Literally anything Bobby Goldsboro
That stupid "whats going on" song (I think its Whats Up by 4 non blondes dont wanna click the video to check)
"in your HEEEAD in your HEEEADD ZOMBIE ZOMBIE EH EH EH"
^Basically, any song with an annoying woman wailing the lyrics instead of just singing normally
The Star Spangled Banner -- Im all for patriotism but it's not the most pleasing song to begin with aesthetically and it's so often butchered by these obnoxious pop artists who insist on putting their "spin" on it. I mostly associate the song with cringe and shame now. America the beautiful should've been our national anthem
Pisces Bros might be the most embarrassing nothing song Ive ever heard from a major band, especially because George Harrison didnt even like Mike
Smart Girls feels like somebody making fun of Brian rather than a genuine attempt to make a decent track. I write that one off as Landy's influence
As someone who hangs out in queer spaces a lot, "drag queen music" basically anything really loud, flamboyant and overly sexual--the barbie girl song, "hi im a slut" and anything like that.
All About That Bass by Megan Trainor. She sounds like a fucking robot and it's so non-melodic and the message is "hey guys like girls with fat butts" (which, true, but it's a trashy moral in what's supposed to be an empowerment song)
Pretty much anything Katie Perry -- I hated her before it was cool. Just a shallow, fake, queer-baiting flash in the pan who was only popular because she was being pushed. As soon as the label stopped pushing her, she fizzled out like the nothing she was. I dont feel bad beating up on her because she's a terrible person too. "I kissed a girl" is a terrible song that only existed for shock value. Brian absolutely debased himself by working with her.
Pretty much any Christmas music that isn't a Christian Hymn (so One Star in the Night, Silent Night, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, What Child is This, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, etc). Anything "secular santa" these awful stupid tacky 1940s songs that just refuse to die and every artist insists on covering because we haven't had enough versions of Frosty or Deck the Halls already. Does anyone over the age of like 10 who isn't a middle aged housewife with no taste really enjoy listening to Jingle Bells for the millionth time, year after year? Really? Few things can make me rage like entering any public space in November and hearing that dumb ass Mariah Carey song, or IN THE MEADOW WE CAN BUILD A SNOWMAN! Who likes this sh*t, in 2025??? Whoever said "Christmas Shoes" picked the absolute worst one if I had to pick--just emotionally manipulative dreck.
^In any Christmas album, besides the church hymns, the highlights are always the originals--White Christmas by Bing Crosby (new when he did it), Wonderful Christmas Time by McCartney, Someday at Christmas by Stevie Wonder & Merry Christmas Darling by the Carpenters--those are the good ones.
Pretty much any pop music of the late 00s through mid 10s except a few outliers like Lady Gaga (I dont listen to her but I respect her). That was the blandest time to be young, music-wise. It's like the artform was completely stagnant and the lyrical content totally vapid, materialistic, hedonistic, just partying for the sake of it, no social message (like the 60s), no revolutionary innovations (like the 60s) no talent (like the 60s) just autotuned digital garbage.
James Blunt - "You're Beautiful". The most overplayed, gag inducing, soppy, annoying piece of sh*t song ever written by anyone from now until the end of time. Naturally, chicks love it.
Oooh yeah forgot that one. Also "youre amazing, just the way you are!" I think Billy Joel originated that and his version is only mildly annoying but then its been covered so many times by lesser artists and it just sounds so cheesy and desperate and pedestalizing. I hate it.
I like Journey, but the song "JUST'A SMALL TOWN GIRL!!" is sooo overplayed it's obnoxious. Every wedding, every school dance, every house party, it's always on the playlist. It'd be a good song otherwise but Ive learned to loathe it.
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