Toby Keith has a deep, full voice. That’s hard to imitate. I think a lot of people know better than to try.
Add to this fine list “Piano Man” by Billy Joel, “American Pie” by Don McLean, “If I Had A Million Dollars” by Barenaked Ladies, “Stairway To Heaven” by Led Zepplin, and anything by Korn or Limp Bizkit.
Any songs that mention Waffle House in the title, opening lines, or copyright.
For those not familiar, Waffle House is a greasy-spoon chain specializing in waffles (duh), hash-browns (scattered covered smothered topped diced lubed combed bludgeoned humiliated etc.) and sandwiches. Each Waffle House has a jukebox, each jukebox has (in addition to country and pop) about forty songs about Waffle House, some with a country slant and some with a rock slant and some with a disco slant, etc. (to my knowledge there are no gansta rap, showtune or operatic Waffle House songs yet). Somewhere along the line it became hip for college age kids to pump quarters into the jukebox and load up the playlist with consecutive Waffle House songs.
I think it’s a bravery test as the kids still eat the hashbrowns and omelettes the staff cooks. I’m guessing they’ve ingested enough DNA of Waffle House cooks who’ve heard that “there’s a special lady at the Waffle House song” one too many times to start their own restaurant chain.
Stop Hard to Handle by the Black Crowes. Please.
Puff the Magic Dragon
The bar I frenquent most frequently used to have this song. Seriously. One guy would play it, on average, five times a night. I never, ever want to hear it again.
Damn, you guys need to come to the Alley Cat. I don’t believe that any of those songs are on the jukebox. And if someone had the nerve to play something that annoying, Dave would delight in hitting the kill switch. And he won’t refund your money. You just learn a lesson. 
But, you should be warned, if you aren’t a fan of good metal, you won’t like it there.
Thanks for not saying: “One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer”. I play that one all the time. Of course, I only first heard it about 2 months ago.
Can the restaurant/bar specify which songs are on the Jukebox?
Um, the only metal band I like is Nightwish…
I could die a happy man if I never have to hear Earl by the Dixie Chicks ever again.
Yeah, I think they have total control over what goes in it. Places I go to have local music in their jukeboxes, so I know they must own the jukebox or pay someone to maintain it or something.
What’s this “good metal” stuff?
“Bad Company”
“Boot Scootin’ Boogie”
“Achey-Breaky Heart”
“Cat Scratch Fever”
All of these could disappear from Juke boxes forever and the sun would shine a little brighter, children would laugh a little harder and the flowers would smell a little sweeter.
Gak! This song is Billy Joel’s egomaniacal ode to himself. Whenever I hear it, I imagine him singing “I am so great / I’m the piano man! / I am much better than you…”
Shazbot! I hit ‘submit’ before I even typed in my own contribution.
Anyway, I’d put “That’s Life” by Frank Sinatra on the list, “Bohemian Rapsody” by Queen and “Kiss Off” by the Violent Femmes on the list. Three songs I used to like, before the dire six months that I worked in a bar…
I’ll second “American Pie”.
Back when juke boxes had 45’s instead of cd’s, American Pie was apparently too long to fit on one side, so they split it and put the second half on side 2.
It was bad enough hearing the song with a 20 second pause in the middle while it flipped, but some joker would always punch in just side 2.
I wouldn’t mind seeing a public health regulation passed that made it illegal to install any of the Now! That’s What I Call Music various artist CD compliations into jukeboxes. That goes double for the Now Christmas 1 & 2 volumes.
Dear god ban all songs by Nickelback
[Simpsons]
Moe: And we’re taking your favorite song outta the jukebox.
Homer [panicky]: Not “It’s Raining Men!”
[/Simpsons]
Oh man! As an ex-bartender of nearly 4 years, I can not agree more with Margaritaville. Seriously, I have heard that song at least 6 million times. It still sickens me. I had the biggest chip on my shoulder about Jimmy Buffet just because of that song until some friends showed me some of his other work.