Popular songs you actually don’t like

[GodDamnVampire]

Neighbours a few doors away have been out in the garden, having a bbq and playing music.
Earlier, they played ‘Sweet Caroline’ on loop 4 times 🤪
I remember reading somewhere (maybe on MN?!) that some people can’t stand this song.
Personally, I don’t mind it, but maybe 4 times is a bit much!.

Are you a fan?
What other songs which are deemed “popular” but actually grates on your nerves?
Mine are Seal’s Kiss From a Rose, The B-52s Love Shack and Fairground Attraction’s Perfect - just for starters!

Come On Eileen of course, and also What's Going on by 4 Non-Blondes. It's just a mix of screeches with no discernible tune.

Yeah but we've tried these songs & we don't like them so we're not missing out! I like millions of other songs but agree with loads on here including all by Lighthouse Family, Michael Buble & Justin Bieber, Young at Heart. Stick Season, Breakfast at Tiffany's, plus Tequila (Terrorvision I think did it), Beautiful Things, 2 Princes but my most hated song of all time and makes me want to cut my own ears off is Your Song by Elton John. Those awful bloody lyrics! I can't understand how people like it & how he managed to launch his career with that pile of poo

Anything sung by Taylor Swift.

I also detest it. And "sex on fire". Hate any song with a singalonga chorus that appeals to the middle of the road.

Anything by Robbie Williams, ugh.
And Dire Straits. Ugh ugh ugh

I’ll be there for you by The Rembrandts. Eurgh

Also “You’re Gorgeous” by Baby Bird is a horrible, seedy song

Galileo is from Bohemian Rhapsody, which has already been mentioned numerous times by pp 😁

I don’t get The Proud Mary popularity either.

Anything by Taylor Swift and Adele

Also written (and orignally) recorded by Neil Diamond!

I hate Dancing Queen (so depressing), Never Ever by All Saints, Love Shack and Would I Lie to You?

Apart from ‘ shake it off’ most Taylor swift songs are a mystery to me. They just sound all the same and very bland (but clearly I’m in the minority as she is so popular)

Yeah You're Gorgeous is crap. But it is supposed to be seedy, along with Every Breath You Take, which I do like

No, it makes you very discerning. I loathe The Beautiful South and all their works. I even feel distressed if I hear them playing in the supermarket.

Aside from them, my least favourite pop song is Karma Chameleon. Hated it then, hate it still.

It's meant to be horrible and seedy - it's a damning criticism of seedy photographers and other exploitative people of their ilk; it's probably a little bit more stand-out because it's a man singing it.

You can't blame Baby Bird if parents misunderstand their polemic against pervs and sing the chorus as a sweet little song to their babies!

Just like it isn't Sting's fault that some people choose his song about a creepy stalker as their special wedding song!

Red wine by UB40. Hate it.

X-posted with Connie!

It's ok, you said it better 🤣

I have an absolute hatred for Come Up And See Me, Make Me Smile by Cockney Rebel.

I don't think there's a radio station in the land that doesn't play it at least once a day (maybe Classic FM!) - so it must be popular - but I just detest it. The false ending makes it even worse, as you think it's finally over - and then it starts up again!

A friend of mine's new partner sent her You're Gorgeous as a love song to her. Now if that doesn't send you running I don't know what will! 🤣

Perfect.. Fairground Attraction.
The Only Way Is Up. Yazz.
500.Miles. The Proclaimers.
I was in a guest house on a hot night with the bedroom window open near a pub doing Karaoke... I had to listen to 500 Miles being sung tunelessly... I ended up withy pillow over my face to muffle the sound...!!!

Bohemian rhapsody by Queen
I want to put my fingers in my eyeballs and rip them out-it was so overplayed

American idiot,green day
I did like it but then ds became obsessed with it ('the green water song' in our house)and it drills into my brain now

Come on Eileen
Ugh

Dancing queen-abba
In fact any ABBA song can fuck off

Close to you by the Carpenters
Also 'top of the world' (?)

The one that sings 'my humps,my humps my lovely ladies humps'

Any song by oasis-massively over hyped
Wonder wall was shite

Wake me up when September ends-i had a bad break up and it was his fave song so I hate it by default

I detest Walking on Sunshine.

The Beatles.

Any of the maudlin earwormy white man music (Benson Boone, Rag and Bone Man, any of it).

Valerie (everything else Amy did was stellar, I just strongly dislike Valerie)

dm-tsss dm-tsss dm-tsss (boring edm/ house music)

I don't think this is correct. Are you thinking of Red Red Wine?

Imagine - horrid song.

The Communist Manifesto set to music, by a man with a Rolls Royce and great wealth singing "Imagine no possessions".

Anything by Sheryl Crow