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Pop Culturist - March 2008

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?






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Comment by Tracy

March 22nd 2008 00:13


Movies and Life
Hi MNG

Anything by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston...

Tracy

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

March 22nd 2008 01:01


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Tracy

Wow - I can't believe anyone would not like Mariah Carey or Whitney

Anything in particular?

MNG

Comment by Tracy

March 22nd 2008 01:12


Movies and Life
Nope, all of them

Comment by tlcorbin

March 22nd 2008 03:12


Coffee Quip
MNG, for me it's an easy decision: Alvin and the Chipmunks and their Christmas song(s). Raven

Comment by Mike Crowl

March 22nd 2008 05:58


Webitz
Work Report
I will always love you, from Titanic. A song, I think, that would never have got off the ground if it had been released on its own.

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

March 22nd 2008 07:11


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Raven

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

March 22nd 2008 07:12


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Mike

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

March 23rd 2008 00:26


For the Sake of Argument
My Apologetics
"...And IIIII willl alwaaaayss Luuuv yuooo-oo-ooo..."

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

March 23rd 2008 07:11


Histeries, Mysteries and what not
Lifes little slices
Mystical Creativity
I agree with the Whitney part. UHG I could no longer stand anything about her after watching her reality show with Bobbie Brown. YUCK!!!
Now I do LOVE Mariah Carey. Only her new stuff though, like "We belong together", but nothing earlier.
Tammy



Comment by Lilla

March 23rd 2008 07:43


From The Home Front
Enviro Warrior
Dream Herald
Esoteric Bookshop
hi MNG,

For me it has to be Shania Twang (pun intended) ooh she gets me good alright!

*L*

Lilla ...

Comment by the world of gaye

March 23rd 2008 08:22


batty
Family Madness
bright lights greedy city
REFLECTIONS
THE WINDMILLS OF MY MIND
It would have to be hero by that horror mariah carey. Overrated song, overrated artist, although not in her own opinion!!!

Comment by Miswanderlust

March 23rd 2008 14:48


Killer Beats
Ramble On
Hipnotherapy
MNG
Easy for me! "Wind beneath my wings" YUCK!
mis

Comment by What's Your Story?

March 23rd 2008 15:35


What's Your Story?
Big Day Plunge
Mariah's version of Without You. Sorry. :/

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

March 23rd 2008 21:34


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Damo

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

March 23rd 2008 21:39


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Tammy

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

March 23rd 2008 21:41


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Hi Lilla

Bit harsh.

Shania sounds great underwater.

Maaaann I Feel Like a Woman ... blub blub blub



MNG

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

March 23rd 2008 21:43


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Gaye

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

March 23rd 2008 21:46


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Mis

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

March 23rd 2008 21:47


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Toni

And I thought anything by Michael Bolton would've got your vote

Cheers

MNG

Comment by the world of gaye

March 23rd 2008 21:53


batty
Family Madness
bright lights greedy city
REFLECTIONS
THE WINDMILLS OF MY MIND
If miss carey had an ounce of humility maybe she would be more appealing but she's to busy throwing her hair back and hoisting her boobs up! And please, I have a pet bird that sounds just like her.

Comment by Lilla

March 23rd 2008 23:39


From The Home Front
Enviro Warrior
Dream Herald
Esoteric Bookshop
HAHAHAHA You crack me up!

Comment by Bookgirl

March 24th 2008 03:59
Just side-tracking the Mariah Carey debate...I'm no fan BTW...I'd like to add "What about me?" - Moving Picture and Shannon Noll. Very annoying victim song!

Comment by charliesgirl_992000

March 24th 2008 04:10


Histeries, Mysteries and what not
Lifes little slices
Mystical Creativity
"...Celine Dion..... "I forgot her!!" She REALY anoys me!!!
Put her in the boat!!! <evil grin>
Tammy

Comment by Tracy

March 24th 2008 04:41


Movies and Life
How could I forget Celine, my thoughts apply to her too!


Comment by Mike Crowl

March 24th 2008 05:24


Webitz
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What is it about these female singers that so gets our goat? Mention any of them and the hair on the back of people's necks stands up. How is it the music world is so full of them at the moment?

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

March 24th 2008 09:59


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Gaye

Pet Bird that sounds like Mariah? LOL - that's a crack up!

Love your work.

MNG

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

March 24th 2008 10:01


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Bookgirl

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

March 24th 2008 10:04


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Mike

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

March 24th 2008 10:05


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Trace

What can I say - ouch!

MNG

Comment by Lilla

March 24th 2008 10:09


From The Home Front
Enviro Warrior
Dream Herald
Esoteric Bookshop
((laugh)) the whole thing about Shannon Noll for me, was that he was voted off... that's it... goodbye, <<Buzz>> Loser, thank you for playing.

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

April 21st 2008 14:46
we built this city on rock and roll-starship
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!!!!

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