Commercially successful pop music is not always good pop music. Many of us know that intuitively, but it doesn't really sink in until there is a particular song we wish would go away. Here are 10 that I have chosen as the songs I think we've heard enough times already. Without further adieu...the 10 most annoying pop songs of 2007:
1. Sean Kingston - Beautiful Girls
courtesy Beluga Heights
I gave it the benefit of the doubt when it first hit the charts, but after awhile Sean Kingston's nasally vocals really begin to grate on the nerves. The melody is so catchy it's almost impossible to avoid singing along while simultaneously shouting "Enough already!" That's even without mentioning the blatant sexism in the lyrics.
2. Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend
© RCA Records
I don't know...maybe it's the overly juvenile sound of this slice of cheerleader rock, or perhaps it's the seemingly unneccessary and gratuitous use of offensive language in the album version, or maybe it's just realizing Avril Lavigne can do "so much better." She proves it elsewhere on the album The Best Damn Thing. Whatever it is, I've heard enough of "Girlfriend."
3. will.i.am - I Got It From My Mama
Courtesy Interscope Records
If you're an ugly girl, then your mama's ugly too. Yep, that's the gist of it here. Don't let this song keep you from listening to the rest of will.i.am's solo album Songs About Girls. It really is worthwhile listening. However, this song belongs squarely on the "My Humps" mixtape.
4. Mims - This Is Why I'm Hot
Courtesy Capitol Records
You know what? He's not hot anymore. The excitement over Mims has faded almost as quickly as it appeared. Holding my interest requires showing me why you're hot, not just telling me you're hot 'cause you fly. Aren't they basically the same thing?
5. Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo - Hate That I Love You
© Def Jam
The song in which songwriter Ne-Yo thinks he's being clever but only succeeds in getting on our nerves. This is the only hit duet I'm aware of where both singers whine about how much they hate the fact that they're in love. Yeah, love stinks.
6. Justin Timberlake - Summer Love
Courtesy Jive Records
The release of this single was a shameless effort to capitalize on the grand tradition of summer pop songs. Undoubtedly one of the weakest tracks from the FutureSex / LoveSounds album. We couldn't wait to have "LoveStoned" replace it on the radio.
7. T-Pain featuring Yung Joc - Buy You a Drank (Shawty Snappin')
© Jive Records
I've got money. I'm famous. I'll buy you a drink. You'll come home with me. Sigh... Well, "Buy You a Drank" is spiced up a bit by making reference to other hip-hop hits. Once or twice was enough times to hear this for me.
8. Hinder - Better Than Me
Courtesy Universal
Hands down, Hinder take the prize this year for the most hackneyed and inane lyrics in a hit pop song. "I really miss your hair in my face / And the way your innocence tastes." Hmmm...not the first 2 things many of us might think of...but then we're not Hinder. It's a no-brainer that rock isn't as popular as it once was if this is what pop radio chooses to give major exposure.
9. Soulja Boy - Crank That (Soulja Boy)
Courtesy Collipark Music
Ah...the easiest hit song of the year to pick on. It really was rather fun the first several times through, and Soulja Boy can definitely dance. However, "Crank That" has seriously outworn its welcome, and I'm not sure Soulja Boy has anything else to hold our attention.
10. Mat Kearney - Nothing Left to Lose
Courtesy Sony
It's earnest, it's emotional, and, yep, it's annoying. This is the downside to John Mayer. He pulls songs like this along in his wake.
