rate This Was Pop 2022 | Part 1 | Charli, Rina, Tove & Carly (Winner Revealed!)

[kimberly]

1 minute ago, greento said:

there's 3 

2 too many. 

[halcyonday]

manifesting Holy, Imagining and Frankenstain in top 5

 

[kandicha]

the bops out right at the end 

[Sanguine]

Western Wind is the best song in this whole rate. Sorry to the tasteless

[BlackoutZone]

2 minutes ago, Sanguine said:

Western Wind is the best song in this whole rate. Sorry to the tasteless

Came here just to confirm this as a fact

[Psycho]

Bends and Borderline deserved better

 

[madonnas]

2 hours ago, greento said:

I'ma love you real, I'ma love you raw, I'ma love you in the kitchen

 

 

 

 

Back to Charli now as we bid farewell to “Baby”. The song was accompanied by a choreo heavy music video, which sees Charli challenging herself with one of her toughest routines in a video yet. Charli says “I knew that that was the tone I wanted to carry across for the entire record. This kind of hyper-sexualized, feminine power zone was where I was feeling myself going, and 'Baby' was the genesis of this." @cockatoo explains his divisive views of the song “Sometimes I like this and other times I can't skip it quickly enough”. @Miichael says “This gives such Janet vibes, I love it.” @beomgyu criticises the song: “this is half a song”, he states.

 

Lovers (10s and 11s):

10 - Ewan Chaos

10 - MP2K

10 - 4Real

10 - kandicha

10 - madonnas

10 - Miichael

Haters (0s and 1s):

1 - halcyonday

0 - @GraceRandolph

HOW IS THIS NOT TOP TEN???

[madonnas]

3 hours ago, greento said:

Just me and all of my cousins know, blue eyes, we are the sensitive ones

 

 

 

 

“Bends” is Carly’s next song to exit the rate. In one of the deepest moments of Carly’s career, she sings softly over glistening synths about the loss of her grandmother, who passed away during the pandemic. Carly said she intended for the production to evoke a “sad, communal feeling” that she shared with her family members as a result. This might just be my favourite Carly song ever, I’ve listened to it over 100 times and still never get tired of it. @pavi says “This song's like a warm, soothing hug “ and @supaspaz felt similarly “Feels like a warm embrace, even if it emerged from tragedy.” @Miichael would like Carly to explore more of this type of music “Love the euphoric dreamy vibes of this, she should honestly do a whole EP in this style”. Can't believe someone had the heart to give this masterpiece a 1 smh. 

 

Lovers (10s and 11s):

11 - @greento

10 - Sanguine

10 - TRF.

10 - Supervillain

10 - 4Real

10 - Temporal

10 - madonnas

10 - kimberly

10 - supaspaz

Haters (0s and 1s):

1 - Born to Run

Why is this not top five??? Y’all think talking to yourself is better than this? Smh 

[madonnas]

2 hours ago, greento said:

I know it's complicated, we both feel the distance, I really hope that you'll forgive me one day

 

 

 

 

Moving on from Carly, we return to Charli XCX, with the last CRASH bonus track remaining leaving us. “Sorry if I Hurt You” was originally intended to be the title track of the album, but in the end it didn’t even make the standard tracklist. Charli says she likes the title because “a sentence that you can say in the past, present, and future, and it still means the same thing.” This is my personal favourite song from the era and, possibly, ever by Charli. I love the industrial sounding production and I think her vocals convey her emotions so well. @SLIME makes a bold statement: “Her Running Up That Hill moment and no I won't elaborate.” @pavi calls it an “Underrated masterpiece ” @Ewan Chaos says “Melancholic Charli always hits hard. If this wasn't called Crash (which is a great title), this would have been an extremely fitting album title.”

 

Lovers (10s and 11s):

11 - @Alldeezy

11 - @SLIME

10 - greento

10 - MP2K

10 - pavi

Haters (0s and 1s):

None

This is the worst song on crash… anyway   

[supaspaz]

5 hours ago, greento said:

Just me and all of my cousins know, blue eyes, we are the sensitive ones

 

 

 

 

“Bends” is Carly’s next song to exit the rate. In one of the deepest moments of Carly’s career, she sings softly over glistening synths about the loss of her grandmother, who passed away during the pandemic. Carly said she intended for the production to evoke a “sad, communal feeling” that she shared with her family members as a result. This might just be my favourite Carly song ever, I’ve listened to it over 100 times and still never get tired of it. @pavi says “This song's like a warm, soothing hug “ and @supaspaz felt similarly “Feels like a warm embrace, even if it emerged from tragedy.” @Miichael would like Carly to explore more of this type of music “Love the euphoric dreamy vibes of this, she should honestly do a whole EP in this style”. Can't believe someone had the heart to give this masterpiece a 1 smh. 

 

Lovers (10s and 11s):

11 - @greento

10 - Sanguine

10 - TRF.

10 - Supervillain

10 - 4Real

10 - Temporal

10 - madonnas

10 - kimberly

10 - supaspaz

Haters (0s and 1s):

1 - Born to Run

Masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece!

[supaspaz]

The Carly massacre is nasty. @NewStanner and his friends will pay for their crimes some day.

[CameraFlashes]

4 hours ago, greento said:

Charli XCX - CRASH (5/16 remaining)

 

4 hours ago, greento said:

Rina Sawayama - Hold The Girl (3/13 remaining)

 

4 hours ago, greento said:

Tove Lo - Dirt Femme (6/13 remaining)

 

4 hours ago, greento said:

Carly Rae Jepsen - The Loneliest Time (6/16 remaining)

I guess we all know which is the worst album 

[Alldeezy]

5 hours ago, greento said:

I know it's complicated, we both feel the distance, I really hope that you'll forgive me one day

 

 

 

 

Moving on from Carly, we return to Charli XCX, with the last CRASH bonus track remaining leaving us. “Sorry if I Hurt You” was originally intended to be the title track of the album, but in the end it didn’t even make the standard tracklist. Charli says she likes the title because “a sentence that you can say in the past, present, and future, and it still means the same thing.” This is my personal favourite song from the era and, possibly, ever by Charli. I love the industrial sounding production and I think her vocals convey her emotions so well. @SLIME makes a bold statement: “Her Running Up That Hill moment and no I won't elaborate.” @pavi calls it an “Underrated masterpiece ” @Ewan Chaos says “Melancholic Charli always hits hard. If this wasn't called Crash (which is a great title), this would have been an extremely fitting album title.”

 

Lovers (10s and 11s):

11 - @Alldeezy

11 - @SLIME

10 - greento

10 - MP2K

10 - pavi

Haters (0s and 1s):

None

Deserved top 20 at least 

[Matthew4815]

Not Western Wind out already - the best track of the album. And before Attention *****? A mess. Otherwise no complaints.

[madonnas]

Western wind was 20 spots too high.  
 

it was too folklore’d 

[greento]

20 minutes ago, madonnas said:

Western wind was 20 spots too high.  
 

it was too folklore’d 

Folklore is an incredible album though 

[TRF.]

Y'all putting Beach House right above Bends... I have forgiven many things on this list so far but this...

 

[Born to Run]

9 hours ago, greento said:

I've got a beach house in Malibu, and I'm probably gonna hurt your feelings

 

 

 

 

It's two in a row for Carly, as she loses the controversial, yet endearing, single “Beach House”. The track sees Carly express her frustration with dating app culture and she relates her encounter with meeting someone, who invited her to his beach house in Malibu, whilst he was already in a relationship. She calls the song “a summery slice of Euro pop about what it feels like to be a woman in her 30s navigating dating apps”. Carly’s bandmates feature as guest vocalists on the track. @Virgos Groove explains how this song is what finally made Carly click with him: “Even though I respect her talents and won’t deny her music is “good” in an objective sense, her discography has never fully clicked with me. It’s like pop music made by Harvard scientists. This is the exception. Imperfect, sure, but filled with character.” @supaspaz says “I get the initial hate, but it turns out the song is actually pretty damn funny and maybe just too avant-garde for the masses.”

 

Lovers (10s and 11s):

11 - @Quicksand

11 - @Virgos Groove

10 - Sanguine

10 - 4Real

10 - CBC

10 - creativity.

10 - Miichael

10 - Born to Run

10 - cockatoo

Haters (0s and 1s):

0 - @BlackoutZone

0 - @NewStanner

Noooooo

 

[Quicksand]

10 hours ago, greento said:

I've got a beach house in Malibu, and I'm probably gonna hurt your feelings

 

 

 

 

It's two in a row for Carly, as she loses the controversial, yet endearing, single “Beach House”. The track sees Carly express her frustration with dating app culture and she relates her encounter with meeting someone, who invited her to his beach house in Malibu, whilst he was already in a relationship. She calls the song “a summery slice of Euro pop about what it feels like to be a woman in her 30s navigating dating apps”. Carly’s bandmates feature as guest vocalists on the track. @Virgos Groove explains how this song is what finally made Carly click with him: “Even though I respect her talents and won’t deny her music is “good” in an objective sense, her discography has never fully clicked with me. It’s like pop music made by Harvard scientists. This is the exception. Imperfect, sure, but filled with character.” @supaspaz says “I get the initial hate, but it turns out the song is actually pretty damn funny and maybe just too avant-garde for the masses.”

 

Lovers (10s and 11s):

11 - @Quicksand

11 - @Virgos Groove

10 - Sanguine

10 - 4Real

10 - CBC

10 - creativity.

10 - Miichael

10 - Born to Run

10 - cockatoo

Haters (0s and 1s):

0 - @BlackoutZone

0 - @NewStanner

It’s gonna take YEARS for people to understand this masterpiece 

[Quicksand]

10 hours ago, greento said:

I'm in the moment, living undercover, painting on each other

 

 

 

 

Next up is another one from The Loneliest Time. “Joshua Tree” has one of the most infectious choruses on the album, the “da, da-da-da-da-da”s will never leave your head. Fans have interpreted this song as being about escapism and Carly running away to Joshua Tree to get away from the stress of the pandemic. @Rev8 said “she should try to be more like Kylie Minogue more, like on this one”. @supaspaz complimented the contrast between the chorus and verses “That slightly atonal chorus after the highly melodic verse works surprisingly well.” @cockatoo said “I don't really understand what this song is about, but the hook is hypnotic. That outro too  “

 

Lovers (10s and 11s):

11 - @cockatoo

10 - Alldeezy

10 - CBC

Haters (0s and 1s):

None

WHAT 

[Suilen]

I didn't realize Attention ***** was so loved. Also Beach House was definitely in the top half of TLT for me.

[halcyonday]

8 hours ago, CameraFlashes said:

 

 

 

I guess we all know which is the worst album 

you wanna say something?!

 

[CBC]

16 hours ago, greento said:

Reach inside and hold you close, I won't leave you on your own

 

 

 

 

The title track of Rina Sawayama’s sophomore album is next out. “Hold The Girl” was reportedly written after a therapy session and sees Rina on a journey of healing and reconnecting with her inner child. The song’s production mirrors the internal journey of Rina as it glitches between orchestral elements and dance-pop, R&B-esque sounds.  Her vocals really shine through on this track; she employs the use of a key change to elevate the dramatic finale of the song. @supaspaz deduces “This is so Gaga-coded.” while @Ewan Chaos exclaims “Yass the garage and the bridge into the last chorus”.

 

Lovers (10s and 11s):

11 - @NewStanner

10 - halcyonday

10 - Supervillain

10 - MP2K

10 - Miichael

Haters (0s and 1s):

1 - jacklovesyou1

such an amazing song, sad to see it go 

[CBC]

15 hours ago, greento said:

I've got a beach house in Malibu, and I'm probably gonna hurt your feelings

 

 

 

 

It's two in a row for Carly, as she loses the controversial, yet endearing, single “Beach House”. The track sees Carly express her frustration with dating app culture and she relates her encounter with meeting someone, who invited her to his beach house in Malibu, whilst he was already in a relationship. She calls the song “a summery slice of Euro pop about what it feels like to be a woman in her 30s navigating dating apps”. Carly’s bandmates feature as guest vocalists on the track. @Virgos Groove explains how this song is what finally made Carly click with him: “Even though I respect her talents and won’t deny her music is “good” in an objective sense, her discography has never fully clicked with me. It’s like pop music made by Harvard scientists. This is the exception. Imperfect, sure, but filled with character.” @supaspaz says “I get the initial hate, but it turns out the song is actually pretty damn funny and maybe just too avant-garde for the masses.”

 

Lovers (10s and 11s):

11 - @Quicksand

11 - @Virgos Groove

10 - Sanguine

10 - 4Real

10 - CBC

10 - creativity.

10 - Miichael

10 - Born to Run

10 - cockatoo

Haters (0s and 1s):

0 - @BlackoutZone

0 - @NewStanner

happy birthday to this total collapse 

 

[CBC]

all these 10s from carly leaving while wreck still has songs in the rate