 |
| True sign of summer |
Summer comes with several great additions, including the ability to drink Bud Light Lime and have it be socially appropriate, the rule amongst my group of friends that undershirts may no longer be worn until after Labor Day weekend, and most importantly, that a new "Song of the Summer," or the "SOTS" will be crowned. Of course, by no means is my choosing of the SOTS an "original" concept; my friends and I have been doing it for years on our drives down to Newport, and New York Magazine does a pretty damn good job too. That being said, I'll give it a shot.
Now, I know what you're thinking: you can't rate the SOTS without a proper scoring system, right? Of course you can't. With that in light, I've created a (hopefully) easy and self-explanatory scoring system comprised of the following categories:
1. Singalongability (yes, I've created a new word) - Can you withhold the urge to sing this song out loud in the shower? In the car with the windows open? How about with the top down (for my "One Percenter" readers)?
2. Danceability - Fairly self explanatory - when you hear this song, you don't just want to dance...you NEED to dance.
3. General Excitement - How excited do you get when you hear this song?
4. Timing - Was this song released too early before summer? Has it lost some of its "Kavorka," as Cosmo Kramer would say?
Given my current location of San Francisco, I will base my scoring system upon 1990's heartthrob Uncle Jesse of Full House. 1 Uncle Jesse? Meh. 4 Uncle Jesse's? Have Mercy....
The Nominees:
A. Macklemore and Lewis - Can't Hold Us
-Singalongability: This may be "old man Matt" speaking, but he just sings too fast for me. I like mumbling the lyrics though.
-Danceability: Fairly fun song to dance to I guess...
-General Excitement: I think everyone still gets fairly fired up when they hear this song, no? Good at a club, in the car, in the shower, and even while you're watchingrepeats of Chopped the Giants game.
-Timing: I feel like this was released a bit early, no?
Total Score: 3 Uncle Jesse's
B. Icona Pop - I Love It
-Singalongability: As the song goes..."I don't care."
-Danceability: I think if I even attempted to sing to this song, I would be exhausted after 2 minutes.
-General Excitement: I may speak for myself here, but I feel like the women love this song, but the men, not so much...
-Timing: Wasn't this released even before "Can't Hold Us?"
Total Score: 2 Uncle Jesse's
C. Daft Punk - Get Lucky
-Singalongability: May be the most easy to sing and catchiest song of all the nominees. I feel like the hipsters, prep bros, and urban demographics can all embrace this song, "We Are The World" style.
-Danceability: Perfect song for awkward people with absolutely no rhythm to dance to. Just slow enough to look like you know what you're doing, but with enough background beat to separate the men from the boys (and women from girls).
-General Excitement: Though I think this song puts a smile on everyone's face when they hear it, I'm not entirely sure it's going to make me drop everything I'm doing.
-Timing: I feel like this song got some serious play just leading up to Memorial Day, which is perfect.
Total Score: 3.5 Uncle Jesse's
STAY TUNED FOR PART 2!!!!
Given my current location of San Francisco, I will base my scoring system upon 1990's heartthrob Uncle Jesse of Full House. 1 Uncle Jesse? Meh. 4 Uncle Jesse's? Have Mercy....
The Nominees:
A. Macklemore and Lewis - Can't Hold Us
-Danceability: Fairly fun song to dance to I guess...
-General Excitement: I think everyone still gets fairly fired up when they hear this song, no? Good at a club, in the car, in the shower, and even while you're watching
-Timing: I feel like this was released a bit early, no?
Total Score: 3 Uncle Jesse's
B. Icona Pop - I Love It
-Singalongability: As the song goes..."I don't care."
-Danceability: I think if I even attempted to sing to this song, I would be exhausted after 2 minutes.
-General Excitement: I may speak for myself here, but I feel like the women love this song, but the men, not so much...
-Timing: Wasn't this released even before "Can't Hold Us?"
Total Score: 2 Uncle Jesse's
C. Daft Punk - Get Lucky
-Danceability: Perfect song for awkward people with absolutely no rhythm to dance to. Just slow enough to look like you know what you're doing, but with enough background beat to separate the men from the boys (and women from girls).
-General Excitement: Though I think this song puts a smile on everyone's face when they hear it, I'm not entirely sure it's going to make me drop everything I'm doing.
-Timing: I feel like this song got some serious play just leading up to Memorial Day, which is perfect.
Total Score: 3.5 Uncle Jesse's
STAY TUNED FOR PART 2!!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment