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5 More Songs You Should Never Play on The Bar TouchTunes

If you’re sitting in a bar, and someone plays “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice, you would be well within your rights to call the police.

By Stephen Andrew Galiher

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Last year, I shared with the world a list of 5 Songs You Should Never Play on The Bar TouchTunes. I was motivated to do this service for the human race after witnessing a truly heinous act of TouchTunes hijacking that’s hilarious in hindsight, but was irritating as s**t in the moment.

Now, I find myself once again desperate to implore you people to stop playing certain songs that are just full-on killing the vibe. The other night, I’m sitting at the bar with a solid Southern rock lineup just setting the tone. Then, here come some clueless dunderheads playing the Barenaked Ladies and Weezer, among some other energy-diminishing tracks.

It reminded me that, while there’s nothing wrong with these particular bands on their own, sometimes there are songs you do not play on the TouchTunes. Scroll down for which ones are catching side eye no matter what.

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