- "Rolling in the Deep", Adele
- The all time worst: Near. Far. Wherever you went there was no escape. Nothing went on as long as this stayed on the radio. ("My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion.)
- "Breathe" Faith Hill. Crossed over from her usual country domain to pop rock, so there was no escape.
- "Love Story" Taylor Swift. Her breakout hit highlighted an obvious talent, but its simple structure doesn't stand up to hearing it for the third thousand times. Where credit is due: the wife suggested this one.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Overplayed
Don't get me wrong. I loved Adele in January and February and March. But once again, commercial radio has sucked the life out of a really cool song by playing it to death. So I was thinking of other played to death songs:
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I want to hear how this is about math. (or science, technology, engineering, or politics)
Playing density -- number of times song played per unti time -- is a math thing. When it's too high a song is overplayed.
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