Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman on why he hates “Mambo No. 5”

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by Marah Eakin

In HateSong, we ask our favorite musicians, writers, comedians, actors, and so forth to expound on the one song they hate most in the world.The hater: As the guitarist for Fall Out Boy, Joe Trohman is no stranger to haters. He’s also no stranger to super-fans. After three years on hiatus, Fall Out Boy got back together recently,

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[riaria17]

Blech! I hate that song, too, but mostly because it has my name in it, *shudder*.
I would have picked that Brian McKnight song. Those are not directions! 5 is the only step. 4 is not a step, because 1-3 are not steps. Then I heard Run Dry, and though I love the song, I'm sorry, Patrick, but Step 5 is not really a step.

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