ONTD Original: Where Are They Now? WGWG Edition

Oct 30, 2023 11:23

Long before there was Taylor Swift, there were white guys with guitars (WGWG) taking over the music charts in the early '00s. Close your eyes and imagine if Swift created an army of blonde Swifties who made music similar to hers. That's a chilling thought. It was kind of like that, in which it was hard to tell these guys apart. Without further ado ( Read more... )

john mayer, ontd original, music / musician, white nonsense, nostalgia / throwback

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bloody_morgan October 30 2023, 19:27:01 UTC
There is something about James Blunt that rubs me the wrong way.

I know, he is funny and self deprecating on social media.

But.

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pa0r_ple October 30 2023, 19:44:58 UTC
Yeah, after that last post about him I feel the same way.

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therearewords October 30 2023, 19:46:01 UTC
It's "I'M IN ON THE JOKE, AREN'T I, AREN'T I?".

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ohwutevernvm October 30 2023, 19:48:37 UTC
Mte. I thought there was something off about him especially energy wise etc.

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goodnightsong October 30 2023, 19:27:02 UTC
I was obsessed with The Remedy. Still love it!

And I never cared for Ryan Cabrera and his dumbass hair, but I remember I really liked the acoustic version of On The Way Down.

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epicdonald October 30 2023, 19:58:12 UTC
i never got into On the Way Down but I was a real sucker for True even though it came out in the middle of my "too punk rock to acknowledge pop music" phase

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sorryeden October 30 2023, 20:33:20 UTC
True is a better song. I remember when I was falling in love with my bf at the time and hearing this song made me tear up lmao.

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crazyfreakyaj October 31 2023, 02:49:29 UTC

you should hear A Flock Of Seagulls version of On The Way Down.

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sandstorm October 30 2023, 19:29:02 UTC

I Don't Want To Be came up on my shuffle and tbh I still enjoy it

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fernandocolunga October 30 2023, 19:38:08 UTC

if i heard it today for the first time id probably hate it but the nostalgia it brings... love it

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peddlestools October 30 2023, 19:29:52 UTC
does nick drake count

I actually knew nothing about Ryan Cabrera aside from the fact that he had dumb hair

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yonkers October 30 2023, 19:44:16 UTC
this makes me want to watch garden state :')

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somehipstername October 30 2023, 19:32:12 UTC
God, I hated that bad day song. Truly terrible. The Remedy came on at work the other day and I couldn't help sing along. And I loved Gavin DeGraw's album when I was younger

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fernandocolunga October 30 2023, 19:37:23 UTC

that and happy are aneurysm inducing

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therearewords October 30 2023, 19:51:36 UTC
It's husky howling to me.

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epicdonald October 30 2023, 19:57:15 UTC
it feels like this comment is implying that husky howling is unpleasant to the ear and if so those are fighting words

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