1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die
Let’s take a ride down the rabbit hole of horrible songs. Some are popular, some went platinum but all of them make us want to die.
Episodes
482 episodes
Zombie - YUNGBLUD
This week on 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die, we take on “Zombie” by YUNGBLUD — a song that wants very badly to be important, emotional, and generation-defining… and somehow ends up sounding like a Hot Topic TED Talk.
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Season 6
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Episode 565
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1:01:43
The Hills - The Weeknd (with Joe Orchard)
This week on 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die, we head straight into the fog with The Hills by The Weeknd.A song that sounds like fame, paranoia, sex, and self-loathing all yelling over each other through blown...
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Season 6
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Episode 564
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1:23:50
Cool Kids - Echosmith
This week on 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die, we put Cool Kids by Echosmith on trial.A song that was absolutely unavoidable in the 2010s. Radio loved it. Ads loved it. Everyone else slowly lost their mind....
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Season 6
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Episode 563
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42:01
Heroes - David Bowie
This week on 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die, we take on “Heroes” — a song that somehow manages to be genuinely beautiful, historically important, and still capable of making us argue for way too long.We dig into ...
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Season 6
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Episode 562
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1:12:55
Complicated - Avril Lavigne
This week on 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die, we put “Complicated” under the microscope and ask the question nobody wanted answered in 2002: was this actually pop punk, or were we all aggressively gaslit by a necktie and so...
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Season 6
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Episode 561
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1:18:02
Your Body Is a Wonderland - John Mayer
John Mayer’s “Your Body Is a Wonderland” should be a sweet little love song… but somehow it ends up sounding like a guided tour through a serial killer’s scrapbook. In this episode, we break down the lyrics, the deep-sea blanket metaphors, the ...
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Season 6
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Episode 560
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53:45
Spotify Wrapped 2025: The Songs We Actually Loved This Year
For once, we’re not here to ruin anything.This Spotify Wrapped 2025 episode of 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die flips the script. We’re diving into the songs we genuinely loved this year. The tracks we played to death, defen...
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Season 5
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Episode 559
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2:52:46
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - The Jackson 5
“I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – The Jackson 5”Christmas is meant to be wholesome… until you look at the lyrics too closely. This week, the boys dig into I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus by The Jackson 5 — a son...
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Season 5
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Episode 558
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40:58
Doctor Jones - Aqua
This week we dive head-first into the late-90s bubblegum fever dream that is “Doctor Jones” by Aqua. We break down the jungle-camp video, the chaotic lyrics, and why Aqua seemed determined to make every song sound like it was recorded in...
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Season 5
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Episode 557
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1:05:55
Beez in the Trap - 2 Chainz and Nicki Minaj
This week the boys dive into “Beez in the Trap” by Nicki Minaj and 2 Chainz — a track that somehow manages to be about money, slang, drug spots, and absolutely zero bees. And yet we spend half the episode talking about bees anyway.Chibs ...
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Season 5
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Episode 556
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59:48
I’m on Fire - Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen might be The Boss, but in I'm on Fire he's also… extremely calm about being absolutely covered in metaphorical (or maybe real?) flames.This week, we dive deep into one of the most quietly horny and confusing so...
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Season 5
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Episode 555
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1:05:42
Paint The Town Red - Doja Cat
Doja Cat went full devil mode for “Paint The Town Red,” so we thought we’d dive straight into the chaos and see what the hell is going on. The crew tries to make sense of devil references, kidney-level anatomy, and why she’s only letting us wat...
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Season 5
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Episode 554
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58:13
I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly
In this episode of 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die, the boys take flight—literally and metaphorically—as they dive headfirst into R. Kelly’s delusional gospel-ballad-turned-Olympic-theme, “I Believe I Can Fly.”From S...
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Season 5
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Episode 553
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1:09:48
We Want Your Questions! (1001 Songs Q&A Callout)
Hey team — it’s Bevo here (yep, that Bevo). We’re cooking up a Q&A episode, and we want you to be part of it. Ask us anything: Why do they call him Mad Dog? Which songs have we rated the worst so far? Did Chibbs...
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0:40
Wood - Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift’s new song “Wood” has arrived — and the boys are asking the big questions: Is it about love? Superstition? Or… Travis Kelce’s actual wood? 🌲😳Join Chibbs, Bevo, Gav, and Mad Dog as they unpack every ridiculous ly...
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Season 5
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Episode 552
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1:01:47
It Must Have Been Love - Roxette
Was It Must Have Been Love by Roxette really a heartbreaking ballad… or the world’s most elegant song about farts? 💨In this episode of 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die, the boys dive into Roxette’s biggest hit, famous from Pretty Wo...
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Season 5
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Episode 551
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52:10
Let Her Cry - Hootie & the Blowfish
Let Her Cry was one of the biggest hits of the 90s — but does it actually hold up, or is it just a sloppy, tear-soaked mess? In this episode, we rip into Hootie & the Blowfish’s overblown ballad, from the melodramatic lyrics to the...
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Season 5
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Episode 550
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1:03:46
Ordinary - Alex Warren
Alex Warren tried to pour his heart into Ordinary — but did he just give us a beige anthem for the TikTok era instead? We pull apart the lyrics, the delivery, and the over-produced vibe to see why this song feels less “relatable” and m...
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Season 5
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Episode 549
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46:38
O.P.P - Naughty By Nature
Naughty By Nature’s O.P.P was a 90s hip hop anthem — catchy, controversial, and confusing as hell. But what does O.P.P even mean, and does the song actually hold up? In this episode of 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die, we br...
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Season 5
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Episode 548
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1:05:04
Mr Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan’s Mr. Tambourine Man is called a masterpiece of folk music — but does it really deserve the hype? In this episode of 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die, we tear apart the lyrics, debate the meaning, and ask if Dylan ...
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Season 5
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Episode 547
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51:35
Golden - HUNTR/X
Golden – Huntr/xScore: 7.4Huntr/x’s Golden arrives like a motivational poster you’d find hanging in a gym bathroom, but set to a synth line that sounds vaguely like it was borrowed from a video game character’s r...
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Season 5
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Episode 546
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59:00
Cry for You - September
Cry for You – SeptemberScore: 8.1In 2006, Petra Marklund, better known by her Europop nom de guerre September, released Cry for You, a track that felt less like a song and more like a government-mandated...
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Season 5
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Episode 545
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48:20
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