Songs with annoying hooks you love (e.g., Oh Mickey You're So Fine)

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The thread title says it all. When I hear Toni Basil’s Mickey, I should want to put a drill through my temple, but I bop along with a smile on my face. It’s Mickey, dammit - that song rocks. :wink:

Another nomination: Sponge’s Wax Ecstatic - Sponge - Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina) - YouTube oh that intro hook is annoying. But damn if it doesn’t work.

You?

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You are of course aware of the original by Racey

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And a very, very fine band once had an atypical one hit wonder single:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LODkVkpaVQA

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You are of course aware of the original by Racey

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Wow. Had no idea! Thanks for that. Kinda like hearing the original I Love Rock n’ Roll by the Arrows or Respect by Otis Redding.

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I nominate “Who Let the Dogs Out”.

I also thought of “Tubthumping”.

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Always liked that one…it’s not annoying, though very brash.

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For me it is that “Now you’re dealing with a Son of a Bitch” song. It is a shame such a great jam is wasted on the worst “lyrics”. I hesitate to even call them lyrics because there are really only two, maybe three lines that get repeated ad nauseum.

But as bad as the too few lyrics are, dayum, they get stuck in my head!

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“Hair of the Dog”. And if you ignore duplicates, there are eleven lines. Same as “She Loves You” by The Beatles.

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I love it. And it’s annoying.

Soul Bossa Nova, by Quincy Jones.

It was always annoying, and became more annoying when Austin Powers borrowed it, but it’s also still brilliant.

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Sorry this one takes 5 minutes to listen to, but the first section of Shostakovich’s 9th symphony has more than one brilliantly annoying hook.

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I’ve had the Ting Tings stuck in my head for a couple of weeks.

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So great and should be so annoying.

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hmmm, not sure. Is this different than annoying songs that have great hooks you love? :^)

There are some ABBA songs that fit into one of those categories, but it seems unsporting to pick on a group working in a non-native language.
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Most of the hits by The Cars suck me in, but leave me feeling, “I’m not really sure I enjoyed that…”

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Annoying hook on steroids: Coco Hames - I Don't Wanna Go (Official Music Video) - YouTube

I Don’t Wanna Go

I don’t wanna go, either, but I can’t help it!