Most Overrated Songs

*raph27* · 10-21-2013, 11:04 AM

This thread is basically just what the title says. Say what song you think is really overrated, and why.

Kas · 10-21-2013, 12:13 PM

Some of you will want to kill me for the song I'm posting:

I know lot of people love Nirvana, but this band never excited me and it never will. Well, maybe this is related to the fact that one of my cousins, when she was 16, had crush on Kurt Cobain and admired him for wanting to know how bullets tasted like. You can't imagine how annoying she was.

dkram230 · 10-21-2013, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by RaphaeltheAwesome13

This thread is basically just what the title says. Say what song you think is really overrated, and why.

"Gangnam Style" and "Blurred Lines." End of story!

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 10-23-2013, 08:52 PM

Some of you may remember this one: "Macarena". 'Nuff said.

*Discogod* · 10-28-2013, 08:54 AM

Anything by Bob Dylan or John Lennon. "Imagine", in particular - one of the most banal songs I've ever heard, yet most people act like it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Type 97 Chi-ha · 10-28-2013, 09:38 AM

"Satisfaction" (and most other of their music) by the Rolling Stones. DEVO's was better.

Also anything by "Weird Al" Yankevic. His videos are funny though.

*Cure* · 10-28-2013, 02:47 PM

Bohemian Rhapsody. It's like 10 minutes long with only the last 2 being any good.

**Jester** · 10-28-2013, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Type 97 Chi-ha

Also anything by "Weird Al" Yankevic. His videos are funny though.

Yeah! Screw Yankevic! "Weird Al" Yankovic is so much better.

Type 97 Chi-ha · 10-28-2013, 04:51 PM

And the Rolling Stones? I know a transsexual hippie cartoonist (yes, all for real) who dislikes that band. And why shouldn't she, when that band has songs like "Under My Thumb", about a man who has a woman is said situation?

~~Leo656~~ · 10-28-2013, 09:32 PM

Type 97: To be fair, I'd never say Mick Jagger WASN'T a misogynist, but lots of famous musicians are bad with that, and worse. John Lennon hit women, including his first wife, yet women love him. Jimmy Page had his manager KIDNAP a 14-year-old girl in 1972 so he could have sex with her, and kept her locked away in secret for years so he couldn't be brought up on charges for sexually abusing a minor (for what it's worth, the girl, Lori Maddox, swears it was one of the greatest things that ever happened to her, go figure). People still love Led Zeppelin. These aren't "Maybe they did these things," these are things that actually happened that people have decided don't matter, because the people in question make pretty music.

My point being, nobody should expect musicians to be saints. Most of these people seek to become celebrities in the first place because they have some kind of personality disorder that makes them crave attention, and they believe normal "rules" of society don't apply to them. People can accept that musicians (and famous people in general) are scumbags, OR they can just never listen to music at all.

More to the topic: I'd say anything by The Grateful Dead. I am positive that they are the absolute sh*ttiest band that ever recorded anything in the history of music.

Type 97 Chi-ha · 10-29-2013, 05:46 AM

I suppose if I were to pick any single song, it would be "We Are The World", which got so much praise for its good intentions. Musically, it isn't very good.

**Jester** · 10-29-2013, 05:49 AM

Along the same vein, Do They Know It's Christmas is kinda obnoxious as well.

Spoiler:

Type 97 Chi-ha · 10-29-2013, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

Along the same vein, Do They Know It's Christmas is kinda obnoxious as well.

Spoiler:

Bob Geldof himself has come to hate the song.

*BubblyShell22* · 10-29-2013, 04:47 PM

Anything by Justin Bieber. I swear, none of his songs are worthwhile to listen to.

Kas · 11-01-2013, 06:17 AM

And what about this?

*The Stryker* · 11-01-2013, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Kas

And what about this?

That song is great. Nothing wrong with a catchy bubblegum pop song once in awhile.

Not a big fan of Blurred Lines and I can't understand how anyone could enjoy anything put out by Macklemore besides Thrift Shop.

*AT-Man* · 11-01-2013, 07:56 AM

Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song was the most overrated piece of crap. There was nothing catchy or funny there.

*BubblyShell22* · 11-01-2013, 03:26 PM

I personally love Carly Rae Jepsen and "Call Me Maybe" and don't think it's overrated at all.

One that is overrated: "Friday" by Rebecca Black. So horrible.

*Whatswiththeheadbands?* · 11-01-2013, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

I personally love Carly Rae Jepsen and "Call Me Maybe" and don't think it's overrated at all.

One that is overrated: "Friday" by Rebecca Black. So horrible.

This is a parody of Rebecca Black's Friday song.

It's called 'Rebecca Jack', for reasons that present themselves straight away.

Kas · 11-01-2013, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

I personally love Carly Rae Jepsen and "Call Me Maybe" and don't think it's overrated at all.

One that is overrated: "Friday" by Rebecca Black. So horrible.

"Friday" overrated? Did anyone ever take that song seriously?

10-21-2013, 11:04 AM	#1
raph27 Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2013 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,611	Most Overrated Songs This thread is basically just what the title says. Say what song you think is really overrated, and why.

10-23-2013, 08:52 PM	#4
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,773	Some of you may remember this one: "Macarena". 'Nuff said. __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

10-28-2013, 02:47 PM	#7
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	Bohemian Rhapsody. It's like 10 minutes long with only the last 2 being any good. __________________

10-29-2013, 05:49 AM	#12
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	Along the same vein, Do They Know It's Christmas is kinda obnoxious as well. Spoiler: __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

10-29-2013, 04:47 PM	#14
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Anything by Justin Bieber. I swear, none of his songs are worthwhile to listen to. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

10-21-2013, 12:13 PM	#2
Kas Thug Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 68	Some of you will want to kill me for the song I'm posting: I know lot of people love Nirvana, but this band never excited me and it never will. Well, maybe this is related to the fact that one of my cousins, when she was 16, had crush on Kurt Cobain and admired him for wanting to know how bullets tasted like. You can't imagine how annoying she was.

10-28-2013, 08:54 AM	#5
Discogod Resolutely Analogue. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,707	Anything by Bob Dylan or John Lennon. "Imagine", in particular - one of the most banal songs I've ever heard, yet most people act like it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.

10-28-2013, 09:38 AM	#6
Type 97 Chi-ha Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Posts: 1,333	"Satisfaction" (and most other of their music) by the Rolling Stones. DEVO's was better. Also anything by "Weird Al" Yankevic. His videos are funny though.

10-28-2013, 04:51 PM	#9
Type 97 Chi-ha Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Posts: 1,333	And the Rolling Stones? I know a transsexual hippie cartoonist (yes, all for real) who dislikes that band. And why shouldn't she, when that band has songs like "Under My Thumb", about a man who has a woman is said situation?

10-28-2013, 09:32 PM	#10
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Type 97: To be fair, I'd never say Mick Jagger WASN'T a misogynist, but lots of famous musicians are bad with that, and worse. John Lennon hit women, including his first wife, yet women love him. Jimmy Page had his manager KIDNAP a 14-year-old girl in 1972 so he could have sex with her, and kept her locked away in secret for years so he couldn't be brought up on charges for sexually abusing a minor (for what it's worth, the girl, Lori Maddox, swears it was one of the greatest things that ever happened to her, go figure). People still love Led Zeppelin. These aren't "Maybe they did these things," these are things that actually happened that people have decided don't matter, because the people in question make pretty music. My point being, nobody should expect musicians to be saints. Most of these people seek to become celebrities in the first place because they have some kind of personality disorder that makes them crave attention, and they believe normal "rules" of society don't apply to them. People can accept that musicians (and famous people in general) are scumbags, OR they can just never listen to music at all. More to the topic: I'd say anything by The Grateful Dead. I am positive that they are the absolute sh*ttiest band that ever recorded anything in the history of music.

10-29-2013, 05:46 AM	#11
Type 97 Chi-ha Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Posts: 1,333	I suppose if I were to pick any single song, it would be "We Are The World", which got so much praise for its good intentions. Musically, it isn't very good.

11-01-2013, 06:17 AM	#15
Kas Thug Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 68	And what about this?

11-01-2013, 07:56 AM	#17
AT-Man I SEEN IT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: FIN Posts: 2,206	Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song was the most overrated piece of crap. There was nothing catchy or funny there. __________________ Through the Golden Door

11-01-2013, 03:26 PM	#18
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	I personally love Carly Rae Jepsen and "Call Me Maybe" and don't think it's overrated at all. One that is overrated: "Friday" by Rebecca Black. So horrible. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.