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Songs you despise, popular or unpopular

429 replies

notsosimpleplanofaction · 16/04/2026 19:39

First one that comes to mind for me is Nightlife by Green Day. 😵‍💫

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GoingItAloneAgain · 16/04/2026 19:41

Dancing in the moonlight toploader - makes me really annoyed every time I hear it

Matildatoldsuchdreadfullies · 16/04/2026 19:44

The Killers one that says "I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier." Nonsense lyrics. It might as well be "I can chew, but I'm not a tutor."

And Imagine (John Lennon). For 100 reasons.

RhythmIsADisaster · 16/04/2026 19:45

Groove is in the heart. It’s definitely NOT in my heart.

Fizbosshoes · 16/04/2026 19:47

Mr Brightside - if I hear it on the radio/in the car, I find it acceptable, bordering on enjoyable.
At a wedding/dinner/function, weirdly, i find it quite annoying .....which is then compounded by the fact everyone else loves it and rushes to the dance floor!

harriethoyle · 16/04/2026 19:48

Wannabe by the Spice Girls. Like nails down a blackboard!

FionnulaTheCooler · 16/04/2026 19:49

The Bluebells Young at Heart.

Unnecessaryletter · 16/04/2026 19:49

Doncha by the wonderfully empoweringly named 'Pussycat dolls'.

So horribly...unsisterly. And just generally demonic.

OldHattie · 16/04/2026 19:49

Matildatoldsuchdreadfullies · 16/04/2026 19:44

The Killers one that says "I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier." Nonsense lyrics. It might as well be "I can chew, but I'm not a tutor."

And Imagine (John Lennon). For 100 reasons.

I always thought it was because a soldier sounds a bit like asshole, but maybe I am a 12 yo boy 😂

Chocaholick · 16/04/2026 19:49

Oh I know that song OP 😆 the whole album was a bit of a mistake IMO, they seem to pretend it never happened

For me it’s any of the indie hipster music from the late 2000s like The Fray, the Kooks etc - hate the lot

IDontHateRainbows · 16/04/2026 19:51

Ironic by Alanis Morrisette. A black fly in your chardonnay is unfortunate, maybe annoying or disappointing but, a little toooo ironic? Yeah i really don't think....

Arlanymor · 16/04/2026 19:51

Stuck in the Middle With You - Stealers Wheel. It's not a bad song per se, it's just so, so, SO overplayed. Starting with Reservoir Dogs and continuing ever since.

"Well I don't know why I came here tonight..." Neither do I, go away please!

Great Thursday night venting thread @notsosimpleplanofaction!

Monolithique · 16/04/2026 19:51

Mooove closer by Phyllis Nelson

Arlanymor · 16/04/2026 19:52

IDontHateRainbows · 16/04/2026 19:51

Ironic by Alanis Morrisette. A black fly in your chardonnay is unfortunate, maybe annoying or disappointing but, a little toooo ironic? Yeah i really don't think....

You'd think she'd never heard of a spoon...

ASadLittleLifeJane · 16/04/2026 19:52

Billy Joel. We didn't start the fire.

Not sure why, it just grates on me

Arlanymor · 16/04/2026 19:53

Monolithique · 16/04/2026 19:51

Mooove closer by Phyllis Nelson

That line "Until it feels like we're really making love" reminds me of the faux French kissing between Kath and Kel in Kath and Kim! You know, eyes closed, mouths open, never touching!

NotMyRealAccount · 16/04/2026 19:53

"The first time ever I saw your face". Whoever's singing it, and it appears that everyone who's anyone in the music business has had a go. It sounds like a 45rpm disc being played at 33rpm. I also really hate "Ayayayayayaya will always love yoohoohoo" for the same reason.

notsosimpleplanofaction · 16/04/2026 19:53

Chocaholick · 16/04/2026 19:49

Oh I know that song OP 😆 the whole album was a bit of a mistake IMO, they seem to pretend it never happened

For me it’s any of the indie hipster music from the late 2000s like The Fray, the Kooks etc - hate the lot

The whole 2012 trilogy I’d say 😓
Don’t know how we went from 21st Century Breakdown to whatever the hell ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and ¡Tré! was Confused

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CurbsideProphet · 16/04/2026 19:54

Ronan Keating Life Is A Rollercoaster.
Gives me rage for no reason really.

Besafeeatcake · 16/04/2026 19:54

Swing Lo because it’s a slave song and being from North America I find it wildly inappropriate as the England Rugby anthem.

user64869 · 16/04/2026 19:54

Sweet Caroline

OldHattie · 16/04/2026 19:55

Natasha Beddingfield - These Words

Hate it for no good reason!

Dinggirl · 16/04/2026 19:55

RhythmIsADisaster · 16/04/2026 19:45

Groove is in the heart. It’s definitely NOT in my heart.

I'm thinking that you don't like "Rhythm is a Dancer" either, going by your user name 🤣

Overtheatlantic · 16/04/2026 19:55

user64869 · 16/04/2026 19:54

Sweet Caroline

Wash your mouth out!

ChristmasFairyLiquid · 16/04/2026 19:56

Another vote for Groove is in the Heart.

Love Shack

And another Alanis Morissette offering - You Oughta Know. Just walk away and heve some dignity, woman!

Luddite26 · 16/04/2026 19:56

Can't stand Mungo Jerry In The Summertime.
If her daddy's rich take her out for a meal if her daddy's poor you can do what you please...
Best thing they did with it was an anti drink driving advert.
I really can't stand anything by Michael Jackson either.

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