10 Most Hated 'Songs' of the Professional 'Pop' Musician

[snyprrr]

Last night the band played at a private party. We weren't supposed to be playing our normal schtick, so, we were prepared for the inevitable. And it came in the form of a 'Sweet Home Alabama' request. I would have played it, but, there's not much else that can make me feel like I'm a useless labourer (as a musician) than playing one of these songs.

What have I missed?:

1. 'Sweet Home Alabama'
2. 'Margaritaville'
3. 'Johnny B. Goode'
4. 'Hey Joe'
5. 'Born to B(?)e Wild'
6. 'Wild Thing'
7. 'Red House'
8. 'Brown Eyed Girl'
9.
0.

Karaoke Version:

1. 'Love Shack'
2. 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light'
3. 'Picture' (Kid Rock & Cheryl Crow)
4. 'Hotel California'
5. 'My Way'
6. any song that exposes the singer's innermost feelings to an unsuspecting audience (preferably with only spare piano backing)
7. 'Red Neck Woman'
8. 'Bitch' (recent female singer)
9. 4 Non Blondes song
0. 'You Outta Know' (eh... great as a male song!)

[Jay F]

I'm not a musician, but if I were, I'd probably hate being asked to play these songs over and over and over (and this barely scratches the surface):

Sweet Caroline
most Beatles singles (not "Hey, Jude," which I have loved beyond reason for 46 years)
Rehab
Thank You for Being a Friend
That'll Be the Day
La Bamba
that awful wedding song
Cherish
Barbara Ann
Dance, Dance, Dance
Wouldn't It Be Nice?
Good Vibrations
Jesse's Girl
Don't You Want Me Baby
Put the Lime in the Coconut
Sweet Baby James
You've Got a Friend

They're mostly songs I liked a lot at one time, but have by now heard at least 1,000 times too many. AKA as my "unchecked" tunes on iTunes.

[North Star]

Paranoid has a similar status in Finland as Sweet Home Alabama. In pretty much any popular music concert there's going to be someone shouting 'play Paranoid'.

[EigenUser]

Ah, the Pachelbel's Canon of pop...

[Fagotterdämmerung]

 
   For better or worse that request list looks like it came from a retirement home.  0:)

   Back in my quartet-ing days we had a number of pop "medleys" for weddings I've happily expunged from my memory to the point where I can't tell you what songs they were. Thanks, Ludovico technique!
   

[jochanaan]

"Free bird!"

[Peter Power Pop]

http://www.youtube.com/v/RD1KqbDdmuE

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[snyprrr]

Paranoid has a similar status in Finland as Sweet Home Alabama. In pretty much any popular music concert there's going to be someone shouting 'play Paranoid'.

Now THAT is funny. I can actually see that, oy oy. Yes, we have that to whip out at a moment's notice.

"Free bird!"

how could I forget? However, I guess it's such an urban legend that people don't ask for it anymore- I DO, of course, but now it's almost become a "taunt of endearment". We have FB on standby as a slide instrumental... we stop it at the end, right when the audience thinks they're going to rock out- right at the moment they go crazy we stop cold.

I'm not a musician, but if I were, I'd probably hate being asked to play these songs over and over and over (and this barely scratches the surface):

Sweet Caroline
most Beatles singles (not "Hey, Jude," which I have loved beyond reason for 46 years)
Rehab
Thank You for Being a Friend
That'll Be the Day
La Bamba
that awful wedding song
Cherish
Barbara Ann
Dance, Dance, Dance
Wouldn't It Be Nice?
Good Vibrations
Jesse's Girl
Don't You Want Me Baby
Put the Lime in the Coconut
Sweet Baby James
You've Got a Friend

They're mostly songs I liked a lot at one time, but have by now heard at least 1,000 times too many. AKA as my "unchecked" tunes on iTunes.

we play that as a middle section of 'Workin in A Coal Mine',... easy peasy haha...

I get off playing cheez

"Aaaaafter the lovin'..."

[JeffreyTerry]

Last night the band played at a private party. We weren't supposed to be playing our normal schtick, so, we were prepared for the inevitable. And it came in the form of a 'Sweet Home Alabama' request. I would have played it, but, there's not much else that can make me feel like I'm a useless labourer (as a musician) than playing one of these songs.

What have I missed?:

1. 'Sweet Home Alabama'
2. 'Margaritaville'
3. 'Johnny B. Goode'
4. 'Hey Joe'
5. 'Born to B(?)e Wild'
6. 'Wild Thing'
7. 'Red House'
8. 'Brown Eyed Girl'
9.
0.

Karaoke Version:

1. 'Love Shack'
2. 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light'
3. 'Picture' (Kid Rock & Cheryl Crow)
4. 'Hotel California'
5. 'My Way'
6. any song that exposes the singer's innermost feelings to an unsuspecting audience (preferably with only spare piano backing)
7. 'Red Neck Woman'
8. 'Bitch' (recent female singer)
9. 4 Non Blondes song
0. 'You Outta Know' (eh... great as a male song!)

Haha!!!Hey Joe!!!! This is the most hate one!! Ever!!!

[snyprrr]

Haha!!!Hey Joe!!!! This is the most hate one!! Ever!!!

It is! Facts are facts!! undisputed winner