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Post by mkarns on Mar 15, 2021 22:13:56 GMT -5
"F2020" is a must-add to this list. There's no way this will have any sort of longevity beyond maybe people remembering it related to the pandemic, which is not exactly a positive thing you want your song to be remembered by lol. It's already irrelevant despite coming out like 6 months ago haha. That was obviously dated right from the start, but at least Avenue Beat are or will be happy to leave it in the past: "Lowkey F*** 2020 I don't know about everybody else But I think that I am kinda done Can we just get to 2021? (Please)"
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Post by mkarns on Mar 15, 2021 22:18:29 GMT -5
Scrolling through some of my really old playlists, all of these songs have ages badly for me: Fireflies Pumped Up Kicks Baby (but did anyone over the age 12 even like this song?) Disagree when it comes to these. I still hum Baby occasionally. A bop!! Still his best single (fight me!!) The first two are still favourites of mine (and "Vanilla Twilight" and "Don't Stop (Colour On the Walls)" should have smashed too). I've also found "Baby" enjoyable, but it and Justin Bieber suffered at the time from overexposure and his prepubescent voice was grating to many. Arguably Bieber is still overexposed, but it's pretty impressive that he still has big hits over a decade later despite barely sounding like the same person (I think radio and a broader audience warmed up to him once his voice matured and deepened.)
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Post by Fire on Mar 15, 2021 22:35:56 GMT -5
fireflies is still one of my all-time favorite songs, not sorry in the slightest
i never really disliked baby either if i'm being honest lol
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Post by mkarns on Mar 15, 2021 22:51:02 GMT -5
While I like them, many of Ke$ha's and Pitbull's early 2010s hits arguably haven't aged all that well, if only because of formula. There's a good reason why we don't hear many of them other than "Tik Tok" or "Give Me Everything"; most of their others at the time followed the same pattern lyrically and/or musically and it got old. Even Ke$ha eventually decided she could only sing so many variations of "let's party!" so it's no wonder she eventually wanted to break with Dr. Luke's formula (and that's leaving aside the personal abuse charges.)
Most topical songs don't age well. I'd like to collectively cite the many tearjerking and/or bombastic early 2000s songs that followed 9/11 (exception: Alan Jackson's "Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning") which feel dated at best and jingoistic crap at worst. It was for that junk that country radio ditched the (then-Dixie) Chicks.
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Post by Enigma. on Mar 16, 2021 1:21:40 GMT -5
Mentioned in the other thread, but Pink's Stupid Girls.
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Mar 16, 2021 3:26:36 GMT -5
I think we're going to include Blurred Lines and most R. Kelly songs here, we might as well include most Marilyn Manson songs here as well
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Post by Au$tin on Mar 16, 2021 5:30:53 GMT -5
Re: Baby
Nah, I disagree that it's aged terrible. In fact I'd argue it's aged better than a lot of other hits from 2010. I think the strings definitely help with it not getting lost in the clutter of 2010s dance pop that aged like milk like Dynamite and DJ Got Us Fallin in Love.
There is a song from Bieber in that same year that aged horrendously, though. Eenie Meanie.
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Post by Choco on Mar 16, 2021 8:45:25 GMT -5
Everything Bieber pre-Purpose is terribly dated in my opinion (minus "Where Are U Now"). "Baby" is memorable at least, but it was never memorable for good reasons lol.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2021 14:43:06 GMT -5
Re: Baby Nah, I disagree that it's aged terrible. In fact I'd argue it's aged better than a lot of other hits from 2010. I think the strings definitely help with it not getting lost in the clutter of 2010s dance pop that aged like milk like Dynamite and DJ Got Us Fallin in Love. There is a song from Bieber in that same year that aged horrendously, though. Eenie Meanie. Both Dynamite and DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love are songs I still like a lot.
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Post by Fire on Mar 16, 2021 14:45:30 GMT -5
dynamite is still one of my all-time favorite songs, not sorry in the slightest
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Post by Jay D83 on Mar 16, 2021 15:33:49 GMT -5
Most songs age horribly which is why the Billboard charts come out weekly. Most music sounds like the era in which they are recorded/released.
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Post by Au$tin on Mar 16, 2021 16:14:30 GMT -5
Re: Baby Nah, I disagree that it's aged terrible. In fact I'd argue it's aged better than a lot of other hits from 2010. I think the strings definitely help with it not getting lost in the clutter of 2010s dance pop that aged like milk like Dynamite and DJ Got Us Fallin in Love. There is a song from Bieber in that same year that aged horrendously, though. Eenie Meanie. Both Dynamite and DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love are songs I still like a lot. A song aging poorly doesn't mean you can't still like it. Those two songs I mentioned are very much stuck in their time. You hear them and you know exactly what time frame they came out in. Like there's zero chance of something like that coming out today and reaching the same level of success they had initially. The way I understand the concept of songs aging poorly is like this: if the song were released now would I still like it? You say you like both of those examples. Is that because they sound fresh and awesome or is it because you loved them back when that style was fresh so you have a soft spot for them? Like I loved Dynamite back then and can still enjoy it now. But if someone were to release Dynamite today, I would almost certainly call it generic and derivative and not care for it because I have no attachment to it. Of course there is the other definition of aging poorly and that is indeed no longer liking a song you once loved, but I believe both definitions are valid for this thread.
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Post by SabrinaFan on Mar 31, 2021 12:10:56 GMT -5
Fat Joe feat. Amorphous - Sunshine
When the first line of a song literally starts with "It's 2021!", you know you're going to have a problem keeping it relevant for years to come lol.
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Post by hortensia on Mar 31, 2021 15:03:11 GMT -5
Dance-pop hits, from the early 2010s particulary, have aged very badly.
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Post by annoymous1 on Apr 1, 2021 9:39:21 GMT -5
I'm sure everyone forgot this song but We Run The Night by Havana Brown & Pitbull.
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Post by legend1982 on Apr 1, 2021 11:19:57 GMT -5
Most songs age horribly which is why the Billboard charts come out weekly. Most music sounds like the era in which they are recorded/released. Agreed. A more interesting spin on this topic would be which songs from the past, if released today, could match or do better than their peak.
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Post by suzcruz7 on Apr 1, 2021 18:26:33 GMT -5
[q🤷ote timestamp="1615926829" a🤷thor=" Jay D83 " so🤷rce="/post/7830857/thread"]Most songs age horribly which is why the Billboard charts come o🤷t weekly. Most m🤷sic so🤷nds like the era in which they are recorded/released. [/q🤷ote]Agreed. A more interesting spin on this topic wo🤷ld be which songs from the past, if released today, co🤷ld match or do better than their peak. That's a great idea for a thread. I hope someone creates it. I might do so tomorrow if nobody else does, but I'd wanna think of some examples first.
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Post by Lost In Musical Reverie on Apr 2, 2021 4:16:25 GMT -5
Most songs age horribly which is why the Billboard charts come out weekly. Most music sounds like the era in which they are recorded/released. Agreed. A more interesting spin on this topic would be which songs from the past, if released today, could match or do better than their peak. "Pour It Up" by Rihanna comes to mind. It was so ahead of its time, and would be at home among the trap bangers of today.
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Post by Soundcl🕤ck on Apr 2, 2021 6:35:46 GMT -5
Agreed. A more interesting spin on this topic would be which songs from the past, if released today, could match or do better than their peak. "Pour It Up" by Rihanna comes to mind. It was so ahead of its time, and would be at home among the trap bangers of today. Bitch Better Have My Money too
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2021 1:08:09 GMT -5
Agreed. A more interesting spin on this topic would be which songs from the past, if released today, could match or do better than their peak. "Pour It Up" by Rihanna comes to mind. It was so ahead of its time, and would be at home among the trap bangers of today. I'm currently working on 2013 lists for my blog, and I can say that Pour It Up encapsulates everything wrong with Pop music in 2016. The song was ahead of its time, yes, but not in a good way.
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Jun 24, 2021 1:14:46 GMT -5
Listen to the instrumental synths and tell me this isn't dated af
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Post by gikem on Jun 26, 2021 19:55:36 GMT -5
Too Close by Alex Clare, as well as any other hit from around 2012-2013 that had a dubstep breakdown.
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Post by Private Dancer on Jun 27, 2021 0:42:05 GMT -5
Any song by the Black Eyed Peas except Just Can't Get Enough and Meet Me Halfway
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Post by xtynaaguilera99 on Jun 27, 2021 10:59:15 GMT -5
Too Close by Alex Clare, as well as any other hit from around 2012-2013 that had a dubstep breakdown. I Knew You Were Trouble literally said to you: “not on my watch”. That song aged well. I would say Like a G6.
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Post by Choco on Jun 30, 2021 10:22:55 GMT -5
IKYWT used to be one of my favorite Taylor Swift tracks. I'd say it might still be around top 10 for me, but it has aged quite poorly compared to most of her other gems.
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Post by SabrinaFan on May 12, 2022 21:48:54 GMT -5
Not necessarily the whole song, but "It's Goin' Down" by Yung Joc aged terribly in terms of one of the lyrics. I was relistening a few weeks ago because of Nykanyon's 2000s hot 100 polls on here, and my jaw dropped when I heard the lyric "Boys in the hood call me Black Donald Trump."
Granted, back then he obviously just meant it a flex about how rich he is, but holy shit that aged badly lmao.
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Post by 312999 on May 12, 2022 22:06:54 GMT -5
Dre Day by Dr. Dre, was one of his biggest hits, but it’s not even remembered at all or plays on the radio at all compared to his other songs.
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Post by #brayden on May 12, 2022 22:22:15 GMT -5
I agree with "Blurred Lines" and someone else mentioned "Boom Boom Pow" which I also agree with.
"All About That Bass" comes to mind. It's terrible. I kind of feel like "Problem" by Ariana has aged poorly at least compared to several of her other hits. It's still not bad, though.
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Post by phieaglesfan712 on May 13, 2022 4:49:57 GMT -5
I’m surprised no one has said In My Feelings yet. Blurred Lines and Happy are obvious ones in the streaming era, but IMF became irrelevant faster than those songs.
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Post by Lost In Musical Reverie on May 13, 2022 6:30:31 GMT -5
I agree with "Blurred Lines" and someone else mentioned "Boom Boom Pow" which I also agree with. "All About That Bass" comes to mind. It's terrible. I kind of feel like "Problem" by Ariana has aged poorly at least compared to several of her other hits. It's still not bad, though. Yeah...I can see where you're coming from. Probably due to both the saxophone loop that was so prevalent throughout 2014-15 and just Iggy Azalea's presence in general. I still really enjoy the song, but these factors firmly date it to the summer of 2014 - no doubt about it. I'd say "Break Free" is another Ariana song which hasn't aged the best, especially the breakdown at the outro (still love it loads regardless). I wonder what's the general consensus on "Bang Bang"...I might be biased since I was never much of a fan of the song, but I feel it hasn't held up as well as a top 3 all-female collaboration smash should. Doesn't help Ariana can't stand the song these days either. 😄
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