Video killed the radio star
this post was submitted on 27 Sep 2024
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ugly people aren't allowed to make music anymore?
well fuck me then.
its why ed sheeran was killed he made music
F in chat for ed sheeran, and ugly ugly man, who made not very good music, but was loved by, some people.
it was hilarious seeing him on game of thrones. my buddy told me in one of the next episodes id see someone id recognize and i never thought itd be him 😂
he was in game of thrones? When? Can we blame the downfall on him now? lol.
Lewis Capaldi isn't ugly?! Lol
Sorry Lewis no shade intended
Nah, let's keep him in the shade...
Les Claypool has entered the chat.
Tbf his music is kinda ugly too... in a cool way
I mean c'mon: https://youtu.be/r4OhIU-PmB8?si=ygSzza51BLIa2SiE
...and Elvis has left the building!
Ugly people are still making it, pop acts have just figured out that if you make a pretty person pretend to sing it it sells better.
"music was better when..."
Any version of this makes the speaker sound suuuper old and bitter. 😂
Music was way better when the musicians snorted the good ol yayo.
Nah, generally yes, but this particular follow up is hilarious. When ugly people made it haha
At least he doesnt like all newer music simply because the artist look better.
Willie Nelson checking in
Willie is a beautiful angel.
I just saw the dudes from Streetlight Manifesto and they're definitely not lookers. And they're getting SO OLD
Pop is just as manufactured and fake as it always was, with the exceptional trend setter or two doing their own thing, but what's just below the surface is always just as good as it always was.
As a fan of hardcore, electronica, folk, metal, and all of the genres that fall under them, I still get new bands. I still get new releases. I get cheap as fuck concerts and still get cool merch and awesome vinyls. I have zero to complain about. Hell, Primus, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer just made an album together, in 2024.
Anyone who says music sucks now doesn't really listen to that much music to start with. Music is just fine, man. Maybe look a little deeper than the pudding skin.
Those $10 dive bar bands are always the best
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Ah yes, ugly singers like:
Elvis Presley
Frank Sinatra
John Bon Jovi
Freddie Mercury
Aretha Franklin
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What do you mean? there are plenty of British recording artists
^ Uses 80s iconography to make fun of GenX's parents.
Isn't it ironic?
A little too ironic
Moreso than a traffic jam, when you're already late for work?
Depends if you ask a linguist or Alanis Morissette
Glad you caught the reference. Wouldn't it technically be irony in both cases?
I'm 14 and this is deep! /s
Not really related to that stupid boomer post, but ho crazy is it that that ugly british lady won music star or popstar or whatever and everyone was like: oh my god this is insane, ugly people can do things? They are almost like real people.
Do You Have the Slightest Idea How Little That Narrows It Down?
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Marcus King ROCKS and he is not good looking. Charismatic as fuck on stage too.
I think there is about the same proportion of good music to bad as there ever was, you just don't hear the bad music of the past because it didn't last. Survival bias, I think it's called.
Don't forget about the halo effect. Someone on stage doing a killer set is going to seem hotter. When someone is good at one thing, we start to think they're good at everything (where being hot is a thing).
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