Does anyone besides me think the "Ode to Joy" melody is boring?

(If you’re not into classical music, you can skip this Q. I’m just crabbing.)

Beethoven’s ninth (“choral”) symphony ends with the poem “An die Freude” set to a melody that irritates me every time I hear it because it seems so dull and elementary. Am I simply a philistine? Beethoven has so many marvelous melodies and themes in his other symphonies. Why is this one held in such high regard?

The Ninth wins the local classical station’s top-favorites list every single time. Bah. Do all those people really listen to it frequently and love it the best?

Do you?