My angle on this is to try to think of some legendary pop musicians, whose songs I generally like. And then consider which of their relatively popular songs I would least like to hear come on the radio. Not just mediocre or bad songs. Everyone records so many of these. But songs that seem to be popular enough to still show up on the radio, but which to me are real dial turners.
Nonlinear FC wrote:Foreigner is in a weird category for me... Joined by the J. Geils Band, and then lesser lights like Asia...
I LOVED them in the 80s, but they are unlistenable to me now. Foreigner, though, is the best example. I know every lyric and note of Foreigner 4. I cans still nail Jukebox Hero, even though I only hear it every 3 or 4 years at this point.
Well, you're just a dirty white boy.
(The Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode featuring Foreigner songs was amazing: " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; )
Who knows? Maybe, you were kidnapped, tied up, taken away and held for ransom.
Those days are gone forever
Over a long time ago
Oh yeah…
I'm using my (just created and likely unsanctioned/unsupported) veto on this one.
That song is awesome.
(My reaction likely has something to do with one of my buddies absolutely slaying it with this song at Rick's karaoke on spring break in '91. When he donkey kicked the stool off the stage during the crescendo, a good portion of Duvall Street let out a collective cheer. Best. Karaoke. Ever.)
Look, I once got abuse for denigrating Michael Keaton, and I understand how some intelligent people can enjoy his work.
But no one over the age of 14 should listen to Bon Jovi. They are in the pantheon of truly shitty bands, purveyors of idiotic cliches. Infact, I would term them the Bryan Adams of bands.
Sorry if I offended anyone, but Bon Jovi is a hot button for me.
(And this has nothing to do with failed actor Jon Bon Jovi pretending that he has enough money to buy an NFL team and move it to my city).
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
I'm using my (just created and likely unsanctioned/unsupported) veto on this one.
That song is awesome.
(My reaction likely has something to do with one of my buddies absolutely slaying it with this song at Rick's karaoke on spring break in '91. When he donkey kicked the stool off the stage during the crescendo, a good portion of Duvall Street let out a collective cheer. Best. Karaoke. Ever.)
Look, I once got abuse for denigrating Michael Keaton, and I understand how some intelligent people can enjoy his work.
But no one over the age of 14 should listen to Bon Jovi. They are in the pantheon of truly shitty bands, purveyors of idiotic cliches. Infact, I would term them the Bryan Adams of bands.
Sorry if I offended anyone, but Bon Jovi is a hot button for me.
(And this has nothing to do with failed actor Jon Bon Jovi pretending that he has enough money to buy an NFL team and move it to my city).
Yeah, you pretty much nailed it. That said, Wanted Dead or Alive is one of my guilty pleasures - the only Bon Jovi song that doesn't get me quickly changing the station.
Pruitt wrote:
Look, I once got abuse for denigrating Michael Keaton, and I understand how some intelligent people can enjoy his work.
But no one over the age of 14 should listen to Bon Jovi. They are in the pantheon of truly shitty bands, purveyors of idiotic cliches. Infact, I would term them the Bryan Adams of bands.
word.
Who knows? Maybe, you were kidnapped, tied up, taken away and held for ransom.
Those days are gone forever
Over a long time ago
Oh yeah…
Nonlinear FC wrote:Foreigner is in a weird category for me... Joined by the J. Geils Band, and then lesser lights like Asia...
I LOVED them in the 80s, but they are unlistenable to me now. Foreigner, though, is the best example. I know every lyric and note of Foreigner 4. I cans still nail Jukebox Hero, even though I only hear it every 3 or 4 years at this point.
Well, you're just a dirty white boy.
(The Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode featuring Foreigner songs was amazing: " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; )
Yeah, but the next summer (1982-3) I met up with a guy that would turn out to be my best friend for life and he turned me on to the rapidly spreading rap/hip hop scene. Specifically, The Electrifying Mojo who would Land the Mothership and crank out a crazy eclectic mix that included rap, early techno, rock and funk. Changed my (musical) life, that show.
You can lead a horse to fish, but you can't fish out a horse.
I'm using my (just created and likely unsanctioned/unsupported) veto on this one.
That song is awesome.
(My reaction likely has something to do with one of my buddies absolutely slaying it with this song at Rick's karaoke on spring break in '91. When he donkey kicked the stool off the stage during the crescendo, a good portion of Duvall Street let out a collective cheer. Best. Karaoke. Ever.)
Look, I once got abuse for denigrating Michael Keaton, and I understand how some intelligent people can enjoy his work.
But no one over the age of 14 should listen to Bon Jovi. They are in the pantheon of truly shitty bands, purveyors of idiotic cliches. Infact, I would term them the Bryan Adams of bands.
Sorry if I offended anyone, but Bon Jovi is a hot button for me.
(And this has nothing to do with failed actor Jon Bon Jovi pretending that he has enough money to buy an NFL team and move it to my city).
The "offended" angle is a bit of a straw man. It's the same thing with food or literature... I'm not the type of person to be offended by someone's personal taste.
I'm, again, going back to the point of the exercise. "Technically"* you shouldn't have put the song up, because they don't pass the "good - great" smell test from your perspective. You think the entire catalog sucks. Fair enough. I'll let the executive team make the call on that.
But the song, if you put Bon Jovi in the good-great category, is not a shitty song. Overplayed? sure.
You can lead a horse to fish, but you can't fish out a horse.
Nonlinear FC wrote:Foreigner is in a weird category for me... Joined by the J. Geils Band, and then lesser lights like Asia...
I LOVED them in the 80s, but they are unlistenable to me now. Foreigner, though, is the best example. I know every lyric and note of Foreigner 4. I cans still nail Jukebox Hero, even though I only hear it every 3 or 4 years at this point.
Well, you're just a dirty white boy.
(The Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode featuring Foreigner songs was amazing: " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; )
My favorite ATHF ep of all time. I still want a Foreigner Belt.
Rex wrote:For a great band, the Who had a lot of songs that were just straight up trolling.
When I was a young man, the Who were it. My love for them was nearly religious in its intensity.
But they have released nothing but dreck and/or repackaged versions of "Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy" for the last 35 years.
As the years go by, Page and Plant's decision to end Zeppelin after Bonham died looks like one of rock's all time great artistic decisions. All Zeppelin fans were spared the pathetic sight of 70 year olds lumbering through "Black Dog."
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
I kind of think Never Say Goodbye is a good song. (ducks)
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. - God
AB_skin_test wrote:I like this song because it's fun to play on guitar and everyone knows it.
Bon Jovi has plenty of other songs to pick from...Love a Bad Name, Lay Your Hands on Me, Bed of Roses.
The wife's personal favorite, I think. I give her very little shit for the Bon Jovi thing, especially considering the constant stream of snark otherwise exiting my mouth.
