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I Hate Sweet Caroline

133 replies

Sandra15 · 08/07/2021 12:58

Well the song itself, originally, was pretty inoffensive, it was just that, just a song. But then it became a novelty song that people waved their arms about to when drunk and now is associated with football. But why, why, why? It has NOTHING to do with football whatsoever.

I absolutely hate it. It is irritating, annoying, irrelevant and an earworm.

I worked with a woman called Caroline who was horrible, so that makes it even worse.

I hate it. It is an irritating earworm. Give me Three Lions any day or even Vindaloo. At least they make footballing sense.

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Lemonmelonsun · 08/07/2021 21:14

I agree op, I don't mind it but why on earth is David Bowies hero's never played more??

SpeckledFrogsLog · 09/07/2021 06:44

YABU-Sweet Caroline is ace! But Vindaloo is a pile of shite and has been stuck in my head for three days now! I've tried singing Happy Birthday over and over trying to shift it but it won't go! For the love of God someone make it go away 🙉

HarebrightCedarmoon · 09/07/2021 07:59

Vindaloo is absolutely hilarious.

"Let me introduce you please, to a lump of cheddar cheese." "We're going to score one more than you!" Wonderfully self-deprecating and the more bombastic, arrogant fans will sing along without realising.

SpeckledFrogsLog · 09/07/2021 08:46

My Vindaloo ear worm has gone! Listening to Zoe Ball this morning and "Do you know the way to San José" has cured it Grin

the80sweregreat · 09/07/2021 08:55

Alex James from Blur wrote the cheese line in Vindaloo. He is mad on the stuff

iwouldlikearefundonmybody · 09/07/2021 13:23

Oh thank god it's not just me. GrinConfused

Sandra15 · 09/07/2021 13:36

@NativityDreaming

I quite like the song and don’t get why you find it offensive.

I hate that it is associated with football though.

I have never said I found it offensive. I have said I find it annoying and an earworm, and irrelevant to sport.
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saintava · 09/07/2021 13:38

I'm a Caroline and I am so fed up of hearing it all the time and on radio adverts constantly

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