Songs that make you want to stick pencils in your ears

I’ve long had a personal “Bob Seger rule” when in my car; Turn The Page is particularly loathsome.

The latest? “Old Town Road” - Lil Naz X (ft. Billy Ray Cyrus)

Any of the karaoke standards for people who think they can sing…

“Respect” - Aretha Franklin
“I will Survive” - Gloria Gaynor
“It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” - Tom Jones
“Piece of my Heart” - Janis Joplin

Don’t get me wrong, they were great songs but you can put money on someone singing it on American Idol or at a karaoke bar. They’re so cliche.

That live song from Peter Frampton where he makes his guitar “talk” at the end. I hate that song. And it’s so long! The second it comes on I’ll switch as fast as possible over to the sports station. So then I’ll listen to, say, a baseball game for a few innings and then switch back over to the Classic Rock station–and that damn song is *still *on!

I like Elton John. Some good songs. But I hate Benny and the Jets almost as much as I hate the Frampton thing. And that’s saying a lot.

The very first song I actively hated. I felt bad about not liking it. But, it sucked! As it turned out, I was right all those years ago.

I really don’t mean to hijack, but I have to mention something about “Sugar, Sugar.”

My wife and I just attended a performance of The Turtles’ “Happy Together” tour. (They do one every year, with a variety of old acts.) Mark Volman was performing as part of the last act, but his partner was definitely not Howard “Howie” Kaylan. This other guy did a great job, even if I had no idea who he was. Mark finally introduced him…it was Ron Dante! You probably have to be from that era to understand who Dante is, but the main thing he is remembered for is being The Archies.

TL;DR: We got to hear The Archies sing “Sugar, Sugar” two weeks ago.

The Lumineers - Ho Hey

I guess they’re shouting “Hey” or something during this song but it sounds to me like somebody sneezing and coughing at the same time.

So it’s like sitting in a room with somebody doing that about 50 times while some other guy plays a boring ballad.

DING. DING. DING.

Winner winner, lame ass dinner! The “some reason” is the shitty, lackluster “melody”, the inane lyrics and the soulless singer’s grating, unhip, moronic voice. GRRRRRRRR.

Phew! I feel so much better now :stuck_out_tongue:

How about that whingy pap Kelly Clarkson put out: Because of You. Because of it I have to remove myself when I hear it played lest I become a danger to myself and others.

Here, this will clear that earworm.

I feel like a kid hipster because I’ve been hating Baby Shark for like 2 solid years before it became a meme and everybody learned about it.

I don’t know the name of the song, but there is something by Mariah Carey where she starts screeching in the middle of the song trying to get as high pitched as possible, perhaps to break a wine glass.

Thanks a lot. Now I can’t get this stupid song out of my head. :frowning:

A pair of 1990s pop songs: “Short Short Man” and “Mr. Personality” by Gillette (the singer, not the razor company). Apparently “Short Short Man” was just the toned down radio version; I just learned the original version was “Short Dick Man.” I realize now that these songs were intended as satirical responses to all the misogynistic rap songs out there, but I didn’t get that at the time. Regardless, they’re both repetitive and annoying.

“I’m Not Lisa”

Lyrics

I’m not Lisa, my name is Julie
Lisa left you years ago
My eyes are not blue
But mine won’t leave you…

“(What a) Wonderful World” by Sam Cooke, not to be confused with the terrific “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong. No, I mean the one that goes, “Don’t know much about history”, etc.

Unfortunately, the local McDonald’s has this and, like, six other songs on continuous loop in their dining room.

That song that goes “One eight seven seven Kars for Kids…”

[quote=“pulykamell, post:15, topic:836163”]

I actually love that song!. <snip>/QUOTE]

Of course you do. :slight_smile:

Yes, you were!

I would have loved to attend a performance of The Turtles’ “Happy Together” tour! But the instant I heard that idiotic “Sugar Sugar” opening, I’d have fled the room, screaming with my fingers in my ears. Ugh!

The worst song ever to hit the radio repeats this about 80 times (and does nothing else)

The Best Day of My life by American Authors

Need You Now by Lady Antebellum

Million Reasons by Lady Gaga

“You Light Up My Life” by Debbie Boone.

I have it on good authority from Dr. Johnny Fever that this song was done by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

As if you needed more reasons to hate it, it’s kind of a scam. It goes to a Jewish nonprofit which has a high overhead and invested in a Ponzi scheme. But disclose none of that.