Cruel and Unusual Songs

From the desk of Ned P. Rauch:

Questioning the ol' maxim that no publicity is bad publicity, a bunch of musicians and bands have filed a Freedom of Information Act request to find out whether their songs have been used to drive prisoners at Guantanamo Bay out of their minds. Don McLean wants to know. So do the guys in AC/DC. Meat Loaf's asking, as are the folks (or cats?) who came up with the Meow Mix jingle. And lots others.

It got me wondering, What songs would break me? "More Than a Feeling," by Boston, would do it. Quickly, too. Five times in a row and I'd give up my brother (sorry, pal). "Take it to the Limit," by the Eagles, would get me to my limit pretty much right away. Remember that song, "Hold On," by Wilson Philips? I'd dish after a few spins of that treacly ditty. Oh, and "Crocodile Rock," by Elton John. Christ, I'd rather be waterboarded than hear that song again.

This is a list we'll update whenever we come across a tune that makes us want to pry off our own fingernails. We'll call it the Torture Song list. What fun.