Isn't a song 'you love to hate' mean a song that you know you should hate but can't help but love? Kind of like how Canucks fans hate Jerome Iginla, but, they'd take him in a heartbeat because he's awesome?
That's my understanding of that idiom.
Yeah, I don't see it that way. There are just some songs that make you crazy, from the first hearing. When I first heard She's On Fire, I recognized Alicia Keys' voice immediately. In the same moment, I couldn't believe that such a shitty song was hitting the air waves, after somewhat of a break, from such a previously well-regarded star.
So, to me, I hate the song, and I love hating it, because it's that bad...and I can't believe they let it through, instead of working harder to make a good song for her comeback...
Nevertheless, I totally get your Shawn Desmond hate, as Nobody Does It also seriously sucks!
Now here's a list of really shitty shitty songs, and their writers. This is a great article, for any of you that can't believe what shitty songs make it onto the airwaves these days!
http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/articles/9-pop-songs-had-way-too-many-writers