not me playing Kokomo nonstop for the past few days, then reading the Wikipedia page and seeing this

Despite its commercial success, "Kokomo" has attracted mostly negative reviews from music writers. Jimmy Guterman of Rolling Stone wrote that the song "sets the pattern for the new, passion-free songs" on Still Cruisin', while the Rolling Stone album guide called it a "joyless ditty". In a 1998 piece, Steve Simels of Stereo noted "just how insipid 'Kokomo' was". Blender stated the song was "perhaps most kindly described as a Beach Boys–influenced song with the Beach Boys singing on it." Cash Box called it a "snappy little throw-back of a tune" with "a real islands-vibe and hooky chorus."

Since its release, "Kokomo" has become notorious for its negative critical reception. It has appeared on several worst songs of all time lists, such as Blender's top 50 worst songs, Dallas Observer's ten worst songs by great artists, and Forbes' worst lyrics of all time. Tom Breihan of Stereogum explains, "People hate 'Kokomo.' The Beach Boys' improbable late-career hit has a reputation as a monument to mediocrity. To this day, it serves as a textbook cautionary tale of a once-beloved group poisoning its own legacy and goodwill by making smarmy '80s yuppie pablum." In a retrospective dubbing the song the "worst summer song ever", MEL Magazine's Tim Grierson similarly noted, "A lot of us have taken immense delight in hating this 1988 smash." Both Breihan and Grierson attribute the personal unpopularity of Mike Love as a possible factor for the song's reputation.

Definitely corny but still classic and overhated as well. Gotta think they were being at least a little tongue in cheek or whatever.