blogs.westword.com— Lyrics like "Shake it like a Poloaroid picture," "This sh*t is bananas" and the gratuitous use of Auto-tune are guaranteed to provide future generations with plenty of WTF moments. — Submitted Dec 24, 2009
The funny thing about the criticism of auto-tune is that pretty much all of these songs use it--just not to ridiculous levels. It seems most obvious (besides in T-Pain's example) in the Paris Hilton and Miley Cyrus songs.
That's the point of all pop music, to be inescapable for a year after release, to annoy and disgust for a decade afterwards, and then to be listened to with nostalgia after that...For instance, the song "Closing Time"...loved it the first 100 times I heard it, then got so sick of it I changed the channel everytime it started playing, now I don't mind it so much anymore. Same goes with other huge songs from that time period, "Flagpole Sitta", "The Impression that I Get" etc... We may absolutely hate "Poker Face" now, but in 2018, people will be bumping it again talking about the "good old days", just watch...
benroy Dec 24, 2009
Our Grand kids will be born into the Google Hive Mind™ and will know everything that is, has been and ever will be.
kevro Dec 24, 2009
Vinyl will never die!
guitarplex Dec 24, 2009
Yeah that way of thinking only applies to groups and people.
gordigor Dec 24, 2009
Poker face was a stretch.
daliminator Dec 24, 2009
The funny thing about the criticism of auto-tune is that pretty much all of these songs use it--just not to ridiculous levels. It seems most obvious (besides in T-Pain's example) in the Paris Hilton and Miley Cyrus songs.
angrydeuce Dec 24, 2009
That's the point of all pop music, to be inescapable for a year after release, to annoy and disgust for a decade afterwards, and then to be listened to with nostalgia after that...For instance, the song "Closing Time"...loved it the first 100 times I heard it, then got so sick of it I changed the channel everytime it started playing, now I don't mind it so much anymore. Same goes with other huge songs from that time period, "Flagpole Sitta", "The Impression that I Get" etc... We may absolutely hate "Poker Face" now, but in 2018, people will be bumping it again talking about the "good old days", just watch...
ca5tiel Dec 28, 2009
Hey, you guys ready to let the dogs out?