I "declared war on" that inane melody which repeats itself for the chorus some 40 years ago when I became thoroughly sick of it. "Declared war on" simply means I never sing it, I don't stay in the room if someone else sings it and if anyone suggests singing it I lobby as strongly as possible against that path short of destroying friendships--which is where leaving the room becomes an option.

But it's totally a matter of taste in my case, not anything as complex as one person's view as quoted in the NPR news item:
"In current political parlance, Vatz says, a reference to the song is used to sarcastically disparage consensus "that allegedly does not examine the issues or is revelatory of cockeyed optimism."

I don't think I have any songs in my repertoire that use the same melody for the verse and chorus. I find it tedious at best.