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Shitty Song of the Week

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It's the music competition show that takes two terrible songs and makes them battle head-to-head for the title of Shitty Song of the Week. Any genre, any year, any band. No song will be left unscathed!
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SSOTY 2025 Qualifier 1

Red and Jodie invited Kate from The Boomer Bunker Podcast and The Artist Formerly Known as Bobby Booshay from The Show Formerly Known as The 50 Shades of Booshay Podcast to wittle down the list of winners for this year's Shitty Song of the Year!! Follow SSOTW on Twitter at @SSOTWShow Follow Kate and Bobby ⁠ on Twitter at @DuchessNJ and @50shadesBooshay. Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the ⁠Discord⁠...

Aug 25, 20251 hr 53 minSeason 6Ep. 18

Meet Me at the Waffle House...

Bonus episode time!!! We're giving you a free Hidden Track from the Patreon this week as we prepare for the first qualifier of the year!!! Enjoy!!!

Aug 18, 202536 min

Gwen Stefani VS Bryan Martin

RED'S BACK!!! And this week, Red and Jodie have Branden on the show and duke it out over some Country Music!! Can a stupid Hick-Hop song about being a badass redneck beat a gros song about how great it is being famous and in love?? And what do you guys know about Love Stains?? Listen and find out!!! Bryan Martin - FAFO VS Gwen Stefani - Purple Irises Follow Gorehounds⁠ on Twitter. Listen to their show here . Vote via ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord OR under the episode description on Spotify. Joi...

Aug 11, 20251 hr 3 minSeason 6Ep. 18

MAGIC! VS Gym Class Heroes

This week, Jodie and Red are joined by Branden to go through some Wuss Rock!! Can an annoying, sappy love song about a guy seeking approval that he doesn't really care about beat another sappy love song playing 3 girls all because cupid said so? YOU be the JUDGE!!! MAGIC! - Rude VS Gym Class Heroes - Cupid's Chokehold Follow Branden ⁠ on Twitter. Listen to his show HERE . Vote via ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord OR under the episode description on Spotify. Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the ⁠Disco...

Apr 28, 20251 hr 11 minSeason 6Ep. 17

Kool Moe Dee VS 2 Live Crew

This week, Red and Jodie are joined by Delvin Cox to go through some old-school rap! Can a corny cowboy rap with an annoying rhyme scheme beat an out of character rap song about social injustice and freedom of speech?? YOU be the JUDGE!! Kool Moe Dee - Wild Wild West VS 2 Live Crew - Banned in the USA Follow Delvin ⁠ on Twitter. Listen to their show here. Vote via ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord OR under the episode description on Spotify. Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the ⁠Discord⁠...

Apr 21, 20251 hr 18 minSeason 6Ep. 16

3 Doors Down VS 311

Red and Jodie are joined by Trucker Andy to go through some Dad Rock/Butt Rock!! Can a revamped, monotone rock song about love lost, but call it a pop song beat a Santana wannabe song with weird electronic horns in it?? YOU be the JUDGE!!! 3 Doors Down - Pop Song VS 311 - Life's Not a Race Follow ⁠ AllApologies Podcast on Twitter . Listen to their show here . Vote via ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord OR under the episode description on Spotify. Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the ⁠Discord⁠...

Apr 14, 20251 hr 20 minSeason 6Ep. 15

Manu Chao VS No Application Fee

Red and Jodie are joined by Rod and Denise from The Listening Party Podcast to go through some Latin Funk/Fusion!! Can a song that might be about bongos or... a penis...maybe, beat The Three Amigos of Latin Funk and abnormally low nipples? YOU be the JUDGE!! Mano Chao - Bongo Bong VS No Application Fee - Sunday Afternoon Follow The Listening Party Podcast ⁠ on Instagram . Listen to their show here Vote via ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord OR under the episode description on Spotify. Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠P...

Apr 07, 20251 hr 19 minSeason 6Ep. 14

Post Malone + Luke Combs VS Russel Dickerson + Jake Scott

This week, Red and Jodie are joined by CJ to go through some Cuntry Music!! (no, that's not a typo) Can a weird, buddy-comedy song about "having a guy for that" beat a song about 2 cucks and pleasing their wives?? YOU be the JUDGE!! Post Malone + Luke Combs - A Guy For That VS Russell Dickerson + Jake Scott - She Likes It Follow CJ's show on Twitter. Listen to their show here Vote via ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord OR under the episode description on Spotify. Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the ⁠D...

Mar 31, 20251 hr 15 minSeason 6Ep. 11

Amore Ad Lunam VS Resistant Culture

This week, Red and Jodie go through some Metal Music... but not just any metal music...NATIVE Metal Music. And what's Native Metal? Metal music made by Native Americans!! So... can a metal band with a special guest who makes a jackass out of himself with weird goth, vampire music beat a song that could be an actual rain dance set to distorted guitars?? YOU be the JUDGE!! Amore Ad Lunam - Love In Chains VS Resistant Culture - Land Keeper Vote via ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord OR under the episod...

Mar 24, 202553 minSeason 6Ep. 12

Don Johnson VS The J. Geils Band

Red and Jodie are joined this week by veteran guest, cohost of The Boomer Bunker, Kate and newcomer, cohost of WATP, Lucy Tightbox to go through some classic pop jams!!! Can a weird, 80's pop song from a very well-known actor from the same era beat a homo-erotic rock/pop song? Somehow, they both ended up being about cameras. Go figure. YOU be the JUDGE!! Don Johnson - Heartbeat VS The J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame Follow Kate ⁠ on Twitter. Follow Lucy on Twitter. Listen to The Boomer Bunker Liste...

Mar 17, 20251 hr 14 minSeason 6Ep. 11

Imagine Dragons VS Twenty One Pilots

This week, Red and Jodie are joined by Andy Malafarina (@andymalafarina) to go through some Pop Rock! Can a song with whisper-y, Prince-like vocals, a dumb beat and annoying sound effects beat rich, white kid emo rock, with tricycles and grease paint? YOU be the JUDGE!! Imagine Dragons - Monday VS Twenty-One Pilots - Stressed Out Follow ⁠ Andy on Twitter. Listen to the PITM show here. Listen to No More Heroes here. Listen Drag The Lake here. Vote via ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord OR under the e...

Mar 10, 20251 hr 18 minSeason 6Ep. 10

The Gourds VS Mark Wills

To celebrate Black History Month a week too late, Red and Jodie are joined by Delvin Cox to go through some music wrote and performed by black people and covered by white people. (don't worry this was Delvin's idea) Can a legendary song with an iconic beat and lyrics, (but this time, it has banjos in it) beat a legendary R+B panty dropper song (but this time, it's a country song)? YOU be the JUDGE!!! The Gourds - Gin and Juice VS Mark Wills - Back at One Follow ⁠ on The Delvin Cox Experience on ...

Mar 03, 20251 hr 29 minSeason 6Ep. 9

Tom Macdonald VS Dylan Mulvaney

This week, Red and Jodie are joined by Branden, former co-host of SSOTW and new host of The Worst Of... to go through some politically charged bullshit music. We're drawing a line in the sand!!! Can an overly political, cringy, rap song with a weird featured artist beat a pop song about a guy, dressed as a girl, singing about things that girls like

Feb 24, 202558 minSeason 6Ep. 6

Madonna VS Paul McCartney

This week, Red and Jodie go through songs from Shitty Movie Soundtracks with Nice Doug from the Good Times, Great Movies Podcast! Can a song with it's own mini-movie music video and boombox fart noises beat a song that was a bad idea from the very beginning only to be used anyway? Did I mention it's repetitive as hell? YOU be the JUDGE!!! Madonna - Die Another Day VS Paul McCartney - Spies Like Us Follow Good Times, Great Movies on Twitter. Listen to their show here. Vote via ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠...

Feb 18, 20251 hr 35 minSeason 6Ep. 7

Train VS Billie Eilish

This week Red and Jodie have Edward, from the Am I Cancelled Podcast on to go through some Pop Music!! Can an off-putting, soft pop, reggae love song with too much steel drum beat a SUPER lazy song that sounds like it was recorded underwater?? YOU be the JUDGE! Train - I Know (ft. Tenille Townes & Bryce Vine) VS Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather Follow Edward and the "Am I Cancelled" Podcast ⁠ on Twitter . Listen to their show here . Vote via ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord OR under the epis...

Feb 10, 202556 minSeason 6Ep. 6

Kenny Rogers VS Dolly Parton

This week Red and Jodie are joined by Bobby from the 50 Shades of Booshay Podcast to go through some Classic Country Music!! Can a geriatric, sappy song that somehow tries to convince you that old age and fading virility are romantic beat the country music version of a back-alley sex shop, where everything is used and nothing is quite what it seems.. YOU be the JUDGE!! Kenny Rogers - The Greatest VS Dolly Parton - The Bargain Store Follow The 50 Shades of Booshay Podcast ⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠ Twitter.⁠ Liste...

Feb 03, 20251 hr 5 minSeason 6Ep. 5

Paul Anka VS Sammy Johns

This week, Red and Jodie have John Jamingo and The Duchess of NJ, Kate, from The Boomer Bunker Podcast on to go through some Classic Pop music!! Can a weird song about having a baby with all-new levels of creepiness with just a hint of awkwardness beat a song about hippie hitchhikers bumpin' uglies in the back of a Chevy van? YOU be the JUDGE!!! Follow The Boomer Bunker on Twitter. Listen to their show here. Vote via ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord OR under the episode description on Spotify. Joi...

Jan 27, 20251 hr 10 minSeason 6Ep. 4

Quavo VS R. Kelly (The Cosigner Episode)

This week, Red and Jodie decide to take a Wildcard episode in a different direction. It's Rap/Country/R+B -VS- Rap/R+B/Rock. Can a stupid pander-y Redneck Anthem about a shared southern home state between three different artists beat a Rock Song about how three different artists share a love for cunnilingus of the female anal region?? YOU be the JUDGE! Quavo - Georgia Ways (ft. Luke Bryan and Teddy Swims VS R. Kelly - Rockstar (ft Ludacris and Kid Rock) Vote via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord ...

Jan 20, 20251 hr 3 minSeason 6Ep. 3

Drama VS Biggy Smallz

Red and Jodie have chosen some Rap Music to go through this week!! Can a repetitive, lackluster song that rivals Mike Jones(Who?) beat a childish song about riding around with your girl past curfew? YOU be the JUDGE!!! Drama - My Name Is Drama VS Biggy Smallz - Cruisin' Vote via ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord OR under the episode description on Spotify. Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Join the ⁠Discord⁠ !...

Jan 13, 20251 hr 2 minSeason 6Ep. 2

The Offspring VS Red Hot Chili Peppers

Well, here we are. Week 1, Season 6 of SSOTW, and boy, do we have a show for you! We're starting this year off with a new guest host. Jodie B from the Po'boys Podcast (@poboypod) will be joining the show for the remainder of 2025. He's got a little knowledge about music, and he brings a different ear to the table. Show him some love!!! Rock Music is on the gauntlet first! Can a Bureau of Tourism song about Brazil, that pretty music sounds like Metallica beat a lazy, word-salad, gibberish song wh...

Jan 06, 20251 hr 11 minSeason 6Ep. 1

Shitty Song of the Week's 2024 Shitmas Special!!!

As the last SSOTW entry for 2024, Red has a few shitty Christmas songs and Teresa has turned your favorite Christmas songs into METAL Christmas songs. Happy Holidays to you and YOURS!!!!!

Dec 23, 20241 hr 1 min

Shitty Song of the Year 2024 - Part 1

Welcome to the 5th Annual Shitty Song of the Year 2024! A rogue's gallery of judges and an onslaught of shitty music to go through. 24 songs enter the ring, only 1 song emerges victorious. There will be some petty bickering and bullshit decisions being made. You'll hear arguments that don't make any goddamn sense. You might even hear some off-color jokes. But don't worry, we're all friends here. Friendships WILL be tested... Hell, somebody might get shitfaced drunk and make an ass of himself OR ...

Dec 09, 20242 hr

Patreon Exclusive - A Where's the Beef? Hidden Track

Hello all you silly shitheads! And welcome to another SSOTY hiatus episode. I swear, next week we'll get the SSOTY festivities started. We've just had a lot of prep to do for it so these few bonus episodes were just to hold you over until that starts. But this bonus episode is a patreon Hidden Track from the Whey Jennings VS Trace Cyrus episode from September 9th. Teresa and I do a segment we call Where's the Beef? Where we discuss 2 of the most pointless beefs in music history. One started with...

Dec 02, 202453 minSeason 5Ep. 27

2nd Round Winner Qualifier 2024

This week is the 2nd Round Winner Qualifier!! Red and Teresa are joined by Kate (@DuchessNJ) to cut a list of 16 weekly winners down to 8 to see who moves on to compete for the coveted title of Shitty Song of the Year!!! Close calls, clean sweeps and quite a few disagreements!!

Nov 25, 20241 hr 36 min

2nd Round Loser Qualifier 2024

It's the most SHITTIEST time of the year!!!! It's Shitty Song of the Year season, and we're back with Round 2 of the 2024 Loser Qualifier!! Bobby (@50shadesBooshay) is back to help us go through 12 losers of our choosing and narrow them down to 3 to see who has 1 more shot at SSOTY!!

Nov 18, 20241 hr 24 min

Bonus Episode - The Dope Show: The Pafagaron Theorum

Now that the main episodes are finished for the year, we thought we'd give you something different for the next couple of weeks. I got to hang out with Jodie B, Bobby Booshay from the 50 Shades of Booshay podcast and Kollin from the Trash Panda Podcast and just shoot the shit for a couple hours. We switch topics so many times it's hard to keep up. So, listen to it all at one time or in small doses. Either way, just listen to it.

Nov 04, 20242 hr 19 min

Michael Jackson Vs Baby Storme

Welcome to the 2024 SSOTW Halloween Spooktacular!!! Red and Teresa go through some shitty Halloween music!!! Can a Spooky Dr Seuss about ghosts song beat a Dark Pop song about graveyards?? YOU be the JUDGE! Michael Jackson - Ghosts VS Baby Storme - The City is a Graveyard Vote via ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Discord OR under the episode description on Spotify. Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the ⁠Discord...

Oct 28, 20241 hr 13 min

Johnny Depp Vs Will Smith

This week, we've got Chris James on the show to go through some Disney music, for the first time EVER!!! Can a creepy, predatorial, song about pink, supple flesh beat an over-the-top, over produced, illuminati plant of a song? YOU be the JUDGE! Johnny Depp - Hello, Little Girl (from Into the Woods) VS Will Smith - Prince Ali (from live action Aladdin) Follow Chris on Twitter Vote via ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ , Discord OR under the episode description on Spotify. Join the ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ Joi...

Oct 21, 20241 hr 12 min
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