PLEASE Change the Station: Songs You Hate to Love (or just hate)

May 4, 2008 Posted in HaHa

You know how it is; you’re in the gym and, even though you’ve forgotten your iPod, the radio station that’s playing has a pretty good range of songs and you have a good beat going. Or maybe you’re in the car, driving along and blasting the stereo as high as it can go. Or maybe you’re not even moving. Maybe you’re just chilling in your room. But, inevitably, that one song some comes on.

You know precisely what I mean. THAT song. That song that you just can’t stand. That song that makes you want to storm out the room or change the station or maybe even kick the stereo system. It’s like nails on a chalkboard, and all you want is for it to end. Yet, you know all the words, even though you hate admitting that to yourself. Somewhere in the deep recesses of your brain – and you would never admit this to anybody – you want to sing along.

Everyone has their own flame list. This is mine.

10. Warrant – “Cherry Pie“: Why is a song about pedophilia and incest so popular? Why is it a classic? Why is the video so creepy? Why am I so awesome at this song on Guitar Hero? Questions that may never be answered.

9. Timbaland (feat. One Republic) – “Apologize“: This title is misleading, because the word “apologize” never once comes into the song. “Pologize” does come into the chorus pretty often. I think it may be a synonym for self-pollinating your garden.

8. Gwen Stefani – “Hollaback Girl“: If I ever forget how to spell “banana”, Gwen Stefani is there to remind me. Where were you during the 2nd grade spelling bee, Gwen? Where?!

7. Sara Bareilles – “Love Song“: This song is on here on behalf of a friend of mine, who seems to hate it whenever I sing it to her. Maybe it makes her uncomfortable. Or maybe it’s the fact that I can’t really claim that I’m not writing a love song about someone in a love song about someone. Paradox, much.

6. Rihanna – “Umbrella“: No one should ever be able to rhyme “forever” with “umbrella”. No one.

5. The Rembrandts – “I’ll Be There For You“: I think the reason I never got into Friends was because I could never get beyond the opening theme. I’d like for this song to not be there for me, actually. Maybe if Friends just opened without a song, I could’ve handled it. And why does this even still play on radio stations? I mean, I know it’s an icon of the 90′s, but you guys, there are better options. Pearl Jam opening theme, anyone?

4. Black Eyed Peas – “My Humps“: I do NOT want to mix anyone’s milk with anyone’s cocoa puffs! What is wrong with this song? Why do the Black Eyed Peas seem incapable of making decent songs? They’re either really good or really bad. This one is really, really bad. Alanis Morrisette totally agrees.

3. Shakira – “Hips Don’t Lie“: You know, I know some people who come from Columbia that can’t dance. I’m sure they’d be a little offended by this song…if they listened to Shakira at all. And I’m pretty certain that speaking school-learned Spanish phrases to a Hispanic girl is just a bad, bad idea. But at least it’s good fodder for covers and parodies that have hips that do not in any way fabricate, or even so much as stretch the truth.

2. 50 Cent – “In Da Club“: Tenth grade. Ow. Moving on…

1. Finger Eleven – “Paralyzer“: I’m not paralyzed. I just seem to be obsessed with this song. I cringe whenever it comes on, and then I turn it up. We have a very abusive relationship.

Now, I’m not saying that you guys have to agree with me. I’m sure you have your own songs that you can’t stand. Share. We want to commiserate with you. And if one of your favorite songs is on here, I’m sorry.

…for you.

876612 Comments2008-05-04+21%3A30%3A12Olua+-+Washington+College on "PLEASE Change the Station: Songs You Hate to Love (or just hate)"

Meagan - Mizzou says:
Sun, 4th May 200812:44 pm

It's actually OneRepublic featuring Timbaland, as OneRepublic is the group singing; Timbaland is just adding a little flavor to it.

kate says:
Sun, 4th May 20082:41 pm

basically every song by fergie lol

K. -NYU says:
Sun, 4th May 20084:53 pm

Anything post-Fresh-Prince era by Will Smith. Pain-ful.

Lidia says:
Sun, 4th May 20087:29 pm

so… basically for me if ANYTHING by Avril Lavine comes on I love to obnoxiously sing it really loudly; even though she's the worst EVAR!

tiff says:
Sun, 4th May 20087:53 pm

i effing HATE that paralyzer song! omfg wtf is up those those wack ass lyrics?! everything about it (the music, lyrics) is so damn cheesy i literally have to turn the radio's dial whenever it comes on. can't STAND it!!!

Elle says:
Mon, 5th May 20083:46 am

Anything by John Mayer, and that "sorry" song. "Makes me waaaahna dieeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!" Yeuch.

B says:
Mon, 5th May 20084:37 am

I have to agree with that entire list. annoyingannoyingannoying.

Laura says:
Mon, 5th May 200811:17 am

Crazy Rap.

I love the chorus… but everything else makes me want to scream TMI!

Exmaple: We fucked on the bed, fucked on the flo, fucked so long, I grew a fuckin afro.

Then I fucked to the left, fucked to the right. she sucked my dick til the shit turned white.

I thought to myself, sheba, sheba! got my ass lookin like a zebra!

I fucked her once, I fucked her twice. I ate that pussy like shrimp fried rice.

Dont be amazed at the stories I tell ya. I met a woman in the heart of australia.

Had a big butt and big titties, too, so I hopped in her ass like a kangaroo.

See, I met this lady from hawaii. stuck it in her ass, and she said, aiiiiieeee!

Lips was breakfast, pussy was lunch, then her titties busted open with hawaiian punch.

Met colonel sanders wife in the state of kentucky. she said, Ill fry some chicken if you just fuck me.

Have you ever went over to a girls house to fuck, but the pussy just aint no good? (say what? )

And then youre getting upset cause you cant get her wet, plus you in the wrong neighborhood?

So you try to play it off and eat the pussy, but it takes her so long to come (say what? )

Then a dude walks in. thats her big boyfriend, and he asks you where you from? (where you from, man? )

So you wipe your mouth, and you try to explain (I dont bang.), you start talkin real fast.

But hes already mad, cause you fuckin his wife, so he starts beatin on your ass.

Now your clothes all muddy, your nose all bloody, your dick was hard but now its soft. (whut? )

You thought you had a girl to rock your world, now you still gotta go jack off.

Sorry… but I don't need that much information in my songs

jen says:
Tue, 6th May 200811:59 am

rockstar by nickelback, i think

ooo and see you again by miley cyrus

i HATE to love these craptastic songs

kate says:
Tue, 6th May 20081:45 pm

"Hey There Delilah" by the Plain White Tee's should never, ever, be played, ever again. In fact I believe every recording of it should be destroyed. Since it's release it has seen more play-time than millions of songs, millions of times better.

beth says:
Tue, 6th May 20082:44 pm

EVERY single song you listed, PLUS

Hey there Delilah

Any Fergie song

ANYTHING by sugarland

oh! and anything Beyonce…

That about sums it up for me