FabSwingers.com forum: The most overrated songs EVER!!

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Bohemian rapsody

Stairway to heaven

Hey Jude

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Controversial but ...

Most of the Beatles and most of Elvis.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Controversial but ...

Most of the Beatles and most of Elvis.

We are in the same page jenny

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I will always love you, Whitney Houston,shite

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By *acheltv1956TV/TS
over a year ago

Chatham

Anything by Adele

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

"I will always love you, Whitney Houston,shite"

Agree there, the original by Dolly Parton is way better

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wonderwall by Oasis

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Come On Eileen. Dexys made much better songs than that dirge but it’s still played now 40 years later.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Come On Eileen. Dexys made much better songs than that dirge but it’s still played now 40 years later."

Yes,I can't stand it,also karma chameleon by culture club,utter garbage

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By *usie pTV/TS
over a year ago

taunton

This is a bit like beauty is in the eye of the beholder only this time it is in the ear

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"This is a bit like beauty is in the eye of the beholder only this time it is in the ear"

Yeah, there's no accounting for taste I suppose

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

"Come On Eileen. Dexys made much better songs than that dirge but it’s still played now 40 years later."

Kevin Roland said that on a documentary about the band. They are reluctant to play Eileen or Geno live as they came from points in their history where the label insisted on putting them out against their wishes.

Iirc they tend to create an album-esk type of show with a narrative in recent years. And put on a show of good songs rather than the hits.

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

Final countdown- Europe

Eye of the tiger- Survivor

We are the champions, We will rock you - Queen

All lame lazy excuses of songs used to back a video clip or used in/or for events, sport in particular.

Sick of them all.

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

East 17 - Stay another day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"East 17 - Stay another day"

Why?

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

"Controversial but ...

Most of the Beatles and most of Elvis.

We are in the same page jenny

Consider me on the same page. Especially the Beatles.

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By *he love catsCouple
over a year ago

South Wales

All of the above

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By *ickdasterdly51Man
over a year ago

Lingfield

Definitely anything by the Beatles. If I had to name my top 1000 tunes I don't think there would be a single one of their songs in my list.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"Come On Eileen. Dexys made much better songs than that dirge but it’s still played now 40 years later.

Iirc they tend to create an album-esk type of show with a narrative in recent years. And put on a show of good songs rather than the hits. "

Yeah but I bet they weren't complaining about the royalty money!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love is all around - wet wet wet

Everything I do - Bryan Adams

I just remember there being number one for like months and I didn’t get it !!!!

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By *he James gangCouple
over a year ago

NEWTOWNABBEY

"Controversial but ...

Most of the Beatles and most of Elvis.

You've hit on the head, no denying their influence but could you listen to 'she loves you, yeah yeah yeah'. It hasn't stood the test of time. A pop band, nothing more. Think of the bands of same era.

Beach Boys

Stones.

Who

Eagles,

Thin lizzy

Lynyrd skynyrd

Need i go on.

Ok I'm biased towards rock, not pop.

In fact, a lot of beatles music is no better and sometimes inferior to the other bands at same time.

Freddy and the dreamers

The tremeloes

Kinks

Hollies and so many more.

If you grew up on radio 1 and totp fodder and think Elton John is rock, you need out more. The Tube, No Limits, ogwt, In concert, Bob Harris and Johnny walker (obligatory to listen to) where the influences back in the day and thankfully Harris and walker still going strong.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Wind beneath my Wings - Bette Middler. Truly awful song just so schmaltzy.

However even worse ….

‘Pina Colada’ song awful lyrics as are ‘24 hours from Tulsa’ just read the text, horrible people trying to justify disgusting behaviour.

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By *hePerkyPumpkinTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol

Mr Brightside - The Killers

Vienna - Ultravox

Le Freak - Chic

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Hotel California,boring as fuck

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Nessun Dorma.

It doesn't matter how poorly it's sung people will applaud the singer as if he's Luciano Pavarotti.

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By *iking67Man
over a year ago

BP Auckland

"Controversial but ...

Most of the Beatles and most of Elvis.

I agree 100%

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By *he James gangCouple
over a year ago

NEWTOWNABBEY

Another controversial pick.

Anything by Pink Floyd

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Another controversial pick.

Anything by Pink Floyd"

Agreed. Playing a Pink Floyd album is like listening to paint dry.

I think Dylan is over rated too (I’ll get my coat).

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By *ulfilthmentMan
over a year ago

Just around the corner

"Another controversial pick.

Anything by Pink Floyd"

You are Roger Waters and I claim my five pounds!

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

I've heard Sweet Child o Mine too many times.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Summer of 69

Living on a prayer

There I've said it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bit of a Floyd fan but will be the first to admit they have done some stinkers...prime example would be the entire Final Cut album...a prime example of how naff Waters is when he thought he WAS Floyd...proven by the dirge that is his entire solo releases compared with the breath of fresh air Momentary Lapse was once he buggered off.

Of course before any Waters fans start throwing rocks at me..it's just my personal opinion

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion

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By *inks_apeyCouple
over a year ago

Staffordshire

My heart will go on - Celine Dion

Unchained melody - Robson & Jerome

Anything Adele

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By *inks_apeyCouple
over a year ago

Staffordshire

"My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion"

Snap

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By *astle321Man
over a year ago

pershore

Toto - Africa or Hold the line

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Bit of a Floyd fan but will be the first to admit they have done some stinkers...prime example would be the entire Final Cut album...a prime example of how naff Waters is when he thought he WAS Floyd...proven by the dirge that is his entire solo releases compared with the breath of fresh air Momentary Lapse was once he buggered off.

Of course before any Waters fans start throwing rocks at me..it's just my personal opinion

I detest the Scissor Sisters version of Comfortably Numb.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

"Definitely anything by the Beatles. If I had to name my top 1000 tunes I don't think there would be a single one of their songs in my list. "

Oh I would definitely put A Day In The Life right up there with the best.

Forget The Beatles popy hits and look for the later album stuff, that’s some good music.

Like any band, they did their share of populist commercial crap.

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By *inks_apeyCouple
over a year ago

Staffordshire

Of course before any Waters fans start throwing rocks at me..it's just my personal opinion

I detest the Scissor Sisters version of Comfortably Numb."

Scissor sisters are great live though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Of course before any Waters fans start throwing rocks at me..it's just my personal opinion

I detest the Scissor Sisters version of Comfortably Numb.

Scissor sisters are great live though "

It's just that one track. It's almost sacrilegious. Otherwise they seem great fun.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I sold my car to we buy any car..

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By *wingin CatMan
over a year ago

London

"East 17 - Stay another day

Why?"

Whoever had the idea that it was a "Christmas" tune???

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By *iddlesticksMan
over a year ago

My nan’s spare room.

Most of Ed Sheerans in the last 3 years.

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Away for Christmas

For me it sort of depends what the song is trying to say. The emotions it's putting forward.

What are the lyrics saying. There are some really powerful lyrics mixed up in mediocre packages. And some super catchy songs and ear worms that are just enjoyable noise but they don't make me feel anything.

I'm not a massive Ed Sheeran fan but 2 of his songs have a special place for me - Photograph and Castle on the Hill. Alone they are nothing special but their meaning within lyrics elevate those songs to something that I could never class as overrated. Ever.

Plenty of other songs out there that get looked down on which are mediocre as music but go beyond being just that.

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Yellow - Cold Play

Massive hit by someone who I think sounds like someone taking the mick out of a real singer.

I'm wrong though, they are one of the most successful bands in the world

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"For me it sort of depends what the song is trying to say. The emotions it's putting forward.

Plenty of other songs out there that get looked down on which are mediocre as music but go beyond being just that. "

I agree with you. People should look at the positives in everything. I don't generally like these threads. Because they just attract negativity about something or someone.

I mean who am I to trash someone or something, unless I think I can do that better myself. Same as armchair football managers, thinking they are the oracle on the subject. Well your not, if you were you would be in the football industry or music industry.

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By *he James gangCouple
over a year ago

NEWTOWNABBEY

"My heart will go on - Celine Dion

Unchained melody - Robson & Jerome

Anything Adele "
I done my duty and took my ex to an Adele concert. She loved it, I detested it. I'm a rocker and I like my gigs to produce energy in the audience. What Adele provoked in the crowd was a gentle sway. Like a funeral without a body, pure shinola.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Each to their own here , some of the songs mentioned are unbeliveabely brilliant to some people , if there's a particular artist or song that you don't like or ever will ..don't listen to it it's really that simple, l know it's only a thread regards songs but if you don't like the song don't listen to it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As said before likes and dislikes of music all personal. I can’t stand anything from ABBA

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

Let it be

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By *batMan
over a year ago

Alicante, Spain. (Sometimes in Wales)

Anything by Meatloaf.

But it's all a personal thing. There are some tracks and bands listed by people above, that I think are great.

Gbat

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By *exleypeteMan
over a year ago

bexleyheath

Jumping jack flash

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

"Summer of 69

Living on a prayer

There I've said it

Living on a prayer...agree, the local radio station plays it every day and even planet rock joins in.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Summer of 69

Living on a prayer

There I've said it

Living on a prayer...agree, the local radio station plays it every day and even planet rock joins in. "

Haha. I've heard them so many times at parties, pubs etc. But I know loads of people love them...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Each to their own here , some of the songs mentioned are unbeliveabely brilliant to some people , if there's a particular artist or song that you don't like or ever will ..don't listen to it it's really that simple, l know it's only a thread regards songs but if you don't like the song don't listen to it.

I think the issue with some of the songs noted above are that they become inescapable. When you are shopping you hear them, in doctor's offices, on hold on the phone. What may start out as a fairly innocuous track that just isn't your cuppa after months/years of being aurally assaulted by it can become a focal point of intense hatred. Purely on an individual level mind. I'm well aware others do not have the averse reactions I do to particular tracks and nor should they.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"As said before likes and dislikes of music all personal. I can’t stand anything from ABBA "

But does your mother know..?..

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By *tooveMan
over a year ago

belfast

The threads not about liking or disliking songs though, is it?

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By *iggingMan
over a year ago

Oldham

Bohemian Rhapsody.

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By *ickdasterdly51Man
over a year ago

Lingfield

"As said before likes and dislikes of music all personal. I can’t stand anything from ABBA "

You won't be going to see Abba Voyage then?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"As said before likes and dislikes of music all personal. I can’t stand anything from ABBA

You won't be going to see Abba Voyage then? "

Sooner watch paint dry

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By *mo512Man
over a year ago

LONDON

Any song by Stevie Wonder.

I just don't get the fascination with him.

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By *mo512Man
over a year ago

LONDON

Oh and Aerosmith, 'I don't want to miss a thing'.

Absolute drivel.

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Away for Christmas

The threads not about liking or disliking songs though, is it?"

As you can see by a large number of the replies most songs people mention are not songs they feel are just okay but get great praise but songs they clearly dislike. So it pretty much is about like and dislike by this point.

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

Anything that gets played at a wedding.

Queen, abba, Beatles, Elvis, wham.

Jesus I’m falling asleep writing my own list.

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By *irexMan
over a year ago

Hertford

Anything by Coldplay, Smiths and Abba makes me reach for the skip button - add the Beatles with a few exceptions.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

I have to get Bohemian Rhapsody immediately off - I hate it. And that Simply Red bloke singer, anything is noxious

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