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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

We want to give a shout-out to a brand new podcast from a friend of the show: Moose On The Loose.If you love the unfiltered chaos of 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die, you’ll want to add this to your list. It’s funny, ...

Keith Urban & Pink – One Too ManyScore: 3.4It takes a certain kind of courage to title your duet One Too Many when the song itself sounds like it was written after exactly that number of beers. Keith...

Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild” Pitchfork Score: 5.8On “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter trades in her usual sugary pop flair for what feels like a subtweet set to music. The song drips with sarcasm, which is fitting, beca...

Benson Boone — “Beautiful Things” Pitchfork Score: 6.4Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” is the kind of song that sounds like it was carefully engineered to play during the end credits of a Netflix teen drama—specifica...

Pitchfork Review – Katy Perry: Waking Up in Vegas Score: 7.9 (Best New Hangover)If Hunter S. Thompson had written Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as a sugar-coated rom-com, Waking Up in Veg...

Pitchfork Review – Joe Dolce: Shaddap You Face Score: 8.7 (Best New Meme)Joe Dolce’s Shaddap You Face is the kind of song that makes you question not only the nature of music, but the nature o...

Simple Plan – “Shut Up!” Lava Records; 2004 2.1/10If teen angst were a currency, Simple Plan would be Canada’s largest export. And “Shut Up!” is perhaps their most shrill, sugar-coated contribution to the p...

Black Eyed Peas – “Shut Up” Interscope; 2003 1.4/10There’s a moment—roughly 43 seconds into “Shut Up”—when the listener is already wondering what unspeakable acts they committed in a past life to deserve th...

🚨 It’s Shut Up Month on the podcast! 🚨All August, we’re reviewing songs with “Shut Up” in the title — the loud, the weird, and the unintentionally hilarious. From Rihanna’s speeding metaphors to Reece Mastin’s shouty romance, no...

🎙️ Shut Up Month Continues on 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die 🎙️ All month long, we're celebrating songs that open with attitude and close with confusion — all united by one shared desire: that someone, so...

🚨 It’s Shut Up Month on the podcast! 🚨All August we’re reviewing songs with “Shut Up” in the title — the loud, the weird, and the unintentionally hilarious. From Rihanna’s speeding metaphors to Reece Mastin’s shouty romance, not...