Found out about it through Ryan North's LJ.
Some crazy conceptual artists used the results of a survey to compose the "most unwanted song". This is all you need to know:
The most unwanted music is over 25 minutes long, veers wildly between loud and quiet sections, between fast and slow tempos, and features timbres of extremely high and low pitch, with each dichotomy presented in abrupt transition. The most unwanted orchestra was determined to be large, and features the accordion and bagpipe (which tie at 13% as the most unwanted instrument), banjo, flute, tuba, harp, organ, synthesizer (the only instrument that appears in both the most wanted and most unwanted ensembles). An operatic soprano raps and sings atonal music, advertising jingles, political slogans, and "elevator" music, and a children's choir sings jingles and holiday songs. The most unwanted subjects for lyrics are cowboys and holidays, and the most unwanted listening circumstances are involuntary exposure to commercials and elevator music. Therefore, it can be shown that if there is no covariance—someone who dislikes bagpipes is as likely to hate elevator music as someone who despises the organ, for example—fewer than 200 individuals of the world's total population would enjoy this piece.
If you enjoy weird, fun, innovative music (like I apparently do), have a listen! (One thing to keep in mind is that this song came out in the nineties, and back then weird music probably didn't have as wide an audience as it would have in this sick, sick day and age. So they were actually ahead of their time!)
Oh, there's also a Most Wanted Song, but it's actually much more forgettable. Jazzy love song with R&B vocals, eh.
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