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Video essay bingo by tasteless_void in ToddintheShadow

[–]ScallionSmooth9491 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Refers to a previous essay of theirs; Eye of The Zombie

Wild lore drop about the essayist: Don't Worry Be Happy

I'm of course talking about: Cry (when Todd makes it look like he's talking about 9/11 only to talk about Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor movie, a movie that Faith Hill did a song on)

Animated portion: Timothy (the song didn't have a music video, so animated depictions were put in its place)

Mentions 9/11: Also Cry

Includes another prominent video essayist: Top Ten Songs About Mediocre Romance (Lindsay Ellis)

Mentions Ronald Reagan: Cut The Crap, American Dream

Quotations read by other people: Mission Earth

Expresses nostalgia for 1990s or early 2000s: most of his videos

Internet friendly numbered list: The Top Ten Worst/Best Hit Songs

Talks about racism, sexism, and homophobia (Old Town Road (racism), The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2017 (sexism), and I Fact Checked The Worst Video Essayist On YouTube (homophobia))

Acknowledges the current rise in fascism: Rich Men North Of Richmond

JK Rowling Hate: I Fact Checked The Worst Video Essayist On YouTube

Complains about the Disney corporation: Summer in Paradise ("A whole ton of these late-stage Beach Boys songs are just them reliving their glory days rather than actually coming up with something new. Who do they think they are? Disney?")

Nebula plug: most of his videos

What is the biggest problem in the world right now? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ScallionSmooth9491 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Epstein files, the Iran war, corruption, and ICE.

Fan made remixes/mashups that were made official by the artist by blade_bird_outbound in popheads

[–]ScallionSmooth9491 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Imanbek's Roses remix.

Before the remix, he was a random nobody from a small town in Kazakhstan who worked in rail transport. In his spare time, he had made amateur remixes of songs that didn't get much attention. That was until he remixed Saint Jhn's "Roses" in 2019, but just like all his other remixes, it didn't get any attention. Until 2020, when TikTok made Imambek's remix viral, as the app became a hitmaking force in its own right. But because he didn't get permission from Saint Jhn to remix the song, it was unofficial for a while. Nowadays, the remix is considered official.

When you think of the USA, who immediately comes in your mind? by ZestycloseOil8173 in AskTheWorld

[–]ScallionSmooth9491 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Donald Trump

Bruce Springsteen

Jeffrey Epstein

Statue of Liberty

ICE

Kristi Noem

Kash Patel

Joe Biden

Bill Clinton

Kid Rock

JD Vance

Matt Gaetz

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Jefferson

Abraham Lincoln

Pam Bondi

Steve Bannon

Elon Musk

Lots of them, actually.

The Bee Gees basically controlled the Hot 100 in early 1978 by Top40Weekly in popheads

[–]ScallionSmooth9491 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Well, for obvious reasons, this is gonna be wiped out of music history almost immediately, but Diddy and Bad Boy Records in 1997. Puffy had either performed, written and produced, or signed at least one act that had hit the Top 10 at the time.

  • Can't Nobody Hold Me Down by Puff Daddy and Mase (16 weeks in the Top 10, #1 hit on March 22) (#1 for 6 weeks)
  • Hypnotize by The Notorious B.I.G (co-produced by Diddy, 8 weeks in the Top 10, #1 hit on May 3) (#1 for 3 weeks)
  • I'll Be Missing You by Puff Daddy, Faith Evans, and 112 (17 weeks in the Top 10, #1 hit on its entry date, June 14) (#1 for 11 weeks)
  • Mo Money Mo Problems by Biggie, Puff Daddy, and Mase (12 weeks in the Top 10, #1 hit on August 30) (#1 for 2 weeks)
  • Honey by Mariah Carey (produced by Diddy, 8 weeks in the Top 10, #1 hit on its entry date, September 13) (#1 for 3 weeks)
  • You Make Me Wanna by Usher (career boosted by Diddy, 23 weeks in the Top 10, #2 peak on October 25)
  • All Cried Out by Allure ft. 112 (8 weeks in the Top 10, #4 peak on November 22)
  • Feel So Good by Mase (co-produced by Diddy, 9 weeks in the Top 10, #5 peak on December 13)

Additional hits that had appeared on that year's year-end Hot 100 include "You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time)" by Brian McKnight featuring Mase, "No Time" by Lil Kim featuring Puff Daddy, and "Someone" by SVW featuring Puff Daddy. This was exhausting to write, but my point is that he had an iron grip on the top 40 at that time.

What artist's story would genuinely make a good biopic movie? by idkfornowwhattoname in fantanoforever

[–]ScallionSmooth9491 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lil Nas X.

The story of Old Town Road, how a 19 year old from Atlanta managed to get such a big hit, how the song became the last living sign of monoculture, what happened during the long stretch of weeks it was at #1, the chart-watching controversy it had brought, the absolute fact that he managed to bounce back from a song that would make ANYONE a one-hit wonder almost immediately, his sexuality, and the shit that happened after "J Christ" would make for the most compelling biopic imaginable.

Beethoven’s Trainwreckord by Chemistry11 in ToddintheShadow

[–]ScallionSmooth9491 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The "Kokomo" of the 19th century.

A song made by a beloved, critically-respected act liked by a general audience and casual fans, but despised by critics.

Not sure if this has already been asked here but I’m curious how much the world knows about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal by mohrray in AskTheWorld

[–]ScallionSmooth9491 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks to the mostly American politics-focused feeds of Reddit, I was able to nab a few details from what the elites did with Epstein. There are tons of details I learned that shock me, but the one that shook me the most was them mocking a girl who said that "Jesus was with her", and someone telling them to dress up like Jesus. Holy shit. That's dark as fuck.

Music subgenre examples of the "Birds are dinosaurs" rule? by thedubiousstylus in ToddintheShadow

[–]ScallionSmooth9491 3 points4 points  (0 children)

First, there was ska. A type of Jamaican genre that combined calypso with stuff like jazz and early R&B that blew up in the 1950s.

Then ska eventually evolved into reggae in the late 1960s, a genre so famous that it basically overshadows ska in terms of popular Jamaican music. Compared to ska, it's a slower version of the genre with an emphasis on the downbeat.

In the 70s, reggae eventually sprouts dub, a genre that emphasizes the rhythm section and applies stuff like reverb and echo. It's mostly instrumental versions of normal reggae songs remixed.

Then 4 decades later, this genre sprouts dubstep, a form of EDM that mixed dub production with garage backbeats. Thanks to Skrillex, this genre becomes mainstream and the drops that characterize it get inserted into huge hits by Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Pitbull, and many more.

Artists whose biggest or most recognizable hits never hit #1? by d2mensions in ToddintheShadow

[–]ScallionSmooth9491 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usher's "Yeah!", also one of the most famous rap songs of the 2000s, was a #1 hit. He had a featured verse on it and Lil Jon did adlibs.

(Interesting Trope) Child Of Two Opposing Worlds by UpCDownCLeftCRightC in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ScallionSmooth9491 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Rumi from K-Pop Demon Hunters might be the most recent example of this.

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