+galactor123 weeelll, they're a bit different. Posner was a flash in the pan one hit wonder, whereas Pitbull led a huge career over multiple years with the biggest artists in the industry. It might just be that in the current climate of downbeat, dour "Man of Steel" pop as Todd (or rather one of his fans) called it there's just not much demand for Pitbull's ecstatic "eeeeeEEEUUUUH!" shtick.
Pitbull is still pretty big in the Latin pop/reggaeton scene, but nowhere as big as he was before. I have to say, I don’t hate him as much as I used to.
I'm a little surprised how much of a life "Scream and Shout" has had all these years later. I seem to always here it in the bathroom of my local movie theater.
Weird. I think I've heard it playing some place literally one single time in the past seven years, and it was a while ago. I didn't know it was ever popular
"God, Rihanna singing the same word over and over and over and over is awful. Hope she'll never do that again!" -me 2012. I was in for such a rude awakening.
@@annnee6818 Yeah, she's more annoying. But, not as annoying as Adam and the Levine 4, because they're annoying in an entirely different way. But taylor swift is super annoying and keeps making the same types of kinds of songs constantly. And it never ends! At least The Levine 5 HAD a good period! Taylor Swift has just been annoying ever since she started, writing and singing the same damn song every time. Somebody, make it stop! Damn it! Sorry. But just thinking of Adam Levine's 5 and Taylor Swift's music together, makes me want to puke! Well, I can still go back to Moron 5's good songs. Can't do the same for taylor swift, because she doesn't have any good music. I'll defend The Levine 5 over swiftly taylor any day. Even till the end of time.
I think knowing about her struggles in the bullshit that was her conservatorship really framed so much of what she did in the late 2000s and early 2010s. I mean I know she's fabulously wealthy and has lived a relatively cushy life, but I do feel like she's been through some emotional trauma that few people can relate to. I hope she just decides to enjoy kids and her wealth and faded to history staying away from any spotlight.
@@abramwalker882 I think that this is one of those cases where she might have traded the cushiness for being poor but being able to have control over her life.
@@adorabell4253 Agreed. She's making posts on Instagram about how exited she is to be able to go to the mall and buy a bottle of wine. Imagine being a woman in your 30's and not being able to go to a mall or buy wine even though you're a multimillionaire.
Well Todd was right about one thing: That wasn't Britney singing. That whole "all eyes on us" chorus was from another singer that went uncredited and another song that was refurbished and reworked into this monstrosity without notice. The real singer successfully sued for credit and royalties.
@@NeoGraena considering Flo Rida has now sold out to the point of competing in the goddamn Eurovision Song Contest, it's probably just a matter of time.
All these songs have one thing in common.... They are missing a personal narrative. None of these songs are written by the acts on a personal level. They all lack......... meat, bones and spirit.
The Maroon5 stuff always makes me wonder if Todd could do a series similar to One Hit Wonderland where he covers bands/artists who used to be good and then just aren't. Or groups who aren't technically one hit wonders but probably should have been
I think “Adorably bad” is the perfect way to describe early 2010’s pop. It wasn’t very good, but it felt like the people making the music wanted to at least be upbeat and happy. Instead of now where everything just feels like it exists so you don’t have to listen to car horns your entire drive
@@captainayaaya28 I was born in the right generation. That brief era of pop was so uplifting and I'm grateful to have experienced it firsthand as part of my childhood.
i was defs someone who didn't appreciate this kind of music at the time, but now I enjoy it if i need a pick-me-up, or i'm at the gym. we've had a rough 3 years, let us have joy!
@@ninjabluefyre3815 it no doubt wouldve continued, but 50 Ways To Say Goodbye was Train’s last Top 40 song im pretty sure. And deservedly so IMO, as while it has a catchy hook the lyrics are godawful.
TheNadroj10 that's a really mean spirited to say. All I was asking for was us to reminisce on the time we as a society were expecting to collectively die an inevitable and apocalyptic death.
His commentary on the That's What Makes You Beautiful is actually a super important lesson for girls and women to learn; predatory men prey on insecurity, consciously or unconsciously, that insecurity means you won't see that you don't deserve to be treated like crap or you deserve better than this 40 YO bloke who has showered in a fortnight and whose room still looks like it did when he was a teenager.
How about another lesson - not all creepy men look stereotypically unattractive and unkempt. There are many handsome and well dressed men who are just as gross in terms of personality and people will overlook their behaviour even more because we've been conditioned to think beauty = goodness. Not showering and having a dirty room could also just be mental illness.
YOLO was such a throw away line in the song that I had no idea what it meant until I had the acronym spelled out for me. When people said YOLO I just thought they were making fun of the throw away line, but no they were serious - thank god that shit ended and people barely remember where the term came from.
469ka37 the term originated from the strokes songs “ill try anything once” 6 years later, the marketing for the song to place and the term popped up. I suggest checking the original song. Its about the troubles with school, girlfriend issues, problems with and living life in a society that likes just the same. Its a really well made song, and its final form (once it stopped being a demo) is a more indie rock fun song rocking the “You only live once” tag. You should check it out (:
Can I just take this opportunity to apologise for Cher Lloyd on behalf of the UK. Be thankful that (to my knowledge) you didn't have to stomach the audio haemorrhoids that was "Swagger Jagger" being in the US charts. Though, admittedly, two Scottish kids trying to sing her song did give us the wonderful "DESGASTENNG" meme, so there's that.
The only song by Train that can say I like is called 'Give Myself to You' and it came out in 2006. It wasn't exceptional, but better than whatever their recent ones are.
Agree with everyone else in the comments - 2012 seems so much less awful in retrospect... (though I have a bunch of misplaced nostalgia due to being in high school at the time)
Georgie R I’m in the same boat as you in terms of songs between 2008-2013 having some form of nostalgic connection (even though I was between 7-12 years old during those years.)
@@jayromeo940 U serious? 2012 was objectively better than 2019/20 you kidding me? You're not nostalgic for a couple years ago that's decades you're thinking about.
I would say the world could do without "Scream and Shout", but you have to admit that "You are now now rocking with Will.i.am and Britney bitch" was iconic.
It's funny... aside from train, Maroon 5, and (ugh) Chris Brown... I don't hate most of the stuff on this list. I mean, I TOTALLY did in 2012 but five years later? Damn, I dunno.
Probably because even the worst songs of 2012 are f*cking Grammy worthy compared to the soulless mumble rap crap we have now. It’s gotten a bit better this year, but still filled with filth.
I think that 2009-2012 were actually very good years for music, but good god, Train were absolutely awful...and why did Cher Lloyd decide to grunt in her song?
This is complete nostalgia in your cases. As someone with zero nostalgic connection to that time period (I was already well into my 30s) music then was pure, unadulterated garbage. Especially pop wise
I actually appreciate this being re-uploaded because it puts it back in the radar. I watch it and remember the past years of pop music. That being said, I'm surprised that a lot has changed in just 5 years.
13:47 "... Wait, no, is that even Britney Spears at all?" No, actually. It is sung by Tulisa Contostavlos, a British singer of Greek Cypriot descent. She was a member of the British R&B/hip hop group N-Dubz before she recorded the original version of this track, called "I Don't Give a Fuck", for her solo album. The producer, Lazy Jay, decided to instead give the track to Will.I.Am, who repackaged it with Britney Spears as "Scream & Shout". She successfully sued for credit and royalties in 2018.
Honestly it’s one of the things I found so interesting about her Fearless re-release is that her voice has not only matured but her ability to emote has also gotten so much more interesting.
Todd in 2012 - "Train is the worst thing ever. How could they ever be any worse???" Train 2016 - "Heart and soul, I fell in love with you. Heart and soul..."
I was in a subway the first time i heard pat Monaghan’s voice bleating out that song. I remember looking at my friend with a pained expression on hearing it. Put me right off my footlong
@@alexhowe1913 just had a LoL. At first I thought you meant the underground, and was gonna say “that’s ironic if you were on a train” or something…..then you mentioned a footlong and realised you meant THAT subway 😂
"if there were any justice in the world, pat monahan would be a victim of a drive by, instead of using one in one of his inane tortured lyrics" damn that burn !
He's right, though. She'd had enough of it all way back in 2004. Hence why she prayed that she'd get injured so that her Onyx Hotel Tour would get cancelled and that she could marry and settle down.
My son was born in 2012. I had two kids under 4 and a busy job. I essentially took a year off from music and pop culture. I don't have any recollection of most of these songs. Holy shit am I grateful.
Gotta be honest. You're like my only window into pop music. Don't pay attention to the charts. Don't listen to radio. Not really into the whole pop songs thing. So it's nice checking these countdowns every year cause sometimes I find songs I like.
Kayleigh Brown Yeah I’m pretty much shut down from the pop world too. It’s quite easy to escape it now compared to a few years ago. Or maybe now I’m older and I’m not so outraged by insipid pop music. The good stuff is always there after all.
Too bad Rihanna isn't a late 70s/early 80s post punk band. have you seen Pere Ubu's, or Siouxie and the Banshees or The Fall or The Cure's fucking output? like, 2 albums a year and all of them were good.
Bac Flat And the key to happiness is having more ambition than getting laid. Definitely throws everything you are including your dignity and integrity into the trash. I mean have sex. Cool. Just don't chase it like a dog chases its tail. ...have you seen Two and a Half Men? It applies to both men and women, but right now all I can think of is how much I feel bad for John Mayer finding himself dating T-Swizzle, the eight year old masquerading as a woman.
you know what bothers me? my sister was 10 in 2012 and had to explain what "whistle" meant to my 14 year old self edit: also the fact that they played it at my middle school dance...that also bothers me
Interesting, but if he turned out to be like those misogynistic whites from the 19th Century that were widrly infamous for enslaving groups of blacks (instead of study black history), then it would be unsurprising.
You referring to maroon 5 here as “the sellout years” is pretty funny considering how they are now. I hear that and think “back when maroon 5 had personality.” I mean sure, compared to most it’s bland, but compared to ‘girls like you’ and ‘memories’ it has some spice.
"I guess if you're trying to say the United States is sinking into a quagmire of recession and misery, then yeah, Train would be the quintessential American band in that sense." So train *IS* the quintessential American band? God dammit Todd.
I like Jessie J and don't mind your critique of her song. Her lyrics in Domino are pretty pop-metaphor-y in that they could be nonsensical, but the average listener could easily understand that it works for cool metaphors, but they're not so sloppy as to have embarrassing implications when analyzed. Shot of pure gold: "You're too valuable to consume and forget about." Or "You make me 'glitter' inside when I 'drink' you because you're so rich, in more ways than one." Fun spin on "Your love is (general intoxicant)" trope. (MORE SONGS NEED TO FLIP LYRIC TROPES LIKE THIS. EVEN IF IT'S MEDIOCRE IT'S STILL A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.) Easy to rhyme with "-ol(consonant)". This love is skintight: "There's no distance between us." "We're feeling each other up." "We're fashionable, kinky, and cozy like tight clothing." Reminds me of Beyoncé's "Tighter than my very own jeans" line. You strum me like a guitar: "You finger me and I make nice noises." Take me down like I'm a domino: "Knock me u- I mean, down!" "I'm sturdy and can get back up. Let's get playful." "Let's have an orgy where we all lay down on the floor at each others' head and/or feet at 90 degree angles."
Want U Back was way too low. Not only is it the worst song of 2012 (yes, worse than Birthday Cake), it's one of the worst things in existence. I can only think of a few things in this world that are more unpleasant than this song.
I think Birthday Cake is worse simply because of the real-life context surrounding it, it would otherwise just be a bad but forgettable song. That's probably Todd's logic here too-at least Cher Loyd never beat someone within a centimeter of their life.
Aw man, I love 50 ways to say goodbye. I think its stupid lyrics are special, because they're trying to be stupid, rather than in Hey Soul Sister and Drive By where they think they have something meaningful to say. Here, they're just trying to be silly and stupid with a catchy song. I like it a lot.
I liked it as well! It’s ridiculous and stupid but it sounds fun! Although the lyrics seem kinda break-up-song-y I don’t listen to it because I’m sad I listen to it because it’s FUN TO SING
It's literally the one Train song that I don't detest with all of my soul (my family loves Train and they play their songs constantly). I actually kinda like it.
I admit the hook’s catchy, but I couldn’t get past its lyrics. Only opinion obvs, but I think he’d have had to sing less seriously (a la Red Solo Cup) for it to work, as they’re just so overtly stupid.
I heard someone singing the "Drive-By" Train song the other day and I almost physically assaulted them. On another note, I completely forgot Pitbull wrote a song for MIB3... I also forgot about MIB3... remember when Will Smith made really great movies?
Rae Prite what are you talking about? He's still in such great film classics such as the racial debate Netflix original film Bright and Suicide Squad, the greatest film ever made by humans Jesus Christ, what happened to you, Fresh Prince?
That makes sense, I thought quite a few Train songs were catchy (though admittedly NOT Hey Soul Sister). Ive found its always been lyrics that made them awful.
“Oh, honey. I don’t think anyone who dresses like a fifty-year-old mob wife from Long Island should be criticizing other peoples’ fashion. CHA” I’m dying 😂
Same here, I enjoy tons of these (one direction and 50 Ways to Say Goodbye are guilty pleasures) and I don't mind the rest. With the notable exception of birthday cake. Pure trash.
...Is it though? Don't get me wrong, there has been some utter trash from 2016, but 2017 hasn't been too bad yet. Meanwhile, 2012 might be one of my least favorite years for pop music that I can even remember...
There's certainly something at least quasi-misogynistic about the condescending tone of songs like "Wanted" and "What Makes You Beautiful", but it's nothing compared to the worst that bro country has to offer.
I mean, when country music is sadly associated with conservatives, despite having left-leaning folks like Kacey Musgraves, The Chicks, Willie Nelson, and of course, Dolly Parton.
Cher Lloyd ripped off an American indie band for her chorus. I'm not kidding it's the exact fucking same, even the grunt at the end of the line. Except that song is great. It's Airplanes by Local Natives if you are wondering.
I think Lily Allen plays on too British a sensibility to really catch on in the same way? That said, I think her vocal sample on T-Pain's "5 O'Clock" is probably more known than Cher Lloyd is. "Want U Back" was her only hit, and I don't hear it anymore personally.
“This is Adam Levine at his most punchable”
Adam Levine in 2019: Hold my shirt
😂
What is the newest song I just wanna know
@@shuichisaiharatheultimated6754 girls like you, maybe? I think OP is referring to his god awful and shirtless Super Bowl halftime performance
@@awsomeman93 oh ok thanks for telling me this so not a new song ok got it
Adam Levine in 2019: Hold my skateboard
"Rihanna needs to take a break"
Congratulations Todd, you got what you asked for
Todd, you monster
Rewatching this video after the SuperBowl performance, wondering how Todd feels about that song now
Yeah
After she released probably her best album lol
As a huge Rihanna fan, I do agree that #9 is her weakest hit.
"Okay Maroon V, you're officially on the shitlist"
The start of an era
MealGin id say so, like Todd i didnt detest Moves Like Jagger and am so-so on Payphone, but after that it all went down the toilet
@@mmsiphonevinyls1027yup
Wow. Can't believe 2012 was 30 years ago. Good times
HPFMav
2012 is closer to the moon landing than today is to the building of the pyramids.
HPFMav I can't believe it's been 13 years since you write that comment
I didn't exist in 2012. For me that happened about 1,000 years ago.
Oh, the world ended.
7:57 Astonishingly, this is one of the exceedingly rare times Todd was actually right. Pitbull is nowhere to be seen or heard these days.
That being said, he was correct about Mike Posner.... for a while. I'm sure the universe will eventually realize its mistake.
+galactor123 weeelll, they're a bit different. Posner was a flash in the pan one hit wonder, whereas Pitbull led a huge career over multiple years with the biggest artists in the industry. It might just be that in the current climate of downbeat, dour "Man of Steel" pop as Todd (or rather one of his fans) called it there's just not much demand for Pitbull's ecstatic "eeeeeEEEUUUUH!" shtick.
Pitbull is still pretty big in the Latin pop/reggaeton scene, but nowhere as big as he was before. I have to say, I don’t hate him as much as I used to.
Timber came out in 2013 and was fairly big, but it was kind of a last gasp for him it seems.
And he just covered Africa for Aquaman, what the fuck was that
How does train look so old and young at the same time
not a truck they’re robot cyborgs created to infiltrate and ruin music.
Because he looks like an old guy who is trying to look young and semi-succeeding to pull it off.
In Pat Monahan's case, definitely Botox.
Cryogenics?
IKR like it’s uncomfortable
2012 Todd was so damn bitter, I love it
NotRealMusic And 2016 Todd made Closer number 1 on the best list smh.
MeShannan 2016 was pretty bad so I don't blame him with that choice
2018 Todd is just... tired...
MeShannan god did he really thats horrible
He's more bitter now😂
I'm a little surprised how much of a life "Scream and Shout" has had all these years later. I seem to always here it in the bathroom of my local movie theater.
That and the train songs are the only ones in the list that still get played today
i liked it i though it was different and fun
I like it though: the lyrics are dumb but the beat is cooler than fridge in a fridge on an icy ridge.
Weird. I think I've heard it playing some place literally one single time in the past seven years, and it was a while ago. I didn't know it was ever popular
Bring the action.
"God, Rihanna singing the same word over and over and over and over is awful. Hope she'll never do that again!" -me 2012.
I was in for such a rude awakening.
Work, Mo Bounce, Look What You Made Me Do... Yeah, 2017 was the year if the simple, repeated chorus.
@@kenterminateddq5311 Versace & Hannah Montana
@@kenterminateddq5311 unfortunately, I heard already
Gucci Gang.
Work at least has A much better production and Beat
"I have never heard al quieda say anything that anti-American" Jesus Christ Todd
What about ISIS?
@@TimmyTickle you are missing the joke
Tim Mackie what about them?
that statement aged like milk
He used to be real edgy
"Taylor Swift is there to speak to adolescence at its most innocent" WOW times have changed
Yes she's not adolescent anymore
@@annnee6818 Yeah, she's more annoying. But, not as annoying as Adam and the Levine 4, because they're annoying in an entirely different way. But taylor swift is super annoying and keeps making the same types of kinds of songs constantly. And it never ends! At least The Levine 5 HAD a good period! Taylor Swift has just been annoying ever since she started, writing and singing the same damn song every time. Somebody, make it stop! Damn it! Sorry. But just thinking of Adam Levine's 5 and Taylor Swift's music together, makes me want to puke! Well, I can still go back to Moron 5's good songs. Can't do the same for taylor swift, because she doesn't have any good music. I'll defend The Levine 5 over swiftly taylor any day. Even till the end of time.
@@shawnfields2369 Folklore is Better than Moron5's entire career , Lol Do You Have Any Good Taste In Music 😬😬
@@shawnfields2369 Nobody is forcing you to listen to her music. If you don't like it just avoid listening to it. It's that simple.
when did he say that?
I am still amazed by the fact that a song called "Drive-By" doesn't have anything to do with gang violence.
Me too.
“you keep using that word, i don’t think it means what you think it means”
My mom didn't like that song because she found the reference to drive-bys unpleasant, haha.
Hearing Todd talk about how Britney stopped giving a shit about her music career years ago in 2021 is pretty weird, ngl
I think knowing about her struggles in the bullshit that was her conservatorship really framed so much of what she did in the late 2000s and early 2010s. I mean I know she's fabulously wealthy and has lived a relatively cushy life, but I do feel like she's been through some emotional trauma that few people can relate to. I hope she just decides to enjoy kids and her wealth and faded to history staying away from any spotlight.
@@abramwalker882 I think that this is one of those cases where she might have traded the cushiness for being poor but being able to have control over her life.
@@adorabell4253 Agreed. She's making posts on Instagram about how exited she is to be able to go to the mall and buy a bottle of wine. Imagine being a woman in your 30's and not being able to go to a mall or buy wine even though you're a multimillionaire.
Well Todd was right about one thing: That wasn't Britney singing. That whole "all eyes on us" chorus was from another singer that went uncredited and another song that was refurbished and reworked into this monstrosity without notice. The real singer successfully sued for credit and royalties.
@@walmorcarvalho2512 Was that not Tulisa from N-Dubbz? x
i feel like i'm a kid discovering TH-cam to MP3 hearing all these songs again...
No one remembers Cher Lloyd, so you won.
DISGUSTANG
Cher Lloyd by uhhh Cher Lloyd
@@picanigeorgello2847 or rebbecky g
@@maddylomas becky G is REALLY famous/ trending for about a year or 2 in Latin América, she has the bops
@@sofiagolpe2224 k sis
This is not a drive by.
Don't worry girl, I don't plan to use vehicles as an easy means of gunning an individual down.
If a guy ever hits on you like that, run, hide and call the authorities.
Ahhh, the days when “country Justin Bieber” meant Hunter Hayes, not Yummy ft. Florida Georgia Line
Speaking of Florida Georgia Line
When will they collaborate with Flo Rida?
Or 10,000 Hours
@@NeoGraena considering Flo Rida has now sold out to the point of competing in the goddamn Eurovision Song Contest, it's probably just a matter of time.
@@NeoGraena given they did that Cruise remix with Nelly I’d say it’s only a matter of time
You can't be serious...
todd was meaner back then
I think its because it was easier for him to understand the music played back then compared to now.
Looks like you were right on with Rihanna taking a break. And it payed off because Anti was one of her best albums
Its even crazier now because she's released just 2 albums in 8 YEARS!!
She was trying to get out of her contract so she had to drop all those albums
The Top 10 reuploads of 2017 Part 18
Yee it's Quinton
ohai thar
Not really an issue since his shit is constantly taken down left and fucking right
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All these songs have one thing in common.... They are missing a personal narrative. None of these songs are written by the acts on a personal level. They all lack......... meat, bones and spirit.
Yes I completely agree. A huge problem with music now. All the good song writers in the 60s drained the pool
In other words, every 2010’s pop song ever made.
Garrett Scroggs good point
so deep, modern music is horirb leee
What do you mean by this?
“Domino” sounded so much like Katy Perry I thought she wrote it. Well, the FIVE writers sure nailed it.
Song had more writers than Red Dead Redemption 2 😂
So that song was like an exquisite corpse? That would explain the lyrics. >.>
"Rihanna needs to take a break" well wish granted, now she's music's darling
Natalia Olivas PREACH
It's pretty interesting that immediately after Todd said this Rihanna went 4 years without releasing an album.
Hasn't released a single as of June 2019 since late 2017. As a feature.
Know Your Role Boulevard and now people are begging her to release music and she’s just ignoring everyone.
@@TacticusPrime I think these stars secretly watch his reviews, and if it's not them then it's their managers.
The Maroon5 stuff always makes me wonder if Todd could do a series similar to One Hit Wonderland where he covers bands/artists who used to be good and then just aren't. Or groups who aren't technically one hit wonders but probably should have been
Swalka1991 "Washed Up and Burned Out"?
Swalka1991 like train
I just want Todd to become the new Behind the Music tbqh
That actually sounds like a really interesting idea, though it'd probably rely much more on personal opinion than OHW.
Was that pun intentional?
Todd is 2012: "Eat me, Levine!"
What was probably just a passing comment is so much funnier in hindsight lol
"Baby I'm preying on you tonight..." ;)
ANIMALSMALS
Infant, I shall consume thine flesh at the time when the sky darkens
@@kyuura4324 track you down as if you were prey and proceed to consume you live.
AAAAOOOOOOOOOOOO
0-0 ruh ro raggy
I think “Adorably bad” is the perfect way to describe early 2010’s pop. It wasn’t very good, but it felt like the people making the music wanted to at least be upbeat and happy. Instead of now where everything just feels like it exists so you don’t have to listen to car horns your entire drive
HEFTY BAG
r/lewronggeneration
@@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303 Grocery bag!
@@captainayaaya28
I was born in the right generation. That brief era of pop was so uplifting and I'm grateful to have experienced it firsthand as part of my childhood.
i was defs someone who didn't appreciate this kind of music at the time, but now I enjoy it if i need a pick-me-up, or i'm at the gym. we've had a rough 3 years, let us have joy!
"The Michael Bay of music, if you will." Yeah. That's pretty accurate.
I will never get enough of your visceral, intense hate for Pat Monahan
Watching the reviews really made me hate them once I knew how to speak English
Which was transferred quickly to Adam Levine.
@@ninjabluefyre3815 it no doubt wouldve continued, but 50 Ways To Say Goodbye was Train’s last Top 40 song im pretty sure. And deservedly so IMO, as while it has a catchy hook the lyrics are godawful.
Haha remember when we all thought the world was gonna end? I miss that.
Oh yeah, but back then I knew the world was not going to end and I laugh at all you dumbasses for believing it would.
TheNadroj10 that's a really mean spirited to say. All I was asking for was us to reminisce on the time we as a society were expecting to collectively die an inevitable and apocalyptic death.
I kinda wish the world DID end in retrospect.
oh yes I do remember that
100th like on this comment.
It took me 20 minutes to realize 2012 was a decade ago now, fuck dude.
Yo same here. Literally an 8 year old kid one day, now I'm a grown man, lol
Same
"This is Levine at his most punchable..."
2018: ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
2019:
2019: AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA,A!AA!!,!
“Baby I’m Praying on UU TONIGHT”
literally the whole 2010s
His commentary on the That's What Makes You Beautiful is actually a super important lesson for girls and women to learn; predatory men prey on insecurity, consciously or unconsciously, that insecurity means you won't see that you don't deserve to be treated like crap or you deserve better than this 40 YO bloke who has showered in a fortnight and whose room still looks like it did when he was a teenager.
How about another lesson - not all creepy men look stereotypically unattractive and unkempt. There are many handsome and well dressed men who are just as gross in terms of personality and people will overlook their behaviour even more because we've been conditioned to think beauty = goodness. Not showering and having a dirty room could also just be mental illness.
YOLO was such a throw away line in the song that I had no idea what it meant until I had the acronym spelled out for me. When people said YOLO I just thought they were making fun of the throw away line, but no they were serious - thank god that shit ended and people barely remember where the term came from.
469ka37 the term originated from the strokes songs “ill try anything once” 6 years later, the marketing for the song to place and the term popped up. I suggest checking the original song. Its about the troubles with school, girlfriend issues, problems with and living life in a society that likes just the same. Its a really well made song, and its final form (once it stopped being a demo) is a more indie rock fun song rocking the “You only live once” tag. You should check it out (:
@@joejosephk1773 I'm gonna check this out. Thanks for the recommendation!
Can I just take this opportunity to apologise for Cher Lloyd on behalf of the UK. Be thankful that (to my knowledge) you didn't have to stomach the audio haemorrhoids that was "Swagger Jagger" being in the US charts. Though, admittedly, two Scottish kids trying to sing her song did give us the wonderful "DESGASTENNG" meme, so there's that.
We should apologize for lewis capaldi too
Swagger Jagger is the worst thing to ever exist
It’s all good, mistakes were made
@@danka1167 oh come on, Lewis is nowhere near as bad as Cher Lloyd. They both suck but, but at least Lewis seems somewhat more likable
Good god yes, i remember that garbage in the UK.
Train is boring as hell, they're basically Maroon 5-lite.
Maroon 5 0.5
Maroon 2.5
meet virginia was alright. one song doesn't make up for an overall lackluster band, but eh.
That's a bit much
The only song by Train that can say I like is called 'Give Myself to You' and it came out in 2006. It wasn't exceptional, but better than whatever their recent ones are.
Agree with everyone else in the comments - 2012 seems so much less awful in retrospect... (though I have a bunch of misplaced nostalgia due to being in high school at the time)
And the world being on the brink of disaster now that anti-science whiny toddlers have taken over the White House.
Its just your misplaced nostalgia
Georgie R I’m in the same boat as you in terms of songs between 2008-2013 having some form of nostalgic connection (even though I was between 7-12 years old during those years.)
@@jayromeo940 U serious? 2012 was objectively better than 2019/20 you kidding me? You're not nostalgic for a couple years ago that's decades you're thinking about.
I would say the world could do without "Scream and Shout", but you have to admit that "You are now now rocking with
Will.i.am and Britney bitch" was iconic.
“Gimme More” already beat it to the finish line 5 years prior.
Sorry, but recycling the Britney bitch line for a far shittier song is the opposite of iconic
"Strum me like a guitar"
In the UK, "strumming" is a slang word for a lady touching herself. Think what you will
Rewatching this video and hearing whistle is one of the most surreal experiences ever.
LMAOOOO YES it was a jumpscare
It's funny... aside from train, Maroon 5, and (ugh) Chris Brown... I don't hate most of the stuff on this list. I mean, I TOTALLY did in 2012 but five years later? Damn, I dunno.
I think that's what nostalgia does to you, sugarcoats things. Or perhaps it's simply just better compared to the lack of soul we have now
blisteringberries Probably the latter.
Probably because even the worst songs of 2012 are f*cking Grammy worthy compared to the soulless mumble rap crap we have now. It’s gotten a bit better this year, but still filled with filth.
@@iliketrains3495 yeah
It's unbelievable not just how much pop music has changed in 10 years, but how many steps forward this channel has taken, mostly in writing
for real at times i think todd sounds like avgn lol.
Yes
@@bigchaozu634 I think part of that was him being a part of channel awesome. I think his stuff improved a lot after he left them in 2018.
Yeah
@@tegantalks9612 massively
I just realized that in that Flo Rida song he says he's going to "show you how to do it" uh are you giving a demonstration there bud
Pewpew Lazergun
Flo Rida is one flexible guy...
So that song is not just Flo Rida *figuratively* sucking his own dick?
Why am I even surprised?
Pewpew Lazergun a lesser person than I would make a "no homo" reference here
That’s why I love that song, it’s just so stupid
@@JackSmith-yb5ng I worked in a restaurant in 2012 and they played Whistle on heavy rotation for pump up music.
I think that 2009-2012 were actually very good years for music, but good god, Train were absolutely awful...and why did Cher Lloyd decide to grunt in her song?
Eric Eidem I also include 2013, and I can’t explain why I do.
More like why the hell did she do that stupid helicopter thing at the end of that song?
This is complete nostalgia in your cases. As someone with zero nostalgic connection to that time period (I was already well into my 30s) music then was pure, unadulterated garbage. Especially pop wise
Brits are weird
Honestly 2009-2012 give me so much nostalgia because this was when I was in high school and it reminds me of that time.
I actually appreciate this being re-uploaded because it puts it back in the radar. I watch it and remember the past years of pop music. That being said, I'm surprised that a lot has changed in just 5 years.
I think the 2010s really couldn't decide what they wanted their music style to be.
13:47 "... Wait, no, is that even Britney Spears at all?"
No, actually. It is sung by Tulisa Contostavlos, a British singer of Greek Cypriot descent. She was a member of the British R&B/hip hop group N-Dubz before she recorded the original version of this track, called "I Don't Give a Fuck", for her solo album. The producer, Lazy Jay, decided to instead give the track to Will.I.Am, who repackaged it with Britney Spears as "Scream & Shout". She successfully sued for credit and royalties in 2018.
"If Taylor Swift speaks to adolescence at its most innocent--"
HAHAHA oh man, remember when that was true? 2012 was a loooonnngggg time ago...
Are you ready for it
I mean. She's a woman in her thirties, I would hope she isn't making music for adolescence because that would be sad
Honestly it’s one of the things I found so interesting about her Fearless re-release is that her voice has not only matured but her ability to emote has also gotten so much more interesting.
And I got her....HEFTY BAG. (Ooh!)
chicagoakland comedy gold
I cant decide which is worse…..? 😂 you got a decent mashup concept there though…
Todd in 2012 - "Train is the worst thing ever. How could they ever be any worse???"
Train 2016 - "Heart and soul, I fell in love with you. Heart and soul..."
Holy crap Train was still a thing in 2016?
I was in a subway the first time i heard pat Monaghan’s voice bleating out that song. I remember looking at my friend with a pained expression on hearing it. Put me right off my footlong
@@alexhowe1913 just had a LoL. At first I thought you meant the underground, and was gonna say “that’s ironic if you were on a train” or something…..then you mentioned a footlong and realised you meant THAT subway 😂
"if there were any justice in the world, pat monahan would be a victim of a drive by, instead of using one in one of his inane tortured lyrics"
damn that burn !
The bit about Britney Spears aged... depressingly :(
“There’s no excitement and there’s no passion. It’s just like real gone day every day.”
Brit’s own words from “For The Record” 🥺
He's right, though. She'd had enough of it all way back in 2004. Hence why she prayed that she'd get injured so that her Onyx Hotel Tour would get cancelled and that she could marry and settle down.
14:40 I expected to see Josh Hutcherson, but then I realized this was made in 2012
2012 was the year shops in malls replaced aging horrible hit songs from the 90s with some modern hit trash to play as background music
Can confirm, worked in a mall at that time and the songs on both this list and the best list were played on heavy rotation.
i have a feeling it wasn't specifically 2012
My son was born in 2012. I had two kids under 4 and a busy job. I essentially took a year off from music and pop culture. I don't have any recollection of most of these songs. Holy shit am I grateful.
Gotta be honest. You're like my only window into pop music. Don't pay attention to the charts. Don't listen to radio. Not really into the whole pop songs thing. So it's nice checking these countdowns every year cause sometimes I find songs I like.
Kayleigh Brown Yeah I’m pretty much shut down from the pop world too. It’s quite easy to escape it now compared to a few years ago. Or maybe now I’m older and I’m not so outraged by insipid pop music. The good stuff is always there after all.
@@patriciofernandez2711 I relate to both of you strongly.
Especially true for me in 2020. I don’t listen to pop stations on the radio anymore and I don’t really gather with people to listen to music.
Yeah, even in his worst list
And then Rihanna went 4 years before her next album.
when he said that I snorted so hard I hurt the back of my throat
Too bad Rihanna isn't a late 70s/early 80s post punk band. have you seen Pere Ubu's, or Siouxie and the Banshees or The Fall or The Cure's fucking output? like, 2 albums a year and all of them were good.
Black Flag released 4 album in one year, all 4 of them good (2 great)
except all of those people actually wrote their own songs...
You mean the key to getting laid is just get an acoustic guitar and writing semi heartfelt faux deep lyrics?
Sign me Up
Why do you think some high school and university guys always bring their guitar to parties and make people (girls) listen to their shitty songs? :P
Bac Flat And the key to happiness is having more ambition than getting laid.
Definitely throws everything you are including your dignity and integrity into the trash.
I mean have sex. Cool. Just don't chase it like a dog chases its tail.
...have you seen Two and a Half Men?
It applies to both men and women, but right now all I can think of is how much I feel bad for John Mayer finding himself dating T-Swizzle, the eight year old masquerading as a woman.
White douche with a guitar trope. It's true.
wgwag
I hate to break this to you, but I don't know any case where this has worked on a real life level. And I second everything that SwordLily had to say.
"Eat me Levine" how funny give what he later wrote in 2014!
ANIMALS-MALS
My favourite line of this review
you know what bothers me? my sister was 10 in 2012 and had to explain what "whistle" meant to my 14 year old self
edit: also the fact that they played it at my middle school dance...that also bothers me
Thank you for making my day, this made me laugh so much
Also I spiritually related to the schools playing questionable songs but idk
Omfg 😆😆😆😆
It was, admittedly, a very danceable song.
In that way, it was basically the 2010s answer to Candy Shop by 50 Cent. They literally played that at my junior school disco uncensored 😂
Wait wait wait... "Domino" *wasn't* a Katy Perry song?
Hmn...
Eddie Price No way. Katy Perry does _not_ have pipes like Jessie J's.
I thought it was a Katy Perry song until I came across this review last year. It sounds just like her
Anyone else think Hunter Hayes looks like Joffrey from GOT?
Henry Curtis haha he does
A mix between Joffrey and Anakin Skywalker
Interesting, but if he turned out to be like those misogynistic whites from the 19th Century that were widrly infamous for enslaving groups of blacks (instead of study black history), then it would be unsurprising.
You referring to maroon 5 here as “the sellout years” is pretty funny considering how they are now. I hear that and think “back when maroon 5 had personality.” I mean sure, compared to most it’s bland, but compared to ‘girls like you’ and ‘memories’ it has some spice.
Huh. It's kind of weird seeing how half of these I've completely forgotten and the other half gave me instant horrible flashbacks.
I'm honestly willing to give Hunter Hayes a pass because he seems pretty genuinely charming.
Also, that #1 song literally sounds like a power drill.
I found #1 hard enough to hear before….after reading this it now makes me think im having a root canal at the dentist 😂
i’m so glad i was 8 during this era of music bc if my brain was fully developed it would have melted out of my ears
that being said i cant hate it, all of these songs just sound like being a little kid to me
There's NO WAY this was five years ago.
7 now. Creepy.
In fairness, 2018 was 23 years long, so it’s more like 30
@@Matrim42 I agree with you that 2018 was really long. 2019 feels so empty and fast compared to 2018.
Yeah, duh ... 2012 was 7 years
Matrim42 2020’s looking to be 50 years long.
It's funny how One More Night looks like a masterpiece against Girls Like You
At least it doesn't make me fall asleep.
exactly my thoughts
Masterpiece might be a stretch, but id say its a lot better yeah. IMO all of their other duds (Memories, Animals etc) were better than GLY.
Wait, One More Night is supposed to be reggae? What? I would never have known.
looking at One Direction in 2017, lol they're so cute.
"I guess if you're trying to say the United States is sinking into a quagmire of recession and misery, then yeah, Train would be the quintessential American band in that sense."
So train *IS* the quintessential American band? God dammit Todd.
I like Jessie J and don't mind your critique of her song. Her lyrics in Domino are pretty pop-metaphor-y in that they could be nonsensical, but the average listener could easily understand that it works for cool metaphors, but they're not so sloppy as to have embarrassing implications when analyzed.
Shot of pure gold: "You're too valuable to consume and forget about." Or "You make me 'glitter' inside when I 'drink' you because you're so rich, in more ways than one." Fun spin on "Your love is (general intoxicant)" trope. (MORE SONGS NEED TO FLIP LYRIC TROPES LIKE THIS. EVEN IF IT'S MEDIOCRE IT'S STILL A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.) Easy to rhyme with "-ol(consonant)".
This love is skintight: "There's no distance between us." "We're feeling each other up." "We're fashionable, kinky, and cozy like tight clothing." Reminds me of Beyoncé's "Tighter than my very own jeans" line.
You strum me like a guitar: "You finger me and I make nice noises."
Take me down like I'm a domino: "Knock me u- I mean, down!" "I'm sturdy and can get back up. Let's get playful." "Let's have an orgy where we all lay down on the floor at each others' head and/or feet at 90 degree angles."
I like Domino too. Don't know why, but I do...
Man, I wish all sexual come-ons were this bizarre and to the point
Wow. Karmin' song was so forgettable that I completely forgot it existed until you put in in your mentions...
Same here. And when it played my first thought was, "Wait, this WASN'T Katy Perry?!"
WesT well now Karmin is just qveen Herby which is great
Want U Back was way too low. Not only is it the worst song of 2012 (yes, worse than Birthday Cake), it's one of the worst things in existence. I can only think of a few things in this world that are more unpleasant than this song.
That’s pretty harsh for a nothing little self-depreciating pop song.
Jesus christ kid I don't wanna watch your Reaction would you have at listening to Swagger Jagger
Id have certainly put it at #2. I can’t decide if I find it worse than Birthday Cake. Tough one….
meh, it’s just a silly teen pop song. i kinda admire it for how tacky it is, almost fun
I think Birthday Cake is worse simply because of the real-life context surrounding it, it would otherwise just be a bad but forgettable song. That's probably Todd's logic here too-at least Cher Loyd never beat someone within a centimeter of their life.
"with beat that conveys all the sexiness of a throbbing migraine" speaking as someone with multiple head injuries this is 100% accurate
Back when Domino played on the radio, I thought that was a Katy Perry song for the longest time.
kiko485 I can't blame you, I thought it was too although Jessie J does sound very similar to Katy Perry.
kiko485 i just figured it out after nearly 6 years
Aw man, I love 50 ways to say goodbye. I think its stupid lyrics are special, because they're trying to be stupid, rather than in Hey Soul Sister and Drive By where they think they have something meaningful to say. Here, they're just trying to be silly and stupid with a catchy song. I like it a lot.
I was looking for a comment on this! I don’t hate quite a few of the songs on these lists, but I adored that song! It’s so much fun!
I liked it as well! It’s ridiculous and stupid but it sounds fun! Although the lyrics seem kinda break-up-song-y I don’t listen to it because I’m sad I listen to it because it’s FUN TO SING
It's literally the one Train song that I don't detest with all of my soul (my family loves Train and they play their songs constantly). I actually kinda like it.
I admit the hook’s catchy, but I couldn’t get past its lyrics. Only opinion obvs, but I think he’d have had to sing less seriously (a la Red Solo Cup) for it to work, as they’re just so overtly stupid.
I love how dumb it is. The music video is dumb but knowingly so, I've always loved it.
I totally forgot Hunter Hayes existed until this very moment
I've seen this video over and over again, and i forget he exists each time the video ends!
I heard someone singing the "Drive-By" Train song the other day and I almost physically assaulted them. On another note, I completely forgot Pitbull wrote a song for MIB3... I also forgot about MIB3... remember when Will Smith made really great movies?
Rae Prite drive by is so fucking catchy I sometimes find myself singing it without realizing, then I realize what I'm doing and immediately stop
Ultimate NEO Isn't drive by a ripoff of another Train song, which in turn is a ripoff of Phantom of the Opera?
Will still gets in good movies. Though yeah, he seems to carry a lot of bad ones as the only good thing in them, as in Suicide Squad.
Rae Prite if it was me i'd hit you more than once and hard but thankfully i'd never sing that song since i really don't like hitting people
Rae Prite what are you talking about? He's still in such great film classics such as the racial debate Netflix original film Bright and Suicide Squad, the greatest film ever made by humans
Jesus Christ, what happened to you, Fresh Prince?
I hate myself for finding Drive By catchy
I don't like Drive by but I carry enough self-loathing for absolutely loving Drops of Jupiter... wadaya gonna do
It‘s catchy. That’s not your fault, that’s on the song
That makes sense, I thought quite a few Train songs were catchy (though admittedly NOT Hey Soul Sister). Ive found its always been lyrics that made them awful.
“Oh, honey. I don’t think anyone who dresses like a fifty-year-old mob wife from Long Island should be criticizing other peoples’ fashion. CHA” I’m dying 😂
2010-2012 was my middle school years. I knew every fucking pop song for all three of those years. hahaha
And all of them were terrible.
Yeah, but try telling my younger self that XDDDD
I still hold that Drive By is about a serial killer.
2012 bad music is still nostalgic af, that I genuinely don't hate anything listed here. Was a great year, just in general
Same here, I enjoy tons of these (one direction and 50 Ways to Say Goodbye are guilty pleasures) and I don't mind the rest. With the notable exception of birthday cake. Pure trash.
2012 Todd wasn’t ready for abcdefu and Yummy
Not even Birthday Cake (Remix), a song I genuinely think everyone should hate?
It's better than the depressing music we have now tbh
Lily maeby It's very interesting to see how much music had changed since 2012, only five years....
Lily maeby maroon 5 is not better than anything
I mean, at least modern music tries a bit more
Lily maeby Actually, 2017 hasn't been too bad. It's not perfect, but way better than 2014-16.
...Is it though? Don't get me wrong, there has been some utter trash from 2016, but 2017 hasn't been too bad yet. Meanwhile, 2012 might be one of my least favorite years for pop music that I can even remember...
Boy bandifcation of country...oh, boy, if only THAT happened instead of bro country! Then we might've gotten a less misogyny thrust upon the genre.
There's certainly something at least quasi-misogynistic about the condescending tone of songs like "Wanted" and "What Makes You Beautiful", but it's nothing compared to the worst that bro country has to offer.
Bro country was basically country music's version of butt rock, hence why I refer to it as butt country.
After bro country finally burnt itself out, that is kind of what ended up taking its place.
I mean, when country music is sadly associated with conservatives, despite having left-leaning folks like Kacey Musgraves, The Chicks, Willie Nelson, and of course, Dolly Parton.
the whistle intro made me shudder. Almost forgot it actually existed before the Josh Hutcherson edit
Everyone knows the quintessential American band is Grand Funk Railroad. They're coming to your town.
But, the question is, can they help me party down?
Ah, 2012. So innocent. So blissfully unaware.
- Me, from ten years later.
I like your PFP.
@@liliesaregoodfortheliver2954 Well, thank you!
Nice fursona
"Rianna will never be an all time great" this aged
Well he did say to take a break Rhianna so she did. And look at her now!
Wow 2012 came late this year.
Cher Lloyd ripped off an American indie band for her chorus.
I'm not kidding it's the exact fucking same, even the grunt at the end of the line.
Except that song is great. It's Airplanes by Local Natives if you are wondering.
Which band?
@@kimifw58 the commenter names both the song and band in their comment.
ScaryLapis Local Natives is great
Why did cher loyd get sucsess in the US? Surely Lily Allen would be better?
I think Lily Allen plays on too British a sensibility to really catch on in the same way? That said, I think her vocal sample on T-Pain's "5 O'Clock" is probably more known than Cher Lloyd is. "Want U Back" was her only hit, and I don't hear it anymore personally.
Want you back was pretty bad, and yeah i see what you mean
Cher Lloyd's "success" was fleeting at best, and you're 100000000% right- Lily Allen would be (and is) better!!
I do also understand, though Cher Lloyd has released two exceptionally great songs: Oath and Sirens.
Birthday Cake isn't a song. It's not music. It's not even sound, because "sound" at least implies some degree of organization. It's fucking NOISE.
I'm pretty sure it's subliminal messages planted by the KKK.
Last years bad pop music... hah hah... hah... God I miss 2012
dont we all
Ugh the 6th grade nostalgia is so strong I loved these songs when they came out but not anymore lol
Hey Todd, how do you feel about Whistle makimg a comeback at the end of 2023 because of tiktok? Because I feel rage
Ironically, I got the trailer for the new Men in Black movie as an ad.
I'm coming back to this in January 2024 and honestly Gangum style was the best song on this list
why is Chris brown wearing a fox tail? 26:36
Because he killed a fox. May Miles "Tails" Prower team up with the Fantastic Mr. Fox characters to defeat Chris Brown aka "Chris Puke Green".
i love these old lists, they give me mad nostalgia for the songs and then its also hilarious to see todd dunk on them