Most Overrated MG(B) Song

[365_days_gone]

Apparations. It never appealed to me and I'm confused as to why it's so popular.

Because its one of the greatest songs in the world?

[inescapableus]

I didn't realize 'Suburbia' was popular enough to be overrated ?!?!

I'd have to say 'Hello Time Bomb' or 'Apparations' just because overpopularity and song becoming mainstream singles real devalues alot of a songs meaning (personally speaking). It just doesn't sound as good when everyone else has heard it.

[Prometheon]

I'm astounded Hello Time Bomb didn't make the list...

 

the song was written in about 15 minutes with a three string guitar

This is not the poll about the song that took the least effort to create or about his worst songs for that matter. As for the other guy, IAWCC...the closest Matt came to becoming a boy band? Listen to the damn song and ignore at the opening bits of the video with him and his acoustic guitar on that sofa. The rest of the video stabs at the 1000 lb gorilla that we have to deal with South of the border--that's pretty boy-band-ish, ain't it?

 

If IAWCC wasn't a single, people would rank it as one of the best songs on the cd. People are stupid. If Weapon was a "cross-over hit" into Top 40 Radio, people here would hate that song as well.

Actually, you're making a really bold and quite misguided assumption. I just hate the fucking song. It has nothing to do with if it was a single or not.

[c0rl0]

Suburbia. It's a nice song to listen to every once and a while, but I definitely don't get the Suburbia craziness that people tend to have...

[365_days_gone]

Anyone know how they play Suburbia live? It has so many strange EFFECTS.

 

Suburbia is beautiful! ugh

[somnambulist]

I'm astounded Hello Time Bomb didn't make the list...

 

the song was written in about 15 minutes with a three string guitar

This is not the poll about the song that took the least effort to create or about his worst songs for that matter. As for the other guy, IAWCC...the closest Matt came to becoming a boy band? Listen to the damn song and ignore at the opening bits of the video with him and his acoustic guitar on that sofa. The rest of the video stabs at the 1000 lb gorilla that we have to deal with South of the border--that's pretty boy-band-ish, ain't it?

 

If IAWCC wasn't a single, people would rank it as one of the best songs on the cd. People are stupid. If Weapon was a "cross-over hit" into Top 40 Radio, people here would hate that song as well.

Actually, you're making a really bold and quite misguided assumption. I just hate the fucking song. It has nothing to do with if it was a single or not.

Yeah, me too. Don't like the sound of it at all, and the video is only another reason to dislike it. I disliked the song the first time I heard it. I realize the lyrics are about the US, but it's the sound of the song I was referring to, not its meaning. I did say it was the closest he got to sounding like a boy band, not that he was writing boy band material.

[theothersideofnowhere]

apparitions? Rico? I love these songs!!

[Ryan44]

Yeah, In A World Called Catastrophe makes me cringe because to me, it's the closest Matt ever came to sounding like a boy band. Especially the video... *shudder*

i agree what a piece of crapola

[AnOceanPearl]

Anyone know how they play Suburbia live? It has so many strange EFFECTS.

 

Suburbia is beautiful! ugh

Rich plays a synth, a Moog I believe it is.

[i_the_throw_away]

ugh....Load Me Up, Hello Time Bomb and In A World Called Catastrophe for me....

[Shakakahn]

I also think thew same for load me up, it got to popular in like '99 when it was put on big shiny tunes 6... it was actually the first Matt Good song I ever remember listening to. I hated it

 

 

And I think you are wrong, I love Apparition, I love the video for it, I just think it's such a good song with a good meaning behind it

Edited July 3, 2006 by Shakakahn

[Ryan44]

i really dont like in a world called catastrophe, too muc of a pop song.

[Near Fantastica 07]

how do u get butloads of nf cash like so many ppl have

[Guest jsunC]

invest in stocks.

Or befriend someone rich and they might give you some.

[hum-an-ole]

I couldn't vote on this without feeling like a liar. I think most of Matt Good's songs are underated if anything. If I were to chose one though, it would be "hello time bomb" which wasn't on the list. I think this choice is largly influenced by video however...

[slegros]

I choose Load Me Up because like IAWCC i just don't like the song, both those songs don't seem to fit musically into their respective albums. Maybe it's just me but they just seem to contradict the musical tone and theme. More filler than anything.

[Doormat]

Rico, World of Catastrophe, Blue Skies, Anti-pop

[Shortcut To Moncton]

If I knew I was going to get so many uninformative, jackass votes for singles, then I would have left them out completely.

[Baby Faced Assassin]

blue skis over badlands is so boring. that is all.

[aloha_joe]

see, I have to say that Advertising on Police Cars is. Not a fan. At the same time, I don't know of anyone who really loved that song a particular amount...

[Corrinshwa]

I wish In A World Called Catastrophe was on there. The only time I've found it tolerable was when it was live and acoustic. Also I realize it was a single (in theory) but not a single radio station in my city picked it up, but it seemed to be really popular in other markets. *shrug*

[aloha_joe]

are you sure? I have a friend there who says it was on one of the stations....?....

[rockstar]

Anti pop? No! Well, I totally dig that song since I thought it was put together in a really cool way.

 

I despise the rat who would be king, although I have heard so many of you like it from your posts in other threads. I think its the only song I would actually say MG/B has done that "sucks."

[Jarrod]

I'm at the point in my life where I don't find any of Matt's songs to be overrated.

 

I'll just take everything I can get my hands on. His music makes me feel alive right now when I really don't want to be. His music is pretty much saving me from going ballistic again and being put back into the hospital.

[somnambulist]

I forget if I already posted in this... The Rat just always annoyed me, I don't like how he sings it.