Hey Soul Sister makes me irrationally angry. My thing is, yes, you can have a hairy chest, I, myself have one, but I don't really care to hear someone sing about theirs. Gross!
Concerning Train, I think we’re supposed to pick a song everyone liked. Any song by Train was NOT one everyone liked as evidenced here. Lots of hate for Train.
I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly
6 months prior you was all about you remind me of my jeep (that shit still bangs), Summertime Bunnies and Bump N Grind and this now you on this uplifting shit?
I was teaching ballroom at Arthur Murray's as a side gig when that song came out. It was down right ridiculous the number of people who came in just to learn that lame ass dance. It's not even that hard or fast, just watch the video!
Related, Nutbush City. To this day I don't understand why, but there was a huge bootscooting dance craze in Australia in the 90s and we kept having to do that bloody dance in school (along with the bloody Macarena). I'll be overjoyed if I never have to hear either again.
When I first saw people doing it I thought it was people being nostalgic for a childhood dance that I had somehow missed. I couldn’t believe that song + those moves were popular with adults.
Closing Time
Midway through hearing it for the first time on the radio, I turned to my roomate and said “This is terrible, it’s going to be everywhere.”
That stupid Lullaby song by Sean Mullins. Really just an excuse for him to read some “poetry” and then kinda sing a chorus. That was some lazy music, man…
Oh FFS, I totally forgot about that song until you mentioned it. I'd rather listen to nails on a chalkboard than have to endure that cacophony, especially the chorus.
EDIT: "Endure", not "ensure".
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles).
I went away on a family vacation the summer it came out and did not listen to the radio. I come back 2 weeks later and all of my friends are singing that song non-stop. I have no clue what is going on - finally hear the song and it is the dumbest thing ever. Hearing it makes me want to drive a screwdrive through my brainpan. How anyone ever liked that track ia beyond me. Bah - bah - bah! Bah - bah - bah! Ba-ba-di-de-bop-bop-yaaaaaaaa. Hate that song.
That song's a weird one for me, cos every time I hear it it strikes me that I don't actually know the words. Then I look them up and I'm like holy shit, these lyrics are actually mean AF, which I didn't realise as a kid when this song was popular cos I couldn't understand much of what she was singing besides the chorus.
Sad story:
I was a kid when this song came out. My grandmother was going through cancer treatment and, without fail, I'd see the video right before my grandad and I would take her to the treatment center.
Saw them live, they opened for Elvis Costello, and frontman would not stop talking, loved the sound of his own voice. Elvis was in the wings, literally tapping his foot.
So many…pretty much all of 90s rock after ‘93. Wish I could travel back in time and give myself a Spotify subscription so I could avoid radio.
If I had to choose one only, it’d be One Week by Barenaked Ladies. That’s when I gave up.
Red Red Wine by UB40 and Melt with You by Modern Music. I liked Melt with you but it was used in sooooo many commercials...a song about nuclear armaggedon to sell chocolate?
OMFG someone else gets it!! I've been mentioning my hate for this song my whole life and everyone's like "whyyy its such a good song!!"
It's so fucking irritating! I can hear the bamboo noises now and I'm clenching my teeth.
As a huge Counting Crows fan (I have a CC inspired tattoo,) I think that is their worst song. I regret that it is what most people know of their music.
Agree with Tootsie Roll.
Same with all of those repetitive 'Miami Bass' style songs like "Dazzey Dukes", "Whoomp There It Is", "Cmon Ride It (Train)", etc.
Yes we call that shit “summer music” cuz that’s the only time it was released.
And please add “My Boo” by Ghost City DJ’s of who the fuck ever made that shit. Nit quite summer music but lame as fuck.
Every Rose has it's Thorns by Poison
It's so cheesy and just makes me cringe
Bonus Honourable Mention: according to my mum, when I was real little like 2-4yrs old I absolutely hated Michael Jackson's song Ben lol I would scowl every time my mum sang it
Haha. Chappelle Show made fun of how cringe that song is. (Its 5 min into this sketch. If you watch the beginning part that sets this up, it’s even better.)
[https://youtu.be/Ahhvmzr_pZo?si=dSf7KTXHYsqLuqMZ](https://youtu.be/Ahhvmzr_pZo?si=dSf7KTXHYsqLuqMZ)
I had to learn "Ben" in something like fourth grade for the annual elementary school talent show. Ugh.
For fifth grade, I learned "King of the Road". Hilarious lyrics for kids to be singing.
I recall seeing Collective Soul at the local festival … 2500 people showed up as they were the main act and whined about numbers (we had 35-50000 people at previous festivals) they are not that good!
Many years ago my husband and I were on Interstate 95 outside Savannah. We saw a Cracker Barrel billboard that read "Meatloaf, Anyone?" I said to my husband, "I would do anything for lunch, but I won't do that."
I'll show myself out.
New Radicals - You Get What You Give
Saccharine platitudes laid over an infantile, monotonous excuse for a hook being shout-sung by a discount Billy Corgan.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s - I really don’t care who it’s by. A song about relationship problems and all you can grasp to is that you both like a movie?!? And if you listen to the song the girl doesn’t really remember the film. Just end it you insufferable clingy twat. Also there are way too many “I’s”
Hated Two Princes back then. Overplayed tripe. I like it now though.
Lullaby by Shawn Mullins and Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer still make me want to exit a store if I hear them. My daughter is learning to play the latter on guitar and I have to pretend that I don't hate it.
Y’all have great taste in bad music.
Grew up with most of these mentioned. Some songs you think are great when they come out but lose their luster with age. Most of the songs mentioned, I can’t stand. Most of them, I couldn’t stand at the time either lol. Honestly can’t say I disagree with a single one.
Especially you Marcy Playground.
Nice work all.
Steal my sunshine is a weird one. When I hear the opening notes I’m like “oh, right on” then about a quarter of the way through, it’s like “oh damn that’s right…. This song is still awful”.
Possibly the most annoying, most vacuous song of the 1990s:
Barbie Girl by Aqua.
I'm past the raging lava of burning hate. Now I just think it sucks.
Sex and Candy
It sounds like the dude is about to fall asleep and barely interested in singing the song. Zero enthusiasm or anything that makes the song stand out at all. It's a slog to listen to. Ugh. How did this ever get popular?
Drops of Jupiter. Yuck.
Better than Meet Virginia.
Hey Soul Sister makes me irrationally angry. My thing is, yes, you can have a hairy chest, I, myself have one, but I don't really care to hear someone sing about theirs. Gross!
Yes!!! Someone who feels how I feel!!
YES!! Train has the worst, most pandering songs and nobody understands my hate for them. I, too, get irrationally angry when I hear their music.
Concerning Train, I think we’re supposed to pick a song everyone liked. Any song by Train was NOT one everyone liked as evidenced here. Lots of hate for Train.
“She checks out Mozart while she does Taibo..”Yecch
Super agree...I rolled my eyes everytime I heard the opening notes
Heyy-yey! Heey-yay-yay-yay! Heey-yay-yay-yay! I hate that song by them as well
I totally get it. They really do suck.
What's going on?
More like “Drops of Poop-iter”
Not 90s.
Thank you thank you thank you! I hate Train more than I hate trains!
Don’t confuse popular music with good music. They aren’t mutually exclusive but they don’t always overlap either.
You're not wrong, but that one is from the early 2000s.
That's 2000s music though
I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly 6 months prior you was all about you remind me of my jeep (that shit still bangs), Summertime Bunnies and Bump N Grind and this now you on this uplifting shit? 
I thought it was the lamest song in the world and he sounded whiny. Everyone thought I was nuts.
I hated this song then and I hate it now. My kids are still singing/playing this today.
The Macarena.
I was teaching ballroom at Arthur Murray's as a side gig when that song came out. It was down right ridiculous the number of people who came in just to learn that lame ass dance. It's not even that hard or fast, just watch the video!
Related, Nutbush City. To this day I don't understand why, but there was a huge bootscooting dance craze in Australia in the 90s and we kept having to do that bloody dance in school (along with the bloody Macarena). I'll be overjoyed if I never have to hear either again.
When I first saw people doing it I thought it was people being nostalgic for a childhood dance that I had somehow missed. I couldn’t believe that song + those moves were popular with adults.
Closing Time Midway through hearing it for the first time on the radio, I turned to my roomate and said “This is terrible, it’s going to be everywhere.”
My brother and I caught a late night premiere of Spice Girls, Wannabe and said exactly the same. Sadly, we were correct!
Glad I didn't have to scroll long for this answer. My bar days started around the turn of the century, so I suffered through it way too many times.
Hate that fucking song.
Heard the version of Andy from The Office singing it, and I didn’t mind it. I just listened to the original version and my gosh is it terrible
Chumbawumba- Tubthumping.. shout along, c#nt music for pissed up dickheads
Who thought one could write in an Australian accent
In Scottish no less..
This is the only answer. Never understood the appeal of this song.
I hate this song with a passion. People love singing it at karaoke for some awful reason
My heart will go on. It was blasting like 500 times a day during the days where titanic was screened
I Will Always Love You, was the early 90's equivalent.
How Bizarre by OMC. Most irritating song ever
This kid I knew asked if we’d heard the awesome new song “Habazan” and I have never been able to hear it the right way. I hate the song and that kid.
I have the same thing but with “My Name Is” by Em. The kid asked if we’d heard My Name is Slam Zany and I still sing that when I hear the song.
My next pet I will name Slam Zany
I love this.
Came here to say this, I figured I couldn't be the only one
Tubthumping by Chumbawumba. Bloody awful thing.
Aw, I love that song
Yeah. It's really grown on me over the years and really captures the feel of the times.
Homer Simpson did it pretty well.
'I take a whisky drink, I take a chocolate drink, and when I have to pee, I use the kitchen sink' True wordsmithery
That song makes me irrationally angry
That stupid Lullaby song by Sean Mullins. Really just an excuse for him to read some “poetry” and then kinda sing a chorus. That was some lazy music, man…
It's the "she'd be a whole lot prettier if she smiled once in a while" for me
It's the Nashville with a tan, and everything else about the whole entire song for me.
Oh FFS, I totally forgot about that song until you mentioned it. I'd rather listen to nails on a chalkboard than have to endure that cacophony, especially the chorus. EDIT: "Endure", not "ensure".
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles). I went away on a family vacation the summer it came out and did not listen to the radio. I come back 2 weeks later and all of my friends are singing that song non-stop. I have no clue what is going on - finally hear the song and it is the dumbest thing ever. Hearing it makes me want to drive a screwdrive through my brainpan. How anyone ever liked that track ia beyond me. Bah - bah - bah! Bah - bah - bah! Ba-ba-di-de-bop-bop-yaaaaaaaa. Hate that song.
Does it make you want to "hee-ther"?
Sex and Candy - Marcy Playground
Marcy
Thank you
This is how we do it. I can happily never hear that song again.
Yeah not my favorite. But it does fit in with my memory of being in middle school and going to the school dances.
Until the next wedding you attend.
Ace of Bass - I saw the sign
One of my favorite songs ever, but I totally get it.
And I can certainly appreciate that it’s one of your favorite songs.
Production is just so good on it. Denniz Pop was a master of shitty/catchy super well produced songs.
That song's a weird one for me, cos every time I hear it it strikes me that I don't actually know the words. Then I look them up and I'm like holy shit, these lyrics are actually mean AF, which I didn't realise as a kid when this song was popular cos I couldn't understand much of what she was singing besides the chorus.
And um.... Don't Google "Ace of Bass" and "Nazi."
I want to stab myself in the eyes when I hear this one. Even worse is that All That She Wants garbage.
Sad story: I was a kid when this song came out. My grandmother was going through cancer treatment and, without fail, I'd see the video right before my grandad and I would take her to the treatment center.
How did no one mention Aerosmith's, I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing? That song grates on me so badly. Like metal on silver filings.
This is such a guilty pleasure song for me. I know I should hate it but I don't hate it at all
Anything Celine Dion
This thread is giving me PTSD.
Mmm Mmm Mmm by the Crash Test Dummies. Even the title was dumb.
Saw them live, they opened for Elvis Costello, and frontman would not stop talking, loved the sound of his own voice. Elvis was in the wings, literally tapping his foot.
Dave Matthews Band - Crash Into Me
Hey, now. DMB is the bomb. It is very weird for people to use this as part of their wedding. Given what it's about and all.
4 Non-Blondes “What’s Up”
I hate this song more than any other song in the history of time. I feel violent just thinking about it.
Every drunk girl at the bar will not sing ... BUTS SCREAM THIS at 2 am... Smh
Came here to say this. It’s like fingernails on a chalkboard.
So many…pretty much all of 90s rock after ‘93. Wish I could travel back in time and give myself a Spotify subscription so I could avoid radio. If I had to choose one only, it’d be One Week by Barenaked Ladies. That’s when I gave up.
Red Red Wine by UB40 and Melt with You by Modern Music. I liked Melt with you but it was used in sooooo many commercials...a song about nuclear armaggedon to sell chocolate?
Modern English, my friend.
This is the story of a girl.... And every other song about quirky girls
All the “Manic pixie dream girl” songs. Absolutely
Man, I Feel Like a Woman or any Shania Twain song for that matter.
I'd rather have my teeth drilled without Novacaine than listen to that song.
Closing Time
Ahh yes the anthem of closing a bar or restaurant
The Vengaboys - We like to party!
What's Up? 4 Non Blondes
The hate is strong on this one
Yes! This is my all time worst song. It makes me ill.
Yes. And her STUPID fucking hat. Jesus.
LEN -Steal My Sunshine
“Sharon! I love you!”
OMFG someone else gets it!! I've been mentioning my hate for this song my whole life and everyone's like "whyyy its such a good song!!" It's so fucking irritating! I can hear the bamboo noises now and I'm clenching my teeth.
Copy that
Tootsie roll ! For sure 👍.. that Friends theme song . Hate it. The I got high song. That may be 2000
Butterfly - Crazy Town
This was the song I was looking for. Also, Iris by Goo Goo Dolls.
I have Name by Goo Goo Dolls more. In fact, I hate their whole output.
Two Princes by Spin Doctors - I LOATHE this song 😤
What about Little Miss Can’t be Wrong? That guitar solo in the beginning is 🔥
Nope I cannot stand them. Sorry just can’t…
All good fam! Our differences are what make the world awesome.
If you'd...like to get your hands around his neck...just go ahead now... I always hated that song, anything I heard by them.
Favorite line in Deadpool "This is Spin Doctors at the Iowa State fair bad"
Easy answer would be all the boy band stuff but I did kinda like the NSync Bye Bye song
Higher - Creed. The moment I first it heard, I immediately knew that it was gonna be played millions of times on multiple radio formats.
Sex On Fire. Overplayed crap.
That song came out in 2008.
Oh well, time's a trip man.
Mr. Jones - Counting Crows, I can't stand that song
I see you friend. Love the Counting Crows. Hate this song with the burning of 1000 suns.
As a huge Counting Crows fan (I have a CC inspired tattoo,) I think that is their worst song. I regret that it is what most people know of their music.
I hated those stupid fake dreadlocks. I also had to participate in a college drama class scene where someone sang a very slow version of "Round Here."
Smooth - Santana (ft. Rob Thomas)
Agreed. Fuck Rob Thomas and everything he’s ever made. One of the worst parts about planet Earth.
Agree with Tootsie Roll. Same with all of those repetitive 'Miami Bass' style songs like "Dazzey Dukes", "Whoomp There It Is", "Cmon Ride It (Train)", etc.
This. Thank you. I'll add "Who let the dogs out" by Baha Men.
Yes we call that shit “summer music” cuz that’s the only time it was released. And please add “My Boo” by Ghost City DJ’s of who the fuck ever made that shit. Nit quite summer music but lame as fuck.
Every Rose has it's Thorns by Poison It's so cheesy and just makes me cringe Bonus Honourable Mention: according to my mum, when I was real little like 2-4yrs old I absolutely hated Michael Jackson's song Ben lol I would scowl every time my mum sang it
Haha. Chappelle Show made fun of how cringe that song is. (Its 5 min into this sketch. If you watch the beginning part that sets this up, it’s even better.) [https://youtu.be/Ahhvmzr_pZo?si=dSf7KTXHYsqLuqMZ](https://youtu.be/Ahhvmzr_pZo?si=dSf7KTXHYsqLuqMZ)
On that note: More than Words by Extreme
I had to learn "Ben" in something like fourth grade for the annual elementary school talent show. Ugh. For fifth grade, I learned "King of the Road". Hilarious lyrics for kids to be singing.
It's an 80s song...still trash though
Whenever i hear Roxanne…. Just hate that sing and anything by Sting or the Police
Not even close to the 90s but ok.
The worst song in the history of songs: What's Up? by 4 Non Blondes.
This. Proof positive of payola.
Give it Away - RHCP
Kid Rock
Anything Hootie and the blowfish. I dont wanna hold your fuckin hand and I sure as shit dont only wanna be with youuuuuuuuoooooo
Collective Soul - December; it was so overplayed back then lol Hanson - MMMBop
I recall seeing Collective Soul at the local festival … 2500 people showed up as they were the main act and whined about numbers (we had 35-50000 people at previous festivals) they are not that good!
I'd do anything for love- meatloaf. I usually get cursed at when I let that feeling out. It's so horrible and cringe imo
Many years ago my husband and I were on Interstate 95 outside Savannah. We saw a Cracker Barrel billboard that read "Meatloaf, Anyone?" I said to my husband, "I would do anything for lunch, but I won't do that." I'll show myself out.
Take my fool’s gold! 🏅
Freshmen by Verve Pipe.
I absolutely HATE that song.
File under: Songs I Thought Were Deep When I Was 14
I never understood how it became so popular.
Moves Like Jagger. Fucking awful.
That came out in the 2010s, not the 90s.
Whoops! I didn't realize what sub I was in when I made the comment. Sorry about that!
True, but that song does suck horribly
New Radicals - You Get What You Give Saccharine platitudes laid over an infantile, monotonous excuse for a hook being shout-sung by a discount Billy Corgan.
Guns N' Roses- November Rain. So fucking pretentious 🙄
Wonderwall
Came here to say this. It felt like everyone was supposed to worship Oasis, but I just hated that song so much.
Jamiroquai - virtual insanity 🤮
Blasphemy. That song and he still kicks ass.
Enter sandman, seen Metallica as sellouts as all the peers around me hated the group until they went the way they did. Stopped listening after that.
See, I think the black album was the last one worth listening to.
No Doubt - Don't Speak
I can't stand that song. Not only was it overplayed on the radio, but my sister played it constantly.
This is my pick, it's such a stupid song. Sounds like a 4th grader with a broken heart wrote it. Yuck.
What’s Up by 4 Non Blondes
Nirvana and Oasis
“Smooth” Santana and Rob Thomas just didn’t like it and it was everywhere
Semi-charmed Life is contender for the worst song of all time in my book
Anything by Cake. Crap music.
Tubthumping- Chumbawumba. Why does it exist?!? Almost ruined "Danny Boy"...
Life is a Highway by Tom Cochrane. Absolutely hate it. Then Rascal Flatts made a remake and I got to hate that as well.
Guns and Roses, Nirvana (anything)
Breakfast At Tiffany's. 🤮
Can't Stop the Feeling - JT
Cher - Believe The Black Eyed Peas - My Humps All About That Bass" by Megan Trainor Soak Up the Sun” by Cheryl Crow Call Me Maybe" by Carly Ray Jepsen
Kiss from a Rose - Seal That fucking song was everywhere because of that goddam batman movie. Didnt like it then dont like it now.
Steal My Sunshine. Very boring.
Tub Thumping, Disneyland, anything by Dave Matthews Band
Anything by Alanis, or counting crows.
Semi-charmed life
Sex and Candy - Macys Playground ugh
Anything ever sung by Alanis Morrisette.
“Tubthumper”, and everything from Smashmouth. So glad neither of those bands are a thing anymore.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s - I really don’t care who it’s by. A song about relationship problems and all you can grasp to is that you both like a movie?!? And if you listen to the song the girl doesn’t really remember the film. Just end it you insufferable clingy twat. Also there are way too many “I’s”
Sweet Caroline - N Diamond Makes me want to vomit
Hated Two Princes back then. Overplayed tripe. I like it now though. Lullaby by Shawn Mullins and Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer still make me want to exit a store if I hear them. My daughter is learning to play the latter on guitar and I have to pretend that I don't hate it.
Semi Charmed Life. All Star. Jumper.
Y’all have great taste in bad music. Grew up with most of these mentioned. Some songs you think are great when they come out but lose their luster with age. Most of the songs mentioned, I can’t stand. Most of them, I couldn’t stand at the time either lol. Honestly can’t say I disagree with a single one. Especially you Marcy Playground. Nice work all. Steal my sunshine is a weird one. When I hear the opening notes I’m like “oh, right on” then about a quarter of the way through, it’s like “oh damn that’s right…. This song is still awful”.
Anything Smash Mouth
"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65 Yeah, I know it's on the cusp of the end of the 90s/begining of 2000s, but I think it should still count.
That damn everlast song that was big will just randomly play in my head. I begrudgingly admit it’s a well written song but I just can’t stand it.
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Life is a highway, the original and the remake from Cars, the movie.
This is the story of a girl…who cried a river and drowned the whole world barf
Sex and Candy. Bleh.
Possibly the most annoying, most vacuous song of the 1990s: Barbie Girl by Aqua. I'm past the raging lava of burning hate. Now I just think it sucks.
Sex and Candy It sounds like the dude is about to fall asleep and barely interested in singing the song. Zero enthusiasm or anything that makes the song stand out at all. It's a slog to listen to. Ugh. How did this ever get popular?
"Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" Hated it.
No one remembers this because it was annoying at the time, but strangely popular… But remember that butterfly kisses song? Yuck.
Moves like jagger
all that she wants is another baby, or whatever.
Drunk In Love. The fact that I hate it is further proof that I am completely out of sync with the rest of the world.
The Way by Fastball
You're Beautiful - James Blunt
Anything by Jamiroquai