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Leigha Offline May 17, 2024 06:18 AM (This post was last modified: May 17, 2024 06:23 AM by Leigha.)
Omar Apollo - ran across his music on Spotify. I like discovering new artists (new to me), even if for only one song. I don’t really have a specific genre that I favor anymore, I’m open minded.
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C C Offline Jun 2, 2024 06:42 PM (This post was last modified: Jun 2, 2024 08:13 PM by C C.)
Admittedly, only listened to and watched this in the last few days.

"Blinding Lights" supposedly has well over four billion streams -- vastly more than what any other song or band across the decades is reaping.

I don't get what is so remarkable about it, even after Rick Beato's analysis. It's obviously mimicking '80s music -- there is that nostalgic attraction to it for some people. And the video lends it a dynamic, exhilarating, adventurous feel. And yes, the production quality is excellent.

But there seems to be nothing unique about BL that warrants its gigantic attention rating. The lyrics are bland -- just one of countless "I miss you and I regret" laments.

Music-wise, Rick Beato points out how what key it is in is ambiguous -- but so what? That was a common gimmick that the Beatles and the whole progressive rock era of the late '60s and '70s dabbled in. Even a mundane classic like "Sweet Home Alabama" confuses the keys via veering into mixolydian mode.

Given how weak and creatively stale contemporary music is, I suppose that would be a novelty to Gen-Z ears, but there's no excuse for an old-timer like Beato being ecstatic about it. I feel that he's just exalting the song to make-up for all the times he has raked pop-music of the last fifteen years (or whatever).

Don't get me wrong. It is a good song, and kudos to Abel Tesfaye and his unbridled success with it. But again, given the horde of hits over time, I fail to apprehend why it has garnered top streaming spot running away....

The Weeknd: "Blinding Lights" ... https://youtu.be/4NRXx6U8ABQ

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/4NRXx6U8ABQ
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Magical Realist Offline Jun 2, 2024 10:05 PM (This post was last modified: Jun 2, 2024 10:07 PM by Magical Realist.)
"Possum Kingdom" by the Toadies

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"I was arrested for dumb teenage rebellion a lifetime ago. A scared kid, with no clue what to expect on the way to a jail in an unfamiliar state. This song was playing over the radio. And the officer obliged when I asked if he would turn it up. He BLASTED this song going through downtown Madison WI and I will always cherish that simple gesture in such a heavy moment of anxiety."

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