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There’s something deeply unsettling to know that there’s someone out there who genuinely thinks Happy better than Africa
I actually can’t think of a worse choice, maybe wheels on the bus or some other nursery rhyme? Even that would at least feel subversive
I hate the song Africa by Toto, absolutely can’t stand to hear it. Anything even silence would be a better choice to walk out too.
I always thought that the lyrics were not only a total trainwreck from a rhythmic perspective, but pretty culturally insensitive, even for the 80s. the music itself was ok, but kinda simplistic in a repetitive, poppy way. like many 80s pop songs, it was obviously the product of too much booze, coke, and resultant self-confidence.
I mean Africa is pretty cringe too
How does it feel to actually have a scientifically proven wrong opinion? ~I’m just fucking with you. Please don’t get angry, my comment stands but it still just a joke bro~
sare-en-get-EEEEEEEE
“ It’s the end of the world as we know it” by REM would seem appropriate these days.
A radio station where I grew up (Cleveland) switched formats to alternative/grunge/whatever in 1990 or 1991 and they kicked this off by playing that song over and over for three straight days. It was a surreal experience to hear it on the radio every time I went to drive anywhere. For me, this was the real moment the '90s began (the other contenders being the premiers on MTV of “Groove is in the Heart” and “Smells Like Teen Spirit”).
Apparently many stations all over the country switched formats the same way, by playing “End of the World as We Know It” over and over again.
That was 100.7 WMMS when they got bought by clear channel! That is a reference I never thought I’d see in the wild.
“and I feel fine” doesn’t though lmao
I like the implication that Toto Africa has no rhythm whatsoever lmao
But fucking “happy” does???
Possibly apocryphal anecdote, but Pharrell may have created happy to be the most soulless, unimaginative song to be like this is the garbage you producers want, and the producers loved it. Cannot stand that fucking song. Sounds like something Bruno mars would write on purpose
For my senior class I floated the idea of ‘Fight for your right to party’ by the Beastie Boys, and it took off. Won in a landslide when we voted.
Then the school leaders basically ignored us and chose some lame van Halen song, even though no one wanted it, and no one in the class listened to van Halen because they were fucking ass-rock has beens
What? You’re telling me you don’t want to receive your diploma to a song that ends with the band members catcalling random girls?
And the complaint that mom threw away your best porno mag?
“Who said that?!”
If the school picked Hot for Teacher to play on behalf of the students that would be… Something.
As a non-American, I was very confused for a bit. Why are senior citizens needing to pick songs? What are they graduating from?
Senior is also the word to describe students in the 12th grade, the final year of high school.
Senior student in high school. 12th grade
We walked out to Highway To Hell because someone’s older brother blasted it from their stereo in the parking lot.
I proposed it and the rest agreed. Felt like a fitting song graduating in the 2010s.
That’s gonna be my funeral song lol.
I nominate Mii Channel Theme Flute Cover (Wii) for the graduation song.
Alternate if you want to hear a flute cover of that without your ears bleeding for the memes: youtu.be/PZH3mgPwpgI?is=e6J_hWEZO6bbftxo
Mii channel theme is surprisingly good pick to make flute music out of.
good video but please see this comment lemmy.world/comment/26048483
I rather listen to farts than the happy song
Pretty sure he wrote it on purpose to be stupid as hell just to prove he could.
Shit like this is why I didn’t attend eithervof my graduations and got married in front of a preacher and two friends
Did it cure what’s deep inside?
when posting this comment, did you think:
I know that I must do what’s right
Oh I really misunderstood the point I thought this was some kind of old persons home, and they organised some sort of walk outside with music…
We were allowed to build small groups of 2-3 people and choose our own song. We went with “Another brick in the wall”
My school banned that song from ceremonies after every class chose it for like 5 years straight.
This gives me Director Skinner vibes :D
“Are our students unhappy? Are we out of touch? No! It’s the kids that are wrong!”
There’s so much “teachers pet” ink just dripping off this paper, I can smell it through my phone
Im seeing a lot of hate, but these are both good songs. Happy:
WILLIAMS: Well, after nine times of, you know, nine nos, like, nope, doesn’t work, doesn’t work, doesn’t work, doesn’t work, doesn’t work, doesn’t work, doesn’t work, then I had to kind ask myself a rhetorical question. How do you write a song about someone that’s so happy that nothing can bring them down? I’m paraphrasing. And the song ended up being the sarcastic answer to that.
I was so medicated that I don’t remember what I “walked out on…” I guess it was Pomp & Circumstance or something, right?
I’m still salty that my choice of “Living La Vida Loca” was unanimously voted against so that we could have “I’m Still Standing”
This sing is the one weird al parodied right?
Weezer also covered it.
In turn, Africa covered Hash Pipe.
Weird Al did parody the song, yes
What’s Weird Artificial Intelligence? It sounds interesting.
I’m starting to like this Weird guy
So, Vampires… (related to op, I swear)
If holy water works against vampires, why not purify a humidifier?
Better yet, know why you don’t see any vampires in Africa? Because Toto already blessed the rains down in Africa.
We did the Throne Room/Ending Credits theme from Star Wars played by our symphonic band. It goes hard.
Duel of the fates for six hours straight or bust.
CORN ONNNNN…
THE KOBBBB…
My aunt and uncle walked down the aisle to that. 100% solid walk on song. I pitched the same, didn’t go over well. Still got married, but it was touch and go.
youtu.be/MH9FyLsfDzw?is=tHK_alGkOAlLvD1X
Metal cover all the way
You left the google tracking tag on the link, everything after the ?is and itself are a tracker that google ads to youtube links do that they know who watched a video you shared, and they then connect those accounts, even going as far as making one’s liked videos become the other’s suggested videos
Here’s the link cleaned up: youtu.be/MH9FyLsfDzw
Thanks!
That cover lives rent free in my head
I finished Grade 8 in 2000. Naturally our theme was Anthem for the Year 2000 by Silverchair.
Can’t remember what the one for my highschool graduation was though. Could’ve been Sandstorm by Darude. That song was seemingly everywhere.
What are those.
What are toto or África
Sorry about that other unhelpful jerk. It’s a song: Toto - Africa
As long as it’s not Green Day, Good Riddance… again.
You need something you can walk to, like Another One Bites The Dust, Stayin’ Alive, anything by ZZ Top, that sort of thing
I was pretty happy with our senior song.
My sister graduated in 1998, when every high school in the country did “My heart will go on.” The next uear, everyone did “Party like it’s 1999.” I don’t even remember what the next 2 classes did other than they were some kind of flash in the pan pop song from the time.
In 2002, my class voted for “At Last” by Ella Fitzgerald. That’s some classy, timeless shit.
Can I propose “Is Vic there?” by Department S?
In an internet funny, the year everyone was obsessed with the song Africa was also the year Africa was rolling tropical storms off the assembly line all thru summer (in the northern hemisphere)
otacon239@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Happy is a song devoid of soul. I saw someone bring up that if he released this song today, he would probably be mobbed.
beneeney@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I learned from Lemmy a while ago that Pharell wrote “Happy” as a bit of a sarcastic jab, so I think it’s intended to be devoid of soul. Don’t get me wrong, I hate the song. But I enjoy that little tidbit
Botzo@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That adds a layer of irony to the AI generated corporate koolaid version I was subjected to at work.
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Weird Al was able to salvage it.
jqubed@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Funny enough N.E.R.D. also has a song called “Happy” but it’s definitely a different vibe than his more famous song of the same name. This one’s happy because an ex-lover is finally out of the singer’s life and their life is now so much better for it.
blartcap_@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Did you not hear his work all over the Clipse or Tyler albums last year?
otacon239@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I tend not to listen to a lot of collab stuff or singles. An artists albums are typically what I pay attention to. Not much of his solo style really kept me interested.