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJTBfbQoTNk) by Barry Manilow Yeah. Came in here without an answer and that’s the best one I’ve seen. ---
**Author:** ![Made\_in\_Macau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/28 "2016-05-13T00:04:12Z")
I really hate U2 and all they do and represent. Yet I love ‘Stuck in A Moment’ because of the off the beat lyrics in the chorus. I’ve linked to the lyrics so you don’t have to look at Bonio. [U2-Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of (Lyrics) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pSvpaMrClw) MiM ---
**Author:** ![Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emtar_KronJonDerSohn)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/29 "2016-05-13T00:13:05Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > [Diamonds from Sierra Leonne is by Kanyea West.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92FCRmggNqQ) > > I hate Kanye West entirely, but this song is pretty good. That’s interesting because I only ever knew him from his antics and assumed him to be a no talent waste of airtime. I recently downloaded several of his albums and liked almost everything _except_ your pick. 😕 Anywho, I’d have to say [Lit Up](https://youtu.be/cABZfkRcQ6A) by Buckcherry. It’s definitely not my favorite song and I wouldn’t say I am willing to expend the energy to actively _hate_ the band, but they certainly exist on opposite sides of indifference. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/30 "2016-05-13T06:02:47Z")
> [@Made\_in\_Macau](#): > > I really hate U2 and all they do and represent. Yet I love ‘Stuck in A Moment’ because of the off the beat lyrics in the chorus. I’ve linked to the lyrics so you don’t have to look at Bonio. > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pSvpaMrClw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pSvpaMrClw) > > MiM Ah, thanks for mentioning them! I was coming up blank, but I _do_ hate U2. But [Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss me, Kill me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDl1c0nR5SI) is a guilty pleasure. Or at least, used to be; I’m re-listening right now, and find myself rather ambivalent—which is still a huge improvement over the majority of their oeuvre. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/31 "2016-05-13T10:43:46Z")
> [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > Ah, thanks for mentioning them! I was coming up blank, but I _do_ hate U2. But [Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss me, Kill me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDl1c0nR5SI) is a guilty pleasure. Or at least, used to be; I’m re-listening right now, and find myself rather ambivalent—which is still a huge improvement over the majority of their oeuvre. I basically feel that way about _Achtung Baby_. U2 have never been my band (no disrespect; they’re brilliant at what they do), but that album is the one of theirs I own. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/32 "2016-05-13T11:10:02Z")
I _really_ don’t like **Rod Stewart**. But I won’t change the station when _ **Maggie May** _ comes on the radio. I suspect I am not alone in this. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/33 "2016-05-13T13:43:53Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Speaking of Jagger . . . I absolutely loathe the Rolling Stones. But I always kinda liked [Ruby Tuesday](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvp6gseKJS8). Funny you should say that. People probably think I’m a big Rolling Stones fan because I named my dog “Ruby Tuesday.” Fact is I read an article about the woman the song was written for and her father described her as a “strong, independent woman”. That’s how my dog got her name. I can’t stand The Steve Miller Band and didn’t find out until I was an adult that he does a song I used to rollerskate to when I was a kid, “Abracabra”. I like that song. ---
**Author:** ![dada2fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@dada2fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dada2fish)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/34 "2016-05-13T18:31:20Z")
The whole boy band thing in the 90’s? ~cringe~ But this song is catchy and ok fine!!..I kinda like it. The octave change right after the bridge may give me a goosebump or two. [Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fndeDfaWCg) ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/35 "2016-05-14T05:25:31Z")
Wait, we’re doing this again? I’d given up hope. Cool idea for this one, though. . .what do I pick? A song I really like from a band I don’t otherwise listen to, a song I kind of like from a band I actively despise. . .what to do. . . what to do. (Sorts through MP3 library. . .) Aaahhhhh, here we go. [I against I, by Mos Def & Massive Attack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT6utDmgIA8) I’m a classic rock kind of guy, but I can step outside my comfort zone for this tune. I first heard it when watching the movie, “Blade 2.” Liked it ever since. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/36 "2016-05-14T15:52:07Z")
> [@Made\_in\_Macau](#): > > I really hate U2 and all they do and represent. Not to sidetrack us, but what do they do and represent? I’m a mild fan. Very mild. They have 200+ songs and I probably like 15-20 at most. One solid album over 30+ years. Still, I don’t know what they do or represent aside from making pretty adequate music. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/37 "2016-05-14T16:23:05Z")
I can’t stand Lou Reed, never could. But I like “Perfect Day.” (Though it would sound even better with almost any other vocalist.) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9wxI4KK9ZYo/maxresdefault.jpg "Lou Reed - Perfect Day (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wxI4KK9ZYo) ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/38 "2016-05-14T16:28:29Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > I basically feel that way about _Achtung Baby_. U2 have never been my band (no disrespect; they’re brilliant at what they do), but that album is the one of theirs I own. Well, at least _One_ was somewhat vindicated by Johnny Cash’s cover, but it’s still just not for me. Bono sings it as if he were enunciating some deep truths and insights he is uniquely privileged to access, while Cash presents it in a simple, almost naive way. The song works only in the latter case, because frankly, it’s nothing really deep. I think that’s maybe my biggest problem with U2: their songs just never live up to the pomp with which they present them. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/39 "2016-05-14T16:52:39Z")
I really dislike country music and therefore the artists who perform it. But there is one country song on my shuffle that is so closely aligned to a certain time and place for me that I have grown to enjoy it and am not diving for the ff button when it comes on. “Where You Are” by Rascal Flatts ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545/40 "2016-05-14T17:15:17Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > In general I can’t stand the little tosser but heaven help me, I’ve had Justin Bieber’s [Love Yourself](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyEuk8j8imI) stuck in my head for longer than I care to admit. It just has a catchy beat and the first time I heard it and recognized his smarmy voice I kind of rolled my eyes but didn’t dislike it enough to change the station. Then he got to the line “my mama don’t like you and she likes everyone” and something about it just cracked me up. I haven’t gotten sick of it yet. This is mine as well. I thought I’d had no use whatsoever for Bieber or anything he touches. But damn, this a perfect little tune. Since **Wook** stole mine, I’ll go with **Heart** ’s [Tell it Like it Is](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTmVKwFtpM8). I don’t despise Heart but never cared for them either. Until I heard their version of this 1960s tune. mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-12-a-song-you-like-from-a-band-you-hate/754545.md?page=3)