Earworms from hell!
Blender picks the 50 worst songs of all time…ugh!
For example:
35 R.E.M.
“Shiny Happy People” 1991
What were they thinking?
It’s difficult to imagine the circumstances that led R.E.M. – intelligent, literate, subtle even when rocking out – to record this. Not only is “Shiny Happy People” an annoying song, but you also get the distinct sense that it’s going out of its way to annoy you. What other explanation is there for its riff – which sounds like a cellphone ring tone chosen by a sociopath – or its lyrics, which resemble something you would force children to learn as a punishment, or the backing vocals of B-52 Kate Pierson, which defy rational description?
Truly scary stuff!
