Actually, all the songs you’ve listed would definitely be classed as being bad.
One of the best things of Hey Jude being so overexposed is that it’s finally being regarded for being the truly awful pop song it always was.
(Seth & Amy)
Really?
(/Seth & Amy)
Could you explain that one to us, 'cause it’s not, as far as I can tell. Is this one of those misheard lyrics things?
“Freebird” is dead to me, as is most Skynyrd. Death by overexposure.
I’m a fan of Led Zep, but NEVER liked “Black Dog”. It’s my second-least-favorite song, surpassed only by “Nails on the Chalkboard”, as composed by my middle-school classmate Jimmy Sullivan during our 6th-period study class. I hate the vocals, the lyrics, the guitar. Just wish they could un-write that song. “Stairway to Heaven” nearly died from overexposure, but I took a ~10-year vacation from it and can now enjoy it again, thankfully.
“Sympathy for the Devil” either gets the channel changed, or the radio turned off entirely. I hear nothing but the background singers. Similar problem with “American Pie”, except it’s the organ, and it annoys the hell out of me.
I hate EVERY Michael McDonald-era Doobie Brothers song, but that’s kind of general for this thread.
I hated Whitney’s version for a long time. In my defense, I was 14 when she released it.
After using the lyrics to write a love letter to my 1st crush, it was YEARS before I could stomach listening to it on the radio.
I think I like or at least tolerate almost all the songs mentioned so far.
Free Bird is a definite skip for me, especially the solo at the end.
I love Layla, both the main song and the “outro” or whatever you call it. Am I the only one who actually likes both? I absolutely loathe with the passion of a 1000 burning suns the acoustic version though.
Not a huge fan of Steve Miller and I’ll probably turn the radio if I hear Space Cowboy or whatever the fuck his songs are, but I don’t hate them.
Nirvana isn’t my favorite either but don’t hate.
The Beatles are almost all good but Hey Jude is one of their weaker songs. Not sure why the hell it’s as popular as it is.
I absolutely love crappy soft-rock music, so I’m a huge fan of The Eagles, Journey, and all of their ilk.
OH FUCK
How could I forget “We Built This City”??? Ok that one, above all others, needs to die in a fire.
How have we made it this far without mentioning it?
Is there ANYONE who will rise to the defense of “We Built This City”? How did it even become a classic rock song in the first place?
Amen. When asked “Who’s Michael McDonald?” answer “The guy who ruined the Doobie Brothers.” The thought that “Black Water” and “Takin’ It to the Streets” are from the same band is like a kick to the brain crotch.
I guess I would never think of that song as either classic or beloved. Seems like it belongs on a list of crappy songs that everyone agrees are crappy.
“Brain-crotch” is now a part of my vocabulary. Thank you. In gratitude, I shall refuse to name you as the source of this phrase to the many people I will inflict it upon in the future.
And yeah, i think we need to classify “We Built this City” as a given to make threads like this work.
My newly-remembered hated song is, “Break my Stride” by Matthew Wilder, which was a hit, so it qualifies. Sadly.
It’s one of my favorites! 
I’d categorize it as “guilty pleasure”.
There is a big difference between celebrating “your party with you” as opposed to celebrating “your party for you.”
A friend likes to parody Imagine by singing in a Lennon accent: “Imagine no possessions… except my Bentley… and my million-pound flat in Kensington…and… and…”. Reminds me of the last scene in The Jerk: (paraphrasing) “I don’t need much… I’m happy without my things… All I need is this lamp… well, and this VCR…and… and…”
You can’t be serious. That song is horrendous. Even as a guilty pleasure, I just can’t imagine anyone liking it. It’s almost hilariously bad… like a bad joke that just keeps going on and on. You kind of want to laugh at it but you also don’t want to give it any credit for what it is.
I was only 14 when We Built This City came out, but I remember it being a very popular song that got tons of airplay. It’s a guilty pleasure for me too.
Starship is going to be playing a free concert at a riverside park in my city in July. No Grace Slick of course. But Mickey Thomas, the actual vocalist on the song, will be there.
I’ll be there too, should be a lot of fun.
I don’t mind it either, because I’ve heard it probably less than 50 times in my life. Unlike all the other songs here that I know note for note in my head.
I hereby license to you royalty-free and in perpetuity the phrase “brain-crotch.” Use it wisely.
Heh, I’m only a few years ahead of you and I had to cope with the likes of Motley Crue, Dokken, Warrant and the like. So if you had Skynyrd and Clapton you might want to thank your lucky stars!
Unfortunately, Ringo was there, and wow, the original lyrics. Ah what could have been –
No, nothing like that. But, years ago he keyed my car.
Not really. But from now on, I blame him or John Lennon.
The reason you can’t remember the tune to We Built This City (other than the inane 1-line-repeated-over-and-over-again-chorus) is that it really doesn’t have a tune. The “verses” in the song are like a really bad American Idol audition.
Wow, so I mention “We Built This City” a couple people say that it’s an automatically hated song not worth mentioning, and then at least 3 people show up saying they like it, love it, looking forward to hearing it again live soon? Wow… just wow 