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POP SONG REVIEW: "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X

Hey y'all. Don't get your hopes up, this one was extremely difficult and awkward to write because I have a lot of mixed feelings about this song. Hopefully it turned out okay

Also: Please please please vote in this poll! I need to know whether you think the superior mid-'00s emo song is "Sugar, We're Goin Down" or "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)".  https://www.patreon.com/posts/song-vs-song-vs-2628...

ONE HIT WONDERLAND: "Jump Around" by House of Pain

At last, the requests are done. Hopefully this one can go up on YouTube!

I forgot to charge for the "Here It Goes Again" episode

The inevitable happened where I forgot to mark the little "Charge for This Post" button last month, which, if you look at your little receipt from Patreon, you'll see you only got charged once. Oops. This has been my nightmare since I had Patreon so of course it finally happened. This is, uh... extremely badly timed for me, what with the billion other problems I'm dealing with right now and tax season coming up. Fortunately, I assume most of you will be okay with paying this month for it rath...

TRAINWRECKORDS: "MTV Unplugged No. 2.0" by Lauryn Hill

Woof, this is a long one (and it was brutal to listen to too).

Okay, housekeeping first. Please could you vote in the Song vs. Song poll? Me and Dany will be arguing over "Rocket Man" vs. "Space Oddity" https://www.patreon.com/posts/25730547 

Now, some more unfortunate news: YouTube rejiggered their ContentID system, and all of a sudden I had some 50 videos blocked, and the onslaught isn't done yet...

ONE HIT WONDERLAND: "Here It Goes Again" by OK Go

Let us travel through the history of viral videos together.

Hey while you're here: Could you vote in this poll because I need to know which is better, "Smooth" by Santana or "All-Star" by Smash Mouth? https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-poll-all-vs-25251858

POP SONG REVIEW: "7 Rings" by Ariana Grande

Once I was 7 rings old

Please vote in the Song vs. Song poll!

Good news, everyone, if any of you care, the podcast is now on Spotify, and should be on iTunes and Google Podcast shortly. If any of you want to toss a little money our way that'd be awesome.  Even if you don't listen, I'd sure appreciate your input into the poll!

POP SONG REVIEW: "Without Me" by Halsey

This looks like a job for me! 

Vote in the Song vs. Song Poll on the Song vs. Song Patreon!

It's "Yeah!" vs. "Umbrella"! I need your votes to answer this serious question! You don't even have to be a patron to do so, just go here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/song-vs-song-vs-24333845

Incidentally, hey, Todd, where's the podcast you promised you were gonna do? You've published like no episodes. Yeah, well, we were partnered with another site but it looks like that isn't really workin...

ONE HIT WONDERLAND: "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger

Let's try that again.

The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2018 (Pt. 2)

I worked so hard today on this video that I forgot to walk Amydog and she peed on the couch

The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2018 (Pt. 1)

Finally.

 /EDIT Sorry for anyone who tried to watch this during the half hour when I had the wrong version uploaded, fixed now

THE TOP TEN WORST HIT SONGS OF 2018 (PT 2)

So very tired

THE TOP TEN WORST HIT SONGS OF 2018 (PT 1)

Ah ha ha ha oh god i'm so tired

Update about next videos

 Yes, the next videos will be the annual year-end top tens. That's why I haven't put up a video in a while. 

Yes, I actually started them in a timely fashion and they'll come out before Jan. 1. The worst list will, anyway. Gonna try and get them both out before the end of the year, though we'll see what happens. Not only are they a lot of work I've also just moved into a new place and setting up the new filming area has taken a lot of work and will probably take a lot more work to ge...

POP SONG REVIEW: "Happier" by Marshmello & Bastille

Made from the best stuff! 

ONE HIT WONDERLAND: "Never Had a Dream Come True" by S Club 7

Ain't no episode like an S Club episode. 

TRAINWRECKORDS: "Cyberpunk" by Billy Idol

ONE HIT WONDERLAND: "Wherever You Will Go" by The Calling

If a great wave shall fall...

POP SONG REVIEW: "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5

Ladies and gentlemen, your Super Bowl LIII halftime show headliners.

New Patreon for Song vs. Song

I just posted the second episode, "Ice Ice Baby" vs. "U Can't Touch This," and I think it really came off well. I was gonna wait until I had a decent backlog before I put up the new Patreon, but hey, nothing to lose by starting early. All the podcasts will be posted there, although I will still be promoting it on here obviously. If you'd like to throw a little extra cash towards that project also, I'd greatly appreciate it, I'm really hoping this silly little podcast takes off.

Incidentally, I...

TRAINWRECKORDS: "Mardi Gras" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

I see a bad moon rising...

Song vs. Song

Next two episodes are in the can and should be up shortly; I'll post them when they are, and after that I should be able to move all this to a separate Patreon (although I'll probably still plug it here). In the meantime I intend to keep pumping these out quickly so that I can get a decent backlog going, which means I need your input! Which is the best overpowering disco song of all time!

ONE HIT WONDERLAND: "The Mummers' Dance" by Loreena McKennitt

This was the oddest request I got.

SONG vs. SONG: Poll part 2!

Because of scheduling issues me and Dan are gonna have to record quick so I'm throwing up a second poll so that we can get that out of the way! Vote which is the better '80s girly pop anthem below!

NEW SONG VS SONG POLL

Now that I've finally got this stupid thing up and running it's time to really get the ball rolling. We're not messing around this episode, it's time for the big clash we've all been waiting for

SONG vs. SONG! The first podcast!

Okay, there have been some technical slip-ups but we're up and running! The first podcast is live. (My bosses over at DigitalMusicNews.com thought the second episode was stronger with the pilot so sorry for people who voted in the Bon Jovi/Journey poll). We're still working things out so sorry if anything is shaky in here but we're finally rolling and that's the important thing. Big thanks to my co-host Dan Roth, you can follow him at @DanyOrdinary.

POP SONG REVIEW: "Better Now" & "Lucid Dreams"

Sorry for those of you who got the email notification from earlier, I uploaded the wrong version. It should be corrected now. 

TRAINWRECKORDS: "Van Halen III" by Van Halen

I cannot how genuinely shocked I was at this record. OOF.

ONE HIT WONDERLAND: "She Blinded Me with Science" by Thomas Dolby

This one turned out way too long! Turns out Dolby has done a LOT.