¿Y la bailar, y la cantar?
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poptimistsFound this while trying to find out whether vegetable oil is indeed a primary ingredient in Sunny Delight (don't ask...):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_hit#1990s
"Summer hits are quite cheerful and upbeat and their main success is due to the catchy rhyme and not the lyrics, which are sometimes repetitive, playful and generally hollow. The music is often criticised for being "forced" on the audience while lacking actual artistic value, talent or deeper meaning."
O RLY? The article, such as it is, refers to 'one-hit wonders' but a lot of these 'artists', well, aren't.
"A track can also be a summer hit solely in one country. In Ireland, the summer of 2000 had the track "Maniac 2000" by Mark McCabe played almost constantly. This led to the track being requested in clubs in Spain by Irish tourists. This might have started the cycle by which it would become a hit across all of Europe, but licensing problems meant that the song was only available commercially in Ireland, and hence the returning clubbers could not purchase it or get it played on the radio."
That'll be why I was the only one in my class to be aware of The Fuckle Song, then.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_hit#1990s
"Summer hits are quite cheerful and upbeat and their main success is due to the catchy rhyme and not the lyrics, which are sometimes repetitive, playful and generally hollow. The music is often criticised for being "forced" on the audience while lacking actual artistic value, talent or deeper meaning."
O RLY? The article, such as it is, refers to 'one-hit wonders' but a lot of these 'artists', well, aren't.
"A track can also be a summer hit solely in one country. In Ireland, the summer of 2000 had the track "Maniac 2000" by Mark McCabe played almost constantly. This led to the track being requested in clubs in Spain by Irish tourists. This might have started the cycle by which it would become a hit across all of Europe, but licensing problems meant that the song was only available commercially in Ireland, and hence the returning clubbers could not purchase it or get it played on the radio."
That'll be why I was the only one in my class to be aware of The Fuckle Song, then.
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Re: Further research
Date: 2007-07-26 08:20 am (UTC)