Shitty Song of the Week

This week we're joined by Jake from the Fartmouth Podcast to break down a genre that Branden knows a lot about, country music. Specifically early 2000's country music to see what is more annoying, a pretentious pop/country/rap song about a man begging to be noticed. Or a country version of Glory Days for people in their 90's. You get to choose between: Toby Keith: I Wanna Talk About Me vs Tim McGr...

Face paint, costumes, generic songwriting and gimmicky bullshit. What do these things have in common? They are things that can be said about both of this weeks bands. Crippled Jesus joins the show to see which song is more irritating, a repetitive "love" song with some of the worst high notes brought to the show; or a 1950's doo-wap style punk song that has to try and talk about death to sound har...

This week Larry Bleidner for That Larry Show joins the podcast with one of the worst fucking songs to ever come on the show. Can Branden beat it with a song written by someone who gave it to someone else, who then made it popular, and then decided to try and take it back? The answer is of course not but god damnit he tries. Tune in to see which song takes the title home this week between: Bruce Sp...

It's America vs Australia once again as Turch from We Only Do One Take podcast joins the show to discuss two horrible pop songs. Can the vocal range of an Australian Idol runner up take down an annoyingly catchy song that's nothing but humble brags and hooks? Don't be fooled by the rocks that she's got, because this bitch isn't fucking around when it comes to garbage music. Who has this weeks shit...

This week we're joined by Pepper from The Rushmore Podcast and Raelyn Nelson from the Raelyn Nelson Band to change the format. Well really they're on to do my work. Red and I sit back as Raelyn and Pepper go head to head to see which one of them brought the worst 90's country song. Does a song about colored clothing have what it takes to beat an upbeat song about heartache and the human anatomy. W...

When you think of the Godzilla and Addams Family franchises who comes to mind? Puff Daddy and MC Hammer of course. Together these two created some of the worst music ever written for movies. It's easy to see that neither one knows anything about the movie they're singing about! This week Tony from Hack the Movies joins the show to try and figure out why anyone would consider these songs good enoug...

It's always disappointing when you see bands that you love or grew up with putting out brand new music that just sucks. Pat Oates joins the show this week with a rock song that personally offends him. We dive deep into these songs to try and figure out if a spacy experiment with retarded vocals has what it takes to beat a heavy rock song about how an old man is scared of everything. You get to dec...

This week the guys decide to listen to some newer rap music and holy shit was that a bad decision. Things get uncomfortable for Red as he thinks Branden crosses a line bringing a song about a certain kink performed by a woman trying to sound like a child. Meanwhile, Reds song features the worst vocals and the lamest attempt at covering up said vocals with a shit ton of effects. Honestly I don't th...

It's the first in a series of listener suggested episodes! We've gathered a decent collection of songs you the listener have sent us to review and it's time we make them compete against each other. Both of these songs have been recommended to us through our SSOTW voicemail line            (910) 370-1604 and holy shit are they ROUGH! Thanks to an unknown listener and a suggestion from Teresa we go...

What's more irritating: a catchy song about mental illness with scat as the hook, or an ultra repetitive song about how pretentious and better than you the singer is? We dive into the world of pop music this week as Red joins the show to see who can take the title home between: Rihanna: Disturbia vs Beyonce: Diva Be sure to follow us on twitter over at https://twitter.com/ShittySongPod  and vote o...

This week we're joined by Pepper from the Rushmore podcast to discuss what happens when metal bands sell out and create "soft metal". Snare drums are thrown at you and whiny vocals will crawl through your ears as you try to determine what is worse, a depressing acoustic ballad, or what happens when your therapist becomes the front man for your band. Who brought the shittier song this week between:...

This week Branden is joined by Doug from Good Times Great Movies podcast to discuss a category of music that hasn't been talked about on the show yet, songs written for movies. We span decades of movies to see what is actually worse, a duet between a castrato and a human didgeridoo, or a somewhat religious rock song written for a superhero possibly. You get to decide between: Chad Kroger feat. Jos...

This week Red comes back on the show to dive into some of the worst rock cover songs that 2020 has to offer. Branden discovers that one of the shows former contestants found a way to turn the song that competed even worse. Even Les Claypool gets thrown into the mix to help find out what is more upsetting; a note for note cover featuring someone talented that barely shows up, or what happens when y...

We're back with a new year and a new batch of shitty music! And what better way to kick off the new year then by talking about rock songs that are over 20 years old. Jodie B from Po Boys joins the show to find out which is more upsetting, a bizarrely popular song with no real rhythm or musical skill, or a rap rock supergroup made entirely of children. You get to decide between: Stone Temple Pilots...

It all comes down to this as Karl from Who Are These Podcasts? joins us to break down the final 12 contestants to see who deserves the title of Shitty Song of the Year. Big thanks to everyone who submitted songs, everyone who voted each week and all the guest hosts and judges for helping sift through the worst music has to offer.  Unfortunately Red's internet was horrible and he wasn't able to joi...

The time has come for the 2020 Shitty Song of the Year battle! 44 songs have come to compete from different genres and periods in time but only one can earn the title. Join us and special guest judge Pat Oates as we go through each song, eliminating the ones that don't deserve the title and advancing those that are truly terrible. All year you the listeners chose the worst songs. Now it's time to...

This week is our last entry for Shitty Song of the Year as Branden and Red dive into the worst rap songs of 2020. Well, Branden finds one of the worst rap songs and Red gets lucky phoning it in with a song he never even heard. But still its worth going up to compete so we'll let that slide. And speaking of letting things slide (continuously if you're Drake) which one of these shit heaps deserves t...

Things start getting intense as we come closer to Shitty Song of the Year. This week Branden gets upset as he and Red both bring some of the most irritating pop music they've ever heard to the show. Thankfully it's up to you to decide which one of these shit heaps gets to compete again in December between: Meghan Trainor/ Pussycat Dolls: Genetics vs Salem Ilese: Why I'm Mad at Disney Be sure to fo...

This week the guys dive into cover songs, despite Red trying to call them remakes, in order to figure out which song is more frustrating to hear. An ultra slow, retro depressing love song, or a metal song after you replace everything metal about it. Only one gets to take the title home between: Pearl Jam: Last Kiss vs Avril Lavigne: Fuel Be sure to follow us on twitter over at https://twitter.com/...

Red can't make it this week, but fortunately Jodie B from Po' Boys podcast joins the show to tear apart two of the most pandering country songs to ever exist. But it's up to you to decide which is worse, a song with every country stereotype thrown into it. Or what could quite possibly be the birth of hick-hop. It's a real toss up between: Toby Keith: Made in America vs Big & Rich: Rollin' (The Bal...

This week we're once again joined by Pat Oates to look at the world of pop music. Specifically boy band hit songs to figure out what is more irritating; an ultra catchy "love song" with the oddest references, or what happens when a boy band gets hardcore but also decides to throw in some street elements to it. You get to choose between: NSYNC: Pop vs LFO: Summer Girls   Be sure to follow us on twi...

This week we kill one of our own babies as Jodie would say as we take a look at Punk music. Well, pop punk anyway, to see what is more irritating; a song that tries to portray teenage angst from men in their 40's, or a song about the "Dream Punk Rock Girl" who sounds pretty fucking disgusting. Who gets to take the title home this week between: Blink-182: This is Home vs Bowling For Soup: Girl All...

This week we take a look at annoying pop earworms to see what is more irritating, a K-Pop hit that was made popular thanks to the YouTube generation for a stupid video, or an early 2000's Italian synth-pop hit that honestly a child could write, and I'm pretty sure did. Who's taking the title this week between: Psy- Gangnam Style vs Eiffel 65- Blue (Da Ba Dee) Be sure to follow us on twitter over a...

This week we're joined once again by Jodie B from Po Boys podcast to break down what we now refer to as "Pop Rap". A certain brand of rap with a very short life span, these are some of the more annoying songs we've gone through. All of that just to see what's more irritating, a kid rapper trying to be explicit and dirty, or a group of rappers who can't grasp the concept of how rock stars party. Yo...

This week the guys tackle hard rock, bro rock, whatever you want to call it it's one of the more annoying genres we've gone through. All of this to see what is worse, a sad attempt to rip off a legendary country song, or that moment when a hard rock band goes soft with a poppy acoustic song about depression. Who do you think deserves the title this week between: Corey Taylor: Hwy 666 vs Five Finge...