Okay, I realize that some people may have many that apply to this one, possibly even entire genres (like me, I typically dislike most all rap and most all country)…but one specific example is this song, which–when it came out–was played CONSTANTLY on most music channels. It almost seemed like it was every other song. After the first 100 or so times, I started to really get tired of it (and, really, it wasn’t all that great of a song to begin with, IMO)…but after the 1,000th or so time I heard it, I was shutting it off as soon as I heard it start up. To this day I cannot stand the song.
Day One (where I make the offer that I will split 100 dollars with everyone who does all 30 days with me, provided they participate in every thread and it doesn’t go over a hundred participants)
This one is easy peasy. It’s “You Light Up My Life” by Debby Boone. I refuse to link to this dreck. Besides, everyone already knows what this one sounds like. Dogs five counties away howl when it plays.
I had never heard the OP’s song before, so I started listening to it. I couldn’t even make it through once. The only time I listen to radio is when I’m driving, and they don’t play that crap on my stations.
But at least it has recognizable lyrics, melody and beat. At least it’s a song. Unlike the Beatles’ Revolution 9 (do I really have to link to it?). I have almost 30,000 tracks downloaded into iTunes; it’s the only Beatles song that I’ve removed. I first heard Revolution 9 on the very first day the White Album came out, almost 48 years ago, and it’s been my least favorite song all these years.
Of course I’m not including genres that I simply don’t listen to, like rap or heavy metal. I don’t care to listen to any, to choose my least favorite.
Honorable mention: the '70s song “Feelings.” Julie Andrews once said that she considered this song too difficult to sing because it had no meaning behind it.
Like the OP, I’m going to limit this to songs that actually got played on the radio, and pick Kid Rock - All Summer Long. This is a textbook example of lazily sampling a popular song (TWO, actually, in this case) to score a cheap chart hit while doing nothing to deserve one. There’s no real singing talent on display and the lyrics are not good at all (infamously rhyming “things” with “things”). Normally white trash dude-bro anthems like this are safely quarantined to the country station, but this was a crossover hit that made it that much harder to avoid and that much more annoying as a result.
It’s country, and I hate country. But it’s also the most tired hip hop trope of all time. I grew up poor but now I’m wealthy. Now here’s a list name brand luxury goods I own to illustrate that I do in fact have money. BUT I’m not some stuck up one percenter, no sir, I keep it gangsta by enjoying the same lower class items and activities from my impoverished youth.
“You’re Beautiful” by James Blunt. The very first time I ever heard it, my immediate thought was…
“I don’t want to hear/read anyone complain about how ‘whiny’ singers like Jon Anderson, Geddy Lee, Van Morrison, and similar classic ilk are ever again after this bloke somehow, someway managed to grace the airwaves.”
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I hope this yucky-ness thread includes covers:
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Heh, I opened for them ages ago. I’m absolutely not saying that your taste is wrong, but I kind of like that one.
I’m gonna have to go with the Eagles, as well. New Kid in Town will do just fine.
I’ve gotta mention another one . . . Christmas Shoes. Here it is Christmas Eve, and this kid’s mother is dying. Instead of being at home with her, he’s out shopping for some new fuck-me pumps, so mama can look good when she meets Jesus. And you just know, the kid takes the money and buys drugs with it.
I’m a child of the 80’s, so while there are many songs I loathe, I reserve a special level of hatred for Don’t You Want Meby the Human League. It’s a triple threat: bad music, bad singing, and bad lyrics, wrapped up in crappy synthesizers.
