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To ask which songs give you the rage?

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Chocolattay · 20/02/2022 14:40

Heart Of Glass makes me want to be violent, I cannot stand it. I’m not sure what it is. But something about the lyrics, voice and tune trigger something inside me. It came on the radio in the delivery room whilst I was in active labour and it made me distressed until it was turned off.

Also, Ed Sheeran’s songs. Mainly due to the weird lyrics. “My bedsheets smell like you.” Wtf? And in a recent one “I want to drink your smile.” How does one ‘drink a smile’? On the rocks? Also the song where he goes on about all of the depressing hardships his (I’m guessing made-up for the song) friends have fallen upon. One doesn’t see his kids, one is divorced, bla bla bla. It annoys me because it’s not his place to go on about their (made-up, in all fairness) problems for a good song. If the friends are real I hope he asked for permission. This is the same song where he goes on about driving 90mph down country lanes. And the less said about Galway Girl the better.

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BelieveInPeople · 22/02/2022 23:03

I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing by Aerosmith
“ Lying close to you, feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming
Wondering if it's me you're seeing
Then I kiss your eyes
And thank God we're together”

Er, no I’m not dreaming of you, person sleeping next to me. Also, please don’t kiss my EYES, wtf!

XenoBitch · 22/02/2022 23:05

Anything by Queen. Very bad association with a particular ex. Some songs make me feel physically sick.

BelieveInPeople · 22/02/2022 23:14

Also ‘Hard to say I’m sorry’ by Chicago

“ Hold me now,
It's hard for me to say I'm sorry,
I just want you to stay...
After all that we've been through,
I will make it up to you,
I promise to.
And after all that's been said and done,
You're just the part of me I can't let go.”

Every time I hear it I just want to say - it’s not hard to say you’re sorry, you won’t make it up to me, and I’m not part of you!

Westerman · 22/02/2022 23:15

Anything by Jay-Z and Beyonce or 'The Carters.'. They take themselves far too seriously and seem to believe they are Gods of the music world. I can't remember the name of the song I dislike most; the video was filmed in an art gallery.

Kanaloa · 22/02/2022 23:38

@kierenthecommunity

A 10 year old could write better lyrics than Ed Sheeran

My nine year old already does. And his repertoire includes songs about trumps.

That bit in ‘Shape of You’ where he sings ‘um ah um ah um ah’ makes me imagine him rubbing the front of his thighs like a Harry Enfield dirty old man character. He is in love with her ‘shape’ what a prince amongst men. 🙄

‘Galway Girl’, has he just tossed every Irish stereotype in there and hoped for the best? And while I believe there is a Grafton Street in Galway with his lack of imagination he’s probably referring to the one in Dublin, so she’s a bit far from home.

‘Castle on the Hill’ the bit where he lists what his dull friends have been up to, is it just anything that rhymes (and loosely at that.) One friend sells clothes, fascinating stuff 🙄

However I will admit to liking ‘I Don’t Care’ 😂

Talking of my song loving child, I remember him announcing when he could first form sentences ‘I don’t yike dat one!’ at Midge Ure ‘Dancing with Tears in my Eyes’ A fair opinion.

My favourite Ed Sheeran song is one which is ‘I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms.’

I always imagine him swaying back and forth with both arms straight out and her dancing in the middle of them. I do actually like Ed Sheehan but it seems to be more important to him that things rhyme over them actually making sense in the song. I mean one’s brother overdosed? Is that the most important and relevant thing you know about that friend? Or does it just kind of rhyme with clothes?

HopingForMyRainbowBaby · 22/02/2022 23:46

@HeartshapedFox

99 Red Balloons. I just really, really hate it. Her stupid simpering voice and the stupid simpering tune, it’s just awful.
The German version is way better! 99 Luftballons
SalmonEile · 22/02/2022 23:59

I can’t think of the ladies name but she was on X factor and the song is Play that Sax
It’s so fucking annoying just noise and “booooy stop” every now and then BEH BEH BEH BEH BEBEH BEH BEH BEH
Doesn’t even sound like a saxophone just manufactured noise

Labracadabradoodle · 23/02/2022 01:19

That bloody Pinacolada song!

Labracadabradoodle · 23/02/2022 01:29

Not least forgetting whatserface with her 'breasts so small and humble.....'

dipdye · 23/02/2022 01:35

Cotton Eye Joe

Also, thubthumpers, I get knocked down

OshaOsha · 23/02/2022 01:44

small and humble

... So you don't confuse them with mountains, or something.

I actually like the song despite that though. Shakira.

Tequilamakesmehappy · 23/02/2022 02:17

Shake your Booty by KC and The Sunshine Band and equally Bootylicious by Destiny's Child. No idea why, they just annoy me so much 🤷

mrdarcyfan · 23/02/2022 06:58

I have to turn the radio off if Dean Freedman "you can thank your lucky stars"song comes on.Also I can't bear Brotherhood of man "save your kisses for me".Even worse is Angelo.What a rip off of ABBA.I don't like Maggie May by Rod Stewart.I think he's ugly and has a croaky voice.The wurzels!!!

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 23/02/2022 07:56

Anything that Joss Stone sings. Cannot stand her voice.

Livpool · 23/02/2022 08:10

Come on Eileen
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Luminousnose · 23/02/2022 08:35

Everything I Do, I Do it For You. Bryan Adams. I think it was Number One for 16 weeks, but felt like 16 years!

cobblers123 · 23/02/2022 09:26

Every now and then Radio 2 wheel out Evanescence and Bring Me to Life. I have to totally turn off the radio when this is on, it's such a horrible song, it hurts my ears and makes me shudder at her voice.

Funkyslippers · 23/02/2022 09:36

cobblers123 oh I love that song!

cobblers123 · 23/02/2022 09:39

Ha ha, sorry Funkyslippers her voice really does make my ears ache, I have to switch the radio off or leave the room. Grin

Funkyslippers · 23/02/2022 09:43

I hate most of J Lo's songs eg Jenny From The Block, If You Had My Love but the worst is Ain't It Funny where she whinges and wines all the way through.

I do like On The Floor though!

TheTurn0fTheScrew · 23/02/2022 09:44

"I Drove All Night" by Roy Orbison, or any of the cover versions.

those lines -
"woke you from your sleep
to make love to you.
Is that alright?"

NO ROY IT ISN'T. Feck off.

cobblers123 · 23/02/2022 09:49

Anything at all by Lewis Capaldi. Another one I turn the radio off or go out of the room.

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 23/02/2022 09:55

Unlike some PPs, I love Roy Orbison - but I agree that 'I Drove All Night' is well creepy. Then again, he might have woken her from her sleep (could be normal/agreed wake-up time) and offered to make love to her, being totally accepting if she declined, but maybe they have a regular mutually-agreed nookie time scheduled then?!

However, the earlier bit where he admits that he 'crapped in your room' is 100% manky and totally indefensible....

MintyGreenDream · 23/02/2022 09:56

Anything by Jess Glynn she sounds like a harsh warbling ewe

Frezia · 23/02/2022 10:01

Anything by Stereophonics. The vocal is so grating ugh it makes my skin crawl. I have to switch if off.

Happy to be stuck with you by Huey Lewis is so depressing, I hate that it's played as a love song. Basically about being resigned in a relationship "we thought about breaking up, but now it's much too late"