RATE THIS MATERIAL: I have lost all faith in the American choice of music

I thought the fox song is a parody of American music, and the artist is from Europe actually?

Or was it satire again?

and I remember reading somewhere that Gangnam Style actually comments on the life/face-pretending culture in one korean city whose name I forget

 

Seoul: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangnam_District

 

Whatever, the rest of us will be over here laughing along with the song/video and enjoying ourselves.

A little thing called "Not taking everything so seriously," with a dash of "Not taking everything at face value."

 

I'm sorry, but I fricking love that song, because it's taking the mick out of American music? It's just like a catchy beat with rubbish lyrics, which is pretty much the entirety of their taste!

 

actually, the fox has the cleanest music I know. No drugs, no sex, no drinking, no partying, just animals.

 

Wait, wait.......wait. Please. Pleeeeeaaaase. I don't know what happened to good taste in music. I was riding up to Walmart with my brother last month when he told me about the same song and my initial thought was, "Why do I feel like I'm about to waste a chunk of my life?" And it turns out that I did. The song literally has no meaning. And I feel sorry for the thousands, maybe millions of people here in the states who are slowly killing their neurons listening to that junk.

 

Guys. It was a song made by comedians. I severely doubt it was intended to be a legitimate piece of art, so don't judge it on those criteria.

 

Gangnam Style wasn't bad, it was just way overrated and over played and became annoying. (I'm a fan of Psy so). Otherwise, I thought it was funny!

 

Yeah, this. Don't really like the song but it's pretty obvious it's not supposed to be taken seriously.

I don't think modern taste in music (as if it's something you could judge objectively anyway) is any worse than at any other point since the birth of popular music. There's always been a lot of shitty music in the charts just that history filters out the bad stuff.

Saying that, most top 40 stuff doesn't offend me at all I've always got time for Rihanna or Kesha or whatever.

 

It was a purposeful joke, as stated.

But overall I still don't think your piece was very humorous.

 

which post you're agreeing with? XD

but one man's trash is another treasure? idk

 

Personally I let Pop Music Slide, there are worse things to worry about; Norwegian Death Metal and ICP to top the list. Though, What's the Fox Say is more of a parody that anything can become a hit; if enough people buy into it. Such as Gangnam Style, which was a catchy tune; that was liked because 95% of the people didn't know exactly what it was about which is 100% of the non-American Music that somehow leaks its way into America's Ears. Basically, we like strange things that make us ask "What are they actually saying"; in which the people who made it are laughing themselves to the bank.

 

You know...I am will be honest...forgetting this parody and talking about typical music choices. I think 'artists' like Bieber and One Direction are total crap-filled vending machine music where you put your quarter in and a song that sounds like every other piece of crap pops out and BAM...million of dollars. The same thing with so-called rap music which seems to fit into two categories: songs about objectifying women and songs talking about why this particular rapper is better than everyone else despite the fact that this is literally their first hit song

Now with all that said...

I am more than understanding of the fact that my childhood music, the glamorous pop tunes of the 1980's was looked at exactly the same as I see these now. Those who had their childhood in the 70's and 60's and so forth looked at my pop music and power ballads as the same cookie cutter crap and said the same thing "my music was real"

So yeah...this same argument spins around every decade

Foxface

 

My reaction to most "music" these days is "KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!"

 

I don't want to start a war here. But isn't it very ignorant to reject any music that isn't in english. There are other countries than America in the world. A fifth of the world population speaks mandarin (chinese), that does make america look kinda small. (and yes I know the song (gangnam style)is in korean, I was just making a comparison).

Also 'The Fox' was not made with the intention to make it big in the music industry. Neither do I think anyone actually think the lyrics are very "good". The beat isn't that bad which is probably why people stay for the chorus. The song is not my cup of tea, the irony however makes me lol.

 

'The Fox' Is Here! - YouTube

It's a song by norwegian variety show hosts that went viral. Check the clip fron the ellen degeneres show above if you want more info. Imho, it's still really funny.

When it comes to the american charts, I'm not a big fan. Most of the songs recently seem to be pop or hiphop with a dance tune to back it. I don't mean to sound snobby but it sounds like the UK top 40 in 2002.

New Zealand has a couple of awesome artists recently though. Lorde and Kimbra sound great.

 

What I don't get is.....I have heard foxes frequently throughout my life, always at night time, right outside my window, screaming, keeping me awake because I know exactly what noise it makes and it's horrible...I used to think it was a woman being raped.