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| 7 | |
| 8 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 9 | |
| 10 | [[folder:The Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 2017 Part 1]] |
| 11 | * Todd saying that the music scene he found moving to New York was "like taking a trip to Italy and being served Spaghetti-Os". |
| 12 | * The extended fake-out intro for his #9 pick: "That One Maroon 5 Song," which goes through "Cold," "I Don't Wanna Know," among others before finally settling on "What Lovers Do". |
| 13 | * Explaining why the duet version of "Perfect" doesn't work: |
| 14 | -->"'[Beyoncé] could make the new Music/EdSheeran song worth listening to!' No, no, calm down, ''nobody'' could do that. That's impossible.\ |
| 15 | "Persona-wise, {{Music/Beyonce}} is a million years old and [[invoked]] [[GodModeSue has been worshipped by primitive cultures since pre-history]], whereas Ed Sheeran is a six year-old who still wets his pants. Comparatively, I mean." |
| 16 | * His summary of "Take Me To Church" [[note]]formerly a dishonorable mention on his 2014 worst list[[/note]] as being about a guy who "was moved to religion because he got some really good ass". |
| 17 | * Saying that Zayn is "the first person in history to, paradoxically, look more like a 5 year old ''after'' growing a full beard". |
| 18 | ** In a ''very'' notable case of Toddstradamus [[HilariousInHindsight getting it wrong again]], Todd identifies Zayn, the earliest Music/OneDirection member to become a solo hitmaker, as having "such a commanding lead, in terms of both success and sucking, that his former bandmates will never, EVER catch up". Flash forward a few years, and Music/HarryStyles, who didn't even get mentioned by name in that career wrapup, has become massively famous while Zayn has more or less faded from relevance. |
| 19 | [[/folder]] |
| 20 | |
| 21 | [[folder:The Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 2017 Part 2]] |
| 22 | * On "Gucci Gang" |
| 23 | ** Todd describes Lil Pump as looking like "a forgotten ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'' character". And saying that his name is "literally a synonym for 'small dick.'" |
| 24 | ** "I'm calling this song one of the most obnoxiously repetitive songs I've ever heard... except for the fact that it's only a blessedly short two minutes long. My ''morning pee'' takes longer than this song fragment!" |
| 25 | ** And including a call-out to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo"]] |
| 26 | * Todd unleashes a ''ton'' of TakeThat while discussing his #4 pick, "Shape of You" by Music/EdSheeran. |
| 27 | ** Saying "The entire history of popular music has been an uninterrupted streak of ugly guys pretending to be studs" over a picture of Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}. |
| 28 | ** The current sex symbols in theaters are "[[Film/TheLastJedi some freaky-looking]] [[Creator/AdamDriver pockmarked emo douche]]" and "[[Film/TheShapeOfWater a goddamn fish-man]]". |
| 29 | ** "Ed Sheeran sounds like acne, Ed Sheeran sings about sex like he'd rather be playing [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D]], we've reached the point where Charlie Puth, ''Charlie Goddamn Puth'', has managed to convey more heat!". |
| 30 | * The very petty reason why Todd ranked his #3 pick, "Body Like A Back Road" by Music/SamHunt, over "Shape Of You", despite thinking that Sam Hunt sings about sex much more convincingly than Ed Sheeran: |
| 31 | -->'''Todd:''' This is the worse song because I absolutely ''[[EarWorm cannot get it out of my fuckin' head!]]'' It is one of the most insidious, brain-destroying choruses I've ever heard. ''[cut to Todd sitting on the floor, [[GotMeDoingIt singing to the tune of "Body Like A Back Road"]]]'' ''♫ Putting on my shoes now...♫'' Oh, goddammit! ''[Todd throws a shoe at the wall, then the video cuts to him sitting at his computer, still singing to the same tune]'' ''♫ Wasting time on Facebook, wasting...♫'' God-''fucking''-dammit! |
| 32 | * His new versions of "Body Like A Back Road": "Ass Like A Refrigerator", "Sexy As An Abandoned Wal-Mart", and "I Literally Tried To Fuck A Tractor One Time". |
| 33 | -->'''Todd:''' ''♫ Tried to fuck a tractor, banged it in the backyard...♫'' [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone God,]] ''[[GotMeDoingIt that's]]'' [[RuleOfThree gonna be in my head now.]] |
| 34 | * Despite 2017 being a particularly rough year for [[HilariousInHindsight/ToddInTheShadows Toddstradamus]], he can take pride that he at least got ''one'' prediction right: In his "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" review back in 2012, he predicted that Music/TaylorSwift would eventually make terrible electronic/synth music[[note]]as the lead-in to discussing his #2 pick, Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do"[[/note]]. |
| 35 | --> '''Todd:''' ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Who. Called it.]]'' |
| 36 | * Dishonourable Mentions: |
| 37 | ** The very CrossesTheLineTwice call-and-response mocking the infamous "who can relate, woo!" line in "1-800-273-8255". |
| 38 | ---> '''Todd:''' "All my ladies with suicidal depression, say ''heeeey!'' And all my fellas with self-endangering mood disorders, say ''hooooo!'' When I say ''self'', you say ''harm!''" |
| 39 | *** [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/948282176042356736 He tweeted]] that he laughed so hard writing that joke that he struggled to finish the rest of his script. |
| 40 | ** On the "I just want a rollie with a dab of ranch" line in "Rolex": |
| 41 | ---> '''Todd:''' [[LiteralMinded Don't dip your luxury watch in ranch dressing]], yuck. ''[{{beat}}]'' [[SubvertedTrope Yes, I know what it actually means]], don't @ me. |
| 42 | * Todd's #1 pick is "...Ready For It?", ''also'' by Music/TaylorSwift, because not only is it a continuation of everything insufferable Todd found about "Look What You Made Me Do", but he also finds it ''incredibly'' generic and flavorless. He especially takes offense to Swift's attempt at [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy rapping]]: |
| 43 | -->'''Taylor Swift:''' ''But he act like such a man, so/I see nothin' better''\ |
| 44 | '''Todd:''' Why, it's like Music/IggyAzalea [[TakeThat never left us at all.]] |
| 45 | * TheStinger: [[Music/BigSean "Last year I took a L but this year I bounce back"]]. |
| 46 | [[/folder]] |
| 47 | |
| 48 | [[folder:The Top 10 Best Hit Songs of 2017 Part 1]] |
| 49 | * This was basically the "I Like This Song By An Artist I Find Amusing To Beat Up" list at first, and Todd leaned into it. |
| 50 | * Todd describes himself as anti-drug, while [[HypocriticalHumor tipping back a bottle of beer]]. |
| 51 | * Even though he liked Post Malone's "Congratulations" enough to make it #10, he gives Malone himself both barrels, comparing him to "the lovechild of Film/{{Jay and Silent Bob|StrikeBack}}". |
| 52 | * The SelfDeprecation Todd piles on himself about the glories of being a "low to mid-tier [=YouTube=] celebrity", including his "fabulous" preowned Nissan Altima. |
| 53 | * A ''ton'' on Music/KatyPerry's "Chained to the Rhythm" |
| 54 | ** He compares the song, which is about how stupid pop songs are bad (yes, from ''Katy Perry''), to a book called "Don't Read This Book". |
| 55 | ** Him declaring himself her "[[SourSupporter Reluctant Defender]]". |
| 56 | ** Todd mentions that, thanks to "Chained to the Rhythm", this is the second time in 2017 that "Skip Marley dragged a clueless white celebrity into corporate-approved wokeness", in reference to how Marley was also involved in the Kendall Jenner Pepsi ad. |
| 57 | ** Todd has to make a point to clarify that what he is saying the song is about ''actually is'' what the song is about and that he isn't projecting, going so far as to point out that Katy Perry ended the year as ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS7f5xpGYn8 Marie Antoinette]]''. |
| 58 | --->'''Todd:''' Get ready for her next single, "I Am Awful, Please Behead Me". |
| 59 | * He comments that between ''Views'' and his recent mixtape, Music/{{Drake}} has released two and a half hours of music--most of it bad--and that he doesn't think Drake has anyone who wants to spend two and a half hours with him in real life. |
| 60 | * When he puts Music/{{Adele}}'s "Water Under the Bridge" on the list: |
| 61 | ** Todd admits that, by putting Adele on the list, he's "more predictable than the Grammys". |
| 62 | ** After pointing out how Adele could ''totally'' become a dance diva if she wanted to, he dubs "Everybody Dance Now" over the footage he's using. |
| 63 | * He describes Music/{{Kesha}}'s "Praying" as being a song about forgiveness... |
| 64 | -->'''Todd:''' But, like, the really condescending forgiveness that Southerners like to use to remind you that you're being a loathsome piece of shit. |
| 65 | [[/folder]] |
| 66 | |
| 67 | [[folder:The Top 10 Best Hit Songs of 2017 Part 2]] |
| 68 | * He mentions that his #5 pick, Music/EdSheeran's "Castle on the Hill", was released on the same day as "Shape of You" (for which, well, see above), and yet "Shape of You" was the big success. His conclusion from this? |
| 69 | -->''We are a broken people.'' |
| 70 | ** When he talks about other childhood-nostalgia songs, he takes a second to slam both Music/BryanAdams [[note]][[CallBack (again)]][[/note]] and Music/{{Nickelback}}. |
| 71 | * He's fairly certain that his #4 pick, which combines Music/CalvinHarris, Migos, and Music/FrankOcean, doesn't actually work, but he doesn't care. |
| 72 | ** Katy Perry embarrassing herself onstage with Migos comes back for another round just because Todd can't resist. |
| 73 | * When he puts Music/CharliePuth on #3: |
| 74 | ** Even Todd can't believe that Charlie Puth managed to pull a turnaround and reach #3 after "Marvin Gaye", and at one point speculates that Charlie was actually replaced by an impostor. |
| 75 | ** When he comments that "Attention" is saved by the bass, it cuts back to "Marvin Gaye", and Todd has to clarify that he didn't mean Music/MeghanTrainor "bass". |
| 76 | ** "In the battle of the sexes, I feel that the girls have gotten all the good diss tracks." |
| 77 | ** "'You just want attention', that's such a cutting line. Like a [[SpoiledBrat bratty child]]. Or a [[CatsAreMean cat]]. |
| 78 | ** He concludes that Puth has been dating [[CallBack Cher]] [[Music/CherLloyd Lloyd]], and that they honestly deserved each other. |
| 79 | * Todd says he was tempted to make "Paris" number #1, because "I hate all of you, and what better way to show that than by making Music/TheChainsmokers number #1 two years in a row?" |
| 80 | ** He explains that he likes "Paris" because he likes ripoffs, and unlike the original (M83's Midnight City), he could at least hear and understand the lyrics in this one. |
| 81 | ** His anger at the "Taking pictures of yourself on the Internet" line: |
| 82 | -->''"Oh, so NOW taking selfies is perfectly fine! You assholes! Hypocrites! Hypocrites is what you are!"'' |
| 83 | * He pokes fun at Music/PortugalTheMan by describing the song as "refreshing, [[ProductPlacement like this refreshing vitamin water!]]" Then he takes a sip and describes the water as "pure diabetes". |
| 84 | * When Music/ShawnMendes comes up, he demands to know who keeps letting artists he hates on his list. |
| 85 | * He has to confess that he really had to stretch the qualifications to justify his #1 pick, Music/{{Lorde}}'s "Green Light", but did so anyway, because, direct quote, "fuck it, I heard it get airplay once or twice, so I'm counting it!" [[note]]It peaked at #19 in the US, so by his criteria, it counts.[[/note]] |
| 86 | ** His prediction for Lorde was that she would move into [[DarkerAndEdgier darker territories]], end up somewhere in the Music/ToriAmos[=/=]Music/FlorenceAndTheMachine belt. He seems pretty okay with his usual Toddstradamus accuracy this time! |
| 87 | [[/folder]] |
| 88 | |
| 89 | [[folder:Justin Timberlake - "Filthy"]] |
| 90 | * Todd describes the gamut of reaction to Justin's Super Bowl LII show as ranging from "really mediocre" to [[SoOkayItsAverage "meh"]] and, at most, [[DamnedByFaintPraise "okay"]]. |
| 91 | * Although he wasn't a "[=SexyBack=]" fan, Todd immediately clarifies he knew why it was huge -- unlike "Filthy", it was a triumphant example of the "I'm Back Bitch" song. |
| 92 | -->'''Todd:''' It was less a single, and more of a campaign theme. [...] Timberlake 2020. ''Justin [[Theatre/JesusChristSuperstar Christ Superstar]]''. Something to blast out of your tanks as you invade a country.\ |
| 93 | ''[The Huey squadron from'' Film/ApocalypseNow ''flies down, beat blaring]''\ |
| 94 | '''Todd:''' ''[As Col. Kilgore]'' "I love the smell of sexy in the morning." |
| 95 | * His "basking in applause" and jerkoff motion during the intro of the song (Justin playing a Steve Jobs {{Expy}} in the video, and entering to rapturous cheering) while waiting for it to get started. He's equally turned off by Justin's very doofy white-guy swagger and dated rap homages. |
| 96 | -->'''Todd:''' Look, Justin has been hot shit for a long time, but let's be real: Justin was lame for at ''least'' as long as he's been cool. There was a window of time where he could use hip-hop slang and not sound like [[JesusWasWayCool a trying-to-be-cool youth pastor]], but we're past that. "Got my swaaaagger back..." ''[Scoffs]'' |
| 97 | * His fake moshing when he plays the song very loud (after noticing that the single's release art actually says "This Song Should Be Played Very Loud"), complete with stool abuse. |
| 98 | -->"...Okay, volume is not really enhancing the experience, here." |
| 99 | * His incredulous response to Timberlake claiming that this song "ain't the clean version". |
| 100 | -->'''Todd:''' The only thing keeping this version from being played on public airwaves is that ''no one likes it!'' Music/KidzBop probably wouldn't even have to change the lyrics, and they change the lyrics for ''everything!''\ |
| 101 | '''Kidz Bop Cover of "[[Music/{{Drake}} Hotline Bling]]":''' You used to call me on my cell phone / Any time you need to talk\ |
| 102 | ''[A caption reading "ACTUAL KIDZ BOP LYRICS" comes up]'' |
| 103 | * In response to the titular "filthy hands" line, he splices it into Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes. |
| 104 | * And in the middle of the next line of the chorus: |
| 105 | -->'''Justin Timberlake:''' What you gonna do with all that meat? |
| 106 | -->'''Todd:''' [[Music/TheBlackEyedPeas All that meat... inside your... feet?]] |
| 107 | ** Todd characterizes the vague, inconsistent "back to nature" concept of ''Man of the Woods'' as almost an attempt by Justin to reverse-engineer bro country, with the end result being that there are [[RealMenEatMeat a lot more barbecue references than normal]] (especially "Sauce", the twangiest and closest to bro country of them all). |
| 108 | * Todd's displeasure for whelping at the end of lines: |
| 109 | --> ''"I'd rather have Music/WillIAm back than that... Course, he was the one who probably came up with it."'' |
| 110 | * The music video reminds Todd of the "Putting On the Ritz" routine from ''Film/YoungFrankenstein'', so he edits the video to the audio from the film accordingly. |
| 111 | * Todd remarks that the sheer awkwardness of this song "is going back in time to erase every speck of cool he ever had", complete with a deliberately badly edited photo of Justin [[DiscoDan in a lime-green polyester leisure suit]] over "Suit and Tie". |
| 112 | * The stinger music: [[Music/{{Devo}} "Through Being Cool"]]. |
| 113 | [[/folder]] |
| 114 | |
| 115 | [[folder:Drake - "God's Plan"]] |
| 116 | * Todd takes a moment to consider the line "Turned the O2 into the O3", which is most likely a reference to London's O2 Arena, but Todd chooses to believe Drake is claiming to have the power to turn oxygen into ozone. While he explains this interpretation, the theme song to ''Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy'' plays in the background. |
| 117 | * On Drake's supposed haters: |
| 118 | -->'''Todd:''' Who are they? Do you know them? Are they rival rappers? Critics?[[note]](accompanied by a shot of one of Todd's old reviews)[[/note]] Assassins? ''Vampires?'' |
| 119 | * His SarcasmMode at the "I feel good, sometimes I don't" line, before eventually coming around on it. |
| 120 | [[/folder]] |
| 121 | |
| 122 | [[folder:Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown - "Freaky Friday"]] |
| 123 | * Todd's assertions that because he's critiquing a comedy piece, that this review will be "100% No Fun". |
| 124 | -->'''Todd:''' I would rather skin my own feet with a carrot peeler! |
| 125 | ** "I ''told you'' this episode was gonna be no fun! If you're still here, that's ''your'' fault!" |
| 126 | * The bike horn he honked at the beginning of the review becomes a BrickJoke once MoodDissonance sets in. |
| 127 | ** It then comes back ''once again'' during the Kendall Jenner body-swap, where he dejectedly drops it on the floor. |
| 128 | * The blink-and-you'll-miss-it return of the "As far as you know" RunningGag, when Todd says that Lil Dicky's "the Jewish one, and I'm not". |
| 129 | * Todd on Music/LilDicky's previous big hit, "Save Dat Money": |
| 130 | -->'''Todd:''' The big reason it worked for me was the same reason "[[Music/TheLonelyIsland I'm On a Boat]]" worked: because the beat was hot and he got an actual big name rapper to do the hook. You could almost mistake it for a real rap song. ''[beat]'' I did mistake it for a real song. ''[beat]'' I actually don't listen to music very closely; it took me like four listens. ''[beat]'' [[SelfDeprecation I'm actually terrible at this, why do you guys even listen to me?]] |
| 131 | * Todd explains how Lil Dicky and Music/ChrisBrown's collaboration came to be: with a line chart simply showing that Dicky (with a photo of him smiling and giving the thumbs-up) has risen enough, and that Chris Brown (with a photo of him angrily glowering) has [[RockBottom sunk low enough]], for them to finally intersect. |
| 132 | * We already know that Todd [[{{Understatement}} is not a fan of Chris Brown]], but the part of the song where Chris Brown is in Lil Dicky's body includes the lyrics "''Ain't nobody judgin' 'cuz I'm black/'' '''''Or my controversial past'''''"... |
| 133 | -->[[HeroicBSOD [Todd's brain crashes] ]] |
| 134 | -->'''Todd:''' This joke could have been made with anybody... But you had to go with one of the most horrific people in music! What, were Music/PhilSpector and UsefulNotes/CharlesManson not available? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? |
| 135 | * His StunnedSilence reaction to the Kendall Jenner body-swap ending. |
| 136 | ** And then, when Todd tries to cap off the review: |
| 137 | --->'''Todd:''' ''Ugh!'' Just play the end of the video so we can leave.\ |
| 138 | ''([[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor cut to the end of the video]])''\ |
| 139 | '''Lil Dicky in Kendall Jenner's body:''' ''I got a vagina...''\ |
| 140 | '''Todd:''' Oh, ''wait!'' No, ''no!'' Don't! Don't play the end of--! Urgh... ''(resigned)'' God! I need [[ShowerOfAngst a shower]]... ''(leaves)'' |
| 141 | [[/folder]] |
| 142 | |
| 143 | [[folder:Zedd, Maren Morris, & Grey - "The Middle" vs. Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line - "Meant to Be"]] |
| 144 | * After seeing a tweet asking why he hasn't been doing reviews of current music, Todd starts typing a profane response. |
| 145 | * "Music/FloridaGeorgiaLine, who have a stack of Maxims where their brains should've been..." |
| 146 | * When pointing out that there are only four women on the country music charts at the time of "Meant to Be"'s release, and three of those four are, like Music/BebeRexha, pop females guesting on songs by male artists: |
| 147 | -->'''Todd''': There's only [[Music/CarrieUnderwood one actual country chick]] in there! There are ''two'' black guys on the list! (''shows pictures of Music/DariusRucker and Kane Brown'') It's easier to be black in country music than female right now! |
| 148 | [[/folder]] |
| 149 | |
| 150 | [[folder:Childish Gambino - "This is America"]] |
| 151 | * Taking a moment to insult Music/{{Drake}} "squatting his fat ass all over the charts with his stupid album." |
| 152 | -->'''Todd:''' I'd rather eat hot nails than talk about Drake anymore. |
| 153 | * Praising Creator/DonaldGlover as a visionary juxtaposed with {{Squick}}-y moments from his comedic acting. |
| 154 | * Todd dancing to the beginning of the song until the BoomHeadshot moment. |
| 155 | --> "Well, shit." |
| 156 | * "For me, the best and most profound imagery in the whole video is when [[MemeticMutation Glover comes through the door with the pizzas]] [[Series/{{Community}} and the whole apartment is on fire]]. "This is America," indeed. Really powerful stuff. |
| 157 | * Wanting to kill the "As far as YOU know" RunningGag: |
| 158 | -->"''[[SincerityMode I'm not black.]]'' In case that wasn't excruciatingly obvious from everything I've ever thought and said, no, I'm not black. I'm a shitload of other things, but no, black isn't one of them. |
| 159 | * On protest songs -- or the lack thereof -- 15 years ago and now: |
| 160 | -->'''Todd:''' ...everyone was like, "Well, this sucks, but at least we'll get some good music out of it."\ |
| 161 | ''[cue Music/{{Nickelback}}'s "Photograph"]''\ |
| 162 | '''Todd:''' We got ''jack shit''. We got a couple Music/GreenDay songs and that was it. |
| 163 | ** "One of the biggest hits 4 years ago was ''literally'' titled "Happy" and one of the biggest hits this year is ''literally'' called "Sad!" |
| 164 | * "His main influence used to be [[Music/KanyeWest Kanye]]. Not anymore obviously, which is a shame because we could use a non-awful Kanye." |
| 165 | * An arm holding a gun coming into the frame behind Todd's head at the very end. |
| 166 | * The ending song? [[Music/DavidBowie "This Is Not America"]] |
| 167 | [[/folder]] |
| 168 | |
| 169 | [[folder:Post Malone - "Better Now" vs. Juice WRLD - "Lucid Dreams"]] |
| 170 | * Todd decides that Juice Wrld's (pronounced "Juice World") name sounds rather unimpressive, and decides that it stands for "Juice Warlord" instead. |
| 171 | ** He continues to mess up the name without comment, calling him, among others, "Juice Wilder" and "Juice Walrus." |
| 172 | ** He also compares Juice Wrld's name to [[SignsOfDisrepair a mall kiosk where one of the lights burned out]]. |
| 173 | * Todd points out that the TitleDrop in "Lucid Dreams" makes it evident that Juice Wrld [[YouKeepUsingThatWord doesn't actually know what a lucid dream is]]. He goes on to explain that a lucid dream is a dream you know is a dream and that you can control, whereas Juice Wrld describes a dream wherein he "can't move a thing" meaning that it is really just a regular dream: |
| 174 | -->'''Todd:''' Of course he doesn't know that, because he's a fucking kid. He can't even drink yet. I mean, that's a pretty big error, right? It's the title of the song! It's like if Music/LynyrdSkynyrd wrote their Alabama song, and then accidentally called it "Sweet Home Massachusetts". |
| 175 | * His remark that "emo rap" sounds like it's being played by "an air conditioner on low." |
| 176 | * The closing song is Series/ThePartridgeFamily theme, "C'Mon, Get Happy". |
| 177 | [[/folder]] |
| 178 | |
| 179 | [[folder:Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B - "Girls Like You"]] |
| 180 | * Among the obsolete ideas the music industry stopped caring about, [[TakeThat Pitbull]]. |
| 181 | * "This is not a great development if you prefer singles to albums, [[SelfDeprecation to the point you built a career on YouTube out of your listening habits. *cough*]]" |
| 182 | * Todd shows the upcoming annual Music/Maroon5 clip in the Worst of 2018 list. |
| 183 | -->'''Todd:''' Fuck you, Maroon 5. You suck! |
| 184 | ** Its arguably made even funnier by as one commenter pointed out, with how with how the song in question is "Wait" and the way its edited, it sounds like Adam is begging Todd to turn around and start liking him. |
| 185 | * "I can't believe that I once called Music/{{Chicago}} the 'Nickelback of the 80s', when they were ''clearly'' the 'Maroon 5 of the 80s'." |
| 186 | * To show how bad "Girls Like You" is to deserve the "worst Maroon 5 song" title, Todd plays a clip of "Feelings" while just cowering in pain. |
| 187 | * The return of a classic RunningGag: |
| 188 | -->'''Todd:''' [[TheFourChordsOfPop Pop Song Chords]]: The Comic Sans of musical structure. |
| 189 | * Todd comparing Music/CardiB's verse to a "cheerleading squad giving their all for a shitty team" |
| 190 | * Todd concludes that, in terms of famous artists from Atlanta, even [[Music/BobRapper B.o.B]], Music/SouljaBoy and Silento deserved the Super Bowl half-time show before Maroon 5. |
| 191 | [[/folder]] |
| 192 | |
| 193 | [[folder:Marshmello & Bastille - "Happier"]] |
| 194 | * Todd notices how one of the greatest hits from yesteryear was "Happy", and how one of the biggest hits of 2018 is called "Sad". |
| 195 | -->'''Todd:''' ''(chuckles)'' I'm ''really'' proud of that one actually! That's the kind of insight you can retire on! ''([[MoodWhiplash with clear defeat in his voice]])'' I'm kidding, I'll never be able to retire. Please donate to my Patreon, links in the description. ''(forced; like he can't believe what he is saying)'' And... smash... that bell... |
| 196 | * Some of Todd's comments mocking the idea that he's testing "The Zeitgeist" of popular music, and often leaning towards how manipulative that sort of commentary can be. |
| 197 | * After seeing the ending of the official video where the girl's dog gets put down, Todd gets upset and makes an awesome CallBack to the Worst of 1976 video: |
| 198 | -->'''Todd:''' I just want somebody to use his fucking brain, not come out on me when I'm being upbeat, and then I gotta talk about a fucking dog dying! |
| 199 | ** There is also Todd going from dawww'ing over the video to StunnedSilence as he watches the sequence of the dog getting sick, sent to the vet, and then euthanized off-camera. |
| 200 | * The end of video stinger: "It's a Marshmallow World" by Music/DeanMartin. |
| 201 | [[/folder]] |
| 202 | |
| 203 | [[folder:The Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 2018 Part 1]] |
| 204 | * The title cards depict Todd wearing the infamous ''Platform/{{Roblox}}'' outfits from the "I Love It" video. |
| 205 | * Todd complaining about Xanax becoming the new "cool" drug of choice. |
| 206 | -->'''Todd:''' How did we latch onto that?! That's a drug for rich housewives in bad marriages. |
| 207 | * The ImagineSpot of what Music/PostMalone would sound like if he wasn't on downers. |
| 208 | -->'''[[Music/LilJon TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?!]]''' |
| 209 | * Todd thinks that Music/{{Sting}} suing Juice WLRD for the "Shape of My Heart" sample is mean because "he's bringing Sting's lifestyle to a new medium: Tantric Whining". |
| 210 | -->'''Todd:''' He can whine for over nine hours! |
| 211 | * The collaboration between Music/TaylorSwift and Future making "as much sense as putting hot sauce on your toilet paper". |
| 212 | * On "Never Be The Same": |
| 213 | ** Todd believes that the chorus of "Havana", Music/CamilaCabello's preceding hit, was written by the WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}. |
| 214 | ** To illustrate how painful Todd finds Camila's [[CuteButCacophonic falsetto]] in "Never Be The Same" is, he overlays a [[HellIsThatNoise slowed-down clip of it with an alarm clock and the pod scream from]] ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers1978.'' |
| 215 | --->'''Todd:''' Camila's breathy falsetto is the same sound my car made when it needed new brakes. |
| 216 | * After acknowledging how much of "River" consists of [[{{Pun}} puns]], Todd responds to one referencing ComicBook/SpiderMan. |
| 217 | --->'''Music/{{Eminem}}:''' So she's been on the web lately. Says maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy, to spite her man. |
| 218 | --->'''Todd:''' And then they both got eaten by a [[Film/Venom2018 Venom]]! Venom! ...God, what a weird year this man has had." |
| 219 | ** And if you listen carefully, you can also hear Todd asking "Get it? Gwen Stacy? Spider-Man?" |
| 220 | [[/folder]] |
| 221 | |
| 222 | [[folder:The Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 2018 Part 2]] |
| 223 | * Todd's comment on "I Love It" by Kanye West and Lil' Pump. |
| 224 | -->'''Todd:''' I'm done with this idiot. ''[{{Beat}}]'' [[BaitAndSwitchComment Which one?]] [[LampshadeHanging Yeah, I guess I should clarify, right?]] |
| 225 | ** "[[Music/KanyeWest Kanye]] shitposted his way through 2018". |
| 226 | * After mostly skipping past it on the actual review, Todd takes the time to really analyze how [[DoubleStandardRapeSciFi skeevy]] the [[ManIFeelLikeAWoman Kendall Jenner part]] of "Freaky Friday" is. |
| 227 | -->'''Todd:''' Are there squatter's rights for bodies? When do they kick in? [[ARareSentence The ethics of brain-switching are complicated.]]\ |
| 228 | ({{beat}})\ |
| 229 | '''BUT''' maybe it's something to think about for a couple minutes instead of ''immediately'' jamming your hand in there literally five seconds after it happens! |
| 230 | * Todd pointing out that Music/EdSheeran appears on this list three times during a year where he didn't actually release any songs of his own. |
| 231 | * Todd's frustration at the [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]] rhyme in "Yes Indeed" leads him to say "You want to impress me? Come up with a rhyme for Sudowoodo". |
| 232 | ** Also his pure exasperation at Lil Baby inserting a "wah-wah-wah" into the song. |
| 233 | --->'''Todd:''' Is this some kind of ''Film/EightMile'' thing where he destroys himself before you can? |
| 234 | * "Wait" is listed as an honorable mention. |
| 235 | -->'''Todd:''' [[BrickJoke Fuck you, Maroon 5. You suck!]] |
| 236 | ** Speaking of which, upon listing "Girls Like You" as number one... |
| 237 | --->'''Todd:''' Fuck you, Maroon 5... You... suck... |
| 238 | ** Ending the listing: |
| 239 | -->'''Todd:''' So one last time: [[RuleOfThree Fuck you, Maroon 5!]] You suck! Give up your spot in music to someone who still gives a shit! |
| 240 | * On Bazzi's "Mine" |
| 241 | -->'''Todd''': Ew. What is this? No. |
| 242 | [[/folder]] |
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