I love Journey. But for some reason I hated, “Don’t Stop Believin” and I could not understand why I loathed that song until I recently rewatched The Sopranos for the second time after 16 years and the final episode had that song playing until the “blackout.” And now I know why…

Anyone else had a similar experience with a popular song that you couldn’t explain why it rubbed you the wrong way?

  • Tigbitties@kbin.social
    3·
    10 months ago

    Oh, I agree. I don’t know why it bothers me so much. It’s just a stupid song. It’s happy. I like happy. It’s even relatable to me. I’ve put an unhealthy amount of thought thought into into it.

    • ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      10 months ago

      Having grown up around so many aging parrotheads, I feel your pain here. I was never a fan either. I should have never stepped into this thread because I have found it much more fulfilling to mostly try to reframe my POV about pop culture things I don’t enjoy: it’s my failing to be unable to appreciate it, not the artist’s or the fans. Mix that with a healthy dose of letting people like what they like (as long as it doesn’t hurt others) and the world around you is a much less vexing place. Thanks for listening to my TED talk.