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Songs that annoy you - light hearted

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DobbyLovesSocks · 06/11/2019 12:41

I have a minor medical procedure today so in a bid to distract myself can I please ask you for the songs that annoy you and the reason why?
Mine are: Dolly Parton 'Jolene' - asking someone not to take her man away. If your man wants to cheat he will and if he will he is not worth hanging on to.
Whitney Houston 'Saving all my love' - basically singing about having an affair. So disrespectful but it's ok because no other man will do

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MrsWillGardner · 06/11/2019 12:48

The Aerosmith one from Armageddon. Hate it.

The Bon Jovi one where it starts something like “Romeo is bleeding”.

Frankie goes to Hollywood - power of love

HATE x3!!
there’s probably more

ladybee28 · 06/11/2019 12:50

Along those lines, Human League's 'Don't You Want Me Baby'.

No, actually, if you think I'd be nothing without you (and in fact that I WAS nothing until you showed up), I don't want you even a tiny bit.

And then...

"It’s much too late to find
You think you’ve changed your mind
You’d better change it back
Or we will both be sorry" ...

he goes on to threaten to KILL her unless she goes back to him?

Actually as I searched the exact lyrics for this, I found a blog post that breaks down my feelings about the song perfectly: www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/10/secretly-horrifying-song-lyrics-dont-you-want-me-t.html

CrazyMeep · 06/11/2019 12:50

Clean Bandit - Symphony Angry

No clue why, just argh!

Goodnightjude1 · 06/11/2019 12:54

ANYTHING by the Bee Gees....they sound like Alvin and the chipmunks 😡
And Mambo No. 5. I hate the song...but I hate my ex more and it reminds me of him 🤮

DobbyLovesSocks · 06/11/2019 12:56

@MrsWillGardner ah I quite like the bon jovi one Blush. Can I ask why you don't like these songs?
@ladybee28 - yes I agree

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TheDogsMother · 06/11/2019 12:56

I will always love you. Whitney Houston. An absolute dirge

albertcamus · 06/11/2019 12:59

"We don't need no edukayshun"

Yes you do, even you overpaid privileged whingers.

We need to promote education as a good thing, not something it's trendy to 'object' to.

Show me someone who doesn't wish they'd worked harder at school.

Rosebud21 · 06/11/2019 13:00

Zutons - Valerie
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen

Primal Scream - Rocks

I'm not a power ballad fan, but I love Frankie goes to Hollywood - The Power of Love, it's such a tender song Grin

misspiggy19 · 06/11/2019 13:00

Joy division- Love will tear us apart- moaning dross

The Killers- Mr Brightside- overplayed and crap

zemblanity · 06/11/2019 13:03

I can't remember the name of it but that one that came out a few years ago that was basically the singer asking his girlfriends dad for permission to marry her and he said no so he went on and on "why do you have to be so cruel? I'm going to marry her anyway"

A) doesn't she get a say in this?
B) if you're going to do it anyway, why ask in the first place?
C) you're such a whiney bastard, I'd say no if she was my daughter too

GaaaaarlicBread · 06/11/2019 13:05

did somebody say just eeeeaaaaattt not a song but a tune that winds me up big time

Redlioness123 · 06/11/2019 13:08

Anything by

Emily Sande
Bruno Mars
Clean Bandit

InOtterNews · 06/11/2019 13:11

Anything that is by, or features Ed Sheeran

Lsquiggles · 06/11/2019 13:12

Any songs from Bruno Mars that are played over and over again on the radio Angry

alibongo5 · 06/11/2019 13:21

he goes on to threaten to KILL her unless she goes back to him?

I didn't interpret saying they would both be sorry as him threatening to kill her - they could both be sorry about not being together anymore and he's asking her to reconsider. I agree it all is a bit patronising and sexist though.

Mrsboombastic99 · 06/11/2019 13:24

Zara Larsson - Lush life. It rubs me up the wrong way and I have no idea why.

MrsWillGardner · 06/11/2019 13:25

@zemblanity

Yes! That song should have been on my list too!

@DobbyLovesSocks

I don’t know, I just think they remind me of my weird life years ago.

OwlinaTree · 06/11/2019 13:28

The cranberries, linger - just makes me think they are singing about farting!

DobbyLovesSocks · 06/11/2019 13:33

@zemblanity thats 'rude' by someone - agree it irritates me too.

Keep them coming - you don't realise how many dire songs there are!

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Meruem · 06/11/2019 13:33

Come on Eileen, it gives me the rage.
Karma Chameleon. I never liked it in the first place then my Dsis got the single and played it over and over again.
A more recent edition is Vossi bop. Repetitive drivel.

zemblanity · 06/11/2019 13:35

Yes I think it is Rude and not Cruel. I always jump to switch the radio off when I hear it

Funkyslippers · 06/11/2019 13:37

Justin Bieber - 2 songs that offend me deeply

Friends - Can we still be friends? Can we still be friends? Doesn't have to end... but if it ends....can we be friends?

Sorry - is it too late to now to say sorry. 'Cos I missing more than just your body (doesn't rhyme), is it too late now to say sorry, now I know-ho-ho- that I let you down, is it to late to say sorry now?

Those lyrics make me want to puke!

MyCatHatesEverybody · 06/11/2019 13:43

All Around the World by Lisa Stansfield - she doesn't know why her baby's gone away and then explains in detail exactly why he's gone.

Happy by Pharrell - a room doesn't have a roof, it has a ceiling.

EmeraldShamrock · 06/11/2019 13:46

Everybody hurrrrrtttssss sometimmmmes. It gives me the rage.

EmeraldShamrock · 06/11/2019 13:47

Justin Bieber - lyrics. Your body says yes but you're telling me know. Wtf.

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