How to 

Ruin a Perfectly Good Song

Have you ever had someone ruin a good song? You know. It’s that tune that used to make you want to dance, but now you run screaming from the room. How does a song go from being your favorite to the absolute worst? We’re looking at how shiny gems can turn into chunks of coal. Let’s go!

How a Perfectly Good Song Becomes a Ruin

How a Perfectly Good Song Becomes a Ruin

The ruin of a good song is an art unto itself. DJs may remix it for a new audience, the band could license it for that Volkswagen commercial, or could autotune it to death. Maybe your kids will only listen to that one song for weeks.

Autotune

Autotune

Critics say that it can ruin a good song by degrading the quality of the music. If a singer uses autotune, you can’t be sure that you hear their authentic voice. You hear a digitally perfect version. Autotune has taken the soul out of the contemporary artist. It has utterly ruined good music. Unless you love autotune.

Commercials

Commercials

No matter the product, commercials use popular music to hook viewers. If the song is cool, the product should be too. But if your walk-up tune is now selling chips, you may crave Doritos instead of getting ready to knock one out of the park.

Bad Lyrics

Bad Lyrics

We can’t tell you how many times we’ve heard someone say they just listen to a song for the beat. The lyrics are so important! If you’ve ever listened to some of the top hits’ words, you’ll notice they aren’t all Shakespeare. Here are some of our (least) favorites.

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