[Music] Songs that are allegedly classics that you REALLY dislike

[Weststander]

Wonderwall
Country House - Blur
Brown Sugar
Hotel California
Every alleged ‘anthem’ by Bon Jovi, Motley Crew, Aerosmith or Guns N Roses.
Delilah - Tom Jones
Release Me
Bits N Pieces - Dave Clark Five
Glad All Over - Dave Clark Five
Hi Ho Silver Lining - even Jeff Beck hates it.
Sweet Caroline. Tony Bloom, it’s an absolute dirge.

 

[Robinjakarta]

People are just tired of overplay. They’re not rubbish or we wouldn’t know them!

Chirpy chirpy ... ?

True about overplay, though. There are some great songs on here.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
Baby - Justin Bieber
Macarena - By whoever released it, plus the stupid dance
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Witney Houston
Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
500 Miles - The Proclaimers
Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi


All songs by American Hair Bands
All Dylan songs (other than Hurricane) sung by Dylan. Great songwriter but can't stand his voice.
She, any version (which includes the Elvis Costello one)


And probably a load more

Mostly with you all the way.

However....

Love the Astley:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdkCEioCp24

 

[clapham_gull]

It’s a DREADFUL song.

Yes.

What it reminds me of is some post Beatles Lennon dirge where McCartney would have stepped in (in the Beatles) and said "eh, you soft lad shite, that's shite.."

The worst thing about it (beyond the comedy Lennon whine) is the attempt at a Ringo type drum fill in the middle, played in some parallel universe where Ringo turned up to play a drum fill to comply with a contractual agreement with Lennon who was contractually obliged to write a song about a Harrison record label.

It's natural B-Side would be a contractual agreement by McCartney to record a Stock Aitken and Waterman hi-NRG cover of the Frog Chorus sung by Bonnie Tyler.

It's appalling.

 

[clapham_gull]

Hi Ho Silver Lining - even Jeff Beck hates it.

He does. On my 16th birthday (pissed) I went up to him and said "Hi, Ho, Silver Lining" and he told me to **** off.

True story.

 

[Muzzy]

Simply the best, and anything else by Tina Turner.
Her voice really makes me wanna leave the room.
Can’t sing, can’t dance but made millions. Please tell me how?

 

[mr sheen]

Another shout for Hotel California

 

[boik]

Mr Blue Sky. In fact everything featuring Jeff Lynn. Has no concept of the idea that less is more.

 

[Igzilla]

Valerie by Amy Winehouse. She takes a pretty decent song and proceeds to murder it in public.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

‘Got to write a classic
Got to write it in an attic‘

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Beat me to it. Liam's vocals are awful, he really is an average singer. How he feels he's a credible enough solo artist to do knebworth is pure self indulgence.

You forgot to mention The High Flying Turds.

‘She fell, she fell, right under my spell
Oh now pretty baby, come on!
She danced, she danced, right into my hands
Oh now pretty baby, come on!
Be my butterfly, you and I will shake it
We can roll in at the top of the morn'
And if you feel the need, I'll send you God's speed
To meet your maker at the break of the dawn
Get out of the doldrums, baby, now
You liar, I'll set you on fire
Get out of the doldrums, baby, now!
Do your thing, on the beat of the bang
I'll put a melody inside of your head
No need to shout, what you bitching about?
I think those things are better left unsaid
She had a look you won't find in no book
And she smelt like 1969
You can blow my mind if you're that way inclined
All I know is I'm gonna make you mine
She fell, she fell, right under my spell...’

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

I don't get how anyone can just say "anything by the beatles"

Helter Skelter is slightly different to The Long and Winding Road for example.

It's not like they had one sound is it. Weird.

 

[cheshunt seagull]

Sultans of Swing, Bat out of Hell, Another Brick in the Wall, Livin' on a Prayer
.
Some from artists I otherwise really like: I Just Called to Say I Love You, Whole of the Moon, It's Oh So Quiet (Bjork), Maxwell's Silver Hammer

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

this won't make me any friends on here but Sweet Caroline is ****ing ****. As is Don't Stop Believing, btw

Yep. Those are the exact 2 I was going to post.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Driving home for Christmas.

It's become a running joke in my family that everyone now LOVES it even more for the sheer pain it causes me. They block me getting to the remote/radio to turn it off the moment the intro starts.

 

[A1X]

"Imagine"

Lowest common-denominator, self-indulgent tripe which is only the song it is because Lennon was shot. I also find it difficult to take lectures on having no possessions from someone who moved all his worldly goods out of the UK for tax purposes as soon as he could, and on violence from someone who was allegedly a wife-beater.

 

[darkwolf666]

Shiver me timbers, H, Lady in Red is a song that managed to rhyme 'Dance' with 'Romance,' something that isnae scientifically possible.

See post #11 for equally inane rhymes, attic, classic, addict... give me strength!

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Pulp - Common people
Anything by the Beatles
Anything by Michael Jackson
Anything by the Sex Pistols - manufactured boy band
Mr Blue Sky - ELO
ABBA - Waterloo

 

[jakarta]

"Imagine"

Lowest common-denominator, self-indulgent tripe which is only the song it is because Lennon was shot. I also find it difficult to take lectures on having no possessions from someone who moved all his worldly goods out of the UK for tax purposes as soon as he could, and on violence from someone who was allegedly a wife-beater.

Apart from that you don't mind it...

My Vote goes to Dexys Daylight Brummies (I think that was what they were called) and the horrid noise they made called Come on Irene or something similar.

Red hot needles into my eyeballs would be preferable to listening to that shit...

 

[raymondo]

Ebony and Ivory.
Isn't she lovely.