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1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die

1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die

The 1001 Podcast Network 499 Episodes Oct 12, 2026

A podcast that explores terrible songs, from popular hits to platinum records, all of which are so bad they make listeners want to die. Each episode takes a humorous and critical look at why these songs are awful.

Episodes

Hoobastank – Crawling in the Dark: Gacy’s Crawl Space
Hoobastank – Crawling in the Dark: Gacy’s Crawl Space Oct 12, 2026 2903 Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! This week we're crawling back to 2001 for Hoobastank's debut single “Crawling in the Dark.”On paper, it’s peak early-2000s rock. Big riff. Huge chorus. Doug Robb sounding like he’s fighting for his life.Then we actually read the lyrics.Why is he crawling? Why is it dark? Why won’t he turn the fucking light on?
Rod Stewart – Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
Rod Stewart – Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? Oct 5, 2026 3228 Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Rod Stewart wants to know if you think he’s sexy.Unfortunately for Rod, he asked us.This week we head back to 1978 for Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?, a song involving nervous strangers, a high-rise apartment, no milk, no coffee and possibly the least seductive sentence ever written into a hit single:“Give me a dime so I can pho
Ella Langley – Choosin’ Texas
Ella Langley – Choosin’ Texas Sep 28, 2026 2562 Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Ella Langley has somehow turned “Choosin’ Texas” into an absolute monster of a country hit.And we have questions.Why is this bloke apparently more in love with an entire US state than his girlfriend? Why does two-stepping instantly reveal where someone wants to live? Why did Miranda Lambert once get pulled over with a k
Mary Mary - Shackles (Praise You)
Mary Mary - Shackles (Praise You) Sep 21, 2026 2666 Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! This week we're taking on Mary Mary's 2000 crossover monster “Shackles (Praise You)” — a song apparently designed to get people dancing their way into Christianity without realising it.We discover embarrassingly late that the song is actually about God, investigate the theory that “Shackles” was a Trojan horse
Nickelback – Figured You Out
Nickelback – Figured You Out Sep 14, 2026 3682 Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Nickelback are one of the most hated bands on Earth.But do they actually deserve it?This week we take on “Figured You Out”, the 2003 song that kicks the door down with pants around ankles and somehow finds room for cocaine, questionable relationship choices, white stains and one particularly concerning pair of hands.We
Merril Bainbridge – Mouth
Merril Bainbridge – Mouth Sep 7, 2026 2771 Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Merril Bainbridge insists Mouth isn’t really a sex song.We have some questions.This week we go back to 1994 and discover that Mouth is significantly stranger than any of us remembered. There are salty lips, people being blown apart, mysterious pieces, slapping, jumping on each other, turning people upside down and an al
Adele – Someone Like You
Adele – Someone Like You Aug 31, 2026 3011 Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Adele’s Someone Like You is supposed to be one of the great heartbreak songs of all time.But when you actually read the lyrics, things start getting a little weird.Your ex has moved on. He’s married. His dreams have come true. So naturally, the only reasonable thing to do is turn up at his house uninvited and remind him
BONUS: Tower Of Music – The Hardest Music Guessing Game On YouTube?
BONUS: Tower Of Music – The Hardest Music Guessing Game On YouTube? Aug 28, 2026 748 Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! If you haven’t been watching Tower of Music on YouTube, here’s what you’ve been missing.One of us comes armed with a secret music theme. The others have to throw out artist names, build the list and somehow figure out what connects them all.This week, Chibbs controls the Tower, while Bevo, Gav and Mad Dog try to crack h
Sugar, Sugar – The Archies | 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die
Sugar, Sugar – The Archies | 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die Aug 24, 2026 2851 Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! The biggest song of 1969 was made by a band that didn’t even exist.This week we’re taking on “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies, the cartoon bubblegum-pop juggernaut that somehow conquered the entire planet.We investigate whether Big Sugar was secretly running the music industry, discover that Apollo 12 astronauts were appar
Nick Lachey's Breakup Ballad That Somehow Became a Hit
Nick Lachey's Breakup Ballad That Somehow Became a Hit Aug 17, 2026 2322 Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Nick Lachey turned his divorce into one of the biggest songs of 2006... but does What's Left of Me actually hold up?This week we dive into Nick's post-Jessica Simpson heartbreak anthem, debate whether the lyrics are emotional or just pathetic, accidentally convince ourselves it's about crystal meth, and i
KATSEYE – Gnarly | AI Pop? Product Placement? Or Just... Gnarly? | 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die
KATSEYE – Gnarly | AI Pop? Product Placement? Or Just... Gnarly? | 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die Aug 10, 2026 3151 Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! This week we're diving into Gnarly by KATSEYE, the global girl group created through Netflix and the K-pop machine.From endless "gnarlys" to product placement for fried chicken, Tesla and Takis, we try to figure out whether this song is genius, garbage... or something that wasn't written by humans at
Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Has Actual Cannon Fire (And Somehow Gets Even Weirder)
Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" Has Actual Cannon Fire (And Somehow Gets Even Weirder) Aug 3, 2026 2998 Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart is one of the biggest power ballads ever recorded... but when you actually listen to the lyrics, things get very strange.This week we discuss listening to the sound of your own tears, living inside a powder keg, whether the song is secretly about a baby, why there are actua

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