He actually says that Vanilla Ice doesn't qualify either, as he's had chart success with several songs; it's just that nobody remembers anything else than "Ice Ice Baby". Given how terrible that song already is, it's probably for the best.
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Hey, people also remember the Ninja Song.
They do have medals for almost, and they're called silver!
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Well, nerds do at least.
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Again, TGWTG fans.
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I only know the ninja rap from HMV Hell 1.
but HOW?
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Anyway, actually talking about the review for a minute...
I'm glad he talked at length about the original by BJ Thomas. Dude doesn't get his dues for that version these days at all. And while I do personally like the Blue Swede version, B.J. Thomas's version is pretty great as well in its own right.
And thank you once again Todd for reminding me of my desire to go back and watch/listen to every single Eurovision since the contest's beginning. As an American, I'd like to have some firsthand knowledge of Europe's biggest oddity. I've been thinking about doing my own show where I recap each year's Eurovision through the eyes of someone not from Europe.
Also, fun fact, this song was the first Eurovision winner (and is arguably the most enduring song to come directly from the competition): (EDIT: Looked that up again. I'm wrong, it was in the third Eurovision and placed third. Still arguably the most successful and enduring song to come out of the whole contest, though.)
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Eurovision Song Contest is a funny thing. It's one of the two sporting events I watch live (as in live TV, I'd never bother to show up) every year, the other being The Academy Awards. Every time we drink, enjoy the off-the-wall stage antics, mediocre music and feel ashamed afterwards for the fact that we find ourselves whistling to one of those campy jingles the next day.
Will Todd ever do a "Best of 2004" list in order to counterpoint his "Worst of 2004" list? It seems like a fairly appropriate time, since it's 10 years since 2004.
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I believe he only does "Worst Of" lists when it's years back.
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Yeah he's only done best of lists as year end thing so far, I don't see why he'd revisit that particular list.
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I reeeeally want him to do a Worst of 1969 or 1967. Those were excellent years for music, and I'd love to see what awful stuff fell through the cracks.
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It would probably be all sorts of bland late-stage doo-wop and wannabe Phil Spector kitsch. Still might be amusing.
Now, 1993...
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I get the feeling that Todd is sating his desire to talk about odd old songs with OHW - he hasn't done a "Worst of [random year]" since starting those, has he?
Considering his comments about how exhausting "Worst of" lists are, I can see him swearing off them except for the end-of-year ones.
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He's done Worst Songs of 2004 since he started doing OHW.
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I want to see him do the Worst of 1968, even if it’s so obvious what his choice for worst song
will be (how can it not?).
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But according to its uploader, it's "still a loved song over 40 years later with it's unforgettable orchestration and tragic lyrics"!
Seriously, though, that might be the most saccharine song I've heard since "Christmas Shoes".
Also, she "was kinda dumb and kinda smart"? What does that even mean?
I do love, though, that it contains a couplet rhyming "what the heck" and "hugged my neck".
EDIT: Shock of all shocks, the song's writer later wrote "Wind Beneath My Wings".
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I think Todd should only do "Best of [Previous Year]" if he's already done a "Worst of" video for that same year.
And hey, it's 10 years since 2004, so he could totally start with 2004 in that regard.
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All of his best of year lists already correspond with a worst of year list, just not the other way around.
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It's more funny to look at the worst of a year than the best of a year, and Todd usually does videos based on how much humor he can wring out of the material.
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Yeah, "best" lists aren't as funny. Plus, about half of the time he intentionally chooses decent or at least interesting years in music to have at with the retrospective "worsts," or ones that have the maximum amount of amusing material.
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Weird thing is that when I first saw the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer, I knew this song but something felt off when I tried to listen to it on my own. And I didn't realize until the 2nd time I watched this OHW episode that the original version is the one I remember listening to when I was young. And it is way better.
I kinda hope he does Come and Get Your Love, because it's another song I forgot existed and it is fantastic.
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Well, since Rick Astley is not anywhere near a one-hit wonder, he doesn’t qualify, anyway. And he probably sees Vanilla Ice as way too easy a target.
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