Popular songs you can't stand from bands you otherwise love

[Ceremony]

23 is one of Jimmy Eat World's most popular songs



Musically it brings together the two contrasting styles of the two albums prior to Futures, the more concise side of Bleed American with the more indulgent side of Clarity. Look at comments on videos of this song and it's filled with people saying how much it means to them. It's always popular live. I can't stand it. It's maudlin, tuneless garbage and is comfortably the weakest song on an otherwise great album. I'm seeing them live for the first time in ages next month and I've already pencilled in tuning out for ten minutes or so when they play this.

This isn't about bands with genuine stinkers, this is for stuff other people like that you just don't see the fuss about.

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[Spring in Fialta]

Wouldn't go so far as to say love but I think they've had some really good albums/great songs but Last Nite by The Strokes is terrible on an otherwise excellent album start to finish.

 

[reckoning]

Just a few off the top of my head:

Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis Presley
I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
Jeremy - Pearl Jam
Wrapped Around Your Finger - Police
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin

 

[phrenssoa]

Whiskey in the Jar by Metallica. I will never understand why they chose to cover that song or how it became popular.

Shape of You by Ed Sheeran. When the song came out it was overplayed to such an extent that I can’t stand it anymore. He has plenty of much better songs in my opinion.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

“Walk” by Pantera

“Paranoid” by Black Sabbath

I could go the rest of my life never hearing both of these songs ever again. Overplayed as all hell