BEST: 6) Beautiful People - Chris Brown ft. Benny Benassi
Okay, so he created something genuinely brilliant. Once. The lucky ****. Won't lie, might've been higher if not for who it is. And the video. Although the video wouldn't annoy me so much if not for who it is. Whatever, don't really want to praise Chris Brown, he doesn't deserve it.
WORST: 6) The Time - Black Eyed Peas
Predominantly a 2010 song this one I know, but it was a prominent chart figure throughout January in the UK and into February, so it counts. The fact that it went away so quickly into the year is partly why it's only 6 on the list and not lower still. A common misconception I hear from people who like this song is that it's hated on because of the unnecessary Time Of My Life section. That might be true to an extent, but it's not just that they used it (and I really don't know why they did), it's also that it transitions SO badly from chorus to verse and back. I don't like the "Dirty Bit" sections, and I don't like the "Time" sections, but what really grates whenever I have to hear this song is how badly they mesh. At least with, for instance, Boom Boom Pow, the Peas had the decency to transition well from one part of a song to the next part of a song. Here it's a mess, and it only gets worse the longer the song goes on. Lyrically they're probably below average here, which is really, really saying something. The beat can't save them because we're taken out of it frequently so they can sing an 80s song for no reason. Terrible, terrible song. And it's STILL not the worst song they've ever done! Thank **** they're on hiatus, may they stay that way until I stop paying attention to pop music again.
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James - Board 8's Resident Warm And Safe, Slipper-Wearing User
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