toewsy

we LOVE a classic

THREE female rap songs in the Top 5

Still not seeing it

Not for me? I see him at #4 on overall US

Taylor already being in the Top 20

Adele's success doesn't take away from Taylor's, nor Taylor's from Adele's. Congrats to both ladies on achieving such massive figures

#nosurprisesthere

Not everybody has that

RUTHLESS

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Look at what y'all made her do- that's what you get for questioning The Dark Lord's power, bitch

Gotcha. And yeah, not necessarily a negative, it just appeals to basic/universal human feelings and experiences to get an emotional response form the listener. Nothing original or groundbreaking by any means, but clearly effective

I totally agree. I was trying to explain (evidently not well enough) the reasons why people may be upset at Despacito potentially dethroning One Sweet Day, in my opinion an excellently crafted song (from a music standpoint) and well-executed by the performers. I totally agree it's nothing experimental or new- in fact it's a little too sappy for me- but I think the difference is a lot of people are willing to forgive something that's older simply by virtue of being older. If something is perceived as a "classic," it's seemingly "above" criticism (which obviously isn't strictly true, but it's just the way art works, be it a song, painting, book, whatever).

I never said it wasn't; "generic" doesn't mean "bad" just like "indie/alternative/experimental" doesn't mean "good." If something is trendy or popular, odds are it's not without reason. Personally I find Despacito to be solid, but I think the point of people were trying to make is that they feel the song that breaks the record for most weeks at Number 1 ought to be something crazy spectacular, and not just something they perceive to be bland (and/or featuring Beiber since this is ATRL). Just like you don't care for One Sweet Day, some people just see this song as meh and not worthy of the record.

I read that as them undermining the value of the charting systems, not necessarily saying they're inaccurate per se, let alone undermining someone because of their ethnicity. Again, I assume for the user it relates more back the perceived quality of the song and its performers