I thought I'd list 4 songs that you may or may not have heard on the radio that I have heard and have enjoyed at least portions of.
I don't listen to pop radio EVER, but I have a bit more since I've been in Danville, and I've been glad, because most songs have at least parts that are interesting to listen to.
So without further ado, here are the 4 songs, the bands that perform them, and why I like each song.
1. "Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston.
--Admittedly, most of this song is pretty generic pop stuff, but there are a couple reasons I like it. It uses the beat from "Stand By Me", which is pretty cool and works pretty well in this song. Also, there is a short section which is a capella, and the singer sings his own backup. Or, he at least synthesizes his own voice into backup vocals.
2. "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie.
--The refrain in this song is horrible. However, the song also has verses! The acoustic guitar in the background during the verses is pretty good. Plus, there are at least synthesized strings incorporated into the verses later in the song, including some cello right at the end of the song. For some reason, the cello and other strings make me really enjoy this song, even though I absolutely can't stand 1/2 of it.
3. "4 in the Morning" by Gwen Stefani.
--I've always liked her No Doubt stuff better than most of the crap she's come out with since the mid-90s, but I really like this song. I think the guitar riff that repeats through most of the song in pretty sweet. Plus when she sings/raps it has a really awesome syncopation and rhythm.
4. "Hey There Delilah" by Plain White Ts.
--Another song I first heard on Cities 97, I just happen to like this song start to finish. The acoustic guitar works really well, plus some of the lyrics, which I usually never notice, I happen to particularly enjoy.
All four of these songs can be heard regularly on you local canned pop radio station. Just goes to show you that even the most produced and unoriginal seeming songs have good moments in them.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
wait...so what's the assignment? Or are you just showing your assignment that you did and then present it to us?
presenting....
I think the assignment is to listen to those songs/other songs that may seem crappy.
I haven't heard any of those songs you mentioned but I had a similar experience last week listening to crappy music. While traveling all I could pickup on the radio was a country station so rather than ride in silence I listened to a few songs. One of them I actually found quite amusing! It's called "So much cooler online". It's about a boy who is pretty unappealing in real life but totally transforms his image when he logs on.
Post a Comment