dremolus - solarpunk
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Mar 21, 2022 12:25:27 GMT -5
It's not just the 80s that have terrible overplayed junk, all decades have it as well. And while we'll get to the 90s (BOY, will we ever get to the 90s), I wanted to do one of my favorite guilty pleasures and the bane of every karaoke frequenter or wedding DJ: cheesy, frequently terrible post-grunge ballads.
For today we have three post-grunge ballads: Wherever You Will Go by The Calling, The Reason by Hoobastank, and You And Me by Lifehouse. Which is the least tolerable, which is the best, or all of these songs you never want to here again?
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Post by gikem on Mar 21, 2022 14:16:13 GMT -5
The Reason is the only one of these that I find to be actively bad. Even if the band wasn’t named f**king Hoobastank, it would still be a terrible song with its bog-standard production built around the repeated piano E that won’t leave my head, and the guilt-trippy lyrics that do not make me sympathetic toward the lead singer in the slightest.
Wherever You Will Go is extremely mid, and You & Me is a sweet enough ballad, not unlike Ed Sheeran’s Perfect.
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Post by Private Dancer on Mar 21, 2022 14:24:36 GMT -5
YOU AND ME! I LOATHE THAT SONG! I HEARD SO MUCH! I NEVER WANNA HEAR IT AGAIN!
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Post by 312999 on Mar 21, 2022 14:35:50 GMT -5
Where’s the option “I actually like all 3 songs” :(
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Post by trustypepper on Mar 21, 2022 14:59:48 GMT -5
All amazing. But You and Me is probably my least favorite.
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Mar 21, 2022 15:04:06 GMT -5
Can’t wait for the 90s! 🤩
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Post by musiciscool on Mar 21, 2022 15:53:04 GMT -5
The Reason is the worst. Terrible.
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Post by toomuchboy on Mar 21, 2022 16:14:51 GMT -5
I like them, but "The Reason" is probably the one that I have the hardest time going back to the overplay was so bad. "You and Me" was probably my favorite of these and still is.
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Mar 21, 2022 21:45:58 GMT -5
I liked Wherever You Will Go and The Reason enough in the beginning but You And Me has ALWAYS been such a BLAAAAAHHH song so that one. Though I don't care for any of them now, The Reason would be okay for nostalgia once every couple years.
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Post by Zeebz on Mar 21, 2022 23:28:52 GMT -5
I’d be perfectly content never hearing any of these again, but “You and Me” stands out as the worst.
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Post by Private Dancer on Mar 23, 2022 12:10:43 GMT -5
Can the 90s be posted now????? I'm ready to cause a lot of the ballads were overplayed
Love Whitney but IWALY is annoying, and do not get me started on that Titanic song...
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Mar 24, 2022 0:42:15 GMT -5
Can the 90s be posted now?  ? I'm ready to cause a lot of the ballads were overplayed Love Whitney but IWALY is annoying, and do not get me started on that Titanic song... patience, my dear. patience |
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Mar 25, 2022 1:46:14 GMT -5
Imma be honest: I have way too much nostalgia for The Reason. I know it's not good at all but if it comes on at karaoke or the radio, it's hard for not to sing along. It's a big guilty pleasure
You And Me however I have no problem calling terrible even with nostalgia. Wherever You Will Go is also pretty bad but it's not as dreadful as You And Me
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Post by irice22 on Mar 25, 2022 1:56:05 GMT -5
Sometimes I cannot not fathom just how bad the lyrics are of "Wherever Will You Go." It's like it was written by second grader. Did they just put their pen to paper and write down the first thing that came to mind?
Makes me appreciate Ed Sheeran.
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Post by Az Paynter on Mar 25, 2022 3:11:06 GMT -5
There is only one Hoobastank song I particularly care anything for, and it was an Australia-only single.
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? I'm ready to cause a lot of the ballads were overplayed
