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worst song you’ve ever heard on the playlist ? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by st0n3butch69
Mine would absolutely be either the accordion cover of Hotline Bling or that song Scary Monsters by David Bowie that was on the Halloween playlist. I remember that song blasting during morning rush and it actually drove us nuts !!!

Please share yours below !!
89ZERO 91 points 2y ago
Let it RAINNN

LET IT RAYHAYNNN
violetskies7 15 points 2y ago
I CQNNOT STAND THIS SONG AND IT PLAYS ONCE AN HOUR
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st0n3butch69 [OP] 6 points 2y ago
THISSS
longhair-care2much 4 points 2y ago
You win. This is the worst one lol
yungscoobysnacc 3 points 2y ago
OH MY FUCKING GOD
the1noir 80 points 2y ago
The one song that sounds like the robot song from sponge bob. It’s like beep boop beep
TJW351 16 points 2y ago
Omg it comes on and there’s a collective groan amongst the baristas
lottydoddy 12 points 2y ago
I was looking for this comment oh my god
the1noir 8 points 2y ago
It was pretty horrible
fantasmicck 7 points 2y ago
I was trying to figure out how to say this exact song
boxinghamster16 6 points 2y ago
We refer to that as "beep boop" in my store
longhair-care2much 6 points 2y ago
This one too! Holy cow lol I ABHOR that one
lonelybarista 5 points 2y ago
That one is called VIP LCD and it haunts my nightmares
charlenebean 2 points 2y ago
Omg this one makes me think of “human music” from that Rick and Morty episode. I’ve barely seen that show but that always pops into my mind when this song comes on 😩
thesnowywife 1 points 2y ago
Just today it came on and my coworker said it makes her feel like we are little robots in a factory
yukhentai 40 points 2y ago
the one that sounds like theres a dog barking in the background or the one with the girl saying “is there anybody out there” over and over bc they both make me feel like im in a mental institution
st0n3butch69 [OP] 16 points 2y ago
sometimes i wonder who got hired to make these playlists and if they’ve ever actually listened to the songs all the way through
Socalledclown 5 points 2y ago
The dog barking one is iconic tbh, whenever it comes on all my coworkers start dancing because it’s so ridiculous 😂
dodofishman 2 points 2y ago
I love the dog one actually lol but all my other coworkers hate it too
Ok_Fix8139 38 points 2y ago
The hallelujah cover song
bigmacwithnobeef 7 points 2y ago
THIS HAS BEEN ON SO OFTEN LATELY AND EVERY TIME IT MAKES ME THINK OF THAT SCENE IN SHREK
hufflepuffisonfleek 3 points 2y ago
It’s sooo bad. Me and mr partners had like a 2-3 minute conversation about how much we hate this song
jennxav 3 points 2y ago
oH MY GOD I HATE IT SO MUCH
cryptidmother 17 points 2y ago
ugh fight song was on the malala playlist and we were down to a 3 person floor on an $11000 day and it KEPT. PLAYING.
Wonderful_Nightmare 3 points 2y ago
LOL I JUST COMMENTED THE SAME THING 🤣🤣🤣
cryptidmother 1 points 2y ago
i literally already hate that song, and that day made my hatred grow even deeper, it is the WORST.
Jadenvicious1 17 points 2y ago
SHE DONT NEED NO RESCUE AND SHES OKAAAAAYYYYYY............whatever that bullshit is, also the one where is sounds like legit birds chirping.
apartment_town 3 points 2y ago
This song always catches in a bad mood and I despise it.
Jadenvicious1 3 points 2y ago
IT SUCKS SO MUCH!
bottlehalffull 16 points 2y ago
Whoever made the Yacht Rock list...who hurt you?
throwawaygarbage3333 15 points 2y ago
beep bop boop boop beep bop boop boop
atkinsonchar 14 points 2y ago
theres one where it like bangs bongos or something at the beginning idek man but it always plays after we’re closed and it scares me every time and i think that someone is banging on the windows
_Pulltab_ 14 points 2y ago
Almost every song on the current playlist. It is the worst. :/
sungoode 1 points 2y ago
i wanna vomit everytime i hear hallelujah come on
AlwaysAndForever636 13 points 2y ago
I second the robot song lmfaoo it’s awful, but also during women’s history month I heard Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys 482992929 times and I now hate the song with a burning passion (bad pun)
RistrettoIsBae 12 points 2y ago
Omg. The one that goes “AWH WOAH WOAH OOOOOOO” in a super high pitch for the entire song. 😆😆😆
I start singing along with it now and laugh about it but that song, man.
st0n3butch69 [OP] 2 points 2y ago
I KNOW EXACTLY THE SONG !!
RistrettoIsBae 3 points 2y ago
Omg. What is it called?!? Please tell me!
st0n3butch69 [OP] 2 points 2y ago
i don’t know the name but i think i know the song you’re talking about ! with the super high pitched like chorus sample in the background !!
RistrettoIsBae 6 points 2y ago
Yeah. Reminds me of a siren...and I almost want to tell my coworkers, pass the bees wax and tie me to the mast because this makes me literally want to throw myself in the ocean to my fate. #MythologyJoke 🤣

>> „They approach the island of the lovely Sirens, and Odysseus, as instructed by Circe, plugs his men’s ears with beeswax and has them bind him to the mast of the ship. He alone hears their song flowing forth from the island, promising to reveal the future.“

Touché, Starbucks.
benevolentchainsaw 11 points 2y ago
There is one song that sounds just enough like our store phone ringing that I keep checking it and it has driven me to the EDGE
katrinka_ 9 points 2y ago
my shift likes to put oldies and i swear we hear Africa like 10 times a day 🥲
Tungsten18348 3 points 2y ago
I’m that shift 😅
Voxxyvoo 8 points 2y ago
that song that goes "i'm all abooouttt you you;re all aboouuut me we're all about eachother\~"
violetskies7 8 points 2y ago
the get lucky cover that sounds like kidz bop at the beach
Gameb0i6 7 points 2y ago
I despise the country playlist. I want to drink urnex every time it comes on.
corncob999 6 points 2y ago
Am I the only one that kinda likes the beep boop song....
yeeet-haw-baybee 6 points 2y ago
feeling blessed that our sound system has been broken for months now and we’ve been playing our own music on a bluetooth speaker everyday

that said, Let it Rain is the worst song ever like sir please. mr. legend. you are yelling.
flavioTOBR 5 points 2y ago
Lovely Day by Bill Withers
Socalledclown 5 points 2y ago
I want candy was on the Halloween playlist a couple years ago and we would straight up turn off the music when it came on, I swear it was like 4x a day 🥲
ecliptxcenpi 2 points 2y ago
my store put that on store favorites 🥰
imstartingtohatesoup 4 points 2y ago
BEEP BOOP BOOP BEEP 😂 This entire thread has me crying. Thank you for the laughs today
misslyss231 4 points 2y ago
Anything by Joanie Mitchell or that god AWFUL scat jazz where they play all the notes at once. 🤮🤮

I honestly just hate how our playlists allow for the illusion of choice; it plays what we choose for 2-3 songs then flips back to whatever “featured” playlist that want us to listen to. 😒
charlenebean 3 points 2y ago
Girl on fire by Alicia keys... I hate it
dorybunz 3 points 2y ago
la llorona ! it’s 8 minutes long and it’s so slow and i swear it comes on at least 3x on the same shift
yukhentai 2 points 2y ago
as a latina and big fan of the movie coco, that song is great. but is it appropriate to hear it 5 times a day during peak? not at all! it gets so annoying, just adds sad vibes for no reason 😭
dorybunz 1 points 2y ago
yes! it makes me wants to fall asleep on bar !
reinadelastrigoi 3 points 2y ago
Breathing Underwater by Emeli Sandé. I love her, but MY GOD, I can’t deal with that song. I had to hear it several times a day when I was doing cafe before we opened it up again.
hopelovepeace33 3 points 2y ago
Luckily at my store my SM is pretty cool about the music and allows us to play our own music as long as it’s appropriate. I made up a playlist of appropriate music that’s not annoying and fun to listen to so shifts go by much better.
jmikaa 3 points 2y ago
there was a song called Everbody and the only lyrics is “everybody” over and over
Monarchie24 1 points 2y ago
What is this song!!! All my coworkers think I’m crazy because I keep telling them about it but it never played again after I tried explaining it to them
aazws 3 points 2y ago
Kamasi Washington - Truth

Tge song is 13:30, all instrumental. It used to play all the time in 2017.
peeekyblinders 3 points 2y ago
disco inferno playing during a December Saturday morning rush
Socalledclown 6 points 2y ago
Starbucks made me realize just how LONG that song is
Used_Thought4672 3 points 2y ago
They literally have a song from Yo Gaba Gaba that plays. It makes me rage 😂
MrsOceanGrown 3 points 2y ago
Dustbowl by treva whateva. It just goes on.. and on..
tinydesthique 2 points 2y ago
what about the song that’s like “I DOOOOOOOOO I DOOOOOOOOO” or is it “HAVE TOOOOOOOOO HAVE TOOOOOOOOOO” or is she saying “thank you”? idefk. it’s some weird country song i think
Catsarecoolish 1 points 2y ago
There’s this song by Nina Simone called “Turn Me On”, but for some reason it’s not the song that’s listed. Instead, it’s an 8 minute remix of the song with the same repeating guitar riff and drum beat and it sounds like you’re in a fever dream every time it comes on.
Wonderful_Nightmare 1 points 2y ago
Literally the first song from Malala's playlist. Like I love Malala's story and admire her for everything she went through, but the transition is STARK when it goes from catchy 2020s pop music to that first song in the playlist.
coolgrandma666 1 points 2y ago
a few years ago i used to open with a manager who understaffed morning crew and was consistently 15 minutes late and somehow conga by gloria estefan was always playing when i was peak pissed off. still cannot believe the cruelty of permanently ruining gloria estefan for a person. there is no justice.
lilacsunflower2020 1 points 2y ago
The forever but separate song drives me bonkers.
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digitalsushi0 1 points 2y ago
How about I don't wanna be sad anymore
I actually liked this song before I heard it on the Playlist but it reminds of how sad I am at work and I don't like that 👎🏾
apartment_town 1 points 2y ago
Okay so i work ata grocery store starbucks and the general playlist has tons of variety but still usually plays the same few song every 3 hours which can get slightly grading but usually isn't too bad. Two song i hate are this one poorly autotuned song. The lyrics that i always hear when it comes on are "get into my car, get into my life, you know just what I like" and the other song is of a guy jumping 3 octaves in the middle of the chorus to say "did you finally fall in love"

But the absolute worst has to be this taylor swift cover of last Christmas and Peppermint winter from owl city. It played every hour (some times 3 times every hour) and it's just such an awful cover from such a good song and pepper winter is just a bad song overall and felt like it was directly antagonizing me because how often it played when I got frustrated.
Excelsior288 1 points 2y ago
Am I the Same Girl. Not only is the original on the playlist in the morning but the no vox elevator version of it is on the evening list. I would hear it sometimes more than four times a day... 🥴🙄
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