10 Songs You Never Want to Hear Again

[Beware the Beast Man]

Are there songs out there that you just can't stand any longer? Ones in which you'd die happy if you never hear them again? Well here's your chance to sound off on 10 songs you never want to hear again.

As a guideline, try not to list "everything by" a particular artist. Just one song, not an entire body of work. (Same goes for whole albums)

Here's my list:

10. "Enter Sandman" - worst song on Metallica's first worst album.

9."Wild Thing" - every version...

8. "Magic Carpet Ride" first of 2 entries by Steppenwolf

7. "Somebody to Love"- I just never liked Jefferson Airplane. Don't know why.

6."God Bless the USA"- I know some trolling freeper douchebag is going to think I am anti-American for listing this one, but this song just plain sucks. There are better patriotic songs out there. Ray Charles' version of "America the Beautiful" moves me to tears, as did Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner" after 9-11. And James Brown's "Living in America" is just badass!

5."Margaritaville"- Hate to step on any toes, but I cant fucking stand Jimmy Buffet....and if I could, I'm sure I'd still hate this song.

4."Panama"- When I moved to Cleveland, I heard this 4 times in one day on the radio. I think Cleveland has a Panama fetish or something.

3. "Born to be Wild"- played out and cliche. Not to mention after seeing the Steppenwolf Behind the Music, John Kay comes across as a major dickhead.

2. "Stairway to Heaven"- Since this song is #1 on just about every other list, it's #2 on mine. This is the lamest, most overrated Zeppelin song.

1. "Freebird"- Ahh, the song that launched a thousand mullets, an anthem to who the fuck knows what. Something for a drunken redneck to hollar for during a Sade concert.

[Debi]

1. Although I love it....it needs to be retired...

As the 'last-call' song of the evenings..

The Day the Music Died, Don McLean

(they play Proud to Be an American at the end of my son's school dances)

Could I add...Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw to that list?

[Beware the Beast Man]

2. Damn! I knew I forgot one!

How could I forget American Pie???? Make that #11...

[Teddy_Salad]

4. Oh, I hate that

...damn American Pie.

That and bloody Hotel California! :mad:

[Debi]

5. You can check out any time you like.....

But you can NEVER leave!!!! :evilgrin:

[Teddy_Salad]

43. Aaaaggghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

STOP!!!!!!

That song makes me go all :silly:

[Westegg]

74. "She got the Mercedes Benz"--Ha-ha-ha, Teddy my boy!

...Know that I know your weakness I'm gonna torture you till the end of friggin' time!

"And they danced in the courtyard, swweeettt summer sweat..."


"The pink champagne on ice..." I could go on, but I'll stop. FOR NOW.

[Beware the Beast Man]

7. Shit...

I should Have put more time into this thread...Forgot Hotel California too! Make that #12...
by the way great name!

[Delano]

3. Anything by James Taylor.

EOM

[Canuckistanian]

25. Hey! James Taylor is just misunderstood

He actually doesn't suck

[Debi]

26. Tell Carly Simon that!!!

[Canuckistanian]

33. I'd love to

If she's wearing that blouse.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

32. I saw JT in concert

He rocked. I don't understand why people can't stand him, he's AMAZING.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

79. I played in his back-up orchestra

at the Kennedy Center a few years ago. I thought he was terrific! And the guys in the band that was travelling with him at the time were the nicest people you could hope to meet.

It was an odd venue for Taylor. With all the chandeliers and hoity-toity fru-fru decor (can you tell I don't like that hall?!) the audience was a little intimidated...but that meant that they actually listened to his music rather than chatting through the concert and later talking about how wonderful it was.

The ice broke after one of his songs, when the hall was completely silent. Some female fan called out, "I love you!" and everybody howled while Taylor blushed onstage.

[Delano]

6. When a Man Loves a Woman

All versions, but especially the Michael Bolton one.

[Debi]

10. Does the Michael Bolton one really count?

:spank:

[JVS]

61. That is my best Karaoke Revolution song

I came from behing and won by acing it in the final round.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

8. My partial list...

Anything by Tracy Chapman
Luka by Suzanne Vega
My Heart Will Go On (I feel my stomach churning just TYPING it)
Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton
Candle in the Wind by Elton John

And lots more which my brain has erased from memory.

[Mr. Blonde]

12. Tears in Heaven?

The only reason I can think of for not wanting to hear it again is because of how sad it is. I hope that is why, and not because you think it is a bad song.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

16. Yea, this is why (nt)

[Whitacre D_WI]

9. 1) "Hotel California" the Eagles

2) "Italian Restaurant" Billy Joel
3) "More than a Feeling" Boston
4) "Admiral Halsey/Uncle Albert" Paul McCartney
5) "Band on the Run" Paul McCartney
6) "Firestarter" The Prodigy
7) "Butterfly Kisses" whoever that pedophile fucker was
8) "The Spirit of '74" Al Hedges
9) "Pull Me Under" Dream Theater
10) Eric Clapton's shitty-ass Eric Clapton cover of "I Shot the Sheriff," but not as done by Marley, done by the abominable Eric Clapton.

[Debi]

14. Do you dislike Wings as a 'Band on the Run'...

Or just Uncle Albert??? hehe :crazy:

[Whitacre D_WI]

17. I dislike EVERY Wings song, excepting "Jet."

[Debi]

22. Paul and Linda had to do SOMETHING

while smoking all that pot!!!:smoke:

And weren't they the first to prove that Venus and Mars are alright tonight??

[Whitacre D_WI]

30. I don't like you, Debi.

Okay, I'm sure you're a very nice person. But I don't like you. :mad:

[mmm]

34. good list

[Fenris]

45. This begs the question

Why were you listening to Dream Theater?

[Whitacre D_WI]

50. I do not seek the shit.

The shit seeks me.

[Fenris]

51. Ah, yes, the words of a wise man.

[Whitacre D_WI]

52. Yeah, I'm a wiseguy.

Wanna make somethin' of it?

[MnFats]

11. No, no, no. Well, ok, a couple are correct

Are there songs out there that you just can't stand any longer? Ones in which you'd die happy if you never hear them again? Well here's your chance to sound off on 10 songs you never want to hear again.

As a guideline, try not to list "everything by" a particular artist. Just one song, not an entire body of work. (Same goes for whole albums)

Here's my list:

10. "Enter Sandman" - worst song on Metallica's first worst album. PROBABLY METALLICA's SINGLE BEST SONG AFTER THREE OR FOUR RECORDS PF USELESS JUNK

9."Wild Thing" - every version...YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE NOT HEARD JIMI HENDRIX' VERSION

8. "Magic Carpet Ride" first of 2 entries by Steppenwolf....AH, HELL, IT AINT THAT BAD.

7. "Somebody to Love"- I just never liked Jefferson Airplane. Don't know why. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY ANYONE WOULD NOT LIKE JEFFERSON AIRPLAINE, EITHER. (BEFORE THEY BECAME A DUMBASS ARENA BAND, 'STARSHIP,' IN THE TRADITION OF JOURNEY AND ELO. EARLY JEFFERSON AIRPLANE IS HOT. LISTEN TO 'VOLUNTEERS.'

6."God Bless the USA"- I know some trolling freeper douchebag is going to think I am anti-American for listing this one, but this song just plain sucks. There are better patriotic songs out there. Ray Charles' version of "America the Beautiful" moves me to tears, as did Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner" after 9-11. And James Brown's "Living in America" is just badass! OK, AGREED. THIS SONG IS JUST DUMBASS JINGOISM. I LIKED THE ONION: "LEE GREENWOOD HOPES FOR WAR SO HE CAN SELL A FEW MORE COPIES OF THAT STUPID SONG.'

5."Margaritaville"- Hate to step on any toes, but I cant fucking stand Jimmy Buffet....and if I could, I'm sure I'd still hate this song. OH HELL, IT'S JUST A DRUNKEN YUPPIE SONG. FAIRLY HARMLESS.

4."Panama"- When I moved to Cleveland, I heard this 4 times in one day on the radio. I think Cleveland has a Panama fetish or something. VAN HALEN SHOULD BE HUMANELY PUT DOWN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. EVERY VERSION OF THE BAND HAS SUCKED WORSE THAN THE ONE THAT PRECEDED IT. SOMEBODY SHOULD TELL THE LITTLE VAN HALEN BOY, EDDIE, THAT SPEED DOES NOT NECESSARILY SIGNIFY TALENT.

3. "Born to be Wild"- played out and cliche. Not to mention after seeing the Steppenwolf Behind the Music, John Kay comes across as a major dickhead. ANY SONG WRITTEN BY A MAN WITH THE COOLEST PUNK NAME EVER, MARS BONFIRE, IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR CRITICISM. AND IF JOHN KAY CAME OFF AS A DICKHEAD, THE VH1 THING DID NOT SPEND ENOUGH TIME ON HIS BACKING OF FREE SPEECH EFFORTS.

2. "Stairway to Heaven"- Since this song is #1 on just about every other list, it's #2 on mine. This is the lamest, most overrated Zeppelin song. IT'S TIRESOME, ALL RIGHT, BUT ANY SONG THAT GOT SO GODDAMN MUCH AIRPLAY WOULD BE BY NOW.

1. "Freebird"- Ahh, the song that launched a thousand mullets, an anthem to who the fuck knows what. Something for a drunken redneck to hollar for during a Sade concert. AGREED. SOUTHERN ROCK DIED WITH DUANE ALLMAN, BUT THIS SONG AND OTHERS IN THE GENRE KEPT THE CORPSE LIMPING ALONG FAR PAST ALL DECENCY.
 

[radwriter0555]

13. Afternoon Delight.

ugh

[radwriter0555]

15. MUSKRAT LOVE.

Just begs the question, "WHYYYYYYYYYYY?" in your FINEST Nancy Kerrigan imitation.

[skooooo]

19. I second that.....

It was bad in 1976 and hasn't gotten any better since.

[Catch22Dem]

18. Mine

I Could Only Imagine - Some freeper jeebus nut

Any other song is fine with me. Just don't let me have to hear that piece of shit ONE MORE TIME!

[Debi]

20. I don't think I've ever heard that song...

I guess that's a good thing???

[Catch22Dem]

28. Oh christ! It's abyssmal!

This link will get you to Amazon.com where you can hear a sample. See, normally I wouldn't have a problem with christian music, but this song has invaded my other stations. IT MUST BE STOPPED!!!
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000062Y7I/qid=1083107897/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/102-4368806-5432142?v=glance&s=music&n=507846

[rucky]

21. American Pie!

good list, btw. totally agree

[Zomby Woof]

23. Freebird was a tribute to Duane Allman

Mullets my ass. Besides, blame classic rock radio for the overkill, not the fans. Real rednecks hate Skynyrd, because they were longhaired rockers, and hell, they campaigned for Jimmy Carter back in the day. Plus, they have that anti-gun song. So much for your theory.

I will agree that Jimmy Buffett sucks ass though, especially 'Margaritaville'.

On edit: Anyone who disrupts a Sade concert can't be all bad.

[Debi]

24. So are you thumbs up or thumbs down on Skynard??

[Zomby Woof]

27. I love 'em

I always have to come to their defense because either 1) people on DU listen to too much classic rock radio and let that influence them, or 2) have unresolved high school issues with the people who liked Skynyrd then, or 3) usually south-bashing is involved.

FWIW, the surviving members of the band only play it for the fans - they have many, many other songs they would rather play from those days, and I agree. But it is too easy to bash "Freebird" - usually a 'hip' factor is involved.

[geniph]

39. I had to quit the Skynyrd bashing

after I heard Tuesday's Gone and thought it was classic Allman Brothers! What a beautiful, beautiful tune.

[Zomby Woof]

46. shee-it

Too bad I can't have you stop by after work like in the 'old days'. I could play their pre-Allmans single (1968) "Need All My Friends", and you would wonder what the hell you were thinking. ;-)

And! Name ONE song on the their 1977 final release "Street Survivors" that sounds Allmanesque. You can't, because it doesn't! (As a fan of both, I can say that and back it up scientifically with my guitar, lol).

Let's face it, music-bashing threads suck. I would rather talk about what is praiseworthy. Wouldn't you?

[Westegg]

75. "Tuesday's Gone" is righteous! "Dream Weaver," on the other hand...(N/T)

[sendero]

54. I had no problem with Skynard....

... until they called out Neil Young. They cannot shine his shoes.

As Warren Zevon said "play that dead band's song". :)

[Zomby Woof]

56. another myth destroyed

That was a JOKE. They LOVED Neil Young. In the documentary of "Freebird: The Movie", Ronnie Van Zant was recorded talking about what a genius Neil was. Look at the cover of Skynyrd's "Street Survivors" shirt, and he is wearing a Neil Young shirt, of "Tonight's The Night". Amazes me how so many so-called enlightened liberals don't have a sense of humor and get that song. A JOKE.

Neil LOVED "Sweet Home Alabama". He said he was "proud to have his name in a song like that, they play it like they mean it."

When RVZ died, Neil played the song live.

In the movie "Rust Never Sleeps", Neil is wearing a Skynyrd shirt at one point.

Also, do you know the songs "Powderfinger" and "Sedan Delivery"? Neil wrote those for Skynyrd to cover, but the plane crash occurred before they ever had a chance.

As for the shoe shining part, that is total bullshit, as evidenced by the info I provided in this post, and I may remind you, the original Skynyrd never put out a bad album. Much as I love Neil, he put out at least as many turkeys as good ones. I would say they were both worthy, for different reasons.

*shakes head*

[Quahog]

60. Yup, Neil and the LS boys were tight

Amazing to think that "Powderfinger" (possibly my favorite rock and roll song ever) was meant to be performed by LS.

"Freebird" is a tired old thing, as is "Stairway." But it's not these bands' fault that they recorded songs that became so popular that everyone's now utterly sick of them. I adore the mighty Zep, but every time I play ZOSO, I skip over "Stairway!"

[sendero]

66. Well,,,,

... you follow the band more closely than I do. "Sweet Home Alabama", with it's references to Watergate and the gov'ner and all, sounds like a Southern fool anthem to me. (I'm Southern, I can say that :))

If they were joking about Neil it sure didn't sound like it.

As for their body of work, yes Neil has put out some turkeys. But his best outshines theirs by a handy margin IMHO.

[Beware the Beast Man]

47. Let me Correct Myself re; Skynyrd

I think Skynyrd's great (pre-plane crash skynyrd, that is). They're also one of the most misunderstood bands in rock-n-roll history. By putting "Freebird" at the top of my list I'm targeting the absolute overkill of that song. I think their music's great;I'm just sick of that track.

[Zomby Woof]

57. thanks, and may I add...you gotta turn off the radio

The radio started to make me hate songs by overplaying them, so I understand. But, as I said, the band would agree... I think they would have not played it so much if not for the fans. Sometimes fans can be the worst.

[Canuckistanian]

29. The Piña Colada Song

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[Whitacre D_WI]

31. HEY!

I AM INTO CHAMPAGNE!

[NewHampshireDem]

35. De gustibus non est disputandum.

:toast:

[L.A.dweller]

36. Try listening to "Wild Thing" by X

That version rocks!

[EV1Ltimm]

37. as metallica fan club member #23135...

thems is fightin' words. i'm afraid we're gonna hafta wrassle.

:)

[Beware the Beast Man]

48. Metallica died with Cliff

that fateful day in Sweden....sorry

[NightTrain]

38. Just off the top of my head....

Listed alphabetically by title:

BABY LOVE, The Supremes
I'M TOO SEXY, Right Said Fred
INTO THE NIGHT, Benny Mardones
MOCKINGBIRD, Inez & Charlie Foxx
ONE IN A MILLION YOU, Larry Graham
LOVE ME TENDER, Elvis Presley
SIXTEEN CANDLES, The Crests
TEARS IN HEAVEN, Eric Clapton
TIME AFTER TIME, Cyndi Lauper
YESTERDAY, The Beatles

[Lauren2882]

58. Oh my gosh

That list could almost be a partial list of my favorite songs. Well, kinda. I LOVE both "Baby Love" and "Time After Time." I actually just downloaded "I'm Too Sexy" upon hearing it made the 50 Worst Rock Songs list, but I didn't love it like I had when it first came out. Actually, I found it pretty annoying. And the Beatles are my favorite band but I was never terribly fond of "Yesterday." I guess I was mostly surprised to find that someone hated "Baby Love" and "Time After Time" ... and "Tears in Heaven."

Please understand that I'm in no way criticizing your taste... just expressing my surprise at how diametrically opposed it is to mine.

[mzmolly]

40. "We Built This City..."

:puke:

"Gimme Three Steps, Gimme Three Steps a Mister..."

"Oh Mickey Yer So Fine..."

[Lydia Leftcoast]

41. Any of the following will cause me to turn the dial to something else,

anything else!

1. Seasons in the Sun
2. American Pie
3. I Need a Hero
4. anything by Neal Diamond
5. anything by Tommy James and the Shondells
6. anything by Bread
7. Tell Laura I Love Her
8. Havin' My Baby
9. You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Pary
10. The Macarena

I am totally ignorant of anything past about 1991, when I stopped taking Jazzercise, so my list does not include any of the one-hit wonders of the 1990s or the first years of the twenty-first century.

[JVS]

64. Isn't number 10 one of those one hit wonders of the 90's?

BTW #9 is a good song and an even better music video

[Lydia Leftcoast]

77. As a former college professor

I really, really object to the philosophy behind that song.

At the height of the Reagan administration, with injustices occurring here and abroad, and utter student apathy about it--even enthusiasm for Reagan as a "cool guy," the radio is constantly playing "You Gotta Fight for Your Right to PARTY?"

That song reigned during a period when the college where I was teaching was hard pressed to keep up with the damage caused by the party animals.

[blondeatlast]

42. "I've Never Been to Me"

Thank Goddess her career was mercifully extremely short-lived.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

76. I always wondered

what the hell that title was supposed to mean. Was she directionally challenged or something? :wtf:

[LWolf]

44. okay, I'll give it a try.

I'm sure there are plenty more, but it's been a couple of decades since I bothered to listen to anything I didn't really like; makes it hard to find new stuff sometimes, but there you are. Songs I never want to hear again will come from when I was listening to songs on the radio and/or tv. In no particular order:


10. I'll agree with "God Bless the USA."

9. Angry American: Courtesy of the red, white, and blue

8. Who let the dogs out

7. Everything I do, I do it for you

6. You light up my life

5. Hooked on a feeling

4. Billy, don't be a hero

3. You're having my baby

2. Feelings

1. Do you really want to hurt me?

[southpaw]

49. In no particular order

Courtesy of the Red White & Blue
Billie Jean
Proud to be an American (or God Bless the USA)
The Flag's on Fire (Bertie Higgins)
Mr. Roboto
Have You Forgotten
Born to be Wild
Every Rose has its Thorn


too many others!

bad music sucks!
freeper music sucks!

[sasquatch]

53. "Have you forgotten?"

When this guy die's there will be a boiling pit of acid in hell with his name on it.

[SheilaT]

55. Honey by Bobby Russell

The Smothers Brothers did a hilarious version of this. It's the sappiest, dumbest song ever:

See the tree how big it's grown, but friend,
it has-n't been too long, it was-n't big.
I laughed at her and she got mad,
the first day that she plant-ed it was just a twig.

Then the first snow came and she ran out to brush the
snow a-way so it would - n't die.
Came run-nin' in all ex-cit - ed, slipped and
al - most hurt her-self, I laughed 'til I cried.___


Yes, she was al-ways young at heart,
kind -a dumb and kind -a smart and I loved her so.
I sur-prised her with a pup-py;
kept me up all Christ-mas eve two years a-go.

And it would sure em-bar-ass her when I came home
from work-ing late 'cause I would know
That she'd been sit-tin' there and cry-in
o-ver some sad and sil-ly late, late show.

And Hon-ey, I miss you, and I'm be-ing good.___
And I'd love to be with you
if on-ly I could.

Second Verse
She wrecked the car and she was sad and
so a - fraid that I'd be mad, but what the heck,
Tho' I pre-tend-ed to be, guess you could say
she saw through me and hugged my neck.

I came home un - ex - pect - ed - ly and found
her cry - ing need-less-ly in the mid-dle of the day.
And it was in the ear-ly Spring when flow-ers bloom
and rob-ins sing she went a - way.____

Yes, one day while I was - n't home while she
was there and all a - lone the an-gels came.
Now all I have is mem-o-ries of Hon-ey, and
I wake up nights and call her name.

And now my life's an emp - ty stage where Hon-ey lived
and Hon-ey played and love grew up.
A small cloud pass-es o - ver - head and
cries down in the flow-er bed that Hon-ey loved.

And Hon-ey, I miss you, and I'm be-ing good.___
And I'd love to be with you
if on-ly I could.

[Mick Knox]

59. Man, you got some good songs on your list...

I never want to hear... anything by Boy George or Cyndi Lauper EVER again. Never. Please.

[JVS]

62. "Kokomo" by the Beach Boys

[Quahog]

63. Bennie and the Jets

And I LIKE Elton John, some of his overplayed mega-hits still stand up really well ("Daniel" comes to mind). But "Bennie" was irritating the day it was released, and now it's just intolerable.

[greatauntoftriplets]

65. YMCA.

n/t

[MichaelUK]

67. List

"I am a real American"
"Time to play The Game" - Bored of HHH in WWE.
"American Pie" by Madonna
"I don't want to miss a thing" by Aerosmith - bad film, bad song.

[FunBobbyMucha]

68. The list begins with "Love Potion #9"

and proceeds with Snow's one hit about licking the boom-boom now.

Rounding the corner, we see every song that was ever a hit for Smashmouth--we see no need to list titles as they are essentially all the same song.

We never just wanna "fly" with Sugar Ray again.

With all due love for the Barenaked Ladies, it'll be much longer than "one week" before we ever wanna hear that one again.

No desire to say Destiny's Cleavage's name, say their name, say their name ever again.

And shoot everyone responsible for "My Baby Does the Hanky Panky" if they're not already dead.

[geniph]

69. If I never ever EVER hear Lollipop or The Name Game

or Mambo #5 or Chapel of Love or similar pop dren again, I will be a happier little trelk.

[Misunderestimator]

70. That's funny as hell, and spot on...

But I have to admit that I like your number 1 and 2 picks. Just the ham in me I guess.

[Commendatori]

71. Number one is that song from the Six Flags ad

with the "old guy" (badly made-up younger person) dancing. This is a clear number one, well ahead of the rest.

2. America, "Tin Man"
3. BOC, "Burning for You" (my favorite band shamed by that garbage)
4. The Who, "Boris the Spider"
5. Some female disco singer, "Ring My Bell"
6. Guns & Roses, "Welcome to the Jungle"
7. "Beat it," Michael Jackson
8. Led Zeppelin, "Rock 'n' Roll" (GROSSLY overplayed)
9. That "boot in your ass" Toby Keith song
10. Any rap / hip hop I've ever heard ties for tenth, I hate it all

[Commendatori]

72. Glad I'm not the only one

who hates Jimmy Buffet. Oh, and I don't think you could have stepped on any more toes than my post will :)

[WoodrowFan]

73. Billy Don't Be a Hero (NT)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

78. "You Blight Up My Life"

:puke:

[Dogmudgeon]

80. The Cure For Bad Music

Turn it off.

--bkl

[Guy Fawkes]

81. My ears!

10. "YMCA"- even though it's about a gay bar.

9. "Feels good to be a woman"- I don't even care if that's the real title!

8."Smoke on the water"- the best of the 10, but it gets old, too.

7."Call of Kutulu"- They mispelled "Cuthlhu"!

6."Yellow Laserbeams"- A good song by http://frontalot.com">Mc Frontalot, but it gets old

5."Time Warp"- lets never do it again!

4."One More Cup of Coffee", the White Stripes version

3."Du Hast"- Why can't people listen to Rammstien's GOOD songs?... nvm

2."Dragula" -THE HORROR! THE HORROR

1."Hot in here"- The song that has my classmates saying things like "her" and "ther" instead of 'here' and 'there'. I hate that song.