# Name one thing more cringeworthy than pop country. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 26, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448 "2019-01-26T16:45:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/21 "2019-01-26T20:07:32Z")
> [@Stuntman\_Mike](#): > > I’ll wait. Gangsta rap. The violent themes and lyrics are incredibly cringe worthy. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/22 "2019-01-26T20:09:54Z")
Having to stand for a pop country version of the national anthem. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/23 "2019-01-26T20:13:19Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Grocery store music, drives me batty. Every time I go in this one store it has timed up to 50s pop songs. Every. Stinkin’. Time. If I go my whole life and never hear ‘Do-do Ron-ron’ again it’ll be too soon. - Da Doo Ron Ron\* is from 1963. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/24 "2019-01-26T20:20:17Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Hip hop country pop. > > Slow jazz. It’s only use is camp appeal. > > I think I’ve only heard Drafi Deutscher but he had an appeal. Often in movies to signify: here be Germans drinking beer. Like the Hollywood shorthand of using “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” for Irish people. Then you’ve fortunately only heard one of the most bearable examples. I wouldn’t even file Drafi Deutscher under Schlager, it’s more generic pop music in my book, but of course such categorizations are fluid. ETA: Heck, his most famous song [“Marmor, Stein Und Eisen Bricht”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCSVR4ZfFoc) (can you spot the grammatical error?) was rather a German answer to British beat than Schlager. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/25 "2019-01-26T20:24:36Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Grocery store music, drives me batty. Every time I go in this one store it has timed up to 50s pop songs. Every. Stinkin’. Time. If I go my whole life and never hear ‘Do-do Ron-ron’ again it’ll be too soon. 60s. You must be a young 'un. But, no, pop country is worse. Much worse. ETA: Oops. Should have read a few more posts. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/26 "2019-01-26T21:03:56Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > - > > Da Doo Ron Ron\* is from 1963. Oh, I would’ve never guessed it was 60s. I still hate it. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/27 "2019-01-26T21:09:39Z")
We had a thread once about Christian rock entitled (kinda) “Modern Christian music: Rock of Ages, or Holy Shit?” I vote for Holy Shit. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/28 "2019-01-26T21:12:14Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > I’m just gonna post this and then quietly exit. > > [https://youtu.be/VGnxeDszQTs](https://youtu.be/VGnxeDszQTs) > > I don’t know the official subgenre, so ill just spitball here and call it “MonsterTrunkCrunk” Props to the Miller Lite cans. These guys are, at least, living the life they’re rapping about. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/29 "2019-01-26T21:17:11Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Christian rock. Winner. To quote King of the Hill: “You are not making Christianity better, you are just making rock and roll worse”. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/30 "2019-01-26T22:53:17Z")
[The Shaggs.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR9d4ESlpHY) Two and half minutes is interesting. An entire album is cringeworthy. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/31 "2019-01-26T23:27:45Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > Things other people like. Best answer yet. IOW, ‘your favourite band sucks’. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/32 "2019-01-26T23:34:48Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > Gangsta rap. The violent themes and lyrics are incredibly cringe worthy. Any examples you can share? Difficulty: No googling, and it has to actually be gangsta rap. Obviously you’ll have examples to hand. Here’s one Geto Boys: [Die Motherfuckers (Still)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX-7BlRc_a0) (Great tune, btw) ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/33 "2019-01-27T00:47:53Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Any examples you can share? > > Difficulty: No googling, and it has to actually be gangsta rap. Obviously you’ll have examples to hand. > > Here’s one > > Geto Boys: [Die Motherfuckers (Still)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX-7BlRc_a0) > > (Great tune, btw) I think you posted the wrong Youtube [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/N9wsjroVlu8/maxresdefault.jpg "Office Space - Printer Scene (UNCENSORED)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9wsjroVlu8) And “taking short steps one foot at a time” by Bushwick Bill. I just got that reference. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2019, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/34 "2019-01-27T00:53:32Z")
You mean I am the first to mention [new-age music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanni)? ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/35 "2019-01-27T01:43:03Z")
Gratuitous cursing in rap. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/36 "2019-01-27T01:54:17Z")
Pop country crossed with EDM Pop country crossed with mumble rap Coldplay EDM Fitz and the Tantrums trying to rap Train trying to rap or so anything in the past 15 years Christian emo incel rap ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/37 "2019-01-27T02:00:59Z")
Edumacate me: What (or who) counts as “pop country”? Is it different from “country pop”? What’s cringeworthy about it? Is it all cringeworthy, or just most of it, or just the very worst of it? Is it especially cringeworthy, or is this just a variant of Sturgeon’s Law that says that a certain percentage of _everything_ is cringeworthy? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/38 "2019-01-27T02:20:26Z")
Yodeling cowboy music. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/39 "2019-01-27T02:49:56Z")
I’ll just post this and slowly step away… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/97RjuC9YeXg/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgXigdMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCUFUIi5KMFRHyyyMjb7g_TjheIdw "disco duck") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97RjuC9YeXg) ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448/40 "2019-01-27T05:11:03Z")
Oh yeah. Almost forgot. Although I do love me some good bluegrass music, bad bluegrass is one of the most horrendous things mankind has ever inflicted on itself. I did a stint as a gospel station DJ for a few Sunday mornings, and I heard an awful lot of horrible, horrible stuff. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-one-thing-more-cringeworthy-than-pop-country/828448.md?page=3)