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Originally posted by JesusORGod
LMFAO.
Why do Brintey stans ALWAYS talk about the past ?
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This is one of those moments where I have to wonder if you know that 2008 was also in the past and just sit back and pray for you.
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Originally posted by suneclipse121
Why does the army hold Toxic to such a high standard??
Its a great bop and she looks good in the video but It's not as iconic as Oops I did it again.
Single Ladies was one the BIGGEST music videos ever!!! No one can ever deny that.
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It's really not. It may be Beyonce's second biggest video, but I wouldn't even place it top 15 WW. Maybe top 20
ATRL really overrates it.
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Originally posted by idkher
Can YOU name a song Toxic impacted in terms of sound? Neither of them set trends musically but Single Ladies had the much bigger impact on the GP. Like seriously have you even been to a wedding in the past 5 years? Every single generation knows that song and even the dance moves. It is the definition of iconic, Toxic was just another acclaimed Britney hit with a good video. They are on completely different levels.
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"Hung Up" just the year after was influenced by it. Madonna made sure to use Bloodshy & Avant on her album COADF. Notably, Britney popularized them (they had done one top 40 single prior to Brit, but it didn't make them major producers). Kylie went from rejecting B&A to asking them to be on her album afterwards. It affected the dance pop craze that came afterwards.
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In 2009, NPR included "Toxic" on their Most Important Recordings of the Decade list. Amy Schriefer noted that the song's synths defined the sound of dance-pop for the rest of the decade, while adding that it "still sound[s] fresh and futuristic.
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Would NPR lie?