Songs I Never Ever Want to Hear Again (11)

Nobody’s so badass that they couldn’t use an extra shot of the stuff to make them even more badass. That’s where George Thorogood & the Destroyers’ way-overplayed ‘Bad to the Bone’ comes in. That opening dirty, bluesy guitar riff says it all: You don’t want to mess with this dude, dog or garbage bag. From movies and TV shows to commercials and classic-rock radio, the overplaying of ‘Bad to the Bone’ over the past 30 years has softened its bite.

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