I'll start. Objectively speaking.

 

Shake it off (this one and Roar are the peak of mediocre.)

ME!  - Taylor Swift 

Roar  - Katy Perry

Born This Way - Gaga

Most of Cardi's hits. 

3 minutes ago, Aethereal said:

Shake it off (this one and Roar are the peak of mediocre.)

ME!  - Taylor Swift 

Roar  - Katy Perry

Born This Way - Gaga

Most of Cardi's hits. 

oh- 

Flowers

Shape of You

Dance Monkey

ME!

Ice Ice Baby

Baby (JB)

 

 

Came here to post #her discography link but I realized that would be calling it a hit so!

Just now, Pheromosa said:

Flowers

I hate this song  

Easily Dance Monkey. Can't believe this **** has 3b+ streams on Spotify alone 

 

Flowers

Shake It Off

ME!

Fortnight

Dance Monkey

Metro Boomin songs

Hmm, try most of the #1s of the past 5 or so years.

girls like you was so cringe idk how it smashed. 

15 minutes ago, Aethereal said:

I'll start. Objectively speaking.

 

Shake it off (this one and Roar are the peak of mediocre.)

ME!  - Taylor Swift 

Roar  - Katy Perry

Born This Way - Gaga

Most of Cardi's hits. 

Objectively, no.

7 minutes ago, xfreshkidxx said:

girls like you was so cringe idk how it smashed. 

also Cardi's WORST verse  

16 minutes ago, xfreshkidxx said:

girls like you was so cringe idk how it smashed. 

The St. Vincent remix is TEA tho, y'all should stream:

 

 

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these redundant ass threads good heavens 

Flowers, Maroon 5's singles from 2012 on, all of Sabrina Carpenter's singles, all of Selena Gomez's except for the 2017 droplets, all of Jessie J's except for Do It Like a Dude,

ME! - Taylor Swift

Espresso - Sabrina

Dance Monkey - Tones

I Like It - Cardi B

On The Floor - JLo

Cant Stop The Feeling - Timberlake

Roar - Katy Perry

Industry Baby - Nas X & Jack Harlow

Truth Hurts - Lizzo

Yummy - Bieber

19 minutes ago, JO1s said:

 

This is actually a guilty pleasure 4 moi 

 

Another 'name a song from an artist you hate + the usual punching bags' thread. How creative. 

 

Not that I necessarily disagree with most examples stated here. While I don't hate them as much as others here, yeah, the likes of "Roar", "Shake It Off", "Flowers", "ME!" and "CAN'T STOP THE FEELING" are very uninspired and by-the-numbers. However, some really don't make sense for this prompt. Say what you want about "Dance Monkey", but at least it evokes a strong reaction out of you. Ditto for "Yummy", even if it leans more on second-hand embarrassment and cringe.

 

@Devin I'm really torn on your comment because while I appreciate the creativity structure-wise and the "On The Floor" mention, "I Like It", "Espresso", and "INDUSTRY BABY" don't belong in this conversation. 

 

But well, since nobody has brought it up yet, let me pick what I consider to be the prime example of successful mediocrity:

 

"As It Was" by Harry Styles

 

41 minutes ago, Aethereal said:

Most of Cardi's hits. 

shocker I know, but I actually disagree here

 

her hits are well written songs, their writers did well

2 minutes ago, Moonlight Nation said:

Another 'name a song from an artist you hate + the usual punching bags' thread. How creative. 

 

Not that I necessarily disagree with most examples stated here. While I don't hate them as much as others here, yeah, the likes of "Roar", "Shake It Off", "Flowers", "ME!" and "CAN'T STOP THE FEELING" are very uninspired and by-the-numbers. However, some really don't make sense for this prompt. Say what you want about "Dance Monkey", but at least it evokes a strong reaction out of you. Ditto for "Yummy", even if it leans more on second-hand embarrassment and cringe.

 

@Devin I'm really torn on your comment because while I appreciate the creativity structure-wise and the "On The Floor" mention, "I Like It", "Espresso", and "INDUSTRY BABY" don't belong in this conversation. 

 

But well, since nobody has brought it up yet, let me pick what I consider to be the prime example of successful mediocrity:

 

"As It Was" by Harry Styles

 

Whilst I think As It Was was not deserving of the overwhleming success it got, I don't think it's a mediocre song. It is competently made, does evoke a sense of wondrous melancholy, and I think the production is quite solid. If it had been a cute top ten hit (like Charlie Puth's Attention), I would've even considered it a guilty pleasure. The 1 billion weeks at number one on Spotify are what made it feel mediocre. It's like a student who consistently got Bs was granted the title of valedictorian for some reason. They're not dumb or unintelligent, but the quality of their work is far below the honors bestowed upon them.

Cruel Summer 

4 minutes ago, ithinkheknowsoutsold said:

Whilst I think As It Was was not deserving of the overwhleming success it got, I don't think it's a mediocre song. It is competently made, does evoke a sense of wondrous melancholy, and I think the production is quite solid.

As it was is clearly more thoughtfully made than the songs they mentioned, I can't even entertain that comment

 

Anti Hero. 

Shallow.

Watermelon Sugar.