What’s the most embarrassing song on your iPod?
Posted on July 18, 2008 @ 11:17 am
What’s the most embarrassing song on my iPod? So many worthy contenders…
I’m extending a free pass to anything by the Monkees or Neil Diamond, because both acts are kinda awesome (in spite of their cheesiness). Yes, I’ll cop to having an Ashlee Simpson song on my iPod (the Timbaland-produced “Outta My Head”), as well as Avril Lavigne’s insipid “Girlfriend.” Oh, and I’m not ashamed of Digital Underground’s “The Humpty Dance,” Shakira’s’ “Whenever, Wherever,” or Justin Timberlake’s “Rock Your Body.” Well, not too ashamed.
No, the worst song on my iPod is also quite possibly the worst song in human history: “My Humps.” Yes, I actually paid 99¢ to download this disturbing ode to Fergie’s “lovely lady lumps” from the iTunes store. Why? I had an iTunes gift card, and it seemed like a good idea at the time. According to iTunes, I’ve listened to the song 28 times so far. Let’s see…if my IQ drops by approximately one point every time I hear “My Humps,” I should be able to continue functioning for at least another week or two.
Sure, there’s plenty of decent music on my iPod from artists like the Beatles, Sufjan Stevens, Belle and Sebastian, Rilo Kiley, Bob Dylan, Feist, the White Stripes, Nellie McKay, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Paul Simon, Radiohead, and the Shins. But, “My Humps” is on there; I can’t pretend it’s not. What does that say about me? I’m not sure I want to know.
So, what’s the worst song in your music collection? Go ahead and share; there’s plenty of catharsis to go around!
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God, great topic! I have so many as well… There’s so many that it’s literally difficult to narrow it down to just one. I have a bunch of Hanson (more than just Mmm Bop!) because an ex was into them. I have some Aqua, that’s pretty bad… A bunch of the country that I have I’m pretty embarrassed by… I think for now I’ll settle of Gloria Estefan’s “Turn the Beat Around.” There’s just no reason a grown man my age should have that song. :-/
this is always a hard question for me to answer not because i have no embarrassing music…it’s just that i’m not actually embarrassed to own up to anything. but i have been told i should be embarrassed for having anything by vanilla ice, tone loc, rick astley (rick roll baby!) and sheesh, pretty much anything that came out in the 80s. oh, and the fact that i have a small collection of tv theme songs and actually let them play when they shuffle through is supposed to bad too. eh. perhaps. in the meantime, thundercats, ho!
hee. ;D
Hmm…this is such a good question. I would have to say that “Fancy” by Reba McEntire pretty much does it for me. “I mighta been born just plain white trash, but Fancy was-a my name!”
Taylor Swift’s “Teardrops on My Guitar”…I really don’t have a legitimate excuse.
Barnes & Barnes - “Fish Heads”
William Hung’s “She Bangs.”
‘Nuff said.
I don’t even WATCH American Idol. I don’t like Enrique whatshisname. But the song is a hoot.
Oh, I have “Fancy” too. And “Baby One More Time”, which I got forced to like after I had dingbat roommates who played the song incessantly.
Don’t feel too bad about ‘My Humps.’ I have Fergie’s ‘London Bridge’ on my iPod and I’m not ashamed to admit it! I’m not quite as proud of Paris Hilton’s ‘The Stars Are Blind’ though.
‘Touch My Body’, by Mariah Carey. It’s one of my guilty pleasures, unfortunately.
Wow… Those are bad. I’d say my most embarrassing albums are… Britney Spears… Eiffle 65… I think someone gave me some Spice Girls too, but I haven’t actually listened to it.
Blake from American Idol’s Maroon 5 cover.
/me runs and hides.
Ugh… I’m constantly cleaning up my music collection because I hate to run into a song I don’t enjoy while Shuffle is playing. I’ve got “Watch me shine” by Vanessa Carlton from the Legally Blonde Soundtrack, does that count? I actually like it xD. Other than that I’ve got a lot of Cheyenne Kimball’s works, which aren’t too bad but nobody knows about her, and some of Hope Partlow’s music, which is again the case… Uh, I just found “Fortress” from the P.S. I love You soundtrack… I never even saw that movie!
“Dummy” by Emma Roberts. Wow. Ew.
I’m gonna go ahead and blame these songs on the other people who inexplicably have power over my ipod: My wife and my kids.
My wife is responsible for not one or two songs but a whole album of Englebert Humperdinck. Don’t blame me, I voted for Slut Bunwalla.
My kids - Endless rotations of Spongebob songs (some of which I actually enjoy - stockholm syndrome?). Thankfully they’re coming around to the genius They Might Be Giants ABC’s and 123’s albums.
Other than that, my musical taste is impeccable and my ipod is overflowing with awesomeness.
…
Fine.
“Breakin’… There’s no stoppin’ us.” by Ollie & Jerry.
Happy?
1. S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night- Bay City Rollers
2. Hollaback Girl- Gwen Stefani
What can I say? I like songs that spell!
Fagotty Attention - Adam Joseph
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il594GeNnpo