Catchy crap songs

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-12-08 08:51pm

That's one that isn't bugging me yet. It's okay I guess.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-12-08 08:54pm

nothing can stop the unholy combination of Disney and PBS

I torment people to this day with "Hakuna matada", and "This is the Song that never ends"

Oni Koneko Damien · Post by **Oni Koneko Damien** » 2004-12-08 08:55pm

Zaia wrote:The Final Countdown" by Europe

Hey, I like that song!

Come on, just give yourself a mental recording of that synthesizer opening. You know you want to.

*laughs sadistically as the sound gets permanently stuck in the head of everyone who has ever heard that song before*

Doo-dee-doo-doo, doo-dee-doo-doo-doo, doo-dee-doo-doo, doo-dee-doo-doo-doo.

-Damien

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-12-08 09:01pm

don't make me post any more on this thread...

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Post by **Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman** » 2004-12-08 09:04pm

Singular Quartet wrote:
Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote:Oh, and anything from Fatboy Slim.

Right about now
The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother
(The Rockafella Skank)

fatboy slim is fucking in heaven
fatboy slim is fucking in heaven
fatboy slim is fucking in heaven
fucking in, fucking in, fucking in heaven
(Fucking in Heaven)

And don't forget Ya Mama.
Hey, Fatboy Slim is good. And I don't get exposed to any of this crap because I only listen to about three stations.

Oopss, I didn't read the thread title so carefully, missing the "crap" part. I don't think Fatboy Slim is crap either, but their songs *are* catchy. See, having "Ya Mama" played over and over while catching up with the deadline....

Post by **Zaia** » 2004-12-08 09:06pm

Oni Koneko Damien wrote:
Zaia wrote:The Final Countdown" by Europe
Hey, I like that song!

Come on, just give yourself a mental recording of that synthesizer opening. You know you want to.

*laughs sadistically as the sound gets permanently stuck in the head of everyone who has ever heard that song before*

Doo-dee-doo-doo, doo-dee-doo-doo-doo, doo-dee-doo-doo, doo-dee-doo-doo-doo.

-Damien

I like that song too! So much so, in fact, that the director of the Johns Hopkins wind ensemble said he's going to start the tradition of playing it at the end of every wind ensemble concert so that I'll play with them forever. It's a staple in our pep band repertoire, and my friend Mike had it as his ringtone on my behalf (because it wasn't available for my phone) too. My love for that song is probably rather unhealthy.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2004-12-08 09:20pm

Mrs. CmdrWilkens wrote:
Stormbringer wrote:Not strictly a crap song, but Somebody Told Me by The Killers. Good catchy pop-rock.
How could I have forgotten that one? Both the local stations in DC and my Launchcast are playing it non-stop! I didn't like it when I first heard it, but its grown on me (unfortunately).

Bah, it's a perfectly acceptable peice of psuedo-punk pop. I liked it from the start and it's only grown.

I also have to add to the not crap but not brilliant list:

Franz Feridinand, Take Me On
Modest Mouse, Float On

And truly crap but catchy:

Los Lonely Boys, How Far From Heaven

egyptfrk · Post by **egyptfrk** » 2004-12-08 09:25pm

Zaia wrote:
Oni Koneko Damien wrote:
Zaia wrote:The Final Countdown" by Europe
Hey, I like that song!

Come on, just give yourself a mental recording of that synthesizer opening. You know you want to.

*laughs sadistically as the sound gets permanently stuck in the head of everyone who has ever heard that song before*

Doo-dee-doo-doo, doo-dee-doo-doo-doo, doo-dee-doo-doo, doo-dee-doo-doo-doo.

-Damien
I like that song too! So much so, in fact, that the director of the Johns Hopkins wind ensemble said he's going to start the tradition of playing it at the end of every wind ensemble concert so that I'll play with them forever. It's a staple in our pep band repertoire, and my friend Mike had it as his ringtone on my behalf (because it wasn't available for my phone) too. My love for that song is probably rather unhealthy.

My pep band director really likes that song too, for some unknown reason. I don't mind playing it so much, as since I'm not a brass player, my part is easy. The actual song...meh

Post by **Zaia** » 2004-12-08 09:32pm

Stormbringer wrote:Bah, it's a perfectly acceptable peice of psuedo-punk pop. I liked it from the start and it's only grown.

So you're ok with a guy singing about how his ex-girlfriend is dating a guy that looks like a different girlfriend of the singing guy? I find it kind of annoying. I like "Mr. Brightside" a lot more.

And I CAN'T STAND that Modest Mouse song. Ugh, it drives me bonkers.

Mrs. CmdrWilkens wrote:My pep band director really likes that song too, for some unknown reason. I don't mind playing it so much, as since I'm not a brass player, my part is easy. The actual song...meh

I play baritone in pep band, so I get to rock out with the bass part. I LOVE it, all versions of it.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2004-12-08 09:43pm

A lot of stereotypical "gay" music and similar techno/trance/dance stuff.

e.g., Haddaway's What is Love and Darude's Sandstorm.

I don't know why, but they're just so damn addicting and catchy.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2004-12-08 09:47pm

Zaia wrote:
Stormbringer wrote:Bah, it's a perfectly acceptable peice of psuedo-punk pop. I liked it from the start and it's only grown.
So you're ok with a guy singing about how his ex-girlfriend is dating a guy that looks like a different girlfriend of the singing guy? I find it kind of annoying. I like "Mr. Brightside" a lot more.

Yeah, I am. I don't claim it's anything brilliant but I like the song.

Zaia wrote:And I CAN'T STAND that Modest Mouse song. Ugh, it drives me bonkers.

Might be because I heard it live before I heard the radio version. *shrugs*

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2004-12-08 10:33pm

The theme song to Friends. It's the sole reason I never watched the show, but it's impossible to get out of one's head.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2004-12-08 10:46pm

Stormbringer wrote:Not strictly a crap song, but Somebody Told Me by The Killers. Good catchy pop-rock.

I hate that song so much it hurts.

Singular Quartet · Post by **Singular Quartet** » 2004-12-08 10:49pm

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote:
Singular Quartet wrote:Hey, Fatboy Slim is good. And I don't get exposed to any of this crap because I only listen to about three stations.
Oopss, I didn't read the thread title so carefully, missing the "crap" part. I don't think Fatboy Slim is crap either, but their songs *are* catchy. See, having "Ya Mama" played over and over while catching up with the deadline....

Much better.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2004-12-08 11:09pm

Illuminatus Primus wrote:
Stormbringer wrote:Not strictly a crap song, but Somebody Told Me by The Killers. Good catchy pop-rock.

I hate that song so much it hurts.

Another reason to like it.

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Post by **Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman** » 2004-12-09 12:22am

Singular Quartet wrote:
Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote:
Singular Quartet wrote:Hey, Fatboy Slim is good. And I don't get exposed to any of this crap because I only listen to about three stations.
Oopss, I didn't read the thread title so carefully, missing the "crap" part. I don't think Fatboy Slim is crap either, but their songs *are* catchy. See, having "Ya Mama" played over and over while catching up with the deadline....
Much better.

Or maybe you wanna' try Digger theme song?

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-12-09 11:13am

The Friends theme, the utter...what would cartman say...fagosity... of that song, and the vocals, and the fist-clenching video and the opening sequence of friends coupled with the annoyance and the general crapness of the program itself. Urgh.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-12-09 11:26am

Right about now..

Tha funk soul brutha....

Check it out now....

Tha funk soul brotha

Right about now
bout now
bout now
bout now
bout now
bout now
bout now
bout now

Losonti Tokash · Post by **Losonti Tokash** » 2004-12-09 11:27am

In the spirit of Stormbringer nominating "Somebody Told Me," I suggest "Take Me Out," by Franz Ferdinand. Hated that thing so much. Now it's my goddamned ring tone.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2004-12-09 11:28am

The entire cheese-music culture in the UK is based upon the concept, it wasnt something I came across much whilst I was in Oregon - we went to the RHA spring ball, and the only pieces of cheese on offer were cotton-eye-joe and thriller. If that was a UK spring ball, there'd have been 'living on a prayer' 'summer of 69' and who knows what else until about 3am.

Was it just a bad experience, or does america not do cheese-music in the same way that the UK does?

Mrs Kendall · Post by **Mrs Kendall** » 2004-12-09 01:16pm

A song I absolutely hate is...

Tired Of Waiting For You
The Kinks

I'm so tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
I'm so tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
I was a lonely soul
I had nobody till I met you
But you keep-a me waiting
All of the time
What can I do?

It's your life
And you can do what you want
Do what you like
But please don't keep-a me waiting
Please don't keep-a me waiting
'Cause I'm so tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
So tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
I was a lonely soul
I had nobody till I met you
But you keep-a me waiting
All of the time
What can I do?

It's your life
And you can do what you want
Do what you like
But please don't keep-a me waiting
Please don't keep-a me waiting
'Cause I'm so tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
So tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
For you
For you

I'm so tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
I'm so tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
I was a lonely soul
I had nobody till I met you
But you keep-a me waiting
All of the time
What can I do?
It's your life
And you can do what you want
Do what you like
But please don't keep-a me waiting
Please don't keep-a me waiting
'Cause I'm so tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
So tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
I was a lonely soul
I had nobody till I met you
But you keep-a me waiting
All of the time
What can I do?
It's your life
And you can do what you want
Do what you like
But please don't keep-a me waiting
Please don't keep-a me waiting
'Cause I'm so tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
So tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
For you
For you

Then stop waiting you idiot !!

It's just so long and all you hear is I'm tired of waiting. I always have to shut the radio off if it comes on.

And I love the fisheads song. That's a song I don't mind having stuck in my head

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-12-09 01:47pm

and now for the absolute worst song in the world that just -has- to be annoyingly catchy - barbie girl, by aqua. i hate that song with a passion.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2004-12-09 01:55pm

I'd also like to nominate U2 "Vertigo"

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-12-09 01:56pm

Ok

McArthur Park is the worst song

The worst catchy song offenders are as follows

The Song that Never Ends- Sherri Lewis and Lamb Chop
Hakuna Matatda- Disney's The Lion King
Bear Nessessities- Disney's Jungle Book
The Maid Of Amsterdam - Pirate folk tune, mostly because kids will sing it not knowing what's going on, adolecents and pervy adults will include the lyrics cut out from the kids PG version.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-12-10 12:00am

Stormbringer wrote:I'd also like to nominate U2 "Vertigo"

Is it bad when you're tired of a song before it's even for sale?