Anything by Lionel Richie, especially “Hello”, “Running With the Night”, and “Say You, Say Me”.
Anything by Jewel.
The Wallflowers remake of “Heroes”. Come to think of it, I hate all of the Wallflowers’ stuff too.
That “One Voice” song by Billy Gillman (sp?).
Oooh, there’s plenty more. Believe me…
Rosana- Toto
Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun (that’s a shame, too, because they are a very decent band. The dumb college I went to had dopes who played this incessantly and ruined it for me- I bet even the Femmes hate it)
Anything at all by VNV Nation
NIN- Closer
Rammstein - Du Hast
Anything by Robert Johnson
Petula Clark- Downtown
Moody Blues- “I Know You’re out there Somewhere”
Shania Twain “Man! I Feel Like a Woman”
A dopey title leads to even dumber lyrics:“The best part of bein’ a woman, is her perogative to have a little fun”. As far as I know, in most places men are not legally prohibitted from choosing to have fun. In fact, historically they’ve probably had that perogative for a lot longer.
I hate ‘This Kiss’ by that female country singer whose name escapes me. I also hate that song by her where she is rolling around on a bed in the desert. I hated both songs with a passion before I knew they were from the same person.
There are at least two books out on The Worst Songs – the Dave Barry book and “The Hundred Worst Records of All Time” (I forget the authors). Both good reads.
That said, I’ve always hated the version of “Ain’t no Sunshine when she’s gone” that includes a hundred repetitions of “I know, I know, I know…” I keep wanting to hit the singer, 'cause he’s obviously stuck.
Terry Jacks’ “Seasons in the Sun” sounds like it’s being played on a record with the hole punched off-center. Not that centering it would help those lyrics. I agree with Dave Barry that “It’s about someone who’s dying, but not fast enough.”
I’m starting to hate “Who Let the Dogs Out?” already…
The radio station here has overplayed Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers so much that I can no longer listen to it. Which is a shame because I like the band.
Amen, and amen. And “Breathe” by Faith Hill. ARGGHH!! I hate when just faintly sucky songs become hideous through overplay.
All-time worst:
“Don’t Worry Be Happy”
“Give Me One Reason”
Both of those make me depressed and queasy.
Hey, the Graduation song is one of my all time favorites. I like Margaritaville too.
I cant stand ANY “gangsta” rap, what a load of $hit.
I can’t stand those damn songs in those DAMN Lexus commerials. They make me angry.
I can’t take anything by Barbara Streisand.
How did she get to $2000 seats? It’s unbelievable to me.
a friend of mine sold those very seats in australia this summer. he said that before they went on sale people were ringing with bribes in excess of $10,000 just to secure a seat!!! of course my friend remains honest to this day…
Queens ‘Barcelona’
Manic Street Preachers ‘Australia’
2 songs that were blatantly written to cash in on over-use on olympic programming.
La Bamba (it hurts just to type it here)
Would you believe that I have managed to escape hearing that song even once so far? I’ve heard little bits of it on television when they played it in the background at a Mariners game, but it wasn’t very distinct and I wouldn’t have known what it was without the announcers talking about it.
As for songs I can’t stand:
“Everybody Dance Now”…came out in the early '90s, and can’t remember the band’s name clearly. I think it was C+C Music Factory or something like that. I’m only 90% sure of the title. I think it’s the title, because it’s the only part of the song I can still remember, thanks to that shrill voice repeating the phrase every 4.3 seconds. The radio played that song so often that I stopped listening to music radio entirely. And guess what? To this day, I still don’t listen to music radio.
“I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston. After hearing this song, I think I now have a pretty good idea of what it sounds like when you throw a bag of kittens down razor-covered basement steps. An absolutely ghastly vocalization on this song. It is the music equivalent of fingernails on the blackboard.
I will second Whitney Houston’s cover of “I will Always Love You.”
Dolly Parton did it so sweetly.
Whiteney’s voice is PIERCING. Makes me want to cover my ears.
I also don’t have much use for the Thrill Kill Cult, particulary
“Christian Zombie Vampires.”
CRAP CRAP CRAP.
Sucky stuff from the 1970s:
Love Grows where My Rosemary Goes
Sweet And Innocent
Hocus Pocus (it’s fine until that guy starts yodeling)
Having My Baby
Seasons In The Sun (I bought this record, but eventually got sick of it. The song on the flip side is MUCH more interesting: Put The Bone In)
Billy Don’t Be A Hero
Kung Fu Fighting
Please Mr. Please (“don’t play B-17” - Olivia Newton-John should have been bombed by one for making that record)
Convoy (yuck!)
Before The Next Teardrop Falls
Afternoon Delight
Torn Between Two Lovers
Jeans On (why this was so popular at my high school, I’ll never know. The “CH-CH” noise drove me crazy!)
You Light Up My Life (YUCK!)
Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
Garbage from the 1980s:
Desire
That disco Beatles medley by Stars on 45
I’ve Never Been To Me
Safety Dance
We Are The World
Every Time You Go Away
Anything by Debbie Gibson or Tiffany
Crap from the 1990s:
I Will Always Love You
All I Wanna Do
Whoop! There It Is (and just about every other rap song ever recorded)
Macarena
Butterfly Kisses
Bling Bling
Were you the person i got into a fight with over VnV? I think you mentioned somethin about your roommate playin em all the time along with Apop. It just pains to me to know some people hate VnV, i mean i can understand the noise-heads hating em, but i just don’t get it. Maybe i’m oppsessed, maybe i’m insane, maybe i had too much Trout, but VnV is the best thing to happen to EBM since 242.
Can’t recall who does it, but 'Lost in Emotion" is certainly vomitous enough.
Is it the particular song by the Moody Blues, or them in general? (That’s one of my fav. songs, BTW.)
Will look for that 100 worst records book; have already read Barry’s take on the subject.
I adore the Safety Dance, too.
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam?
Oh, and can you believe they’re selling that stupid Hampster Dance thing as a CD single? Eech.
To the list I add:
Anything by Mariah Carey, especially her covers
Anything by the Spice Girls
Acutally, Barcelona was a duet by Freddy Mercury (of Queen fame, indeed) and the soprano Montserrat Caballé. I kind of like it, personally.
Okay, I’m a huge Beatles fan, but listening to “Red Rubber Ball” (which was written by Paul McCartney, who’s delivered his share of post-Beatles dreck) makes my ears curl in an attempt to shut out the noise.
That Allen Iverson song that’s just come out - more evidence that basketball players can’t rap. Can’t think of the name though.
Anything by Petula Clark…“It’s My Party” by Leslie Gore…“Judy’s Turn to Cry” by Leslie Gore…“Johnny Angel” by Shelly Fabares…anything by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (thanks, don Jaime, I didn’t think anyone else hated them as much)…“Rock On” - both versions…“Soldier of Love” by Donny Osmond…“Babe” by Styx…“Baby I’m-A Want You” by Bread…“Kyrie Eleison (sp)” by Mister Mister…“I’m Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred…Jewel’s entire repertoire…“You Are Not Alone” by Michael Jackson…Sarah McLachlan’s entire repertoire…I could go on, but this would become an extremely long post.