Best Parody Ever!!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX1YVzdnpEc[/youtube]
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You wrang?Mr1der wrote:that's what happens when you don't listen to the people and incorporate moose, lumberjacks, syrup and poutine.
I'd eat poutine in the bush.
Seriosly though, so hot, want to touch.
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The song isn't even catchy. I don't understand why it exploded like it did. There are tons of terrible songs that got popular because they're catchy (I know because most of them are still stuck in my head). This one's simply terrible. Not catchy. Barely has a beat, which is about all modern "pop" can manage anyway.
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It's super, super catchy. A very danceable beat in common 4/4 time with declarative vocals, drag-and-drop strings, and a theme that revolves around dating and infatuation. It takes all the cliches of modern Western music and crams them into 3 minutes, making it highly accessible.MinisterofDOOM wrote:The song isn't even catchy. I don't understand why it exploded like it did. There are tons of terrible songs that got popular because they're catchy (I know because most of them are still stuck in my head). This one's simply terrible. Not catchy. Barely has a beat, which is about all modern "pop" can manage anyway.
Note that it's also 120 bpm, about perfect for dancing.
If Hershey branched out from candy and made music, this is what they'd create. Feels good, has an addictive quality, and gives you diabetes.
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Greg doesn't care for it but the kids and i do. They played this during the trip to CA.....a lot. 
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Jesda wrote:It's super, super catchy. A very danceable beat in common 4/4 time with declarative vocals, drag-and-drop strings, and a theme that revolves around dating and infatuation. It takes all the cliches of modern Western music and crams them into 3 minutes, making it highly accessible.MinisterofDOOM wrote:The song isn't even catchy. I don't understand why it exploded like it did. There are tons of terrible songs that got popular because they're catchy (I know because most of them are still stuck in my head). This one's simply terrible. Not catchy. Barely has a beat, which is about all modern "pop" can manage anyway.
Note that it's also 120 bpm, about perfect for dancing.
If Hershey branched out from candy and made music, this is what they'd create. Feels good, has an addictive quality, and gives you diabetes.
It's still not catchy. I say this precisely because it's not stuck in my head right now. I have songs that have been stuck in my head for decades. This one doesn't stick for even a few minutes. Not catchy. It might be simple, basic, and have all those ingredients. But unlike thousands of other bad pop songs, this one does not stick with me. Thus: not catchy.
I've got songs from terrible musicals stuck in my head.
I've got songs from 8-bit videogames stuck in my head.
I've gotsongs from CDs I owned in junior high school stuck in my head.
I've got songs my mom listened to on soft rock radio in the '80s stuck in my head.
I've got songs kids at work listen to stuck in my head.
I do not have Call me Maybe stuck in my head.
It is not catchy.
I am glad.
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I think you misunderstand what "catchy" means.MinisterofDOOM wrote: It's still not catchy. I say this precisely because it's not stuck in my head right now. I have songs that have been stuck in my head for decades. This one doesn't stick for even a few minutes. Not catchy. It might be simple, basic, and have all those ingredients. But unlike thousands of other bad pop songs, this one does not stick with me. Thus: not catchy.
Popular music with predictable formatting, hooks, and melodies isn't written to be memorable or lasting. It's intended to be easy consume for commercial gain. It's designed not to stick with you, but to provide fleeting consumability until the next one comes along.
It's pizza, candy bars, potato chips, and bubble gum. Sugar provides a quick high with little nutritional value, just like the top 40.
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Why are we arguing about the word "catchy"? jebus christ......
It is catchy as hell though....freaking stuck in my head all the time.... I BLAME YOU JESDA.
It is catchy as hell though....freaking stuck in my head all the time.... I BLAME YOU JESDA.
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This. Whateverthesh#t it means. I said "catchy." Apparently I meant something else.krash wrote:Why are we arguing about the word "catchy"? jebus christ......
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Disco cover! 
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kXaviCBrJE[/youtube]
I think I want to make out with her now. Hell, she's 27, almost as old as me.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kXaviCBrJE[/youtube]
I think I want to make out with her now. Hell, she's 27, almost as old as me.
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She looks early 20's...
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Cleanse the palate!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oST77VRHXt0[/youtube]
(I just look for any reason to post up songs by these guys. Fantastic band, fantastic live shows.)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oST77VRHXt0[/youtube]
(I just look for any reason to post up songs by these guys. Fantastic band, fantastic live shows.)
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That guy copied my mating techniques.
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HOLY s***, that was hysterical! The hairy white guy in the back looks way too much like me to make me happy, though....asoomal wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaN4LrieCjo[/youtube]
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Your ears are broken. It's catchy like strep throat.MinisterofDOOM wrote:The song isn't even catchy
Guy in the back is definetly doing the African Face while playing the drums.Razi wrote:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEsPhTbJhuo[/youtube]
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I still haven't heard this song in any form. I'm glad I haven't.
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I heard it on the radio the other day. Not something I would add to my collection, but I didn't turn it off.
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The new Sesame Street "Cookie" version is funny.
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For those of us that grew up learning our numbers, letters, shapes & colors from the folks on Sesame Street & at the Electric Company, it may be funnier.
I'm not sure I've ever seen the original version, but I like how they mimicked the Jimmy Fallon version.
I'm not sure I've ever seen the original version, but I like how they mimicked the Jimmy Fallon version.