Whether it’s radio or retail that are played by the most inane and vanilla of DJs possible with no taste or other means.
The Cure - Lovesong. Thanks to my store’s shitty radio selection, this song plays like 2 - 3 times at a given night. Can’t stand it.
Pearl Jam - Do The Evolution. The only time I enjoy this song, is if I’m watching the music video anymore and quite frankly, I do recommend watching the music video to this song. But, it’s overplayed to me now.
Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love. This really does break my heart, because I love Huey Lewis and the News, but it’s steadily getting up there to being so overplayed that I can’t stand it.
AC/DC - Back in Black. Fuck, every god damn commercial, movie trailer and what have you, has killed this song for me.
Any Queen Song. Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You, you name it, overplayed to where I can’t be bothered to listen to them on my own to enjoy.
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight. I tie this song to the Hangover, in the scene where the guys meet Mike Tyson and he stops them to listen to his favorite part. But, the more times I’ve heard this song, the enjoyment I’ve had is out the window.
The Offspring - Come Out and Play. Loved it a lot back then, it was a symbol of the 90s, now its a symbol of being overplayed.
Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike. Of all of the songs and bands, they have to abuse this one. It’s also fucking ironic that they play this song, considering its meaning. I’m waiting to hear something from Rage Against the Machine or KMFDM just to stir the irony pot some more that some corporate entity is blasting songs from bands that are against them.
So many. I can’t think of them all but many 90s and 00s songs. Basically while I was dependent on radio for music.
The latest that I can think of, I hadn’t heard in maybe 15-20 years. But I was sent a link to a cover of it. I had to turn that off within 30 seconds. I think it’s forever burnt out for me and I never want to hear it again. Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss me.
You spin me round by dead or alive. Such a shame this is the only song they are known for, they have SO much other awesome stuff.
Samething with tubthumping by chumbawamba and come and get your love by redbone. SO much underrated tracks in their discography.
Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling (God, i hate this shit SO MUCH. It was EVERYWHERE)
I swear that they do it on purpose, but every time I leave from work in the morning, this damn song plays.
Rehab and Back To Black by Amy Winehouse. Both songs were heavily overplayed on the radio.
Tainted Love, the Softcell cover. I had its bonk-bonk as my SMS tone and the loop from bonk-bonk to bonk-bonk as a repeating chunk as my ringtone ever since I had a cell phone that could take a WAV.
Nah, nevermind. It’s still awesome. That, and the Littlest Hobo.
Toto - Africa
Even the singer, during one of Toto’s concert they did recently (2018 or so), said right before playing Africa: “Are you ready for that song?”2018 was eight years ago.
8 years ago is not considered recent?
That’s almost a decade ago so I wouldn’t consider that recent for much beside geography timescales.
Don’t Stop Believing by Journey. I can’t stand that song at all. Please play anything else.
Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana. Not even close to their best music, but the radio loves it.
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. I held on for so long but finally I can’t listen to it any more. I just can’t.
Baby shark
my buddy – on a massive zoom call all with security professionals will, when everyone takes a dog-walk break in the middle of those 3-hour calls, shout into the call and the empty offices, “Alexa! Play Baby Shark on repeat at full volume!!” and see who needs a lecture.
That one was overplayed in the first 3 seconds.
Hallelijah - As a Christian I HATE it because it’s crap, as a music lover / film lover I hate that it’s ALWAYS used for a sad montage
David Bowie - Let’s Dance
My local “old timer” station plays this like every fucking hour. These artists have played so many other songs but because of capitalism and copyright, radio stations can’t play them. So stupid.
This post makes me so glad I don’t listen to the radio or commercials anymore.
@Pyrixas Not ruined, but the first part of the song still feels very different to the rest because my ex used it as her ringtone. “Romeo, and Cinderella” is the song
My wife has been showing our 8 year old some of the pop punk songs we used to listen to as kids.
Currently he is obsessed with High Hopes by Panic at the Disco!, and while it’s an okay song — I basically have to hear it every time we all pile into the car.
My favorite song that I have over listened to is Achilles Come Down, by Gang of Youths. It’s also pretty much the only song of theirs I enjoyed. I tried a smattering of their songs 😅
I put the hook from “Freddie the Freeloader” as my ringtone on a flip phone back in like 2010. Even though I love that song, associating it with someone calling ruined it for me, and I still wince a little when I hear it.
Bruno Mars’ Grenade. Not just because it was overplayed, but once you notice the sound of the beeping from a commercial truck in reverse (beeeeep beeeeep beeeeep…) you can’t unhear it.
