Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Top 10 Worst songs of 2020


Considering how chaotic and idiotic the year of 2020 was, it goes without saying that there were some pretty bad songs. I already talked about the good songs, but now it's time to delve into the trash. This is my top 10 worst songs of 2020. 

10. 

Screw you, Drake.

Toosie Slide by Drake.

Toosie Slide is the definition of no effort. Everything about is so boring, dull and lame. As bad as Watch Me, Hit The Quan, 7/11, and even Juju On That Beat are, at least some effort was put into them. Toosie Slide is effortless. It's a boring, dull Vine dance song that leaves the listener with no kind of impact. Listening to white noise for the same amount of time would leave you with more value than this dull, vacuous waste of space. It is pure nothingness, and doesn't even deserve to be hated. It deserves to be forgotten like the bland piece of boringness that it is. Screw you, Drake. You're better than this.


9.


Couldn't have said it better myself, Linkara.

Yummy by Justin Bieber


Yummy is easily the most inexplicable, bizarre, and incompetent song of 2020. As dumb as Marvin Gaye is, it at least makes sense that Charlie Puth and Meghan Trainor would think that quoting Marvin Gaye, one of the most charismatic sex gods ever, would make themselves as cool and sexy as him. But what gave Justin Bieber the idea to sit in a restaurant with old people, eat food that even Willy Wonka would think is too ridiculous (although that bunt cake at 1:18 looks pretty tasty, and there's a mound of circus peanuts on strawberry frosting, which looks delicious), and turn the word Yummy into a noun?! It's just so mind bogglingly idiotic. But like Addams Groove, the reason Yummy is #9 on this list is because of how entertainingly bad it is. It's just so stupid and dumb. And it's honestly insanely catchy. Like seriously, that chorus is a major earworm. Also, the lyrics are dumb as hell, and the song just has a bizarre feeling. I honestly don't know what to say, it's just that dumb. I honestly recommend checking it out, purely because of how dumb, catchy, and entertainingly bad it is, unlike the rest of the trash on this list. Oh, and there's also a remix featuring Florida Georgia Line of all people.

And it's just as stupid as you think it is.

Also, remember my guilty pleasure songs list? Consider Yummy the honorable #11.


8.

Considering I'm a sucker for a relaxing beat, you'd probably expect me to like this song. Well, I don't. I don't hate it, but wow is it bad.

Intentions by Justin Bieber and Quavo


Intentions is to relaxing songs what Feel This Moment is to positive songs; namely it's a song that doesn't understand what makes it work and boils it down to the point where it has no identity whatsoever. Let's start off with the production. Intentions tries to go for a lofi vibe, but does it all wrong. Lofi is supposed to be relaxing and chill, like this:


But Intentions' beat is all stuttery and jittery, like a broken robot on meth. But what about the rest of the song? Well, Justin doesn't sound that bad. He certainly doesn't sound good, but I'd take this Justin over the Justin from Eenie Meenie and As Long As You Love Me any day of the week. And Quavo? Wow is he forgettable. His guest verse blends into the background, and is insanely boring. It's like a verse fart: it's quick, it's bad, and you forgot it ever happened. But let's get to the worst part: the lyrics. These lyrics are Hey Soul Sister levels of moronic. Don't believe me? Let's check them out:

Picture perfect, you don't need no filter
Gorgeous, make 'em drop dead, you a killer

Shower you with all my attention 

Yeah, these are my only intentions-First off, the Instagram reference in the first line immediatly dates this song. Secondly "you a killer"= cringe. Third, you said "these are my only intentions" but you only said one thing to do. The other 2 were compliments.


Make sure that you don't need no mentions-Stupid.


Shout out to your mom and dad for making you- Thanks, mother and father of my girlfriend for not aborting your child so I can date her.


When I create, you're my muse

The kind of smile that makes the news -Dumb rhyme and dumb line.


Triple threat, you a boss, you a bae, you a beast-NO!


You're my rock, my Colorado

Got that ring, just like Toronto

Love you now, a little more tomorrow

That's how I feel

Act like you know that you are- That pretty much speaks for itself.



So yeah, Intentions is a dumb, stupid piece of idiocy that sounds like garbage, and isn't entertainingly bad. Try harder, JB.




7.

Country has fallen downhill, because of people like Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line, making broey, dull, shlock. But don't worry: women can make country music just as awful as the guys!

I Hope by Gabby Barret


When Charlie Puth can make a song better, then it's a bad fricking song. Gabby sounds terrible, the production is chintzy and bland, but what really makes this song so awful is the lyrics. Now, I have nothing wrong with a woman making a song condemning a cheater. But the way I Hope does it comes off as unbelievably petty. Let's compare I Hope to one of my favorite cheater kiss-off songs, Gibberish by MAX and Hoodie Allen. While, unlike I Hope, Gibberish doesn't outright state that the girl cheated on MAX, that song works a lot better, because it just condemned the girl for whatever she did, nothing more, nothing less. Also, it sounded amazing, unlike I Hope, but I digress. I Hope on the other hand basically says "I want you to have a nice, amazing relationship with whatever woman you end up having a relationship with, and then she cheats on you." I'm sorry, that just comes off as petty. Be mad at him for cheating. Fine. But when you wish that he has an amazing relationship, only to have it end the way yours did is Lucid Dreams level of emo petty prissiness. The only good thing is that Charlie Puth on the remix actually doesn't sound that bad. And when the only good part of a song comes from the remix (i.e, not the official version), than it's a worthless song. I hope you do better in the future, Gabby Barrett. 

6.


Like many people, I am saddened by JuiceWRLD's death. While emo-rap is a genre that goes out of its way to not appeal to me, I have immense respect for JuiceWRLD. He manages to convey emotions, and make really great songs. Even in Lucid Dreams and All Girls Are The Same, he manages to make an incredibly relaxing, psychedelic vibe. And when someone rips off an artist that, not only I like, but is also dead, I tend to get mad.


Falling by Trevor Daniel


This is Trevor Daniel. I have no idea who he is, where he came from, or what any of his other songs are. Hell, he may have some good songs under his belt. But Falling is not one of them. For one, he's a JuiceWRLD ripoff, droning on and on about nonsense. But his voice is even more annoying than JuiceWRLD, and Falling has nothing that makes JuiceWRLD's other songs good. It's just annoying, dull, and ear bleeding. It's a song that's both painful to listen to and boring. It's bad enough that we have to deal with the death of a beloved rapper, but to see someone ride his coattails? NO! 

Oh, and this is also a love song. Can't you tell?


5. 

In case you haven't noticed, I have many, many, MANY hot musical takes. And while this list has been pretty non-controversial, and will be noncontroversial after this spot, my #5 pick is a song many people regard as being good or great, and the haters of this song have been mocked as either conservative snowflakes, or people who secretly love it. Well, as a person who is neither, let me just say one thing. (ahem)  I FRICKING HATE WAP!

WAP by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion


I know a lot of people like this song, but I'm sorry, I can't stand it. Everything about WAP makes me sick to my stomach. From the ugly, bass heavy production, to the overabundance of sexual innuendos that would make Bon Appetit cringe, to the annoying "There's some whores in this house!" to the unwatchable music video, to Cardi B and Megan being their bland, female thug selves. It's basically LMFAO's Sexy And I Know It, but more disgusting, and without the catchy beat that made it good. " But it's fun and silly!"  How? Seriously, answer me. How is this ugly, disgusting piece of ugly, obnoxiousness fun and silly in any way, shape, or form? You want fun and silly? Shaboom!








Here you go. 4 songs that actually are fun and silly. You know what they have that WAP doesn't? Here's a full list:

1. Likable performers
2. A good beat.
3. Lyrics that are fun, and not vomit-inducing.
4. A music video that's actually tolerable to look at.
5. Any kind of charm whatsoever.
6. Anything that makes a song good.

And for the readers saying that those songs don't count because unlike WAP, they aren't sex songs, fair point, So here are 5 sex songs that are actually funny and have a good beat:






And I know many people will say stuff like "Oh, you just don't get it! You're just a sexist! You're a prudish baby!" But here's the thing: I am not against sexuality in music in general. I am against it when there is way too much sexuality. In fact, here's a sexy song that I actually like,



This is Bang Bang by Jessie J., Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj. So why do I like this song, but not WAP? Well, for starters, Bang Bang actually sounds good. Unlike the ugly, bass-heavy mess that is WAP, Bang Bang is actually fun and enjoyable, supported by great, bombastic production. Also, all 3 singers are fantastic, and make the song a fun listening experience, unlike Cardi and Megan. And unlike WAP, which is full of so many unsubtle innuendos that it gives FoodFight! a run for its money (oh yes, I went there), Bang Bang's lyrics, while containing some sexual material, don't go overboard, and is sexual enough to be fun, but not enough to be uncomfortable and disturbing. So, yeah, WAP. Not my thing. Not my thing at all. If you like it, fine. I'm glad you can find enjoyment in something I can't listen to without feeling physically sick. But I am staying as far away from this song as humanly possible.
Oh, and thanks ADoseOfBuckley, for making an already disgusting song even more disgusting.

And don't even think of comparing me to Ben Shapiro. Just because we both dislike WAP doesn't mean I associate myself with people like him. Also, I'm actually able to provide legitimate criticism for why I dislike WAP, while Shapiro basically does this:



Oh, and speaking of Ben Shapiro:




Yeah, this is the only way WAP will ever be funny.






4.
Remember in the HMs of my best list, when I mentioned that I hate Heather by Conan Grey, and would be tearing it apart in my worst list? Well, the time has come to rip Heather to shreds.

Heather by Conan Grey


Heather is one of the most boring, vapid songs of all time. Conan sounds awful, the production is sickeningly sweet, the song is unbearably whiny, and dull, and it's just a painful, cringey experience. However, there's one thing that's interesting. See, the song is about a guy who's interested in someone who's in love with a woman named Heather. But the song never makes it clear what the gender of the singer's love interest is. That's honestly not a bad idea. It makes it ambiguous as to the sexuality of both Conan and Heather, leaving it up to the viewer's imagination. However, that one thing doesn't save Heather from being a boring, dull, slow piece of nothing that hurts to listen to. Next.

3. 

Hello, Halsey. Glad to see that you still suck.

You Should Be Sad by Halsey


Halsey is my least favorite female artist of all time. Her voice sucks, she has an unlikable personality, and her songs are so whiny and melodramatic, they make Adele look like Surfaces. I will admit that she sounded alright on Be Kind, Eastside, and Closer, but that's only because of the producers. With the right producer on board, even a total hack like Halsey can sound good. But when Halsey is completely unleashed, she makes garbage like Bad At Love, New Americana, Without Me, Nightmare, Him & I, and her latest creation, You Should Be Sad. While it is a step up from Nightmare and Without Me, You Should Be Sad is still pretty bad. The guitars are nice, but Halsey's voice is unbearable, the lyrics are petty bull-pucky, the music video is so disgusting it almost makes me want to apologize to WAP (almost), and those electric pianos are grating as hell. You Should Be Sad is a grating, unpleasant piece of music from one of the worst artists ever. In case I didn't make it clear, let me reiterate: GO AWAY, HALSEY!


2.

I know I said I would never talk about this man again, but... why? Why are you still here, 6ix9ine?

TROLLZ by 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj


Even if he wasn't a horrible human being, I would still hate 6ix9ine. The man has no talent whatsoever. His voice sucks, he's an unlikable little pill, and as someone who unironically loves Screech from Saved By The Bell's wardrobe, 6ix9ine looks absolutely stupid. I'm all for a rainbow aesthetic, but 6ix9ine makes it look as ugly and unappealing as he is. But enough about the awful pedophilic hack that is 6ix9ine, let's talk about TROLLZ. While not as bad as GUMMO or FEFE, TROLLZ is still absolutely awful. The beat is annoying, 6ix9ine's voice is ear bleedingly bad, the lyrics are dumb, and it's just an annoying, obnoxious experience. As for Nicki, she's just a forgettable thug female. Bottom line, TROLLZ is a cancerous, garbage pile that should not be listened to by anyone that isn't a 6ix9ine fan. Can you please go away, you obnoxious pedophile?!

And now, the dishonorable mentions:

POPSTAR by DJ Khaled and Drake


Boring. As. Hell. But the music video is funny.

Holy by Justin Bieber and Chance The Rapper




As if Florida Georgia Line making a religious song wasn't stupid enough, now we have Justin Bieber making a religious song. But while H.O.L.Y was at least laughably bad, Holy is just boring. Also, what are you doing here, Chance The Rapper? You're better than this. Also also, the "ON GOD!" thing is stupid.

Daisy by Ashnikko 


This is what drugs see when they take drugs.

Greece by Drake and DJ Khaled


"What if we took Popstar, and made it even more boring?" Seriously, you made I'm The One and No Brainer. What the hell happened to you, Khaled?!

Mixed Personalities by YNW Melly and Kanye West



An absolutely gigantic ball of insanity. Also, YNW Melly's falsetto is painful.

Mad At Disney by Salem Ilese




A pretentious, moronic attack at the Disney company. But the instrumental is alright, and at least it's not perverse and insane, unlike Escape From Tomorrow.

Ice Cream by Blackpink and Selena Gomez


I'm not a KPOP fan, but I don't need to be a KPOP fan to know that this song sucks. Annoying production, awful vocals, terrible lyrics, and Selena Gomez continuing to not give us a reason as to why she's still in the music business. Dynamite, this ain't.


MAMACITA by The Black Eyed Peas, Ozuna, and J. Rey Soul


I like The Time (Dirty Bit), and I'm fine with Scream And Shout, but even I have my limits. And MAMACITA is one of them. will.i.am is laughably bad, Ozuna is his screechy, cancerous self, and everyone else is absolutely awful. Also, the lyrics suck, and the music video has a Wes Anderson vibe, which is an insult to Wes Anderson. But like Mad At Disney, the instrumental is alright. However, if you want a Black Eyed Peas song with a Spanish guest artist, just listen to RITMO, and ignore this thing.

I Love My Country by Florida Georgia Line


A boring and generic piece of country filler. Again, how the hell did you guys make Confession?!

I Wish Grandpas Never Died by Riley Green


What a great way to pay tribute to your dead grandfather: make a song full of moronic country clichés, and mention your dead grandfather in passing. I hope your grandfather is giving you the middle finger from heaven, Green. Screw you.

7 Rings by Ariana Grande



Since I put the song I put as #1 on my best of 2019 list (I Don't Care) in the HMs of my best of 2020 list, it makes sense that I put the song I put as #1 in my worst of 2019 list in the DHMs of my worst of 2020 list. Because 7 Rings still sucks. The production is awful, the lyrics are heinous, the Sound Of Music sample sounds horrendous, Ariana is awful, and the rap bridge is cringey as hell. Oh, and for those claiming that 7 Rings is empowering for women, NO IT IS NOT!!! Good As Hell is empowering for women. Nice For What is empowering for women. Hellm even Girls Like You is more empowering for women than 7 Rings is! Screw this song, and thank god Ariana has backed herself as far away from this song as possible.

Big, Big Plans by Chris Lane



Sappy and douchey

Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi


Why are you still here?

Prisoner by Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa


Boring, dull, and annoying.

10,000 Hours by Dan+Shay and Justin Bieber


This song doesn't exist. 

Party Girl by StaySolidRocky


Emo song or Party song? PICK ONE!

More by K/DA



Obnoxious, annoying, and stupid. 

Rare by Selena Gomez


Awful. Just awful. Why is Selena Gomez still here?

Champagne Night by Lady Antebellum


Dumb, cheesy, and forgettable. And no, I am not calling them Lady A.

Stuck With U by Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande



A boring, dull, forgettable piece of nothing that tries to piggyback off of our isolation.


Sweet Melody by Little Mix


That title is a lie.

Still Be Friends by G-Eazy, Tyga, and Tory Lanez


Consider this song the honorary #11. This is one of the most retched, ugly, loathesome songs I've ever heard. The fact that Halsey's ex-boyfriend, a pedophile, and someone who shot Meghan Thee Stallion would collab on a song about not wanting to commit to a relationship is one of the most scummy things I've ever seen in my life. All this song needs is a 6ix9ine guest verse, and the antichrist will be released. Literally, the only reason this song isn't on the list is that I didn't find out about it till watching DoubleAgent's worst songs of 2020 list.

Juicy by Doja Cat and Tyga



Ugly, obnoxious, creepy, and forgettable. Also, Tyga manages to be the only part that doesn't suck, which is the sign that you have a massive stinker on your hands.

Memories by Maroon 5




A boring as hell song with a lazy as hell music video. Although the lyric video is actually pretty cool, with a bunch of references to old Maroon 5 songs, even containing a reference to Don't Wanna Know, my favorite Maroon 5 song. But a cool lyric video, and some good intentions, don't save this boring piece of blah.

What Was In That Glass by AronChupa & Little Sister Nora


I was excited to see what a song called "What Was In That Glass" by the guys who made I'm an Albatraoz would be like. Long story short, this is not what I was expecting. 

Suicidal by YNW Melly and JuiceWRLD


The guy who made Murder On My Mind made a song about suicide, and brings JuiceWRLD down with him. How could I not hate this song?

Tap In by Saweetie


Obnoxious, annoying, and dumb.

GOOBA by 6ix9ine


Like 6ix9ine's other songs, GOOBA is obnoxious, awful, and dumb. But unlike TROLLZ, it's forgettable, and I only wanted one 6ix9ine song for this list because screw 6ix9ine.

YAYA by 6ix9ine


I hate you 6ix9ine. So, so much.


Before You Go by Lewis Capaldi




I was going to put this song as #10, but I thought about it, and there was really nothing wrong with it, aside from being boring. Also, Capaldi made this song in memory of his dead aunt, which is something I respect, and would make putting this song on here a little distasteful.


I Should Probably Go To Bed by Dan + Shay



That title is accurate, because I fall asleep whenever I hear this song.


And now, #1. 

1.

While Do, Re, Mi is still an awful song, I honestly don't hate Blackbear. I don't love him, I'm honestly just neutral to him. He can sound good on songs like Champagne and Pools, and My Ex's Best Friend, and while he's not the most likable person in the world, he doesn't seem like that bad a guy. However, there's one song of his that boils my blood, and gets me fricking enraged every time I hear it, even more than Do, Re, Mi. And since this is my worst of 2020 list, you probably know exactly which song is taking this #1 spot. 

Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear


Hot Girl Bummer makes my skin crawl. It's so pretentious, dumb, and annoying that it makes modern Brian Griffin look like Mahatma Gandhi. The way Blackbear says "Fuuuuuuuuck you, and you, and yooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooou." makes me want to punch him in the face. On top of that, Blackbear's voice is AWFUL, the production is incompetent and ugly, the lyrics are punchable pretentious douchebaggery, the low budget music video is idiotic, and it's just an all around unpleasant song. Is there any positives? None, aside from the big budget music video, which does have some pretty cool elements, but is still on the whole stupid and dumb. I've seen a lot of people that actually like this song, and I have no idea why. With WAP, that song just isn't for me. But HGB is an ugly, punchable piece of douchbaggery that fills me with rage and disgust every time I hear it. 6ix9ine may be a terrible artist and human being, but his songs are just vapid, obnoxious nonsense, with the exception of FEFE, which is just plain creepy. But Hot Girl Bummer is obnoxious, whiny, annoying, pretentious and intolerable as all get out. And that is why I think Hot Girl Bummer by Blackbear is the worst song of 2020.

Well, that was my worst of 2020 list. How'd I do? What songs did you agree and disagree with? What stinkers did I forget about? What's your worst of 2020 list? Comment below!


Oh, and the S&M WAP remix is fine. Certainly better than the original.

Also, this is hilarious:




10 comments:

  1. I agree with I Love My Country being bad for what it is, but your reasoning is a bit skewed. We all should love our countries and try to better it instead of whining at how bad it is right now.

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    1. Yeah, you're right. We do need to make songs that can get us through these times. It's just that I Love My Country doesn't really do a good job at doing that.

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    2. What did you think of the rest of my picks?

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  2. 10. Worst song of 2020. Hell, might be even the entire 2020s. This is more souless than Girls Like You, which is one of my least favorite songs of all time.
    9. moist
    8. Humans did not create the instrumental. I will not believe that humans made the instrumental.
    7. I'm fine with sentiment, in fact I wish it was more direct. But the mixing is horrible and it drags down the whole thing. At least it's not as bad as the Charlie Puth remix.
    6. sucks
    5. I use to not like this song and didn't get it's appeal too, but I've grown to like it. Yeah, it's still a bit off-putting in how direct it is, but at least it's fun.
    4. Never heard it.
    3. Halsey apologist here, saying this song is pretty great. I question the decision to make the music video for a personal break up song "Cotton Eye Joe Rule 34" though.
    2. Trash. But you already knew that.
    Nothing really interesting to say in the DHMs.
    1. This song is bad. This my totally real opinion on Hot Girl Bummer and not a cover for true feelings about it, I swear.

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    1. 10. Agreed. Greece is technichally more boring, but Toosie Slide is just a dull, cash in on the TikTok trend. As bad as Juju on That Beat was, at least it wasn't this blatant a cash in. And it was made by two nobodies, not frickin' Drake!
      9. Yup.
      8. I like your comment.
      7. Understandable, but I like Charlie Puth on the remix.
      6. Agreed.
      5. Eh. I still don't see it. But I understand.
      4. Consider yourself lucky.
      3. Fine.
      2. Yes.
      1. If you like HGB, fine. I just think it's obnoxious, annoying, whiny, and mean spirited.

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    2. Bilva, wouldn't the Worst Song of 2020 by definition be the Worst Song of the 2020s right now?

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    3. I guess.
      I hope nothing overtakes it, but 9 years is a long time.
      Still, high bar.

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  3. My thoughts
    10. Awful
    9. Awful
    8. bad
    7. meh (the charlie puth remix is bad though)
    6. Terrible
    5. I really like this song as you know
    4. Never heard it. Not a huge fan of Conan Gray.
    3. haven't heard it.
    2. Awful
    1. Awful

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    1. Glad we both hate the same music. As for 5, I respect your opinion, but I'm just don't get WAP. There are some sex songs that are actually fun and silly, like The Bad Touch, Cake By The Ocean, and literally any Lonely Island song about sex. But WAP is too blunt and obnoxious to be fun, and I feel like the only reason people love it is a combination of love for the artists, and the fact that they're both black women. That's just my 2 cents anyways.

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  4. I made a momentary worst hit songs of 2020 list.
    It's not final, I haven't listened to the full 2020 Hot 100, and my opinions change from time to time, so this list is just compromised of the songs on the hot 100 that I've listened to.
    https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/528075972470374412/792356667626225694/unknown.png
    Also reasoning to each pick: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/528075972470374412/792356758449422346/unknown.png

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