Out with the old...

Merry belated Christmas to all of ya. And happy New Year. I had a long lengthy blog in mind, all about the joys of the past year; showing all my friends how I appreciate them, but the hubby beat me to it - now of course, I can't copy his entry. So, I'll just say, to all my friends (and you know who you are) how much I treasure you and every moment spent with you.

Now that THAT'S out of the way...

I am sitting here, Tuesday night, and planning all the self improvements I need to make. First and foremost, I want to lose some weight. See, I'm putting this in writing, so now I have to do it, lest I look like a complete failure. That goes along with exercising, which, as of right now, the spirit is willing, but...we'll see. I did manage to clean out Molly's dresser drawers of too-small clothes, so that's a start.
While I was thinking about what I need to get rid of, I was listening to the radio and heard some songs that I am just SO sick of, but for some reason, DJ's or whoever is in charge (who knows - maybe it's the Man?) think are still relevant. So, to go along with all the year-end lists that everybody is making, I came up with a whole list of songs that need to just disappear. Forever.

Trixie's Top 20 Songs Slated for Extinction

20. "Lullabye" - Shawn Mullins
I'm not even really sure why I hate this song. Something about the dialogue?
Dunno, really. Just annoying.

19. "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" - Billy Ocean
I may have liked this years ago, but you know it's got the most annoying first couple of words. "Hey, hey, YOU, YOU! Get into my car! Who me? Yes, you!" Sheer poetry. You gotta hate any song in which the guy has a conversation with himself.

18. Anything by Beyonce.
That may not be entirely fair, but, really, she needs to go away. A very talented, very beautiful lady, but every time I look at her now, I see her at the Oscars, trying so hard not to look like she wished death upon Jennifer Hudson.

17. "Love is a Battlefield" - Pat Benatar
I do like this song. The only reason it's on the list is because every time, and I mean EVERY time it comes on the radio, Andrew has to act out the video. "If you leave this house/ Leave me alone!/ You're never coming back!) (Insert little brothers' sad window wave...) ARGH!!!

16. "Believe" - Cher
Believe me! I've spent enough time in gay bars; I'm a hag from way back! But even I get completely sick of this pseudo-electronica lament. Just shut up already.

15. "U and Ur Hand" - Pink
Cute phonetic spelling aside, try explaining this song to your 8 year old riding in the car. Thanks Pink.

14. "Silent Night" - Five for Fighting
How did they manage to take this beautiful classic and turn it into the wet chunk of phlegm that I heard 20 times a day leading up to Christmas?

13. "I'm Too Sexy" - Right Said Fred
Anybody that disagrees with me over this song should never be allowed to listen to music again. Ever.

12. "Sex and Candy" - Marcy Playground
Uh...gross?! Again, try explaining that to your kids. "Mommy, what does sex smell like?" Ew.

11. "Barbie Girl" - Aqua
You know what I'm talkin' bout. Let's not even get into the lyrics themselves - "wrapped in plastic...it's fantastic." Again, ick. That voice - sounds like someone dropped a microphone into hell and that's what it sounds like down there.

10. "Everything I Do, I Do it for You" - Bryan Adams.
I had to choose one from Bryan, though I could have easily put in more. A song I probably did like back when, as a young twenty-something, pining for some lost love, I'm sure I was fond of that candy-coated piece of crap. Now, not so much.

9. "Final Countdown" - Europe
Ugh. In a word, that guy's voice blows.

8. "Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" - Aerosmith
Miss this. Please.

7. "Your Love" - The Outfield
All in all, not a terrible song, but the voice! It must be what dogs hear.

6. "Wildfire" - Michael Martin Murphy
Do I have to say anything at this point? Anybody who grew up in the 70's had to deal with this song. This hideously depressing anthem the guy wrote after he had a dream about a girl and her ghost horse. So what if he was bummed out, did he have to bring down the rest of the world with him? And why the hell did this song become so popular anyway? Am I the only one who doesn't want or need to be taken down to the depths of depression? Or do people get off on that? Wait, obviously they do, see also: American Beauty.

5. "The Flame" - Cheap Trick
Yeah, again, gotta go with the crappy vocals. Where was Simon Cowell to tell these guys they can't sing worth a damn?

4. "Speed of Sound" - Coldplay
It's not because Chris Martin is probably the most overrated artist/genius? out there. Or the fact that he sounds like he gave up trying to sounds like a man years ago. It's not even because he and Gwyneth's pale and pastiness irritate me all over the place. It's for the simple fact that my husband KNOWS I detest this song and has to PLAY it all the freakin' time!!!!!!

3. "Lips of an Angel" - Hinder
Because any song where the guy brags about cheating on his woman, is only slightly remorseful about it, and justifies his treachery by the fact that, well, the chick was just too damn hot, sucks!

2. "Goodbye, My Almost Lover" - Who Cares?
Although this is a fairly new song, if I have to hear it one more time, I swear I will take my own life. Okay, you've had your heart broken, it's a shame you're the only one that's ever happened to!!!!

and the Number one Song that needs to disappear forever....

"We Built this City" - Starship
It should really be a law, that there is a finite number of times a song can be played. This song has TOTALLY gone over the mark, several million times over. Enough, please, God in Heaven. Retire this song!!!!!

Feel free to add your own in the comments!