# Songs you like by bands you otherwise hate **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 7, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785 "2011-03-07T15:12:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/21 "2011-03-08T01:42:24Z")
“More Than Words” by Extreme Repeat for most other top 10 comparatively soft ballads by usually noisy bands. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/22 "2011-03-08T01:51:52Z")
“Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show” by Neil Diamond. “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” by Culture Club. The aforementioned “Rockstar”. ---
**Author:** ![Philliam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/philliam/32/3011_2.png) [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/23 "2011-03-08T02:22:07Z")
> [@kelly5078](#): > > “Sister Golden Hair” by America. > “I’m Burning for You” by Blue Oyster Cult. I like “Don’t Fear the Reaper” too, although all it’s got going for it is the riff. > “Feeling Stronger Every Day” by Chicago. You’ll like ‘Don’t Fear the Reaper’ when you hear the version done by Prozac for Lovers:cool: ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/24 "2011-03-08T03:02:01Z")
> [@GargoyleWB](#): > > I generally dislike **Coldplay** for their IMO undeserved hype and acclaim for just putting a backbeat to Yanni music. But _Don’t Panic_ is a damn good song. For me, it’s _Spies_. But otherwise Coldplay makes me twitch. ---
**Author:** ![Sakuma\_Drops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sakuma\_Drops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sakuma_Drops)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/25 "2011-03-08T03:28:58Z")
> [@SeldomSeen](#): > > It’s not quite accurate to say I hated Nirvana, I just never paid them any mind. Their style wasn’t my thing. Then I heard [this song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKT1P7x_Pzo) and it blew me away. Partly it’s the song itself…It dates to at least the 1870’s and may be much older; no one knows who wrote it. Kurt Cobain’s tortured vocals, along with the heavy bass and driving guitar rhythm take it to a new level. And it seems more poignant by knowing that Cobain was near death when it was recorded. > SS I took a Southern Lit class in college and one day our professor played both the Nirvana version of “Where Did You Sleep Last Night” as well as a more “traditional” bluegrass-style version. I must say that the Nirvana version conveyed a mood that was much more fitting of the subject matter of the song (murder, suspicion). Like you I’m not a huge Nirvana fan but that is one song of theirs I really liked. As for other songs, I’m not a big rap fan but there are two rap songs that I like. The first one is “Lose Yourself” by Eminem, aka “the song from _8 Mile_ and also the Super Bowl car commercial”. I also like “Discovery Channel” by Bloodhound Gang, not because it’s a particularly _good_ song, but because the lyrics are so freaking ridiculous. “I want you smothered / Want you covered / Like my Waffle House hashbrowns.” Indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/26 "2011-03-08T04:20:18Z")
I loathe The Smiths. I wish Morrissey’s mum had decided to abort. I think the world would be a better place without ever having anything ever recorded by these guys and spewed around the planet. And yet, I think [How Soon Is Now?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U5HpeA_WSo) is a great song, drawing all the best from each band member in a unique way (that they never managed to duplicate ever again). ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/27 "2011-03-08T04:28:24Z")
I like ‘Heart and Soul’ by the otherwise repulsive Huey Lewis and the News. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/28 "2011-03-08T04:42:42Z")
> [@Sakuma\_Drops](#): > > I also like “Discovery Channel” by Bloodhound Gang, not because it’s a particularly _good_ song, but because the lyrics are so freaking ridiculous. “I want you smothered / Want you covered / Like my Waffle House hashbrowns.” Indeed. The title is actually ‘The Bad Touch’ (which I don’t think appears in the lyrics) and I’m with you, it’s the only Bloodhound Gang song I’ve heard that I like. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/29 "2011-03-08T04:44:09Z")
> [@Proudest\_Monkey](#): > > Holy Shit! Maybe I need to listen to more Nickelback. I opened this thread just to mention **This Afternoon** by the aforementioned band. That’s four for them. > > p.s. I just found the multi-quote button and am inordinately pleased with myself. 🆒 Mine was Nickelback too. I can’t explain it. ---
**Author:** ![Sakuma\_Drops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sakuma\_Drops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sakuma_Drops)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/30 "2011-03-08T05:04:27Z")
> [@multimediac17](#): > > The title is actually ‘The Bad Touch’ (which I don’t think appears in the lyrics) . Oh yeah, that’s right, I was going off the incorrect title from my old Napster file 😛 ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/31 "2011-03-08T05:32:52Z")
Unlike the rest of their songs I don’t hate: Hootie and the Blowfish’s “Be The One” Arcade Fire’s “Neighborhood #2” & “Ready To Start” The Strokes’ “Reptilia” & “Juicebox” Train’s “Ordinary” Beastie Boys’ “Brass Monkey” & “Girls” Belle and Sebastian’s “Your Cover’s Blown” Of Montreal’s “Gallery Piece” (I in fact _love_ this song) System of a Down’s cover of “The Metro” Bodeans’ “Fadeaway” They Might Be Giants’ “I’m Impressed” > [@installLSC](#): > > Say Anything’s wordy self absorbed music is everything wrong about emo. How can you hate “Baby Girl, I’m a Blur”? ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/32 "2011-03-08T06:00:42Z")
Treat Her Like a Lady the Celine Dion version, I didn’t even know it was her, or a woman singing (thought it was a Michael Jackson or Prince type falsetto singer) for the longest time. Sorry, it’s got a great beat and it’s sOOOO danceable. 😃 I hate the rest of her stuff too sappy and I’m not a big fan of lady singers anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/33 "2011-03-08T13:23:24Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > And yet, I think [How Soon Is Now?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U5HpeA_WSo) is a great song, drawing all the best from each band member in a unique way (that they never managed to duplicate ever again). I like some of their other stuff but I agree that it showcases the best of their talents in a unique way. But have you heard anything from _We were dead befor the ship even sank_ by Modest Mouse? It has a combination of some of that jangly Johnny Marr guitar along with some good songwriting behind it. ---
**Author:** ![Stormcrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@Stormcrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stormcrow)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/34 "2011-03-08T13:48:40Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I loathe The Smiths. I wish Morrissey’s mum had decided to abort. I think the world would be a better place without ever having anything ever recorded by these guys and spewed around the planet. > > And yet, I think [How Soon Is Now?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U5HpeA_WSo) is a great song, drawing all the best from each band member in a unique way (that they never managed to duplicate ever again). I was trying to think of a good one - and this is mine. Most bands that have one great song are bands that I’m just “meh” about, but I really can’t stand much the Smiths ever did, with the exception of this song, which is one of my all-time favorites. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/35 "2011-03-08T14:02:33Z")
I can’t stand REM, but Man on the Moon is a pretty good song. I can mostly stomach Losing My Religion. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/36 "2011-03-08T14:08:24Z")
I really like Collective Soul’s first hit, “Shine.” When I first heard it, I went and listened to the rest of the album and didn’t like anything else on it, nor have I liked any of their subsequent singles (though after the first one, I never sought out any album content beyond what was getting airplay). “Shine” is a catchy, inventive, slightly edgy number that doesn’t sound like anything else. Everything else I’ve heard by Collective Soul is lame, by-the-numbers, pseudo-angsty grunge crap. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/37 "2011-03-08T14:14:02Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > Mine was Nickelback too. I can’t explain it. The funny thing is, there are no Nickelback duplicates! Plenty of people just like “How Soon is Now”, but although lots of people just like one Nickelback song nobody can agree on which one the good one is. Oh, and, er, I quite like “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”, is that the official title? Anyway, sue me. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/38 "2011-03-08T14:27:09Z")
I’ve been ashamed to mention this one in public, but I actually like Creed’s song “Bullets.” ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/39 "2011-03-08T14:27:11Z")
> [@installLSC](#): > > Say Anything’s wordy self absorbed music is everything wrong about emo. So what happened when they wrote a love song set during the Warsaw Uprising? [They produced this jem.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7rYZjv3wNg) Funny, sexy, and still tasteful. > Captain and Tenille’s also epitimized the worst of their decade. They had a hit song about mating rodents, for God’s sake! [But this song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6UrAroBHsM) is still one of the most brilliant pop songs ever. Would it kill to actually name the songs? Some of us are at work and can’t watch youtube videos. “All Through the Night” - Cindi Lauper “A Change Would Do You Good” - Sheryl Crow ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785/40 "2011-03-08T14:43:38Z")
I despise everything Pearl Jam has ever released, from Ten on through the present day. Just yuck. However, last year I heard their single “The Fixer” and damn if it wasn’t catchy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-by-bands-you-otherwise-hate/573785.md?page=3)