the craziest pop song of the 21st century
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Published 2024-03-20
My other video where I mention Willow Smith: • 6 pop songs that aren't actually crap
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All Comments (21)
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"I'm not going to talk about Radiohead today. I'm going to talk about Willow Smith. Whose song reminds me of Radiohead." :)
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I always love it when songs in “odd” signatures just feel like music, instead of a math equation.
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Starting in 7/4 time and later going to 4/4 is right on the Money
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Please let this be a sign that the new generation is bringing back complex harmonies in popular music, not just "pop".
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Welcome to the Willow fan club! She’s been making super dense and interesting music since her first album she dropped at 14. Her range is wild and she has punk rock , screamo, rnb, and pop records in her super impressive discography. In my book she’s the only nepo baby that deserves ALL the hype
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Somehow the 7/4 sections sound freer and more open while the 4/4 chorus feel tight and jarring.
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This is gotta be the most natural sounding 7/4 I’ve ever heard. Lit 🔥
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That chorus grooves so hard. It's one thing to have an intellectually interesting song. That's cool enough, especially in the pop world. But for it to also have you singing along and bobbing your head is a pretty unique accomplishment.
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Yes! 68 y.o. musician here, this song grabbed my attention and wouldn’t let go. I had to download. I hear some Joni Mitchell and some Radiohead and lots of jazz. I love Willow’s voice and the producer she’s working with and I wish them much success.
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I'm glad that there's being finally some acknowledgement of Willow as an artist. She grew a lot after releasing her first two songs (Whip My Hair and 21st Century Girl, which, mind me, are absolute bops) and her music always leans towards experimenting.
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This song is what i call a pop UFO. Sometimes, in the vast sea of mediocre pop songs all sounding the same, we are blessed with a song, so unique, so musically advanced, and yet still within the codes of mainstream pop, taking us by surprise. It's like the ray of light piercing through an overcast sky, gently kissing your face, or like the satsifaction of a gold digger finding a huge gold nugget after searching through stone shit for days. It feels good and gives hope.
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Really cool song that I wouldn't have heard without this video.
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@3:25 "Our body now knows how to move and follow the rhythm" To me summarizes the whole song. Its about the journey to find the pattern, the rhythm of life. Its there, but we are always trying to find it. Its always shifting, but if you are patience and you listen enough, you will find the pattern. Its a great song. As soon as I heard it, it spoke in a different language. A language that speaks to a deeper part of us.
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Willow’s really grown into her own as an artist these last few years, so this video was a really wonderful surprise to see! Glad more people are being open to her work, she’s got a really distinct flair that started with her last album.
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2:32 – 🎵 I whip my chords back and forth, I whip my chords back and forth...
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Great to see you concentrating on individual songs, and a modern artist too. Well done
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Radiohead? Reminds me of Kate bush. Listen to the drum beat, the melody, and vocal phrasing. The chorus reminds me of anime music. Willow is an excellent writer, and she writes music that suits her vocal capabilities very well.
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I'm so glad you made this video. I heard it on Friday without noticing it was by Willow Smith and thought it was one of the best songs I'd heard this year. I had to do a double take when I saw who it was. Her last song before this was really good as well - who'd have thought?
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yall been sleeping on willow for YEARS
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I find it interesting how Peter Gabriel uses 7/4 to 4/4 in Solsbury Hill to create a feeling of liberation and coming home when contrasted with this which seems to use it to build tension and then release it despite the undercurrent of (Radiohead-ish) melancholy.
