Why is this a poll? This is like asking "which pile of vomit is least fermented."
― billstevejim, Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:46 (twelve years ago) link
tbf hipsters would be all over "The Lazy Song" and "Bow Chicka Wow Wow" if they were sung by Gnarls Barkley― CANDY aka JUNK (some dude), Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:23 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark
Are you sure hipsters are really that stupid?
― billstevejim, Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:47 (twelve years ago) link
the ones that went nuts for "Fuck You" are, yes
― CANDY aka JUNK (some dude), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:54 (twelve years ago) link
its equally obvious that "fuck you" would not have been a hit among hipsters if bruno mars had sung it but i dont think it works the other way, esp for "the lazy song"
― flopson, Friday, 17 February 2012 00:19 (twelve years ago) link
well yeah i'm trolling mostly but i still feel like those songs are all pretty interchangeable in terms of their musical merit or senses of humor
― CANDY aka JUNK (some dude), Friday, 17 February 2012 00:49 (twelve years ago) link
about a month ago i finally found myself having to give in and accept that i actually love a bruno mars song ("it will rain")
also like or tolerate:
right roundnothin' on youfuck yougrenade
― teledyldonix, Friday, 17 February 2012 06:08 (twelve years ago) link
Billionaire probably annoys me more than any other song in recent memory, particularly for being so historically/politically tone deaf
― Chris S, Friday, 17 February 2012 06:24 (twelve years ago) link
Nothing is interchangeable with "The Lazy Song". Nothing.
― Tim F, Friday, 17 February 2012 07:07 (twelve years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
My mom was arguing with me about how it is impossible to dislike "The Lazy Song", and it was in fact the greatest song of the past year. This disturbed me a great deal.
― Nicole, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 01:34 (twelve years ago) link
It upsets me to ponder even for a moment the worldview vantage point from which "The Lazy Song" is a great song.
Like think about how sad (emotionally) you must be to hear this song and really vibe with it.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 01:43 (twelve years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 23 February 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
fuck all five of you
― TERMAINTOR 2 (some dude), Thursday, 23 February 2012 03:20 (twelve years ago) link
shoulda been six coz I forgot to vote #takethat
― Display Name (this cannot be changed):, Thursday, 23 February 2012 04:27 (twelve years ago) link
Wait Bruno Mars wrote 'fuck you'? I would've voted for that and yeah whoever said that a hipster like myself would love Lazy Song if it was sung by Cee-lo is otm. Why is there anything wrong with that idk.
― Moka, Thursday, 23 February 2012 06:05 (twelve years ago) link
cuz it's a dogshit song that's completely reprehensible on many, many grounds that transcend who happens to be singing the song
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 23 February 2012 06:23 (twelve years ago) link
Oh I know the song is dogshit. I was just saying I'd prefer any Bruno Mars song with Cee-loo singing it instead of him. I guess the polemic was that someone upthread was debating that we should prefer the real Bruno Mars' version just because he is the composer but that is utter bollocks. Lazy Song by Bruno Mars is offensive as performance and composition and with Cee-lo it would only be offensive as composition.
― Moka, Thursday, 23 February 2012 06:31 (twelve years ago) link
"i prefer my shit painted with gold"
― billstevejim, Thursday, 23 February 2012 07:10 (twelve years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Thursday, February 23, 2012 1:23 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
so is "Fuck You"
― TERMAINTOR 2 (some dude), Thursday, 23 February 2012 13:56 (twelve years ago) link
Doesn't matter how many times you say it, some dude, you're on the wrong side of the "Fuck You" issue. I loved it the first time I heard it, and so did America. I'll agree about "Lazy Song," though the vehemence of the protests here doth seems too much.
Based purely on my observations, seems like women like Bruno Mars a lot more than men do. I have some ideas about what that means, but I don't know if any of them are especially relevant or true.
― Display Name (this cannot be changed):, Thursday, 23 February 2012 14:07 (twelve years ago) link
some dude: wrong on chintzy fauxtown novelty songs, wrong for america
― TERMAINTOR 2 (some dude), Thursday, 23 February 2012 14:16 (twelve years ago) link
i think your observation is that bruno mars is a pretty boy pop star who occupies the same cultural space as nearly every other pretty boy pop star in history
― TERMAINTOR 2 (some dude), Thursday, 23 February 2012 14:18 (twelve years ago) link
Anybody know about that Sesame Street jam upthread? Thanks.
― beachville, Thursday, 23 February 2012 14:18 (twelve years ago) link
I do not think that that is my observation, but thanks as always for the condescension!
― Display Name (this cannot be changed):, Thursday, 23 February 2012 14:27 (twelve years ago) link
just saying, "women like [male pop singer] a lot more than men do" is not a truth bomb in and of itself, especially if you're not actually going to share your promised ideas about it.
― TERMAINTOR 2 (some dude), Thursday, 23 February 2012 14:29 (twelve years ago) link
In an unstable world some dude's enduring hatred of Fuck You is something I can rely on.
― Suede - the fabric, not the band (DL), Thursday, 23 February 2012 14:32 (twelve years ago) link
i'm kind of indifferent to it, really, i just think it's hilarious that it's such an acclaimed song and love to troll people about it
― TERMAINTOR 2 (some dude), Thursday, 23 February 2012 14:39 (twelve years ago) link
lots of ilx posters basically dislike it, i think
also, america (and britain) love a lot of shitty songs
― lex pretend, Thursday, 23 February 2012 14:46 (twelve years ago) link
5.87: Rate Cee-Lo's "F**k You" out of ten
― TERMAINTOR 2 (some dude), Thursday, 23 February 2012 14:52 (twelve years ago) link
I loved it the first time I heard it, and so did America. I loved it the first time I heard it, and so did America. I loved it the first time I heard it, and so did America. I loved it the first time I heard it, and so did America. I loved it the first time I heard it, and so did America. I loved it the first time I heard it, and so did America. I loved it the first time I heard it, and so did America. I loved it the first time I heard it, and so did America. I loved it the first time I heard it, and so did America. I loved it the first time I heard it, and so did America.
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 23 February 2012 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
Why do you hate America, some dude?
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g-HfIkCzJ7c/TeOQ_z-s0eI/AAAAAAAAFfc/_wJzb8DS-zo/s1600/statue-of-liberty-crying.jpg
― Suede - the fabric, not the band (DL), Thursday, 23 February 2012 15:25 (twelve years ago) link
not that we need to keep re-visiting this but to clarify my earlier statements in a brief and only semi-trolling way:
1 Several female people I know focus on Bruno Mars' doo-wop voice and old-school trappings (vocal harmonies, dancing, hair) and see him as more original than, say, the average person on ILX or this thread
2 I have seen people actively angry at him for these things here, don't know what's different between the way he does this and say the retro thing of Raphael Saadiq / Janelle Monae / etc.
3 People also seem hurt that he is a very successful singer and songwriter and producer; I don't care if people don't like his songs -- I obv don't mind a few of them and actively like others -- but are we really going back to days of "fuck that guy he's a sellout" or "authenticity check" or the like?
4 I would hope people (and esp that tall drink of water some dude) wd know the minor facetiousness of my earlier comment about America but I still don't know if this is actively not liking the song or passively being pissed about success of said song
5 Repeat point 4 except substitute "Bruno Mars" for "the song"
― Display Name (this cannot be changed):, Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:11 (twelve years ago) link
how do you focus on his retro aesthetic AND see him as original? idgi
also i don't think what people dislike about him or his songs, here or elsewhere, has much to do with the old school aesthetic. the songs that get the most hate ("The Lazy Song," "Billionaire," etc.) aren't particularly old fashioned.
― some dude, Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
also where is the sellout/authenticity thing even coming from? strawmen galore over here. i think people are in general agreement that dude is talented, has a nice voice and can write a catchy tune, the dischord mainly has to do with what he actually does with that talent.
― some dude, Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:21 (twelve years ago) link
XP In re: "originality": because instead of doing what most other people are doing (hard-ass Chris Brown aggressive dancing etc) he's doing something different and not seen as much(James Brown / Sam Cooke influence) etc. Not everyone has to be Bjork to seem original yknow.
That's a fair point about "Lazy Song" and "Billionaire" (the crappiness of which is as much about Travis McCoy's basic unlikability), but doesn't address what I think is the main think people (except you!) like about "Fuck You": it sounds like an old kind of song, but it has profanities in the chorus (Lily Allen callback) AND the bridge where Cee-Lo gets E-mo in an Old-schoo way
― Display Name (this cannot be changed):, Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
I have also just reached the limit of me caring about all this
― Display Name (this cannot be changed):, Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
BUT AMERICA WILL CARRY THE TORCH FOR ME
fair enough. i don't even see where any of those bullet points even ties into the thing about women liking him more than men, but i'm not gonna drag it out if your interest in this is even more quickly evaporating than mine.
― some dude, Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:31 (twelve years ago) link
point #1 was the relevant one here. to WAY overgeneralize (like I have already done so why not continue down that path) I don't hear/see/read any women in the real world talking about "I hate that guy's guts" or "he's shitting all over his own talent" or "Grenade? more like Lemonade haha am I right?" instead, they buy the records, they actually enjoy his performances on TV, etc.
― Display Name (this cannot be changed):, Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:36 (twelve years ago) link
funny thing is i WANT to like him more than i do, he reminds me of a lot of people i'm a fan of, like he could be a less R&B ne-yo or a more pop patrick stump, and he seems likable enough, but his music just has very low hit rate for me.
― some dude, Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:42 (twelve years ago) link
Well, he's pretty young, right? Plenty of time for him.
― Display Name (this cannot be changed):, Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
yeah he could improve with time. i guess there's a bit of a suspicion that people who are THAT successful that early in their career tend not to mess with the formula from there, whether or not that's really true.
― some dude, Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
man i really dislike this bruno mars person
― goole, Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:51 (twelve years ago) link
I mostly like him, except "The Lazy Song" make me want to watch him die a slow, incredibly painful and brutal death, preferably in front of all of his loved ones
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:52 (twelve years ago) link
"yound wild & free" is ok, and yes it is more than superficially similar to "toot it & boot it."
otherwise i really can't stand all of these.
― goole, Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:53 (twelve years ago) link
I love Grenade because it is so ridiculous and floridly melodramatic, but that's because it is funny to me.
― Nicole, Thursday, 23 February 2012 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
He's the thinking-man's Jason DeRulo.
― Fonz Hour (Eazy), Thursday, 23 February 2012 19:04 (twelve years ago) link
"Fuck You" - This is just a fun, bitter song. It hits all the same buttons as "Hey Ya!" so I understand why so many people here hate it.
"Right Round" - This song is pretty much wholly indefensible but the chorus cracks me up like a mug so I like it more than I normally would.
"It Will Rain" - This is slightly melodramatic but a good enough song.
"Grenade" - I unreservedly love this song. It's so ridiculously wounded and earnest.
"Just The Way You Are" - This song describes perfectly how I feel about my wife. I pretty much pity anyone who can't share in the sunny joy shooting out of this song; life is too short to not appreciate someone else's uncomplicated happiness.
"Nothin' On You" - see "Just The Way You Are"
"Rocketeer" - I've heard this song maybe three times. It has a nice melody but beyond that I have zero opinion on it.
"Billionaire" - I am not sure how a song that says "if I had a shit-ton of money, I would feed a bunch of people, try to help disaster victims, then split the rest with family and friends after I bought myself a couple of cars" is worthy of criticism on a socio-economic level; are you maybe overthinking this?
"Young Wild & Free" - I have heard this song three times. I don't remember how it goes at all but I remember that I loved it every time I heard it.
"The Lazy Song" - This song is Bieber-level irritating. Fucking pustulent unforgivable bullshit raghr fuck everyone for listening to this kill you in yr sleep
I have not heard any of the other songs.
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, 23 February 2012 19:06 (twelve years ago) link
otm about "Just The Way" and "Nothin'," i never really got the hate for those songs because they're so effectively sunny and sweet
― some dude, Thursday, 23 February 2012 19:12 (twelve years ago) link
well i for one am perfectly okay with hating bruno mars and janelle monae the same amount
― pre-tennis ball head-era chris brown (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 23 February 2012 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
xp to the guy upthread who doesn't like the "language in Uptown Funk: the radio edit says "trick" instead of "bitch" so you can play that version for your nephew (although is a prostitution reference any better than a common meaningless swear word, despite the former somehow being less explicit in our culture?)
IMO Uptown Funk is a bit too knowing for me to enjoy it unconditionally, but it is damn catchy. But the firs time I heard it I was in the car with my mom and she went "ooh I like this, this sounds so 70s" and to me it sounds like thats exactly what Mars and Ronson wanted. I like throwbacks, but such self-conscious, purposeful, targeted throwbacks leave a bad taste in my mouth.
― MrExplorer, Tuesday, 20 January 2015 22:35 (nine years ago) link
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/01/13/uptown_funk_mark_ronson_and_bruno_mars_hit_no_1_on_the_billboard_chart_why.html
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 January 2015 22:38 (nine years ago) link
That article has more hotlinks than a wikipedia page, wtf
― MrExplorer, Tuesday, 20 January 2015 22:53 (nine years ago) link
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― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 20 January 2015 23:03 (nine years ago) link
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― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 20 January 2015 23:04 (nine years ago) link
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lol
― gr8080, Tuesday, 20 January 2015 23:22 (nine years ago) link
lmao
― MrExplorer, Wednesday, 21 January 2015 00:10 (nine years ago) link
went to Burger King for once and "Grenade" comes on. I like Bruno Mars plenty, whether it's his traditional pop, or 80s throwback funk, but I've always hated this song. but today I figured out why I hate it so much - it's like a middle school love letter that describes all of the sucky things someone would do for the person they loved, and sticking to one rhyme.
I would catch a grenade for yaI would injure Dwyane Wade for yaI would talk like Sling Blade for yaI would buy a Kincaid for yaI would get shitty grades for yaI'd subscribe to Parade for yaI'd lose on Nick Arcade for ya
― CEO Greedwagon (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 6 March 2024 17:43 (two months ago) link