A few weeks ago, I took a road trip down to Kansas City, and being a typical scatterbrain, I forgot to make some playlists to jam to in the car. Thus, I was forced to listen to the radio and draw two conclusions.
One, the classic rock stations are fabulous.
Two, every pop and hip-hop station plays the same whiny, awful, repetitive songs over and over AND OVER again.
I love pop songs as much as the next person, but this happens every summer: some new song comes out with a ton of hype, I enjoy it for a week and then it gets overplayed for three months.
It happened with "Heart Attack" by Demi, "Started from the Bottom" by Drake, and to a whole myriad of other songs that can be learned in under ten minutes.
Granted, none of these songs are bad. In fact, some of these are catchy and enjoyable. Just not four times an hour, every hour, every day.
Therefore, I present, in no particular order, "The Most Annoying Songs of Summer 2015."
Or "The Songs I Would Submit to the Government to Torture Prisoners."
1. "Trap Queen" by Fetty Wap
Not only does this song remind me of how much time I waste on Vine, but there is no change in tempo for this guy's voice. It's like autotuned yodeling.
2. "Bright" by Echosmith
The last time I was dazzled by the same constellation was when some dude and I bent over to pick something up and knocked heads so hard that we both saw stars. I wish I was making that up.
3. "Talking Body" by Tove Lo
I mostly hate this song because the censored version (the radio version, excuse me) sounds ridiculous.
4. "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
I love this song. I do. It just needs to go hide in a cave for a few years and reemerge as a classic.
5. "Shut Up and Dance" by WALK THE MOON
Of all the songs playing right now, I hear (hate) this one the most. I was having a really bad day last week, and when I switched stations to the chorus of this song I screamed at the radio to stop telling me what to do.
Again, I wish I was making that up.
6. "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar
In terms of this song, Kendrick Lamar is exquisite Italian cuisine and Taylor Swift is ramen.
7. "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding
What am I waiting foooooooooor?
I'm waiting for the song to be over, Ellie.
8. "Style" by Taylor Swift
Maybe I'm just bitter about the recent Minaj-a-trois with Taylor (the third being Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars, who roughly reach the height of one full-size human when stacked), but I am not loving her songs lately. I've also never seen "Grease," and this song reminds me that I need to watch it like right now.
9. "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran
OH GOD NOT AGAIN.
