Todd In The Shadows Thread

High School Musical is better than that, come on.

×5 “Love” is a bit strong, but I can’t outright hate it. The constipated grunting is just too funny, whether she (or her producer) knows it or not.

I doubt they were taking it too seriously when they did that. You don't put something that ridiculous in your song and not realize how ridiculous it is.

Todd on the prevalence of Beats products in music videos

Interesting. I never watch that many music videos so I guess I missed that.

I don't watch music video much, but I can tell you, yes, this is far too prevalent.

I've noticed this mainly through Music Video Sins, which is my only outlet for mainstream music videos.

Oh okay good to know than.

This video actually explains it pretty well. Music videos used to be the primary way that artists promote their music, but with the advent of online streaming and social media, they're more worthless than ever.

"Puff Daddy used to be able to drive a speedboat through an explosion. At least that looked cool. Now you're lucky if you can make it through some piece of shit video without a character checking their hot new iPhone for three seconds at a concert. Surprise: that gaudy, blatant product shot is the only reason that video got funding in the first place. Otherwise, why bother when you can build an avid Twitter following for free?"

His new One-Hit Wonderland was taken down from YouTube, so here's the Vimeo link:

https://vimeo.com/155631097

So it's "Hey Mickey" I always thought it was "Hey Missy" for some reason. Also I think I've sung something similar to the "Shopping From A-Z" lyrics minus the "Good girls shop/bad girls shop" recently, I work with young children. Not the exact song before but definitely a lot of alphabet songs and grocery shopping songs.

"Kids, what starts with X?" "NOTHING!"

Back when Todd reviewed "Gangnam Style", he went on a side rant about how songs that parody unlistenable songs or genres are still unlistenable, and cited Weird Al's "The White Stuff" as an example. With that in mind, I genuinely don't know how he feels about "Ricky". It's the same infectious tune, yes, but Al and Tress's impersonations combined with his first album MO of replacing the lead instrument with accordion means it doesn't sound at all like a cheerleader chant.

I'm surprised he didn't reference other more recent cheerleadery pop songs. "Cheerleader" definitely doesn't sound like one. (Though he pit two decade-old examples against each other a year ago.)

Todd had quite a scare today.

I'm very glad it was resolved, and resolved soon. If not Vimeo, where then would he go...

Yeah that's true, glad it got sorted out.

Never knew Toni Basil had such a legitimately interesting career. That's pretty cool. Hats off to her.

Someone posted on the Vimeo upload a link to a version done for the album Totally Minnie about, well, guess. Let's hear it:

OH CRAP I THINK I'VE ACTUALLY HEARD THIS VERSION. Wouldn't be surprised if my sister had a cassette of the album, or maybe if they used it at a stage show when my family and I used to go to Walt Disney World a lot when I was a kid. Either way, didn't think it was possible to make this song sound any more '80s, but here we are with this version.

Zippcast and Dailymotion still exist, even though the former is only around for people nostalgic for the old Youtube layout

So... I'm looking at the pop charts right now, and there are two songs I'm really eager to hear Todd review.

The first is "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" by Mike Posner. Yes, that Mike Posner.

Surprisingly, it's... actually pretty good. It's a heart-wrenching look at what it's like to be a one-hit wonder- to have it all, and then to spend it all, and then to spend the rest of your life paying for your own hubris. I'm curious to see how Todd will react to something so humble from the guy he trashed six years ago.

The second is "NO" by Meghan Trainor, which I'm eager to hear Todd review because it's quite possibly the worst thing she's released to date. Yes, worse than "Dear Future Husband".

edited 5th Mar '16 2:23:18 PM by TyeDyeWildebeest

I've been wondering what the next song Todd tackles will be. I feel like Stressed Out could make an interesting episode. I like it myself, but I get the feeling Todd probably doesn't. It'd be interesting to hear his thoughts on it, at any rate.

Oh my goodness, that "No" song. It's not a bad idea (if you don't want to go out with someone, just say no), but the way the song frames it, it goes way too far in the other direction. Like, refuse to talk to anyone who isn't exactly perfect for any reason.

Never heard of it, who is it by?

"Stressed Out" is by twenty one pilots (yeah, apparently their band name is sans caps)

I'm pretty sure he's referring to "NO" by Meghan Trainor, which was recently released. I haven't listened to it yet myself.

We actually talked about "Stressed Out" in the Billboard thread last year, long before it crossed over to pop.

I think "Took a Pill in Ibiza" has a weaker/beat melody than Todd likes and maybe a bit too much self-pity but I like it.

NO is awful. Came across it on the radio and cringed.

True; I can't imagine him loving the song, but at the very least, it's deeper than what you'd expect from the guy who wrote "Cooler Than Me".