# 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:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/21 "2023-03-03T02:40:08Z")
I find that song to be pure pop bliss. A very well written, both lyrically and musically, song. Excellent piano work, bass front work, and the falsetto is top notch. That song goes in my “love” category. My submission is _I’ve never been to me_ by Charlene. I had a friend that somehow thought it was a good song so I heard it way too much. That spoken refrain still makes me vomit in my mouth. What a steaming pile of shit. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/22 "2023-03-03T02:58:57Z")
Four way tie: Silver Convention’s [_Fly, Robin, Fly_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC_kCnm3GYQ). _Leaving on a jet airplane_ _Disco Duck_ _Convoy_ ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/23 "2023-03-03T03:21:57Z")
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/24 "2023-03-03T03:29:36Z")
I’ve never heard that before. I kinda like it. It’s got a bit of a ska beat to it. The song I never want to hear again is “The Weight” by The Band or anybody else. Even Aretha can’t do that one justice. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/25 "2023-03-03T03:32:02Z")
I have a deep and abiding loathing for a piece of '70s dreck, _Billy, Don’t be a Hero_. It just the number one absolute paragon of horrible. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/26 "2023-03-03T03:57:38Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vNVguvNE7qc/maxresdefault.jpg "Trace Adkins - Honky Tonk Badonkadonk") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNVguvNE7qc) I don’t think much more needs to be said. Hick hop at its worst. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/27 "2023-03-03T03:59:29Z")
“Summertime” is certainly up there. Turgid, maudlin, slow… I just kind of hate it. On top of that, I have twice inadvertently seen it performed live – once by Van Cliburn, and once by John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet – and in both cases, an elderly woman behind me began singing along with it. It’s just that kind of song. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/28 "2023-03-03T04:09:07Z")
[“Patches”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patches_(Chairmen_of_the_Board_song)) _Then one day a strong rain came And washed all the crops away And at the age of 13 I thought I was carryin’ the weight of the Whole world on my shoulders And you know, Mama knew What I was goin’ through, 'cause_ _Every day I had to work the fields 'Cause that’s the only way we got our meals You see, I was the oldest of the family And everybody else depended on me Every night I heard my Mama pray Lord, give him the strength to make another day_ ---
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/29 "2023-03-03T05:10:14Z")
I have a rough time getting through Wonderful Christmastime, with apologies to sir Paul. ---
**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/30 "2023-03-03T05:40:51Z")
Tie for me. Fergie - _Big Girls Don’t Cry_ and John Mayer - _Say What You Need to Say_ because of their chorus! ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/31 "2023-03-03T05:51:35Z")
“Smoke on the Water”. And I love “Avenging Annie”. ---
**Author:** ![Ziberian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/919ad9/32.png) [@Ziberian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ziberian)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/32 "2023-03-03T06:28:12Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > My submission is _I’ve never been to me_ by Charlene. I had a friend that somehow thought it was a good song so I heard it way too much. That spoken refrain still makes me vomit in my mouth. What a steaming pile of shit. If you’ve never watched Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, you should, just for their rendition of this song. Takes it to a whole new, wonderful, level. ---
**Author:** ![Ziberian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/919ad9/32.png) [@Ziberian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ziberian)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/33 "2023-03-03T06:32:39Z")
I know it’s a hugely popular song, and I think it’s even on a lot of ‘best songs ever’ lists, but I actively despise “Hotel California” by the Eagles. I don’t even know why, just please don’t ever make me hear that song again. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/34 "2023-03-03T06:42:40Z")
I hate everything about “Don’t You Want Me” by the Human League: the music, the singing, the lyrics, the beat… everything. Listening to more than five seconds of it puts me in a state of blind rage. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uPudE8nDog0/maxresdefault.jpg "The Human League - Don't You Want Me (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPudE8nDog0) ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/35 "2023-03-03T08:45:07Z")
“[Mother](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d56MfuZAfwI)” by the Police, written by Andy Summers. One of the reasons the Police broke up was that Sting couldn’t stand the songs the other two members contributed. This is Exhibit A. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/36 "2023-03-03T10:11:49Z")
I was an extra in the movie “Heart of Dixie” back in the 80s. That morning we were bused to the set, which was the courthouse in a small Mississippi town, and not allowed to bring anything but our car keys. There was a big tent set up for everyone to hang out in until we were needed. We waited there until late afternoon. With nothing to do. There were kids, too, and they were restless so a game of musical chairs was set up. It was played to the Paul Simon song “You Can Call Me Al”. Over and over and over and over. For hours. There was no escaping it. I hate that song with a passion. It will always remind me of how much that day sucked. And to top it off, the scene we finally shot was cut from the film. ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/37 "2023-03-03T10:21:14Z")
“God gave Rock & Roll to you” - Kiss “We build this city” - Starship Any Christmas song ever ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/38 "2023-03-03T12:11:33Z")
> [@kferr](#): > > “God gave Rock & Roll to you” - Kiss The version they recorded for the Bill and Ted movie? I grew up hearing the 1984 version by Christian band Petra, which we thought was cool but now realize is pretty lame. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/q-v77bOioJo/hqdefault.jpg "Petra - God Gave Rock and Roll to You") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-v77bOioJo&t=63) ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/39 "2023-03-03T12:15:30Z")
It’s a genre. I call it, “the wailing lovers” genre; the songs that basically say, “You treated me like a dog, I’ll still love you forever, and I’d let you treat me like a dog all over again if you gave me half a chance.” ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/40 "2023-03-03T12:20:57Z")
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