voting for red hot chili peppers, the corniest artists itt
― cheese canopy (map), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 21:21 (five years ago) link
they might be, but i don't think "scar tissue" is v corny
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 21:24 (five years ago) link
'Thong Song' is the corniest (if 'corny' means "closest to '99 and the song got stuck in '99").
Len and TLC are the best.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 30 July 2019 21:40 (five years ago) link
there was something weird going on with the music videos at the time, I remember watching a ton of them on MTV back then and like half of them were set on some crazy spaceship with the singers appearing in skintight outfits straight out of the original Star Trek. maybe it was just a side effect of CGI getting a little better (lmao) but I'm kind of curious how this started. was it Michael Jackson?
― frogbs, Tuesday, 30 July 2019 21:56 (five years ago) link
len, juvenile, new radicals, and sisqo are all timers for me
― Carisis LaVerted (m bison), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 22:03 (five years ago) link
yah those plus odb and fiona are my faves
― jakey mo collier (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 22:05 (five years ago) link
frogbs, i mean, it was the era of X-Files, Y2k tension, the Matrix, WTO protests, disillusionment with govt w/r/t Lewinsky stuff, conspiracy theory, David Icke, Behold a Pale Horse... it's not a stretch that music videos are gonna look that way
― Hannah GAPDY (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 22:06 (five years ago) link
while you are considering what to vote for:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdKTx-8EvtM
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 06:28 (five years ago) link
Scar Tissue is corny af and it's only the presence of Tender than prevented me from voting for it.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 14:20 (five years ago) link
most of these songs are really good but as a whole this list is basic as fuck so who the fuck cares
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 16:35 (five years ago) link
1. Britney Spears - Baby One More Time2. TLC - No Scrubs3. Mariah Carey - Heartbreaker ft. Jay-Z4. Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way5. Len - Steal My Sunshine
Breaking some new ground with this unusual yet intriguing top 5.
Baby One More Time is from 1998.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 16:39 (five years ago) link
Can't wait for their top 40 albums of 1999 topped by "Now 3" and "Now 2."
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 16:55 (five years ago) link
their album list is a bit more interesting
― jakey mo collier (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 17:05 (five years ago) link
citizen king - better days reminds me of a mix cd they gave out at aeropostale if you bought enough cargo shorts and puka shell necklaces or something. wish i could find a tracklist. think "hooch" by everything was on there. the blue monday cover by orgy was definitely on there.
― triple-washed (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 19:10 (five years ago) link
'steal my sunshine' dude employs a weird loud whisper affectation that is my most hated vocal performance ever. so voting for that.
― triple-washed (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 19:21 (five years ago) link
its fun to imitate though
there was a time when I was kinda curious what other songs by Len sounded like. not anymore, oh well
― frogbs, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 19:27 (five years ago) link
I checked out the album once, I think the rest of the tracks were mainly skate-punk or something like that.
― the last Berry La Croix in the work fridge (morrisp), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 19:28 (five years ago) link
ftr "Heartbreaker" fucking sucks
― brigadier pudding (DJP), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 19:29 (five years ago) link
'steal my sunshine' dude employs a weird loud whisper affectation that is my most hated vocal performance ever. so voting for that.― triple-washed (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, July 31, 2019 3:21 PM (seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
― triple-washed (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, July 31, 2019 3:21 PM (seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
this is soooooo otm, such an awful delivery that ruins an otherwise beautiful song.
anyone have an 'instrumental' version that just cuts his vox?
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 19:30 (five years ago) link
it's the b-side on the "california realin' remix" single
― triple-washed (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 19:35 (five years ago) link
What was that thread, from a year or so back, where we were obsessing over a sub-genre of "pop songs with breakbeats" from this era?
― the last Berry La Croix in the work fridge (morrisp), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 19:35 (five years ago) link
'scar tissue' makes me squirm. the lyrics are embarrassing, dave matthews-grade j/o. the narrative behind the album and rhcp's ascent to wise rock survivors makes me want to barf. rhcp is like the ultimate example of the kind of band that a certain person will be like 'this band is good and i will listen to them, most of my musical opinions are contrarian and turgid' about. their boring respectability now is just so goddamn mindless considering their songs have never not been like 80% repellent with lyrics that can't stay away from being gross and can't say anything interesting or appealing even in their "mature" phase. i mean feel free to point to counter-examples anyone, i will nod and appreciate your deep listening drive and generosity of spirit, but i'm not going to follow you there lol.
― cheese canopy (map), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 19:45 (five years ago) link
feel like hating rhcp is way more acceptable than liking them
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 19:46 (five years ago) link
tbf most of my musical opinions are contrarian and turgid
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 19:47 (five years ago) link
xp haha i think that depends a lot on where a person lives
― cheese canopy (map), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 19:49 (five years ago) link
Rhcp, green day, and foo fighters all feel like the last generation that worked at rock inc. before the company went outta business so they get remembered as members of The Greats simply by outliving everyone
― Carisis LaVerted (m bison), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 19:52 (five years ago) link
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 19:54 (five years ago) link
The girl at the student house next to mine played Californication on repeat for the entire summer of 2000, and very loud too, I hate that fucking album more than I can say
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:10 (five years ago) link
very loud too
this is just the natural volume of californication
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:15 (five years ago) link
I've read quite a bit about it being the ultimate example of a victim of the loudness wars, doesn't make me hate it any less tbh.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:16 (five years ago) link
lol I mean if u think abt it californication is just a combination of words that means “fucking california” and listen buddy fuckin a whole state is not quiet work
― Carisis LaVerted (m bison), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:17 (five years ago) link
Summer Girls is still worst tho
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:18 (five years ago) link
and it's in the rob Sheffield list in rs too. what the fuck is wrong with these people?
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:19 (five years ago) link
The remix with Missy Elliot tho, I'm fully on board with.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:27 (five years ago) link
i always thought it was a portmanteau of 'california' and 'vacation'
― triple-washed (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:31 (five years ago) link
the lead singer of the band Everything looks a lot like rob schneider in this "Hooch" video
― triple-washed (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:32 (five years ago) link
a buddy of mine had that Lou Bega CD, it was low key pretty hilarious
two of the songs are straight up rewrites of "Mambo No. 5" and there's a skit (??) that involves an awful Italian accent
kinda reminds me of Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, where you have a cool novelty single and then have to write a full LP but you don't really have any ideas beyond that one thing. although I liked "Tricky Tricky" a lot
― frogbs, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:37 (five years ago) link
― triple-washed (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, July 31, 2019 3:31 PM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
Ur thinking of “californiacation” one letter makes a huge difference between a family trip to anaheim and a trip to make a family WITH anaheim
― Carisis LaVerted (m bison), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:37 (five years ago) link
feel like rhcp's a better soundtrack to the buena park pirate dinner show
― triple-washed (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 20:49 (five years ago) link
20. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5
40. Ricky Martin - Livin La Vida Loca
The 'snoball is working as a painter & decorator and the boss's radio is tuned to Capital and all they seem to play are these two songs' duo.
― just another country (snoball), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 21:19 (five years ago) link
Credit where it's due, Mike Edwards from Jesus Jones laid the foundation for this utterly indefensible style of 'singing'.
― Apprentice Taintjazzler (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:13 (five years ago) link
Also: please stop evoking 'Hooch' why because being reminded of that song is making me literally die.
― Apprentice Taintjazzler (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:14 (five years ago) link
(Countdown to me creating the 'Hooch' thread no one asked for.)
― Apprentice Taintjazzler (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:16 (five years ago) link
29. NSYNC - God Must've Spent A Little More Time On You
didn't even hesitate
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:22 (five years ago) link
xp hooch music video needs to be sectioned and polled
― triple-washed (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:24 (five years ago) link
i'm going with miami. still get embarrassed when that song comes on. nothing on this list is 'cornier' to me.
2nd and 3rd are summer girls and god mustve spent, respectively.
― big city slam (Spottie), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:29 (five years ago) link
xpost Okay well I just watched that video and can confidently state that that combination of sound and image is the purest distillation of evil ever delivered into the world.
― Apprentice Taintjazzler (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:34 (five years ago) link
literally cannot imagine any person in the last, say, dozen years going "hmm you know what I need to hear right now?! Miami by Will Smith!! Yes!!! What a tune!"
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:35 (five years ago) link
you haven't met me
― bookmarkflaglink (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:41 (five years ago) link
lol. alas :(
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:41 (five years ago) link