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I was hoping to find other comments processing the question of why such a lousy song was a hit beyond what the article describes…
by quadrangle 5y ago
I was hoping to find other comments processing the question of why such a lousy song was a hit beyond what the article describes…
- groby_b 5y agoBecause it speaks to the large number of people who engage with music they enjoy and can sing/hum along to easily, not the small group of self-styled "critics" who can only find joy in tearing down?
- quadrangle 5y agoWell, that doesn't explain why it would stand out as such a hit because that explanation would apply to tons of songs that weren't hits or celebrated like that one.
- groby_b 5y agoIt quite literally does, right there in the article.
- Cupertino95014 5y agoMaybe there's some other hit from 1911 that you think was NOT a lousy song? Come, Josephine, in My Flying Machine Down by the Old Mill Stream Oh You Beautiful Doll I Want a Girl Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad [1] https://playback.fm/charts/top-100-songs/1911 https://playback.fm/charts/top-100-songs/1911
- quadrangle 5y agoDown by the Old Mill Stream is nice. I like that one. It's not pretentious or corny, and the harmonies are interesting enough. Let Me Call You Sweetheart is also totally fine. But yeah, I get your point. I was like huh "Woodman, Woodman, Spare That Tree" wazzat… oh… um, cringe
- Waterluvian 5y agoIt’s the McDonald’s of music.