IMPORTANT NOTE: This post is for entertainment purposes. None of this is meant as a personal attack on anyone. There are some songs where I had moral issues with the lyrics, but music is open to interpretation, and I am very much aware there are some songs I love which on the surface may seem very similar to songs on this list, but there are subtle details that make a huge difference for me. I may get kind of angry at points (and there will also be some exaggeration in this post), but music is subjective, and these are just my personal least favourite songs of 2022.

Hi, everyone. This post is later than I wanted it to be, but better late than never. Anyway, welcome to the third of my six year-end lists for 2022, my top 25 least favourite songs of 2022. And yes, I know the title says ‘worst’, but by ‘the worst’ I really mean my personal least favourites.

To be eligible for this list, a song must have been released in 2022. If it was released on an album in 2021 and then as a single in 2022, it’s not eligible. If it was released as a single in 2021 and the album came out in 2022, it’s also not eligible. A song does not have to be a single to be eligible for this list. Also, while this isn’t a rule for any of my other five year-end lists, I’m limiting this list to one song per lead artist. Why? Because I want to. And that means if an artist has multiple songs I liked little enough to put on this list, I’ll put my least favourite here.

Also, there’s a lot of music that I heard terrible things about and decided not to take the bait, so if you’re wondering why [insert artist here] is not on this list, there’s a good chance I just didn’t listen.

It’s also worth mentioning that a lot of the jokes in this post you probably won’t understand if you haven’t heard the song.

And most importantly, this post is for entertainment purposes. None of this is meant as a personal attack on anyone. It’s just someone on the internet who loves music deciding to write about the songs from 2022 he dislikes listening to the most, while trying to be funny (and probably failing at being funny lol). And because this post is for entertainment purposes, that means there will be some exaggeration, and if you were involved in making (a) song(s) on this list (either as a lead artist or otherwise) I hope you don’t take it personally, and the same goes to anyone who is a fan of (a) song(s) on this list. If you don’t like hearing me talk about music I really don’t like, that’s totally fair. You can stop reading at any point here, including now if you want.

And now might be the best time for you to stop reading, because now the list is getting started. Here is my #25 pick:

#25: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Bitch” by Leah Kate

I’m not saying this is the case for everyone, but I can’t help but wonder how much of the hate for this song is real and how much of it is just people thinking it’s ‘cool’ to hate this song.

I can’t believe I’m saying this about a song on this list, but I’m not sure I really think this song is as bad as most people do … or at the very least, there are some songs higher on the list than this one which are very critically acclaimed.

But still, I can’t stand this song. There’s not much that I feel needs to be said about it. I mean, I’ve heard worse pop punk, but this song still has a hook that I find very annoying, and I don’t like the mixing here, either, with the snare sounding really quiet.

But just like the rest of this list, I’m not trying to be mean. And I’ve seen a ton of hate for this song online, and I wonder how much of it is just people thinking it’s ‘cool’ to hate this song. And I feel bad for Leah Kate considering how much hate she’s received for this. There’s a difference between hating on a song and hating on a person. You can talk about not liking the song all you want, but please don’t be mean about it.

#24: “Thoroughfare” by Ethel Cain

Picture this scenario: you’re visiting your friend, whom you haven’t talked to for over a year. You’re genuinely curious what your friend has been up to recently, so you decide to ask. Then, your friend brings you to a room full of a bunch of art that they’ve been working on for the past year. You look through this room, and you’re thinking to yourself, ‘Wow! This is incredible! Props to my friend for putting in all this effort, and I’m sure there are a lot of people who would love to look at all this art!’ But that doesn’t stop you from wanting to go back to the living room and talk about something else.

Yeah, that’s my experience with this song … and yes, I know, here comes the controversy. This is probably the most critically acclaimed song on this entire list. Yes, I know pretty much everyone else absolutely loves this song, and I’ve seen/heard it called one of the best of the year by quite a few people, and … let me explain.

First of all, Ethel Cain’s newest album, Preacher’s Daughter, is a big example of an album I respect way more than I like. I personally found it to be a bit of a slog to get through, but I’ve got to give props to Ethel Cain for putting so much effort and emotion into that album, and it’s a big example of why music is so subjective. Like I said when I reviewed it, if you haven’t heard it, I highly recommend you listen to it. While I don’t believe in music being ‘objectively good’ or ‘objectively bad’, if I had to pick an album from 2022 that is ‘technically amazing’ despite me personally not liking it, I’m not sure it’s this one, but it’s certainly up there.

The biggest reason why I didn’t like the album is probably the production, and “Thoroughfare” is a huge example of that, with the snare sounding absolutely awful in this track. And while Ethel Cain is a great vocalist, I really don’t like how much reverb is used on her vocals throughout the album, and that’s also the case here. I get why some people might like this production style, but the airy production here really doesn’t work for me.

And I get that it’s an important part of the album lyrically, but as a standalone song I don’t find the lyrics nearly as interesting. One of the things I like about the album is how unpredictable it is lyrically, but here, while it seems to be going for this huge plot twist, I personally pretty much knew exactly where it was going from the start. And I haven’t even mentioned yet that this song is almost nine and a half minutes long … and the scat section at the end over an instrumental that sounds like a demo is the tipping point that brings this from being a song I just really can’t stand to being one of my least favourites of the year.

Oh, and while we’re on the topic of controversial picks …

#23: “Part of the Band” by The 1975

I am a barista at a coffee shop (I actually am, I’m not just saying this for the joke), and believe it or not, I actually prefer writing about music over writing about ejaculations. And speaking of writing about music, I’ve got some explaining to do on why this super critically acclaimed song is one of my least favourites of the year, so let me start by making this clear: I like this song like I like my coffee … meaning I don’t like it.

I’m not trying to judge anyone when I say this, but I honestly don’t understand why someone would want to listen to this. I’m not judging anyone for liking this, I just don’t understand it. That’s all. If you want to explain, go ahead.

Where do I even begin with a song like this? I’m probably missing something in the lyrics, but to me it just comes across like a bunch of random lines put together into a song, which is probably totally unfair, because I’m sure there’s more to it, but it’s just how I hear it. I mean, Matty Healy himself has even said he doesn’t fully know what the song is about.

Some of the lyrics here I find to be so cringey, and this song is so all over the place musically, with the strings feel really out of place to me. The vocal melodies are annoying, and that outro is just … I don’t even know what to say.

I haven’t heard much of The 1975’s music, but while I’m not the biggest fan of most of what I’ve heard of their music, they’ve made some songs I absolutely love, such as “The Sound” and “The City”. I kind of have a hard time believing this is the same band.

Overall, this is a song that just baffles me. I’m not trying to judge the band (no pun intended) for making this song, I’m just left wondering how it happened. If this is the kind of music they want to make, I’ll respect their artistic decisions and listen to something else.

#22: “Beach House” by Carly Rae Jepsen

The funny thing is that I actually really like Carly Rae Jepsen’s newest album! It’s got a lot of variety, it’s very well produced, and the best songs are amazing!

But what the fuck happened here? This is the same woman who made “Run Away With Me”! (Also, off-topic, but as much as I absolutely love “Run Away With Me”, it’s far from my favourite song on the pop masterpiece, Emotion, which I’ll almost definitely do a throwback review of at some point.)

Let me start by saying I really like the concept of this song. It’s a song calling out people who pretend to be looking for love but secretly have bad intentions.

But this song sounds like it’s supposed to be funny, and I personally do find it funny, but not in the way I think it was intended to be.

If you haven’t heard this song, I think I’ll just let you listen to it for yourself instead of explaining why I don’t like it. A lot of people really love this song, and you might be one of them. Or, like me, you might find it super annoying but at least get a laugh out of it.

#21: “Twenties” by Ghost

I feel like I’m reliving my childhood, as I’m experiencing that feeling I would have when I wake up from a terrifying dream, and for the rest of the day I’d be terrified.

Look, I respect what Ghost tried to do with this song, but the lyrics are super cheesy, especially that ‘hoo-ha’ line, which I know is satire, but it’s super cringey.

Also, the jumpy sounds, the dramatic horns, and that annoying bassline all combine to make this song terrifying, and not in the way I think it was intended.

#20: “You’re So Vain” by Pale Waves

I get the appeal of Pale Waves, and I feel like they’re so close to being a band I really like, and they have some songs I really love, but their music is not really my cup of tea for the most part. But again, I mostly get the appeal.

Pop-punk has seen a huge rise in popularity in the last few years, and while I agree with a lot of people that a lot of it isn’t very good, there’s also a lot that I really like. Avril Lavigne put out an album this year that I like more than most do, and even Pale Waves themselves have made some pop-punk songs I really like, such as “Reasons To Live”—a song from the same album—which has some really good melodies and great production.

I can’t say the same about “You’re So Vain”, which features some really underpowered guitar, a chorus which I don’t really know how to describe other than that I probably would have loved it when I was a little kid (that’s not a compliment), and the lyrics are … interesting. Pale Waves’ lyrics don’t usually do a ton for me, but I can tell there’s a lot of emotion put into them, and I respect that a lot. But that doesn’t mean I don’t find the lyrics on this particular song really cringey, with the line, ‘Your ignorance makes me wanna vomit,’ the term ‘narcissistic mouth’ (I don’t know why I find that so annoying, but I do), and also the way Heather Baron-Gracie sings the line, ‘You think it’s all about you when it’s really not.’

Pale Waves are a band I respect way more than I like, and while they put out an absolutely incredible song this year called “The Hard Way”, which I highly recommend you listen to if you haven’t already, that doesn’t change the fact that “You’re So Vain” annoys me so much when I listen to it.

#19: “I’m Good (Blue)” by David Guetta & Bebe Rexha

Eiffel 65’s classic hit, “Blue (Da Ba Dee)”, is an incredible track which I’ll talk about at some point, but for now, let’s talk about “I’m Good (Blue)”, a song by David Guetta and Bebe Rexha, which interpolates “Blue (Da Ba Dee)”, and … I don’t even know what to say.

This is another one of those songs that interpolates another song, and at least to my ears, does nothing to make it stand out.

To me, this is uninteresting and annoying, with those high-pitched synths in the drop feeling so out of place, and there’s no reason I would want to listen to this instead of the original.

#18: “Rich” by Yard Act

It appears I don’t like this song. And since I don’t like this song, I’m going to write on my website about how much I don’t like this song. Because I don’t like this song. It appears I don’t like this song. It appears I very, very, very much don’t like this song.

Maybe you totally didn’t get that joke, but whatever … anyway, I counted, and this song has the word ‘rich’ 25 times!

I get that this song has some interesting ideas in the lyrics, but it’s done in such an annoying way that I just want to turn it off immediately! Also, why do the pianos feel so out of place to me? Even I don’t know the answer to that, but I know I don’t enjoy listening to it.

#17: “Ferris Wheel” by Imagine Dragons

No, I’m not putting this here because I think it’s ‘cool’ to not like Imagine Dragons … in fact, I’m an Imagine Dragons fan, and Night Visions is an album that is incredibly special to me. Honestly, I’d put it on the same level of quality as Hot Fuss by The Killers and Turn On the Bright Lights by Interpol, two post-punk revival classics which have a similar sound musically.

But their recent material, while it’s had some interesting ideas, hasn’t really clicked for me for the most part, and this is a huge example of that. Not only is there almost nothing about it that stands out to me instrumentally or melodically, but to me it sounds like another one of those you-should-be-with-me-instead anthems, and it seems like it’s supposed to sound romantic. It reminds me of “Treat You Better” by Shawn Mendes, another song I fucking can’t stand, but at least that song has some intensity to it … this is just a mellow, romantic song, right?

Maybe I’m overthinking all of this … again, it’s art. This list is just about the songs that I dislike the most from 2022, and I’m sure there were good intentions here. But this is just so off-putting to me. I’m not a fan of this.

#16: “White Horse” by Skillet

Speaking of Imagine Dragons, I’m guessing this probably sounds to me like what early Imagine Dragons music sounds like to people who don’t like early Imagine Dragons.

Electronic music and metal can combine well together in my opinion, but this just sounds overblown musically, with that terrible sounding snare and the instrumentation feeling really messy.

I find ZERO reason for me to want to listen to this. I don’t like this at all.

#15: “Conditional Love” by Alexisonfire

I can totally see 15-year-old me trying to force myself into thinking I loved this because it’s a hard rock song, saying: ‘Yeah, it’s so heavy, and I love the screaming, and the … um … it’s just so amazing!’ I mean, that is still how I describe some songs I love, but you get the point.

The snare sounds way too fuzzed out, the guitar riffs are so annoyingly repetitive, there’s not much melodically that interests me, and that hook is awful, with the super annoying cliché line, ‘I wanna spill some blood’ followed by a generic hard rock ‘ooh ooh’.

I have some conditional love for the next Alexisonfire album … if it doesn’t have a song like this, maybe I’ll like it more!

#14: “What You Wanted” by Shinedown

To answer your question, no, I did not get what I wanted. Instead, I got some annoying strings with some annoying melodies overtop of them, topped off with some ‘na na’s and some underpowered percussion.

I mean, this song is annoyingly catchy, I will admit that.

#13: “Best Friend” by Conan Gray

It feels like I’ve listened to a lot of songs recently called “Best Friend”, “Best Friends”, or something like that.

Anyway, Conan Gray is an artist I have a feeling might put out an album I really like (I still haven’t listened to Kid Krow … maybe I’d really like that one, who knows?), and I get the appeal of his newest album, but it’s not really my thing, and this song in particular stands out as my least favourite from the album.

I honestly wonder how this ended up getting written. I’m trying to imagine Conan Gray and Dan Nigro in the studio writing this song, but I just can’t see it!

The bass isn’t even that loud, but it feels super bass-boosted, which really doesn’t work with the trap percussion, and the guitars are mixed so quietly, but most of all, it’s that chorus that makes me want to pick up my computer and throw it on the floor!

#12: “Made You Look” by Meghan Trainor

So, this song is a self-love anthem, and as much as I respect that, I personally find the song incredibly annoying!

And yes, I know, Meghan Trainor is an easy target for online music critics, but honestly, based on what I remember of her album from this year, I didn’t think it was terrible.

This song, however, I can’t stand. First of all, the vocal melodies are quite annoying, and the horns sound even more annoying. There’s almost nothing in the instrumentation that clicks for me. Also, some of the lyrics are so cringey, such as, ‘I could have my Gucci on. I could wear my Louis Vuitton. But even with nothin’ on, bet I made you look.’ Well, this song certainly didn’t make me listen, that’s for sure!

#11: “Pink Rover” by Scene Queen

First of all, yes, I know this is an anti-catcalling anthem that Scene Queen wrote after being harassed, and it’s terrible that that happened to her, but that doesn’t automatically make it a good song.

Not only is it annoyingly bass-boosted with annoying vocal effects, and a really annoying balance of pop and metalcore, but while I’m sure the intentions were good, the lyrics are awful. Again, it’s an anti-catcalling anthem, but seriously, just look at some of these lyrics, most notably, ‘And if that bastard whistles, put a knife up to his boner. Cut him.’ I don’t even know how to respond to that line.

Scene Queen herself has described this song as ‘jokingly violent’, but listening to it still doesn’t sit well with me.

I like that it’s an anti-catcalling song, but I just wish it were done better.

#10: “Sneaky Link Anthem” by DaBaby

Possibly my least favourite thing about this song is how little there is for me to like about it. I just find listening to it so boring!

Lyrically, this song describes some sort of affair or something like that, as somebody’s cheating, or somebody else is cheating, or … I don’t really care. To me, it comes across as a big pile of nothing, except somehow even worse, as the lyrics and melodies make me want to shut it off immediately.

#9: “Will Of The People” by Muse

I don’t hate Muse’s newest album. I certainly don’t like the album, but I think legit great tracks like “Verona” and “Euphoria” save it from being a lot worse … but the title track, “Will Of The People”, easily my least favourite on the album (and that’s saying a lot considering this album also features “We Are Fucking F****d”), is shockingly bad!

This song has one of the most annoying choruses I’ve heard from 2022. It has to be heard to be believed!

Those guitars sound so uninteresting to me, and something in the guitar distortion just sounds really awkwardly muddy, if that makes any sense.

If I’m interpreting the lyrics right, then I agree with the point the song is trying to make (it seems to be making fun of people who don’t want there to be any laws), but it’s done with some really cringey lines and a bunch of annoying instrumentation which doesn’t sound interesting to me at all.

#8: “Like A Blade Of Grass” by Jack Harlow

‘Like a blade of grass wants sunlight, I just want that ass. You the type of girl I would’ve flirted with in class. Copied every test, be the reason that I passed.’ Those are the opening lyrics of this song.

Jack’s flow on this song just feels like it goes nowhere, the kick in the percussion is really loud, and not in a good way, and I also find the bass melodies kind of annoying.

Songs like these just baffle me, and I struggle to even find much to say.

#7: “Testing” by The Chainsmokers

You know that feeling when you’ve just caught a cold and you’re trying to convince yourself that there’s a chance you haven’t caught it, but then your throat starts to feel worse, you start sneezing, and it just keeps getting worse and worse on that first day? Well, “Testing” is that feeling in song form!

I don’t like the start of this song, but at least it’s listenable. The melodies aren’t terrible, and I don’t really mind the production, even though it’s not doing much to really interest me.

Then the vocal melodies switch up and we suddenly get this super high-pitched vocal effect before the song just turns into … whatever this is.

From that point on, it just keeps getting worse before it all switches up again, this time into a more fast-paced pop section, which isn’t very good in my opinion, but is at least better than what comes before it.

I don’t understand why anybody would want to listen to this. Again, I’m not trying to judge anybody for liking this, I’m just saying I don’t get it, and the fact that something this annoying is only at #7 says a ton about just how bad the top 6 songs on this list are. And speaking of which …

#6: “F*CKBOI REJECTS” by Royal & the Serpent

Not only is this song super obnoxious, it’s also a song that makes me worried about the artist, and I don’t mean this in a joking way. While I’m sure it wasn’t supposed to be framed as a positive, it still sounds like a song that’s celebrating bad behaviour. Royal & the Serpent, I hope you’re okay … this song worries me.

It also has some really boring pop-punk melodies, and the vocal effect in the chorus sounds awful over that annoying bass, or synth, or whatever the fuck is making that awful sound. Also, the melody when she sings the line ‘thinking with his dick’ sounds really bad, and I’m not entirely sure why. And also, what happened with the production and mixing here? The snares stand out like a moldy spot on an otherwise perfectly good piece of bread, except this song is already not a good song.

The outro of this track brings it to a whole different level of bad. Why the fuck is that outro there?

Also, in the lyrics, Royal & the Serpent mentions that every person she’s with is a narcissist, and describes all the things she doesn’t like about these people, but she still says she’s ready for another partner with the same problems as all the others. And the upbeat, happy sounding instrumentation really doesn’t work considering the song’s lyrics, which get even worse with references to dangerous sex and drugs. And I get that it’s just a song, and it doesn’t necessarily mean Royal & the Serpent is actually doing these things in real life (at least I certainly hope she isn’t), but to me there doesn’t seem to be any depth here. While I’m sure this wasn’t the intent, it sounds like the song is taking these huge issues in the world and being like, ‘Well … that’s too bad, but oh well.’

Again, it’s very possible she’s not being serious with any of this, and it’s just a song telling a fictional story, but to me it comes across as a shitty song that downplays serious issues. Again, I’m not saying the intent was bad, and I’m not saying we should cancel Royal & the Serpent for this, but I still fucking hate this song, so much!

#5: “sid & nancy” by Machine Gun Kelly

Why? WHY?

Not only this is song super uninteresting musically, but I hate the lyrics so much! This song reminds me of the horrendous “Highway Girl” by The Tragically Hip, which to me is by far their worst song that I’ve heard, and I’ve heard most of their songs. (I don’t know every song by The Tragically Hip, but I know every song on every one of their albums.) If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you can look up what that song is about, and you’ll see why I hate it so much.

And I hate this song for the same reason. This song describes two people agreeing to commit a murder-suicide, where both of them die, and while I get that it’s just a song, the upbeat instrumentation and the attitude of the song make it sound like it’s supposed to be ‘so romantic.’ I’m not saying it had bad intent, but it’s still a song that really makes me feel angry. Yes, I know, art is subjective. And while this song really pissed me off, I get that it’s not meant to be taken seriously … at least I certainly hope it isn’t. But this is a list of my own personal least favourite songs of the year. Also, if you haven’t listened to it, I highly recommend that you don’t. It’s disgusting.

#4: Hot Girl (Bodies Bodies Bodies) by Charli XCX

While I don’t know all of Charli XCX’s music, I really like her albums Charli and how i’m feeling now, but what happened with her music in 2022?

CRASH is an album that got some very mixed reviews, and I’m definitely on the side who doesn’t like it. I don’t think it’s an awful album, but to me it’s far from a good album, and “Yuck” probably would have been on this list if it weren’t for my one-song-per-artist rule, and the same can be said about her collaboration with Tiësto, “Hot In It”. And despite how much those songs make me want to scream when I hear them, even they didn’t prepare me for the absolutely horrible mess that is “Hot Girl (Bodies Bodies Bodies)”. This song is almost impressively bad, but that doesn’t stop it from being so fucking annoying to listen to.

When this song ends, it’s like waking up from a nightmare with the realization that it was all just a dream. Seriously, this is a nightmare in song form. That bassline is disgustingly distorted, the trap beat has nothing to it, and Charli’s performance here is so uninteresting, aside from how annoying it is listening to these ‘melodies’ which, to me, kind of sound like awful rapping.

There are so many awful sound effects added in here, too, and that ‘I’m really hot’ part is like the part of the nightmare when everyone realizes the planet is about to explode and there’s no escape!

Oh, and also, toward the end of the song, she drops the line, ‘I’m so hot with snow up my nose.’ And I get that it’s probably meant as satire, but to me it sounds less like satire and more like what it’s trying to mock. Again, I’m sure there were no bad intentions here, but listening to it still doesn’t sit well with me.

#3: “Country Stuff” by Walker Hayes & Jake Owen

Speaking of impressively bad … what the fuck is this? I honestly don’t understand.

When I first heard this, I was in disbelief. I couldn’t believe how much I hated this.

Yes, I get that it’s supposed to be a parody song, or something like that, I don’t really care. Anyway, yeah, I get that it’s meant as a joke, but it’s so cringey. Honestly, I don’t even have much of an explanation for this one, it just leaves me baffled.

#2: “JUMP” by Black Eyed Peas

Am I correct that this song samples Siri? I’m not sure, but it definitely sounds like that, and it’s probably the most blatantly awful hook for a song that I have heard from 2022! Somebody said when you play this song, I’ll get up and shut it off immediately!

If Black Eyed Peas want to make songs like this, they have every right to make them, and I’m not judging … but it still represents one of the things that annoys me most about popular music … so much of it just sounds so uninteresting, and there are people who will defend it no matter what just because of who the artist is … and again, music is subjective, and I’m not saying ‘nobody should like this’ … I’m saying why is it that so many of the people in the mainstream media will praise ANY music if it’s by an artist who’s even slightly popular? Because I wonder how real any of it is. And it’s not the artists’ fault. I’m not blaming one specific person, either. And yes, I get that I’m probably overreacting about something that isn’t that big a problem, but as a huge fan of music myself, and someone who used to be one of those ‘praise almost everything’ people, I will say with empathy, as someone who’s been there before, that I hope to see a change with how we look at popular music. Again, it’s far from the biggest problem in the world, but it’s also not the entire reason this song is nearly topping my list.

It’s nearly topping my list because of that incredibly obnoxious hook, the terrible lyrics, rapping, and production … and speaking of the production, the bass sounds super overpowered … and also because of the lack of anything that makes me even sort of understand why anybody would want to listen to this. So, if you like this song, feel free to comment why you like it, as I’m curious to know why.

But for me, this comes across as a totally shit song, a pile of trash, and I never want to hear this ever again.

But somehow, it gets even worse …

But before we get to that, here are some dishonourable mentions, and just like the list itself, I’m limiting it to one song per lead artist. Also, if an artist has a song in my top 25, the artist is not eligible for the dishonourable mentions. Anyway, here they are in no particular order:

“Doja” by Central Cee
“Daggers in Floodlight” by Falls of Rauros
“I’ve Got You Surrounded (With My Love)” by Jack White
“Fables” by Interpol
“Wild Green” by Foals
“Best Friends” by The Weeknd
“Coldplay” by Lizzo
“Nike” by Shygirl

And now it’s time for my reveal of what, to me, is the worst song of 2022!

#1: “Calling My Name” by Drake

This one isn’t even funny. I would say honestly, nevermind, and not give it the attention it totally doesn’t deserve … but instead, I guess I’ll talk about it. It’s rare when I find a song where the lyrics and sound are both this unbelievably bad, but this is one of those songs.

I can’t stand these immature, possessive, creepy songs, for obvious reasons, but most of them are at least not as terrible as this. An example I want to mention is the controversy surrounding “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell. Yes, the controversy was deserved in my opinion … it’s a terrible song with terrible lyrics for a similar reason as this Drake song … but why didn’t this Drake song cause nearly as much controversy?

There are a few things I want to mention about “Blurred Lines”, though. First of all, there are a ton of songs by very popular artists which have very similar lyrics that are just as bad and didn’t cause nearly the same amount of controversy. I’m not saying it makes any of it less bad, but it makes me wonder why that song in particular caused as much controversy while so many others didn’t.

But I also want to mention that “Blurred Lines” at least has some lyrics that might imply the narrator isn’t trying to force anyone into anything, like the line, ‘Maybe I’m going deaf. Maybe I’m going blind. Maybe I’m out of my mind.’ And there are complicated conversations to be had about that line which I’m not going to get into right now, and I understand how some might view it as a terrible line, but at least the song is more complicated … it’s not as obvious what the song is really about.

“Calling My Name” by Drake is disgusting and I don’t understand why anyone would argue otherwise. The main hook of the song is the line, ‘Your pussy is calling my name,’ and then there’s the line, ‘stop playing games.’ There is no depth here at all, and all I hear is someone trying to force someone else to have sex, pretending this other person wants to do it, too, when it’s obvious that’s not the case. Now, it’s worth mentioning this is a sample (and I’m not going to listen to the song it samples, for obvious reasons), but that doesn’t make it any less terrible.

Like I said, there is no depth here. Nothing that implies maybe there’s more to it. And on top of that, the song sounds like shit, too, with Drake’s terrible melodies, no real structure at all, and horrendous autotune. The production sucks, too, with that awful kick and bass toward the end of the song.

I hope I never have to hear this disgusting track ever again! FUCK THIS SONG!

Okay, maybe that was a bit too harsh … music is very subjective and different people interpret songs in different ways. As much as I fucking hate that Drake song, it’s my interpretation at the end of the day, and if you have anything you want to add, let me know in the comment section down below. And, of course, the same goes for any other song on this list—if you want to make an argument why it’s a great song, I’m curious to read it.

But still, I never want to hear “Calling My Name” by Drake ever again.

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Thanks for reading my list of my least favourite songs of 2022! I know this post was really negative, and a lot of it was exaggeration for entertainment purposes, I’ll admit that. And while my worst albums list is coming up soon, after that will be my favourite albums and songs of 2022.

Again, I know this post was really late. I got really busy with other things, including working on my best lists.

Feel free to comment your own list in the comments down below. Also, if there are any 2023 albums you want me to review or any 2022 albums you want me to listen to in the next few days before posting my favourite albums of the year, feel free to let me know, and I might listen to them.

And, as always, thanks for reading!