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What's the most annoying song ever?

Apr 25, 2007, 08:00 AM | by Joshua Rich

Categories: Music

Fergie_l It's a small world, after all, PopWatchers, and on this little blue marble there are things called songs, and a lot of these songs are annoying as all hell, and WNBC.com just ranked the 22 most annoying among them. (Hat tip to our NSFW pals at Stereogum for the link.) The, er, winner? Yep, the catchy theme park ditty "It's a Small World (After All)," by the great Mary Poppins team of Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman. Whatever. Annoying, sure, but, whoa, it's no "My Humps," by the great obnoxious team of Fergie (pictured) and her fellow Black-Eyed Peas. And, jeez, "My Humps" isn't even on the list. Filling out the rankings instead are a lot of unimaginative picks from the likes of Barry Manilow, Billy Ray Cyrus, the Spice Girls, and Barney the purple frickin' dinosaur.

Good God, I know we can do better. So what would your top picks for the most annoying song of all time be? And let's get creative, people. Forget about Hanson and the Baha Men. Too easy. I'm thinking more along the lines of Michael Jackson's "Ben" or Madonna's "Erotica." Or, I dunno, Ravel's Bolero. Hell, even some of the greatest acts of all time have had some truly annoying clunkers. I was just listening to the Beatles the other day and realized that "Your Mother Should Know" is just, like, three lines repeated over and over again. McCartney, you slacker!

The Russian Lunch Lady Fri, Nov 16, 2007 at 07:00 PM EST

"Nobody's Perfect" by Hannah Montana. It's worse than the Macarena.

Mark Wed, May 23, 2007 at 10:37 PM EST

Can anybody help me name the song from the current JEEP commercial on TV? "This is the time...hold on...let go..."
Thanks for your help.

Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 11:47 AM EST

Hey wow: it doesn't matter who he's singing to, he's still blind! Oh, and by the way, it was a joke, so lighten up.

Beavis and Butthead Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 09:29 PM EST

By the way, kts: No, I have never seen them perform together and I never do want to see them perform together. It would be an absolute freak-show. I can't stand Either one of their voices. But don't get me wrong I don't dislike either one of them personally, It's just I don't like their voices. Fantasia and Macy Gray seem to be sweet girls, but I just don't like their singing.

Beavis and Butthead Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 09:19 PM EST

Val: Thanks for correcting me. I meant to put Tim McGraw but instead I put Garth Brooks. I don't know why I did that. The one time I didn't read over my comment I made one of the stupidest mistakes. Sorry about that. I hate the song "Stars Go Blue" by: Tim McGraw. I also have to agree with you Val, a lot of the songs by Faith Hill have been getting on my nerves lately as well.

Elaine Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 06:27 PM EST

Jenjen, it is so sad and yet so true. If you are like me, you probably got it to NOT have to listen to the same crap that exists on a Clear Channel station. It is usually Hinder or Nickelback. If I hear that "Lips of an Angel' song one more time, I might disconnect my radio just to make me feel better.

kts Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 04:15 PM EST

Beavis: Have to agree with the Fantasia/Macy Gray thing. I'm pretty sure they share the same voice. Have you ever seen them perform together???

jenjen Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 01:12 PM EST

Elaine, don't ya just love turning on the XM and "Lips of an Angel" is on four channels at once????

wow Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 12:07 PM EST

Whoever put "Isnt she lovely" Stevie Wonder was NOT talking about looks he was speaking of the fact that his daughter was born. IF you listen to the song (certain versions) you can hear a baby crying in the background and him talking about giving her a bath. IM not saying it cant be annoying to you, you have your own opinion but just stating the fact that he was referring to his child not some random chic.

Darby Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 11:48 AM EST

WORST song by a Rock-n-Roll Genius EVER: Wonderful Tonight
Eric Clapton, What were you THINKING???????

Elaine Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 11:40 AM EST

I think that it might be, but all of the top 40 stations around played it over and over and over. As a direct result, I hate it with the passion of a thousand firey suns.

t3hdow Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 11:22 AM EST

Zee, as much as I defended rap on this topic, I couldn't agree more with that song. Overplaying L'il Jon's Get Low on the radio was the least of my worries. Once it got popular at high school, I had to deal with random classmates quoting it for three months. I HATED that damn song for the longest time.

me Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 11:17 AM EST

Lori:
"Forever Your Girl" was Paula Abdul
"Baby Come Back" was Vanessa Anne Hudgens (from High School Musical) if thats the song your speaking of anyway. There may be more songs out there by that title.

me Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 11:09 AM EST

To Elaine:

The "I Can Only Imagine" song you are referring to, is it a inspirational song? IF so the only group I know who sings that song is called "Mercy Me". If not then Im not sure..

Elaine Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 10:45 AM EST

I will defend "Erotica" by Madge. I will not however, defend her American Life album. I have entire artists catalogues that go down as annoying: Michael Bolton, Nickleback, Hinder (I am sick of them already), Creed/Scott Stapp, Either Simpson sister, James Blunt, Savage Garden, Boys II Men, and Rob Thomas. As far as songs go, "Afternoon Delight" takes the cake. "I Don't Wanna Wait" - Paula Cole/Dawson's Creek, Christmas music piped into retail stores (thanks 5 years of retail for giving me a complex about this), Enrique -"Hero", Ricky Martin "She Bangs", Celine and the damned Titanic song, Aerosmith - "I don't wanna miss a thing" - Bad song for an equally stupid movie, "I Can Only Imagine - I don't know who sings it, but it incites Rage within me, and Butterfly Kisses - what an overblow craptastic craptasterpiece.

To the poster who mentioned "Rico Suave", I have XM and the very first song that I heard on the 90's channel was that one. I started laughing so hard. Bad Song.

Scott Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 09:02 AM EST

Shocked no one mentioned these yet...

2 Legit To Quit
Addams Groove

Both by "Hammer" pre-bankruptcy, of course.

Sunny Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 08:38 AM EST

Anything by Lionel Richie - Past Present or god forbid future......

Spoosh Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 03:12 AM EST

"Bad Day" by Daniel Powter. Coincidentally, I heard it again just today. I believe my out-loud reaction, despite being in a crowded gym, was "Oh HELL no!" The song is so annoying that it causes me outburts, and no other song has ever done that.

Zee Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 02:32 AM EST

I cannot stand Get Low by Lil Jon. I HATE that song, and I feel like ripping my ears off when I hear it. Also, that song by 4 Non Blondes. Oh. My. Goodness.

Mel Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:16 PM EST

I don't want to work, I wanna bang on the drum all day!
I don't wanna play, I wanna bang on the drum all day!

BARF!

sowhatnow Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:59 PM EST

nights in white satin
I'm so glad (I'm glad, i'm glad, I'm glad...)
Ebony and Ivory
Tonights the night
Boom Boom Boom (lets go back to my room...)
Babe

Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:17 PM EST

I quickly read over the comments and didn't see the one song that I HATE- Blue by Eiffel 65. That song was huge when I was in middle school and I never understood why. Pure crap.

Val Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:16 PM EST

Beavis--The stars go blue is by Tim Mcgraw. Speaking of him, everything by faith hill has been getting on my nerves lately

Sean Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:04 PM EST

I'll go with that list of Phil Collins songs. I heard "Abacab" by Genesis recently and it's a head-scratcher that that song was ever a hit.

Diana Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:53 PM EST

tbm,thanks for the clarification, that is the worst song that comes to my mind, and no I don't think he is an artist.
RE: Rappin Duke

jenjen Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:47 PM EST

THE ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK!!!!

To Stephanie Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 08:49 PM EST

Actually, Stephanie, what Alicia W. was referring to is the rap song, "Chain Hang Low" by Jibbs, which samples the song you mentioned.

Nissa

Beavis and Butthead Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 08:37 PM EST

People are probably going to hate me on what songs I think are annoying. But oh well, here we go.
1.Anything by Fantasia.(Sorry the girl can't sing.)
2.The best is yet to come. by:Tony Bennet. (Ugh that song just gets stuck in my head.)
3.Anything by:Macy Grey.(Sp?)
4.My humps. By:BEP.
5.Stars go blue. By:Garth Brooks.
I can't think of anything else right now. If I do I'll come back later.

Sari K Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 08:24 PM EST

agree with lots but not all, don't think i have seen the awful "Abracadabra" (i want to reach out and grab ya) am nauseous thinking about it, also, "i've been to paradise, but I've never been to me

KateDFW Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 07:49 PM EST

Just in general I hate everything by Mariah & Celine. Enough said!

Liz Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 07:42 PM EST

ANYTHING by the Pussycat Dolls!

Bennie Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 07:21 PM EST

How come anybody hasn't mentioned "Heaven" by Los lonely boys. Every time it comes on the radio it makes me want to smash my car in the nearest pole. Also add "It's not over" by Chris Daugtry, so overplayed by now. And anything by Uncle Kraker, Creed, Clay Aiken, Paris Hilton and most of electronica.

Stephanie Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 06:27 PM EST

Alicia W:

Actually it's "Do your ears hang low".

Stephanie Travitsky Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 06:25 PM EST

Wannabe- Spice Girls

Dontcha-PSD

How Bizarre-OMC

1,000 Miles- Proclaimers

100 Years and any Five for Fighting song

You're Beautiful-James Blunt

Bad Day- Daniel Powter

Mambo#5 Lou Bega

MMM, MMM- Crash Test Dummies

Don't Cry Out Loud- Melissa Manchester

You Light Up My Life- Debbie Boone

Tubthumping-Chumbawumba

Barbie Girl- Aqua

How to Dance- Bingo Boys ft. Princessa

Last Dance/McArthur's Park- Donna Summer

I Will Survive- Gloria Gaynor

Macarena- Los Del Rios

Axel F-Crazy Frog

I'm Too Sexy- Right Said Fred

Smooth- Santana and Rob Thomas

3AM- Matchbox Twenty

Don't Speak-No Doubt

Dawny Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 06:18 PM EST

The new one by AKon (Like I do), well anything by AKon. He is GOD Awful. The moment I hear his voice I change the station, which is a lot now.

t3hdow Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 06:14 PM EST

In that case babs, that's different. Before that post, you gave the impression you hated all rap music with unilateral comments. I can understand disliking the current crop of awful singles from the radio and the gangsta rap sub-genre, but not the entire genre. It does need a serious reinvention, because a lot of it now feels like a parody of itself (Nas discusses this a lot with his latest CD, 'Hip Hop is Dead'). There's still good rap music, but you have to avoid the crap that's on the Billboard top 100 to hear it. Mims? D4L? UGK? Gimme a break.

tbm Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 06:13 PM EST

Oh Diane! I remember that song! It's called "Rappin Duke" and the artist (if he could be called that -- sheesh!) was John Wayne. Not THE John Wayne, of course. Waaayyy down the suwanee riverrrr....

Lori Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 06:11 PM EST

"I write the songs" -- Barry Manilow?

"This Kiss" -- Six Pence None the Richer

"Forever Your Girl" -- ??

"Baby Come Back" -- ??

"Zephir" -- Madonna (not sure if that's the right title)

"Hero" -- ?? Inglacious

babs Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 06:05 PM EST

I love "urban elitists" who think that just because someone is giving their OPINION then it is made out to be some slight of an entire community...YOU THINK AGAIN. An opinion is just that....it's a personal belief. It's not open for discussion. I disagree with alot of people's choices for most annoying song, but I don't go around whining and crying about it, or making caustic remakrs to them, insinuating somehow that they are hurting my feelings. I respect their choices and expect the same in return. I think that some hip-hop artists back in the 80's had some real talent. I loved Run-DMC, Salt-N-Pepa, things like that. They were catchy, and sometimes had really good things to say. But, now it's just a bunch of sexist, racist, sex-craved, violent idiots. That said, I stand by my personal opinioni...I hate most rap music nowadays.....SO SUE ME! alot of people don't care for it. This is a fun poll, to get different views. My view is stated clearly. Get over it.

Diana Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 06:02 PM EST

I agree with an earlier comment about the luft balloons beginning 80's. There is also a song that I detested from the 80's can't think of the artist or the name of the song, but it sounded like the person who sings I am too sexy or Ray Romano's tv brother. The song was mainly a chorus Da-hu-hu-hu, da hu, hu,hu, hu hu ooooh! creeped me out each time.

Maple Jenny Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 06:00 PM EST

One more--"Fruit Salad" by The Wiggles.

maple jenny Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 05:55 PM EST

Sorry if these have been mentioned: Barber's Adagio and the song from Carmina Burana that starts with the words "sors salutis"--a pox on movie studios too cheap to hire composers of original music for their films! Those are way overused, so much that they've lost their sincere beauty.
The theme from the Love Boat
Whatever that duet between David Bowie and Mick Jagger was--Dancing in the Streets? The video played for that while I was working out, and I had to step off the machine momentarily, I was laughing so hard.

Lisa Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 05:52 PM EST

TLC's No Scrub. What the frak is a scrub? It's been 8 years and I still haven't figured it out.

Lorenzo Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 05:37 PM EST

I wish I could agree with Fatima and t3hdow about rap music but the thing is, rap music do have some very exceptional talent. Unfortunatley, most of them are underground artist who rap about something other than his/her sexual conquests and they're beef-with-of-week. Now, I am not saying pop musician don't this (actually, rap musician are pop musician if you haven't notice) but I think most people just want a change pace. Thanks to BET and MTV (which work for the same company: Viacom) we will hear nothing but Snoop, Lil' Wayne, Akon, T.I. and others until we get tired of them and decide to go and find good music to listen or wait for global warming to finally finish us off. Good luck, humans!

Fatima Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 05:20 PM EST

Ooo! Kristin got it right on with the spirit of the topic! Now those are some classic annoying songs!

and I'm glad t3hdow understands what I mean! There is a lot about hip-hop casual listeners wouldn't understand (production,beats and stuff). And I'm guessing these people think artists like Mims represent the whole genre. Try again.

Kristin Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 05:12 PM EST

It seems most stuff trashed is newer stuff - I am going WAAAAY old

Muskrat Love
Judy's Turn to Cry
Tell Laura I Love Her
Annie's Song
Love Will Keep us Together (Cap.&Ten)


t3hdow Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 05:06 PM EST

Whoops...forgot to sign the below post with my name.

Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 05:03 PM EST

I agree with Fatima. Although I can't vouche for country music - haven't given it a fair chance yet - but it's always funny that some people slam rap because they don't have musical talent. In that case, what about some of these pop stars who do the exact same thing? Sure, some of them have moderate skill, but they're just as guilty as some of these recent rappers of being no talent hacks with zero musical talent. Also, some of these rappers do have production skills, making them have some understanding of creating music (same with some pop artists). It's one of the most misunderstood things about the genre I've ever heard.

Fatima Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 04:52 PM EST

I don't know, "Lip Gloss" has its own innocent charm.
It seems like people think that artists like Lil Mama think they are making revolutionary music. I'm pretty sure they know the purpose of these songs and that's to have a fun time.
And why in today's world is anybody being forced to listen to music they hate? Don't they have iPods for stuff like this or do people still listen to the radio?

Craig Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 04:49 PM EST

"Since You've Been gone" by Kelly Clarkson, All Beyonce, Christina, J-Lo, Mariah, Fergie, Gwen Weee-Hoo!, Akon, and quite scarily the list is endless....!

Lighten up Francis Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 04:47 PM EST

Oops, I mean Fatima. Lighten up Fatima.

Nuff Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 04:47 PM EST

Most people got the idea and picked some good ones like "Don't cha and I'm too Sexy " but others just chose songs because they dislike the singers or the genre (Babs that would be you). This was supposed to be a fun thing not a spew your hatred.

Alicia W. Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 04:39 PM EST

You can add my vote to the following songs that have already been mentioned:
"You're Beautiful" -- Listening to James Blunt's warbling is like torture.
"Chicken Noodle Soup" -- WTF??
"Lip Gloss" -- Matt, I had no idea this crap existed until you pointed it out. Why, Matt? Why? ;)
"Kokomo" -- Just plain stupid.

Here are some jewels that haven't been mentioned yet:
"Believe" by Cher -- I had to listen to this awful mess all day, every day when I worked in a campus bookstore. Same thing goes for "This Kiss" by Faith Hill.
"Return of the Mack" -- That guy's voice is unbearable.
"Chain Hang Low" -- This idiotic song and others of its ilk are the reason why our elementary aged children can barely read. Instead of telling them to pick up a book and read, parents are letting their kids listen to crap like this and that "Lip Gloss". I work in an elementary school, so I witness this on a daily basis (and I happen to like hip hop, btw, but this is just ridiculous).

Fatima Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 04:30 PM EST

I hate it when EW opens up the floodgates for a bunch of posters who jump at the chance to show off how they think they are the ultimate authority in music.

Also, I'm no big fan of hers, but I think part of Fergie's appeal is how obnoxious it is. Do you guys think she doesn't know this?

Oh and writing off country and hip-hop completely just reeks of urban elitism.

Marshall Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 04:30 PM EST

Oh my dear No Brand Woman.

No Shite Sherlock!!! I was quoting Will Ferrell, not stating my opinion. I think "humps" is so obvious as to be a wink at dumb club hoppers, not serious, and not an attempt at anything other than being as offensievly, stupidly obvious as possible... to the point that it's a JOKE. Thus I was suggesting that Ferg is knowingly being stoopid.

...and laughing all the way to the bank, natch.

Abe Froman Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 04:28 PM EST

Bowling For Soup - 1985
Enrique Iglesias - Hero
Len - Steal My Sunshine

Alan Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 04:27 PM EST

Hey, don't knock Bolero! or Erotica!

Hmm...well, Heartbeat by Don Johnson immediately comes to mind, as do I Just Called to Say I Love You and Eddie Murphy's Party All the Time (I'm still trying to figure out if that song was a joke). Mambo No. 5...Don't Worry, Be Happy...Kokomo...Hip to Be Square...Dancing on the Ceiling...Coming Out of the Dark (faux gospel)...Sexyback (soooo obnoxious)...Muscles (Diana Ross--I mean, come on!)...Live Is Life (Opus--I don't know if Americans would know that song)...Can't We Try (Dan Hill)...Bop (Dan Seals)...Burning Heart (Survivor)...Desert Moon (Dennis De Young)...oh man, I could go on and on...

samp Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 04:21 PM EST

there is one song that drives me crazy, and not in a good way, like no other. it is "the way" by fastball. seriously want to smash the radio when it comes on...oh, also "my humps" by black eyed peas and pretty much anything by 50 cent.

samp Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 04:20 PM EST

there is one song that drives me crazy, and not in a good way, like no other. it is "the way" by fastball. seriously want to smash the radio when it comes on...oh, also "my humps" by black eyed peas and pretty much anything by 50 cent.

healthypanda Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 04:12 PM EST

"You're Beautiful" also tops my list. I went on a trip once with an ex-boyfriend and his family, and his mother played that song and James Blunt's cd over and over. I wanted to throw myself out of the car to save my sanity.

healthypanda Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 04:09 PM EST

Oooo great topic.

"Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone"-this song would be good if the artist did not repeat "I know, I know, I know" about a hundred times.

"Mr. Roboto"-Not only is the song awful, it stays in my head for at least two weeks after I hear it.

The song that goes "You should be homeless." So annoying. In Living Color parodied it and it was hilarious.

Everytime I hear "Walking On Sunshine," I feel something akin to rage.

Anything by Mariah Carey also tops the list. I don't like to hear screaming when I listen to music.

"I Write the Songs," Barry Manilow. NO YOU DIDN'T WRITE THAT SONG, and it is overwrought anyway.

"Butterfly Kisses"-I have heard this song at both weddings and funerals, an d I am at a loss why. It is a trite piece of crap.

Dani Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 03:53 PM EST

Wow, so many bad songs - so little time. Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners. Anyone go to Bantam Pizza in the late 70's? If so, my friends and I are responsible for your "Ring My Bell" pain. We'd fill up the little juke box at the table with quarters, select "Ring My Bell" a whole bunch of times and leave. Sorry - well, not really.

sd Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 03:52 PM EST

"Let Me Clear My Throat." I will dance to any song at any wedding (yes, even Shout), but that song mankes me want to clear the dance floor.

Doug Kaba Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 03:50 PM EST

I am sure a lot of you are not country music fans, but the most annoying song EVER is on the radio now. It is called TICKS by Brad Paisley. Yes, you read that correctly. TICKS! I can not stand it!

LF Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 03:37 PM EST

Unbreak My Heart by Toni Braxton still annoys me to this day...her Barry-White- sounding vocals, the video where she is crying in the shower, her misuse of the english language all make me want to throw myself off a bridge.

How Bizarre by OMC is a close second...

Chuck Fairhart Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 03:33 PM EST

having been on the 'it's a small world' ride at disney when it broke ... and being stuck in one of the various coloured lands for the best part of an hour hearing that song over and over ... and over ... it gets my vote.

lilly Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 03:32 PM EST

" Put me in coaach Im ready To-Play..(clap clap clap clap)...TO-DAYAY...Look at meee.. I could be centerfield!"
I don't know the artist or title but I am forever scarred. Uggh

MIMI Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 03:26 PM EST

For me it has to be "Love Hurts" by Nazareth and "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves. The guy who sings with Nazareth has a voice that reminds me of nails on a chalkboard. And there is actually a spanish version that is just as annoying.

"Walking on Sunshine" is the one-hit wonder that WILL NOT DIE!!!! It's used in movies, commercials, TV shows...it just won't go away.

Carlos Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 03:22 PM EST

Anything by Sean Paul

Liza Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 03:10 PM EST

I just heard Mika's new song. It's called Love Today. I nominate that as the newest Most annoying song. I'm sure it will be on everyones list very soon.

Leigh Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 03:10 PM EST

I say "I Don't Wanna Wait" by Paula Cole. My friend says "Over and Over" by Nelly and Tim McGraw. I would have to concur with her.

LC Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 03:07 PM EST

Absolutely every one of these Phil Collins #.

1. Another Day In Paradise
2. True Colors
3. Easy Lover
4. You Can't Hurry Love
5. Two Hearts
6. I Wish It Would Rain Down
7. Against All Odds
8. Something Happened On The Way To Heaven
9. Separate Lives
10. Both Sides Of The Story
11. One More Night
12. Sussudio
13. Dance Into The Light
14. A Groovy Kind Of Love
15. In The Air Tonight
16. Take Me Home

To Reid Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 03:04 PM EST

Dude, those are great songs...English majors are not song writers

Reid Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 03:00 PM EST

Elton John - "Your Song"
"If I was a sculptor/but then again, no". Then why even mention it? You know, Mr. Taupin, there's something on the other end of your pencil called an eraser. And if you don't like a line, you can just erase it. Or even just scratch it out. You don't have to actually have to keep it in the final draft of the song.

Steve Miller Band - "Take The Money And Run"
"Billy Mack is a detective down in Texas/You know he knows just exactly what the facts is/He ain't gonna let those two escape justice/He makes his livin' off of the people's taxes".
If Billy Shakespeare had murdered rhyme schemes like Steve Miller did, every Lit class would be two weeks shorter.

More on the full blog:
http://www.reidaboutit.com/2006/07/worst-of-worst-songs.html

tbone Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:59 PM EST

MY NAME IS LUCA!

lucky1 Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:58 PM EST

surprised that nobody mentioned 99 Luft Balloons...(i know i'm spelling this wrong, i'm not german). completely annoying song

Hector Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:53 PM EST

"For a moment like this, some people wait a lifetime
For a moment like this, some people search forever
For that one special kiss
I can't believe it's happening to me!
Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this"
...that song got even worse when they started using it for a vacation-destination commercial. *Cue vomiting*

Pam Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:49 PM EST

The Lenny Kravitz version of "American Woman" .... GAH! The thought of it sends shivers down my spine!!

Lorenzo Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:48 PM EST

The most annoying song out there right now has got to be Snoop Dogg and Akon's "I wanna f*** you". Not only do every single radio station play this song 24/7 (ahh!) but you even have teenagers (and probably younger kids) singing about a guy who just wants to have sex with on the kitchebn floor everywhere because it has a catchy hook. I am a 20-year-old guy and even I think that this is just beyond disgusting. On a serious note, was anybody able to catch the video of Akon dry-humping a 14 year old girl? Yes, I said 14 and I am not kidding. Here's the link:
http://www.bestweekever.tv/2007/04/24/sizzler-guess-the-victims-age/

Kate Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:46 PM EST

No one has mentioned Aerosmith's "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" ... anyone with me on that??

BHM1304 Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:43 PM EST

By the by, the song "Bang My Drum All Day" by Todd Rundgren is just what the doctor ordered after a rough day at work - T-bone.

They play it every Friday at 5:00pm on WKNR 98.5FM here in Cleveland. It always hits the spot.

BHM1304 Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:33 PM EST

At least "You're Mother Should Know" is a decent song to hum along to. The list itself that you reference is stupid. What is the connection between "The Macarena" and the theme from "Good Times". And why is the theme from "Good Times" considered irritating? Did it just irritate the person writing the list? I've never met anyone with a problem with that tune.

"Just be lucky we got 'em....."

Personally Irritating -

"Wonderful Tonight"
"Born in the U.S.A."


Not Irritating -

"A Horse With No Name" by America
You don't even know the name of the song so your opinion doesn't really matter about this song khrystyne.

Bob D Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:30 PM EST

Let me throw in Rex Smith's "You Take My Breath Away," I couldn't stand it then (late 1970s), and that hasn't changed since.

Bob D Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:30 PM EST

Let me throw in Rex Smith's "You Take My Breath Away," I couldn't stand it then (late 1970s), and that hasn't changed since.

Stephen Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:27 PM EST

1. that song by Don Johnson (Heartbeat?)
2. 'Don't Worry, Be Happy'

Liza Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:24 PM EST

We Built This City, on Rock and Roll, by Starship. Is the WORST SONG EVER

t-bone Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:23 PM EST

i don't know who sings it, and i don't know what its called, but that song that goes "i don't wanna work, i wanna bang on me drum all day." that song seriously makes me want to punch things.

Charley Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:13 PM EST

Ugh, the song "Zombies" by the Cranberries feels like the audioj equivalent of nails scraping my brain! I swear I want to pat the lead singer on the back during the chorus because she sounds like she got a bad case of hiccups midway through....

arrrggggg!! Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:10 PM EST


One word....Copacabana.
Arrrggggg!!!

teecee Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:08 PM EST

i could sit here all day remembering. here's an old one: pia zadora and jermaine jackson-when the rain begins to fall. i remember being around 15 and hearing this on the radio every 3 minutes. here's a more recent one: crazy in love, beyonce. slezak, don't hate me, but this song was popular when i'd just had my baby, i was on little sleep. this song was everywhere: radio, tv, and people singing it. on very high decibels. it still drives me nut.

Moi Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:08 PM EST

Most of you got it right with crap like Macarena and Final Countdown, but a lot of you are putting good songs on the hate list.
All a matter of taste people!

sa Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 02:06 PM EST

melissa-that excercise class AND the cruise sound like places that were SUPPOSED to be enjoyable at one point

Cay Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:54 PM EST

Any song by Everclear. They're all essentially the same song anyway.

To SA Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:48 PM EST

That would be Matthew Wilder, one-hit wonder.

Leigh Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:47 PM EST

Anything from Matchbox 20 (including Rob Thomas songs), Nickelback, 3 Doors Down, Creed, Sean Paul, and Huey Lewis. Everytime I hear any of their songs, I get an ear infection, which happens to be all the time. When I hear those artists, I actually plead with God to make me deaf.

sa Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:46 PM EST

Can't remember who sings it but I think it's called BREAK MY STRIDE Something about a little tugboat to China. HATE IT!!!!! and Macarena too

Jen Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:45 PM EST

I think the number one worst song in the history of the world is Dead Man's Party by Oingo Boingo. Everything I ever heard from Oingo Boingo sucks. And I know I'm gonna catch it for this, but I absolutely HATE HATE HATE Imagine by John Lennon. The whiny, preachy tone of it makes my skin crawl.

Sluggishhand Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:44 PM EST

I don't mean to downplay the personal tragedy that prompted this song, but I can't stand to listen to Clapton's "Tears in Heaven".

Matt Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:41 PM EST

Audie - I think that's "Missing" by Everything but the Girl and I totally agree! It's so annoying!
Also "Blue" by Eiffel 65 and anything by La Bouche! BE my Lova wontcha be my lova....

Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:40 PM EST

kts- thank you for mentioning Pearl Jam's "Last Kiss". It is quite possibly the worst song ever! I cringe when I hear it! I didn't read the others, but I'll add
"Don't cha"- Pussycat Dolls

Maggie Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:39 PM EST

LUCKY by Britney Spears.

AlexW Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:39 PM EST

Well, for recent times "Murderer" by Rhianna. Costco toilet paper has more heft than her vocals.

CM Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:30 PM EST

"Hollaback Girl" is one of the most annoying songs of all time. That sh*t is BANANAS!

wintersux Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:25 PM EST

Sad that I still have something to say about this hours later...but I just remembered "In the name of love" by the Thompson Twins. The part that goes, IN the name of, hic, IN the name of, hic... Annoying.

Dave Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:22 PM EST

I love Final Countdown! Anything that reminds me of Arrested Development and the hilarity that is GOB is worth it!

LisaMama Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:21 PM EST

"gonna have to face it, you're addicted to love" ...oh, it's so awful! Also, the song about "dirty laundry"...

Audie Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:21 PM EST

Although I couldn't go through ALL the posts, I agree with pretty much all of the songs listed....but I have 2 more that may or may not have been listed.
First one, is by Eric Clapton - Layla. My husband gets slapped when he sings this song! LOL.
Second one, I don't know who sings it, or what the title of it is, but it goes "and I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain"...this is one that gets my skin crawling!

FJM Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:19 PM EST

How could I forget Breakfast at Tiffany's...As I recall, I think I totally hated it.

aramis Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:10 PM EST

Yay! Another list thingy! Here's my list of UBERannoying songs that just wouldn't die in no particular order:

1. Anything by Fergie (Sorry Slezak!)
2. Hollaback Girl (*gag*)
3. I Hope You Dance
4. How Do I Live
5. Spice Girls anything
6. Did someone say "Mambo #5"? Yeah that's another one.
7. Torn - N. Imbruglia
8. Lovefool - Cardigans
9. Marcarena - *shiver*
10. My Crap (Heart) Will Go On - Celine
11. Well, pretty much anything by Celine really
12. Irreplaceable - getting IMPOSSIBLE to escape
13. Thong Song! Yes! Whoever said that, thanks for reminding me about this cruelty to the ears.
14. Most hip-pop crap from J-Ho like "I'm Real" (cause she so isn't).
15. Ironic - the most annoying alanis song (ironically the only bad one that got TONS of airplay, go figure)
16. Black or White - MJ - although the video was kinda cool
17. Lose Yourself - Eminem - not a bad song just not good after 10289749328 spins
18. Achy Breaky Heart - enough said
19. Informer - honestly...

To teecee Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:03 PM EST

I almost threw up just reading the words "The Final Countdown" by Europe. The thought of that song makes me convulse in disgust. What about the truly overplayed (for about a year or more at the time) "You Light Up My Life" by Debbie Boone?

Craig Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:01 PM EST

Ummm Joshua, Erotica is not annoying- i don't even know where that came from. What is annoying is about 90% of songs on the radio now, any song that spells out what it is trying to say, and nearly all songs by todays so-called female singers-excluding Madonna of course.

Chad K. Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:00 PM EST

"Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" by Green Day
"Ray of Light" - Madonna

Both "Here Without You" and "When I'm Gone" by 3 Doors Down - those songs sound more anoying then any Nickelback song

marykate Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:56 PM EST

HOW BIZZARE!!!

Destination unknown, you say OMC?

I know where the destination is. WORST SONG EVER!

Lillith Unfair Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:52 PM EST

B!tch by Meridith Brooks.

Nat X Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:49 PM EST

I scanned the comments and failed to find "One of Us" by Joan Osborne. Luckily, it hasn't gotten much radio play in the last several years, but it used to be inescapable. Awful.

BSF Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:44 PM EST

i personally despise linkin park's song i forgto the name of it now its the one with the cartoonish music, oh ya breaking the habit. aaaaarrrghgh! anythign by 50 cent is HORRIBLE especially the it's ur bday song. i also hate im sorry miss ajckson and pretty much anything by outkast other than hey ya and i like the way u move. and i agree most of fergie's songs suck both as solo and in bep.

Anonymous Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:43 PM EST

Title alone - MIMS "This Is Why I'm Hot"

No Brand Woman Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:43 PM EST

To Marshall:
If you don't know what "My Humps" means then I don't know if I can really help you. It's not some clever joke by the Black Eyed Peas as to what they refer to during the song. It's pretty damn obvious.

Melanie Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:41 PM EST

Many of mine are already listed. I'll add The Romantics "Talking In Your Sleep" and "What I Like About You," "American Pie" by Don McLean, and anything by Rush...especially "Tom Sawyer."

kjs Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:41 PM EST

what about "wonderwall"

Vitto Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:40 PM EST

Cris, good call with Sean Paul. He shouldn't be allowed on the air waves!

Cris Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:38 PM EST

Stacey, thank you for mentioning Savage Garden. They should be expelled from the face of the Earth with all the masters of their records.
Also, to the people who added "Hey Jude" and "Baba O'Reily" (Teenage Wasteland) to the list, take that back!

kirz10 Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:35 PM EST

MR. ROBOTO BY STYX

To Matt PS Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:34 PM EST

I'm sorry about the baseball metaphor, I didn't know how to put "showing our t*ts" without getting censored. Where's your sense of humor???

Matt Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:34 PM EST

YouTube

To Matt Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:32 PM EST

I was referring to the under-21 dance club I went to 20 years ago when "We don't have to take our clothes off" was popular. Have not heard it since then. If you have, where have YOU been hanging out lately?

alg Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:27 PM EST

ROXANNE...OUCH!!!!!

Gay Bri Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:26 PM EST

True, by Spandau Ballet ("I know this much is...twue")
Keep on Lovin' You, by REO Speedwagon ("I meant that I'd love you fur-evurrr")
Hungry Eyes, by ??? ("I feel the passion between you and I" -- it's "me," a-hole!!!)

kts Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:25 PM EST

One more. Although it to is low hanging fruit, I have to go with "Rico Suave" by Gerardo. Quite Possibly. The. Most. Annoying. Song. Ever!

(JL) Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:24 PM EST

"What's Up" by 4 Non-Blondes is the absolute worst song in history of recorded sound...bar none.

nik Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:23 PM EST

Oh, lets not forget The Barbie song by Aqua... We all know it "Im a barbie girl in a barbie world" what does that even mean?!?!?!

kts Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:21 PM EST

Some additions:
"Last Kiss" Pearl Jam & Whoever else
"Seasons in the Sun"
"Wildfire"
"Barbie Girl"
"Electric Slide"
"Every Rose Has It's Thorn" UGH!
"Have A Nice Day" Bon Jovi
"Cherish" Kool & The Gang (I think)
"Joanna" Also Kool & The Gang???

and on behalf of my dad...

"Blowing Kisses in the Wind" Paula Abdul

"Big Girls Don't Cry" Frankie Valli -- okay he actually hates everything by Frankie Valli

Snooks Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:20 PM EST

Forever Young by Rod Stewart

Matt Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:19 PM EST

In response to the reader named "to Matt" - I don't know what "dance club" you frequent but I, personally, have never heard Jermaine Stewart on any night out EVER! Also, I propose that we as a society stop using the baseball metaphor for sexual acts.
Lastly, EW can we please have another blog like this but for most annoying music videos of all time? I propose "Where's Your Head At?" by the Basement Jaxx and "Thanks Fr Th Mmrs" by Fallout Boy. I guess I just hate the misuse of monkeys for human gains or something.

Adrienne Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:19 PM EST

jenjen -- I gotta agree with you. 'The Thong Song' is just one verse repeated 3 times! Could Sisqo not think of anything else to say?

nik Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:19 PM EST

ok so TUBTHUMPIN' by Chumbawumba is the most annoying song ever. "I get knock down but I get up again"
seriously!?!?! Thanks, now Ill be singing it all day!!!

Matt Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:19 PM EST

In response to the reader named "to Matt" - I don't know what "dance club" you frequent but I, personally, have never heard Jermaine Stewart on any night out EVER! Also, I propose that we as a society stop using the baseball metaphor for sexual acts.
Lastly, EW can we please have another blog like this but for most annoying music videos of all time? I propose "Where's Your Head At?" by the Basement Jaxx and "Thanks Fr Th Mmrs" by Fallout Boy. I guess I just hate the misuse of monkeys for human gains or something.

Adrienne Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:18 PM EST

jenjen -- I gotta agree with you. 'The Thong Song' is just one verse repeated 3 times! Could Sisqo not think of anything else to say?

tank Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:18 PM EST

Some view it as a classic, but i can't stand Teenage Wasteland by The Who.

Karen Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:18 PM EST

"Who let the dogs out" is the most annoying song I can think of. Nickelback and James Blunt are tied for the most annoying repetoire.

Tiffany Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:16 PM EST

I would have to say "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne.. just grates on my nerves! Its so over played

SERVO Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:15 PM EST

Absolutely anything by Live. That guy's voice, Ed something, makes my brain bleed.

Marshall Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:14 PM EST

"I will do the dishes while you go have a BEEEEEEEEERR!"

I once punched my car so hard I bruised when I had to hear that song.

eyeball Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:14 PM EST

the living years by mike and the mechanics.

Beth Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:13 PM EST

"Pass The Dutchie" by Musical Youth. There is no other song in the world that's as annoying as that one!!!

GeeMoney Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:12 PM EST

"London Bridge" by Fergie
"Wind It Up" by Gwen Stefani

Anything by the Queens of Corny Rock is tragic and makes my body want to go into convulsions. Especially these two songs.

Funny how it seems like no one mentioned "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic.....

JJ Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:12 PM EST

There's that song about getting high...it's the worst. Just repeats the same line over and over but leaves out words because the singer is supposed to be smoking the good stuff (he probably was...). It's terrible and I understand that's it's supposed to be humorous but it's just plain annoying!

Andrea (again) Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:11 PM EST

Michael, I agree 100% with Biz Markie, that song almost makes me wish that music had never been "invented".

I forgot to mention two songs in my (much earlier) post:

- Wake me up when September ends (Green Day). I love Green Day but this song is horrid. One time I literally yelled at the radio "It's October 10th you a-holes!" and shut it off.

- Candy Shop (50 Cent). 'Nuff said.

Sara Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:10 PM EST

Dear god, that Lip Gloss song is terrible.

Coach's Mistress Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:09 PM EST

Kirz10: I LOVE the SNL take on Ebony & Ivory. Absolutely hilarious! That's making me laugh on this rainy day. Thanks for that!

debbie Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:09 PM EST

lovin you
i got a brand new pair of rollerskates(you got a brand new key)- shoot the writers!!

Marshall Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:08 PM EST

"Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" -- if it had been ironic I might have liked it. Sincerity taken to the level of desperate camp. BLEAH.

Which reminds me of "Everytime We Touch" good lord what a horrible song.

Leads me to "America" and "Heartlight" by Neil Diamond. How was that cheeseball so popular? Ugh. Makes me wanna smack babies.

And the WORST U2 song EVER? "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses." Has to be the stupidest, most pretentious attempt at being poetic in history. Hateful, Bono, hateful. You are an a$$.

For good measure, let's include "Electric Youth" by Debbie Gibson, NKOTB's "Hangin Tough" and "Bad Boy" by Miami Sound Machine -- made extra hateful by cheesy video.

At LEAST "My Humps" well, hey "no one knows what it means. But it's provocative!" almost gives it a pass. You get the sense Fergie is winking at you and in on the joke.


Marshall Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:08 PM EST

"Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" -- if it had been ironic I might have liked it. Sincerity taken to the level of desperate camp. BLEAH.

Which reminds me of "Everytime We Touch" good lord what a horrible song.

Leads me to "America" and "Heartlight" by Neil Diamond. How was that cheeseball so popular? Ugh. Makes me wanna smack babies.

And the WORST U2 song EVER? "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses." Has to be the stupidest, most pretentious attempt at being poetic in history. Hateful, Bono, hateful. You are an a$$.

For good measure, let's include "Electric Youth" by Debbie Gibson, NKOTB's "Hangin Tough" and "Bad Boy" by Miami Sound Machine -- made extra hateful by cheesy video.

At LEAST "My Humps" well, hey "no one knows what it means. But it's provocative!" almost gives it a pass. You get the sense Fergie is winking at you and in on the joke.


Michael Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:06 PM EST

BIZ MARKIE - "Just a Friend". I'm sure I'll get slack for this as so many people love this song, but I just don't get it. If given the choice to listen or smash my head against the wall, I'd choose the latter.

Jeanette Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:06 PM EST

One song that always makes me change the station is Sister Christian. I don't know if it is because of Boogie Nights or what but I just cannot stand it.

flummoxed Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:05 PM EST

I hate Hey Jude.

Avril Lavinge has a brand new annoying song, Girlfriend. HATE IT!

Snsetblaze Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:04 PM EST

We are the World
The Electric Slide or any of those other dance songs.
A lot of Christmas music is cringe inducing.
The Boys are Back in Town
I Will Always Love you - Whitney's version. Actually pretty much anything by her.
Also anything by Fergie, Mariah, Celine, Kellis.

Jonna Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:04 PM EST

"Holding Back The Years" would make any political prisoner sing arias in order to avoid that climatic screeching midpoint. I almost weep everytime I'm forced to hear it in some mall store.

jenjen Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:03 PM EST

I didn't see this one on here, but this is IMO another earbleeder and I cannot remember the title, but it was by The Ben Folds Five. Drudgery!!!!!!!

teecee Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:01 PM EST

i just saw the video for that lip gloss song. more than annoying, it is just downright dumb. ok,now, for my favorite annoying song: the final countdown, by europe. i currently live in an eastern european country and they play it every 20 minutes on the radio. i kid you not: every time we pass the border into what was east germany it is on the radio.

Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:00 PM EST

"Isn't She Lovely" by Stevie Wonder. How would he know who's lovely or not?

Jenn Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:59 AM EST

I forgot to also say Rumpshaker by Wreckx-N-Effect

Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:58 AM EST

I know I will get it for this, but Hey Jude is so annoying, especially the last twenty minutes of the song when they don't even try to come up with any lyrics. It always reminds me of some little brat on the playground going "nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah!"

mike Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:57 AM EST

Afternoon Delight. Proof that music can make you "unhorny", as well. Although thanks to "Anchorman" I (almost) laugh when I hear it now.

jenn Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:57 AM EST

So, I tried to read all of the comments but I skimmed some (there's a ton to look at!)

Cotton Eyed Joe? I don't remember who sings it but it's terrible and now it is stuck in my head!

jenjen Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:56 AM EST

The "Thong Song" was wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong!!!!!!

Was there two versions of "All She Wants To Do Is Dance"? That's a Don Henley classic!!

Coach's Mistress Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:55 AM EST

To Rorschach: be nice

Rorschach Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:53 AM EST

Someone said ''All She Wants To Do Is Dance by Robert Palmer - worst song ever''. I don't necessarily disagree, but, I think that it's more annoying when someone can't even get the artist right...Don Henley!

kirz10 Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:52 AM EST

EBONY AND IVORY! Ugh, what a dreadful collaboration. although the SNL parody is fantastic: "You are black and I am white, You're as blind as a bat but I have sight."

MaryAnn Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:52 AM EST

"Old Time Rock & Roll" makes me hate Bob Seeger AND Tom Cruise....

Julie Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:50 AM EST

Many of you were not even born when this came out, but Garden Party by Leo Sayer is now and always has been simply unbearable to me. Mid-70's utter trash.

Mel Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:50 AM EST

That Humps "song"
"If I were a Rich Girl" SOOOOO AWFUL
Pretty much anything by B. Spears

Also, there are no annoying Beatles songs. Take that back!

Todd Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:46 AM EST

ANY and EVERY song by NO DOUBT or GWEN STEFANI, why? Why? did they ever become "hits" oh yeah ENDLESS promotion and play.

me Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:44 AM EST

I love you to Matt..I HATE "Lip gloss". Im from the Hip/Hop generation so at first i was offened by all the negative Hip/Hop comments but for the last 2 or 3 years I cant stand it anymore. Its all the same. One person will come up with some "in thing" like "Lean wit it, Rock wit it" and then we have to have 100 different songs about leaning and or rocking for like 6 months, until the next "fad" comes in. Its getting redundant really.

Melissa Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:42 AM EST

Okay - sorry, this post has been very thought provoking. I must add these three: HOT, HOT, HOT, CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES, and LOVE SHACK. Anyone that has been on a cruise should have my back on this one.

dma69 Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:41 AM EST

Anything by Jessica Simpson, especially her remakes of "Take My Breath Away" and "Angels". When she those high notes my ears bleed.

garciamomma Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:34 AM EST

to jenn67-thank you, thank you. I HATE the WH version of I will always love you...Dolly did it so much better, with subtlety.

Mozz Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:31 AM EST

Photograph by Nickelback. I find Nickelback pretty annoying over all though. But if I had to pick one song that annoyed the hell out of me for a long time is "Don't Cha Wish your Girlfriend was Hot like me?" by the Pussycat Dolls. No, I don't wish that my girlfriend dress up like a prostitute and come back with a sexually transmitted disease, which was what the song seem to imply.

Melissa Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:30 AM EST

LOVE the Savage Garden comment. I actually had an aerobics instructor who used that song as the "cool down" song. She would take the time to tell us about how we knew we'd love our new bodies before we met them.

eyeball Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:30 AM EST

oops i meant "jump up jump up and get down" see how these songs kill brain cells??

eyeball Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:29 AM EST

jump around! jump around! get up get up and get down!

Stacey Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:28 AM EST

"I Knew I Loved You Before I Met You" by Savage Garden. It's actually the song that my friends and I used to judge the annoyance factor of other songs. So far, nothing's come close.

Also, Mambo #5 inspires rage in me, and I swear I'm being followed by Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable" because it's on every freakin' time I turn on the radio.

Melissa Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:27 AM EST

And I forgot Dance Hall Days. Miserable.

GlennS Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:27 AM EST

"Don't Pull Your Love Out" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (even their awkward-sounding name annoys me). When they get to the part about "Would I have to beg you pretty please?" I always cringe ... if I haven't already changed the station by then.

eyeball Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:27 AM EST

I love this discussion! Too funny!
I completely agree about whiny Rhianna and Beyonce's "to the left" idiocy.
I have to add "In My Daughter's Eyes" by whoever and "One Thing" by Finger Eleven. All make me physically ill.

Melissa Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:23 AM EST

ANYTHING from Rob Thomas's solo career. Yuuuuck!

Spanky Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:22 AM EST

That stupid Laffy Taffy song. Have they ever even had Laffy Taffy? It doesn't shake!!!

calvin Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:22 AM EST

Two that I absolutely HATE:
One Week by Barenaked Ladies
Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani

angela Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:21 AM EST

'The Freshman' by the Verve Pipe

EEEBee Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:20 AM EST

"They're coming to take me away (a-ha)" ... a moldy oldie from the 60s?

Charles Thomas Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:19 AM EST

Most annoying song ever = Drops of Jupiter by Train. No contest!!!

She Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:19 AM EST

Most annoying for me is "Don't Worry, Be Happy!" I hear it every couple of days because someone bought a co-worker a singing fish and he turns it on to signal he's leaving for the day. And I believe Scott meant "Irreplaceable" by Beyonce. I have to include "Unfaithful" by Rihanna. It is the whiniest I've heard in a long time.

Kristen Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:17 AM EST

Matt- you're right, Lip Gloss is particularly annoying..I sat in a stupor the first time I saw the video-who is actually recording this crap??!! OOH! and that stupid "chicken noodle song" from a while back too..

J Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:12 AM EST

Shut up and sleep with me come on why don't you sleep with me shut up and sleep with me aha why don't you sleep with me You were young you're sweet why don't you sleep with me?......my eyes tear up from the stink that is this song by Sin with Sebastian. Then of course there is that utter foolishness that is the Yin Yang Twins...Whistle while you twirk.

kts Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:12 AM EST

"Tom's Diner" Suzanne Vega - just try getting that out of your head, along with "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" by Crystal Waters. Once they start they never go away.....

claudenorth Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:10 AM EST

And how could I forget that excruciatingly painful cover of "Landslide" by The Dixie Chicks? "Well may-ay-beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...well may-ay-beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..."

MoroccoMole Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:10 AM EST

Nothing makes me change radio stations faster than Rod Stewart's insipid "You're in My Heart," but the Beach Boys' "Kokomo" runs a close second.

To Matt Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:07 AM EST

You're just mad because the girls at the dance club used the Jermaine Stewart song as an excuse not to go to second base.

me Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:07 AM EST

sorry WNBC..not msnbc

claudenorth Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:03 AM EST

Was that the best that WNBC.com could come up with? I agree with anyone who included "What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes or anything featuring Natalie Merchant, particularly that wretched cover of "Because the Night." Plus, the Whitney Houston version of "I Will Always Love You." Also, the complete recorded works of Billy Joel and Phil Collins.

me Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:03 AM EST

msnbc sucks!!! What the hell? How are jingles the most annoying "songs". Theme songs from TV shows shouldnt count because if you dont watch the show then how is it the most annoying? Who made that list? "Hot In Here" by Nelly was HOT (in the Hip/Hop world anyway) and was not annoying. Those voters need to stay of the crackpipe.

Matt Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:03 AM EST

It may not be the most annoying of all time but "Lip Gloss" by Lil' Mama is definitely most annoying of the past month. Check it out here if you've never heard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUTIOjZejFI
MTV Jams is already playing it after every 10th Beyonce video.
Also annoying:
Mike Jones - "Still Tippin" - another of Mtv Jams staples which unfortunately caught on.
Jermaine Stewart - "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"
R. Kelly - "Trapped in the Closet" and that one about how you remind him of his Jeep. True story!

Sarah Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:02 AM EST

Hinder needs to grow a spine...all of their songs are whiney weak anthems to lost love....caused at their own hands. not really something you can get behind.
Kellis' "Bossy" or whatever her freakin name is....so bad with the high pitched squeal of a chorus. I just stare at the TV whenever that video comes on...too stunned to move, so much anger that she is making money off this crap

Dan Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:59 AM EST

Anything by Fergie. I believe she is the worst thing to happen to music and should not be allowed near a microphone.

Colin Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:57 AM EST

Come Sail Away - Styx

Kathleen! Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:55 AM EST

One song that drives me absolutely nuts is Pink's "Get the Party Started" ...

JAC Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:55 AM EST

"This Is Why I'm Hot" has to be the most ignorant song I've ever heard.
I'm hot cause I'm fly, you ain't cause you not!? Are you freakin kiddin me?

Heidi Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:54 AM EST

1. Sk8ter Boi. I think the only one who should be allowed to title songs in Princespeak is Prince.
2. Photograph. I think it's pretty clear from the comments on this board... Nickleback is bad.
3. Sunglasses at Night. Really, is there any more to say about this? It's just annoying.

Really, somebody just needs to keep the Canadians from releasing their music in the US. I keed, I keed!

Jessica Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:53 AM EST

Why oh why has no one mentioned a Jessica Simpson song... gah!!

Wayne Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:49 AM EST

LAFFY TAFFY
STATE OF SHOCK
UNDERCOVER ANGEL
ANY RECORD THAT "FEATURES" SOMEBODY ELSE. IF YOU HAVE TO GET NELLY OR TI OR TIMBALAND OR AKON OR MISTER MAGOO TO GET YOUR SONG ON THE RADIO, IT SUCKS.

Wayne Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:49 AM EST

LAFFY TAFFY
STATE OF SHOCK
UNDERCOVER ANGEL
ANY RECORD THAT "FEATURES" SOMEBODY ELSE. IF YOU HAVE TO GET NELLY OR TI OR TIMBALAND OR AKON OR MISTER MAGOO TO GET YOUR SONG ON THE RADIO, IT SUCKS.

QueenElessar Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:49 AM EST

Missing - Everything but the girl

I love you, always forever - Donna Lewis

Sweet Dreams - Marilyn Manson

Brian Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:48 AM EST

how about Tom's Diner .. sk8er girrrrrl... everybody wang chung tonight....

Big B Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:46 AM EST

I'm gonna have to go with Scott M. on this one on Kelis, but amend it to any "hit" she's come out with. And if you don't know what a "milkshake" is by now, I'm not gonna be the one to tell ya.

Derek Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:45 AM EST

Loverboy and Shake it Off by Mariah.
Anything by Akon.

Brad Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:43 AM EST

Someone mentioned it alredy, but Love Shack by the B-52's... ugh, that song is so annoying.

Summer Lee Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:42 AM EST

Vikki Carr, "It Must Be Him": The song is melodramatic enough on its own, but then Vikki sings it with the kind of intensity usually found in Ross Hunter films..."Then the phone rings, and I start to pray!" Hilarious.

Laura Branigan, "Gloria": Why is she always on the run? Who are the voices in her head? What the heck is this song about? Plus, the background singers don't help any, as they chime in "Glo-re-ah!" Hate it, hate it, hate it.

Hutchy Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:41 AM EST

Scott M., you said you hate all country music!! You must be racist!! LOL oh, and has anyone said "Cotton Eye Joe" yet? Or "Wind Beneath My Wings"? Especially that one part, the "flyyyyy......flyyyyyy......FLYYYYYYYYYYYY away!!" Oh god kill me now.

Cisco22 Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:40 AM EST

"How Bizarre" by OMC has always made me want to pick up a sharp object and puncture my own eardrums.

NIck Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:40 AM EST

Tim McGraw and Nelly's horrible collaboration "Over and Over Again", every time I heard it i got a migraine over and over again

Hutchy Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:39 AM EST

Please, can we put away the political correctness for a second? 98% of hip hop does in fact suck and actually kills 1,925 of my brain cells for every song I'm forced to listen to, sorry to bear the bearer of bad news. Now, as far as annoying songs, "What I am" by Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians has pretty much locked up that title at this point, right? Also, heres one: "No Diggity" by Blackstreet is pretty much unbearable at this point.

Scott M. Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:38 AM EST

Good choices folks... Gives me some needed faith in humanity. What's Going On by 4 Non-Blondes is bad, but what is worse is that horrible club version of it. Take a bad song and make it worse by adding cheesy synths and drum machines... Great idea! I also hate pretty much everything by these damn emo bands... Quit whining and go get another tattoo. And that Milkshake song by Kelis is particularly grating... What the h*ll does that mean anyway? My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard? Huh? And pretty much all country music.

jmg Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:37 AM EST

Babs.....I'm with you on the hip-hop. And country as well. :0)

J Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:35 AM EST

I'll join in on the fun of being mean without thought or consequences (I love blog comments, don't you?) -- The Juliana Theory's "Show Me The Money". 2 lines, repeated over and over and over again, to various strums of the same chords. It was put on an album. Why, I don't know. Perhaps metacriticism? Or just a time quota? But yeah, check it out.

Wayne Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:34 AM EST

THE PAC-MAN SHUFFLE
HANDS ACROSS AMERICA
MY BABY DADDY

Rose Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:33 AM EST

Jenny from the Block makes my #1 slot.
After that, there's so many, it's hard to choose, but here's a few:

Mambo #5
Pac Man Fever - especially since they made me dance to it in my 6th grade dance festival - an indignity that can't be forgotten or forgiven 24 years later!
Seasons in the Sun
Various songs from the 60's about dead teenagers, like Dead Mans Curve and Teen Angel - bleech! Leader of the Pack gets a pass.

Cheez Whiz Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:31 AM EST

The Curly Shuffle. Nyuk nyuk nyuk.

Wayne Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:30 AM EST

oh I forgot
SUGAR SHACK
WHAT I AM IS WHAT I AM IS WHAT etc
MARIA MARIA (with Carlos Santa-naaaaa)

melissa Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:30 AM EST

Danielle — Yes! Those lyrics are just startlingly aweful!

RNRGrrrlll Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:28 AM EST

While we are discussing the 90s genre...hate the song Brick by whatever, Ben Folds Five maybe? Ugh.

babs Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:27 AM EST

thanks kristen :) yeah, actually both are horrible! so bad i couldn't even type straight!

OMG Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:26 AM EST

Laughing, laughing, laughing!!! Talk about a song that I totally forgot "Shaddup you face". How many people are old enough to even remember that one!!!

babs Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:26 AM EST

Fatima, I'm close minded cuz I don't like a certain style of music? there's alot of hip hoppers that wouldn't listen to country...so what's the problem? the post is what songs annoy you and hip hop songs 98% of the time annoy me.......it's my choice, it's my opinion....i don't like most country songs either.....does that upset you as well?

Kristen Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:25 AM EST

Hey Babs- Ebony and Ivory was by Paul Maccartney and Stevie Wonder..are you thinking of "black or white"? Hearing "hollaback girl" on the radio causes me to uncontrollably scream profanities. Also, anything by Fergie, Black Eyed Peas, or Justin Timberlake pretty much gives me hives.

Wayne Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:23 AM EST

PHYSICAL
MY HUMPS
I LIKE TO MAUVE IT MAUVE IT
Y'ALL READY FOR THIS?
SHADDUP YOUR FACE
MEAN OL' JET AIRLINER
EBONY AND IVORY
and
THIS WEEK'S TOP TEN

Leonardo DeCrappio Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:23 AM EST

Gawd yes, No Brand Woman, "I smell sex and candy in here". Yeah, that's way disgusting.

Fatima Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:23 AM EST

Wow babs. I don't even know what to say to your comment on hip-hop. Except that you are very closeminded.

Jen Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:20 AM EST

THE most annoying song of all time has got to be Mambo #5. For some reason it inspires rage in me. A close second is My Humps, with Madonna's Like a Virgin coming in third.

No Brand Woman Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:18 AM EST

Me again.
I can't believe nobody has mentioned "Sex and Candy" by Marcy Playground. And I know they're popular these days, but I absolutely hate the Pussycat Dolls and all of their "music".

And I would just like to add my vote in for anything and everything by Nickleback because, yes, they all sound exactly the same.

wintersux Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:17 AM EST

Don't beat me up for this, but I still like Nickleback's "Leader of Men".

Kimi Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:17 AM EST

Barbie Giril by Aqua, I think?
If You Steal My Sunshine by LEN
Ugh.

babs Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:17 AM EST

good choices, Emma, but just FYI: janis didn't sing "Brand New Key", that was done by a girl named Melanie long after Janis died...

I forgot these MI-inducing gems:
anything by James Blunt or Celine Dion, anything by Billy Ray Cyrus, that stupid annoying Anthrax duet with Public Enemy (Thrash meets rap? don't think so), Aerosmith's "Pink", Ship Of Fools by Robert Plant, Informer by Snow, Strip by Adam Ant, The Thong Song, Who Let the Dogs Out, and on and on and on.

Danielle Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:15 AM EST

The most annoying song ever is "All I Want to do is Make Love to You", and it's not just that the tune is annoying, the lyrics are some of the dumbest I've heard. Seriously, a guy can't conceive with his wife/girlfriend/whatever and one night she goes on a road trip and gets pregnant, and we're supposed to believe he just shrugs and goes "cool". I don't think so.

McGee Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:15 AM EST

Nickelback, et al (except maybe "How You Remind Me")
"Beautiful Day" by U2...actually, most new-school U2
"Brand New Day" by Sting
"I'm with You" by Avril freaking Lavigne

RealityShoHo Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:12 AM EST

Sorry, I meant JANIE not JAMIE.

babs Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:11 AM EST

1. Any hip-hop....it's not music, nobody plays an instrument, it's not singing, it's horrible
2. Playground in my mind: Clint Holmes: Bad even by 70s standards
3. Everything is beautiful: Ray Stevens: makes you pine for The Streak
4. Runaway: Bon Jovi: Bad, just bad, prurile keyboards make this one suck!
5. That horrible hideous christmas song sung by that Omen-Damien little f*&k about his dead mom...Christmas Shoes? is that it? it causes death.
6. I Think I love you: David Cassidy: I love 70's music but this is horrible! it caused me to have cavities as a youngster.
7. Party all the time: Eddie Murphy...nuff said...Rick James should be ashamed..this no doubt was fueld by 8-balls of coke
8. Macarena: HATE THIS ONE
9. Michael Jackson: Anything mid to late 80's was awful treacle, and let's not forget one of the worst....EBONY AND IVORY!!! the worst duet ever.
10. Anything by Bobby Brown.
11. And, those 2 little 80's brats who dressed backwards? should be shot!

RealityShoHo Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:10 AM EST

I love me some Aerosmith but I hate their song "Jamie's Got a Gun".

Cris Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:09 AM EST

Anything (and I mean anything, because all his songs sound the same) by Sean Paul

Sarah Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:06 AM EST

Oh, sorry, I completely forgot this:
any Nickleback song ever created. They all sound exactly the same.

Angela Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:06 AM EST

How about "I Don't Want to Wait" by Paula Cole? It was all I could do to actually sit and watch Dawson's Creek after hearing that horrible theme song!

Sarah Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:05 AM EST

Wow, I completely agree with most of the choices everyone's listed so far. I have to say, these ones especially pain me to hear:
Butterfly Kisses~I'm gagging just thinking about this song.

You're Beautiful-James Blunt~I'm not gonnna lie, I liked this song the first time I heard it. But when it's on repeat every 20 minutes on the radio, I realized how stupid and trite the lyrics are. SO DUMB. and then after listening to this comedian dissect the song, I now can never listen to it: http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-...es-blunt-p1.php

Butterfly-Crazytown~I want to throw something at a moving object when I hear this song.

Turnip Truck Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:05 AM EST

Let me add to the Jefferson Airplane Starship hate...I can't stand either the "If only you believed in miracles/Run Run Run away" whining...nor the "Nothing's gonna stop us/Sara/Built this City" schlock. White Rabbit, only good song that came out of this band

Emma Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:03 AM EST

Anything by Nickelback;
pretty much anything by Janis Joplin, especially the ones that go "I've got a brand new pair of rollerskates..." and "Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
Actually, most everything that people have already mentioned. Also "Friends in Low Places," which people keep playing at weddings (if you listen to the lyrics, it's really not a wedding song).

Fatima Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:03 AM EST

Scott-

" "Irresistible" by Beyonce " ---That's not even a song.

I'm going with All Star by Smash Mouth or Crimson & Clover.

kara Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:03 AM EST

The song I want to burn is the Christmas song by WHAM! "Last Christmas I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away..." I HATE THAT SONG. It in no way is Christmas but they play it every year! Whats worse is some moron covered it. WHAM! would not be at the top of my "songs I want to sing" list.

Warda Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 10:01 AM EST

"Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head." I hate Hate HATE that song!

Lamb Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:59 AM EST

OMG Mike Mac, I thought I was the only person in the world who hated American Pie. Thank you.
If we're talking oldies, how about "The Name Game"? You know, "Ricky Ricky bo bicky banana fana fo ficky me my mo micky - Ricky!" UGH!

wintersux Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:58 AM EST

Andrea, good call on Unfaithful... every time that song comes on the radio I think about the "nasally" debate on American Idol.

Henry Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:57 AM EST

"Don't Cha" by Pussycat Dolls.

Andrea Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:56 AM EST

I agree with a lot of the songs already mentionned but here are a few of my own...

- You're beautiful (James Blunt). I'll rip the radio out of the wall the next time I'm forced to listen to his warbling.

- Unfaithful (Rihanna). Talk about whiny, annoying, grating...ugh.

- Turn the beat around (Gloria Estefan's version). I hate it...mind you, I don't much like any of her songs.

- Photograph (Nickelback). It was so hard to pick just one Nickelback song, but this would have to be the worst of the bunch.

- Hurt (Christina Aguilera). Another over the top, whiny song where she yells rather than sings.

Jason Bonkers Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:55 AM EST

Mikey Mac: Sorry, but American Woman is fantastic and so is Hotel California. Annoying: The name Mikey Mac, very unoriginal.

Leonardo DeCrappio Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:55 AM EST

Mambo #5.

Chris Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:52 AM EST

Brand New Key by Melanie or whoever else covers this ear bleeder. *shudder*

What's Up by 4 Non Blondes annoys me half to death, as does Coconut by Harry Nilsson.

Sacrilege Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:52 AM EST

Can't stand anything by the Greatful Dead.

Mike Mac Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:51 AM EST

Easily American Pie, Hotel California, and Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow.... and throw in American Woman, Born to be Wild, and anything by Foghat

Mike Mac Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:51 AM EST

Easily American Pie, Hotel California, and Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow.... and throw in American Woman, Born to be Wild, and Roxanne

Juju Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:50 AM EST

Opinions are like butts, everyone has one. So here is mine: Macarena, Don't pull the plug, Did she ever love me? How about a kiss, The story of lily, and perhaps tomorrow.

aymzer Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:49 AM EST

She Drives Me Crazy-Fine Young Cannibals
Hate. His. Voice.

GOB Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:48 AM EST

I agree with 98% of the posts here. Anything by Nickelback, Crazytown, bad, over-played Christmas songs... yuck, yuck, yuck. I also agree with Joshua's assesment of Erotica by Madonna, and I would also add Like A Virgin to the list. I have always found these songs to be like nails on a chalkboard. However, they were overhauled for the Confessions tour, and I have to say, I really like the new live versions. I'm not sure it's possible to ever re-make and improve upon crap like My Humps or Kokomo, though.

Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:48 AM EST

getting jiggy with it, made me want to walk in front of incoming traffic

Wow Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:48 AM EST

Scott, do you have PMS or something?? Just kidding...thanks for the reminder of the craptacular Mr. Vain.

Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:48 AM EST

getting jiggy with it, made me want to walk in front of incoming traffic

Scott Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:46 AM EST

Anything by Jefferson Starship...or just Starship
"Two of Hearts" by Stacey Q
Anything by Andrew Lloyd Webber
"Said I Loved You But I Lied" by Michael Bolton, or anything else by him
"Spiceworld" by the Spice Girls
"Mr. Vain" by Culture Beat
"Respect Yourself" by Bruce Willis
"I Swear" by All-4-One or the country band that wrote it
"Your Body is a Wonderland" by John Mayer
"I Want It That Way" by The Backstreet Boys
ANYTHING BY AVRIL LAVIGNE!
"I Hope You Dance" by Leanne Womack
"Arms Wide Open" by Creed
"Want You Back" by Take That
"Irresistible" by Beyonce
"Sometimes," "I Love Rock n Roll," "Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman," "Oops I Did It Again," all by Britney Spears
anything by 2Unlimited
"Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark
"Stickwitu," by the Pussycat Dolls
"Jenny From the Block" by Jennifer Lopez (or anything else by her)
"I Try" by Macy Gray
"Power of Love," "Drove All Night," "My Heart Will Go On" all by Celine Dion
the Theme from TMNT2 by Vanilla Ice
"Two Princes" by Spin Doctors

Randi Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:45 AM EST

How Bizarre - OMC
Fly - Sugar Ray
You Gotta Be - Des'ree
Sussudio - Phil Collins
Dirty Laundry - Don Henley

Debbie Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:44 AM EST

The all time most annoying song for me, the one that makes me turn my radio off every time, is "Mickey" by Toni Basil. As irritating to hear as the cheerleaders it portrays in the video! YUCK!

kirz10 Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:44 AM EST

I'm embarassed to admit that I love "The Sign." guilty pleasure. I do have to agree about "We Built This City." Ugh! And "You're Beautiful" rates a quadruple Ugh!

Remember the song "Friends and Lovers" by that actress from Days of Our Lives (Gloria somebody)? That song is PAINFUL!

jmg Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:41 AM EST

"Wanna Soak Up The Sun" by Sheryl Crow.

Lamb Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:41 AM EST

To me:
Thanks for the heads up on "I love you always forever" Now I can buy the album and burn it in effigy.
And I must agree with the "Butterfly Kisses" haters, that song takes the cake, it's wretched. In fact, I think that any song with the word butterfly in the title or any song about a butterfly qualifies as annoying.

JoJo Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:40 AM EST

"I'm Sorry (2004)" Reuben Studdard
Anything featuring Natalie Merchant

lilly Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:40 AM EST

to backlash thanks for clearing that up. I will give gloria a pass on that one.

Nancy Walker Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:39 AM EST

"Don't worry, be happy" Yuck! Jill: You have a right to your choice, but "Unchained Melody" is a beautiful song. Vicky Sue Robinson was the original singer of "Turn the beat around." Neil Diamond sang "Red red Wine."

wtfnyc Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:39 AM EST

The Thong Song. GAH!!!

paige Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:38 AM EST

every month there is a new song that just drives me crazy- for the last 4 months it was that damn beyonce "to the left" crap but most of the time i find any type of freestyle song annoying. its a genre that makes me gag every time...

and btw- Erotica is not an annoying song dammit! especially when she re-did it for the last tour it was amazing.

Julie Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:35 AM EST

Hands down, the most annoying song in the world is the one that may have single-handedly killed disco - "You Can Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward. A close second would be "Funkytown."

Backlash Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:35 AM EST

To Lilly...how old are you? That song is Turn the Beat Around originally done by Vicky Sue Robinson. Yeah, not the most intellectual of lyrics.

D Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:35 AM EST

I change the radio when James Blunt comes on, You're Beautiful and the other one that the radio plays non stop. I don't know if this is a song, but it's on a commercial and my 4 year old repeats it non stop, but she says "Phenomenon! Do do do do, phenomenon!!" It gets stuck in your head.

N-1 Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:34 AM EST

I love "Don't You Want Me" by the Human League!!!

lala1215 Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:34 AM EST

I'll probably get backlash for this but I hate "Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen"- while the words may be inspirational- that was not a song-I cringed everytime it was on the radio oh and Summer Girls by LFO- that was pure crap.

lilly Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:32 AM EST

there is another song from gloria estafan that has the stupidiest lyrics ever
"flute player play your flute...RAT-TAT-TAT OF THE DRUUUUMM...."
I want to flee every time this comes on.

Leannza Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:31 AM EST

How about "Meant For Me" by Jewel? And "The Sweetest Thing" by U2? Those are my personal favorites to hate.

Jill Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:28 AM EST

Has to be "Red Red Wine" by who the heck knows. "Unchained Melody" gets on my nerves too.

me Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:27 AM EST

To Lamb:

The song is called "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis

Sarah C Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:25 AM EST

No, I'm not going to look at your photograph, Nickelback.

No Brand Woman Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 09:21 AM EST

"Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler. I think everyone was forced to either sing or even learn the sign language for this song for a production at some point during our time in school.
As for "The Sign" by Ace of Base, yeah, it's a bad song, but I strangely kinda like it because it brings back a fond memory of mine from 5th grade.
"My Humps" is possibly the most annoying song ever, but it's