53 posts tagged “song of the week”

You guys ever hear a song, and think, "God, this sucks!" But then find yourself humming along to it, and before you know it, it's stuck in your head, and then you secretly start listening to it over and over again on playlist.com just to satisfy your listening urges? I've been there, my friends. Many times.  This week's songs compiles some of the best of the worst.  This is by no means an exhaustive list, just a sample of the creme de la crap.

1.    Kelly Osbourne, "Shut Up"

I'm not going to lie.  This song was my JAM when I was eighteen.

You have to understand my state of mind when this song came out.  The Osbournes had been a huge hit that spring. Between that and my recent discovery of classic rock and Black Sabbath, I was ready to embrace anything the Osbourne family released.  Besides, at 18, I thought I was so badass and this song seemed to fit my mental attitude my first semester of college.

Months later, my mom and I heard this song playing somewhere and my mom said, "Ugh, that's awful."  And I realized - yeah, this song really does suck. And yet I can't hate it, no matter how annoying Kelly O. sounds with her faux punk rocker grrrl pronunciation of "SHUT UPPPPP."  I have to admit, the "blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah" part is still kind of funny.

2. Methods of Mayhem, "Anger Management"

In 2005, I went through a phase where I had a crush on Tommy Lee. I don't get it either. I mean, besides the rampant drug use and domestic violence accusations, he actually seems like a pretty funny guy. His reality show was on then, and his autobiography had just been released (it's not for the sensitive readers, but it's actually good).  In the book, he mentioned writing this song when he was in jail and feeling frustrated.

Technically, this song sucks - it jumps all over the place, and there's Tommy Lee trying to sound all badass when he's rapping.  But at the same time, it's actually kind of good; and I can't hate any song that has, "GET THE FUCK BACK, WUT!" as one of the lyrics.

3.  Black Eyed Peas, "I Got a Feeling"

I've referred to the Black Eyed Pea disease, where the songs have great beats, but where the lyrics are so dumb you can't believe these people are taking themselves seriously.

I know, I know - I'm supposed to hate this song.  It's Autotuned to death and the lyrics are stupid even by Black Eyed Pea's standards ("Go out and smash it/like oh my God/jump off that sofa/let's get get crunk" and "Fill up my cup (DRANK)."  And yet it stays stuck in my head. Damn you, Black Eyed Peas.  DAMN YOU.

4.  Soulja Boy, "Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)"

My brother can't stand this song, and some days, I can't either.

It really is one of the most annoying, repetitive songs in existence...and yet, I can't stop listening. By the way, the official video can't be embedded in this post, so I chose this one because I thought the "WE was GetIN it" description was funny. Oh my God, oh my God, I have to turn this song off. I lasted 2:39.

5.  Miley Cyrus, "Party in the USA"

DON'T JUDGE ME. I DON'T CARE HOW AUTOTUNED IT IS, AND HOW IDIOTIC THE LYRICS ARE.  IT'S CATCHY, OKAY?! DON'T JUDGE ME.

What really bad songs can you not stop listening to?

  

A couple of weeks ago, on our way back from Dallas, my coworker said that he doesn't know of any girls like me who enjoys listening to music like Black Sabbath.  I think anyone, fan or not, would dig this badass song:

Today was good, but this evening has descended into a bunch of blah. I think the fact that I am halfheartedly working on my report and am unfocused is not helping.

Anyway, the song of this week is Foo Fighter's "The One."  This song isn't for anyone in particular but is appropriate for my current mood.

I've been wanting to make this post forever, except I've been too lazy to do it.  Here's a list of seven songs from classic rock greats that I've been obsessed with for awhile now.

Pink Floyd - "Cymbaline."  This track is from the score they did for the film More.  I love it - it's classic, mellow Floyd, but it's one you never hear on the radio.

Pink Floyd - "Not Now John."  The Final Cut, where this track is from, is my least favorite Floyd album. I know there are a lot of haters for their 80's and 90's albums (my late professor Dr. Kramer once wrote "All good Pink Floyd records are on vinyl" after I told him in class that I listened to their later albums). To be honest, I like those a lot more than TFC, which is practically just a Roger Waters solo record anyway.  But this song is the redeeming factor - maybe because I've always been more of a David Gilmour fan anyway (and it's the only song on the album he sings on).  It also sounds like something that could have been on The Wall.  Either way, it's the standout song on the album.

Queen - "Death on Two Legs."  This song, apparently written for a sleazy ex-manager of the band, is amazing and deserves more radio play.  The lyrics are so tongue-in-cheek and hilarious.  I know you will like it.
 
David Bowie - "Ashes to Ashes."  Ok, I've been in love with this song for a couple of years now and I haven't gotten sick of it (yet). I love it because it's all creepy-sounding, and the weird visuals from the video are fitting.
 
David Bowie - "We Are the Dead."  I've been a casual fan of David Bowie's for awhile now, but I wasn't familiar with a lot of his music outside of his Greatest Hits album.  I decided recently that this must be amended, and began to seek out songs from his massive catalogue that I wasn't familiar with. I haven't been disappointed so far, mainly because he's a GENIUS (my dad said his concert was the best one he's been to). Anyway, this is one of the songs I discovered and I must have listened to it twenty times this past week.
 
The Kinks - "The Destroyer."  This song borrows a riff from "All Day and All Night," as well as referencing "Lola" (BUT FOR REAL, I HAD NO IDEA THAT SONG WAS ABOUT A TRANSVESTITE UNTIL LIKE A MONTH AGO).  It's just a cool song. You try to listen to it without bobbing your head everywhere.
 
The Kinks - "Come Dancing."  The little song is simply perfection.  It's the perfect marriage of a great, danceable tune with a really good story.  Take a close listen to it - it's a nostalgic little tale that makes you feel like dancing all along to it.

So, I've been receiving too many polarized comments on "How Do You Sleep?" not to make a follow-up post on it.  The first two comments on my post were from females and seemed generally favorable (they didn't have anything bad to say about the song, at least). But Jared's made me laugh out loud in my cube.  "Consider yourself judged. OMG :( "

It got me thinking - do all guys automatically hate this song?  To test my theory,  I talked to Patrick, which led to this conversation.

Pat:  You need to take that bitch out of your musical diet.
Me:   What, am I not allowed to enjoy mindless pop music?  Have you even heard the the song?
Pat:   No.
Me:   Oh.  Not sure if you'd like it, but it's good, I THINK.  He also has another good song called "Leavin'."
Pat:   STOP THE MADNESS. 
Me:    http://www.playlist.com/searchbeta/tracks#how%20do%20you%20sleep
Pat:   No, ma'am.  This isn't fair.
Me:    I'm broadening your musical horizons.
Pat:   You're destroying my musical horizons.
Me:    But I introduced you to Metallica.  You owe me.
Pat:   Yah.  And you're totally canceling that out by introducing me to Jesse McCartney.
Me:   Just listen to it.
Pat:   I am.  >=(  Added to the bucket list: punching Jesse McCartney in the face.
Me:   What? You don't like it?
Pat:   I'm listening to Sublime now to cleanse the ear flu that is Jesse McCartney.
Me:   I'm gonna see if Andres likes it.
Pat:   NO! DON'T SPREAD IT. IT HAS TO BE CONTAINED!    

So I asked Andres if he'd heard the song, and he said yes, saying that it was worse than "Birthday Sex." (Which, if you haven't heard that song...there are no words.) Understandably, I took offense at the thought of my Song of the Week being compared to the atrocity that is "Birthday Sex." Then he went on to say that "if his songs were food, the smell would make me gag."  WHY THEY BE HATIN'?  It's funny because both my brother and Andres have nothing against Justin Timberlake, whose singing voice is just as girly. What, so if Jesse McCartney went on SNL and sang "Dick in a Box" and "Mother Lover," would you guys like him then?

So far, guys who hate Jesse McCartney: 3.  Girls who hate Jesse McCartney: 0.  Come on, people, let me know what you think.  Any guys out there who at least like him and aren't afraid to admit it?  Any girls who can't stand the song and want to break out of the stereotype I have going here? 

I kind of love this song. DON'T JUDGE ME.

Cruising with this song + open window + runner's endorphin's = bliss. 

I can't say I'm a hardcore fan of the genre, but I do like some rap and hip hop (that sentence sounds so white).  I especially like the stuff from the early 2000's because A. it was a lot better (not all that Akon/Autotune shit that's on the radio now) and B. it brings back good memories from high school.

But one rapper I could never get into, even back then, was Mystikal.  Doesn't Mystikal have the scariest rap voice ever?  Somehow I'm not surprised he went to prison for sexual assault and battery charges.

I heard Mystikal on the radio a couple of weeks ago, and I was all, "NO WAY."  That's all it took for me to remember the hilarity of Mystikal.  Specifically this song:

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L.A.'s fine, the sun shines most the time
And the feeling is 'lay back'
Palm trees grow, and rents are low
But you know I keep thinkin' about
Making my way back

Well I'm New York City born and raised
But nowadays, I'm lost between two shores
L.A.'s fine, but it ain't home
New York's home, but it ain't mine no more

"I am," I said
To no one there
An no one heard at all
Not even the chair
"I am," I cried
"I am," said I
And I am lost, and I can't even say why
Leavin' me lonely still

Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of bein' a king
And then became one
Well except for the names and a few other changes
I you talk about me, the story's the same one

But I got an emptiness deep inside
And I've tried, but it won't let me go
And I'm not a man who likes to swear
But I never cared for the sound of being alone

"I am," I said
To no one there
An no one heard at all
Not even the chair
"I am," I cried
"I am," said I
And I am lost, and I can't even say why
Leavin' me lonely still

This trio of songs is a little bluesy, a little melancholy, and feature rich voices that I, with my American Idol audition-esque vocal "talent," am completely jealous of.

1.  Marcia Ball, "Why Women Cry."  I first heard this song in my Jazz Dance class back in '06.  My teacher would use it for us to practice our routine to it.  I thought it was so pretty, but I didn't know who the artist was.  It drove me crazy, but I recently found the song again.

2.  Ainjel Emme, "As Long As It's Sweet." This song is more pop than the other two on the list.  She is an indie artist from Texas.  I think this song is great - it's a little moody and features great vocals. 

3.  Susan Tedeschi, "It Hurts So Bad."  This song was on the setlist a couple of weeks ago at the coffee shop I blues dance at.  When I first heard it, I found the ending a bit repetitive.  I was like, "I GET IT. IT HURTS SO BAD."  But the song stayed in my head and I appreciate it more on the second listen.  Her voice is so amazing and she puts so much emotion into the song.  Very Janis Joplin.  I dig it.