You know the jingle. It's the kind of hot that leaves a sweat outline in the shape of a chair on your shirt, and one of the world's most teasing, irritating songs comes on the radio: "All of those tourists covered with oil / strumming my six string / on my front porch swing."
It's Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville," and it's one of the worst summer songs ever because you're anywhere but a crystalline beach when you hear the song. It's vacation torture. Hell, we all could afford to waste away (again) in Margaritaville with little to do but find a salt shaker if we had No. 1 best sellers and Billboard hits. Whatever, whatever. It's going to be OK. There's booze in the blender.
See also: The Top 100 Most Annoying Summer Songs
Anyway, here's my point: We asked readers on Facebook and Twitter what summer songs absolutely annihilate your sense of equilibrium. In short, these are the summer songs that most annoy you.
@dallas_observer The Beach Boys "Kokomo". No question.
— Pop Diner (@PopDiner) April 23, 2013
"@berrywilliams: "@dallas_observer: What's the most annoying summer song? Discuss." Anything by Kenny Chesney" >> or any Nashville artist.
— Keith Wyrick (@kewyrick) April 23, 2013
@dallas_observer I'd say anything by Jimmy Buffet, but come on we all know Margaritaville takes the lime....
— Jeff Havens (@jeffhavens) April 23, 2013
"@dallas_observer: What's the most annoying summer song? Discuss." Anything by Kenny Chesney
— Berry Williams (@berrywilliams) April 23, 2013
@dallas_observer And, The world would be a better place without Alice Cooper's School's Out for Summer.
— Brandon Garcia (@BG_1979) April 23, 2013
Anything by Rhianna...ugh! RT @dallas_observer: What's the most annoying summer song? Discuss.
— Corbin B. (@FollowThatCub) April 23, 2013
@dallas_observer anything by the Beach Boys.
— Lori Drozd (@LoriDrozd) April 23, 2013
@dallas_observer LFO..."Summer Girls" that is all. youtube.com/watch?v=NHuGG_...
— Bambi Moreland (@RubiLynn) April 23, 2013
@dallas_observer "Summertime Girls."
— Mike Dunlap (@mdunlap1) April 23, 2013
For me, "Summer Breeze." Also, thanks a LOT for bringing that up. RT @dallas_observer What's the most annoying summer song? Discuss.
— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) April 23, 2013