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Popular music goes through some nauseating trends. Remember when everyone was auto-tuning their songs, and not just the chorus bit, but through out the entire song? Apparently 2012 was the year of dance music trend. The high profile offenders who mangled classic pop tunes into highly synthesised samples for bull crap include David Guetta, Pitbull, and Calvin Bloody Harris. I spent much of last year solidly refusing to listen to the radio in case of such poison in mine ear.
I did read that there was a strange side effect to skill this dance music... teenagers discovering raves. To which I duly howled in protest, "But these kids weren't even born when I was going to raves!" Seriously, the thought of fourteen year olds going to raves just makes me feel so ancient. I suppose I could comfort myself with the knowledge that at least I won't have to listen to Skrillex. In truth, the realisation of my age versus mainstream tastes means stuff I like will be co-opted by these gangs of hipster fourteen year olds. Goodbye dubstep, for even Taylor Swift is flirting with it in her latest album. So long Hadouken, in before the band descends to Linkin Park mediocrity in order to get the youngins listening.
To get my own back, I've decided to fight for with fire. While I truly can't stand Fun. or Kesha, or Rihanna, what better way to irritate the youth of today than by professing to like their latest popular idol? Just think back to the celebrities doing Gangnam style. Or David Cameron's PR machine trying too hard when the papers reported SamCam liking Azealia Banks' "212". Oh yes, I'll show them.
By becoming a One Directioner.
/cue Mission Impossible theme song
I did read that there was a strange side effect to skill this dance music... teenagers discovering raves. To which I duly howled in protest, "But these kids weren't even born when I was going to raves!" Seriously, the thought of fourteen year olds going to raves just makes me feel so ancient. I suppose I could comfort myself with the knowledge that at least I won't have to listen to Skrillex. In truth, the realisation of my age versus mainstream tastes means stuff I like will be co-opted by these gangs of hipster fourteen year olds. Goodbye dubstep, for even Taylor Swift is flirting with it in her latest album. So long Hadouken, in before the band descends to Linkin Park mediocrity in order to get the youngins listening.
To get my own back, I've decided to fight for with fire. While I truly can't stand Fun. or Kesha, or Rihanna, what better way to irritate the youth of today than by professing to like their latest popular idol? Just think back to the celebrities doing Gangnam style. Or David Cameron's PR machine trying too hard when the papers reported SamCam liking Azealia Banks' "212". Oh yes, I'll show them.
By becoming a One Directioner.
/cue Mission Impossible theme song