This week’s Bad Music Monday pick is likely to draw a bit of criticism, especially given the extreme popularity and love for Maroon 5. Before you read too much further, realize that this selection isn’t necessarily against the particular song, but expressing a personal dislike for the band. Maroon 5 without question has a strong following, but from prior experiences, it is clear I am not the only one that feels this way. So, perhaps this is just angst against a band and singer many consider to be on the list of the most annoying to hit mainstream airwaves within the past decade.

Maybe this song was just overplayed and over hyped, or maybe there are others that share my frustration in wanting to stick a knife in my ear every time a Maroon 5 song is played.

Taking a moment for personal reflection and to show just how much antipathy burns through my veins each time I hear Maroon 5, I once had a waitress in tears of laughter nearly three years ago when this song was blasted over the bar’s speakers.

A group of co-workers and I went to Fox and Hound for dinner and happy hour, and things were going well until our waitress brought the check to our table. Just as she returned with my card, the receipt, and a pen, This Love was blasted over the speakers. The pen dropped, my hands covered my ears, and I refused to sign the receipt until the song was over.

That probably sounds a little extreme, and it was partially as a joke. I have always had respect and appreciation for all music and styles, but few things make me cringe and gag like Maroon 5 and Adam Levine’s voice.

As previously stated, there are likely a lot of Maroon 5 fans that will read and disagree with this selection. If so, enjoy the video that follows. There’s no shame in disagreeing, but what are some of the songs that top your list of annoying and cringe-worthy tracks?

In the interview, Young MC talks about moving past the success of his hit song, Bust A Move, but doesn’t fall short of showing that he is grateful for the track that padded his pockets.

He also discusses with Miklasz about moving to New York from England when he was 3 years old, and how this week’s Flashback Friday pick, Principal’s Office, was a stretch from his everyday life growing up. Yes, a rapper actually admitted to being a good kid and not a gangbanger.

But it doesn’t really matter that the story told in Principal’s Office is false. All that matters is the groove that this song takes, and the evident styles that leave little question as to when this video was originally recorded. There’s even the token “breakdown” section, though brief, shared with the appropriate warning “recess.”

Unfortunately, recess is usually one time of the day kids tend to get into a bit of trouble. No worries. The only trouble you might get into listening to this track is attempting to mimic the video’s dance moves. Passing the baton to Sound Savvy and Bark + Bite, what do you guys have on tap for Flashback Friday?

The base for Your Love Is My Drug isn’t horrible, but the style is pretty rough. And did she really just highlight the break of the song with, “So I’ve gotta question, do you want to have a slumber party in my basement?” This girl makes Fred Durst sound like a genius — twice as trashy with only a quarter of the talent.

Listen at your own risk. TRT does not claim responsibility for the rapid drop in IQ listeners might experience after sitting through a Ke$ha track.

*It should be noted that My First Kiss was considered for this week’s BMM selection, but it was too unbearable to listen to this morning. Also, this is the second time Ke$ha has been featured on TRT’s Bad Music Monday. Her first appearance was three week’s ago on June 7 for Blah Blah Blah.

But it’s hard to even think about the early and middle years of the decade without mentioning Nate Dogg, and of course, Warren G.

Upon its release, Regulate quickly became the ‘it’ song that everyone had to sing. Just like Vanilla Ice’s Ice Ice Baby, you just weren’t cool unless you knew the words.

Regulators stands apart from others that realized similar success, in that the tone is serious and tempo is slow. But its success never lacked, and even while we’re tweaking into a whole new era of music, the song is still one of the most-listened-to tracks of the infamous decade. Remarkably, the video doesn’t suffer in favor of the music, either.

And regardless of your age or preferences, Regulate will no doubt always serve as a fresh reminder of what you were doing in the early and mid 90s.

Lucky for Fine Young Cannibals, they also released Good Thing to serve as redemption for the embarrassment of She Drives Me Crazy. Otherwise, this relative one-hit wonder might have gone down in music history as being known only for singer Roland Gift’s falsetto and incomprehensible vocals.

There are likely still fans of Fine Young Cannibals lingering that will argue the greatness of She Drives Me Crazy. And the band obviously had fans in the late 80s that helped make its stay in music relevancy longer than it probably should have been. But that doesn’t excuse the happenstance of Fine Young Cannibals’ drawing success from one of the 80’s biggest one-hit blunders.

It really doesn’t matter. Chris “Mack Daddy” Kelly and Chris “Daddy Mack” Smith captivated the music scene in the early 90s, and made wearing your clothes the wrong way the in thing to do.

In 1992, they did it all with one simple word: Jump. It worked for House of Pain and Van Halen, so why not a couple of teens from Atlanta?

It worked, though they fizzled out rather quickly despite enjoying the success of a Billboard Top 100 No. 1 hit. The rumor is, Jermaine Dupri discovered these guys at a mall simply because they looked like a rap group. Dupri turned them into an overnight success, and had the world wanting to jump.

As if hearing Tik Tok a disgustingly high number of times during the week on the radio and in other venues isn’t bad enough, it at least makes a bit of sense when put next to Blah Blah Blah.

It just sounds like white noise, and the music industry should be embarrassed for supporting her. TRT looks forward to the day when people stop talk talk talk talkin’ ‘bout her. Until then, continue to look for more Ke$ha videos under Bad Music Monday in the near future.

The music never seems to get old, and typically sparks conversations of just how much success the band might have had if not for singer Bradley Nowell’s unfortunate passing in 1996.

Because it’s too hard to choose just one, TRT is giving you a double-dip with the largely popular What I Got, and a song with a groove that signifies a lazy summer day, Santeria.

What I Got

Santeria

First it was the unfortunate idea that Billy Ray Cyrus’ Achy Breaky Heart reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 40 Country Music Charts. (Shhh! Don’t tell Billy, but his daughter is a bigger icon).

Thankfully, House of Pain helped erase those memories with this instant classic that has been played everywhere from hockey games to movies (remember Robin Williams jamming to it in Mrs. Doubtfire?). That’s enough to tell us it is clearly better than the Achy Breaky Mistakey.

Pack it up, pack it in, let us begin the weekend with House of Pain, and get out your seat and jump around. Really, your bosses won’t mind. Promise.

Remember 1984? The Chicago Bears were beginning to get competitive again, and music was good. Really, 1984 was so good that Van Halen named an entire album after the year.

It’s only May, but Jump is a perfect good weather song and reminds of summertime. Unfortunately, it marked the beginning of the end for the David Lee Roth era with Van Halen. Good thing for recordings. It can be 1984 everyday.

TRT advises you to stretch thoroughly and properly before hitting play.

Note: This song should be played at high volumes, preferably in a residential area.