as much as I love super bass it feels odd that it's on here idk
― dayo, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
what
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
'super bass' feels like a nicki minaj song that just happens to have a really good chorus
― dayo, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
it does seem a little like three disparate good songs haphazardly jammed together
― OH NOES, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:34 (twelve years ago) link
i think that totally fits with the schizo-personalities thing that nicki's made her thing anyway - i love that she sounds bad-ass and tuff and goes hard in the verses, then the chorus is pure teen movie sugar rush, and they don't act against each other
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Friday, 9 December 2011 18:35 (twelve years ago) link
LOTS of songs here have totally abrupt disconnects between verse and chorus and/or rapping and singing but imo "super bass" is not really one of them
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
yeh but the rapping feels incidental on those other songs
― dayo, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
maybe ya'll just really like wiz's verses on black & yellow idk
― dayo, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:39 (twelve years ago) link
this is such a bizarre point
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
wiz's rapping on black & yellow is good!
& nicki's rapping on "super bass" is also good but it's not, like, "monster" or "ASS" level good or anything that it doesn't seem right for a pop song
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:41 (twelve years ago) link
"Give Me Everything" sounds more schizophrenic than "Super Bass."
― Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:42 (twelve years ago) link
I never claimed 'super bass' was schizophrenic!
― dayo, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
i really don't need "super bass" to go on past the second chorus though.
― uberweiss, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
in fact, schizophrenia is great in pop songs
for the most part.
― Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
the bridge is by far my favorite part of "super bass"
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
my fav part of "super bass" is def the last bar before the chorus
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
I change my mind about my favorite part of "Super Bass" every time I listen to it.
― Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:48 (twelve years ago) link
― v-shasty, Friday, December 9, 2011 1:47 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Permalink
"i am nicki minaj blah blah chuck the deuce up"? why?
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
idk, i like "back coupes up and chunk the deuce up" as a rhyme and on principal i think ending verse w/ the same phrase (either slightly tweaked or not) is fun gimmick
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:50 (twelve years ago) link
it also steps all over the meter of the beginning of the chorus really awkwardly both times around
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 18:52 (twelve years ago) link
i don't like superbass because it is too similar melodically to teenage dream
― joey joe joe junior shabadoo, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:57 (twelve years ago) link
anyway, party rock anthem >>> all
i like jordan's list
Contrarian!
― Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:59 (twelve years ago) link
itt people continue to misuse the word "schizophrenic" (unless you really DO mean you like pop music that sounds like it's hearing voices describing intricate patterns and theories that only the song can understand)
and yes, "Give Me Everything" is disjointed in a very similar way, and I like it about as much as I like "Super Bass", ie there were at least ten other songs on that list that I like more than both
― OH NOES, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:02 (twelve years ago) link
people have been conflating and oversimplifying schizo and multiple personality disorder forever and it will never stop obviously
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
"Channeling" or "employing voices" and we got a deal.
― Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
itt people continue to misuse the word "schizophrenic"
in ilx, people continue to complain about the meaning of words gradually shifting over time and across contexts
― n/a, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:04 (twelve years ago) link
actually I am wrong here, this is apparently the definition of "schizophrenic" in play here:
a state characterized by the coexistence of contradictory or incompatible elements.
I never think of the term "schizophrenic" this way but it makes sense (and explains why it gets used interchangeably with MPD)
― OH NOES, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:14 (twelve years ago) link
I ended up voting for Britney - "I Wanna Go," strangely enough. Sad that Kelly Rowland's "Motivation" didn't make this list.
― Adrien Brony (step hen faps), Friday, 9 December 2011 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
generally speaking, mainstream America does not really care about Kelly Rowland unless she's with Beyonce or Nelly (which is really too bad)
― OH NOES, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:32 (twelve years ago) link
that song was a p big hit though
― joey joe joe junior shabadoo, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
I had assumed that this metaphorical definition developed from the pervasive misuse of "schizophrenical" as a clinical term.
― jaymc, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
i mean, beyonce didn't make this list either. did she have a song off this last record as big as 'motivation'?
― joey joe joe junior shabadoo, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
"Best Thing I Never Had" peaked at 16."Motivation" peaked at 17.
― jaymc, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:37 (twelve years ago) link
meanwhile I have still never actually heard Lady Antebellum (and I hope I never do)
― Adrien Brony (step hen faps), Friday, 9 December 2011 19:37 (twelve years ago) link
"Motivation" #1 on the R&B charts for seven weeks. "Best Thing I Never Had" peaked at #4.
― Adrien Brony (step hen faps), Friday, 9 December 2011 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
"Motivation" went platinum, "Best Thing" only went gold. Kelly won this year, singles-wise at least.
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 19:40 (twelve years ago) link
But isn't this Billboard chart determined exclusively by Hot 100 performance?
― jaymc, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
yes. but "Motivation" is higher than "Best" on this list too.
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 19:42 (twelve years ago) link
because chart longevity matters more than peak positions.
(Motivation at #53, Best Thing at #86)
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
btw if you wanna get an idea of just how little influence urban radio has on the Hot 100 these days, the #1 R&B/hip-hop song of the year, Miguel's "Sure Thing," is #92 on the Hot 100 year-end list.
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 19:46 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, I know that. I'm responding to deej and Crut who are disappointed/surprised that "Motivation" isn't on the list at all. It was a big R&B hit, apparently (I've never heard it) -- but it only peaked at #17 on the big chart, so it's going to have some trouble landing in the year-end top 50.
I'm not actually sure what point deej was trying to make by pulling in Beyonce.
― jaymc, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:49 (twelve years ago) link
i didn't pull her in, dan did when he mentioned that no one cared about kelly unless she was on a song by beyonce or nelly
― joey joe joe junior shabadoo, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
how have you not heard motivation?
the #1 R&B/hip-hop song of the year, Miguel's "Sure Thing," is #92 on the Hot 100 year-end list.
And that's a song I've only heard because ILXors have mentioned it and I've looked it up on YouTube. Doesn't get much airplay on the Top 40 stations here (even the "rhythmic" one).
― jaymc, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:52 (twelve years ago) link
Lyrically, Miguel uses analogies to express his love interest, such as "You are the chalk / And I could be your blackboard" and "If I'm the lyric baby / You could be the note".
― Adrien Brony (step hen faps), Friday, 9 December 2011 19:53 (twelve years ago) link
Where would I have heard it?
― jaymc, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:54 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVjxjGgdVPg
― Adrien Brony (step hen faps), Friday, 9 December 2011 19:55 (twelve years ago) link
here's another jam for all you ppl boosting "How To Love"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzEAyUrv4A8
― OH NOES, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:43 (twelve years ago) link
"how to hate" f/ t-pain is hilarious and the best song on c4 though
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 21:43 (twelve years ago) link
easily
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:44 (twelve years ago) link
prob would be the best song on the t pain album too
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:45 (twelve years ago) link
the t-pain leaks have felt so dull and forced
― dayo, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:46 (twelve years ago) link
the album is only okay i think
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:46 (twelve years ago) link
i haven't listened to it yet you act like thr33 ringz is his crowning achievement so your opinion is a little suspect, no offense
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 21:52 (twelve years ago) link
you act like thr33 ringz is unlistenable bcuz it has skits so your opinion is a little suspect, no offense
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:56 (twelve years ago) link
haha it's not bad or anything but i mean nothing on it would make like t-pain's top 30 songs
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
okay that's crazy
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 22:07 (twelve years ago) link
ok maybe "chopped n skrewed". but it's very middling, his first two albums each have 10 songs better than anything on it.
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 22:10 (twelve years ago) link
t-pain ruined 'the way you move' w/ his asinine 'left cheek right cheek' bit
― dayo, Friday, 9 December 2011 22:18 (twelve years ago) link
that's just a reference to his single 'booty wurk' but that's not really a defense
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 22:27 (twelve years ago) link
born this way
― boof troop (dealwithit.gif), Friday, 9 December 2011 22:47 (twelve years ago) link
fuck outta here
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 22:59 (twelve years ago) link
the song feels like such a distant memory now that i didn't put it on my year-end list but i still have no problem with "born this way"
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 23:06 (twelve years ago) link
yeah it's seriously one of the most unpleasantly shrill songs i've ever heard in radio rotation
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, December 9, 2011 8:59 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Permalink
this might provide a clue as to why jjj loves it so much
― superstition or schizophrenia? (henrietta lacks), Saturday, 10 December 2011 08:13 (twelve years ago) link
lemme see if i can find his albums ballot from last year...
― superstition or schizophrenia? (henrietta lacks), Saturday, 10 December 2011 08:14 (twelve years ago) link
(Note: I recognize that I may be overstating the case by claiming that he 'loves it so much')
Phosphorescent — Here's to Taking it EasyThird Eye Foundation — The DarkFoetus — HideFaun Fables — Light of a Vaster DarkEnslaved — Axioma Ethica OdiniThe Body — And All the Waters of the Earth Shall Turn to BloodHigh on Fire — Snakes for the DivineShining — BlackjazzTitan — Sweet DreamsOwen Pallett — HeartlandSlough Feg — Animal SpiritsUfomammut — EveAcross Tundras — Old World WandererHarvey Milk — A Small Turn of Human KindnessKanye West — My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasySwans — My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the SkyCharming Hostess — The Bowls ProjectVampire Weekend — ContraAlcest — Écailles De LuneAgalloch — Marrow of the SpiritLiars — SisterworldSchool of Seven Bells — Disconnect From DesireAgainst Me! — White CrossesNels Cline — Dirty Baby
^anything up there that approaches the description 'unpleasant and shrill'?
― superstition or schizophrenia? (henrietta lacks), Saturday, 10 December 2011 09:03 (twelve years ago) link
it's kind of like if your spouse who doesn't know how to sing or dance or play an instrument, learned how to sing/dance/play an instrument and sang you a love song on your birthday
smh i hope no spouse of mine would try this
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Saturday, 10 December 2011 11:09 (twelve years ago) link
(i remain single)
lex only fucks with real divas
― dayo, Saturday, 10 December 2011 12:15 (twelve years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 15 December 2011 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
i agree w/ what Sasha said about nicki in his hip-hop roundup
― joey joe joe junior shabadoo, Thursday, 15 December 2011 00:13 (twelve years ago) link
which was...?
smh @ you fuckin ke$ha people
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Thursday, 15 December 2011 01:26 (twelve years ago) link
esp for picking the wrong song
― OH NOES, Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:11 (twelve years ago) link