Pointless Witterings

I genuinely feel like banging my head against a brick wall. The charts at the moment are appalling (bar two songs, one of which isn't even from this year), and they show no signs of getting any better. Seriously, summer 2017 will be remembered as the time when music goes to die. 10. Swalla - Jason Derulo, Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign (Chart Position - 10) Sorry, but no. I can't do this song again. I just can't. Have my thoughts from two weeks ago, because I have nothing further to say about this train wreck: This is ridiculous... This is still in the charts? Really? It's a load of rubbish! There's very little technical merit to this song, and even less lyrical merit. It's blander than paint drying, with poor writing, poor performances and terrible, terrible production. Seriously, everything's layered with so many effects that is sounds more like it was made in a computer. The kind of drivel that really shouldn't be making it into the charts, and y...

So, we're now into June. Nearly half way through the year, and the charts still seem to be stuck in this rut of terrible mediocrity. Very few of the songs on this list I'd call actively enjoyable, and some I'd say that I disliked or hated. Anyway, let's get started: 10. Swalla - Jason Derulo, Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign (Chart Position - 9) This is still here. Seriously, there's nothing else that is better than this? This song is probably one of the worst things to chart this year, and I'm seriously losing patience with it. The whole thing is a mess, from start to finish, and it doesn't help that the artist's track records are so poor. This whole song feels like one extended joke that's gone very badly wrong. Please don't make me talk about this next week, I can barely talk about it now. 9. Despacito: Remix - Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber (Chart Position - 1) I don't really understand why this is liked as much as it...

Another week, another chart rankings. With the enforced hiatus now over, you can expect more original content from me regarding songs, and their development on the charts. As we move into June, it's clear that the big summer tunes are lining themselves up (especially now that Shape Of You has now left the top 10 - the last song from the winter), and unfortunately, if things carry on the way they are, there will be much to complain about. Let's get started with number 10: 10. Swalla - Jason Derulo, Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign (Chart Position - 7) This is ridiculous... This is still in the charts? Really? It's a load of rubbish! There's very little technical merit to this song, and even less lyrical merit. It's blander than paint drying, with poor writing, poor performances and terrible, terrible production. Seriously, everything's layered with so many effects that is sounds more like it was made in a computer. The kind of drivel that really shouldn't b...

So, another week, another chart. The last week of rankings that will be copied is pretty much the same as last week - only my summer favourite is back. 10. Swalla - Jason Derulo, Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign (Chart Position - 6) My thoughts from three weeks ago: Seriously, I'm really not a fan of any of these three artists: Jason Derulo can be one of the most annoyingly smug singers on the planet, Ty single-handedly ruined Zara Larsson's So Good and Nicki Minaj is to be expected. There's a load of disjointed effects forced together into something that's calling itself a beat, and some of these effects are so irritating and forced that it makes me wonder: does anyone actually listen to this stuff before it goes out? Someone who's divorced from the creative process, and can be objective to this song? Because, if sloppy, phoned-in messes like this are being produced, it makes me wonder. A total mess, but, unlike HUMBLE, at least it's not offensive. Except Ni...

Another week, another ranking. There's only two weeks to go before I can stop incessantly recycling material, and get back to new thoughts for every song. So, I'll make a start with: 10. Swalla - Jason Derulo, Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign (Chart Position - 5) My thoughts from two weeks ago: Seriously, I'm really not a fan of any of these three artists: Jason Derulo can be one of the most annoyingly smug singers on the planet, Ty single-handedly ruined Zara Larsson's So Good and Nicki Minaj is to be expected. There's a load of disjointed effects forced together into something that's calling itself a beat, and some of these effects are so irritating and forced that it makes me wonder: does anyone actually listen to this stuff before it goes out? Someone who's divorced from the creative process, and can be objective to this song? Because, if sloppy, phoned-in messes like this are being produced, it makes me wonder. A total mess, but, unlike HUMBLE, at le...

This week's chart rankings. Once again, heavily recycled. Expect normal service to resume near the end of May. Anyway, let's start: 10. Swalla - Jason Derulo, Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign (Chart Position - 6) My thoughts from last week: Seriously, I'm really not a fan of any of these three artists: Jason Derulo can be one of the most annoyingly smug singers on the planet, Ty single-handedly ruined Zara Larsson's So Good and Nicki Minaj is to be expected. There's a load of disjointed effects forced together into something that's calling itself a beat, and some of these effects are so irritating and forced that it makes me wonder: does anyone actually listen to this stuff before it goes out? Someone who's divorced from the creative process, and can be objective to this song? Because, if sloppy, phoned-in messes like this are being produced, it makes me wonder. A total mess, but, unlike HUMBLE, at least it's not offensive. Except Nicki Minaj's vo...