so is their other one, the one with the girl who sounds like she's about to sneeze
― maura, Wednesday, 26 October 2016 19:34 (seven years ago) link
"Closer" isn't awful, but it isn't great either - I'm just baffled by how a song so hookless has been so successful
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Wednesday, 26 October 2016 22:10 (seven years ago) link
that's just the magic of the music industry at work
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 26 October 2016 22:22 (seven years ago) link
It's better than "#SELFIE", that's for sure.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Wednesday, 26 October 2016 22:27 (seven years ago) link
Debuted at #32 this week. 34 million views and counting. From their Christmas album. This is a Christmas song now. Merry Christmas!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRP8d7hhpoQ
― da croupier, Sunday, 6 November 2016 05:25 (seven years ago) link
What do you call it when five people do a melisma at the same time?
― skip, Sunday, 6 November 2016 20:43 (seven years ago) link
lol I thought that was going to be from Handel's Messiah and said to myself "Yeah, that's kind of Christmasy by its very nature."
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Sunday, 6 November 2016 21:20 (seven years ago) link
that Pentatonix video makes me want to die.
it also led me to this cover of Jolene (presented by Cracker Barrel), where you can literally hear within 1 second the difference between Dolly's incredible voice and the bland whimpering of five mayonnaise human cue balls: https://youtu.be/oYCoyUxY2HY
― alpine static, Monday, 7 November 2016 07:28 (seven years ago) link
welp, congrats thread: you killed Leonard Cohen
― alpine static, Friday, 11 November 2016 04:29 (seven years ago) link
And now I'm looking through today's releases and noticed that the poor man's Nickelback, Theory of Dead Man, have just released a cover of Hallelujah as well.
― MarkoP, Friday, 11 November 2016 16:09 (seven years ago) link
As if 2016 didn't suck enough already, we can expect an even greater flood of "Hallelujah" covers now.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Friday, 11 November 2016 16:13 (seven years ago) link
watch-arcade-fire-cover-hallelujah-bill-murray-cubs
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 11 November 2016 16:14 (seven years ago) link
Listening to the playlist for the first time. Feel like it really got on top of me last year when poll time rolled around.
― how's life, Wednesday, 16 November 2016 20:52 (seven years ago) link
My worst album so far is Zonkey, by Umphrey's McGee. It's a mash-up album, so at least it's timely.
― Bloomington After Dark, Thursday, 17 November 2016 00:53 (seven years ago) link
WARNING: Contains an interpolation of a song that you've probably heard a billion times, but maybe never knew the name of, and really don't need to hear in a pop song.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5qWnG5RQTk
― MarkoP, Thursday, 1 December 2016 22:13 (seven years ago) link
(Heart & Soul, from 1938, in case anyone else was trying to place it but didn't want to go through the pain of having to listen again to check)
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Thursday, 1 December 2016 23:47 (seven years ago) link
(Bea Wain due to celebrate her 100th birthday next year, BTW, hope nobody plays her the Train song)
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Thursday, 1 December 2016 23:50 (seven years ago) link
It's the first song you learn on the piano
― warm winds and clear skies, Friday, 2 December 2016 03:59 (seven years ago) link
oh man
― maura, Friday, 2 December 2016 04:05 (seven years ago) link
Our society truly is crumbling beneath us
― skip, Saturday, 3 December 2016 17:19 (seven years ago) link
omg my jaw dropped
― dyl, Saturday, 3 December 2016 19:45 (seven years ago) link
Is there some context here that I'm lacking, or something super offensive in the lyric that I'm missing, 'cause this just sounds like the same old Train shittiness to me.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Saturday, 3 December 2016 20:17 (seven years ago) link
Maybe they'll follow it up with something based off of Minuet in G.
― how's life, Saturday, 3 December 2016 20:41 (seven years ago) link
lol at "play that song"
Playlist is updated for the month.
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Sunday, 4 December 2016 20:10 (seven years ago) link
Jesus fuck that Train song
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 12 December 2016 23:22 (seven years ago) link
Spin's shitlist.
Only one I remember hearing is Timberlake, which I don't think is that bad at all.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 3 January 2017 19:46 (seven years ago) link
we should do a year end poll i think.
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Tuesday, 3 January 2017 20:01 (seven years ago) link
Nah, 2016 was bad enough already.
― sbahnhof, Tuesday, 3 January 2017 20:49 (seven years ago) link
okay, i'm convinced
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Tuesday, 3 January 2017 21:14 (seven years ago) link
i'm glad the trend of publishing year-end worst lists for singles is picking up now
― dyl, Tuesday, 3 January 2017 21:26 (seven years ago) link
+1
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Tuesday, 3 January 2017 22:24 (seven years ago) link
Somebody make it happen if you want.Playlist is put to bed now, added the SPIN picks.
ILM's Rolling Worst Songs 2016 Spotify Playlist
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Friday, 13 January 2017 17:04 (seven years ago) link
Can we just award it to Seven Years?
― illbient microtonal poetry Surbiton (imago), Friday, 13 January 2017 17:14 (seven years ago) link
i am more inclined to go with that ghostbusters theme
― A big shout out goes to the lamb chops, thos lamb chops (ulysses), Friday, 13 January 2017 17:29 (seven years ago) link
Have we mentioned Robbie Williams' 'I Love My Life' yet? Because honestly fuck off mate, how's anyone supposed to relate to that?
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Monday, 16 January 2017 13:22 (seven years ago) link
^^ I've thought about posting that one to the thread several times, but (luckily) forgot about it once I was on ilx again. It's excrutating. Whenever it pops up on the car radio or in a shop it drives me mad.
It breaks my brain trying to follow his thought process: 'Oi imma make a song about how I love life, drown it in cliches, that must be a bonafide hit amirite guys?'
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 16 January 2017 13:30 (seven years ago) link
It's like that 'hope I'm old before I die' song he did years ago that effectively inverted and toned down the Who. i remember my dad being incredulous - 'that's not very rock'n'roll!'
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Monday, 16 January 2017 13:36 (seven years ago) link
Dog Latin, so awful. My friend asked me to join her to his gig. No thanks.
― nathom, Monday, 16 January 2017 18:01 (seven years ago) link
Party like a Russian is in the SBIG / accidentally prescient box though
― The beaver is not the bad guy (El Tomboto), Monday, 16 January 2017 18:05 (seven years ago) link
Normally, calling the new year's thread overdue at this point would be laughably premature, but 2017 has already seen two new Ed Sheeran singles.
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Monday, 16 January 2017 20:32 (seven years ago) link
You Didn't Want It, You Didn't Ask For It; The 2016 ILX Worst Song Poll
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Monday, 16 January 2017 21:20 (seven years ago) link