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I generally avoid listening to the radio due to the fact that, well, it SUCKS (although I wouldn't have found out about Panic! at the Disco if I didn't listen to it occasionally). So it should come as no surprise that I can't stand the Gorillaz.
Well, that's technically not true. I really liked their first single and I haven't heard any of their stuff that hasn't been released. A more accurate statement would be: I can't stand the Gorillaz song, "Feel Good, Inc." I, in fact, loathe it with every fiber of my being. Why? Why such animosity towards a song that EVERYONE AND THEIR MOM'S GREAT-UNCLE seems to adore? Allow me to shed some light.
1. It's overplayed.
We've already established that I don't listen to the radio much, so how do I know whether or not a song is overplayed? Because, if you were to add up the few seconds in which I'm forced to hear the radio while I change CDs in my car, you get about fifteen minutes of radio time each week. And in those fifteen minutes, I can hear "Feel Good, Inc." fifteen times. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
2. It's repetitive.
Okay, so being overplayed is not the song's fault. Being repetitive and monotonous IS.
3. The words make absolutely no sense.
I don't think it's too much to ask that, if you're going to write lyrics for a song, those lyrics convey some sort of meaning. Please, observe this particular treasure.
Laughing gas these hazmats, fast cats,
Lining them up my ass cracks,
Ladies, homies, at the track
its my chocolate attack.
Shit, I'm stepping in the heart of this here
Care bear bumping in the heart of this here
watch me as I gravitate
...bitch say wha?
4. The insane laughter DRIVES ME BATSHIT CRAZY.
This is really the crux of the matter. Not only is it strange and irritating to begin and end a song with a random person laughing maniacally, but the particular laugh that they chose for this song is THE MOST UNPLEASANT THING I'VE EVER HEARD, AND I'VE PLAYED THE PICCOLO FOR NINE YEARS. I know unpleasant sounds, believe me. This one takes the cake.
Even once the song gets going, the laughter continues over the final chorus. WHY? WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? Who wants to listen to some asshole laugh his fool head off, especially when the sound of it makes your ears BLEED?
Whew. Ask you can probably tell, I've held that in for a long time.
Well, that's technically not true. I really liked their first single and I haven't heard any of their stuff that hasn't been released. A more accurate statement would be: I can't stand the Gorillaz song, "Feel Good, Inc." I, in fact, loathe it with every fiber of my being. Why? Why such animosity towards a song that EVERYONE AND THEIR MOM'S GREAT-UNCLE seems to adore? Allow me to shed some light.
1. It's overplayed.
We've already established that I don't listen to the radio much, so how do I know whether or not a song is overplayed? Because, if you were to add up the few seconds in which I'm forced to hear the radio while I change CDs in my car, you get about fifteen minutes of radio time each week. And in those fifteen minutes, I can hear "Feel Good, Inc." fifteen times. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
2. It's repetitive.
Okay, so being overplayed is not the song's fault. Being repetitive and monotonous IS.
3. The words make absolutely no sense.
I don't think it's too much to ask that, if you're going to write lyrics for a song, those lyrics convey some sort of meaning. Please, observe this particular treasure.
Laughing gas these hazmats, fast cats,
Lining them up my ass cracks,
Ladies, homies, at the track
its my chocolate attack.
Shit, I'm stepping in the heart of this here
Care bear bumping in the heart of this here
watch me as I gravitate
...bitch say wha?
4. The insane laughter DRIVES ME BATSHIT CRAZY.
This is really the crux of the matter. Not only is it strange and irritating to begin and end a song with a random person laughing maniacally, but the particular laugh that they chose for this song is THE MOST UNPLEASANT THING I'VE EVER HEARD, AND I'VE PLAYED THE PICCOLO FOR NINE YEARS. I know unpleasant sounds, believe me. This one takes the cake.
Even once the song gets going, the laughter continues over the final chorus. WHY? WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? Who wants to listen to some asshole laugh his fool head off, especially when the sound of it makes your ears BLEED?
Whew. Ask you can probably tell, I've held that in for a long time.