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Which songs do you hate?
It struck me as funny the other morning when we had the radio on during our morning routine and my wife slapped it off when Kool and the Gang’s “Celebration” came on … especially since I’d started to happily hum along.
“Whatdeheck?” I said.
“I hate that song,” she said.
“You can’t hate that song. Nobody hates it.”
“All right, but I’ve heard it too many times.”
And then I knew what she meant. There are, indeed, many many fine songs that all of us have simply heard tooooooo many times, to the point that even though you like them OK, you just don’t need to hear them any more.
High on my list: “Stairway to Heaven,” “Hey Jude,” and “Rocket Man.” Don’t dislike ‘em. Just won’t listen to ‘em anymore.
What’s on your list?
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By Doc
April 23, 2008 3:41 PM | Link to this
Hey Ron, One of Ann Stevens’ Beatlemaniacs here. Hey Jude sets you off, ‘eh? Funny, I hear that only occasionally on Ann’s Sunday morning show. What I do hear too much by THE BEST ROCK AND ROLL BAND EVER would have to be Come Together. It is played all during the week. Too often. Damn shame, too. Now, watch your Beatle Bashing in you columns, okay? We’re a peaceful bunch, however… ;)By Melissa
April 21, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this
“Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina and the Waves. It must be a law somewhere that this song has to appear in every chick flick and/or Disney movie. So overplayed!By Matt Sledge
April 20, 2008 12:59 AM | Link to this
Anything by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Apparently some Cincinnati radio stations still think they are a new and upcoming band judged by the amount of spins they get each week…By soapbox caveman
April 19, 2008 7:34 AM | Link to this
Vick…I’ve read your blog and enjoy your insights, but why Jim Croce? Have you listened past “Bad Bad Leroy Brown”By Consider Alternatives
April 16, 2008 9:33 PM | Link to this
I encourage you to go to iTunes and at least look at some of my suggestions… bad radio or not, these alternatives really rock!By The Nightfly
April 16, 2008 9:20 PM | Link to this
I agree with all of your choices - but then you must remember, it not necessarily bad music, IT’S BAD RADIO that has caused us to hate these songs.By Consider Alternatives
April 16, 2008 8:39 PM | Link to this
Sometimes, a new take on an old tune can be fabulous. Consider: “Angie,” by Tori Amos. “Satisfaction,” by Cat Power. “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” by Tori Amos or Patti Smith. “One,” by Cowboy Junkies. “Let it Be,” by Joan Baez. “Oooh, Child,” by Beth Orton. “Somewhere Over The Rainbow,” by Tori Amos or Israel Kamakawiwo’ole. “Here Comes The Sun,” by Nina Simone. “I Don’t Like Mondays,” by Tori Amos. “Romeo and Juliet” by Indigo Girls. “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” by Aretha Franklin. “Son of a Preacher Man,” by Joan Osborne. “When Doves Cry,” by Ani Difranco or The Be Good Tanyas. “Tangled Up In Blue,” by Indigo Girls. “The Joker,” by k.d. lang. “Black Coffee,” by k.d. lang. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” by Patti Smith. “Helpless,” by Patti Smith. “Soul Kitchen,” by Patti Smith. “Take Me to the River,” by Annie Lennox. “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,” by the Indigo Girls. “How Sweet It Is,” by Joan Osborne. “Come As You Are,” by Laura Love. “Cold, Cold Heart,” by Norah Jones, which begs a mention of the Breeders singing “I Can’t Help It,” originally by Hank Williams. “Jolene,” by The White Stripes. This is the tip o’ the ole iceberg. If you like a song, but have come too accustomed to its original artist singing it, go to iTunes right now and look these tunes up. Let me know if there are others I neglected to mention (my short attention span could only name those tunes that came off the top of my head)…By Consider Alternatives
April 16, 2008 8:38 PM | Link to this
Sometimes, a new take on an old tune can be fabulous. Consider: “Angie,” by Tori Amos. “Satisfaction,” by Cat Power. “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” by Tori Amos or Patti Smith. “One,” by Cowboy Junkies. “Let it Be,” by Joan Baez. “Oooh, Child,” by Beth Orton. “Somewhere Over The Rainbow,” by Tori Amos or Israel Kamakawiwo’ole. “Here Comes The Sun,” by Nina Simone. “I Don’t Like Mondays,” by Tori Amos. “Romeo and Juliet” by Indigo Girls. “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” by Aretha Franklin. “Son of a Preacher Man,” by Joan Osborne. “When Doves Cry,” by Ani Difranco or The Be Good Tanyas. “Tangled Up In Blue,” by Indigo Girls. “The Joker,” by k.d. lang. “Black Coffee,” by k.d. lang. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” by Patti Smith. “Helpless,” by Patti Smith. “Soul Kitchen,” by Patti Smith. “Take Me to the River,” by Annie Lennox. “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,” by the Indigo Girls. “How Sweet It Is,” by Joan Osborne. “Come As You Are,” by Laura Love. “Cold, Cold Heart,” by Norah Jones, which begs a mention of the Breeders singing “I Can’t Help It,” originally by Hank Williams. “Jolene,” by The White Stripes. This is the tip o’ the ole iceberg. If you like a song, but have come too accustomed to its original artist singing it, go to iTunes right now and look these tunes up. Let me know if there are others I neglected to mention (my short attention span could only name those tunes that came off the top of my head)…By Mandy
April 16, 2008 7:09 PM | Link to this
I am so done with the song “Clumsy” by Fergie. Blech!By Sir Critic
April 16, 2008 6:40 PM | Link to this
I understand the sentiment about “Hey Jude,” Ron, but I still take exception to it. I sing backing vocals on Paul’s 1990 live version. ;) As for a song I actively hate, “Yummy Yummy Yummy” by the Ohio Express always makes me want to throw the radio out the window. To this day, I don’t think I’ve heard the song all the way through. For a song I like but am tired of, I pick “Hotel California. ” Great song, but man, is it overplayed on the radio. If I never heard it again, I wouldn’t care, but I know I will. I can check out anytime I like, but the song will never leave.By SRCputt
April 16, 2008 3:01 PM | Link to this
“Everything I Do (I Do It For You” by Bryan Adams. Not only was it overplayed when it came out, but it also is the marking point where Adams lost his way and forgot how to rock, and he still hasn’t remembered how to rock to this day.By Go Away!
April 16, 2008 2:58 PM | Link to this
YMCA… I’m over it. Everyone knows it, burn all copies! I’d be fine to never heard it again. That also goes for the chicken dance, macarena, electric slide and cha-cha slide. Ugh.By susan
April 16, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this
where do i begin? “that’s the way - uh huh, uh huh, i like it”; “stuck in the middle with you”; “another one bites the dust”; “bad to the bone”; “whiter shade of pale”; “jump around”; “dude (looks like a lady”; “i’m too sexy”; “wannabe”; let me pose a question on the other side of this? why is it i never tire of “eine klein nacht muzik,” or pachelbel canon or beethoven’s 9th or le notte de figaro?By Martha
April 16, 2008 2:51 PM | Link to this
And how could I forget? The Ohio State Fight Song and Hang on Slooopy (grin/duck.) Like a Rock. I can’t believe I’d admitting the next two - gulp - Who Are You and Won’t Get Fooled Again. Sweet Home Alabama, Knights in White Satin.By victor mickunas
April 16, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this
Radar Love by Golden Earring. 1999 by Prince. Anything by Jim Croce.By Martha
April 16, 2008 2:41 PM | Link to this
You have hit a nerve here. After working in record stores where turntable domination was an art form in the worst way, there are many on my list. Jumpin’ Jack Flash, More Than A Feeling, Wanted Dead or Alive, We Are Family, I Will Always Love You, I’m Easy, Endless Love, The Wall, Aqualung, anything by Styx, Takin’ Care of Business, Let It Ride, Carol of the Bells … too much fun.