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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2022 17:17:11 GMT 10
Is it because of the pandemic? I remember when I first heard this song around late 2019/early 2020, I didn't think it would be such a big hit. I thought it would be one of those songs that may be popular for a few weeks then just drop from the charts.
I was VERY wrong since this song broke records on the Billboard hot 100. It has been on the Billboard charts for two years straight. It was the number 1 song of 2020. It was also in the top 10 for 2021 as well. This song was extremely popular and broke countless records. My question is why? Why was this song so popular? I like it. But I wonder why it became so big. Was it because of COVID?
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Post by Telso on May 21, 2022 20:02:02 GMT 10
In fact it was so big it is now considered the biggest Billboard hit of all-time, a spot that was previously taken by "The Twist", a song from 1960.
As for the question on why it was so big, it's hard to say exactly. But I think it's a rare pop song with a wide universal appeal, with TheWeeknd having enough R&B cred to appeal to the urban crowd, the song being cheery enough to appeal to the pop fans and the synths being nostalgic enough to appeal to older people. So it has the benefit of having a very large audience supporting it.
It should be noted though that people are now seemingly tired of his overexposure since his new album that came out this year had nowhere near the same impact as After Hours despite being in a similar style.
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Post by 10slover on May 21, 2022 20:37:31 GMT 10
it's an 80s throwback so it's inoffensive amd familiar enough that old and young people alike can listen to
Sidenote: the weeknd is a hack and a fake
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Post by nightmarefarm on Jun 4, 2022 14:55:42 GMT 10
No idea. It's a good song but it's nowhere near as good as the weeknds other songs like Starboy and Take My Breath.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2022 15:34:17 GMT 10
No idea. It's a good song but it's nowhere near as good as the weeknds other songs like Starboy and Take My Breath. Are you kidding??? Blinding Lights is an amazing song. I always love when it comes on the radio and I'm driving on the freeway. Imagine if you got transported back to the '80s and you were cruising with that song. You would be the coolest person ever.
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Post by nightmarefarm on Jun 4, 2022 15:38:47 GMT 10
No idea. It's a good song but it's nowhere near as good as the weeknds other songs like Starboy and Take My Breath. Are you kidding??? Blinding Lights is an amazing song. I always love when it comes on the radio and I'm driving on the freeway. Imagine if you got transported back to the '80s and you were cruising with that song. You would be the coolest person ever. True but idk it seems like a gateway retro pop song. Starboy is his magnum opus imo. It sounded retro but futuristic at the same time and the melody and lyrics are very catchy and fun, blinding lights feels almost exactly like an 80s song besides the more clear production quality.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2022 4:59:30 GMT 10
Are you kidding??? Blinding Lights is an amazing song. I always love when it comes on the radio and I'm driving on the freeway. Imagine if you got transported back to the '80s and you were cruising with that song. You would be the coolest person ever. True but idk it seems like a gateway retro pop song. Starboy is his magnum opus imo. It sounded retro but futuristic at the same time and the melody and lyrics are very catchy and fun, blinding lights feels almost exactly like an 80s song besides the more clear production quality. Those songs sucked. Blinding Lights was great.
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Post by 10slover on Jun 12, 2022 5:28:46 GMT 10
Idk, some songs just get big for no reason
Like, i get why songs like "Gangnam Style" or "Shape Of You" were big, but then there are songs like "Despacito" and Blinding lights... That get big for no reason
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Post by nightmarefarm on Jun 12, 2022 6:45:09 GMT 10
True but idk it seems like a gateway retro pop song. Starboy is his magnum opus imo. It sounded retro but futuristic at the same time and the melody and lyrics are very catchy and fun, blinding lights feels almost exactly like an 80s song besides the more clear production quality. Those songs sucked. Blinding Lights was great. Cope. Starboy is his best track. Im not saying BL is bad but Starboy feels more original and catchy.
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