Classic Songs you can no longer listen to

tone1

Whilst we're on classic songs it got me thinking about classic songs I skip on my iPod when they come on! I'll kick it off...sorry if I offend some of your top tunes but..

1. Bohemian Rhapsody
2. Stairway to Heaven
3. Imagine

Over to you..

Phil_aka_Pip

any song I can no longer listen to isn't a classic

there are a lot of them

meltedbuzzbox

Whigfield - Saturday night

Ace of Base - All that she wants

Aqua - Barbie Girl

Los Del Rio - Macarena

Rednex - Cotton eye joe

EricTheWeary

If it helps I never liked Imagine and don't understand why it seems to be held in such high regard.

Alnico

Kumbayah

thermionic

Anything that's been in an advert.

xmrchi

Sweet child of mine

kin

All right now- hotel California-Freebird-Smoke on the water-we will rock you and this is what winds me up about classic rock radio, there's usually at least another eight or so songs on a record, play one of the others for a change FFS!

Dominic

Anything that you used to think was fantastic........have then spent months rehearsing / gigging.....I dunno why but something about it becomes demystified and loses its appeal ..........some people have apparently reported the same thing about marriage after a certain amount of time !

That must deserve a wisdom !

PolarityMan

meltedbuzzbox said:

Whigfield - Saturday night

Ace of Base - All that she wants

Aqua - Barbie Girl

Los Del Rio - Macarena

Rednex - Cotton eye joe

All of those are fantastic

EricTheWeary

Dominic said:

Anything that you used to think was fantastic........have then spent months rehearsing / gigging.....I dunno why but something about it becomes demystified and loses its appeal ..........some people have apparently reported the same thing about marriage after a certain amount of time !

That must deserve a wisdom !

true on both counts. :bz

Paul_C

I haven't heard most of the above in ages, I shall have to work through them all, apart from Whigfield (one must draw the line somewhere)

Bellycaster

Layla (that bleedin' outro)

Hotel California

Smoke on the Water

Walk of Life (never could listen to it actually)

Born in the Feckin USA

Wonderwall (never liked it the first time round)

S.C.O.M

Absolutely Tons More that I dare not recall for fear of bringing on Palpitations.

Disclaimer: This is not a dig at the Musicianship of these bands, I blame the lack of imagination of Radio Station DJ's or whoever has decided the playlists over the decades, personal taste plays only a minor role. One way to kill a tune, play it to death!

It doesn't only apply to classic songs either, the BBC can take a band like Human League and reduce them to a "One Hit Wonder" band due to only ever playing "Don't You Fucking Want Me?" Their back catalogue is quite impressive regarding Chart Hits, but Fuck that, let's just stick "You were Working as a Waitress..........." Aaaaaaargh, *Vomits Blood*

Rant Over.

:-D

Edit: I still love Bohemian Rhapsody

;-)

ICBM

I don't think I have any that I can't listen to 'any more', but there are plenty I could never stand in the first place.

eg

Free Bird
SCOM
Wonderwall
Sex On Fire

I love the Layla outro by the way.

suspiciousminds

Bellycaster;405990" said:

Layla (that bleedin' outro)Hotel CaliforniaSmoke on the WaterWalk of Life (never could listen to it actually)Born in the Feckin USAWonderwall (never liked it the first time round)S.C.O.M

Absolutely Tons More that I dare not recall for fear of bringing on Palpitations.



Disclaimer: This is not a dig at the Musicianship of these bands, I blame the lack of imagination of Radio Station DJ's or whoever has decided the playlists over the decades, personal taste plays only a minor role. One way to kill a tune, play it to death!

It doesn't only apply to classic songs either, the BBC can take a band like Human League and reduce them to a "One Hit Wonder" band due to only ever playing "Don't You Fucking Want Me?" Their back catalogue is quite impressive regarding Chart Hits, but Fuck that, let's just stick "You were Working as a Waitress..........." Aaaaaaargh, *Vomits Blood*

Rant Over.

:-D



Edit: I still love Bohemian Rhapsody

;-)

The human league did some great stuff - i used to love "the lebanon" and especially the remix album "the unlimited orchestra".

richardhomer

Every Breath You Take - an amazingly chilling/atmospheric piece of music, with a delicate arrangement which builds beautifully.

Over-familiarity, Sting's nose job and too many hugged trees have rendered it unlistenable.

A great shame....

Bellycaster

@suspiciousminds

Couldn't agree more, that was exactly my point. The Human League had tons of great songs in their back catalogue. I'm from Sheffield and I've seen one of their past members from their later years playing in Pubs in Sheffield. He's called Russell Dennett, he was a Touring Keys and Guitarist for them, can't remember exactly when(late 80's early 90's I think), he's a very good Guitarist and puts on a good gig. Usually plays in a duo in the gigs I've seen him play.

Paul_C

I have never liked Wonderwall or Hallelujah, currently listening to Hotel California

Bucket

Not sure if this counts - I know it's considered a classic song but "Living On A Prayer", or indeed anything by Bon Jovi. I'd rather have my toenails pulled out and force-fed to me than ever hear that fucking hateful excuse for a rock band ever again.

Bellycaster

ICBM said:

I don't think I have any that I can't listen to 'any more', but there are plenty I could never stand in the first place.

eg

Free Bird
SCOM
Wonderwall
Sex On Fire

I love the Layla outro by the way.

Guilty M'Lord, don't like it.

At least we both appreciate ABBA and I criminally forgot to list one of theirs in the Gassage's thread.

I must be force fed pickled Herring until I die!

:-)

Jalapeno

The whole of Deep Purple in Rock (over listened I think, I find it total cheese now)

Anything by Supertramp (thanks to a drunken neighbour who always played the greatest hits side 1 before he passed out)

erm .... that's it !