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michaelcoyote
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This thread reminds me why I stopped listening to commercial radio years ago. It's not just Columbus, either. I travel a lot, and with the exception of NYC, LA and Toronto, the radio sucks everywhere else too. I'll listen to silence before I'll take my chances with commercial radio (though generally I can find a classical or NPR station).

This means that I can now listen to "Sweet Home Alabama" or "Been Caught Stealin" and appreciate it on it's own terms, and I've not heard a Red Hot Chili Peppers or Sarah McLachlan song in years.

I'm with osulew on the cockrock.. That stuff can die in a car fire along with trance and progressive house.

Posted 2 years ago #
atalou
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Piano Man - Billy Joel
Tom Sawyer - Rush

...and anything by Journey.

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FaireM
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+1 on Celine Dion. Her voice makes my skin crawl.

I'd also like to retire most of Britney Spears' catalog. That's stuff I'd be happy to never hear ever again.

Posted 2 years ago #
osulew
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Oh god...one more...

Get the Video Widget

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asil
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+1 for Under the Bridge
+1 million for Owl City. When I first heard that song I thought it was cute in an alternative kiddy music kind of way. Now it evokes an instant gag reflex.

Jane Says. Soooooo overplayed. And the live version of Jane Says? Still Jane Says.

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greenhouse1014
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Patch wrote >>
Most old Red Hot Chili Peppers songs. I used to love the band, but seriously, how can "Under the Bridge" still be getting airtime?
I hear it on CD101 every day, and I have to turn the station every time.

I have to take issue with this. Well, I take issue with downing any RHCP before Blood Sugar Sex Magic, which is the album that signaled their decline. Just like pre And Justice for All Metallica. That album and everything so far afterward has really sucked.

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JonMyers
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Anything by Vampire Weekend.

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surber17

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atalou wrote >>
Piano Man - Billy Joel
Tom Sawyer - Rush
...and anything by Journey.

+1 to Piano Man .... I could have just won the lottery and Mayor Coleman could announce that Nationwide is funding light rail and that song will still make me want to slit my wrists

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asil
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thefiercelime wrote >>
"Sister Christian" might be the worst song ever recorded, but, that's impossible to determine. The power of suck that this song possesses is awesome.

The only more priceless than the song is the video. That Christian Sister totally whores out for Night Ranger. I guess at least she graduated high school so maybe she's 18? Still creeeepy.

Get the Video Widget

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Jimbo Jones
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Anything from Smashmouth and/or Matchbox 20. Fortunately, however, I haven't heard anything by these groups recently, so I think I'll save myself the $500.

Also, anything by anyone on American Idol. Could I pay to have the entire show cancelled?

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gramarye
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"Seasons of Love" from Rent. Seriously. I've never even seen the musical, and I've heard this song too much. If I hear it too much more, by the time I do get to see the musical, I'm going to be inclined to root for the AIDS virus.

"Sweet Dreams" by the Eurythmics (and anyone else who's covered it).

"Bad" by Michael Jackson. Yes, the song is really, really bad.

"My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion. I heard this for the first time in a long while just last month and nearly went catatonic from the traumatic flashbacks. The boat sank. Get over it.

Also, if the topic will allow us to be more selective, I would add "The Star Spangled Banner (Live at [Insert Sporting Event Here])." The song is fine on paper, but seriously, it would be worth $500 to never have to hear someone attempt it before a football/baseball/hockey/basketball/whatever game again. For every good performance I'd miss, I'd miss several that would qualify as unsportsmanlike-conduct fouls in their respective sports.

Also, my girlfriend and I have a love-hate relationship with "We Built This City." It's awful, but we nevertheless find it hilarious that we both get it stuck in our heads at inopportune moments, so it has lulz-factor now.

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sixby9is42

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gramarye wrote >> Also, if the topic will allow us to be more selective, I would add "The Star Spangled Banner (Live at [Insert Sporting Event Here])." The song is fine on paper, but seriously, it would be worth $500 to never have to hear someone attempt it before a football/baseball/hockey/basketball/whatever game again. For every good performance I'd miss, I'd miss several that would qualify as unsportsmanlike-conduct fouls in their respective sports.

On a positive note, Carrie Underwood's rendition before the last Super Bowl instantly became one of my favorites. Live, acapella and straight (no decoration, ornametation, whatever it's called). She sounded a bit off on the last note and was a bit shaky through the song, but the main performance more than made up for it. It was worth sitting through most mediocre or crappy versions of it.

michaelcoyote wrote >>
This thread reminds me why I stopped listening to commercial radio years ago. It's not just Columbus, either. I travel a lot, and with the exception of NYC, LA and Toronto, the radio sucks everywhere else too. I'll listen to silence before I'll take my chances with commercial radio (though generally I can find a classical or NPR station).

Give WOXY a try if you're into indie rock.

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Porky
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Can I pay off an entire genre?
I'd pay to never hear any hip hop/rap again!

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gramarye
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At $500/song for a genre that can crank out a new "song" just by playing a few default, pre-installed beats on any midpriced keyboard from Best Buy and then adding some random rhymes and profanity to it? I think you'd better be loaded or ready to declare bankruptcy. Possibly both.

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Brant
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Porky wrote >>
Can I pay off an entire genre?
I'd pay to never hear any hip hop/rap again!

Try these suggestions.

Posted 2 years ago #
Talcott
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I blame this thread for giving me the worst earworms ever this morning.

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michaelcoyote
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sixby9is42 wrote >>
Give WOXY a try if you're into indie rock.

Believe me, they're part of the reason I gave up on the commercial airwaves. I moved away from Dayton in the early 90s, and I was never again able to find a station that was as good. They gave up on radio about 10 years ago themselves and went internet only, so I'm not sure they count now.

As for my current listening habits, I tend to listen to friends user radio on LastFM and I have *tons* of backlogged MP3s to listen to. I've also been going back and finding all the bands that I liked one song of, but couldn't find or afford in high school. I'm running across some great stuff that way.

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dru
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Patch wrote >>
Most old Red Hot Chili Peppers songs. I used to love the band, but seriously, how can "Under the Bridge" still be getting airtime?
I hear it on CD101 every day, and I have to turn the station every time.

Are you sure it is actually Under the Bridge? Because as best I can tell, once they scored a big hit with this song, every song they've made since sounds exactly like a knock-off of Under the Bridge.

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gramarye wrote >>
"Seasons of Love" from Rent. Seriously. I've never even seen the musical, and I've heard this song too much. If I hear it too much more, by the time I do get to see the musical, I'm going to be inclined to root for the AIDS virus.
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This made me chortle.

I would like to add anything by The Offspring. Their music could be used to make me confess to horrible crimes.

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Porky
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gramarye wrote >>
At $500/song for a genre that can crank out a new "song" just by playing a few default, pre-installed beats on any midpriced keyboard from Best Buy and then adding some random rhymes and profanity to it? I think you'd better be loaded or ready to declare bankruptcy. Possibly both.

Touche!

Posted 2 years ago #