# Songs with annoying hooks you love (e.g., Oh Mickey You're So Fine) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 14, 2018, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-annoying-hooks-you-love-e-g-oh-mickey-youre-so-fine/812399 "2018-04-14T10:02:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2018, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-annoying-hooks-you-love-e-g-oh-mickey-youre-so-fine/812399/1 "2018-04-14T10:02:12Z")
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. 😉 Another nomination: **Sponge’s Wax Ecstatic** - [Sponge - Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NVO3cxTbxg) oh that intro hook is annoying. But damn if it doesn’t work. You? ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2018, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-annoying-hooks-you-love-e-g-oh-mickey-youre-so-fine/812399/2 "2018-04-14T10:46:31Z")
You are of course aware of the original by Racey [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aLDr5bdAhkc/maxresdefault.jpg "Kitty") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLDr5bdAhkc) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2018, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-annoying-hooks-you-love-e-g-oh-mickey-youre-so-fine/812399/3 "2018-04-14T11:02:11Z")
And a very, very fine band once had an atypical one hit wonder single: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LODkVkpaVQA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LODkVkpaVQA) ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-annoying-hooks-you-love-e-g-oh-mickey-youre-so-fine/812399/4 "2018-04-14T13:12:12Z")
[quote=“casdave, post:2, topic:812399”] You are of course aware of the original by Racey [/QUOTE] 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. ---
**Author:** ![Periwinkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Periwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Periwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-annoying-hooks-you-love-e-g-oh-mickey-youre-so-fine/812399/5 "2018-04-14T18:41:53Z")
I nominate “Who Let the Dogs Out”. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jF9GBR3B0LE/hqdefault.jpg ""Who Let the dogs out" Official music video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF9GBR3B0LE) I also thought of “Tubthumping”. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2H5uWRjFsGc/maxresdefault.jpg "Chumbawamba - Tubthumping") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5uWRjFsGc) ---
**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-annoying-hooks-you-love-e-g-oh-mickey-youre-so-fine/812399/6 "2018-04-14T20:28:03Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > And a very, very fine band once had an atypical one hit wonder single: > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LODkVkpaVQA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LODkVkpaVQA) Always liked that one…it’s not annoying, though very brash. ---
**Author:** ![Grumbacher\_Red](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Grumbacher\_Red](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumbacher_Red)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2018, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-annoying-hooks-you-love-e-g-oh-mickey-youre-so-fine/812399/7 "2018-04-14T23:49:07Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-annoying-hooks-you-love-e-g-oh-mickey-youre-so-fine/812399/8 "2018-04-15T00:27:07Z")
> [@Grumbacher\_Red](#): > > 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! “Hair of the Dog”. And if you ignore duplicates, there are eleven lines. Same as “She Loves You” by The Beatles. ---
**Author:** ![DavidwithanR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-annoying-hooks-you-love-e-g-oh-mickey-youre-so-fine/812399/9 "2018-04-15T07:40:39Z")
I love it. And it’s annoying. [Soul Bossa Nova, by Quincy Jones.](http://youtu.be/T5ALPzS0QfQ) It was always annoying, and became more annoying when Austin Powers borrowed it, but it’s also still brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![DavidwithanR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-annoying-hooks-you-love-e-g-oh-mickey-youre-so-fine/812399/10 "2018-04-15T09:18:01Z")
Sorry this one takes 5 minutes to listen to, but the first section of [Shostakovich’s 9th symphony](http://youtu.be/OPsb2bG4d58) has more than one brilliantly annoying hook. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-annoying-hooks-you-love-e-g-oh-mickey-youre-so-fine/812399/11 "2018-04-15T19:08:23Z")
I’ve had the [Ting Tings](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v1c2OfAzDTI) stuck in my head for a couple of weeks. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-annoying-hooks-you-love-e-g-oh-mickey-youre-so-fine/812399/12 "2018-04-15T20:59:46Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > I’ve had the [Ting Tings](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v1c2OfAzDTI) stuck in my head for a couple of weeks. So great and should be so annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-annoying-hooks-you-love-e-g-oh-mickey-youre-so-fine/812399/13 "2018-04-15T23:00:15Z")
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. Waterloo Supertrooper Most of the hits by The Cars suck me in, but leave me feeling, “I’m not really sure I enjoyed that…” ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-annoying-hooks-you-love-e-g-oh-mickey-youre-so-fine/812399/14 "2018-04-16T04:45:23Z")
Annoying hook on steroids: [Coco Hames - I Don't Wanna Go (Official Music Video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDtczYCvtbI&list=RDMMqDtczYCvtbI) _I Don’t Wanna Go_ I don’t wanna go, either, but I can’t help it!