Worst songs of the year

[Palkia]

What songs did you hear this year that annoyed you? Try and be specific and try not to put all pop music or something vague like that.



Why is Fergie rapping? Her voice doesn't fit with this song at all. She's not a awful singer, but her white girl rapping just does not work. Plus the tacky mentioning of worldwide cities tries to make this song a uplifting dance track but the beat is so dreary that it just falls flat.



Another dance song by a irrelevant pop singer ruined by it's boring and dull beat. When you make Hollaback Girl look tolerable that's a sign you career is over.



"Yo, shout out to all you kids, buying bottle service, with your rent money. Respect"
Also, doing your nails Japanese-y is apparently a thing now.

 

[Pendraflare]

^ I do want to point out that I think Fergie rapped even before then, in like 2006/07 when she had tracks like London Bridge and Fergalicious.

Anyway, I think i'm gonna keep this to the stuff that got popular, between the Year-End Hot 100 and the Top 20 hits of the year.
Wiggle by Jason DeRulo featuring Snoop Dogg
This song just pukes me off harder than you can imagine. I try to like Jason DeRulo for certain songs of his, like "In My Head" and "The Other Side". While "Talk Dirty" wore on me in record time, it's a godsend compared to this. There are some utterly cringeworthy lines in this - I don't know about you, but comparing a woman's butt-cheeks to "two planets" is not something I think I would want to hear if I were a chick. And that's before we even get to the limp recorder-backed beat, which makes it lifeless and weak. While Snoop Dogg's verse is alright, it doesn't save the song at all. Todd in the Shadows already tore into this one; I don't think I need to discuss it any more.

Only by Nicki Minaj featuring Chris Brown, Drake and Lil Wayne
While this came rather late in the year and thus didn't make the Year-End Hot 100, it was a Top 20 hit so i'm including it. I don't know how many people i'm going to piss of when I say this, but this makes "Anaconda" look like a masterpiece (as I mentioned before, I consider that one at least so bad it's good). Another terrible beat backing this one, and then we get to the verses, which starts with Nicki saying "she never fucked Drake or Wayne" and then those two mention the same thing. Nothing about this works for me, and it doesn't help that nobody sounds like they're enjoying themselves with this (although I guess that can be excused in certain types of songs). I also question why this is considered Nicki's song when she only shows up for like a fourth of it.

All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor
I already talked about this song in the "What are you not listening to" thread here, and I have nothing more to say about it. Next!

Animals by Maroon 5
Dear goodness. Not only is Adam Levine's voice more annoying than ever, but the concept is not appealing at all - it's about Levine hunting an ex-girlfriend who you can kinda see doesn't want to keep things going with him. As he talks about preying on her tonight, hunting her down and eating her alive, yeah, I can't stomach that. No. Just no.

7/11 by Beyonce
I can safely say that I absolutely detested this one within the first few seconds of hearing it. Beyonce just sounds messed up in this one, and while I don't mind party party party tracks most of the time, this one is just irritating and I can hardly stand her tone in it. There's really no point in going on about it. I can't stand this one. Thankfully it came extremely late in the year, but one listen and I was like, this is just sad.

Just a few, I could name more that I couldn't stand but these are some that came to mind right away.

 

[TheRabbit]

To be fair, the song Gwen dropped before that one was catchy as hell.

 

[Hikamaru]

Here was my most hated songs of the year.

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
I'm probably going to be copping a lot from Taylor Swift fans here but I really admit this is one of the worst songs she's ever released, and it doesn't help that it's being spammed a lot on radio right now. It's so fast-paced it almost feels like it's not a Taylor song, it makes me want to tune out when it comes on, and it doesn't help that 1989 ended up being labeled her worst album from my point of view. Just one change of sound direction was enough to ruin her music for me. In due time it's so gonna end up with Hey Ya! by Outkast and Crazy by Gnarls Barkley as some of my least fave songs of all time.

Beyoncé - 7/11
I'm with Pendraflare on this one, because as soon as I heard it my initial reaction was "seriously?" because if one listens to this she's like singing in a rap-like vocal and it's just so intolerable. I know she's had some "bad" songs according to me, but this one is the icing on the cake.

The Script - Superheroes
As you can tell, I have a huge distaste for annoying chart hits and I remember many years ago I used to like the personal tone they had to their songs (think of older hits like The Man Who Can't Be Moved, We Cry and Before The Worst) but then along came the utter crap that was their will.i.am collab Hall Of Fame and that's where The Script went downhill for me. This song did not redeem me, and sadly I feel like they aren't trying anymore.

One Direction - Steal My Girl
Ah yes 1D, the 2010's most overhyped boy band with teenage girls who have been spamming a new album every year since 2011. This year saw their fourth album, appropriately titled Four, get released and I was hoping the group was going to go for a more mature sound but then this song got spammed and they're still not winning me over (except I'm 22, which I don't think is around the usual 1D fan's age) which is a major disappointment, and I know how much boy bands fall flat for me due to intolerable music (The Wanted did have catchy yet tolerable stuff, but their career came to an abrupt end and it was likely due to them always being in 1D's shadow). Even worse is that there was only one good song on the new album, and that's a sign that their music will like never improve, and that's sad because I like quality in music which they somehow can't do.

Nicki Minaj - Anaconda
I don't see anything fun about this song, it's just nothing but singing about butts plus it rips off a 90's classic from Sir Mix-A-Lot. The music video makes it look even worse, but if Pendraflare's mention of Only (her latest collab with Drake, Chris Brown and Lil' Wayne) is anything to go by, it's safe to assume Nicki's latest material is among her worst to date.

Not much else I can think of but I'll definitely mention those that come to my mind.

 

[DRCM]

This looks fun.

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Basically what Hika said - this is definitely one of Taylor Swift's worst tracks to date. The fact that it's really repetitive doesn't help, and neither does the fact that it's another generic saxwagon track. Also, it's getting played the absolute crap out of. How this got a nomination for Record Of The Year, I'll never be quite sure... But then again, two of the nominees are on this list, so maybe it's just me.

Iggy Azalea - Fancy (feat. Charli XCX)
First of all, I strongly dislike Iggy Azalea, and a lot of that comes from the fact that she's a full blooded Australian, but ditched everything Australian about her so she could make some extra cash. Then there's this track; a mediocre rap about how she's the best rapper and is always 2cool4u. Yay.

Meghan Trainor - Lips Are Moving
I really hate how when someone makes a (somewhat undeservedly) huge hit, and it makes a load of money, they go make exactly the same track but with different lyrics, and if you're lucky, maybe even in a different key. That's exactly what Meghan Trainor's done here; made the same track again in order to get some quick money. And for some reason, people are buying it. She even references "the bass" the whole time. It's even got the same music video.

Iggy Azalea & Jennifer Lopez - Booty

I'm going to take this quote from www.news.com.au:

"This is just sad. Would J-Lo sign on to Hey Look At My Arse: The Movie? No. So why debase your entire career with trash like this, sold purely on the fact people are clicking on to watch you shake your backside?"

Kristen Bell - Do You Wanna Build A Snowman?
Don't get me wrong, this movie was cute, but this song was REALLY annoying after the first listen. The fact that you hear little girls singing it on the streets all the time doesn't help at all. And all the Frozen merchandise out now... save me.

LITERALLY EVERYTHING REDFOO RELEASED THIS YEAR
I don't think this requires an explanation.


I might add some stuff later.

 

[antemortem]

I don't think I can post seriously here because a fuckton of songs that I actually really enjoyed are listed here in various posts and that hurts a little bit.

To be clear, I do not dislike Ariana Grande. However, I was annoyed by most of her singles because she has a voice that is easilly overplayed on the radio. Once you've heard her voice and her choruses so many times, you're eventually driven to madness. Not that I listened to the radio too much, but other people around me do, and that leads to them singing the song, playing the song around me, etc. so it's more of a transitory effect.

 

[Nolafus]

Anaconda - Nicki Minaj

I seriously can't stand this song. The entire emphasis on butts and sex is just disgusting. My friends showed me the music video, which was actually porn. I had a huge headache and was so mad after listening to that song. How can people like it?

 

[Dedenne1]

Only by Nicki Minaj featuring Chris Brown, Drake and Lil Wayne
One Direction - Steal My Girl
Beyoncé- 7/11
Wiggle by Jason DeRulo featuring Snoop Dogg
Anaconda - Nicki Minaj
Iggy Azalea & Jennifer Lopez - Booty

And lastly:
Iggy Azalea-Black Widow
Really the majority here i agree with besides Taylor Swift but songs are either getting better in pop or worse no middle :/
I didnt even know Beyoncé sang that song i thought she was dead lll

 

[Hikamaru]

This looks fun.

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Basically what Hika said - this is definitely one of Taylor Swift's worst tracks to date. The fact that it's really repetitive doesn't help, and neither does the fact that it's another generic saxwagon track. Also, it's getting played the absolute crap out of. How this got a nomination for Record Of The Year, I'll never be quite sure... But then again, two of the nominees are on this list, so maybe it's just me.

I'm expanding a bit more on my last post that mentioned this song, because it was named the biggest hit of the year by major charts and that makes me dread even more that it will win the Grammy award for Record of the Year (which I tend to have mixed opinions about in terms of winners in the past), and of the nominees it looks like the most obvious to win which is just sad.

I know that some years had really cringe-worthy #1s for me but this year had to have some of the worst in my opinion, and it's all thanks to one change in sound direction that made it get the thumbs-down from me. More like a double thumbs-down.

 

[Pendraflare]

I know that some years had really cringe-worthy #1s for me but this year had to have some of the worst in my opinion, and it's all thanks to one change in sound direction that made it get the thumbs-down from me. More like a double thumbs-down.

Well let's look at all the #1 hits we had on Billboard's Hot 100 this year and i'll give quick summaries on my thoughts of them, in the order of when they were #1:

The Monster by Eminem featuring Rihanna (#16 on Year-End Hot 100) - This one was subject to a lot of overplay, but not one i'll say is a bad song. A song I feel that I like more than I should.

Timber by Pitbull featuring Ke$ha (#11 on Year-End Hot 100) - If not a great song per se, at least a very interesting and respectable one with a lot to like, most notably the harmonica, Ke$ha's rowdy chorus, and even the guitars in the verses.

Dark Horse by Katy Perry featuring Juicy J (#2 on Year-End Hot 100) - This one wore on me pretty quick. I didn't mind Roar, but this is not something that a pop diva like Katy Perry should sound like. Juicy J's verse didn't really help.

Happy by Pharrell Williams (#1 on Year-End Hot 100) - A very catchy and upbeat track, so I didn't mind it being the #1 song of the year. Given the respective #1's of the Year-End Hot 100's from the past decade, 2004-2013 - which to me were, in order: a classic, okay, crappy, irritating, amusing, weird, hysterical, solid, awesome, and fucking awesome - i'll take it.

All of Me by John Legend (#3 on Year-End Hot 100) - I did like this one at first, but not as much anymore after seeing that it doesn't really have much to it besides expressing love to one another. Again, I won't say it's a bad song, just one that runs on a tired concept.

Fancy by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX (#4 on Year-End Hot 100) - A nice duo between a newcomer and a returning name who had made her first (if memory serves) real appearance on a loud, hamtastic synthpop track from 2013. Despite being another track where they rap about how much better than you they think they are, it's one I can at least respect.

Rude by Magic! (#7 on Year-End Hot 100) - One of those songs that, to me, is not one to be taken seriously. But that said, even if the lyrics are strange, I can excuse the reggae style guitar licks on it.

Shake It Off by Taylor Swift (#13 on Year-End Hot 100) - Most people above have already mentioned what this song doesn't work for, so I don't really think i'm gonna say much else on it.

All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor (#8 on Year-End Hot 100) - See my post listed above.

Blank Space by Taylor Swift (Not on Year-End Hot 100, but was #1 for the last few weeks of the year) - With Taylor Swift's extremely well-written lyrics here, this is another one I can view favorably, but i'm concerned that it'll fall victim to overplay quick.

So there were some I can definitely get down to, others not exactly as much.

 

[TheRabbit]

Dark Horse by Katy Perry featuring Juicy J (#2 on Year-End Hot 100) - This one wore on me pretty quick. I didn't mind Roar, but this is not something that a pop diva like Katy Perry should sound like. Juicy J's verse didn't really help.

That was actually one of the few songs by Katy Perry I liked when it first came out, but Juicy J's verse is one of the worst in the history of rap.

 

[Sydian]

I don't have anything elaborate for you guys, so here's my quick run down.

All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor
I'm including this not really for the song itself, but the feedback. People were so happy that this song embraced bigger women and it was such a good message and omg yay butts!!! But no. It's not a good message. "Boys like a little more booty to hold in the night" is basically saying, "Your size is okay because the men will still like you because of your butt." That's not okay. That's not a good message.

The Monster - Eminem feat. Rihanna
I feel like this song is just a mockery of anyone with mental illnesses like schizophrenia or the like. And aside from that, it just doesn't sound good. This is probably one of Eminem's worst. The lyrics are just...terrible. I don't enjoy Rihanna in this song either.

Timber - Pitbull feat. Ke$ha
Pitbull needs to not exist. It's 2014, why are we listening to some ho-down hootenanny knee slapper? No thank you.

Animals - Maroon 5
I AM SICK OF TURNING ON THE RADIO TO HEAR THIS BITCH HOWLING ABOUT EATING HIS LOVER. If I gotta hear this one more time, I swear I will hunt down Adam Levine and make him wish he never put this piece of shit out on the radio. Bonus: Everything by Maroon 5 this year sucked.

I would like to congratulate Taylor Swift on not driving me insane this year. I actually found Shake It Off and Blank Space to be pretty tolerable. Now whether or not she drove y'all insane is up to you.

That was actually one of the few songs by Katy Perry I liked when it first came out, but Juicy J's verse is one of the worst in the history of rap.

HER LOVE IS LIKE A DRUG I WAS TRYNNA HIT IT N QUIT IT BUT LIL MOMMA SO DOPE I MESSED AROUND AND GOT ADDICTEDDDDDDDDD

 

[tittlemouse]

These are the 3 that instantly pop into my head just NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Spherical Ice]

I can't stand that Rude song by whoever because not only is it infuriatingly overplayed but the entire situation is avoidable because if he is going to marry the girl anyway WHY DID HE BOTHER ASKINGS.
im sorry

 

[Pendraflare]

I already talked about the four songs mentioned here, but i'll provide a few additional comments anyway:

I don't have anything elaborate for you guys, so here's my quick run down.

All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor
I'm including this not really for the song itself, but the feedback. People were so happy that this song embraced bigger women and it was such a good message and omg yay butts!!! But no. It's not a good message. "Boys like a little more booty to hold in the night" is basically saying, "Your size is okay because the men will still like you because of your butt." That's not okay. That's not a good message.
As I may have mentioned, I hate this song NOT because of its message, but because it is absolutely insufferable. Trainor's voice is so annoying here.

The Monster - Eminem feat. Rihanna
I feel like this song is just a mockery of anyone with mental illnesses like schizophrenia or the like. And aside from that, it just doesn't sound good. This is probably one of Eminem's worst. The lyrics are just...terrible. I don't enjoy Rihanna in this song either.
I didn't say much about this one, but some people have claimed that there are people that face the same problems and deal with them differently, and Eminem has been through many problems in the past and he is trying to get serious with it.

Timber - Pitbull feat. Ke$ha
Pitbull needs to not exist. It's 2014, why are we listening to some ho-down hootenanny knee slapper? No thank you.
Nevermind what I already mentioned about this one a few posts up, this is one that my parents like too, and my brother as well as my sister and her husband.

Animals - Maroon 5
I AM SICK OF TURNING ON THE RADIO TO HEAR THIS BITCH HOWLING ABOUT EATING HIS LOVER. If I gotta hear this one more time, I swear I will hunt down Adam Levine and make him wish he never put this piece of shit out on the radio. Bonus: Everything by Maroon 5 this year sucked.
Read my post near the top - I already talked about this one and have nothing else to say about it.

I would like to congratulate Taylor Swift on not driving me insane this year. I actually found Shake It Off and Blank Space to be pretty tolerable. Now whether or not she drove y'all insane is up to you.
I'll actually take this one - my brother said he didn't like Shake It Off at first, but it grew on him. And i'll admit I can at least get down to it. (Plus, I got 1989 for Christmas and I think my mom is obsessed with it.)

HER LOVE IS LIKE A DRUG I WAS TRYNNA HIT IT N QUIT IT BUT LIL MOMMA SO DOPE I MESSED AROUND AND GOT ADDICTEDDDDDDDDD
Yeah...not touching that one.

Not much more than a few extra comments, yeah.

Oh, yeah, two other songs I almost forgot:
She Looks So Perfect by 5 Seconds of Summer
Now, I am aware that i'm not part of the main demographic for this band (which are mostly teenage girls), but the chorus in this just irritates me. They tell this girl that she looks perfect in their American Apparel underwear - that line really irks me, even moreso than Pat Monahan saying he needs a Hefty bag to hold his love in. Also, the line after that ("And I know now, that i'm so down") - what does that even mean? That this girl has made the singer know that he's depressed or something? What is this? And i've mentioned before that I try to like songs even if their lyrics are questionable, but this one I really couldn't get past.

Me and My Broken Heart by Rixton
I don't like letting overplay affect lists like this, but OH GOODNESS was I sick of this one. But to add to that, it's another one of those stupid "I don't want to be in this but you keep me in it" songs, like One More Night by Maroon 5 (which to me, this is even worse than). Oh, and jacking a sample from Rob Thomas' "Lonely No More" doesn't help at all.

 

[tittlemouse]

I just remembered this one probably the WORST song of all time

 

[Sydian]

Oh, yeah, two other songs I almost forgot:
She Looks So Perfect by 5 Seconds of Summer
Also, the line after that ("And I know now, that i'm so down") - what does that even mean? That this girl has made the singer know that he's depressed or something? What is this?

dtf. in the mood. ready to go. not depressed. far from it. lol

 

[Gigadweeb]

In due time it's so gonna end up with Hey Ya! by Outkast and Crazy by Gnarls Barkley as some of my least fave songs of all time.

dammit now we can't be friends :^(

My least favourite song was probably All About That Bass. If I wanted a HAES campaign, I'd visit This is Thin Privilege on tumblr and read all the crazy bullshit the SJWs put up on there. I don't need it in a song. Not much instrumental experimentation, and Meghan's voice is infuriatingly bad. Like... there's female vocalists out there leagues ahead of her. Nico, Björk, Meg White, Hayley Williams, Yukimi Nagano, Beth Gibbons. Shit, I'd even say Taylor Swift is better, and I don't like Taylor Swift at all. Just... nah.

 

[Manitee]

Anaconda- Nicki Minaj
Booty- J Lo
All about that bass- Meghan Trainor
Happy- Pharrel
Birthday, Dark Horse- Katy Perry

And any song by 5SOS, 1D, The Vamps or any irritable boy band.

 

[LilyAnn]

Nicki Minaj- Anaconda

Worst song I have heard this year. I couldn't even listen to the whole thing. Plus the music video for it is just ugh. Why would some do that?

Plus all of the other songs that she came out with. I really do not like her music. It just isn't good.

Maroon 5- Animals
Really bad song. The lyrics are horrible for many reasons and the way the singer sings them was really bad as well. His voice is just to high pitched for my liking.