Songs that make you change the radio station instantly

[nolanfan34]

Driving around yesterday, I realized that I only need to hear like two notes of Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl" before I move with lightning speed to change the radio.

Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky" is a close second though.

The key is that it only takes a couple of notes for my mind to subconciously trigger the "change channel" reflexes.

What are yours?

[MEbenhoe]

Any song by boy bands, girls who can't sing, and the stupid poppy rap that seems to be so dominant today.

[MelK]

Everlong

[MEbenhoe]

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Everlong

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TROLL!!!

[istewart]

"Brown-Eyed Girl" is an awesome song.

[istewart]

Try anything by Lil Jon.

[nolanfan34]

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"Brown-Eyed Girl" is an awesome song.

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If by awesome you mean annoying and overplayed at weddings, then I agree with you.

[MelK]

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Everlong

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TROLL!!!

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Can't we have an honest disagreement without the personal attacks?

[istewart]

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"Brown-Eyed Girl" is an awesome song.

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If by awesome you mean annoying and overplayed at weddings, then I agree with you.

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Use more cliches. Be original for once.

[ttleistdci]

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Any song by boy bands, girls who can't sing, and the stupid poppy rap that seems to be so dominant today.

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You just described 95% of what's on the radio today.

[Brown Thumb]

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Driving around yesterday, I realized that I only need to hear like two notes of Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl" before I move with lightning speed to change the radio.

Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky" is a close second though.

The key is that it only takes a couple of notes for my mind to subconciously trigger the "change channel" reflexes.

What are yours?

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Anything by Kansas, Styx, or Jefferson Starship.

I'm pretty forgiving, but this stuff hurts my head and offends my sensibilities.

[istewart]

CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SON.

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I used to have a crappy car stereo that only got a couple of stations without tremendous amounts of static. One of the clear stations was classic rock.

If I heard more than four of the eight piano notes at the beginning of "Old Time Rock and Roll" by Bob Seger, I was really slow on the draw that day.

[MEbenhoe]

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Any song by boy bands, girls who can't sing, and the stupid poppy rap that seems to be so dominant today.

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You just described 95% of what's on the radio today.

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Exactly why I rarely ever listen to the radio.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

Anything by Incubus, Keane, or Morissey. I would say Missy Elliot, but I don't listen to that station unless it's by my wife's doing and I'd surely change it at first opportunity regardless of what song was on.

[nolanfan34]

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If I heard more than four of the eight piano notes at the beginning of "Old Time Rock and Roll" by Bob Seger, I was really slow on the draw that day.

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Great example.

My quick recognition of many of those songs stems from the fact that I had a sweet 1981 Ford Escort station wagon in high school, that only had an AM radio. The oldies station was the only AM station that played music...

[Brown Thumb]

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CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SON.

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The remnants from these groups should form a SuperGroup. That would be bitchin' just for how crappy it would be.

I saw VH-1 and one of the guys from Styx is now a street performer in Chicago. (Tommy something).

The supergroup to date:

1. Styx;
2. Kansas;
3. Jefferson Starship;
4. Foreigner.

[HDPM]

When I saw the post title the first thing that came to mind was Brown Eyed Girl. Then I read your post and was happy to see that I am not the only one who hates that song. I really hate it. People always played it on the jukebox at this dump of a bar I drank at in college. I couldn't stand it drunk. Can't stand it now. Hate it. /images/graemlins/mad.gif

Anything with Phil Collins is right up there.

[pshreck]

This about sums it up for me :

Can you keep up?
Baby boy
Make me lose my breath
Bring tha noise
Make me lose my breath
Hit me hard
make me lose my (haa haa)

[Freakin]

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This about sums it up for me :

Can you keep up?
Baby boy
Make me lose my breath
Bring tha noise
Make me lose my breath
Hit me hard
make me lose my (haa haa)

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At least the song is incredibly repetitive (like all of their songs).... otherwise you might not even know the words.

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[Sponger15SB]

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This about sums it up for me :

Can you keep up?
Baby boy
Make me lose my breath
Bring tha noise
Make me lose my breath
Hit me hard
make me lose my (haa haa)

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No way! This [censored] is bananas b-a-n-a-n-a-s

ugh. my girlfriend's roomates have those two songs on every single one of their "party mixes"

please god kill me.

[2planka]

that really annoying hey-ya outcast[sic] song. Makes me want to smother kittens.

[BeerMoney]

the two new destinies child songs.

[ClassicBob]

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Try anything by Lil Jon.

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There's some new Ludacris song being played on the radio, along the same lines of "Splash Waterfalls" from his last album. It features a verse by Lil Jon. Try and hear Lil Jon doing a "romantic" verse. 125 on the Unintentional Comedy Scale.

[Sponger15SB]

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that really annoying hey-ya outcast[sic] song. Makes me want to smother kittens.

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Clearly you don't drink or have friends as this song is awsome /images/graemlins/tongue.gif....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/Sponger15aa/mammothdance.jpg

Hey ya was playing while this picture was taken.

[Soul Daddy]

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Anything by Incubus, Keane, or Morissey.

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There are radio stations that play Morrissey?

[deacsoft]

Anything by ACDC or Van Halen. It's nothing personal against the bands. Around here the classic rock radio stations are the only ones worth having on. ACDC and Van Halen are seriously overplayed. I'm just sick of them.

[2planka]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/wormtowne/cats.jpg

hey-ya was playing in this one, too.

[Lazymeatball]

Anything by Pearl Jam, well, anything except for some stuff off of "Ten." I really can't stand Eddie Vedder's Noam Chomsky lovin' ass.

And for the record, members of Styx have already been in a Supergroup, it was called "Damn Yankees" featuring Ted Nugent, they had a hit called something like "Take Me High Enough." It clearly rocked hard.

[stabn]

Anything by the vines, the white stripes, etc. I can't stand that whole sub-genre.

[istewart]

The Vines and the White Stripes are grouped together by most but they are not comparable IMHO. The Vines are awful. The WS are not.

Add to my list, anything by 3 Doors Down, Trapt, etc.

[PhatTBoll]

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Clearly you don't drink or have friends as this song is awsome ....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/Sponger15aa/mammothdance.jpg

Hey ya was playing while this picture was taken.

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The unintentional comedy scale has just been obliterated.

[Broken Glass Can]

Anything by Mellencamp.

I also hate those robo-drum tracks on ZZ Top songs.

[Sponger15SB]

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The unintentional comedy scale has just been obliterated.

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In most of my pictures the unintentional comedy you speak of is actually intentional.

[partygirluk]

Robbie Williams "Rock DJ"

[stabn]

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Robbie Williams "Rock DJ"

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Can't you really just say, robbie williams "insert song here"?

[partygirluk]

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Robbie Williams "Rock DJ"

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Can't you really just say, robbie williams "insert song here"?

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Well, Rock DJ is his only song that would make me lean forward and change the station in a car full of friends, without asking. And a couple of his songs are pretty good pieces of pop.

[PhatTBoll]

I understand that you and your friends were trying to look stupid in that picture. This engages a sort of "double irony" factor which intensifies the humor.

I don't think I can explain any further without insulting you.

[SomethingClever]

-95% of Pearl Jam songs

-"Never made it as a wise man, shama-lama llama ding dong bling blong." I don't know the rest of the line because I always change the channel too fast.

-Any Sublime song except for "What I Got." I used to like Sublime, but the alt station here is Sublime crazy.

-Any Rush song.

There are lots more; let me think about it some.

Great topic.

[Ulysses]

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that really annoying hey-ya outcast[sic] song. Makes me want to smother kittens.

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You are crazy. That song rules.

[Ulysses]

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-"Never made it as a wise man, shama-lama llama ding dong bling blong." I don't know the rest of the line because I always change the channel too fast.

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The song you're thinking of is "How You Remind Me" and "Someday" by Nickelback.

[cnfuzzd]

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that really annoying hey-ya outcast[sic] song. Makes me want to smother kittens.

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Clearly you don't drink or have friends as this song is awsome /images/graemlins/tongue.gif....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/Sponger15aa/mammothdance.jpg

Hey ya was playing while this picture was taken.

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maybe his friends dont enjoy looking stupid,,, intentional or no. That song was only cool after i heard the i just wanna make,,,,there were much better songs on both discs.

peace

john nickle

[Tyler Durden]

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Everlong

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I think I hate you. Great song.

[willie]

the reason by hoobastank

and anything by creed.

[drdre2001mm]

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Try anything by Lil Jon.

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WWWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTT TTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nothumb]

Anything by any member of G Unit.

Anything by Eminem.

Almost anything on the hip-hop/R&B station my kids listen to, actually.

Also, any time I hear Alan Chartock come on NPR. I want to throttle that guy.

NT

[Philuva]

Anything by Nickelback, Semisonic, 3 Doors Down or similar type band.

[partygirluk]

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Anything by Nickelback

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"How you Remind Me," is a pretty good rock song IMO. It was just after it was played on the radio that I heard the Queen Mum had died, so that might be why it has happy memories for me.

[kemystery]

I'll kill the ignition @ 60 mph should 'Bohemian Rhapsody' invade my personal space

[2planka]

Clearly you don't drink or have friends as this song is awsome ....



Hey ya was playing while this picture was taken.



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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/wormtowne/01sausage.jpg

couldn't find the pile o'poop

[IsaacW]

Metallica.

Don't know why, 'cuz lot's of people like them. I just can't stand it.

[jakethebake]

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Everlong

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TROLL!!!

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Can't we have an honest disagreement without the personal attacks?

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Where's the fun in that?