MUSKRAT HATE

Phillip Coons is wondering why everybody hates the song “Muskrat Love,” since he rather likes it.

I can’t speak for everybody, Phillip, only myself, and I’ll say that I really don’t hate it; I just know lots of people that do. Musically, it’s a good song, well constructed, with a good, hummable melody. It’s just that . . . well, it’s just that . . .

. . . it’s just that people don’t find muskrats terribly romantic.

I kinda resent that, personally. I sorta look like a muskrat myself–facial hair, a big, bluff nose, pudgy, I waddle . . . but I do understand why most people don’t find muskrats very sexy. Although, in the interest of fairness, it must be said that some people in Detroit feel differently.

Anyway, it’s been a while since I did a list, so here’s ten songs I find much, much more annoying than “Muskrat Love.”
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