# Uh-oh: The Most Annoying Pop Songs Ever Made **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [November 17, 2023, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281 "2023-11-17T06:58:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/41 "2023-11-17T19:50:54Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > So do I, but the song itself gets on my nerves. I suppose if it was on frequent rotation, it could get annoying. > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Pharrell Williams – Happy > > Steve Miller Band – The Joker Both are nice to hear once in a while. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/42 "2023-11-17T19:52:24Z")
“Happy” is a wonderful song. On the other hand, I will die a happy death if I never hear any Steve Miller song again. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/43 "2023-11-17T20:01:23Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > not so much about MMMBop but my wife loves it The meme was that it was essentially a rip-off of a Spin Doctors song (except for where they could not manage a minor chord…) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/44 "2023-11-17T20:18:09Z")
You want repetitive? hey Jude and I’m Your Captain/Closer To Home. I can’t listen to either one. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/45 "2023-11-17T20:23:06Z")
Apparently “Two Princes.” I mean, I guess? It’s just a 3-chord rock song, like thousands of others, based on the I, IV, and V. The Spin Doctors threw in a vi chord, to make it a classic 4-chord pop song, like thousands of others. (And they would’ve managed that extra chord if they wanted it, as it’s just an Em for their song in their key (G), which is one of the easiest guitar chords to play.) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/46 "2023-11-17T20:25:34Z")
Quite a few songs fail in frequent rotation. I like “All I want for Christmas, is you” by Mariah. But, too much is too much. > [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > hey Jude and I’m Your Captain/Closer To Home. I can’t listen to either one. Perfect examples. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/47 "2023-11-17T21:39:22Z")
No list of annoying pop songs is complete without this version of [Hooked on a Feeling](https://youtu.be/NrI-UBIB8Jk?si=73CNmmcdxxJey76-). The annoying part is that the cool opening with the Ooga Chakas turns into annoying glurge. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/48 "2023-11-17T22:16:16Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > You know what? I’ve never really understood the hate for that song. Sure, it’s not that great, but I lived through the 80’s and there was a lot worse out there - I’m thinking Modern Talking; I’m thinking Human League. WBTC, while no classic, has a fairly catchy tune and doesn’t overdo it with the synchs. There wasn’t a whole lot of backlash against the song in the 80s. They were happy to play it on the radio, and I don’t remember a whole lot of people saying it sucked. Maybe some music critics didn’t like it, but I can’t recall people making fun of the song. I think talking about terrible it was has turned into some popular affectation. It’s not my favorite song, I’ll never choose to listen to it, but when it comes on the radio it doens’t particularly bother me. The list the OP linked to is pretty crummy. There are a lot of songs I actively like. _500 Miles_ is a good song. “Ice Ice, Baby” is tolerable because I remember it coming out when I was a freshman in high school. But even the songs on the list I don’t care for aren’t really annoying to me. Any list of annoying songs that includes “Zombie” by the Cranberries has zero credibility. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/49 "2023-11-17T22:54:17Z")
I didn’t read the whole thread but a search tells me nobody mentioned Ricky Martin’s “Living La Vida Loca”. That’s purely and simply one of the greatest pop songs of all time. And the list does not mention one word of criticism to warrant its inclusion. I know lists like this are created just to get people to read them so they can disagree. They need to have some integrity nevertheless. This has none. Bah humbug. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/50 "2023-11-17T23:15:57Z")
> [@solost](#): > > _And the thought of lovin’ you is getting so exciting_ It’s ‘rubbin you’ in the original. The radio edit makes it a teeny bit less risque. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/51 "2023-11-17T23:19:27Z")
Grrr, stupid youtube links. > **[Arrested Development - Afternoon Delight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CJ2wUhPtYM%2F)** ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/52 "2023-11-17T23:31:38Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Grrr, stupid youtube links. That was weird-- I clicked on the YT video in your first post, it was playing, then it cut off after a few seconds. Then I saw the video disappeared from that post. I watched the clip in its entirety in your second post. What happened the first time? ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/53 "2023-11-17T23:34:34Z")
I erred by editing my post. Once I saved the edit, Discourse would no longer allow the embedded video. The stupid part is that I knew it would happen and did it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/54 "2023-11-17T23:47:03Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > I didn’t read the whole thread but a search tells me nobody mentioned Ricky Martin’s “Living La Vida Loca”. That’s purely and simply one of the greatest pop songs of all time. And the list does not mention one word of criticism to warrant its inclusion. Beat me to it. LLVL is a perfectly cromulent pop song. It brings back pleasant memories of Vegas, it does. Yeah, there’s some junk in there. But clickbait is clickbait. Except for “We Built This City.” That abomination die, **die** , _DIE!!!_ ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/55 "2023-11-17T23:59:32Z")
I was more annoyed by nearly the entirety of _After Bathing at Baxters_. And I love the Airplane. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/56 "2023-11-18T00:05:54Z")
ABaB only works if you are high as fuck. Nah, who am I kidding? It sucks then, too. ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/57 "2023-11-18T05:02:39Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > _I was more annoyed by nearly the entirety of After Bathing at Baxters. And I love the Airplane._ That’s an Airplane album I don’t have and have never really listened to, but I love _“Martha.”_ It has a nice, catchy hook but a really odd ending. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/58 "2023-11-18T06:01:44Z")
> [@gnarator](#): > > I like some of the songs on this list. And I like Patsy Cline. > [@peccavi](#): > > > [@gnarator](#): > > > > I like some of the songs on this list. And I like Patsy Cline. > > Patsy Cline could sing the phone book and I’d put it on permanent repeat. > [@gnarator](#): > > > [@peccavi](#): > > > > Patsy Cline could sing the phone book and I’d put it on permanent repeat. > > You can come over anytime. I like Patsy too. Nice to see her fans here. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/59 "2023-11-18T06:10:06Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > You want repetitive? > > hey Jude and I’m Your Captain/Closer To Home. I can’t listen to either one. You want repetitive? You want repetitive? How about Journey. Lovin’, touchin’, squeezing. _Naaah nah na-naah nah nah_ _Na-naah na-naah nah_ _Naaah nah na-naah nah nah_ _Nah nah nah nah nah_ For what? 7 or 8 times! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fTkHFQC3wow/maxresdefault.jpg "Journey - Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' (Official Video - 1979)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTkHFQC3wow&t=2m12s) ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281/60 "2023-11-18T15:49:00Z")
Happenstance: Yesterday I watched a reaction video featuring Cline and _Crazy_. [“A Vocal Coach Reacts to Patsy Cline…”](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AQWR6JlKqNg&pp=ygUdQmV0aCByb2FyZSAgcGF0c3kgY2xpbmUgY3Jhenk%3D) on the Beth Roars YT channel. Her take was fairly educational, extremely positive, and caused me to give attention to every inflection in the singing — which was definitely worthwhile. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281.md?page=4)