This is what is popular nowadays?
Let’s look at three relatively new songs (from the past year or so) that are extremely annoying due to their silly lyrics, repetitive nature, or cringe-inducing attempts at relevancy. There are no set rules as to what constitutes “new†for this song – as long as they are currently or were recently popular, they will be included.
“Despacitoâ€
Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee
You know, Despacito may not have been on this list if it just came out, sold a few million records, and faded into Latin pop history. But then we kept hearing it. And hearing it. And hearing it. It’s like constantly repeating a word – eventually it loses all semblance of meaning. Despacito is certainly a well-constructed pop song.; it’s easy to dance to, it’s insanely catchy, and it has that distinctive Latin pop sexiness. But therein lies the problem. It’s a pop song, and pop songs get very, very old very, very quickly. The music video is currently sitting at over five billion views on YouTube. That tells you all you need to know.
“Thunderâ€
Imagine Dragons
It’s no secret that Imagine Dragons aren’t the most inventive rock band in the world. They aim for the top of the charts with every song, creating safe, catchy arena rock that satisfies as many people as possible. And there’s nothing wrong with that. But damn if Thunder isn’t annoying. It starts well enough but soon regresses into mindless tedium as we hear the word “thunder†repeated about 10,000 times throughout the proceeding three and a half minutes. But hey, this song is playing in stadiums everywhere, so good for them we suppose. The general music-listening public seems to love them, but critics can’t seem to get past their boring, cliché rock.
“Gucci Gangâ€
Lil Pump
Was there anything else that could have been number one? Lil Pump’s Gucci Gang is so obnoxious, so repetitive, and so inherently unlikable that it quickly became an Internet meme. This song is truly an exercise in patience – if you make it all the way to the end, you deserve a prize or something. Critics of the song point to the lazy bars and Pump’s monotone, emotionless vocal delivery, not to mention the mind-numbing repetitions of “Gucci gang Gucci gang Gucci gang Gucci gang Gucci gang.†Gucci Gang is one of the most bizarre successes of the decade so far – a well-selling single seemingly adored by general listeners but totally detested by critics.
What do you think is the most annoying new (-ish) song?
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