For the sake of the BOYS, treat the girls right, so they can fulfil their role in society, providing the warmth of a woman's heart.LATE NIGHT SPECIAL, the new album from Blue Star Entertainment International/Atlantic recording group Pretty Ricky, has made a triumphant debut in the #1 spot on both the Billboard 200 and “Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums” charts. And I know what you're thinking, that I'm just reading into this too much, and that it can't actually be that blatantly sexist, but no, remember the "girls become lovers who turn into mothers" line from earlier?! Those daughters will become lovers to service a man one day and therefore we must keep the sacred cycle intact. This is a song telling parents to treat their daughters right, NOT as a romantic gesture like you were initially set up to believe, but because if not, they won't be able to grow up to become women who can fully support men. and then comes " But those boys would be gone without warmth from a woman's good, good heart" .When I first heard that line, it suddenly all made sense. First, that's awful parenting advice, and second, that may set off a few sexist alarm bells in your head! Don't worry though, I'm sure that was unintentional. And the fact that the media lost its damn mind about WAP is pretty damn funny when you consider they gave THIS pass! And no, it's not number 1, but after hearing it, I think many of you will agree it probably should be: Now, why would I bring all of this up? Well, quite frankly, this is one of the most uncomfortable songs I have ever sat through. Despite the expected discourse following the release of a song like WAP dropping earlier this year, there is currently a large movement towards equality and respect between genders that a lot of us DO ultimately want! No, not everyone does, but behind a lot of the miscommunication and the arguments, many of us just want everybody to be treated as equals. So let's briefly discuss one specific topic that is still an issue for some reason: gender equality.
But despite everything, I'm an optimist, and I like to think we're still ultimately heading in a positive direction as a society. Ok, in 2020, we live in trying, divisive times, where the world is on fire and most everything sucks. Heck, even Natasha realised it and retreated into near-mindless pop again in the years that followed, although still with that smug "I know I'm better than you" attitude about her music that I've never liked! My issue is how contrived it feels! It's a simple and lazy idea made needlessly complicated just for the sake of it, and it just feels overindulgent and pretentious, especially when she constantly talks about how clever her own writing is! Being uninspired is one thing, and it's forgivable, but trying to disguise your laziness with something just as half-assed which SEEMS a lot more complex, that's something that I will always call out! And yes, MAYBE I'm biased because one of my favourite songs of all time started out with a very similar premise and got turned into Love Song by Sara Bareilles. Yet even by its own merits, T hese Words is a pale imitation of countless other similar songs written by people who are actually talented songwriters. Sometimes it's hard to find the right words to tell someone how you feel other than simply saying "I Love You".
Note that I did say MOST, because around the number 6 mark, this list will take a SERIOUS dive into the abyss, but before we get to that, we still have a lot of stuff to wade through that is mostly just a nuisance.Įvery defense I've heard of this song starts with "the storytelling" and how it's "relatable". The best hits were downright fantastic, and in putting this list together, I realised that most of the bad stuff was just boring and uninteresting.
I'm more convinced than ever that 2005 was nowhere close to the worst year of the 2000s. I had some extremes memorised, and I knew what people generally thought of the year as a whole, but I didn't quite remember quite how bad it was. I didn't really remember much about 2005 before diving back into it for my best and worst lists. it's been while, thank you all for your patience! And for my triumphant return to music criticism, why not finally deliver on a promise I made a long time ago? Time for us to return to an old friend, this time looking at its bad side, with the Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 2005!
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