Top 10 Most Annoying Things to Hear in a Song

Common things that are annoying to hear in a song. That can either ruin the song or make it obnoxious. If you think that I missed one feel free to add it.
The Top Ten
Out of Key Singing
A Overabundance of Swearing/ Saying the N Word Too Much

Why did this ever become popular to begin with? It's unacceptable that blatant and repeated swearing is now a common and accepted practice in modern music.

I have no problem with swearing, but when it's overdone in a song, it gets annoying. I can tolerate a mild F-bomb or maybe one use of the S-word, but when it's like 55 F-bombs, it gets old fast. The same goes for the overuse of the N-word in rap songs. It's irritating when it's repeated 5,000 times or even less.

Rappers do this all the time. Even pop singers swear in their songs - especially female pop singers. Male pop singers do it too, but not as often.

Sexy Voice Singing

Jessica Simpson is an example of "sexy voice" singing, where it seems like she's trying very hard to sound as sexy as possible. Her version of the Christmas song "O Holy Night" is, to me, the worst version I've ever heard, and I find it offensive to hear it sung that way (sorry to her fans). There are other singers who do this, including imitators. If they're going to sing sexy, then they should dress sexy, so at least it matches.

A lot of female singers do this. It can be annoying. Even some male singers do it too.

Depends on what genre and singer you're listening to.

Horribly Recorded Clapping

A lot of rap songs have this. Some pop songs do too. One song that has better clapping is "Carousel" by Lauren Taylor.

Auto Tune

If you can't sing worth a damn, maybe don't try to make music? Autotune is great for correcting small issues or as a minor effect, but when you can audibly hear it, that's when you know the singer has no talent.

When an artist uses autotune, I almost always lose respect for them. If you're going to make music, you should at least try to sing. I appreciate artists more who have a horrible singing voice than those who don't even try because, at least, I know they are making an effort. Either way, autotune sounds horrible, and if you're going to use it, it should be for a voice effect, not because you're too shy to sing.

High Pitched Vocals/ Whiny Vocals

Examples include Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, and Ariana Grande, as well as many other female singers and imitators who sound like someone put an ice pack down their backs. A lot of metal vocalists also sing in very loud, high-pitched screams, and to me, they're the most annoying of all. It sounds like someone squeezed their nuts, like they're in extreme pain. To me, that's not singing - it's just annoying screaming or whining. No wonder they lose their voices after a while.

This is the reason I can't listen to Ariana Grande's songs. She has made some good music, but those screamed high notes give me a headache. Normal high notes aren't the problem. It's when singers try to sing higher than they're able to without screaming that it becomes an issue. I don't sing myself, but doesn't that hurt your voice?

Talking

I don't mind talking, but when it's done before a song starts and is included in the track audio, that is annoying.

I would agree with that, in general. But there are exceptions where I actually enjoy the talking.

A lot of rap songs are like this. It's just talking along to a beat.

Laughing

I'm not a big fan of hearing someone laugh in a song. For me, it's completely pointless and adds nothing to the track.

Electronic Noises

Sometimes electronic noises are done well in music, but other times, they're done so poorly that it hurts your ears.

A lot of songs like this have the same generic drumbeat.

Most of them annoy me, so I somewhat agree.

An Already Used Verse Repeated for a Third Verse

Noel Gallagher is guilty of this. Big time.

Rock music is sometimes guilty of this cliché, and it comes off as lazy when a verse is reused just to fill out the song with three verses.

The Newcomers

? Over-AutoTuned Vocals
The Contenders
Beat Drops

Sometimes, it happens when you least expect it.

"Whoa Oh!"

There's an actual term for it, you know. It's called the millennial whoop.

Lots of pop songs suffer from this cliché.

Layered Vocals

This is similar to autotune but different in how it affects the sound of a song. Personally, I find layered vocals just as annoying as autotune.

High and Low Pitched Vocals

This doesn't really annoy me either. Once again, it really depends on the singer's voice, I guess.

Artificially low and high-pitched vocals layered simultaneously do not sound good.

Mumbling
Men Chanting "Hey!"

You hear this in a lot of pop songs.

Orgasmic Sounds
Baby Sounds
Sexually Suggestive Lyrics
Strained Vocals

I wanted to specify this point, as it's often the reason vocals sound "whiny." Shawn Mendes, especially in his early songs, is an example of this.

“Whooo!”
Humming

Unless it's in a sad song (which I guess is understandable), I feel like I'm the only one who finds it annoying when people hum.

"Uh Huh"
"Woohoo!"
High and Low Pitched Sounds

I've heard this in future bass, especially back when it was really popular on the radio. It sounds like animals that are scared and/or in pain. I've never understood the appeal.

What you hear in most common pop songs these days.

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