Most Unwanted Scrobbles
Being the last.fm junkie that I am, I find it humorous how many people tend to pick up on the latest soulless musical trends, only to obediently drop them on command when corporate America shoves something else bright and shiny in their collective faces.
As a prime example, let’s take a look at the latest list of songs most frequently removed from last.fm users playlists:
Now, I’m not the musical fashion plate that your kids should look up to, and I don’t pretend to believe that my musical tastes are inherently superior to most everyone else (even if they are), but at least I’m not listening to pre-packaged “artists” such as Lady Gaga, or insiped noise such as the Black Eyed Peas. This sort of music is targeted at the lowest common denominator who is either incapable of tracking down music worth listening to, or doesn’t have the desire to do so. This is music that can conveniently be swapped out with whatever MTV or Billboard says is the “hottest ticket in town”, and by definition is complete trash.
But hey, if you’re big on Britney Spears, and think that Lady Gaga really has something important to say, then by all means stick with your corporate concoctions. I admire your loyalty, even if there is a sort of sick sadness to it.
As for this chart, I’m not quite sure how to interpret it; either people are waking up to the fact that these cash cows are nothing more than fictitious talent posing as the real deal, or they’re simply following the normal cycle of disposable music and are ready for the next wave of plastic tripe to spill out of the agitated, enflamed bowels of the music industry machine.
But then again, I could be wrong about this whole thing. It could be that I’m tragically mistaken about the entire concept of art, and that folks such as myself should just shut up and listen to what we’re supposed to. Perhaps I should just keep my vapid opinions to myself?
Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah, ga-ga-ooh-la-la indeed.
