Sometimes, the music you listen to can take your breath away… like a blooming rose under the gentle touch of the sun. Other times… it makes you wanna strangle the artists. Well, not literally, but you feel like the universe is working against you.
Each time you don’t particularly like a song, it just gets pushed to the top and broadcasted ceaselessly. You hear it in your car… at work… at the grocery store.. in your car… from your next door neighbour… and this goes on and on for at least a couple of months before, if you’re lucky, never having to hear it again. Do you ever imagine the artists going all pampered and prepared in the studio to record and think… have you no mercy?
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The fact that music is used as a torture mechanism by CIA makes total sense! After all, the simplest way to go insane is doing the same thing over and over again. And like the ones used for such psychological operations, these songs that annoy you oh so much are not necessarily bad. It’s not like we don’t appreciate jumpy songs with obsessive chorus *I’m blue da ba dee ba ba daa*, but we all know that there’s a thin line between catchy and plain moronic.
We’ve put together a list of our most disliked songs, for the lolz. Some of the choices might surprise you, but remember that this is purely subjective. We’re sorry guys, but you just can’t please everyone.
Our Choices
Justin Bieber – Baby (Cristian B.C.)
Let’s face it. This is not a peculiar choice for Cristi. Bieber’s Baby, much to the fury of the Beliebers, is present on numerous most hated songs lists.
P!nk – Just Give Me A Reason ft. Nate Ruess (Ana V.)
While this isn’t a typically disliked song, Ana thinks that Pink and Nate’s voices sound weird together and the song is overall too cheesy.
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe (Catalin M.)
This media-manufactured song, which also spawned a meme, happens to be one of Bieber’s favourites. Well, it definitely isn’t Catalin’s.
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Drake – Hotline Bling (Andreea V.)
The awkward dance that Drake pulled of in the music video didn’t impress Andreea. Nor did the song itself. But it’s her versus 1.231.207.084 people.
Pharrell Williams – Happy (George A.)
This song titled “Happy” does not make George happy. In fact, it makes him angry. If we had a dime for every time this song has been played in 2014, we’d be… happier.
Calvin Harris & Disciples – How Deep Is Your Love (Marina B.)
This song isn’t the worst but many people, including Marina, find it dull and messy, mostly due to disliking its lyrics.
Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass (Sandra T.)
Don’t even get me started. This song has “Skinny shaming” written all over it.
Guilty Pleasures
Now, let’s address the elephant in the room. While we have songs which trigger our rage, we also have some that, despite being totally different from the rest of our playlists, have put a spell on us. Addictive, bizarre or simply catchy, we all have our “guilty pleasures”. Those songs which we binge-listen to for a while but we’d rather *insert humiliating action* than share on our social media accounts.
Sometimes they manage to overpower us. Did you ever drunk-sing “I Knew You Were Trouble When You Walked In” at karaoke or even worse, at New Year’s Eve? Did you bang your head to the sound of “What is Love” exactly like Jim Carrey in the viral SNL video? What are your guilty pleasures?
#NO REGRETS OR SHAME
If a song makes you happy, don’t bother with people judging you for it. Still, remember to use headphones. It’s the decent thing to do.
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By the way, what’s that euro dance song with techno and country influences… The one that has a title referring to a clothing material.. a body piece… and some guy’s name.. Jack?… James?… Joe? Where did it come from and where did it go?
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