Songs you absolutely detest..

[Sherwick]

Hmmm, I like Rio, that song by Alanis, Joe's "IGBWALHFMF" and Light my Fire!

I normally hate all songs by U2 but once found myself driving from LA to San Francisco on Highway 1 - somewhere by Santa Barbara I think - as the sun was going down over the Pacific and New Years Day by U2 came on the radio and it was sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

[jaybee82]

I have to say I'm a fan of both Rio and Light My Fire (except Will Young's version).

However I'm not a fan of that song by Timmy Mallett and Bombalurina - Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny...et al.

[Keef]

I am no U2 fan, but it would be harsh to say they've not produced a few gems. I always qute liked "Stuck in a moment".

[Huggers]

Afternoon Delight by whoever it was.

[Jah Lush]

Careless Whisper - George Michael. Over-rated cheesy bollocks and that goes for the singer as well.

[macroban]

>from LA to San Francisco on Highway 1 - somewhere by Santa Barbara

It's US 101 there?

"Like waves crashing on the beach".

[HonaloochieB]

All Right Now by Free, it's not true to say I detest it and I don't run screaming from the room if it comes on.

But I wouldn't give a sh!t if I never heard it again.

[Sherwick]

macroban Wrote:

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> >from LA to San Francisco on Highway 1 - somewhere

> by Santa Barbara

>

> It's US 101 there?

>

> "Like waves crashing on the beach".

Yes, my apologies, it's 101 down by SB.

[jaybee82]

Afternoon Delight was by the Starland Vocal Band...as popularised by Anchorman.

[Eliza.D]

Any song with the word HERO in the title.

[SeanMacGabhann]

But "heroes" is ok surely !

[Eliza.D]

Heroes is fine. Hero? not really. Holding out for a hero. I need a Hero. Billy don't be a hero.

[Eliza.D]

I forgot. The awful EBONY AND IVORY. How two people, who between them have made some of the best songs could come up with one of the worst.

[giggirl]

SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> But "heroes" is ok surely !

OMG Sean, is she having a pop at Jonesey do you think? Isn't he an official national treasure now?

[Andystar]

She's got it bad by Simply cr*p *ahem* I mean Simply Red. I wouldn't normally detest this song but my gremlin 4 yo niece has played this song repeatedly for the last hour (6)

[HonaloochieB]

giggirl Wrote:

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> SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> > But "heroes" is ok surely !

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> OMG Sean, is she having a pop at Jonesey do you

> think? Isn't he an official national treasure

> now?

Of course, The Dame is quite simply inviolate.

[indiepanda]

jaybee82 Wrote:

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> However I'm not a fan of that song by Timmy

> Mallett and Bombalurina - Itsy Bitsy Teeny

> Weeny...et al.

exactly... novelty records in general... Mr Blobby, The Chicken Song, Grandma we love you, Barbie Girl, anything by the Cheeky Girls... you know the kind of thing.

Lots of the songs people have listed it's more about a matter of personal taste than total lack of talent. Which is not to say you can't detest things because it's not your taste, but there are some much much worse things out there that I could list than most of the things people have named.

My pet hate would be bad covers... if the original is good, leave it alone unless you really have something to add (and most people don't). (Come to that if it is bad, why cover it?) Covering Beatles songs is generally a bad plan - I can remember my sister liking a particularly dire cover of Strawberry Fields by Candy Flip, who I've (thankfully) never heard of again.

Oh, and Madonna's version of American Pie was indigestible rubbish too.

[Keef]

That has reminded me. Sheryl Crow, Sweet child of mine. WTF!

[indiepanda]

Keef Wrote:

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> That has reminded me. Sheryl Crow, Sweet child of

> mine. WTF!

I don't even need to have heard that to guess that was a baaaad idea!

[Brendan]

indiepanda Wrote:

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> Oh, and Madonna's version of American Pie was

> indigestible rubbish too.

that was quite posibly the worst cover version in history.

Although All Saints ( It think it was them) did a cover of Under the Bridge which makes me want to slam my toe in a door.

[indiepanda]

Brendan Wrote:

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> Although All Saints ( It think it was them) did a

> cover of Under the Bridge which makes me want to

> slam my toe in a door.

Yes, it was them. Personally I'd slam their toes in a door rather than my own, but I know what you mean :-)

[flapjackdavey]

the girl from bloody ipenema

that bloody awful da da dee da da da song from the early 90s , about the old woman singing for money .... what was it called ? god knows ?

dinner jazz ( pizza express jazz ) awful inoffensive shit to sip your ruddy chardonnay to .

[flapjackdavey]

never ever by allsaints

hate it ...

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flapjackdavey Wrote:

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> the girl from bloody ipenema

>

> that bloody awful da da dee da da da song from

> the early 90s , about the old woman singing for

> money .... what was it called ? god knows ?

>

> dinner jazz ( pizza express jazz ) awful

> inoffensive shit to sip your ruddy chardonnay to .

"yabadee, yabba da, yabbadee yabbada,,,but she's homeless, she's homeless" and other sentimental awful melody shite.....thanks a bundle for reminding me

[RosieH]

Man, she was HOMELESS quids, bloody homeless, and yet she stands there, singing for money. How can the pathos not touch you deep inside..?

Afternoon Delight I actually have a heartfelt soft spot for. As for not liking any song with hero in the title, don't come down to Lucky 7s when i'm on, or I'll have a rare treat for you, sure I will. And it won't be one of my cheesy wotsits