Pointless Witterings

So, another week, another chart rankings. Because of time constraints, this will be a simple repost of last week's chart, with no additional thoughts. This will just reflect how the chart has changed between then and now. 10. HUMBLE. - Kendrick Lamar (Chart Position - 7) My thoughts from last week: Oh Christ... Not again. Now, if people really like this thing, then I suppose that's valid. Everyone has their own little quirks, but I don't understand how anyone who has any regard for the past 100 years of female emancipation can actually like this. It's far, far too obtuse, and, while it does have some interesting musical structures (even if it is far too repetitive), the lyrics are what really kick the song in the knackers. This follows the same level of sophistication that Drake's latest album did, and I'm rather worried that this kind of music is actually going to become popular. Sure, Kendrick Lamar has a lot more energy than Drake does, but this kind of c...

Another week, another chart rankings. Most of this week's views will be lifted from last week, as I don't really have the care to find another way to say exactly the same thing. So, we start with: 10. HUMBLE. - Kendrick Lemar (Chart Position - 5) Oh Christ... Not again. Now, if people really like this thing, then I suppose that's valid. Everyone has their own little quirks, but I don't understand how anyone who has any regard for the past 100 years of female emancipation can actually like this. It's far, far too obtuse, and, while it does have some interesting musical structures (even if it is far too repetitive), the lyrics are what really kick the song in the knackers. This follows the same level of sophistication that Drake's latest album did, and I'm rather worried that this kind of music is actually going to become popular. Sure, Kendrick Lamar has a lot more energy than Drake does, but this kind of childish objectification of women just really grate...

So, another week, another chart. I think the British Summer Sun may have had an influence some parts of the chart, as some more up-beat material has broken through. So, without further ado: 10. Passionfruit - Drake (Chart Position - 3) Did you expect this song to have changed positions? If you had expected this song to climb, then you really don't know me at all. I mean, sure, it's musically competent (unlike most of Drake's songs) and the instrumental is ok (if a little wearing after repeated listens), but it just pails in comparison to anything else on the chart at the moment, thanks purely to Drake. Seriously, you can blame him for this song's failings. It's a shame this song shows no signs of moving from the number 3 spot, because there's plenty of better material that deserves to be there. However, I can guarantee that this will be the only Drake song that I speak favourably of at year's end. 9. Something Just Like This - The Chainsmokers & Col...

So, we're now into the second quarter of the year, and there have been some minor changes regarding the chart's. There are only a couple of hangers-on from earlier in the year now, and things seem to really be setting themselves up for summer. So, without any further ado, let's jump into this: 10. Passionfruit - Drake (Chart Position - 3) Wow, two weeks ago this was number 4 in my own listings, and now it's slap bang at the bottom. Mind you, a couple of weeks ago was one of the worst charts since the beginning of the year, so what do you expect? I certainly wouldn't call this song a masterpiece, or even competent. There are far, far too many flaws which you notice upon re-listening, the most notable one being the vocals. Even if the rest of the song was any good, Drakes flat, dull vocals would be enough to drag this down into the mire of tedium and predictability that most Drake songs inhabit. The lyrics aren't great on this either, but at least the instrumen...

Ok, so... the Brits has shook the charts up completely. There has been some massive changes in the chart: some positive, some less so. There's no time like the present, so I'm just diving straight in this week: 10. Big For Your Boots - Stormzy (Chart Position - 3) Oh s***... EDM finally did it, didn't it? Call On Me really was it's last gasp, wasn't it? Now, I just want to say that this isn't the worst song from this year, because unlike Black Beatles (remember that? Barely? Good), this at least feels like someone actually wanted to try and make it interesting. However, I have to be honest... I HATE Grime. I'm sorry, but that's just my opinion. I don't like it, I just find it obnoxious, and I can never understand what it's actually about. I also hate the overuse of certain swear words, and I also find it really aggressive. In this song's defence, this is probably on the better end of Grime, but it's still full of issues: the beat is al...