And those repetitive lyrics! You can trust me when I say the song is just as bad as the words. Apparently 'haffi' is a Jamaican term, but I'm not going to bother trying to decipher the 'meh nuh cyar' gibberish. Have you heard the song 'Work' by Rihanna and Drake? (I can't believe right now I'm mentioning people named Rihanna and Drake on Go Retro.) I won't torture you with the music video of the song, but here's some of the lyrics so you can see how asinine the 'writing' behind this gem was: I don't understand how any self-respecting DJ can play any of this pap.Īnd Watson is right about the 'verbal diarrhea' trend. I hate their music and think they're vastly overrated. He may be onto something.Īnd by the way, I totally agree with him about Coldplay, too. My favorite part? When Watson states that, 'Now any stupid f***ing bimbo or braindead twat can be dragged off a reality show, dropped into a recording studio, and have their shrill, warbling voice auto tuned for mass consumption.' And that's just the least of it. It's about the downfall of music as we know it and as spot-on as it is, I must warn that it may depress you. Watson is a controversial figure Infowars is known for being a conspiracy theory website, but this commentary is not about politics or world affairs. I invite you to watch at least part of the following video by Infowars journalist Paul Joseph Watson. You hear a song, and you can immediately identify who was playing it. One of the reasons I do love the music of the '60s, '70s, and '80s so much is because every singer and band had their own unique sound. I came across another blog recently where the author didn't mince words he declared-right in the post's title-that 'if you're under 25, your music is f***ing garbage.' It all sounds like it was produced by the same record company (there is some truth to this, which I'll get to in a minute.)Īnd believe me, I'm being kind here. There's no more individuality, no more creativity. I couldn't make out a single guitar or horned instrument with the exception of 'Uptown Funk' (admittedly, a modern song I DO like, because of its horns and retro sound.) Every song sounded like it had all been produced electronically. Every song had practically the same inane lyrics.

Rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat.Įveryone sounded auto tuned. Why did the music grate on my nerves so much? Because every single song. The following day, I brought in my earbuds and I stopped being lazy about downloading Spotify to my office MacBook. So I went over to it and turned the volume down. Then I realized the speaker had a volume control. Within an hour I wanted to shove bananas in my ears. Let's see what the young 'uns are digging these days.' I haven't listened to any of those pop stations in an awfully long time. Since most people work in their own areas and offices I was really the only one that was going to get any benefit from it. I have no idea who turned it on one afternoon, but all of a sudden it started playing one pop song after another.

My work station is currently the front reception desk until our expanded office space is ready to use (we don't actually have a receptionist, but it was one of the few available places for me.) In the front reception area is a speaker. I know because I was forced to listen to it in work a few weeks ago. Let's face it: a lot of music being heard on the radio waves today does suck, particularly pop music. I'm not even going to get into why they suck so much, but if you can stand the auditory torture, look up the video to a song of theirs called 'Car Radio' and you'll hear-and see why.) (By the way, the two clowns in the photo on the right above call themselves Twenty One Pilots. However, for SEO purposes, most people are going to be asking Google, 'Why does today's music suck so much?' I really wanted to call it, 'Why I'll Always Be Old School When It Comes to Music' or something equally as gentle. I really didn't want to write a 'get off my lawn' title for this blog post.

Soulless song 2016