# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/121 "2023-03-05T18:37:28Z")
“Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye”. Don’t know or care the real name of this shit, or what group of miscreants are responsible for it, but I hate it. And it gets drunkenly slurred at the end of nearly every sporting event I’ve been to in a long time. And what the fuck is that? A goddamn xylophone getting hammered on? Give me a fucking break! ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/122 "2023-03-05T19:07:35Z")
Good god, I can’t think of any counter-examples and neither can my wife. That is rare. I salute you! ---
**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 5, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/123 "2023-03-05T19:29:35Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > > [@GIGObuster](#): > > > > [Very conservative DJ in Arizona] > > Why do you hate America?!?! > > As at least America and Asia have come up in this thread, I may present my little pet theory about rock music: every band named after a geographical place sucks ass (in most cases their music is overblown/overproduced crap). Examples: > > America > Asia > Europe > Boston > Kansas > ETA: Chicago (how could I forget?) > > q.e.d. England Dan and the other guy? John Denver? Alabama? ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/124 "2023-03-05T19:38:54Z")
Any song by the nails-on-a-chalkboard-voiced Alanis Morissette, but particularly “You Oughta Know”, which makes me violently wish radio had never been invented. “You(hiccup)…you(hiccup)…you(hiccup)… oughta know.” ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/125 "2023-03-05T19:41:09Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > England Dan and the other guy? > John Denver? > Alabama? I had to look up England Dan and the other guy, and when I saw their LP covers and read on wiki that they made soft rock (god, how I hate that genre) and country pop, I concluded without hearing their music that they suck. I’m not a fan of John Denver, but he’s ok but doesn’t count anyway because he wasn’t a band. Alabama should be right up my ally because I usually love country rock of the late 60s/early 70s, but I skimmed on wiki that they had their greatest success in the early 80s, a period that sucked for mainstream country rock, so I also think they might fit my theory. But I would’ve to check out their music to confirm my impression. ---
**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 5, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/126 "2023-03-05T19:45:46Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I’m not a fan of John Denver, but he’s ok but doesn’t count anyway because he wasn’t a band. That is sort of debatable. He was the front man for whoever he was playing with. And it was a stage name. I do admit that he has some good material, but he quickly descended into a sea of saccharine. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/127 "2023-03-05T20:50:33Z")
I would heartily disagree with your inclusion of Kansas, especially their early albums. But my opinion might be tempered by the fact that I saw them several times in bars and clubs before they hit the big-time. They were head and shoulders better than any other live bands in the area. I would, however, submit as a substitution for your list the Atlanta Rhythm Section. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/128 "2023-03-05T21:12:47Z")
Fuel by Metallica is pretty damn high on the list. Not only is it bad, it was also way overplayed by the “heavy alternative “ station in Vegas. And also The Eagles. Every song. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/129 "2023-03-05T21:23:33Z")
For sheer annoying that still gets airplay(at least at Christmastime)–“Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” holds the top spot for me. Though the absolute worst song I have ever heard is “I Want To be a Hulkamaniac” ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/130 "2023-03-05T21:29:48Z")
Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels? ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/131 "2023-03-05T21:50:36Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > As at least America and Asia have come up in this thread, I may present my little pet theory about rock music: every band named after a geographical place sucks ass… Portishead? (Sorry 'bout that.) > [@xanthous](#): > > I have a rough time getting through Wonderful Christmastime, with apologies to sir Paul. Repeat offender. Mull of Kintyre… that frigging awful Frog Chorus thing… But my contribution … well, I have long loathed Queen - Freddie Mercury’s _worship me_ posturing made me seeth with anger; add to that as much pretension as has ever been seen in a pop song, and you’ve got Bohemian Rhapsody. God, I hate that song. As an aside, does the [theme tune](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNEawM6vZf4) to [The Archers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Archers) qualify? j ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/132 "2023-03-05T22:02:17Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Portishead? (Sorry 'bout that.) Damn, I’ve held that theory for decades, but never thought of Portishead as a counter-example, but there it is! I love Portishead. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/133 "2023-03-05T22:03:03Z")
Again, sorry 'bout that. 😉 j ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/134 "2023-03-05T22:16:15Z")
Well, maybe I should have restricted it to big and well known places, naming your band after a small suburb of a middle sized town where trip-hop happened to be invented maybe actually is cool. ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/135 "2023-03-05T22:36:51Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > _I would, however, submit as a substitution for your list the Atlanta Rhythm Section._ I respectfully disagree. “Doraville” is a particular favorite of mine. Now later, when they switched from Polydor to Columbia, and began leaning more commercial (and successful) their music became less interesting, but it was still better than a lot of stuff getting radio play at the time. I always like the Southern Rock genre and was sorry to see it fade away. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/136 "2023-03-05T22:43:42Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels? Yeah, I don’t have anything in particular against George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers, either. So, I’m behind this addendum, since Delaware and Detroit aren’t that large: > [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Well, maybe I should have restricted it to big and well known places, naming your band after a small suburb of a middle sized town where trip-hop happened to be invented maybe actually is cool. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/137 "2023-03-05T23:59:31Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > SDMB, I once more present to you (yeah, I’ve posted it before in a similar thread) the worst pop song of all time (which of course is also a terrible earworm like all bad pop songs, so better don’t click): > > Opus- Live Is Life > [@Peanuthead](#): > > 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. I had heard that melody before, but not that song. It was sampled by Sofia Carson in her song Love is the Name. Since this is a thread about songs that we hate, and I actually like that song, I won’t post a link 😁. ---
**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 6, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621/138 "2023-03-06T00:36:21Z")
When I was in HS, there was this song that I kept hearing on various students’ portable radios, _Fire_, by The **Ohio** Players. It was downright awful (as was their album art). ---
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There are a lot of songs I like by the Doobie Brothers, but I’ve detested “Listen to the Music” and “China Grove” ever since they were played 500 times a day on the radio in the early 1970s. I still can’t listen to either one. ---
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> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > As at least America and Asia have come up in this thread, I may present my little pet theory about rock music: every band named after a geographical place sucks ass (in most cases their music is overblown/overproduced crap). Examples: > > America > Asia > Europe > Boston > Kansas > ETA: Chicago (how could I forget?) Buffalo Springfield? (a two-fer) Miami Sound Machine? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-hated-song/980621.md?page=8)