every now and again i hear a song that i not only hate, but vehemently loathe. number one on that list is...
'Wind Beneath My Wings'
everyone goes on about it being a tribute to the wonders of sisterhood, but whenever i hear it all it seems to say is 'i've shat on you from a great height to get where i am today, and y'know, i really respect you for that'. forced sentimentality that makes my hackles rise and starts my venom pouches a-filling. all it takes is a coupla bird references and boom! one of the most popular funeral songs ever. it's a piece of shit with barely anything to recommend it.
number two is 'Everybody Hurts' by REM, although it isn't so much the song as the way it's constantly used by twatty DJs to convey the fact 'yeah, something bad has happened and i have to show my emotions'. the saving grace of the track is that it's helped a few depressed people, but does it really apply to 9/11 or the london bombings? do you have to get it out whenever anyone stubs their toe? again, false emotion, if a crappy local disc jockey thinks you should be a bit blue about something, out it comes.
so guys and gals, least favourite songs for whatever reason...