1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! This week on 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die , we put “Complicated” under the microscope and ask the question nobody wanted answered in 2002: was this actually pop punk, or were we all aggressively gaslit by a necktie and some eyeliner? We dig into how Avril Lavigne was pitched as a skater-punk outsider while quiet...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! John Mayer’s “Your Body Is a Wonderland” should be a sweet little love song… but somehow it ends up sounding like a guided tour through a serial killer’s scrapbook. In this episode, we break down the lyrics, the deep-sea blanket metaphors, the miles of skin, the hand-only approach to intimacy, and the unbelievably curse...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! For once, we’re not here to ruin anything. This Spotify Wrapped 2025 episode of 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die flips the script. We’re diving into the songs we genuinely loved this year. The tracks we played to death, defended to the end, and didn’t skip even once. Each host runs through their Wrapped, explains wh...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – The Jackson 5” Christmas is meant to be wholesome… until you look at the lyrics too closely.  This week, the boys dig into I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus by The Jackson 5 — a song that somehow manages to be festive, creepy, and deeply unhinged all at once. Was Mum having an affair wit...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! This week we dive head-first into the late-90s bubblegum fever dream that is “Doctor Jones” by Aqua . We break down the jungle-camp video, the chaotic lyrics, and why Aqua seemed determined to make every song sound like it was recorded inside a bouncy castle. From the Indiana Jones knock-off storyline to the hyperactive...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! This week the boys dive into “Beez in the Trap” by Nicki Minaj and 2 Chainz — a track that somehow manages to be about money, slang, drug spots, and absolutely zero bees. And yet we spend half the episode talking about bees anyway. Chibs tries to decode the meaning of “I bees in the trap,” Gav has a full meltdown about...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Bruce Springsteen might be The Boss, but in I'm on Fire he's also… extremely calm about being absolutely covered in metaphorical (or maybe real?) flames. This week, we dive deep into one of the most quietly horny and confusing songs ever written. Is Bruce seducing someone? Is he literally combusting? Did he ju...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Doja Cat went full devil mode for “Paint The Town Red,” so we thought we’d dive straight into the chaos and see what the hell is going on. The crew tries to make sense of devil references, kidney-level anatomy, and why she’s only letting us watch her eat exactly ten more times. We also pitch a new T-shirt slogan, debate...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! In this episode of 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die , the boys take flight—literally and metaphorically—as they dive headfirst into R. Kelly’s delusional gospel-ballad-turned-Olympic-theme, “I Believe I Can Fly.” From Space Jam nostalgia to the harsh reality of sex crimes, Chibbs, Bevo, and Dan Southern unravel the...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Hey team — it’s Bevo here (yep, that Bevo). We’re cooking up a Q&A episode, and we want you to be part of it. Ask us anything: Why do they call him Mad Dog? Which songs have we rated the worst so far? Did Chibbs ever pay Dan that eight grand? (You already know the answer.) Send your questions to https://www.1001song...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Taylor Swift’s new song “Wood” has arrived — and the boys are asking the big questions: Is it about love? Superstition? Or… Travis Kelce’s actual wood? 🌲😳 Join Chibbs, Bevo, Gav, and Mad Dog as they unpack every ridiculous lyric, dissect the erection metaphors , and debate whether Taylor’s officially gone full Katy Pe...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Was It Must Have Been Love by Roxette really a heartbreaking ballad… or the world’s most elegant song about farts? 💨 In this episode of 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die, the boys dive into Roxette’s biggest hit, famous from Pretty Woman. We uncover: The lost Christmas version of the song 🎄 Why it might secretly be...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Let Her Cry was one of the biggest hits of the 90s — but does it actually hold up, or is it just a sloppy, tear-soaked mess? In this episode, we rip into Hootie & the Blowfish’s overblown ballad, from the melodramatic lyrics to the vocal delivery that made Darius Rucker a household name. Is this song a heartfelt cla...

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Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Naughty By Nature’s O.P.P was a 90s hip hop anthem — catchy, controversial, and confusing as hell. But what does O.P.P even mean, and does the song actually hold up? In this episode of 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die , we break down the lyrics, the innuendo, and why this track had parents panicking while kids sang...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Bob Dylan’s Mr. Tambourine Man is called a masterpiece of folk music — but does it really deserve the hype? In this episode of 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die , we tear apart the lyrics, debate the meaning, and ask if Dylan was a genius poet or just mumbling nonsense with a guitar. Expect comedy, hot takes, and a l...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Golden – Huntr/x Score: 7.4 Huntr/x’s Golden arrives like a motivational poster you’d find hanging in a gym bathroom, but set to a synth line that sounds vaguely like it was borrowed from a video game character’s redemption arc. It’s a song that insists on optimism with the ferocity of a Labrador that’s just discovered...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Cry for You – September Score: 8.1 In 2006, Petra Marklund, better known by her Europop nom de guerre September , released Cry for You , a track that felt less like a song and more like a government-mandated vaccination against sadness. Somewhere between a breakup anthem and an IKEA flat-pack instruction manual for mela...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! We want to give a shout-out to a brand new podcast from a friend of the show: Moose On The Loose . If you love the unfiltered chaos of 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die , you’ll want to add this to your list. It’s funny, it’s wild, and it’s worth your time. 👉 Search Moose On The Loose wherever you get your podcasts...

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Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild” Pitchfork Score: 5.8 On “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter trades in her usual sugary pop flair for what feels like a subtweet set to music. The song drips with sarcasm, which is fitting, because it sounds like it was written directly after seeing an ex-boyfriend post a thirst trap captioned “r...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Benson Boone — “Beautiful Things” Pitchfork Score: 6.4 Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” is the kind of song that sounds like it was carefully engineered to play during the end credits of a Netflix teen drama—specifically the episode where the main character finally kisses their crush, only for it to start raining in ci...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Pitchfork Review – Katy Perry: Waking Up in Vegas Score: 7.9 (Best New Hangover) If Hunter S. Thompson had written Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as a sugar-coated rom-com, Waking Up in Vegas would be the soundtrack. Katy Perry delivers a glitter-fuelled ode to bad decisions, late-stage capitalism, and the kind of hango...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Pitchfork Review – Joe Dolce: Shaddap You Face Score: 8.7 (Best New Meme) Joe Dolce’s Shaddap You Face is the kind of song that makes you question not only the nature of music, but the nature of civilisation itself. In 1980, while the rest of the world was contemplating the looming nuclear winter, Joe Dolce decided to w...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Simple Plan – “Shut Up!” Lava Records; 2004 2.1/10 If teen angst were a currency, Simple Plan would be Canada’s largest export. And “Shut Up!” is perhaps their most shrill, sugar-coated contribution to the pop-punk economy: a three-minute tantrum in skinny jeans, flung onto CD like a Hot Topic receipt someone refused to...