10 Catchiest Rock Songs That Suck

6. Pretty Fly For A White Guy – The Offspring (1998)

It's important to pay The Offspring their dues: in the early nighties they were making waves on the punk scene. Their 1994 album, Smash, has become the biggest selling record to be produced on an independent record label, and for good reason, it had some great tracks. But, after making it big they went the way of the sell-out.

Poking fun at white dudes trying to emulate African-American hip-hop culture, is always a fun pass time. The Offspring did capture a shared sense of amusement at this phenomenon, but the track was so overplayed it quickly lost its charm.

This was a single that screamed mainstream success for the former underground band: it was tacky, annoying, infectiously catchy, and somehow, painfully lacking in self awareness - ageing white dudes singing about other white dudes, who think they're far cooler than they really are - it was priceless.

Claiming to listen to this track ironically won't do you any favours, you just have to own it and accept your fate. If you want to spot a '90s kid, blast this from your car and see how many people join in with the "Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, cinco, seís" countdown.

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