There is a saying that time heals all wounds.
People grow up, things change, that girl you used to date marries that really creepy guy who's way older than her and they move to Edgewater and get a dog named Woofy Goldberg. THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR DOGS NAME, YOU HEARTLESS BI-whoa. Sorry.
Um, where were we? Yeah. Music stuff.
I've compiled a list of songs that were popular, yet are still forgotten about in my opinion. My litmus test was as follows:
- Have I heard the song while out in the last calendar year?
- Were people mostly disliking it because it was popular to do so at the time?
- The song had to be released between January 1, 2000 and October 31, 2009.
Y'awl ready?
Rollin - Limp Bizkit
You forgot about it because: It's a Limp Bizkit song.
Why you should give it another chance: It's a good song to work out to, and is a GREAT song to karaoke to. Mostly because it's so bad, I'll admit.
Like a feather - Nikka Costa
(taken from NikkaCosta.com)
:You weren't interested in anything that wasn't on "TRL" at the time.
Why you should give it another chance: The song(hell, the whole album) is pretty damn funky. She gets her point across without having to do that whole "I'm just going to do a bunch of vocal tricks" routine.
I Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield:
You forgot about it because: It came out with a wave of other bad Euro-pop sounding songs, and got lost in the shuffle.
Why you should give it another chance: Two reasons here
. 1: He sounds like a woman and that is hilarious to me for some reason and 2: His
sister has had a waaay bigger career, and I'm sure she doesn't let him forget it at Thanksgiving. Don't let Natasha win..
Cochise by Audioslave
You forgot about it because: They kept making records that got softer and softer. Plus by then-let's be honest-if it wasn't Nelly, it wasn't getting heard.
Why you should give it another chance: It's CHRIS CORNELL + EVERYONE IN RAGE! Not to mention, it's 3+ minutes of Rubin-infused BALLS. It also set a record for "Dopest opening track on an album"
Rubin-infused
BALLS, PEOPLE!Contagious by The Isley Brothers (feat. R. Kelly)
You forgot about it because: This wasn't the best decade to work with Kells. Also: A lot of you thought Ronald Isley died after "Between the Sheets", didn't you?
Why you should give it another chance: This might be the best "I'm going to sing EXACTLY what happened" song in history. Skip to 3:35 if you've never heard this. My friends and I (I see you, #Frathouse) sing the confrontation part to this day.
The entire "Permission to Land" album by The Darkness
You forgot about it because: You don't know what a ROCK BAND looks/sounds like anymore.
Why you should give it another chance: It might be the purest rock album released this decade. Topics like
Fights, Drugs, and even
a thing called love are all addressed with big guitars, loud vocals, and ridiculous outfits. The way it should be.
The Thong Song by Sisqo
You forgot about it because: You finally started getting to third base.
Why you should give it another chance: For a certain age group (we'll say people aged 23-25 right now) this song CHANGED. EVERYTHING. I can fondly remember the video (mostly at how much money they spent to do nothing) but the real win came from what happened after it came out...
Girls starting rocking the ever-loving SHIT out of thongs.
It was like a beacon from some far-away planet that said "Hike up your underwear so 14 year-old boys can have coronaries!". I'm happy "Glee" chose to re-shine a light on this jam because I'll say it again:
SISQO. CHANGED. EVERYTHING.
And finally..............
The
"Trapped in a closet" series by one Robert Sylvester Kelly.
You forgot about it because:um...where do I start?
Why you should give it another chance: It might be the single most creative thing in black music since "Planet Rock"
No, seriously.
The fact that this illiterate pedophile savant could craft a tale so big and epic that Homer would eat a brick if he actually existed is one of the most interesting/terrible things to happen this decade.
To date, it's the only song in my life that I have STAYED IN THE CAR FOR that wasn't
this. Each installment had me hooked like Bubbles (name that reference).
So that's it from my end. Did I miss any? Do you agree? Think of your own? Let me know. I'd love to hear from you!
7 Comments
Guy Smiley said:
Were people mostly disliking it because it was popular to do so at the time?
Nah, most people disliked those songs because they sucked. Sucked then. Suck now. Th-th-th-thong-thong-thong? Really? The fact that none of these people have not really done anything of note since is telling. Sad in the case of the Isley Brothers and their legacy, but justified in the case of the others.
Joanie said:
I'm really so glad this article exists, over the summer I was trying to phrase this idea into a google search to stack my summer playlist. My search yielded no relevant results.
I haven't heard of all of the songs on here, but I totally agree with the songs I know. 'Trapped In The Closet' I'm sorry, it really is a work of horrible genius. I once stayed up much much longer than I could afford only to watch the entire video series on late night/early morning MTV. Worth it. So so worth it.
As for the Limp Bizkit reference, I know 'Nookie' was THE song, but it's a party-starter. In the same vein as 'Rollin', it's terrible and awesome, with an emphasis on awesome. But c'mon, "You can take that cookie and stick it up your, yeah!" That is hysterical, and everyone loves it.
One song that deserves a spot on the list, '99 Red Balloons' by Goldfinger. I'm not sure if cover songs count, but that should for Goldfinger's sake. This song rocks. Period. The best part is attempting to the shout the German verse. I believe I'm really good at it without even knowing anything past Gutentag, aka I'm great a yelling germanic noises over punk rock songs. What could do better in getting a party goin'?
Neal said:
Great list, I forgot all about Nikki Costa with her James Brown wanna be moves. And contagious, is it just me or this a look in to how trapped in a closet got going?
Kyra Kyles said:
"Contagious" is straight rubbish. Same goes for many of these other songs. Everyone LOVED "Thong Song." It was when Sisqo had that cartoon dragon in his vids and started trying to play a teenager in movies that he lost his appeal (and career.) Also, Trapped in the Closet doesn't deserve anything more than to be trapped in another closet. Seacrest, out!
Gregg Harris said:
Besides The Darkness record, i can't even begin to comment on how atrocious your overall musical taste is.
I am sure, however, that the Bedingfields don't get together for Thanksgiving since they are BRITISH!
Chris Arreguin said:
I love the Darkness - they're audio intoxication. Sisqo honestly can do no harm in my book. I'm convinced that "the thong song" is going to be 2010's big wedding song. Ernest you spoke about creepy guys earlier in this post. I created a site dedicated to random creepy guys. Check it out www.randomcreepyguy.com I expect it to be almost as popular as Sisqo in his prime. Peace
Ryan Kiefer said:
You're cheating, you have R. Kelly twice. Well, actually, once, and then featured by another artist. But still...
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