I enjoyed and still enjoy quite a few pop/rock songs from the nineties, but there were a few I considered downright ghastly when they were released. One that annoyed me to no end was the 1993 song Mr. Jones by the band Counting Crows.
I'm not sure why this song grated on my nerves so much. Was it the superficial lyrics and the story it told - two struggling musicians drinking in a bar ogling women and dreaming of becoming big stars - or was it the singers irritating voice or was it the lilting, tedious guitar riff? Perhaps it was the combination of all of the above. Whatever the case, the song irritated me immensely - and continues to do so today.
Though I am certain I could think of at least a dozen other songs from that decade that irked me even more, for the time being I submit this one as my pick for the most tiresome nineties song, which is funny because it was incredibly popular and many people were, and still are, positively enamored by it.
Guess I'm the odd man out on this one.
I'm not sure why this song grated on my nerves so much. Was it the superficial lyrics and the story it told - two struggling musicians drinking in a bar ogling women and dreaming of becoming big stars - or was it the singers irritating voice or was it the lilting, tedious guitar riff? Perhaps it was the combination of all of the above. Whatever the case, the song irritated me immensely - and continues to do so today.
Though I am certain I could think of at least a dozen other songs from that decade that irked me even more, for the time being I submit this one as my pick for the most tiresome nineties song, which is funny because it was incredibly popular and many people were, and still are, positively enamored by it.
Guess I'm the odd man out on this one.
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