Saturday 27 March 2010
Sunday 21 March 2010
Better Late than Never - a Look Back on the Music of 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNzrwh2Z2hQ
The other day, I came across the remix of all the 2009 hits. I instantly downloaded this and have been listening to it on/off for the best part of a week now. But why? I have a fair hatred for all but three of the artists feautured, yet I found myself listening non stop to what should have been four minutes of torture. I think overall, it came down to this: it simply could not get any worse. 2009 saw the split of panic at the disco (I'll have you know at the time I was devestated), the return(?) of the Black Eyed Peas, N Dubz, Alexandra Burke proving herself worthy of her X Factor winner's title, and Joe McElderry. Oh, and if you thought it couldn't get any worse: he was covering Miley Cyrus.
Now I'm not saying it was all bad. Jason Mraz had his single 'I'm Yours' and Lady GaGa had I don't know how many number one's. But we thought 'Bad Romance' was the best we were gonna get: ohh no. As I type this I'm watching her video for Telephone'. Walking in twelve inch McQueen's is now "soo '09". And on a slightly smaller, more personal scale; 2009 saw me wearing giant hair bows and raving to brokencyde, screaming along to Jefree Star and Hollywood Undead. Not cool, ehh?
And I know, I'm not saying this year's music is perfect. And I'm not hoping it ever will be, it's fun to take the piss out of Justin Bieber when he's on MTV, and how many of us have tried to rap along with Dizzee Rascal? But so far, we've had Mumford and Sons, a new Vampire Weekend album, Daisy Dares You finally getting into the charts, and Lady GaGa and Beyonce's 'Telephone'. Oh, and Ellie Goulding. And we're only a quarter of the way through the year.
xxx
The other day, I came across the remix of all the 2009 hits. I instantly downloaded this and have been listening to it on/off for the best part of a week now. But why? I have a fair hatred for all but three of the artists feautured, yet I found myself listening non stop to what should have been four minutes of torture. I think overall, it came down to this: it simply could not get any worse. 2009 saw the split of panic at the disco (I'll have you know at the time I was devestated), the return(?) of the Black Eyed Peas, N Dubz, Alexandra Burke proving herself worthy of her X Factor winner's title, and Joe McElderry. Oh, and if you thought it couldn't get any worse: he was covering Miley Cyrus.
Now I'm not saying it was all bad. Jason Mraz had his single 'I'm Yours' and Lady GaGa had I don't know how many number one's. But we thought 'Bad Romance' was the best we were gonna get: ohh no. As I type this I'm watching her video for Telephone'. Walking in twelve inch McQueen's is now "soo '09". And on a slightly smaller, more personal scale; 2009 saw me wearing giant hair bows and raving to brokencyde, screaming along to Jefree Star and Hollywood Undead. Not cool, ehh?
And I know, I'm not saying this year's music is perfect. And I'm not hoping it ever will be, it's fun to take the piss out of Justin Bieber when he's on MTV, and how many of us have tried to rap along with Dizzee Rascal? But so far, we've had Mumford and Sons, a new Vampire Weekend album, Daisy Dares You finally getting into the charts, and Lady GaGa and Beyonce's 'Telephone'. Oh, and Ellie Goulding. And we're only a quarter of the way through the year.
xxx
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