RudeBoy - you made the perfect song choice and the judges loved your unique explanation to go along with it!
RudeBoy
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Originally posted by RudeBoy
The song I chose was Rihanna - Umbrella
Umbrella, Rihanna's career break-out record, which made her one of the most famous international singers, her signature song. Honestly, who doesn't know this song? Who doesn't remember himself singing "Ella Ella Eh Eh" all the summer? Umbrella was the most successful and popular song in 2007. What made it so special was the chorus - "You can stand under my Umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh". What made it more special was Rihanna's island accent.
The hype around Umbrella was huge. It spent 7 weeks at number one in the US, and 10 weeks at number one in the UK, which broke a record in the UK for the song with the most weeks at #1 of the Decade. It won a Grammy award, and was covered by thousands of people, and some of them released it as an official single (Vanilla Sky, The Baseballs, All Time Low...)
Also, the Umbrella awaken the believes around the "Rihanna Curse", from Wikipedia:
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The song's reign at number one in the United Kingdom and Ireland occurred as the regions were hit by extreme rainfall and flooding, which led The Sun to suggest the two events were related, with the media referring to it as the Rihanna Curse. The UK-based publication adjudged the single brought bad luck to their country, and mentioned the date of the single's video shot which was Friday the 13th, adding further coincidence of the curse.[70] Before the single's release on May 14, the temperature in London, U.K. was relatively high, reaching 20 °C. However, just a day after the release, "severe weather warnings hit the headlines".[70] In an article run by The Sun, it urged readers to join the campaign in knocking the song off the chart's top spot, suggesting the readers with several songs to download instead.[70]
A similar situation occurred in New Zealand, where the song hit number one in the early winter of 2007 as the country was experiencing some of the worst storms in its history.[71] During the weather conditions, Taranaki, Tauranga, and Auckland had experienced tornadoes and flooding in the Far North of the country. Once the single was replaced on the top spot, weather condition almost in the entire New Zealand pacified, although Hawke's Bay was still stormed
In short, Umbrella is one of the most successful and iconic pop songs of our Decade. It made a huge impact on the pop culture.
Gohustle - same as RudeBoy, excellent choice and excellent explanation!
Gohustle
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Originally posted by Gohustle
Most Iconic Song
Poker Face is an iconic song to people all around the world because within 5 seconds, before you even reach the famous "Mum-mum-mum-mah" hook, you know exactly what song it is and who sings it. It had instant success because it's a club banger with a new dark electronic sound. The crystal clear vocals during the chorus really made it one of the most perfect pop songs of all time. And as the song became more popular, the song that went #1 worldwide was being dissected lyrically because of it's sexual undertone--the lyrics have now become infamous for her fantasizing about women when she was with her boyfriend.
You two nailed this!
Outstanding Entries
ashuduff
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Originally posted by ashuduff
It was the 1980s. Michael Jackson was ruling the pop charts and so was Madonna. Racism was ruling the streets. And yet, almost no pop star was interested in singing about what was going on in the world. Until Janet Jackson.
Rhythm Nation's iconic video addressed the problem of racism fearlessly and I'm sure the 1,246,000 people who bought the single thought twice before they used words like "******". The video is considered to be one of Janet's best. It was the second single off Rhythm Nation 1814, and the second top 5 hit (it hit #2).
Jimmy
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Originally posted by JimMyxcoRe
It's pop, it's electronic, it's futuristic, it's fashion, it's New York, it's GaGa! Poker Face is an Electropop smash full of appeal, the hook (muh muh muh mah) is very catchy and the chorus is an explosion of excitement and attitude that stucks in your head for hours! Everyone loves this song, not for nothing still into the top 100 of iTunes, has sold more than 5 million copies in North America and it's the most downloaded song in U.K.
Boys & Girls is Pixie Lott's second consecutive single to reach number 1.
This is easily Pixie's most iconic song, and it is the song that comes to mind whenever people think of her. Its a fun, catchy, very danceable number which features, most importantly, an extremely infectious chorus that sticks in your head after just one listen. It became popular because of this big chorus, and because it is of course a mainstream pop song that has a large appeal to her target audience; Teenagers. One of the few ways that a pop singer can really reach this audience is through a catchy dance/pop song accompanied by a sexy video (the video part may sound stupid, but lets face it, its true), and Pixie got the formula perfect with Boys & Girls.
Decent Entries
Pedro
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Originally posted by ρз∂гσ
Britney Spears - Toxic
In my personal opinion, "Toxic" from Britney Spears' 4th studio album "In The Zone" is her most iconic song at the moment. I believe this song is iconic because besides being catchy as hell, it's not a sad song and the lyrics are provocative, it totally sounds FRESH everytime we listen to it, and of course the iconic video helped a lot too. This is perhaps her most fierce song and people like that, people seem to be over (since 2003) to sad little girls that ain't no fierce. Let's not forget about the large quantity of artists that cover this masterpiece.
The appeal of "Toxic":
In my personal opinion, this is one of the best songs she’s ever recorded and that's one of the main reasons it got such great feedback. It’s very addictive and so damn sexy you can’t help but not like it. "Toxic" is a delirious, intoxicating rush, an irresistible ear candy which manages to keep the full sexy flavor throughout the whole track. It's Britney's most ambitious and adventurous single to date and serves as a portrait too, proving that Britney is one of the defining figures of pop culture.
Remeese
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Originally posted by remeese
Most Iconic Song: 'Whatcha Say'
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Why?: This song caused much controversy over the fact that it sampled 'Hide & Seek' by Imogen Heap. The song was performed live at the 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade, and was featured in an episode of Gossip Girl. This is his only song (so far) to get to the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was also released as the free video of the week on iTunes on October 27th, 2009, making it a little more popular due to the fact that people could listen and watch it for free without having to pay to get it.
HotNCold
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Originally posted by HotNCold
I Kissed A Girl
Why did this song become well-known?
Well, it's out-of-place lyrics definitley caught attention for the song. It was contriversal, and it broke limits that existed in 2008. Plus, it's infectious as hell! It will NOT get out of your mind! There's many reasons why this song ruled 2008.
This Band is not known in US only in Germany, France And Australia, but they have hit number 1 on the itunes playlist, Australia, and reach top 10 in Germany & Frence.
Evermore Did So well when they released this song, since its a dance, Pop, rock, happy song, that keep everyone in different taste happy.
Evermore Have Still Done Well On The Australian Rock Charts, even with this pop song
well done my boys
with every single being in different kinds, is impressive for them
i know they aint well known, but this song is their first to even get a US video
Johnald
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Originally posted by Johnald.
"Freak on a Leash" broke Korn even further into the mainstream, especially with its cutting-edge music video hitting #1 and retiring on Total Request Live. The song is always played in concert, usually right before the encore, and was released in an MTV Unplugged version with Amy Lee in 2007. The original version only peaked at #6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100, but the acoustic rendition made it to #89 on the Hot 100 due to the advantage of digital sales. "Freak on a Leash" was nominated for nine MTV Video Music Awards in 1999, winning two, along with winning the Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video in 2000.
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Why it is their biggest hit?
Bulletproof is La Roux's most popular song because it hit number 1 in the U.K. and the only song that has charted in the U.S. It is also their most popular song because whenever I ask someone "Oh, do you know La Roux?" if they know of them they probably only know Bulletproof.
Why it became their biggest hit?
Bulletproof became La Roux's biggest hit because it has a highly infectious beat and melody, it's chorus "This time baby I'll be Bulletproof" is eternally stuck in my head. Also, the song is easily related to, and it is a happy, confident song.
To all of these contestants, it's difficult to complete this challenge using less well known artists. I know you tried your best; I'm sure you'll do well in some of the other challenges.
Bottom Two
sahn
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Originally posted by sahn
People loves 80's Madonna.
The song gave her the famous nickname that she HATES... but we all love.
The explanation was just a bit too simplistic.
KarlosVzla
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Originally posted by KarlosVzla
Miley Cyrus - Party in the U.S.A
The ultimate summer party song! This song was a smash and had such amazing longevity, because it's like a summer anthem! It has such a chill spirit to it. I think every single American got hooked to the
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It's a party in the USA
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Some of the judges disagreed with the song choice and it doesn't help that your explanation isn't very convincing.
SO WHO WILL BE ELIMINATED?
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Neither of you!
Carrie-is-no-1 gets eliminated this round for failing to submit an entry.
You two need to BE CAREFUL in every single round from now on. This game has a lot of contestants and we need to pick up the pace. If any of you ends up in the bottom two again you can be pretty sure you'll be eliminated.