40 Songs You Should Never Play At A Party

In my last months at college, my friends and I created a challenge to see who could kill a party's mood most quickly and depressingly by playing a single song. Now you can, too! And feel encouraged to add your own 'inspirations' in the comments.

• 1. "Mad World" by Gary Jules

  This song was the original inspiration for the challenge.

• 2. "Us" by She Wants Revenge

• 3. "Motion Picture Soundtrack" by Radiohead

• 4. "Street Hassle" by Lou Reed

• 5. "Die, Die, Die" by Dr. Dog

• 6. "Killing Me Softly" by the Fugees

• 7. "Skinny Love" by Bon Iver

• 8. "Raining Blood" by Slayer

• 9. "Both Sides Now" by Joni Mitchell

• 10. "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac

• 11. "I Would Do Anything for Love" by Meat Loaf

• 12. "Sara" by Bob Dylan

• 13. "Lover I Don't Have to Love" by Bright Eyes

• 14. "Trouble" by Cat Stevens

• 15. "Untitled 3" by Sigur Rós

• 16. "The Book of Love" by Peter Gabriel

• 17. "Sail Away" by Enya

• 18. "Higher" by Creed

• 19. "Hero" by Nickelback

  For more Nickelback inspiration, check out the ten greatest Nickelback songs.

• 20. Anything by Tom Waits

  Just try it.

• 21. Any audiobook

• 22. "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M.

• 23. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by the Verve

• 24. "Porcelain" by Moby

• 25. "Guess I'm Doing Fine" by Beck

• 26. "Let It Die" by Feist

• 27. "True Love Waits" by Radiohead

  I'm crying right now.

• 28. "Strangers" by the Kinks

• 29. "Time of the Season" by the Zombies

• 30. "No Children" by the Mountain Goats

• 31. "1979" by Smashing Pumpkins

• 32. "Wild Horses" by the Rolling Stones

• 33. "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley

• 34. "Never Had No One Ever" by the Smiths

• 35. Anything by the Magnetic Fields

• 36. "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong

• 37. "Poses" by Rufus Wainwright

• 38. "Someone Like You" by Adele

• 39. "For Today I Am a Boy" by Antony and the Johnsons

• 40. "Spirit They've Vanished" by Animal Collective

  Okay, this one's just horrifying.