Name a song that's hard not to respect - even if it isn't one of your favorites.

I'll start:

Luther Vandross: "Dance With My Father"

I hate that softsoap piece of shit. See.

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Ah, A Day In The Life, by the Beatles. Marvin Gaye, What's Goin On. When Doves Cry by some asswipe with a hairy butt. Eruption, by Van Halen. London Calling, by the Clash.

So many.

Gone - Nsync...

I can't make you love me - George Michael's Rendition

She's Gone - Hall & Oats...

-Shut Up & Dance -Aerosmith

Streets of Philidelphia - Bruce Springsteen

Fix You - Cold Play

If You're Not The One - Daniel Bedingfield

Until I Wake Up - Dishwalla

Painted From Memory (the ENTIRE ALBUM) - Elvis Costello

I can go on and on...

Most things by Nirvana don't do anything for me, but I recognize there was something special about it.

2freaky4church1 said:

I hate that softsoap piece of shit. See.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates "Dance With My Father." The idea is nice, sure, but... well, it's just a bad song. The verses are melodically uninteresting and the chorus doesn't grab me either. I still find it sad that one of Luther's worst songs ended up being his swan song.

Born to Run - Bruce

Stay With Me Baby -Bette Midler from Divine Madness

I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha

Car Wash -Rose Royce

I thought these might go either way in the great slag off.

Michael Jackson -- Heal The World

One of my very few issues I used to have about Michael as a solo artist was all of this We Are The World-type tracks that he kept putting on his albums since 1986. Man In The Mirror was one thing (I still love THAT song! ). But after hearing Heal The World, Earth Song, The Lost Children, etc, etc,.......then I would give an attitude of saying "Forget the world Mike. You can't save a world that doesn't want to be saved. And beside, we need you to save the dancefloor!!!".

But given the circumstances of the world in 2010, I've relived that Michael created a song like this because there isn't too many songs about helping people like there needs to be.

[Edited 11/16/10 19:40pm]

Lammastide said:

Most things by Nirvana don't do anything for me, but I recognize there was something special about it.

Agree, I can't stand most of Nirvana's output, but when you listen to heart shaped box or teen spirit, there is just something iconic about it, you can't deny?

TonyVanDam said:

Michael Jackson -- Heal The World

One of my very few issues I used to have about Michael as a solo artist was all of this We Are The World-type tracks that he kept putting on his albums since 1986. Man In The Mirror was one thing (I still love THAT song! ). But after hearing Heal The World, Earth Song, The Lost Children, etc, etc,.......then I would give an attitude of saying "Forget the world Mike. You can't save a world that doesn't want to be saved. And beside, we need you to save the dancefloor!!!".

But given the circumstances of the world in 2010, I've relived that Michael created a song like this because there isn't too many songs about helping people like there needs to be.

[Edited 11/16/10 19:40pm]

That is one song by Michael Jackson that I've NEVER liked

NEVER

and I won't even discuss my disdain for The Lost Children

AlexdeParis said:

I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates "Dance With My Father." The idea is nice, sure, but... well, it's just a bad song. The verses are melodically uninteresting and the chorus doesn't grab me either. I still find it sad that one of Luther's worst songs ended up being his swan song.

I agree.It's an awkward song.

Doobie Brothers- What A Fool Believes

I love the hell out of that song

Lots... but off the top of my head, Bruce Springsteen's The River must be in there. It's simply one of the most genuine, thoughtful songs ever written, I would say. One of his great attributes as a songwriter, for my money, is to take the sort of themes that could be part of social commentary (Vietnam, Reaganomics, AIDS, racist policing, etc) but write about them from the perspective of real characters living through them - what they feel, how they get bruised, what they cling to for hope, and so on. I think this song's narrative of a blue-collar guy, up against economic hardship, struggling to hold on to his masculinity in the face of it, is possibly his finest, though. Hard to write that kind of thing and not have it end up sounding trite, but he manages it beautifully. (Nice live version here.)

Careless Whisper-Wham

At This Moment-Billy Vera & The Beaters

Can't Let Go/I Don't Wanna Cry-Mariah Carey

All By Myself-Eric Carmen

True-Spandau Ballet

Save The Best For Last-Vanessa Williams

Strangers In The Night-Frank Sinatra

Sail On/Still-Commodores

Stuck On You/Love Will Conquer All/My Destiny-Lionel Richie

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2freaky4church1 said:

I hate that softsoap piece of shit. See.

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Ah, A Day In The Life, by the Beatles. Marvin Gaye, What's Goin On. When Doves Cry by some asswipe with a hairy butt. Eruption, by Van Halen. London Calling, by the Clash.

So many.

Me 2.

AlexdeParis said:

I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates "Dance With My Father." The idea is nice, sure, but... well, it's just a bad song. The verses are melodically uninteresting and the chorus doesn't grab me either. I still find it sad that one of Luther's worst songs ended up being his swan song.

More artist have this problem: Stevie got his "I just called..", Lionel his "Hello"..the shittier the song, the bigger the hit LOL

i like Hello

some examples:

I Can't Help Myself - The Four Tops

These Boots Are Made for Walking - Nancy Sinatra

Light My Fire - The Doors

Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles

Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys

I Believe - Stevie Wonder

Heroes - David Bowie

More Than This - Roxy Music

1999 - Prince

One - U2

Waterfalls - TLC

I don't think anyone could hate these songs...

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No Rain- Blind Melon

Fame- David Bowie

Got to Give it Up- Marvin Gaye

Josh Groban's -Oh Holy Night

Adam Lambert -Whaddya Want From Me

Anberlin -Feel Good Drag

KidRock -BornFree

Rascal Flatts -What Hurts The Most

James Blunt -You're Beautiful

Soulja Boy -Crank Dat

JoeTyler said:

Light My Fire - The Doors

Are there ppl that don't like this song???

wait a friggin' minute? is this thread about songs you hate or songs that you can't hate??

JoeTyler said:

wait a friggin' minute? is this thread about songs you hate or songs that you can't hate??

songs most ppl hate, but you just can't hate... I think

Anyone can hate on any song, but some have definitely stood the test of time

My Girl

Respect

Come Together

What's Goin On

Superstition

My Cherie Amour

Alison

Good Golly Ms Molly

Maybellene

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Yesterday

Break On Through

All Along The Watchtower

Heartbreak Hotel

sorry i don't understand

if you like a song you like it

if you don't you don't

end of story i'd say

or are we talking lyrics here ?

if it's truly heartfelt lyrics you can't hate a song ?

Dewrede said:

sorry i don't understand

if you like a song you like it

if you don't you don't

end of story i'd say

or are we talking lyrics here ?

if it's truly heartfelt lyrics you can't hate a song ?

Idk about that, I think it's more like: I hate Beyonce...but I still have Single Ladies on my ipod

"Dont Worry Be Happy"

"I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love"

"Hello"

"I'm Your Private Dancer"

Tokyo89 said:

JoeTyler said:

Light My Fire - The Doors

Are there ppl that don't like this song???

I don't like their version, but I like the remakes by Jose Feliciano and Minnie Riperton (which also has Jose ad libbing at the end).

MickyDolenz said:

Tokyo89 said:

Are there ppl that don't like this song???

I don't like their version, but I like the remakes by Jose Feliciano and Minnie Riperton (which also has Jose ad libbing at the end).

I never heard the other versions..but I was watching a special on The Ed Sullivan show and I got to see them perform it.. I thought it was great

wit me - destin's child