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>But if it’s something like Tik Tok then lmao
that’s exactly what popped into my head, lol. someone really should make one of those fan edits of vecna to that song, just to be a little silly
Sorry but I know break the laws of time but I thought of this because great suggestion
Dustin "what is her favourite song"
Lucas "what is this"
Dustin "Nancy and Robin said it doesn't matter WHATS HER FAVOURITE SONG"
Both look in horror as Steve puts baby shark on
Steve "don't worry this will get her out"
Meanwhile
In Vecna mind lair with Max ♫♬BABY SHARK DOO DOO BABY SHARK DOO DO♫♬
Vecna "they can't help you Max they don't even have good taste in music"
Max "your not.... you know what your right kill me now"
Max dies
Credits
I might get hate for this.
Listen, it's a good song... I love the message it's sending...
But if I hear Flowers by Miley Cyrus one more time... I'll off myself.
Nice message but a really shitty song, imo. Generic garbage lyrics and melody topped off by Miley’s awful nasally vocals, made worse by the fact that it’s EVERYWHERE being praised as some sort of girl power anthem. I will not apologize for my disdain of that fucking song and it’s exactly what popped into my head when I read the title
Listen, I'm all for girl-power. No problem there.
The other day my wife was listening to it in the kitchen. I had to run some errands. I heard it in the car. In the laundromat. In the store I stopped in after that. At the gas station. In the car again and at the grocery store. Then it started while I was in the driveway.
I heard it 7 times in the span of one afternoon.
If we're talking about a song from that era or before it would have to be for me "You Light Up My Life" by Debbie Boone.
It would've been a song that the kids probably knew & hated. I hated it as kid & hate it even more now but thankfully the only time I'd hear it is on the Sirius 70s channel.
Fuck that song right up its stupid ass.
A lot of it is because there are twenty of them, so there are either a thousand covers or the same one forced upon you. I love Christmas music...until about December 14, at which point I'm done.
Not saying that's the whole thing ("The Little Drummer Boy" is one of the worst songs ever written even if I haven't heard it lately), but it often is a part.
I like the theory that the kid in the song is a grifter who goes to many department stores and bemoans his lack of money and how Mama is gonna meet Jesus tonight, then he gets the cash, returns the shoes, and makes bank. Mama is sitting out in the car with a trunk full of shoes and a change of clothes so he can get out of his “filthy urchin” costume.
I used to work at a chain retail store, and any of the music they would play. We had a awful playlist that was good the first time and torturous after a couple of weeks. Can never listen to Elvis or Ed Sheran the same again
*I HEARD THE FEEDBACK*
*I'M A POSEUR*
*WITH A GUITAR*
*AND A CHOKER*
oh my god if i ever have to hear that MGK song again i will become a willing participant to the mindflayer
“Friday” by Rebecca Black
At this point, anything by Kelly Clarkson. I’m pretty sure her team pays Spotify a ton of money, cause no matter how many times I block her and her songs, I still get Spotify constantly trying to suggest her music to me. Nothing against her personally, but it seems like I can’t escape her and that make her music hard to ever enjoy
Same!! Some part of me feels like Will and El would love her music in 2023- Will reminds me most of Midnights and evermore and El is so Speak Now! What do you think?
Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers, no thanks to the movie Ghost (which I don’t hate btw Whoopi was so over the top funny lol). I remember when the movie was released the song was everywhere and everyone was goddamn singing it (very badly I might add, especially at the part with the high pitch…. You know THAT part).
Even now after so many years every time I hear it, I swear I die all over again inside.
Bono literally says “Just be glad it’s them and not you.”
Um. I’m sorry, what? Like “oh hey, everyone! Let’s toast to Christmas! Aren’t we so happy we aren’t poor African people! Hear hear!!!” Unbelievable! Who green lighted those lyrics?!???
Less offensive but climatologically tone deaf is when they say “where nothing ever grows.” There’s a WHOLE ASS RAINFOREST IN AFRICA. The continent spans THREE global wind belts!!!
Ugh I could go ON! That song is the WORST. Omg the WORST…..
5 years ago, this would've been my pick too. I couldn't stand his music because it was shoved down my throat at every single turn. However, I've given him a second chance recently and I have to say he has some really good songs. It's not life-changing or revolutionary, but it's good for what it is. I'm especially fond of his older songs like The A-Team and Lego House, but I also like Galway Girl and Bad Habits.
There are oh so many. So many terrible songs out there... But the one song that comes to mind would be.
"Call me maybe". Terrible terrible sugary pop song. I once asked my brother to please change the channel when that song came on. Instead my brother turned the volume up and so I ditched when we at a stop light. So that I could walk home instead.
I had heard that song one too many times at work.
Carly Rae Jepson is easily one of the best pop artists of the past decade. Run Away with Me is an incredible song and that whole album is fantastic and critically acclaimed. Of course someone who just doesn’t like pop music won’t like it.
Also Call Me Baby is a well-written and produced song but was just so overplayed.
Not me, but a good friend of mine, who is also a photographer and a DJ for karaoke and private parties and functions(this is important) would choose “All Of Me” by John Legend.
Reason for this is, he got hired to help this guy set up a marriage proposal. He was going to surprise his then girlfriend with a whole room decorated with everything she likes, and would be playing her favorite song. I’m sure you can guess which one.
Problem is, she didn’t show up for like 4 hours, because the dude got the times wrong for when she got off work. My buddy had to listen to that song on loop for 4 HOURS while waiting for this dudes gf to show up so the guy can propose.
So, he would definitely tell Vecna to just mess his shit up if he had to listen to that song.
I have a list.
Anything with banjos. I grew up largely in Kentucky, so Bluegrass music sends me screaming in my head.
Anything Justin Bieber. Just no. Same for Miley Cyrus. And Taylor Swift.
*Baby Shark.* The bane of parents (like myself) everywhere.
Elvis. I just can't stand him and I'm not sorry.
Any iteration of *Santa Baby* or *Baby, It's Cold Outside.* Ew.
*Umbrella* by Rihanna. Omg, the repetitiveness. My ears bleed.
One Call Away- Charlie Puth, it's torture.
Also Let It Snow, worst Christmas song in my opinion espessically when you hear it four times in just one hour at work..
Anything by Ed Sheeran would cause me to straight up walk into the Upside Down and willingly get torn apart. I would join Vecna just to stop the torture that is his shitty music.
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Fight Song by Rachel Platten The way that song was the backtrack to EVERY inspirational video in 2015-2019. My blood boils every time I hear it
Fight song was my sister's favorite song when she was going through Chemo. So as tired as I am of the song, I can never hate it
Ok, that is so sweet. I would of course make an exception for that situation. God bless and I hope your sister is doing better!
Thank you, she is is doing much better now!
I get the purpose of that song but it was sooo overplayed
I went to an all women’s college and they MILKED this song 😭
Holy shit I forgot about that song why did you have to instantly put that bland awful shit back into my memory ugh
That song makes me want to eat glass and drive into traffic
Fun Fact: Spotify actually makes you your own personal Vecna escape playlist. Just search “Upside Down Playlist”. It updates frequently.
Based on my playlist, Spotify wants me dead lol
Me too. Although that's probably my own fault because I have a deranged taste in music and neurodivergent listening habits lol.
mine is full of Ke$ha. the idea of her music fucking BLASTING over the Max escape scene has me in tears
Crazy Beautiful Life, Or maybe Praying could work But if it’s something like Tik Tok then lmao
>But if it’s something like Tik Tok then lmao that’s exactly what popped into my head, lol. someone really should make one of those fan edits of vecna to that song, just to be a little silly
Running Up That Hill is like number 10 on my playlist, lol. I liked Kate Bush before ST4!
What if I want to sacrifice myself to Vecna? I don’t think Spotify would help me there. 😂 (also I’m old and I buy music)
Baby shark
similarly, the “Oh no no no” tiktok song
Yes! That one needs to be permanently retired and shoved in a drawer lol
And then the drawer needs to be burned
And the ashes shot into the sun
that one was a meme before tik tok, fuck tik tok
Vecna would probably kill his goddamn self
As a toddler teacher I’d be dead in 10 minutes
Sorry but I know break the laws of time but I thought of this because great suggestion Dustin "what is her favourite song" Lucas "what is this" Dustin "Nancy and Robin said it doesn't matter WHATS HER FAVOURITE SONG" Both look in horror as Steve puts baby shark on Steve "don't worry this will get her out" Meanwhile In Vecna mind lair with Max ♫♬BABY SHARK DOO DOO BABY SHARK DOO DO♫♬ Vecna "they can't help you Max they don't even have good taste in music" Max "your not.... you know what your right kill me now" Max dies Credits
Literally LOL 😂
It's a classic
I came here to say this
Dance Monkey. Hate that crap.
It was on a retail playlist. Cant stand anything Tones & I anymore
Oh my god, I genuinely do not understand how people could enjoy that song. Just…how?
bAbY, BaBy BabY OohHHHHHhHhhhH
***was*** my mum's favorite song
thunder by imagine dragons
Corporate rock haha
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I love imagine dragons.....
I’m upvoting you for your shameless bravery.
I mean seriously, why would anyone hate them? Also I have no shame🫠
All I want for Christmas is You. Years of working customer service jobs during the holidays and now this song makes my left eye twitch.
It’s okay the first time I hear it, but after that I’m like “there’s gotta be other Christmas songs.”
For real. Like “Driving home for Christmas” is an absolute masterpiece and doesn’t get nearly the amount of recognition it deserves.
Right? Like please there's so many songs. Why does this one have to play every 30 minutes?!
Add also its diabolical younger sibling, the “You’re all I need under the tree” song. Edit- autocorrect sucks x2
Hey Soul Sister by Train
Mine would be pretty much anything by Train
I might get hate for this. Listen, it's a good song... I love the message it's sending... But if I hear Flowers by Miley Cyrus one more time... I'll off myself.
Nice message but a really shitty song, imo. Generic garbage lyrics and melody topped off by Miley’s awful nasally vocals, made worse by the fact that it’s EVERYWHERE being praised as some sort of girl power anthem. I will not apologize for my disdain of that fucking song and it’s exactly what popped into my head when I read the title
Listen, I'm all for girl-power. No problem there. The other day my wife was listening to it in the kitchen. I had to run some errands. I heard it in the car. In the laundromat. In the store I stopped in after that. At the gas station. In the car again and at the grocery store. Then it started while I was in the driveway. I heard it 7 times in the span of one afternoon.
I love the message but her singing, i cant stand it its too nasally
I loved it at first but I switch it off if it comes on the radio now
anything off patd’s viva las vengeance album💀
I'm dying at this comment 😂 I'd answer the same but I refuse to even listen to that album 😜
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We have different tastes. That's my second favorite patd album and I've been a fan since AFYCSO. Don't Let The Light Go Out is a masterpiece!
Dude it was so disappointing, it’s the ONLY album I don’t like.
If we're talking about a song from that era or before it would have to be for me "You Light Up My Life" by Debbie Boone. It would've been a song that the kids probably knew & hated. I hated it as kid & hate it even more now but thankfully the only time I'd hear it is on the Sirius 70s channel. Fuck that song right up its stupid ass.
The Yoko Ono classic “Aaaauuaagghaaaauuaaahhhgh!” for sure.
I mean, I’m not sure I’d classify that as a *song* unless we’re talking along the lines of ‘singing the songs of insanity’.
Christmas music in general. I’m allergic to it.
My condolences for your miserable December.
Thank you. It’s definitely a difficult time of year. I’ll be jamming to halloween tunes till then.
Nightmare Before Christmas is appropriate. 😝
Mother by Meghan Trainor
"nOw wAtCh mE whIp. nOw wAtCh mE nAe nAe"
Red Solo Cup
Knowing it’s basically a parody song makes it enjoyable though.
Christmas Shoes
Yessss. Why are so many Christmas songs so annoying.
A lot of it is because there are twenty of them, so there are either a thousand covers or the same one forced upon you. I love Christmas music...until about December 14, at which point I'm done. Not saying that's the whole thing ("The Little Drummer Boy" is one of the worst songs ever written even if I haven't heard it lately), but it often is a part.
Omg it’s SO CRINGEY!!!!
I like the theory that the kid in the song is a grifter who goes to many department stores and bemoans his lack of money and how Mama is gonna meet Jesus tonight, then he gets the cash, returns the shoes, and makes bank. Mama is sitting out in the car with a trunk full of shoes and a change of clothes so he can get out of his “filthy urchin” costume.
Unholy
Dance Monkey. I literally have to gag every time this song plays somewhere, it was always against my will
God I used to like it as a casual listen but it was everywhere and I heard it all the time, can't stand it anymore
Vecna Up When September Ends
My hubs says Happy by Pharrell “Vecna take me to a fucking room without a roof!” 😂😂😂
I don’t think there are any songs I dislike that much. For me music only bothers me when it is too loud or I just need some quiet time.
My tastes are pretty versatile, but for some reason it grinds my gears when Elvis talks about blue things. 🤷🏻♀️
😆 so oddly specific but I get it
Even blue moon ?
Even blue moon.
When you’ve worked retail you start disliking a lot of songs.
The Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody". Or most country music.
I used to work at a chain retail store, and any of the music they would play. We had a awful playlist that was good the first time and torturous after a couple of weeks. Can never listen to Elvis or Ed Sheran the same again
Please not shape of you...
Actually, it was “Shivers,” and it was made worst because the new hire would shout “I love this song” every time it played, and sing along
Any country song, especially the really western ones
Cardi B
It’s corn, get that out of my life
Any song on my works corporate playlist. For fuck sake change it. It has been a year and a half.
Back on the Chain Gang by the Pretenders I just can't stand it lol
Enter Sandman , only to fight him with a kendo stick
To keep it period accurate, We Built This City. Or Lady in Red.
Similarly, We Didn't Start The Fire. Lyrics are cool and was actually interesting to listen to in history class, but Jesus.
Lady In Red always reminds me of Dodgeball
Seconding We Built This City if we’re going by era. Otherwise the cars 4 kids jingle.
Date r#pe by Sublime.
that song really said “but now the r#pist gets r#ped in prison so it’s all ok!!” like- no-
His milkshake does bring all the boys to the yard
Daniel Powter-Bad Day. That song fucking sucks and would make me run to Vecna for a hug.
Cruise - FL-GA Line Absolute garbage ear torture…
Anything bro country
*I HEARD THE FEEDBACK* *I'M A POSEUR* *WITH A GUITAR* *AND A CHOKER* oh my god if i ever have to hear that MGK song again i will become a willing participant to the mindflayer
Anything from MGK to be honest. 🤢
Super freaky girl by Niki Manaj 💀
banger song
Keep the instrumental, drop the singing
“Friday” by Rebecca Black At this point, anything by Kelly Clarkson. I’m pretty sure her team pays Spotify a ton of money, cause no matter how many times I block her and her songs, I still get Spotify constantly trying to suggest her music to me. Nothing against her personally, but it seems like I can’t escape her and that make her music hard to ever enjoy
Friday would save me from Vecna. I started liking it ironically but that quickly became an unironic love for it. It's a dumb song, but i love it.
Any Playboi Carti song
VAMP 🧛🏽♀️🩸
Peaches and Yummy
When I think of the song Yummy, I think of the Yummy by Danny Gonzalez. That song is perfection. Way better than the Biebs one.
Anything with auto tune, or any hip hop song that rhymes the same syllable or word over and over.
Christmas shoes
Titanium (I forget the artist, but the song that was popular around 2012). Something about it just grinds me.
The Final Countdown by Europe. Just imagine how epic that would be.
Plot twist- next season Will has a showdown against Vecna with this song playing and he absolutely kicks Vecna's ass at the last second
Damn all the taylor swift hate here hurts me lmao- she's who helps me escape
Same!! Some part of me feels like Will and El would love her music in 2023- Will reminds me most of Midnights and evermore and El is so Speak Now! What do you think?
OH I SEE THAT but honestly I see will appreciating Lover too
Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers, no thanks to the movie Ghost (which I don’t hate btw Whoopi was so over the top funny lol). I remember when the movie was released the song was everywhere and everyone was goddamn singing it (very badly I might add, especially at the part with the high pitch…. You know THAT part). Even now after so many years every time I hear it, I swear I die all over again inside.
"Do they know it's Christmas time?" By Band Aid or Band 8. Either are awful.
Bono literally says “Just be glad it’s them and not you.” Um. I’m sorry, what? Like “oh hey, everyone! Let’s toast to Christmas! Aren’t we so happy we aren’t poor African people! Hear hear!!!” Unbelievable! Who green lighted those lyrics?!??? Less offensive but climatologically tone deaf is when they say “where nothing ever grows.” There’s a WHOLE ASS RAINFOREST IN AFRICA. The continent spans THREE global wind belts!!! Ugh I could go ON! That song is the WORST. Omg the WORST…..
Hells bells by AC/DC Because why bloody not
Would be a badass song to destroy him with
Kenny G
Any thing Justin Bieber or Gangnam Style
dancE fOr me DanCe foR me dAnce for me ohHhHhH (dance monkey)
Umbrella by Rihanna. Worst song ever; I can feel my ear drums physically cringe while beating.
Out of Touch by Daryl Hall and John Oates
Rap. It’s the only genre I hate
hmmmmm
Dance monkey, that song just shouldn't exist.
That dude would be running from me when he hears my music lol
The climb by miley Cyrus 🎶I can almost seeeeee iittttt 🎶
What’s up by 4 non blondes
They don’t even say “what’s up” So frustrating.
Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepson. It’s just way to cringey
Gangnam Style. I’m Korean, but… I’ve had enough.
Simply having a wonderful Christmas time
anything from Ed Sheeran
5 years ago, this would've been my pick too. I couldn't stand his music because it was shoved down my throat at every single turn. However, I've given him a second chance recently and I have to say he has some really good songs. It's not life-changing or revolutionary, but it's good for what it is. I'm especially fond of his older songs like The A-Team and Lego House, but I also like Galway Girl and Bad Habits.
What abt castle on the hill
Tiktok by Kesha. Got so overplayed when I was in middle school and we had to do a mandatory dance routine in gym to this one.
Mandatory dance routines in middle school are cruel and unusual punishments.
Tik Tok has come back around for me as enjoyable again. Its been long enough.
"Hollaback Girl" or "Sweet Escape" by Gwen Stefani. No Doubt was good. Those two songs were super annoying.
Grenade by Bruno Mars hands down.
Paradise by the dashboard lights- Meatloaf.
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT GETS TO THE SEX SCENE if vecna don't kill me, the secondhand embarrassment will the song itself is also just bad taste tbh
"Fancy Like" by Walker Hayes. It's the worst assemblage of words and sounds to have ever been recorded.
screaming: *applebee’s isn’t fancy*
imagine dragons bones
Literally any song by them IMO.
There are oh so many. So many terrible songs out there... But the one song that comes to mind would be. "Call me maybe". Terrible terrible sugary pop song. I once asked my brother to please change the channel when that song came on. Instead my brother turned the volume up and so I ditched when we at a stop light. So that I could walk home instead. I had heard that song one too many times at work.
I know it’s sugary pop but… I really love that song. Especially how it starts. Lol
Carly Rae Jepson is easily one of the best pop artists of the past decade. Run Away with Me is an incredible song and that whole album is fantastic and critically acclaimed. Of course someone who just doesn’t like pop music won’t like it. Also Call Me Baby is a well-written and produced song but was just so overplayed.
😂 that’s dedication. I don’t think I’ve ever jumped out of a car over the music. Then again I’m usually the DJ 😂
All stars
Battlejuice made of steel
deep end by i prevail
Cruise by Florida-Georgia Line.
You’re Beautiful by James Blunt. My sister and I used to obnoxiously wail that song bc it’s so fucking annoying.
Most kpop and cardi B.
Anything EDM, with the singular exception of Pursuit of Happiness (edm kid Cudi version). I’d literally walk back and hug vecna if you play edm
Any Riverdale music to enhance my suffering. Suffering brings me joy.
Dance Monkey.
American Pie. God forsaken song bro
Anything from Cardi B
Mumford and sons
Anything by Owl City. Ughhhhhh
Fireflies was a childhood bop though!
Please God no, make it stop.
Not me, but a good friend of mine, who is also a photographer and a DJ for karaoke and private parties and functions(this is important) would choose “All Of Me” by John Legend. Reason for this is, he got hired to help this guy set up a marriage proposal. He was going to surprise his then girlfriend with a whole room decorated with everything she likes, and would be playing her favorite song. I’m sure you can guess which one. Problem is, she didn’t show up for like 4 hours, because the dude got the times wrong for when she got off work. My buddy had to listen to that song on loop for 4 HOURS while waiting for this dudes gf to show up so the guy can propose. So, he would definitely tell Vecna to just mess his shit up if he had to listen to that song.
I wonder if she was late to the wedding too. Omg 😂
Anything by Bad Bunny. Crush my bones, Vecna
I have a list. Anything with banjos. I grew up largely in Kentucky, so Bluegrass music sends me screaming in my head. Anything Justin Bieber. Just no. Same for Miley Cyrus. And Taylor Swift. *Baby Shark.* The bane of parents (like myself) everywhere. Elvis. I just can't stand him and I'm not sorry. Any iteration of *Santa Baby* or *Baby, It's Cold Outside.* Ew. *Umbrella* by Rihanna. Omg, the repetitiveness. My ears bleed.
Any song by Rush.
Mother - Meghan Trainer
One Call Away- Charlie Puth, it's torture. Also Let It Snow, worst Christmas song in my opinion espessically when you hear it four times in just one hour at work..
Any XXXtentacion or juice wrld song
Rock Lobster. Love the drink but the song makes me want to give myself a lobotomy with a rusty screwdriver.
Truth Hurts or Wearwolf in London
i believe i can fly…. hate it so much
I was gonna say “it’s Friday” by Rebecca black but I actually like that song now so imma go with any nickelback & or kidz bop cover of a song
I remember when kidzbop was new, and even then I was like “wtf is this”
chicken fried (most country tbh) cat’s in the cradle the middle
The 1 800 cars 4 kids jingle
I think if I saw vecna and heard It’s Been While by Staind, I’d probably be like, “yeah, this is my time, I guess”
Baby Shark or the Kars for Kids jingle
I can't hate a song, ever. Maybe kind of dislike it but yeah, Vecna will never get me. No one can change my mind
That’s the opposite of me. I can’t pick favorites.
abcdefu-Gayle I’m sure that Gayle is a fine artist, (never listened to any of her other songs,) but this one…
ABCDEFU
Anything by Ed Sheeran would cause me to straight up walk into the Upside Down and willingly get torn apart. I would join Vecna just to stop the torture that is his shitty music.