Throughout the history of music, there have certainly been amazing songs and bands galore. There have also been awful songs that can ruin your day in three minutes. Today, we take a look at what song would best ruin your death. What song will take the prize as the worst song to die to? Let’s take a look.
“Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley
Astley’s 1987 hit playing in your final moments would be sheer torture. Getting rick-rolled as you lay there bleeding out would make anyone want to sprint for the white light at the end of the tunnel.
“Take On Me” by A-ha
This shrill Norwegian synthpop song literally annoying you until the day you die is enough to make you scream as high as the ridiculous voices of A-ha’s members.
“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham!
This song by characteristically bubbly and energetic band Wham! blasting its signature chorus during your last hours would cause anybody to groan with whatever little breath they have left.
“All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey combines both a song that is both hated and overplayed with an unsettling double entendre. This song moves up a few spots on this list should it be the holiday season.
“All Star” by Smash Mouth
Smash Mouth’s 1999 hit is maybe one of the only not-terrible songs on this list. With that said, it’s an upbeat, go-get-‘em song that has arguably been overplayed to the point of its ruin. If you’re a huge fan of this song, maybe it’s just what you want, but maybe you should reconsider your life choices. Just saying.
“Friday” by Rebecca Black
A legitimately terrible song that repeats its chorus until oblivion itself. You don’t want this song playing ever, let alone at the hour of your reckoning. This song moves up a few spots on the list should it be Friday.
“Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” by Silentó
This one is almost self-explanatory. Shut up, Silentó!
“Baby” by Justin Bieber
The most statistically disliked song of all time. It doesn’t really fit with dying like most of these songs do, but it’s bad enough of a song to warrant its place. I’ve limited myself to one song per artist, but I might just have to make a sequel to this list of the worst Bieber songs to die to.
“Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees
This disco song from the Bee Gees brings considerable irony and an earworm of a background sound that is simply just right if you’re being murdered. With that said, it would be a terrible end to a terrible day.
“Walking On Sunshine” by Katrina and the Waves
An upbeat song about having a good day on what is almost certainly your worst day. You’d curse your luck if this song was on the radio on a normally bad day. The whole murder thing only compounds it.
“Hit Me With Your Best Shot” by Pat Benatar
Sheer irony: that’s what this song would be. If you’re somebody with a great sense of humor, you’ll chuckle and slap your forehead, unless somebody’s best shot finishes its work.
Anything by Kidz Bop
Everybody past the age of seven hates Kidz Bop. They take songs and just remove all of the good parts. Add some autotuned kids and bam: instant profit. Oh, how I loathe them. If you want to hear a bunch of thirteen-year-olds that pretend to be ten and sing pop songs with no curse words playing as you die, then you deserve whatever you get.
Anything by Nickelback
It’s Nickelback, enough said.
“Another One Bites The Dust” by Queen
A legitimately good song that provides considerable irony. As good as this song is, it feels like you’re just another one biting the dust, no different from the others. Cynical people might enjoy it.
“Baby Shark”
An annoying song that just repeats itself until you cry. It would be higher on the list except for its relative youth. We have yet to see if this song can stick as the definitive annoying internet song in a decade chock full of them.
On a different note, the best song to be murdered to is “We Are the Champions” by Queen. It has a soaring chorus and the music is equally uplifting. This song is truly the cha