What's the World's Most Over-rated Song?
March 21st 2008 23:48
With apologies to those (who grew up listening to the whaling Scottish rocker) Jimmy Barnes - I could never understand why so many rated Ka Sahn so highly.
I suspect the lemming mentality had something to do with it - if you weren't cool - it was an instant in . . .
"Yeah - Ka Sahn man - best song ever . . . ".
. . . you know what I mean!
Sure, record producers and commercial powerbrokers have something to do with our buying habits - they know which buttons to push, which strings to pull and which stations to influence to ensure their artist (and themselves) make a million before disposing of the poor sod and milking their next up and coming 'star'.
Pub bands - such as Midnight Oil and Australian Crawl managed to developed their own huge following - on the back of some pretty catchy and insightful tunes - before being enveloped by the masses - who will swear that 'they' were groupies right from the outset . . .
That aside - there are just some artists - but probably more relevant to the discussion - tunes which are simply horribly 'over-rated' - some I suggest we either would be happy to never hear again or at the very least put into a vault to pull out when only absolutely necessary - like when uninvited guests arrive.
So - in your own humble opinions - what is/are the world's most over-rated songs?
I suspect the lemming mentality had something to do with it - if you weren't cool - it was an instant in . . .
"Yeah - Ka Sahn man - best song ever . . . ".
. . . you know what I mean!
Sure, record producers and commercial powerbrokers have something to do with our buying habits - they know which buttons to push, which strings to pull and which stations to influence to ensure their artist (and themselves) make a million before disposing of the poor sod and milking their next up and coming 'star'.
Pub bands - such as Midnight Oil and Australian Crawl managed to developed their own huge following - on the back of some pretty catchy and insightful tunes - before being enveloped by the masses - who will swear that 'they' were groupies right from the outset . . .
That aside - there are just some artists - but probably more relevant to the discussion - tunes which are simply horribly 'over-rated' - some I suggest we either would be happy to never hear again or at the very least put into a vault to pull out when only absolutely necessary - like when uninvited guests arrive.
So - in your own humble opinions - what is/are the world's most over-rated songs?
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Comment by Tracy
Movies and Life
Anything by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston...
Tracy
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
Wow - I can't believe anyone would not like Mariah Carey or Whitney
Anything in particular?
MNG
Comment by Tracy
Movies and Life
Comment by tlcorbin
Coffee Quip
A Global Citizen
Paranormal Paranormal
Is Why
Alaska Chronicle
Sleezer's World
Comment by Mike Crowl
Webitz
Work Report
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
David Saville has alot to answer for huh!
Christmas comes but once a year
Time for the toys and time for cheer . . . .
MNG
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
Ranks right up there for two fingers down the throat type songs.
Certainly a top ten on the cringeworthy list.
Cheers mate
MNG
Comment by Damo
For the Sake of Argument
My Apologetics
Didn't that get old fast?
Also
Danny Boy.
Carm-on Ossie Carm-on!
Mama Mia!
And anything but the cultural chewing gum masters called Gilbert and Sullivan.
Comment by charliesgirl_992000
Histeries, Mysteries and what not
Lifes little slices
Mystical Creativity
Now I do LOVE Mariah Carey. Only her new stuff though, like "We belong together", but nothing earlier.
Tammy
Comment by Lilla
Enviro Warrior
An Extra Ordinary Life
Dream Herald
For me it has to be Shania Twang (pun intended) ooh she gets me good alright!
*L*
Lilla ...
Comment by the world of gaye
batty
Family Madness
bright lights greedy city
REFLECTIONS
Gaye Land
Comment by Miswanderlust
Killer Beats
Ramble On
Hipnotherapy
Easy for me! "Wind beneath my wings" YUCK!
mis
Comment by What's Your Story?
What's Your Story?
So You're Getting Married
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
The diversity of choice is impressive.
Always had a soft spot for the doyen of Rugby League callers - Frank Hyde's version of Danny Boy
Cheers Bud
MNG
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
Mariah Carey huh?
Personally, if they put Whitney and Celine Dion in a lifeboat and set it adrift - my musical world wouldn't exactly be devoid of any misgivings.
Thanks for stopping by.
MNG
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
Bit harsh.
Shania sounds great underwater.
Maaaann I Feel Like a Woman ... blub blub blub
MNG
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
What is it with Mariah.
She seems to polarise so many.
She's laughing all the way to the bank of course . . .
Keep smilin'
MNG
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
A friend of ours soooo wanted to have this song at her wedding.
Thankfully - her husband (and several of her closer acquaintances) convinced her otherwise).
Yep . . . gotta be right up there!
Always a pleasure.
MNG
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
And I thought anything by Michael Bolton would've got your vote
Cheers
MNG
Comment by the world of gaye
batty
Family Madness
bright lights greedy city
REFLECTIONS
Gaye Land
Comment by Lilla
Enviro Warrior
An Extra Ordinary Life
Dream Herald
Comment by Bookgirl
Comment by charliesgirl_992000
Histeries, Mysteries and what not
Lifes little slices
Mystical Creativity
Put her in the boat!!! <evil grin>
Tammy
Comment by Tracy
Movies and Life
Comment by Mike Crowl
Webitz
Work Report
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
Pet Bird that sounds like Mariah? LOL - that's a crack up!
Love your work.
MNG
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
Moving Pictures moved me in so many ways with What About Me - mostly away from the radio when it hit the air.
As for Shannon - nice bloke - but marketing over substance.
Cheers
MNG
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
Given that Gaye, Lilla, Bookgirl, Tammy et al also agree - who out there actually buy there stuff - there must be a huge lonely hearts club out there with disposal income and sucker written across their forhead.
Cheers buddy
MNG
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
Pop Culturist
What can I say - ouch!
MNG
Comment by Lilla
Enviro Warrior
An Extra Ordinary Life
Dream Herald
That's it.
FInished... or it should have been... but from that day he popped up everywhere.
Oh put me down for Shannon Noll, I forgot about him (quickly)...
Comment by cheepshot
anything by soulja boy
anything off minutes to midnight-linkin park (they sold out)
fall out boy-dance dance (its not that good...)
happy days theme song(i dont care what wierd al says)
btw my favorite song is faint-(linkin park)
NO REPLYS ON HOW THAT WAS IRRELEVENT TO THE THREAD!!!!