But you know what? Even though I’m a 25 year old male, I still sing along to Hit Me Baby One More Time when I’m by myself in the car. Every once in a while, when there is so much else serious in life, I like to sing along with the bubble gum pop that comes on the radio.
When I was 13 and that was popular, of course, I loathed it, thought people were selling themselves short listening to that stuff, but, you know, I’m not 13 anymore, I’ll like what I like without over-analyzing what it might make others think.
Why is pop music popular? Because it appeals to people. Why does it appeal to people? Because it is often very good. (This does not apply to post-grunge bands.)
I once played my guitar with a croquet mallet. haven’t played since. Eventually Cake will cover a brittany spears song. Cake’s going on tour again. im excited
Richard Thompson did a good cover of “Oops I Did it Again”. Context changed the song. The words sound different when spat out in his bitter middle aged male voice. Of course I doubt he would claim he wasn’t being ironic.
And nobody mentions the hemi-indie cover of “Womanizer”?
Frankly, if it’s catchy, I’m fine with listening to it. If I’ve listened to it too often, I’ll turn it off. “Oops I Did It Again” stands the test of time… But not at 53 plays/min/acre
It reminds me of the Punk Goes. . . albums. I like the acoustic ones. Not enough to pay for them, but still. I always find it amusing that only about three or four bands on them are even in the punk genre. The rest are indie rock.
Somewhere, a graduate student is comparing the language and patterns of Indie Rock Snob arguments about authenticity with those of the Classical Music Snob versions of similar. That could be a fun paper to read.
February 17, 2009
Antipenultimate panel: HILARITY.
February 17, 2009
Ooh, is that the Dweezil Zappa cover of “Hit Me Baby, One More Time” with Ahmet on vocals? Man, I love that version.
…I’ll just show myself out.
February 17, 2009
Ahhh…I miss the days of keyboardists playing keys with croquet mallets.
Brings back memories of band camp…
February 17, 2009
Ahem. I believe the correct spelling is “sk8er boi.”
February 17, 2009
…Is Cat playing the keyboard with a croquet mallet?
February 17, 2009
Baby Hit Me One More Time~ Oops.. I did it again… damnit Brittany!
February 17, 2009
That radio itself seems to be from the dark ages, what with its lack of a CD slot, and actual knob operation. Look, not even an LCD display!
But what about pop bands that never ever got popular? Like Beulah?
February 18, 2009
I don’t get it. Indie bands used to play songs like that of Avril Lavigne’s claiming they liked the lyrics?
Why?
February 18, 2009
But you know what? Even though I’m a 25 year old male, I still sing along to Hit Me Baby One More Time when I’m by myself in the car. Every once in a while, when there is so much else serious in life, I like to sing along with the bubble gum pop that comes on the radio.
When I was 13 and that was popular, of course, I loathed it, thought people were selling themselves short listening to that stuff, but, you know, I’m not 13 anymore, I’ll like what I like without over-analyzing what it might make others think.
February 18, 2009
Beulah were popular in my insular world.
Why is pop music popular? Because it appeals to people. Why does it appeal to people? Because it is often very good. (This does not apply to post-grunge bands.)
February 18, 2009
Speaking of Dark Ages, Cat has a walk-man…
February 18, 2009
This may be a reference to the when they were in a band although Cat didn’t use a crochet mallet.
February 18, 2009
prisoners of our era, and our ears.
February 18, 2009
This cuts me to the quick with its brutal honesty, even if I still like my goth-jazz a cappella version of “Skater Boy”.
February 18, 2009
I once played my guitar with a croquet mallet. haven’t played since. Eventually Cake will cover a brittany spears song. Cake’s going on tour again. im excited
February 18, 2009
ted leo does a great acoustic version of since u been gone.
February 19, 2009
Richard Thompson did a good cover of “Oops I Did it Again”. Context changed the song. The words sound different when spat out in his bitter middle aged male voice. Of course I doubt he would claim he wasn’t being ironic.
April 27, 2009
And nobody mentions the hemi-indie cover of “Womanizer”?
Frankly, if it’s catchy, I’m fine with listening to it. If I’ve listened to it too often, I’ll turn it off. “Oops I Did It Again” stands the test of time… But not at 53 plays/min/acre
July 2, 2009
i hate it when indie bands pull that shit. dear lord. im enraged now.
September 11, 2009
I liked “Skater Boy”!
November 12, 2009
It reminds me of the Punk Goes. . . albums. I like the acoustic ones. Not enough to pay for them, but still. I always find it amusing that only about three or four bands on them are even in the punk genre. The rest are indie rock.
December 19, 2009
@Nny: the cake is a lie
February 11, 2011
Somewhere, a graduate student is comparing the language and patterns of Indie Rock Snob arguments about authenticity with those of the Classical Music Snob versions of similar. That could be a fun paper to read.
July 2, 2018
somewhere, the AV club feels a pang of guilt