The Death Of Music
Ok. So I have a confession to make. I’m not a fan of top 40 music anymore. In fact, I haven’t been a fan for several years. I thought this might have just been something that happens to you once you hit the age of 30 and become “unhip”. I haven’t even bothered visiting the music channels on pay tv in at least 6 months.
But last week, late one night, I was flicking around and there was nothing on.. I ended up on one of the music channels and I was.. how can I put it.. Blessed.. Perhaps led by some kind of higher power.. I found a song that signals for me the complete death of any kind of decent music industry.
This unbelievable disgrace that is supposed to be a song actually ended up at number one in the US charts. In case you were thinking “Oh, it is just an American thing” - I hate to tell you it ended up at number 3 on the Australian charts. WTF is going on with this world that this shyte becomes a hit? I am just thankful I didn’t know anything about it until now - this song was released in September 2007.
And there I was thinking Nelly was a nitwit for having that stupid band aid on his face for ages. Nelly is a MUSICAL GOD compared to this delicate genius.. now that is really saying something! (and I did spot a recent Nelly video, he has got rid of the bandaid - what the heck was that supposed to be about anyway?)
And yes, call me a hater if you will - but how can anyone like this enough to buy it!
Don’t get me wrong - I’m not anti-rapper. I like me a bit of 50 cent, I like a bit of Kanye. In fact this song played right after the above clip, and I really like this. This song also got to 3 in Australia - but only 52 in the US.
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I’ve noticed this, too.
I turned 30 this past November, but over the last couple of years I’ve gone from knowing pretty much everything on the Top 40 list to hearing the first few bars of the songs and flicking the station out of disgust.
I guess we’re just getting old. You remember when someone used to talk about “the music back in MY day”, and how we swore we’d never turn into one of those people?
I don’t know about you, but I’m fast coming to the realisation that I’m getting old.
I barely even listen to the radio anymore, because it’s all crap. My car’s CD player isn’t always reliable, then there’s the Vegas heat to deal with, so I’d rather drive to work in complete silence than listen to the same 4 songs all the time. It’s hard finding new music when the good stuff is so hard to find, but it can be done. Just don’t expect to find it on commercial radio.
And my humble opinion - Triple J totally blows any US radio station out of the water. I’ll stream that before turning on the radio.
Ever wonder about that Band-Aid Nelly’s been sporting on his left cheek lately? Well, we did some snooping and finally found out why Nelly insists on that wack fashion accessory. At first, Nelly wore the Band-Aid to cover up a basketball injury. But according to Entertainment Weekly, after that scar healed, Nelly kept wearing it in honor of ex St. Lunatic Lavell Webb (a.k.a. City Spud), who collaborated with Nelly on his hit song ‘Ride Wit Me’. Nelly says that Webb, who is serving a 10-year sentence for robbery, is innocent. ‘I know when he sees me on TV and sees me wearing this Band-Aid, he knows I’m wearing it for him,’ said Nelly. That sounds loony even for a St. Lunatic.
link : http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question25540.html
Agree whole heartedly. Unless you’re a teenager, then the Top 40 pretty much sucks.
Triple J & Rage are about the only stations I tune into. It’s a good way to see the indie bands (and the OLD stuff- 80’s) all mixed up.
Yeah I read that too about Nelly wearing this band aid for his “pal”. Since he’s not wearing it anumore, does that mean the “dude” got out of jail or did Nelly get tired of wearing that band aid?
I barely understood a word.. I’m with you and I love Oldies…it is the best music of all times….and you understand every word they sing.
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