Too much autotune, bad lyrics, bad video, derogatory towards women, general douchebag | music unloved by KMB003 students

It’s a dependable icebreaker. Gather together a room of students, break them into groups of three and four, and ask them which music they HATE.

Rebecca Black, for the sixth semester running, REPRASENT!

THURSDAY 3pm
1. Li’l Wayne – Lollipop
Too much autotune, bad lyrics, bad video, derogatory towards women, general douchebag

2. Chainsmokers – Selfie
No originality OR musicality, shallow lyrics, too much autotune, over-digitalised, inauthentic

3. D4anny – Goodbye
(Guilty pleasure) too much autotune, bad music, poor quality video, so cheesy

4. Ke$ha – Tik Tok
Irritating persona, too much autotune (this class REALLY doesn’t like autotune!), bad song

5. Nickelback – Photograph
Disgusting

FRIDAY 11am
1. Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines
Context behind lyrics, overplayed, awful song & video

2. Justin Bieber – Baby
Can’t help but hate him, awful repetitive lyrics, wrong age to be singing about girls (hasn’t hit puberty), inauthentic

3. One Direction – Best Song Ever
Smug, horrendous lyrics, bad song

4. Taylor Swift – We Are Never Getting Back Together
Student: “You have just described my daughter’s music collection!

FRIDAY 2pm
1. Rebecca Black – Friday
Horrible vocals, mediocre lyrics, elementary video

2. Nicki Minaj – Pills And Potions
Too much negativity, too much hatred

3. Avril Lavigne – Cultural Appropriation
Sorry, I meant to type Avril Lavigne – Hello Kitty!

4. LMFAO – Shots
Awful chorus, genre, vapidly promotes negative lifestyle, trivialises effort of musicians, very straightforward, no effort involved – designed to get folk pumped up: not music, just entertainment product

by Everett True

My name is Everett True. I am a music critic. This is what I do. I criticise music. The clue is in my job description – music critic. I do not consider myself a journalist, as I do not research or report hard news. I do not consider myself a commentator as I believe that everyone should be a participant. I criticise people and in return I am not surprised if other people criticise me. It is part of the whole deal of being in the public arena. I am Everett True. Believe in me and I have power like a God. Quit believing in me and I no longer exist.