Rate This Song 'Mr Brightside'.... I hate this song.

[Belaya Smert]

Avenged Sevenfold is a horrible band.

They’re no Rev Theory

 

[Sweater of AV]

This thread reminded me of a GY MMA highlight video. It was basically the only time a Killers song was tolerable.

Good to see the video is still around.

 

[mixmastermo]

It seems like every generation of music there's a few bands/artists that shockingly stood out amongst the thousands trying to get signed to a major label.

'The Killers' were one of those acts... With a one-hit wonder with a monotone singer whining about being cheated on.



The best thing that came from this song is this cover/remix. Sounds like damn near a 1-for-1 perfect copy of Avenged Sevenfold's 'City of Evil' era.



And yeah, this subject came to mind after the song trended in Twitter... Somehow its a stadium anthem.

Anyway, am I the only one who hates this song?

I got dragged to a Killers concert some time ago

They were.. unremarkable

Never again

 

[GearSolidMetal]

I got dragged to a Killers concert some time ago

They were.. unremarkable

Never again

I think I first saw them live on Letterman... And 'unremarkable' was the best word to describe them.



Somebody commented that A7X is a shit band too, but compared The Killers first TV performance to A7X's.

 

[HHJ]

It seems like every generation of music there's a few bands/artists that shockingly stood out amongst the thousands trying to get signed to a major label.

'The Killers' were one of those acts... With a one-hit wonder with a monotone singer whining about being cheated on.



The best thing that came from this song is this cover/remix. Sounds like damn near a 1-for-1 perfect copy of Avenged Sevenfold's 'City of Evil' era.



And yeah, this subject came to mind after the song trended in Twitter... Somehow its a stadium anthem.

Anyway, am I the only one who hates this song?

The Killers had more than one hit.

I think it's a good song, but it was fucking EVEYWHERE when it came out. I worked at a store that played it EVERY DAY. I will say it never annoyed me, cos its not a bad song, but I can understand how some would get sick of it after awhile

lol Avenged Sevenfold came out at around the same time, mmmeeeemooorrriessss

 

[TeTe]

The Killers had more than one hit.

I think it's a good song, but it was fucking EVEYWHERE when it came out. I worked at a store that played it EVERY DAY. I will say it never annoyed me, cos its not a bad song, but I can understand how some would get sick of it after awhile

lol Avenged Sevenfold came out at around the same time, mmmeeeemooorrriessss

Arctic monkeys and The Strokes > post 2000 bands

 

[Why did you]

It's a catchy song many people know the words to...I don't go to bars but people sing along to it at sports events and things when it comes on.



It's just people having some fun, collectively, it's not deeper than that.

I actually start off most of my runs listening to the remix. It just seems to work for me with pacing myself.

that remix of Jacques is fire and sounds more legit than the original

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

Adore this song. Apparently it has been the most played song at British weddings every single year since its debut.

Like everyone else has mentioned, the Killers are not a one-hit wonder. Full stop. They have 11 songs that have charted on the Top 100 in the US. Six of those have 100m+ views on YouTube, and another that didn't make the list has 139m.

Billboard Hot 100 Hits

1. (#10) Mr. Brightside
2. (#14) When You Were Young
3. (#32) Human
4. (#51) Somebody Told Me
5. (#54) A Great Big Sled
6. (#62) Read My Mind
7. (#67) Spaceman
8. (#68) Shadowplay
9. (#74) All These Things That I've Done
10. (#78) Runaways
11. (#79) Boots

YouTube 50m+ views if not already appearing above

• (139m) Shot at the Night
• (87m) Just Another Girl
• (62m) The Man
• (54m) Miss Atomic Bomb

In particular, "Somebody Told Me" charted at #51, has 236m views on YouTube, and over 1 billion listens on Spotify. There's no way you haven't heard this. At one point I remember not being able to get away from it.



*Edit* Probably the next best known:

Oh Sh*t

Yeah... I know " Breaking my back just to know your name "

 

[italiamusica]

It's suuuuuuuuuuuuuuch an overplayed song, but I'm not a fan of The Killers so I extra don't like it lol.

That whole era of "Rock" music was not good, to me. The Killers, Jet, The Strokes, Airbourne, Puddle of Mud, ect.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

Have you seen Dirk doing Mr Brightside?

Oh, shit. I need to see this.

 

[Long Dark Blues]

I can't get into The Killers at all. I don't know why, I just do not like any of their songs except this one: