▲ 60 ▼ What is your favorite band/musician, and what is their worst song? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by bugieman@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) R.E.M. and Shiny Happy People. It's just so out of place, especially on an otherwise great album. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TedZanzibar@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I read somewhere that that was the whole point. Their label or manager complained that all of their songs were dull and depressing and why can't they make something that's chart friendly, so that's what they did. If you listen to the lyrics while knowing the back story you can pretty much hear the sarcasm oozing from every syllable. Not that I can find any reference to it now, of course, but that's what I read/heard and it makes the song 10 times better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, I could definitely imagine that. Still don't really like it though :-) permalink fedilink source parent [–] dan1101@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kate Pierson sort of makes the video for me but yeah it's a vapid song. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It is. I did see a theory that it was actually a very (too?) subtle commentary on the Tiananmen Square Massacre, but I'm not sure I believe it tbh. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) One of the guys from The Monkees recently covered this and it and it gave me a new found respect for this song. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Oh cool, I'll need to check that out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TedZanzibar@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I read somewhere that that was the whole point. Their label or manager complained that all of their songs were dull and depressing and why can't they make something that's chart friendly, so that's what they did. If you listen to the lyrics while knowing the back story you can pretty much hear the sarcasm oozing from every syllable. Not that I can find any reference to it now, of course, but that's what I read/heard and it makes the song 10 times better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, I could definitely imagine that. Still don't really like it though :-) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, I could definitely imagine that. Still don't really like it though :-) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Kate Pierson sort of makes the video for me but yeah it's a vapid song. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It is. I did see a theory that it was actually a very (too?) subtle commentary on the Tiananmen Square Massacre, but I'm not sure I believe it tbh. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It is. I did see a theory that it was actually a very (too?) subtle commentary on the Tiananmen Square Massacre, but I'm not sure I believe it tbh. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) One of the guys from The Monkees recently covered this and it and it gave me a new found respect for this song. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Oh cool, I'll need to check that out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Oh cool, I'll need to check that out. permalink fedilink source parent