Phantom 2,531 Posted January 12, 2016 I was having a discussion with a friend this past weekend. While we were talking, we were also trying to guess what selections people that were going up to the jukebox were going to play. Then the subject moved on to songs that we can go the rest of our life without ever needing to hear again, as we've either heard them so often that we can just hear the song in our head as they've been overplayed on the radio or used on TV commercials, or we just don't like it at all. The challenge was to come up with 30 such songs. My own personal list is much longer. But in no particular order, this was the list of songs that I noted down. What are yours? 1. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life 2. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven 3. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 4. Deep Purple - Smoke on The Water 5. Blur - Parklife 6. Don McLean - American Pie 7. Chumbawamba - Tubthumping 8. The Doors - Light My Fire 9. The Beatles - Hey Jude 10. The Beatles - A Little Help From My Friends (usually the cover by Joe Cocker) 11. Lynryd Skynyrd - Freebird 12. The Stranglers - Golden Brown 13. The Clash - Should I Stay, or Should I Go? 14. Steve Miller Band - The Joker 15. Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze 16. Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl 17. The Eagles - Hotel California 18. Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell 19. Meatloaf - 2 out of 3 ain't bad 20. Meatloaf - Paradise by The Dashboard Light 21. Journey - Don't Stop Believing 22. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas 23. Spandau Ballet - True 24. Lynryd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama 25. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit 26. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen 27. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) 28. David Bowie - Space Oddity 29. The Doors - People Are Strange 30. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - The Zephyr Song 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,112 Posted January 12, 2016 You have named a few that are definitely on my list! I'll have to come back to you on this one, but I'm going to try and limit it to songs that I did like once. If I extend it to songs that I don't like at all, I just wouldn't know where to stop 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted January 12, 2016 I was having a discussion with a friend this past weekend. While we were talking, we were also trying to guess what selections people that were going up to the jukebox were going to play. Then the subject moved on to songs that we can go the rest of our life without ever needing to hear again, as we've either heard them so often that we can just hear the song in our head as they've been overplayed on the radio or used on TV commercials, or we just don't like it at all. The challenge was to come up with 30 such songs. My own personal list is much longer. But in no particular order, this was the list of songs that I noted down. What are yours? 1. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life 2. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven 3. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 4. Deep Purple - Smoke on The Water 5. Blur - Parklife 6. Don McLean - American Pie 7. Chumbawamba - Tubthumping 8. The Doors - Light My Fire 9. The Beatles - Hey Jude 10. The Beatles - A Little Help From My Friends (usually the cover by Joe Cocker) 11. Lynryd Skynyrd - Freebird 12. The Stranglers - Golden Brown 13. The Clash - Should I Stay, or Should I Go? 14. Steve Miller Band - The Joker 15. Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze 16. Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl 17. The Eagles - Hotel California 18. Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell 19. Meatloaf - 2 out of 3 ain't bad 20. Meatloaf - Paradise by The Dashboard Light 21. Journey - Don't Stop Believing 22. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas 23. Spandau Ballet - True 24. Lynryd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama 25. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit 26. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen 27. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) 28. David Bowie - Space Oddity 29. The Doors - People Are Strange 30. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - The Zephyr Song some of these I completely agree with you with and others j couldn't disagree with more. One question what is your least favorite song. In my opinion the worst song is that awful gangam style which was everywhere back in 2012. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,531 Posted January 12, 2016 I was having a discussion with a friend this past weekend. While we were talking, we were also trying to guess what selections people that were going up to the jukebox were going to play. Then the subject moved on to songs that we can go the rest of our life without ever needing to hear again, as we've either heard them so often that we can just hear the song in our head as they've been overplayed on the radio or used on TV commercials, or we just don't like it at all. The challenge was to come up with 30 such songs. My own personal list is much longer. But in no particular order, this was the list of songs that I noted down. What are yours? 1. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life 2. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven 3. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 4. Deep Purple - Smoke on The Water 5. Blur - Parklife 6. Don McLean - American Pie 7. Chumbawamba - Tubthumping 8. The Doors - Light My Fire 9. The Beatles - Hey Jude 10. The Beatles - A Little Help From My Friends (usually the cover by Joe Cocker) 11. Lynryd Skynyrd - Freebird 12. The Stranglers - Golden Brown 13. The Clash - Should I Stay, or Should I Go? 14. Steve Miller Band - The Joker 15. Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze 16. Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl 17. The Eagles - Hotel California 18. Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell 19. Meatloaf - 2 out of 3 ain't bad 20. Meatloaf - Paradise by The Dashboard Light 21. Journey - Don't Stop Believing 22. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas 23. Spandau Ballet - True 24. Lynryd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama 25. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit 26. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen 27. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) 28. David Bowie - Space Oddity 29. The Doors - People Are Strange 30. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - The Zephyr Song some of these I completely agree with you with and others j couldn't disagree with more. One question what is your least favorite song. In my opinion the worst song is that awful gangam style which was everywhere back in 2012. I don't really have a least favourite song. Gangam Style, I've grown to just tune it out as it's one of those novelty songs that came out, was used in various commercials and then vanished again. It'll probably feature on those shows where various stand-up comedians sit down to remember that decade in about 20-30 years time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,099 Posted January 12, 2016 Anything by Lulu. Can't stand that bitch. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angels 32 Posted January 12, 2016 I agree with a lot on Phantom's list. I know it's an unpopular opinion, but I have to say 'everything by the Beatles' would be on my list. I loved them as a kid, but all those songs are worn out and tired for me now. And after too many years of working retail and having to listen to the same dozen songs over and over again hours a day for a month and a half at a go, 'all Christmas music' would also be on that list. Ditto loving the carols/songs as a kid, ditto on the worn-out-tired factor. I'd also add 'everything by Michael Jackson' with the exception of "Man in the Mirror." 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,531 Posted January 12, 2016 I have one song, or rather a version of it that makes me watch to either throw the radio through a window or put a brick through the television each time I hear it.It's any version of "Somewhere over the rainbow" where the singer slows the tempo and does an acoustic version on a ukelele.I have a friend who does it during her shows. She would get upset with me because I'd get up from the bar and proclaim loudly "I fucking hate that song".Admittedly I only turned up to her gigs to show her a bit of support. She's since moved in to the category of friends that is "I like you, I just think your music sucks".We're still friends Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,723 Posted January 12, 2016 My understanding is that the list should be songs you once liked rather than just an endless list of Lulu, novelty acts and Justin Bieber hits? Of your list 7,9 and 22 fall into the gladly would never listen to again because I've heard them so much I've got weary of them. I'm not sure if your whole list is songs you don't want to hear again or if some of them are still songs you like but don't need to hear again because you can recall them from memory whenever you wish. Without deciding whether I still like the songs or not I would add:- 1. James Sit Down 2. Pulp Common People 3. Pulp Year 2000 4. Radiohead Creep 5. Pogues/K McCall Fairytale of New York 6. Queen Somebody to Love 7. Nilsson Without You 8. Leonard Cohen Hallelujah 9. Abba The Winner Takes it All 10.Oasis Don't Look Back in Anger At some point in time I've played all these songs over and over on repeat till I sickened myself of them - it's a pretty eclectic mix - sure there will be loads more but better check that I've got the right idea before spending my whole night on it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted January 12, 2016 Black Sheets of Rain, by Bob Mould. The whole album. I listened to it so much in my angst ridden teens that every note is still ingrained on my psyche. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted January 12, 2016 Not a song, but when I was a teenager I was a mad Depeche Mode fan, but now I live next door to an UTTER CUNT that plays ONLY DEPECHE MODE at EAR SPLITTING LEVELS at ALL HOURS OF THE DAY AND NIGHT, so now I CAN'T FUCKING STAND THEM. I HATE THAT w***er NEXT DOOR FOR ROBBING ME OF MY TEENAGE YEARS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,545 Posted January 12, 2016 Nice songs actually, but I can't listen to them anymore... - Gloria Gaynor - I am what I am - Gloria Gaynor - I will survive - Weather Girls - It's raining men - Nena - 99 Luftballons Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pedro67 232 Posted January 12, 2016 Where to start....... Always take the weather with you by Crowded house. So friggin' irritatingly annoying. ' Do I lie like a Lounge room Lizard'. WTF is that all about ?! ...guess that's where I start them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,903 Posted January 12, 2016 Mine is mostly made up of songs that get stuck in your head for months even though you didn't particularly liked them in the first place. Charlene - Never been to me Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time Cyndi Lauper - True Colours (really surprised this hasn't come up before) Nizlopi - JCB Song Tommy Steele - Little White Bull Queen - We will Rock You Beatles - When I'm 64 Beatles - From me to you Chumbawumba - Tupthumping Whitney Houston - I will Always Love You Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines Jessie J et al - Bang Bang Madonna - This Used to be My Playground Mariah Carey - All I want for Christmas is you Tina Turner - Simply the Best Various artists - Sisters Are Doing it for themselves Various artists - Uptown Girl Wigfield - Saturday Night Diana Ross - Stop! In the Name of Love Adele - Skyfall Kylie - Can't Get You Out of My Head Amy Winehouse - Valerie Europe - The Final Countdown Foreigner - I wanna know what love is Tammy Wynette- Stand By Your Man Various - Moon River (mainly thanks to that advert) Oasis - Half the World Away Rhianna - Diamonds Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears (probably the worst song ever) Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 12, 2016 I agree with a lot on Phantom's list. I know it's an unpopular opinion, but I have to say 'everything by the Beatles' would be on my list. I loved them as a kid, but all those songs are worn out and tired for me now. And after too many years of working retail and having to listen to the same dozen songs over and over again hours a day for a month and a half at a go, 'all Christmas music' would also be on that list. Ditto loving the carols/songs as a kid, ditto on the worn-out-tired factor. I'd also add 'everything by Michael Jackson' with the exception of "Man in the Mirror." Yeah I'll check back but my immediate reaction was this is a list of songs once beholden only to get so saturated in your ears you're done with them. It can't be songs you thought sucked all along or I'd never stop typing. I liked a good number on Phantom's list. I concur. I heard Tears for Fears 'Head Over Heels' the other day, first time in 5 years I bet, and it wasn't long enough. In fact, though I can still handle all 6 minutes of the repetitive Shout, you can chuck that whole album now. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 12, 2016 Mine is mostly made up of songs that get stuck in your head for months even though you didn't particularly liked them in the first place. Charlene - Never been to me Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time Cyndi Lauper - True Colours (really surprised this hasn't come up before) Nizlopi - JCB Song Tommy Steele - Little White Bull Queen - We will Rock You Beatles - When I'm 64 Beatles - From me to you Chumbawumba - Tupthumping Whitney Houston - I will Always Love You Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines Jessie J et al - Bang Bang Madonna - This Used to be My Playground Mariah Carey - All I want for Christmas is you Tina Turner - Simply the Best Various artists - Sisters Are Doing it for themselves Various artists - Uptown Girl Wigfield - Saturday Night Diana Ross - Stop! In the Name of Love Adele - Skyfall Kylie - Can't Get You Out of My Head Amy Winehouse - Valerie Europe - The Final Countdown Foreigner - I wanna know what love is Tammy Wynette- Stand By Your Man Various - Moon River (mainly thanks to that advert) Oasis - Half the World Away Rhianna - Diamonds Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears (probably the worst song ever) Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer You listened to all those artists? I'm as eclectic as anyone, but that's out there. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted January 12, 2016 Papa was a Rolling Stone - The Temptations 54321 - Manfred Mann Dreadlock Holiday - 10CC Marys Boy Child - Boney M Karma Chameleon - Culture Club Mull of Kintyre - Wings D I S C O - Ottawan Living in America - James Brown 98.2% of Elvis tracks Do They Know its Christmas - Band Aid New York New York - Frank Sinatra White Christmas - Bing Crosby Pop goes the Weasel - Anthony Newley Love will Tear us apart - Joy Division ...and many more. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,531 Posted January 12, 2016 Papa was a Rolling Stone - The Temptations 54321 - Manfred Mann Dreadlock Holiday - 10CC Marys Boy Child - Boney M Karma Chameleon - Culture Club Mull of Kintyre - Wings D I S C O - Ottawan Living in America - James Brown 98.2% of Elvis tracks Do They Know its Christmas - Band Aid New York New York - Frank Sinatra White Christmas - Bing Crosby Pop goes the Weasel - Anthony Newley Love will Tear us apart - Joy Division ...and many more ok now I hear Tony Blackburn's voice saying "Not available in the shops" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted January 12, 2016 Papa was a Rolling Stone - The Temptations 54321 - Manfred Mann Dreadlock Holiday - 10CC Marys Boy Child - Boney M Karma Chameleon - Culture Club Mull of Kintyre - Wings D I S C O - Ottawan Living in America - James Brown 98.2% of Elvis tracks Do They Know its Christmas - Band Aid New York New York - Frank Sinatra White Christmas - Bing Crosby Pop goes the Weasel - Anthony Newley Love will Tear us apart - Joy Division ...and many more ok now I hear Tony Blackburn's voice saying "Not available in the shops" You must remember those 'Top of The Pops' albums back in the 70s where the chart hits on the albums were not actually recorded by the original artists!!! Try that one now!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted January 12, 2016 Basically every pop song (except for a handful that have visible influences from other, "better" genres) Most rap songs Any song like Gangnam Style, Whip & Nae Nae (or whatever the fuck that's called), that has an accompanying dance and is thus overplayed and overrated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,581 Posted January 12, 2016 Any song sung by Cilla Black. Pretty much all of Michael Jackson's catalogue. The Birdy Song. That Grease medley. Mull of Kintyre. Gangnam Style. Poker Face Lots of Bruce Springsteen stuff. All Christmas songs except Fairy Tale of New York and I Wish it Could be Christmas Every Day. These aren't necessarily songs that I've loved and got tired of, mostly songs that I have to endure in the course of my work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,531 Posted January 12, 2016 Papa was a Rolling Stone - The Temptations 54321 - Manfred Mann Dreadlock Holiday - 10CC Marys Boy Child - Boney M Karma Chameleon - Culture Club Mull of Kintyre - Wings D I S C O - Ottawan Living in America - James Brown 98.2% of Elvis tracks Do They Know its Christmas - Band Aid New York New York - Frank Sinatra White Christmas - Bing Crosby Pop goes the Weasel - Anthony Newley Love will Tear us apart - Joy Division ...and many more ok now I hear Tony Blackburn's voice saying "Not available in the shops" You must remember those 'Top of The Pops' albums back in the 70s where the chart hits on the albums were not actually recorded by the original artists!!! Try that one now!! Oh yes, I remember seeing those albums all the time. In fact they've become collectors items purely because of the album covers. A friend of mine who works as a DJ in Liverpool has almost the entire collection. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempus Fugit 214 Posted January 12, 2016 Do They Know It's Christmas? I hate that fucking song, the lyrics are utter shite, the underlying sentiment is sickening. A song that only idiots can enjoy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 605 Posted January 12, 2016 Anything by Lulu. Tsk! As a certain Edina Monsoon once said: "you can never have too much Lulu". And, regardless of what people think about her, she's got a cracking voice. No-one mentioned 'Imagine' yet? Up there with Hey Jude and Let It Be as overplayed and we're all supposed to get mawkishly emotional over it. R.E.M.'s Everybody Hurts is another one. Mawkish tripe and not a patch on anything from their IRS years either. And on a personal note, if Blondie (or Debbie Harry solo) never played The Tide Is High live again I wouldn't shed any tears. Can't believe someone's mentioned a Boney M song, and Seven Tears is a perfect example of classic Schlager. Cloth ears, the lot of you! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,903 Posted January 12, 2016 Mine is mostly made up of songs that get stuck in your head for months even though you didn't particularly liked them in the first place. Charlene - Never been to me Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time Cyndi Lauper - True Colours (really surprised this hasn't come up before) Nizlopi - JCB Song Tommy Steele - Little White Bull Queen - We will Rock You Beatles - When I'm 64 Beatles - From me to you Chumbawumba - Tupthumping Whitney Houston - I will Always Love You Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines Jessie J et al - Bang Bang Madonna - This Used to be My Playground Mariah Carey - All I want for Christmas is you Tina Turner - Simply the Best Various artists - Sisters Are Doing it for themselves Various artists - Uptown Girl Wigfield - Saturday Night Diana Ross - Stop! In the Name of Love Adele - Skyfall Kylie - Can't Get You Out of My Head Amy Winehouse - Valerie Europe - The Final Countdown Foreigner - I wanna know what love is Tammy Wynette- Stand By Your Man Various - Moon River (mainly thanks to that advert) Oasis - Half the World Away Rhianna - Diamonds Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears (probably the worst song ever) Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer You listened to all those artists? I'm as eclectic as anyone, but that's out there. SC Not all of them no. There isn't enough money in the world you could pay me to listen to Cyndi Lauper or Robin Thicke voluntarily but a few year ago True Colours seemed to be on every advert, in every supermarket etc and while I mildly disliked it before I really hate it now. Blurred lines I could easily have ignored but one of my friends really likes the song and insists on requesting all the time if we go out. The others are mostly songs I had no particular feeling for but got sick of hearing( You try living with a fairground outside your window for every summer for two weeks and see if you can stand listening to We Will Rock You ever again,) songs which I used to like but which have been hijacked by crap adverts (Moon River, or songs which were well over hyped (Skyfall). Special mention for I've Never Been to Me which I heard for the first time about 4 years ago and has been stuck in my head ever since. I wouldn't mind if it were a nice song, but lyrically it's offensive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,112 Posted January 12, 2016 I can see I shall have to hurry up with my list. 'Imagine' has pride of place there. Here you are then. Quite a few have already been mentioned. These are all songs that I have in the past liked (or at least not disliked) but have heard them so often that they bore me now. 10cc – I'm Not In Love Abba – Dancing Queen Aerosmith – I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen Dire Straits – Money For Nothing The Eagles - Hotel California Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive Human League – Don't You Want Me Elton John – Your Song Elton John – Candle In The Wind (and we all know why) Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven John Lennon – Imagine Don McLean - American Pie Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water Slade – Merry Christmas Everybody The Stranglers - Golden Brown Nilsson (or anybody else) – Without You Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells (any of it) Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To My Lovely Bruce Springsteen – Hungry Heart Bruce Springsteen – The Rising Squeeze – Up The Junction Rod Stewart – Maggie May James Taylor OR Carole King – You've Got A Friend Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart Ultravox OR Midge Ure - Hymn Neil Young – After The Goldrush Anybody – My Way Anybody – Unchained Melody Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
