1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Ella Langley has somehow turned “Choosin’ Texas” into an absolute monster of a country hit. And we have questions. Why is this bloke apparently more in love with an entire US state than his girlfriend? Why does two-stepping instantly reveal where someone wants to live? Why did Miranda Lambert once get pulled over with a kangaroo in the passenger seat? And most importantly, why does one particular lyric sound a LOT...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! This week we're taking on Mary Mary's 2000 crossover monster “Shackles (Praise You)” — a song apparently designed to get people dancing their way into Christianity without realising it. We discover embarrassingly late that the song is actually about God, investigate the theory that “Shackles” was a Trojan horse used to sneak gospel music onto mainstream radio, and try to work out what exactly happened when “everyt...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Nickelback are one of the most hated bands on Earth. But do they actually deserve it? This week we take on “Figured You Out”, the 2003 song that kicks the door down with pants around ankles and somehow finds room for cocaine, questionable relationship choices, white stains and one particularly concerning pair of hands. We also get into the strange phenomenon of everyone claiming to hate Nickelback while admitting ...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Merril Bainbridge insists Mouth isn’t really a sex song. We have some questions. This week we go back to 1994 and discover that Mouth is significantly stranger than any of us remembered. There are salty lips, people being blown apart, mysterious pieces, slapping, jumping on each other, turning people upside down and an alarming amount of discussion about bodily fluids. We also find out how Mouth went from a failed...

Want to request a song? Tell us your rating? Send us a Text Message right now! Adele’s Someone Like You is supposed to be one of the great heartbreak songs of all time. But when you actually read the lyrics, things start getting a little weird. Your ex has moved on. He’s married. His dreams have come true. So naturally, the only reasonable thing to do is turn up at his house uninvited and remind him that, for you, the relationship isn’t over. This week we get into Adele’s questionable breaku...