The Chorus.fm Music League Thread • Page 175

My least favorite ex hated "Christmas Wrapping" so that makes me like it even more

 

Haters gon hate lol

 

I think last round was a confusing prompt for many and way open to personal interpretation.

I think Bob said he doesn’t want to hate it at all - I wasn’t saying I hate to love it! In fact - “hate to love” was a round in another season.

and for those reminding us that Kelly is a great artist - I guess I’d just challenge you to ask yourself what song ESTABLISHED her as such. Because as a music fan in 2004, I don’t think too many people had thought she had this type of song in her , and let alone to continue such a successful career. So to me - that epitomized (especially at the time of release) - like , WOW , where did THIS come from …. Had “no business” being as good as it is.

anyway …. All good just explaining my mindset behind it. Maybe if the verbiage “when released” was added lol

 

3 points for Mac Miller. That is criminal.

 

There was no writeup about the song so I think most of us were confused why it was submitted

 

I didn’t know how to pick for or vote in that round. Gave 2 points to the songs that helped me understand the prompt a little more, 0 for the songs I did not enjoy, and a 1 for everything else

 

Mac Miller is talented.

 

This is a fair take. I almost gave you two points because the ratio of good songs to bad songs that come from American Idol winners is astonishingly uneven, and SUBG is by far the best one. So by that logic it is a much better song than anyone should expect it to be. Talked myself down to one point because she was the first winner, so, at the time nobody actually knew what to expect haha

 

Sorry, my comment was just responding to that part of your description about almost wanting to hate it, which never crossed my mind once in the past twenty years of listening to that song haha. I think the ubiquity was earned and people were in on it the whole time. It's a song by an American Idol winner (an America's sweetheart type that everyone loved) who already had a number one album and song, and it was written by Max Martin (and Dr. Luke, though he wasn't known as the same caliber of writer at the time). It almost would've been more surprising if the song wasn't as good as it is.

Like, the leap from "Miss Independent" to "Since U Been Gone" is meaningful, but it's absolutely not in the same category as Eddie Murphy going from Beverly Hills Cop to "Party All The Time" haha

 

Mac’s early stuff honestly does nothing for me, idk why. It’s right in line stylistically with a lot of the hip hop I like but for some reason I’ll just tune out anytime I try. Really dig pretty much everything from GO:OD AM onward though

 

Because I think it’s better than it should be? Seemed to me it was a pretty personal round, didn’t say anywhere that everyone had to think it’s better than it should be.

 

And now a Christmas music round? Can it get any worse haha

 

Could be a Justin Vernon round

 

I’d have to sit it out if it was!

 

You’re both so cool. 5 points each.

 

imthegrinch

 

He’s my cousin

 

distant relative to me

 

Mac IS talented and only got more talented with time, but for a white rapper that early in his career, I definitely think that song is unusually good.

 

I was so torn between like 3 Christmas songs for this round.

 

I picked a non-standard Christmas song that at least has the benefit of not being heard thousands of times a year haha

 

@bobsheiskawy you're last to submit!

and as a reminder to everyone, votes are due by CHRISTMAS day, so if you are like me, you probably want to get to it before that day so you don't forget. I'll be busy on Christmas, so I won't be around to push the due date or anything

 

Truly shocked that no one (including me) submitted Christmas Song (by McCarthy Trenching as made famous by Phoebe Bridgers)

 

There are a lot of straight-up bangers on this playlist.