https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqeW9_5kURI
>more than 900 million views
Explain this.
>song starts off muffled
>highs and mids slowly fade in
Aaand closed
the song is popular
the song is good
Proper marketing and zeitgeist appeal.
Sound of the summer m8
>>61100461
I'm not watching their shit tier song.
>>61100461
What's there to explain?
Mainstream pop is shit. It will always be shit and the general population will always eat it up because they don't know any better.
We've always known this. What's there to talk about?
Song is good. The dancing is atrocious
>>61100461
I just gave them another view
its fun and gets the people going.
>>61100559
>why can't everybody be le enlightened like me? St Vincent 4 life XD
Kill yourself weaboo faggot
Because it's catchy af, and because that woman is raping the concept of dancing
>>61100461
that whore sure likes to spread her legs.
Diplo will still be remembered for Paper Planes
>>61100495
>>61100559
Yes, but this is on Gangam Style level and it doesn't even have the meme factor.
>>61100615
Not even close to Gangmeme.
>>61100590
He didn't even say any of that you triggered mong.
>>61100461
>Production value is off the charts for both the music and the video
>Has been on the radio for months
There's literally nothing to explain
Whether or not you care about this is irrelevant so keep your triggers to yourself, but is there any way that this isn't the literal textbook definition of cultural appropriation?
>>61100598
Don't fucking name-call and slut-shame, shithead. She's expressing her liberation.
>>61100590
I don't listen to St Vincent, I think she's trash. But please try to incorrectly guess what I like, again.
>>61100670
probably. but nobody gives a shit about that cause except basketball americans.
>>61100598
>>61100676
Ebin memes /b/ros.
>>61100707
I love this meme.
>>61100711
It's not a meme, it's the truth. Why do women get called names when they spread their legs but men don't?
>>61100732
Because people want to control others.
Dismiss their autistic complains and/or tell them to shut up.
>>61100461
not enough cultural appropriation
>>61100632
In views it is.
>>61100753
That's exactly what I did.
>>61100768
Well yeah, but the whole "slut shaming" isn't taken seriously so I tell people to shut the fuck up and stop trying to police others.
Also the liberation isn't taken seriously either so I tell people they're free to do as they wish in their lives.
Major lazer isn't actually the worst. I mean, there's definitely better, but he did put out some half decent, interesting tracks a while back.
>>61100813
Guns Don't Kill People is a great record and ML was a very interesting project before Switch left
>>61100809
>I tell people to shut the fuck up and stop trying to police others
>I tell people they're free to do as they wish in their lives
Nice
>>61100834
You do know what I'm saying though., even with all the memetexting.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
>>61100762
Gangnam Style has 2 and a half BILLION hits. This isn't even close to Gangnam Style.
>>61100838
MEME
>>61100461
I checked it out expecting not to like it, since Diplo has been making garbage for a while now, but to come back and say "this is just what people are into, don't try to understand." After seeing it I totally get what you're saying. It's pretty weak even by Major Lazer standards, and my only explanation is that everyone in India watched it once or something.
>>61100830
This.
Switch actually has taste in music beyond the paycheck, once he left ML became unbearable instead of like, kind of ok.
>waaah every pop song is bad!!!! stop enyoing things! now listen to Bring The Sun/Toussaint L'Ouverture!
this, Hotline Bling and bitch, I'm Madonna are objectively good pop songs
It's a popular song and there's meme dancing
>>61100936
>bitch, I'm Madonna
That song was a poor attempt of Madonna trying to stay relevant. I cringed the whole way through.
why are you mad OP?
might just be me but I much prefer this track than most others on the radio.
>>61100856
Kill yourself
>>61100461
SUMMER ANTHEM, DUDE THIS IS SO SICK, ME AND MY BOYS DROPPING SOME E SIPPIN' ON LEAN AND FUCKING BITCHES DOWN CALI
>>61101049
Watch your fucking language, there are people with suicidal thoughts who visit this board. They don't need to be seeing that shit.
>>61101049
After you babe. ;)
>>61101064
Nobody does that though.
>>61100986
that's the point. though. if you honestly think madonna doesn't know how she comes across in that song, you are naive.
>>61101078
hes clearly dicking about lol
>>61101009
It's too god damned popular! ffs
>>61100670
idk, i think it was coreagraphed by an Indian guy. I haven't seen anyone go SUPER crazy over this. I've actually seen quite a lot of Indian people say that theyre happy their country is in such a popular song
>>61100461
Tall people with long arms and legs dancing like this make me uncomfortable as fuck.
Also those vocals are annoying as shit.
>>61101245
Lots of thinks you don't like will be popular.
The sooner you accept that, the sooner the quality of your life will improve.
Better explain this; only 26 views....now that is remarkable! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFcyu-mFcrI
>>61100461
It sounds good to the ear drums and the video meshes east and west with pretty colors and nice dancing. It's hypnotic and fun, and conjures an image of an awesome life most people never experience.
>>61100461
the worst song on an awesome album
>>61100929
Wish Switch was more productive. Doesn't do much these days unless it's for MIA. He's obv extremely talented
>>61100659
this. the synth in the background is amazing
and her moves are hot
but fuck cultural appropriation.. that's not cool man.
>criticising Diplo for appropriation
lmao is this 2009 or some shit
Diplo has been mixing cultures his whole career. Before he was making money, before it was popular. It's entirely organic
>>61101903
>Before he was making money, before it was popular
Lmao no wonder he's such a talentless hack then
>>61100870
When Gangnam Style surpased Justin Biebers video in 2012, the record of views in Youtube was 803 million. Gangnam Style was uploaded 3 years ago, and this only has 9 months.
>>61101922
>Diplo
>talentless
Sounds like you wouldn't notice talent if it stomped on your nuts
>>61102120
Edgy reply but he is a talentless hack.
>>61100461
Public appeal formula, colourful design, diversity multicultural celebration imagery, attempt to meme culture, funny dances, hit catchy poppy swag.
>>61101922
>he's such a talentless hack then
>>61102142
>t he is a talentless hack.
No.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP-MbfHFUqs
>more than 1 billion views
>Diplo is now more popular and rich than M.I.A. was ever even close to being
>>61102196
Hello tripfriend.
dance moves in which you imitate the firing of weapons might be the most retarded thing ever
>>61102199
well these are made for money laundering so that's a little different.
>>61101328
how do you put a country in a song
>>61102077
See You Again is 8 months old and has 1.5 billion views.
>>61102455
why do people like Wiz Khalifa he is literally one of the wackest rappers ever
>>61102551
See You Again is a pretty good song tbqh. It's not going to crack any Top 10s, but it's nice. All I know about Wiz Khalifa is that everyone always talks about wanting "the old Wiz" back, so I'm assuming he used to be decent but went too pop/trap rap.
>>61102551
are you talking about Wiz Khalifa generally? or about See You Again? because it's pretty obvious why a lot of people like See You Again
>>61100461
Guys i have decided to stop making my 2deep4u pretentious bloops and try and jump on board to some trend and make a hit. Is this possible? I'm a fairly decent producer (5 years experience) and uni isn't going so well. I just want to be successful and rich from commercial meme shit like this so my family and peers stop thinking i'm a loser.
lewd
>>61102578
You should check out old Wiz it's just as shit.
>>61102590
I see why people like see you again I think, because the fast and furious shit and it's just a poppy tune. But Wiz in general is just really, really bad.
>>61102621
>(5 years experience
that doesn't make you a decent producer
>>61100490
kek
>>61102621
why not both
>>61102408
wait what? where'd you hear that?
>>61103349
Look at shit like the comments on some similar videos, there will just be a bunch that are blank because you get money off of not only views but comment amounts too. It also explains why someone would even watch this. This video specifically I imagine got accidentally popular because memes
>>61100490
EXPOSED
Guys...
i l-like it
>>61104288
Lol what a homo
I'll stick with Swans and Animal Collective not THIS SHIT :^)
Only good hit songs from 2015:
>uptown funk
>jealous
>style + wildest dreams
>want to want me
>can't feel my face
>679 + trap queen
>hotline bling
>>61100461
that other dj snake songs way fucking better. the one he did before this one.
>>61100615
A breakout novelty single is comparable to a group returning after a series of successful tours and releases?
>>61100670
All of Diplo's fortune has come from cultural appropriation, but the public wasn't going to blow up dancehall and moombahton without him pushing it like his label depended on it.
>>61100670
How's it cultural appropriation? because it takes place in India? Has Indian dancers?
>>61104465
yes
no
style, yes, wildest dreams, no
no
no
no
no
>>61104593
Moombahton is never going to blow up sadly
I want to make sex with that girl.
>>61104593
I seriously thought Diplo was a black dude until like a year ago
mainstream songs you inexplicably enjoy thread?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBn7bjy9c4U
>>61104696
I think it only really matters when it's a white guy making fucktons of money off of showcasing another culture, which is what Diplo does. Then again, I'd wager he's done more to make those cultures visible and relevant to the west than just to take all the credit for himself. Clearly he's taking the money, but you never see the guy stand alone - always partnered up, always giving and taking with some other artist. Respectable imo.
if we stop white people from cultural appropriation in music they'd have no more music left to steal/"create"
>flat no definition white girl
>can't dance
>generic production
don't know famm
It's a good pop song and it's enjoyable. What more of an explanation do you need?
>>61104865
>white girl
>can't dance
Who would have thought
>>61104816
I like this one as well been wondering what it was called.
>>61104832
He does a lot honestly
Oh don't forget the universally sacred fact of life being the topic of the song.
Everyone just needs to feel love and feel like they have someone to lean on.
>>61102199
>>61102408
>>61103580
Actually, It has a lot of views because parents sit their kids in front of tablets and phones nowadays and just let them free roam on youtube videos.
You'd be surprised how much youtube videos a kid can watch in a day.
My sister does this to her kids. Instead of making them sit there and watch tv she makes them watch youtube videos.
Children are literally being raised on the internet, nowadays.
>>61105292
Your sister is a fucking terrible parent
>>61105332
It really isn't that different when our parents would make us watch tv on those baby channels.
>>61105372
Internet is much more addictive and with much more extremely entertaining content.
