posted June 01, 2002 04:56 PM            

Musically, the song is too hook driven for its own good. The main intention here is not to do anything musically spectacular, but to have the listener sing along before the song ends. For "Soak Up the Sun" to be the "preview" song of the first Sheryl Crow CD in nearly four years, Interscope Records really picked a song that's nothing more than pedestrian.

As for "Red, Red Wine," Ub40 made the song famous to a new generation of music listeners when they released the song in 1983. You can find the Ub40 version of "Red, Red Wine" on their 1983 "Labour of Love" album. However, Neil Diamond originally wrote and performed "Red, Red Wine," placing that song on his 1967 "Just For You" album.

posted June 02, 2002 12:13 PM            

I still believe in her ability to write good stuff and steer clear of empty "pop fluff" - hopefully she will redeem herself next time.
Shari (I know many people really like the CD and I respect that....)

posted June 03, 2002 10:32 AM            

Duncanbox....how awful is Creed? Every single song sounds the same and if I see the lead singer (Scott Stapp?) strike one more Christ-like pose in a music video I will lose my mind.

Enrique....where to begin?

The thing that makes me sad about annoying music is that all songs considered annoying by us, for example, are all by really famous, really successful, marginally talented people. In thier place could be the real talents of the music industry who don't get any recognition or opportunity. I am sure we all have lists of bands or artists those could be. But it will alweays be like this so we make the best of it. Even with the annoying songs, I can always understand the appeal, and to each thier own. But you would never find one of the aforementioned songs on my hard drive or CD collection.

posted June 11, 2002 10:29 AM            

Frankly, the Edie Brickell song where she asks you to choke her in the shallow water before she gets too deep really makes me want to do just that in order to SHUT HER UP!!! God, that's a damn annoying song.

I was a freshman in college when that song came out (14 years ago). It's practically an oldie now!

posted June 11, 2002 03:22 PM            

I hate that song "All I Wanna Do is Have Some Fun," where she talks about a guy lighting every match in a pack just to watch them burn. There really is no point to that song.

Anything by Nathalie Merchant, Lenny Kravtiz, and Macy Gray is so annoying I can't stand to listen to it.

posted June 20, 2002 07:34 PM            

I think that Marge Simpson would sing better than Macy Gray!

posted June 22, 2002 02:39 AM            

“With mas-tur-bation”

For those of you who could not tell those are my own special words to Macy Gray and Creed (with Arm’s wide Open) songs, however I do have to say I enjoy Creed, I really do and Scott Stapp, I would do him…And I love Edie Brickell…Okay so I am thinking my taste is the opposite of everyone else’s

For those I do not like, I think it goes without saying, I dislike P-Diddy and that kinda crud…I think J-Lo, is a semi-bad actress, but a special horrible brand of singer; that song that sounds like a school yard chant in uniquely bad. Sheryl Crow is passe…
Eminem – we get it you are an oppressed millionaire white boy, who lacks brains and talent. Dude don’t you have something better to do with your time than force your mindless, childish rhymes on us, like I don’t know, beat your (ex?)wife or something? (hey I am in no way supporting spousal abuse, I am just speaking in terms which would be ‘sensible’ to him)
Enya -umm hello have we not got the point yet, every song is the same; christ if I moaned to a tune would get a record deal as well?

posted June 22, 2002 09:10 AM            

Celiene Dion - I blame Cananada (i did that on purpose)

The chick who sings "Cant get you outta my head" Arg! Makes me dizzy. I think i posted a topic about that horror a long time ago.

Sheryl crow. This new song was a huge surprise. I considered her a great musician. I understand that she has to make the crap songs to sell the record but even those were never this bad. What the hell kinda lip gloss is she wearing in the video? Its ultraviolent.
But i dont think she is out yet. Im waiting to see what the next single is. And if that suck ill just assume she ate too much sugar while making this album and is just a fluke.

Red Red Wine is one of the greatest drinking songs ever. Its great bc its refrain you can sing at a senseless bravaro and no one really comes after "Red Red Wine / Stay close to me." Atleast I never figured out what he was saying.