30 Day Song Challenge - Day 12: A Song From A Band You Hate

Why do I hate Dave Matthews Band?  As one of the first non-alternative bands to breakthrough in the mid-90s, their rise in popularity marked a conservative streak in music which symbolically ended the dominance of the left-of-center music in the rock world. At that time I described the act as music for admins, in part due to the only DMB fans I knew actually were administrative assistants but mostly because their musical inoffensiveness so defines them that background music for corporate busy work is their natural function.  Over the years I have found that most of their fans only own a handful of albums because they just aren't into music which plays into a mention in The Onion that they are a sales powerhouse who rely "on the musical ignorance of their fans".  "You & Me" is a song that I have the misfortune of hearing often at work.  The chorus is a minefield of things that shouldn't happen in music.  "You and me together, we could do anything" has to be one of the most generic expressions of love ever test-marketed which is paired with a melody so lazy it sounds as if it was created by a child on a playground.  What really tops of the song is the faux jazz coda which adds absolutely nothing to the song but gives fans a reason to champion a very bland piece of pop rock as arty and innovative.  They are so very wrong.

30 Day Song Challenge - Day 02: Your Least Favorite Song

There are so many popular songs out there that I have had the misfortune of being forced to listen to over the years that truly deserve spite.  Deep Blue Something's "Breakfast At Tiffany's" is right at the top of my list.  I didn't care for the song when it first a hit in the mid-90s and I can't stand it now. Why would I hate such a sweet little song with a catchy guitar riff?  Because there is nothing there.  All this song is the damn stupid chorus repeated over and over and over and over and over.  Let's look at the structure for a moment.  A verse, followed by the chorus, followed by a verse, followed by the chorus, followed be the first verse repeated, followed by the chorus, followed by the chorus before ending in the chorus.

The song has two verses, repeats the chorus five times and then gives the chorus an instrumental reprise. 

Given this is a breakup song where "our" guy expresses just how sad he is there is a huge problem that he has no convincing argument for them as a couple.  She is the only one who knew him yet they have nothing in common except a film she thinks she remembers.  She might not even remember the film.  She might be thinking about something else entirely.  If you, dear reader, ever find yourself in a situation like this you should be filled with joy to be free of a relationship that never stood a chance of lasting. It is never, ever appropriate to write a sad repetitive song about the experience.