# What is your most hated song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [March 2, 2023, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621 "2023-03-02T22:37:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/301 "2023-11-21T21:02:24Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Hard to believe he’s the guy who originally played Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies, roughly an eon later. Lots of dudes with a nice speaking voice cant sing. > [@XOldiesJock](#): > > Here’s a **really** creepy song I heard recently on a web site that plays hits of the 1960s. I cant argue with that. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/302 "2023-11-21T21:26:30Z")
There are two songs I hate with all my heart, Nickelback’s “Photograph” and Dave Matthews Band’s “Crash.” Since I have to pick one, I’ll go with “Crash” since it’s so fucking creepy. The Nickelback one is merely asinine. ---
**Author:** ![WreckingCrew](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wreckingcrew/32/4080_2.png) [@WreckingCrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WreckingCrew)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/303 "2023-11-21T22:01:55Z")
I feel the pain for many of the songs already listed here. One ditty that has always crawled up my butt sideways is “And When I Die” by Blood, Sweat, and Tears. I hate everything about this one, from the faux cowboy riff to David Clayton-Thomas’ bloviating. This one got a lot of airplay on the local classic rock station, and I mastered just how long I had to turn the radio off for. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a\_ELQyfJ-yk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_ELQyfJ-yk) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/304 "2023-11-22T12:48:36Z")
> [@WreckingCrew](#): > > “And When I Die” by Blood, Sweat, and Tears…got a lot of airplay on the local classic rock station Huh. I don’t think I’ve heard this song on classic rock stations or their predecessor format, album rock, in half a century. Wherever the line is between ‘classic rock’ and ‘oldies,’ BS&T seemed to fall on the ‘oldies’ side of the line, at least in the places I’ve lived. ETA: I personally like the song, but I only hear it when I play it. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/305 "2023-11-22T14:13:02Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > but I only hear it when I play it. I heard it on the Sixties channel on SiriusXM not long ago. I liked BS&T when they were popular and I was in high school. I still like hearing their hits like this one and ‘Spinning Wheel’. ---
**Author:** ![WreckingCrew](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wreckingcrew/32/4080_2.png) [@WreckingCrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WreckingCrew)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/306 "2023-11-22T15:22:46Z")
WZLX in Boston went to “Classic Rock” in the mid-80s, which for them at the time meant more AOR sounds from the late 60s through the 70s. Since they only had about 20 years’ worth of stuff to play, they pulled from some deep sources. Which could be very cool. For people who still wanted to hear The Doors, but not have it followed up by Bon Jovi. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/307 "2023-11-22T15:27:46Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I heard it on the Sixties channel on SiriusXM not long ago. I liked BS&T when they were popular and I was in high school. I still like hearing their hits like this one and ‘Spinning Wheel’. I always confuse them with Earth, Wind, and Fire. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/308 "2023-11-22T15:35:55Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > I always confuse them with Earth, Wind, and Fire. I for the longest time thought it was Tom Jones. ( based on the singing voice ) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/309 "2023-11-22T22:20:49Z")
> [@WreckingCrew](#): > > One ditty that has always crawled up my butt sideways is “And When I Die” by Blood, Sweat, and Tears. I hate everything about this one, from the faux cowboy riff to David Clayton-Thomas’ bloviating. I prefer [the version by Laura Nyro,](https://youtu.be/XCvwDjgKPoc?si=JyUpfMeDI0CAzDHU) who wrote the song. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/310 "2023-11-24T02:08:30Z")
_Hallelujah_ by Leonard Cohen. I also have hated all 3 dozen or so covers of the song used in movies and TV shows that I’ve had the misfortune of also hearing. ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/311 "2023-11-24T02:50:50Z")
I don’t hate “Hallelujah” but I hate its misuse. A group called Pentatonix had a sizeable hit with it a few years ago. I was working part-time for a radio station that did the wall-to-wall Christmas thing. I cringed every time I had to play it. I emailed my boss, the Program Director, saying “Have you listened to the words??? It is not a Christmas song and is totally inappropriate for what we’re doing!” He replied that he agreed with me but “It’s the number-one song, so…” COVID put an end to my gig at that station, but I’ll bet they’re still playing it. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/312 "2023-11-24T07:29:19Z")
> [@XOldiesJock](#): > > I emailed my boss, the Program Director, saying “Have you listened to the words??? It is not a Christmas song and is totally inappropriate for what we’re doing!” He replied that he agreed with me but “It’s the number-one song, so…” _Born in the USA_ is the opposite of a Patriotic song, but that doesnt stop people that only know the chorus. But Yeah, altho I do not hate the song, it is NOT Christmas. (I give “These are a few of my Favorite Things” a pass, as it is kinda winter seasonal- but not Christmas really.) ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/313 "2023-11-24T16:46:05Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I first ran across the Mister Mister song in the early 90s in a synthesizer transcription book. I had somehow no memory of having heard the song before and was wondering why Mister Mister had a song with a religious title like that. I remember when that song was a minor hit (compared to “Broken Wings” at any rate, which one coldn’t avoid during the summer of 1985), my mother heard the song while I was watching _Video Hits_ one afternoon and signaled her approval (wholesome cultural content). My mom’s Presbyterian, not Catholic, so I don’t know where she picked up the casual knowledge of what it meant. ---
**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 24, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/314 "2023-11-24T19:01:24Z")
It seems to be used in Presbyterian hymns, as well, after checking a quick Google of “Kyrie Eleison prsebyterian.” Greek orthodox uses it, too, (well, it’s Greek, so not surprising there) as well as Anglican, Coptic, Ethiopian churches, from what I can find. ---
**Author:** ![inconspicuous](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inconspicuous/32/15617_2.png) [@inconspicuous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inconspicuous)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/315 "2023-12-04T13:33:43Z")
_driver’s licence_ by olivia rodrigo. dunno why, i just hate it more than anything. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/316 "2023-12-04T14:08:20Z")
After fifty oh yeah I forgot how much I hate that one too’s I just skimmed, so I don’t know if the song they play eternally in hell has been posted yet: It’s A Small World After All. ---
**Author:** ![nicky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f0a364/32.png) [@nicky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nicky)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/317 "2023-12-04T14:47:55Z")
I have a vision of _its a small world_ accompanying a montage of distressing child-related news footage to create the most harrowing charity advert of all time ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/318 "2023-12-04T14:58:51Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > _Hallelujah_ by Leonard Cohen. I also have hated all 3 dozen or so covers of the song used in movies and TV shows that I’ve had the misfortune of also hearing. Then by all means, stay away from this movie! > **[Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallelujah:_Leonard_Cohen,_A_Journey,_A_Song)** > > Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song is a 2022 feature-length documentary biographical film created by Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine describing the story of Leonard Cohen, focusing on his song "Hallelujah". The film is based on Alan Light's 2012 book The Holy or the Broken. > New York Times critic A. O. Scott described the film as "wrapping a circumspect biography of the singer... around the story of the song", with archival footage and interviews with friends and admirers. Writer Rob LeDo... ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/319 "2023-12-04T15:31:38Z")
Hurt - Johnny Cash. The H song poll reminded me how much I hate this cover, and all the fawning love it gets. The fact that it was nominated, and the NIN original wasn’t, is just dumb. It makes me think just a little less of Trent Reznor, that even he considers it better than his original. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621.md?page=15)