The Elimination: I’m really tired of All Star, and I don’t even like this kind of music anymore really. The song had its time, obviously, as it was probably a number one hit. I’ve moved on because I really don’t like the kind of fake vocal that this song represents. The entire song is affected vocally. The chorus is of course a major earworm. I just can’t listen to this song anymore.
Jungle is an extremely fresh British band, that has released a bunch of Tik Tok videos involving dancers this year, and the first and biggest one is this Back in 74 song. I was initially drawn in by the video, as I have a small obsession with cool dance videos. Jungle had a brilliant idea to put a kind of dance storyline over their entire album, and it really took off. But after a while, this song really started to grow on me. Dance songs have a great advantage because they have to be fun, usually, and this one is no exception. The guitar ride, and layering vocals is just so fun, and as the song moves through the four minutes it keeps on changing and gets MORE fun. By the end I’m in love.
Back in 74 goes in at #225 (3,034 more listens). All Star is Eliminated!
The Eliminator 1000 is a music refresh project, based on the idea that a really long playlist of truly outstanding songs can still be continually improved for the future listen. Want to learn more about The Eliminator 1000? Propose a song to go in! Reply to this post, comment on the post, or Tweet (Account: @1000Eliminator) or Facebook (Account: mattnyman.com) me. Here’s the links to the song lists: the Spotify Playlist, the Youtube Playlist, the Google Sheets List, and the webpage.
