What song drives you insane every time you hear it?? Is there a song on the radio that makes you want to pull your hair out??
If you could perminantly ban one song from every single station in the country, what would it be???
Mine would be

The Goo Goo Dolls "Iris" - Hands down the Worst song ever recorded. whats yours???

Wilson Philips- "impulsive"
Oh wait a minute, I havent heard that song on the radio in years, THANK GOD! It looks like it is already banned from most stations playlist.

Seriously The worst song of all time that makes me want to punch a hole in the back of my yugo is Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna do is have some fun".
What an annoying song! Sheryl Crow deserves to be spanked with a yard stick( She used to be a school teacher)

Mambo number 5 (mombo? However you spell it...)

Jennifer Lopez- "If you had my love" Good god that woman can't sing worth a CRAP!!-Terrible song!! JHO needs to go away!

Steve Miller - Jungle Love

I don't know why that popped into my head just now. Yet I can't refute it. So there it is.

"Culture Club : Do you really want to hurt me"

WHY YES I DO AS A MATTER OF FACT!

I know it said one song, but I'll go with one group...The Cars. Doesn't matter what song. Makes me want to barf.

What's up? Four non-blondes
It pisses me off just to type it.

Hey Average_Joe
........".AND I SAID HEEEEEYYYYYEEEEEEEYYEEEE WHATS GOIN ON!"

KSKD, that is a shame. I think the original from Perez Prado does not suck, in fact, I love it. Then again, he is the only "Prez" I currently recognize. :0)

Most vapid pandering insufferable piece of crap in the known universe? Boy, just the one eh?

It would have to be that monotonous conveyor belt of a song "Hey Man, Nice Shot" by Filter that really sucked, was played to death on NRK, did not make a sizable dent the charts, was remixed, and played to death on NRK again.

Now, every unimaginative sports show dredges up this piece of -- muddy 16-bit step-sequenced, diluted and overprocessed -- crap. Yay, I'm at the ballgame, and we gotta hear it again. What is this song about anyway? Video games, photography, billiards, the mob, hockey, what? Or was he just watching porn during the vocal take? If not the worst song ever, one of the worst of the 1990s.

"What's up? Four non-blondes
It pisses me off just to type it."

I change my vote to that one. I too have a visceral reaction to that and all too specific memories of a competing club DJ opening with that song EVERY night.

Sorry little.

It's just too in your face, unabashedly commercial for me. The original is just fine. We just don't need the newer one.

...I like filter in general. Nice shot is pretty lame, but somehow does not set off the ban the song triggers.

"What's Up"- I totally agree. That is the most irritating song ever. Now it's playing in my head. Damn!

Second choice, oldies category: "Miracles"- Jefferson Starship. Ugh.

Third choice, KINK division: "If I Had A Million Dollars"- Barenaked Ladies. Or, anything else by Barenaked Ladies. I can't stand Barenaked Ladies (the band that is).

John Denvers, Rocky mountain high.

As Uncle Duke said, he should change his name to Akron, and move to Ohio.

Crocodile Rock.

The Macarena!

Yah I second the Vote for Bare Naked Ladies, ridiculously stupid band with song that make you want to stab yourself with an icepick. I've never understood what makes that band so great, they are horrible song writers, and it seems like they are trying to be funny, yet they are the most unfunny band ever.

"IF i had a million dollars I would.........Perminantley ban Bare Naked Ladies from all radio stations in the country.

Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE BARE NAKED LADIES, JUST NOT THE GROUP!!
LATER!

I'm sure any one of us here could certainly list a whole catalog of songs . . .

but the one that springs to mind for me is

Journey - Don't Stop Believin'

Another button-punching song.

Speaking of Bare Naked ladies..........

Id love to jump in bed with a Bare Naked Lady, just not the group!

Cue the rimshot!

Just kidding, I love you honey, you mean everything to me! You complete me, I'd be nowhere without your love!

(I'm talkin about my Yugo, not the girlfriend!)

When it was overplayed, I too hated Hey man, Nice shot. BTW it's about a small-time gummint official who ate his pistol during a live press conference. Somehow, knowing this made me hate the song less. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Man,_Nice_Shot

There are numerous other examples, but now that I don't listen to commercial music radio much anymore, I can't think of any. Something by Steely Dan maybe.

But you guys couldn't be more wrong about Barenaked Ladies... they are some incredibly talented musicians and songwriters. If it's not to your taste that's one thing, but them boys got some skills. Have you ever listened to them beyond the 3 songs that ever got airplay in the states? NOT their best songs by a longshot. Say what you want, but don't judge them on one song (If I Had a Million Dollars) that they wrote when they were in *high school*.

The put on a kick-ass live show, too. And they *are* funny, if you appreciate geeky Canadian humor.

Rockit by Herbie Hancock. The song would be OK if I had never seen the video. Every time I hear the song, I am reminded of the annoying, geeky music video with the pants that dance on their own and various other weird animated things.

Tadc- Don't get me wrong. I'm all about music from the Great White North. They've given us many, many greats, and still are. But sorry, I've tried to tolerate BNL, but just can't do it. I've been told by others that thier live show is great, etc., but no, I just can't. Just a personal taste issue.

I like BNL.

I like them to but in the "Literal" interpretation of the name!

Bare Naked Ladies are AWFUL, I would rather listen to Polka music than sit through those painfully bad songs they put out. The naked ladies need to put some clothes on and GO AWAY. (The band, that is, not the real thing!

Aqualung - Jethro Tull.

Anything from "TOOL"...just pick one it's all "CRAP"!

Agreed!

"Louie, Louie."

Everything is wrong about this song. Sloppy instrument playing, losing tempo, and bad singing does not make a good party record.

I know a heckalotta folks like this mess, but I can hit that preset button within 3 notes. Sometimes a lot of hot air from Rush Limbaugh is a better alternative.

I also like the Filter, 4-non Blondes, Elton John, Sheryl Crow and the Goo Goo Dolls tracks that every one else bashed in this tread.

(Singing off-key at the top of my lungs) "Snot running down his nose, greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes..." Perhaps Jethro Tull's greatest musical contribution is their (instrumental) reading of J.S. Bach's "Bouree from Suite #3."

One of the worst recordings ever made is the long-forgotten "Double Barrel" by Dave and Ansel Collins, which can be sampled at Amazon.com. Lyrics posted here.

Tad, great backstory. I still hate it, but I am no longer in the dark on their content.

KSKD, I too detest the remake. I detest all of the appropriation without imagination racket.

Skep, I would not have pegged you for a Louie Louie hater. If that song had been recorded with a big budget and a state of the art facility, it would have been clearer, but it could not have been better. I would argue that a great deal of the best rock and roll is more spirit than skill. It is more about capturing a moment with what you have, rather than polishing something to perfection with technology and time. However, being burnt to a crisp on that tune is something I can understand.

Hmmm... BaNaL -- sorry, it was too easy. Bare naked ladies in the flesh are truly the best of company, but as a band, the appeal is far less strong. Alanis is also a fine incentive for strict border control, but I still believe the scores of truly talented Canucks are worth the risk. BNL -- like Tenacious D, Weird Al or any other folks who do the wit thing -- are just gonna get on some nerves.

I remember thinking the Dead Milkmen were dumb, but I loved They Might Be Giants. I like the humor of Roger Miller, Nervous Norvis, Serge Gainsbourg, John Prine, Tom Lehrer and dozens of others. Really though, humor is so subjective, what the hell do I know except what I like?

RIP Boris. You drove some people crazy too, but really, it was just the sugar talking.

My favorite TMBG song is "Particle Man"

Particle man, particle man.
Doin' the things a particle can!

Many of their tunes have bits like this in them. It's funny on a simple level. It's also an excellent personification! The humor and the fun comes into play in that we know particles are there, but why? Of course the assumption is that a mere particle is powerful and good and independant --and having a good time!

Great stuff.

(back to the tune hating)

One thing that I find interesting about discussions of music not to be liked is that the songs and artists named are nearly always highly recognizable. It is almost as if the real question is, "how the hell can somebody become world famous and sell millions of records by doing this?"
If I may break with the "rules" of the discussion, let me mention that back when I was in my early 20s, listening almost exclusively to indie music and punk, I managed to run across stuff that was crap. For example, I found this 7" at the local indie record shop by a band called "The Spoiled Brats." Despite my brother's warning that a band with a name like that is probably not very good, I bought the record. When I got it home and put in on the turntable, I was in for a pretty big disappointment. It was such crap that it was not worth the vinyl it was pressed on. Side A had two songs, "Jackie's Never Coming Back" and "No, I Don't." Side B had nothing recorded on it. The vocals were hard to understand, and the mix was bad. What I could make out of the lyrics was pretty sophomoric: "Jackie's never coming back! Jackie's never coming back! No, no, no, no! Jackie's never coming back, and you really don't care." The chorus said, "no, no, no, no, no, no, no" over and over again.
Perhaps, that chorus was really the answer to the question, should I have bought this record?

By the way, has anyone else heard the hypothesis that the song Particle man was supposed to be a metaphor for the struggle between science and religion? The songwriter said that it was not his intent to infuse such metaphors into the lyrics, but the idea was interesting, nonetheless.
The idea was that Particle man represents science, Trinagle man represents the Christian religion (Triangle is supposed to suggest the Trinity), Person man represents humanity, and Universe man represents reality. Person man ends up being the real loser of the fight between Particle man and Triangle man (Person man gets hit in the head with a frying pan). On the other hand, Universe man is all encompassing and is too big to be worried by the triviality of this feud.

I've never heard that, but it totally works for "Particle Man."

It does put triangle man into context however. (always wondered about him)

Bummer about the BNL... Oh well, I like the production values, vocals and themes they perform. Many of their tunes deal with sometimes tough issues ---like they have been through some stuff, or know people who have been through. Much of my life is like this and I've worked through nearly all the crap! (it's taking longer than I thought) This comes out in a lot of their music and I can relate to that.

Alfredo, I think you should have bought the record. You never know if it's a sleeper or not. I discovered Kraftwerk this way. Wandering the music store, the cover intrigued me. Ended up with "Boing Boom Chuck!" Instant college hit. Didn't see that vinyl again for a long time...

If one considers the purchase an investment, it sucks to buy a loser. If, however, such a purchase is just entertainment, then it's no biggie. Snag a few, have a listening party and you've got a great evening for less than a movie experience. --often with more depth too.

Record & swap for extra bonus points!

Put the thing on e-bay. These days, you never know who's collecting what. Your pain might be somebody elses pleasure. Take what you get and try again. The circle of recorded music reincarnation is then complete!

Leslies Gore's "Its Judys turn to Cry", I had forgotten about that one, it was on Khits Saturday.
Always thought someone in that song should smack the boyfriend in the song up beside the head, and turn her over their knee and give her a good spanking.

Gary Glitter Rock n Roll (I am not too sure about the title)

And about searching for music, that was the great thing about LPs. That is what I miss today about the music buying experience. Sometimes the album art was just as cool as the music in the sleeve.

"Gary Glitter Rock n Roll (I am not too sure about the title)"

You are close...It is called "Rock and Roll Part 2", a big stadium hit that gave it a new life.

He was charged with child molestation.

And speaking of which, I will nominate R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly". (Gag me)

Gary Glitter is one NASTY SOB, not to mention a freakly looking dude. heres an article about Glitter back in early 2000.
Whats up with Rock stars today collecting child porn and having sex with underage girls, I just don't get it.

Pop star Gary Glitter has been jailed for four months after admitting to a collection of 4,000 hardcore photographs of children being abused.


The BBC's Stephen Cape reports: "Gary Glitter is tonight behind bars"
The admission comes just hours after the rock idol was cleared of eight counts of sexually assaulting a teenage fan nearly 20 years ago.

Solicitor Henri Brandman said Glitter would appeal against the sentence. He will be placed on the sex offenders register.

Reappearing at Bristol Crown Court, Glitter admitted 54 offences of downloading porn from the Internet dating between 3 January 1997 and 18 November 1997.

He replied "guilty" in a strong, clear voice after the first count was put to him and his voice became less clear with each subsequent charge.

The judge, Mr Justice Butterfield, described the pictures in Glitter's vast library as "filthy and revolting" and of the "worst possible type".



Glitter as glam-rock star
The charges came after a member of staff spotted the material on Glitter's computer, in for repair at PC World in Bristol.

Mr John Royce, QC, told the court that a technician tried to correct the fault and in order to see if he was successful had to look into a file. But what he found, said the QC, was "disturbing".

A police sergeant arrested Glitter when he returned to collect his computer.

An initial examination of the computer revealed that it stored "the most appalling images" of very young children engaged in most humiliating sexual acts, said the QC.

The examinations, said Mr Royce, revealed firstly that he had downloaded the material and secondly "that it was carefully, deliberately and enthusiastically done".



More than 4,000 such images, mostly of young girls but many of young boys, were found.

Mr Royce said they showed "very young children, some appeared as young as two, in the main ranging from three, four, five and six up to possibly about nine or 10".

In mitigation the defence said Glitter had downloaded the pictures soley for his own use and was simply in possession of them, but the judge rejected this, saying Glitter had diligently visited sites worldwide.

News of the initial arrest prompted further allegations of assault in a newspaper - dismissed by a jury earlier on Friday.

The singer had always denied four counts of indecently assaulting a girl in the early 1980s when she was under 16.

He also denied four charges of serious sexual assault against the same girl, who is now 34 and married with children.

'Reprehensible'

After the verdict the Press Complaints Commission said it would investigate revelations that a newspaper paid the woman who made the allegations.

The court was told that the woman had taken £10,000 from the News of the World in exchange for her story and would receive £25,000 if the star was convicted.

The judge had branded the pay-out "highly reprehensible". He said: "It is not illegal but it is to be greatly deprecated."

The Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine, has also called for a full report from the judge over the payments.

Gary Glitter, charged under his real name, Paul Gadd, smiled as the not guilty verdict was greeted by cheers in the public gallery. He turned to the jury, put his hands together and said "thank you".

Suicide threat

She told the News of the World that she had met the artist aged 14 when he invited her on stage and she sang a song with him.

The woman claimed that the friendship, which was encouraged by her parents, developed into a sexual relationship.

The jury was told that during their stormy relationship the star convinced her he was serious about their affair and would threaten suicide if the woman tried to end it.

The woman told the court that she went to the News of the World in 1993 to "get him to leave me alone". She received £10,000 for revealing that he was "bald and a wig-wearer".

She then approached the newspaper again after hearing of his arrest.

Can I just say the Worst cover of a song goes to Sheryl Crow. She released the Song "Sweet Child o mine". I seriously wanted to slap her across the face for even thinking she could remake that song. Sheryl Crow annoys me to no end. Everytime I hear one of her overplayed OVERRATED songs i turn the channel! Talk about an overrated artist who gets waaaaaay Too much airplay!

Don't forget "Not Fade Away" for her haircolor ad. Travesty!!!!

She rectum.