Topic: Top 40 Thread!!!!! (Read 84787 times)

pilsner · « **on:** 12 Dec 2009, 09:49 »

This is a Top 40 thread for the discussion of Top 40 music. If you don't like Top 40 music, stay the fuck out of this thread!

So what about that Lady GaGa? I heard she had a wiener, but now I hear she doesn't.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #1 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 10:28 »

Quote from: pilsner on 12 Dec 2009, 09:49

If you don't like Top 40 music, stay the fuck out of this thread!

Shan't.

Thrillho · « **Reply #2 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 10:34 »

I've seen footage that suggests she has, not that it makes that much of a difference to my life anyway.

I saw, in a gesture of impressive solidarity from many people, that on another forum I went on most of the people who crushed on her said they'd still go there.

~~tommydski~~ · « **Reply #3 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 10:40 »

So is Lady Gaga actually being paid to badly impersonate Klaus Nomi or is it some kind of community service thing?

Johnny C · « **Reply #4 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 10:54 »

Actually Lady Gaga is making an absurd amount of money being totally and completely insane. On the other hand, it rules because it gives us some completely ludicrous spectacles to marvel at. Like, it's kind of amazing how quickly her videos went from being nominally about music to being about how many times she can change costumes in four minutes, but it's good because her three-minute-long glitz bombs are usually way more interesting than the songs themselves.

LADY GAGA: A STORY IN PICTURES

Johnny C · « **Reply #5 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 10:55 »

Wow, when you stack pictures of her on top of each other like that it becomes clear how bad her taste in sunglasses is.

JD · « **Reply #6 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 10:59 »

Is that all from one video?

Johnny C · « **Reply #7 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 11:03 »

No, it's a bunch of her videos in a roughly chronological order. That is:

Just Dance
Poker Face
Love Game
Paparazzi
ibid.
Bad Romance

Ballard · « **Reply #8 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 11:20 »

Lady GaGa once went to the Convent of the Sacred Heart (private, Catholic Manhattan prep school for rich kids) with my buddy's younger sister. We shall call her D.

She (Stefani Germanotta) once threatened to beat D silly because in junior high (it is a K-12 school) she got into a "fight" with her little sister

She still comes to all the volleyball games wearing Uggs.

Professor Snuggles · « **Reply #9 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 11:45 »

Bad romance is like the best music video of all time, and that song is mad catchy.

What's the deal with Paramore, guys.

~~tommydski~~ · « **Reply #10 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 11:54 »

They suck?

I was dating this young lass for a while this year who was obsessed by them and styled herself to look like the singer. Had to listen to them on and off for months. Hated them. No idea what the appeal is, even to kids.

KvP · « **Reply #11 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 11:56 »

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Paramore is an American Alternative rock/Emo band, although even their fans argue about their exact genre. They have released three studio albums – brand new eyes, RIOT! and All We Know Is Falling. Their most recent single is called Brick by Boring Brick, which is the second single off of Brand New Eyes. Other singles released by Paramore include "Ignorance", "That's What You Get", "Crushcrushcrush", "Hallelujah", "Misery Business", "All We Know", "Emergency", and "Pressure". One of their most famous songs is Misery Business.

Paramore has recorded two songs for the soundtrack of the Twilight movie.[6] These include Decode and I Caught Myself. Both of these songs will be used in the movie.

The name "Paramore" is an alternative spelling but means secret lover in French.

The band is known for the young age of the members, and their unique sound. They are also like other bands such as "The Make Believe" and "The Hush Sound" in the sense that they have a female singer, but other members are male.

Professor Snuggles · « **Reply #12 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 11:58 »

My sister is into them these days.

WHY do they suck, Tommy? What is sucky about them?

KvP · « **Reply #13 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 12:01 »

So how about that Metallica.

Ballard · « **Reply #14 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 12:10 »

Quote from: KvP on 12 Dec 2009, 11:56

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Paramore is an American Alternative rock/Emo band, although even their fans argue about their exact genre. They have released three studio albums – brand new eyes, RIOT! and All We Know Is Falling. Their most recent single is called Brick by Boring Brick, which is the second single off of Brand New Eyes. Other singles released by Paramore include "Ignorance", "That's What You Get", "Crushcrushcrush", "Hallelujah", "Misery Business", "All We Know", "Emergency", and "Pressure". One of their most famous songs is Misery Business.

Paramore has recorded two songs for the soundtrack of the Twilight movie.[6] These include Decode and I Caught Myself. Both of these songs will be used in the movie.

The name "Paramore" is an alternative spelling but means secret lover in French.

The band is known for the young age of the members, and their unique sound. They are also like other bands such as "The Make Believe" and "The Hush Sound" in the sense that they have a female singer, but other members are male.

For a single moment I feared that this wasn't from Simplewiki and I nearly had a heart attack.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #15 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 12:15 »

I like Lady Gaga not only because her songs are really catchy and super fun (and I agree with Kieffer that Bad Romance is a fantastic video) (I've liked all her videos) but also because I tend to like anything that subverts hegemonic femininity. The rumors of her being a post op transsexual make me like her more. This is also part of the reason I like Dolly Parton so much as well.

KvP · « **Reply #16 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 12:21 »

Quote from: BrittanyMarie on 12 Dec 2009, 12:15

The rumors of her being a post op transsexual make me like her more.

I too like it when people exploit prurient attitudes towards the transgendered to sell records.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #17 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 12:27 »

Quote from: BrittanyMarie on 12 Dec 2009, 12:15

but also because I tend to like anything that subverts hegemonic femininity.

The Gaga rumor is just a rumor, not true. The fact that some people think it is and she's still selling tons of records? That's huge! Basically I like it when people don't treat a transsexual as if she or he is invisible. Because you know that's how it is MUCH more often. Or they get their ass kicked, take your pick!

McTaggart · « **Reply #18 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 12:35 »

I don't think that rumour was perpetuated by Lady Gaga herself.

(my favourite outfit was the terrifying kermit head one)

~~tommydski~~ · « **Reply #19 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 13:30 »

Quote from: BrittanyMarie on 12 Dec 2009, 12:15

I like Lady Gaga not only because her songs are really catchy and super fun (and I agree with Kieffer that Bad Romance is a fantastic video) (I've liked all her videos) but also because I tend to like anything that subverts hegemonic femininity.

How does she do that?

I know little to nothing about Lady Gaga but from watching her videos I found her to be pretty much interchangeable with any other female pop singer.

KvP · « **Reply #20 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 13:39 »

Quote from: McTaggart on 12 Dec 2009, 12:35

I don't think that rumour was perpetuated by Lady Gaga herself.

You don't? Maybe not, but she's been pretty coy about it in interviews and she seems like the type to pull a ~~stunt~~performance art piece like that. Like anybody who writes a song about the paparazzi, she knows that all publicity is good publicity. Sure, having an imaginary penis won't help her sell records directly, but people will youtube the video so they can talk about the rumor, and in doing so be exposed to the music. It's like Ricky Martin's gayness all over again. Cept this time the rumor's aren't obviously true. And the music sucks.

Aside from the razor blade sunglasses, she's not really that great fashion-wise either.

scarred · « **Reply #21 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 16:08 »

I feel like Lady Gaga is playing a prank on the music industry. I mean she's clearly talented but instead of banking on that talent she chooses to make largely Billboard-standard pop albums. I feel like she's holding back how crazy (and potentially awesome) she really is.

Zingoleb · « **Reply #22 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 18:10 »

That version of Poker Face was fucking amazing! Holy shit! I can't stand the original but this is awesome.

sean · « **Reply #23 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 18:39 »

note how these two gentlemen also dislike achewood.

scarred · « **Reply #24 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 18:43 »

I dont DISlike it, but I don't like it. I don't find it funny but I don't find it irksome. I nothing it.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #25 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 20:06 »

Tommy, I think it goes back to what Scarred said, you do kinda get the feeling that she's pulling a prank on the music industry. She's only straight up said the video for Bad Romance is about, metaphorically, how the industry simulates human trafficking. More directly, I think it has partially to do with the fact that she dresses like a pointy hipped sex android thing, all angles everywhere. It's kinda the same as why I like Dolly Parton so much too, Dolly directly went super feminine, almost grotesquely feminine with the big boobs and the big hair and the big lips. Gaga's the opposite, instead of exaggerated curves she rocks exaggerated angles. From Feministing, "her often physically distorting costumes show that the pursuit of the feminine ideal is far from natural." The other thing is her hypersexual image, which is kinda funny because she tries to play it like it's no big deal but she knoooooooooows, she knows people will make it a big deal

Quote from: gaga

You see, if I was a guy, and I was sitting her with a cigarette in my hand, grabbing my crotch and talking about how I make music 'cause I love fast cars and fucking girls, you'd call me a rock star. But when I do it in my music and in my videos, because I'm a female, because I make pop music, you're judgmental, and you say that it is distracting. I'm just a rock star.

heck just read this, which I did totally steal from Feministing.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #26 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 21:23 »

You're all like fucking scat fetishists crawling round the arseholes of the big four and begging them to shit in your mouths and then writing a fucking essay about how amazing the shit was.

You're fucking better than this people.

Koremora · « **Reply #27 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 21:37 »

Awesome.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #28 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 21:41 »

It's not awesome unless Clear Channel and the Universal Music Group tell you it's awesome!

Let's all rebel by liking what we're told to like!

scarred · « **Reply #29 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 21:45 »

Do we need to start talking about butt plugs again?

Inlander · « **Reply #30 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 21:46 »

In an age when rebellion has become expected of young people, many young people feel that being compliant is perhaps the only form of true rebellion left to them.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #31 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 21:48 »

No Harry because you see the only way to truly reflect upon the diversity of the human race is to listen to sexist, racist, heteronormative music manufactured to order by giant corporations that don't care about you.

Inlander · « **Reply #32 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 21:50 »

Of course they care about you, you've got money they want!

JD · « **Reply #33 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 21:51 »

How shallow

scarred · « **Reply #34 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 21:52 »

Lady Gaga likes me for my inner beauty

KharBevNor · « **Reply #35 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 21:54 »

Lady Gaga is a stooge of global capitalism.

JD · « **Reply #36 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 21:55 »

But she's a sexy stooge. Like a sexy goomba.

scarred · « **Reply #37 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 22:01 »

I would suck her fake penis all night long.

Johnny C · « **Reply #38 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 22:04 »

Ultimately this is about compliance and not engagement with popular culture.

Johnny C · « **Reply #39 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 22:05 »

Khar do you know anything about reception history because if you do you understand this thread at least in part and are just making a big show

Johnny C · « **Reply #40 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 22:08 »

Holy shit that Jason Derulo song that samples Imogen Heap is at the top of the charts, how'd that even happen

KharBevNor · « **Reply #41 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 22:10 »

No amount of pseudo-intellectual bullshitting can disguise the fact that you are greedily licking the spewing sewer pipe beneath the propaganda department of the enemies of all humanity.

scarred · « **Reply #42 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 22:12 »

*slurp slurp slurp*

tastes like fudgsicle

Johnny C · « **Reply #43 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 22:14 »

Quote from: KharBevNor on 12 Dec 2009, 22:10

No amount of pseudo-intellectual bullshitting can disguise the fact that you are greedily licking the spewing sewer pipe beneath the propaganda department of the enemies of all humanity.

lmao

KharBevNor · « **Reply #44 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 22:16 »

OH GOD GIVE ME MORE SONY BMG MUSIC GROUP OM NOM NOM

fuck you you fuck shit cunt

SWOON! at My Gravitas · « **Reply #45 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 22:34 »

Hi there, kinda new here. Is this guy always so ornery?

scarred · « **Reply #46 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 22:43 »

This is one of his good days.

squawk · « **Reply #47 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 22:44 »

johnny it's been there for a while hasn't it, or at least near there

JD · « **Reply #48 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 22:45 »

Quote from: scarred on 12 Dec 2009, 22:43

This is one of his good days.

I've seen him on his worst. Jeez

Johnny C · « **Reply #49 on:** 12 Dec 2009, 23:14 »

Quote from: squawk on 12 Dec 2009, 22:44

johnny it's been there for a while hasn't it, or at least near there

I think it's been like very gradually moving up but the cumulative effect is like a hair growing somewhere you don't want a hair to grow and one day you look down and realize a) it's actually there b) it's about an inch and a half long.

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