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Re: Mix Six: “Earworm Attack!”

Ted — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:06:29 -0000

Yet another reason to dislike the song! Swift can't even get the narrative right. Of course, it would be a bummer of a tune if she sang about how they were grief stricken and decided to kill themselves.

Re: Mix Six: “Earworm Attack!”

Ted — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:04:20 -0000

I'm glad I'm not the only one...

Re: Mix Six: “Earworm Attack!”

Wed, 20 May 2009 01:55:16 -0000

I can't get past the part in the Romeo & Juliet song where the happy ending is him proposing and her saying yes. Um, didn't they read the play? No? I didn't think so.

But yeah, it's an earworm, and sticks in my head for days at a time.

Re: Mix Six: “Earworm Attack!”

The Power Steves — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:58:35 -0000

Ha! I'm totally with you on that high "TIME!" part. I've always zeroed in on that as well and sing it to myself from time to time.

Re: Mix Six: “Earworm Attack!”

Ted — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:28:07 -0000

Department stores ... Adult Contemporary radio stations ... and maybe some banks are on the list of dangerous places to work -- and yes, it's because of the music that's played. :-)

Re: Mix Six: “Earworm Attack!”

Ted — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:25:27 -0000

You know how auto-tune can be used for a vocal effect? That's what I'm talking about -- not keeping her in key.

When it comes to Taylor Swift -- and really it's just "Love Song" -- I have a negative knee-jerk reaction to her voice, the vocal phrasing, the lyrics, the ... well, just about everything.

Re: Mix Six: “Earworm Attack!”

MatthewBolin — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:28:09 -0000

Two things:

(1) I actually quite like Lady GaGa, though I don't know why. Perhaps it's the amalgamation of three decades of dance pop under one guise. But as for the "nasally/auto-tune" note, I couldn't really spot auto-tuning on her voice. She actually has a pretty good voice for what passes for female pop vocals these days. The male singer, on the other hand--big time auto-tuning.

(2) Speaking of auto tuning, I had actually never heard a Taylor Swift song before today, though I know she's huge in the country-pop scene (and was even on the cover of Rolling Stone a month or so back). And....she is REALLY auto-tuned. And even with pitch correction, her voice is flat and non-distinct. I guess country really needed another female star for the Gossip Girl generation to go along with Carrie Underwood, though, and Kellie Pickler wasn't cutting it.

Re: Mix Six: “Earworm Attack!”

DwDunphy — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:09:00 -0000

You know, from the moment I saw the Billy Joel graphic, I knew EXACTLY the section that was eating at your brain. If you worked in a department store where Muzak pumped the song in at least twice a day, every day, it's virtually seared into your skull.