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-->'''Todd:''' Did you think that outfit looks good, Ed? What does this part mean, Ed? ''Why can't you just be happy being the plain-faced folk-singer that you are?
* The #1 song is, perhaps unsurprisingly, Aaron Lewis' "Am I the Only One":
** On the fantasy that is the bulk of his chosen genre (which Aaron doesn't understand):
--->'''Todd:''' CountryMusic is mostly fiction. Music/JohnnyCash never shot a man in Reno, Music/MerleHaggard isn't an Okie from Muskoggi, [[Music/GarthBrooks Garth]] never showed up in boots to a black-tie affair, and Music/CarrieUnderwood never smashed her boyfriend's car.
** On the previously-ambiguous "another statue coming down" line and the new video's explicit shot of a Confederate statue:
--->'''Todd:''' ...[W]hich again, ''he's not even Southern. I'm'' allowed to have opinions on this, not ''you,'' you clam-chowder-eating Masshole! ''You don't even go here!''
* The #1 song is, perhaps unsurprisingly, Aaron Lewis' "Am I the Only One":
** On the fantasy that is the bulk of his chosen genre (which Aaron doesn't understand):
--->'''Todd:''' CountryMusic is mostly fiction. Music/JohnnyCash never shot a man in Reno, Music/MerleHaggard isn't an Okie from Muskoggi, [[Music/GarthBrooks Garth]] never showed up in boots to a black-tie affair, and Music/CarrieUnderwood never smashed her boyfriend's car.
** On the previously-ambiguous "another statue coming down" line and the new video's explicit shot of a Confederate statue:
--->'''Todd:''' ...[W]hich again, ''he's not even Southern. I'm'' allowed to have opinions on this, not ''you,'' you clam-chowder-eating Masshole! ''You don't even go here!''
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** One of his criticisms of the song is that the basic premise is ''identical'' to their previous hit "One More Night".
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** One of his criticisms of the song is that the basic premise is ''identical'' to their previous hit "One More Night".Night" [[note]](not to mention the 2nd verse of thier early hit "This Love")[[/note]].
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* For #9, "You Broke me First" by Tate [=McRae=], he notes that, no matter what kind of music [=McRae=] wants to make, the label wants her to be the next Music/BillieEilish (to the point where her first single was ''co-written'' by Eilish).
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* For #9, "You Broke me First" by Tate [=McRae=], he notes that, no matter what kind of music [=McRae=] wants to make, the label [[FollowTheLeader wants her to be the next next]] Music/BillieEilish (to the point where her first single was ''co-written'' by Eilish).
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* For his intro to #7, "Way 2 Sexy" by Music/{{Drake}}, he considered Drake and Music/KanyeWest's 2021 rivalry to be a "douche vs. turd matchup".
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* For his intro to #7, "Way 2 Sexy" by Music/{{Drake}}, he considered Drake and Music/KanyeWest's 2021 rivalry to be a "douche "[[WesternAnimation/SouthPark douche vs. turd turd]] matchup".
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** To end the segment, he recalls how he figured out the winner of the Drake v. Kanye rivalry: he saw the two of them do a concert together, and while Kanye performed out hit after hit, Drake only performed his new album (which Todd had already stated he dislikes).
---> Guess I'm a Kanye stan again. Just gotta try and forget everything he's done in the past 5 years, up to and including this week. Not to worry though, Drake will be back with a hundred more new songs next year, and maybe this time one of them will be interesting.
---> Guess I'm a Kanye stan again. Just gotta try and forget everything he's done in the past 5 years, up to and including this week. Not to worry though, Drake will be back with a hundred more new songs next year, and maybe this time one of them will be interesting.
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** To end the segment, he recalls how he figured out the winner of the Drake v. Kanye rivalry: he saw the two of them do a concert together, and while Kanye performed out hit after hit, Drake only performed his new album (which Todd had already stated he dislikes).
---> Guess I'm a Kanye stan again. Just gotta try and forget everything he's done in the past 5 years, up to and includingthis week. ''this week.'' Not to worry though, Drake will be back with a hundred more new songs next year, and maybe this time one of them will be interesting.
---> Guess I'm a Kanye stan again. Just gotta try and forget everything he's done in the past 5 years, up to and including
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--->'''Todd:''' I mean, I am a snob, but I just try to hide it.
** He then says that he thought this song was CringeComedy, but realized that he was just hoping to god that Walker Hayes wasn't writing a song that embarrassing ''sincerely'' - especially since, as he points out, the song sounds [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong eerily similar]] to the ''hokey pokey'' of all things.
** He then says that he thought this song was CringeComedy, but realized that he was just hoping to god that Walker Hayes wasn't writing a song that embarrassing ''sincerely'' - especially since, as he points out, the song sounds [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong eerily similar]] to the ''hokey pokey'' of all things.
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--->'''Todd:''' I mean, I am ''am'' a snob, but I just try to hide it.
** He then says that he thought this song was CringeComedy, but realized that he was just hoping to god that Walker Hayes wasn't writing a song that embarrassing ''sincerely'' - especially since, as he points out, the song sounds [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong eerily similar]] to the''hokey pokey'' ''Hokey Pokey'' of all things.
** He then says that he thought this song was CringeComedy, but realized that he was just hoping to god that Walker Hayes wasn't writing a song that embarrassing ''sincerely'' - especially since, as he points out, the song sounds [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong eerily similar]] to the
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* In his intro to #5, "Peaches" by Music/JustinBieber, he laments how Music/JustinBieber ''almost'' destroyed his career with Yummy, but somehow survived thanks to his manager... while initially talking about Bieber as something akin to a natural disaster.
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* In his intro to #5, "Peaches" by Music/JustinBieber, he laments how Music/JustinBieber ''almost'' destroyed his career with Yummy, "Yummy," but somehow survived thanks to his manager... while initially talking about Bieber as something akin to a natural disaster.
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** He then compares it to the [[Music/ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStatesOfAmerica '90s "Peaches"]], with him ''preferring'' that one because it was self-aware that it was a pointless, inane novelty song.
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** He then compares it to the [[Music/ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStatesOfAmerica '90s "Peaches"]], with him ''preferring'' that one because it was self-aware that it was a pointless, "pointless, inane novelty song."
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** He also says that Kid LAROI's voice makes him "sound like a sulking asshole", and points out how the song's most infamous line ("can't make a wife out of a hoe") is ''not'' doing him any favors in that regard.
--->'''Todd:''' ... What the fuck are you talking about, kid? [...] You weren't going to marry her, you're what, like, 14? Did you buy a ring, or talk about having kids, come on!
--->'''Todd:''' ... What the fuck are you talking about, kid? [...] You weren't going to marry her, you're what, like, 14? Did you buy a ring, or talk about having kids, come on!
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** He also says that Kid LAROI's voice makes him "sound like a sulking asshole", and points out how the song's most infamous line ("can't make a wife out of a hoe") ho") is ''not'' doing him any favors in that regard.
--->'''Todd:''' ... What the fuck are you talking about, kid? [...] You weren't going to marry her, you're what, like, 14? Did you buy a ring, or talk about having kids, come kids? Come on!
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--->'''Todd:''' A few of the newer singers would have been making bro-country 8 years ago, and they approached this whole new vibe like "Yeah! I want a full commitment and Im gonna give you an ring and a house and a bunch of kids and all that someday, but also for the time being I'm a horny, good-looking young guy who wants to give you a lot of bomb-ass sex." [...] I mean, it's hard to argue with that, not my thing but, ladies, I get it.
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--->'''Todd:''' A few of the newer singers would have been making bro-country 8 years ago, and they approached this whole new vibe like "Yeah! I want a full commitment and Im I'm gonna give you an ring and a house and a bunch of kids and all that someday, but also for the time being I'm a horny, good-looking young guy who wants to give you a lot of bomb-ass sex." [...] I mean, it's hard to argue with that, not my thing but, ladies, I get it.
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--->'''Todd:''' "Glad you exist"? Wow, Dan and Shay, don't lay it on too thick. "I'm glad you exist". I'm glad ''toothpicks'' exist, they're a useful implement. Dan and Shay may as well name this song "Better than Nothing"!
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--->'''Todd:''' "Glad you exist"? Wow, Dan and Shay, don't lay it on too thick. thick! "I'm glad you exist". I'm glad ''toothpicks'' exist, they're a useful implement. Dan and Shay may as well name this song "Better than Nothing"!
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* For #2, he mentions that he could feel the controversy coming for that entry, and calls Music/{{Maneskin}}'s song "Beggin'" one of the most polarizing songs of the year... before revealing that he actually ''liked'' that song, and that the entry was from ''another'' Eurovision winner - that is, "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence.
** He noted that the song's metaphor of the arcade being a losing game was miffed up... pretty badly. He felt like there was something lost in translation to the idea of an arcade holding a losing game since it more sounds like a casino instead, and the metaphor only gets more muddled when Laurence mentions a ''rollercoaster''.[[note]]It should be noted that European countries like the Netherlands and the United Kingdom do have gambling games included in arcades alongside the typical kiddie games (with some of them containing nothing ''but'' gambling games), but "arcade" doesn't usually bring gambling to mind in the first place, so Todd's point still stands.[[/note]]
** He noted that the song's metaphor of the arcade being a losing game was miffed up... pretty badly. He felt like there was something lost in translation to the idea of an arcade holding a losing game since it more sounds like a casino instead, and the metaphor only gets more muddled when Laurence mentions a ''rollercoaster''.[[note]]It should be noted that European countries like the Netherlands and the United Kingdom do have gambling games included in arcades alongside the typical kiddie games (with some of them containing nothing ''but'' gambling games), but "arcade" doesn't usually bring gambling to mind in the first place, so Todd's point still stands.[[/note]]
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* For #2, he mentions that he could feel the controversy coming for that entry, and calls Music/{{Maneskin}}'s song "Beggin'" one of the most polarizing songs of the year... before revealing that he actually ''liked'' that song, and that the entry was from ''another'' Eurovision [[Series/EurovisionSongContest Eurovision]] winner - that is, "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence.
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** He noted that the song's metaphor of the arcade being a losing game was miffed up... pretty badly. He felt like there was something lost intranslation to the idea of an arcade holding a losing game since it more sounds like a casino instead, and translation--and the metaphor only gets more muddled when Laurence mentions a ''rollercoaster''.[[note]]It should be noted that European countries like the Netherlands and the United Kingdom do have gambling games included in arcades alongside the typical kiddie games (with some of them containing nothing ''but'' gambling games), but "arcade" doesn't usually bring gambling to mind in the first place, so Todd's point still stands.[[/note]]
** He noted that the song's metaphor of the arcade being a losing game was miffed up... pretty badly. He felt like there was something lost in
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* For his intro to #6, "Way 2 Sexy" by Music/{{Drake}}, he considered Drake and Music/KanyeWest's 2021 rivalry to be a "douche vs. turd matchup".
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* For his intro to #6, #7, "Way 2 Sexy" by Music/{{Drake}}, he considered Drake and Music/KanyeWest's 2021 rivalry to be a "douche vs. turd matchup".
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* For his entry on "[[Music/Maroon5 Beautiful Mistakes]]" (#10), he finally figures out why Maroon 5 still makes music: to help Todd fill out his worst list.
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* For his entry on "[[Music/Maroon5 Beautiful Mistakes]]" (#10), #10, "Beautiful Mistakes" by Music/Maroon5, he finally figures out why Maroon 5 still makes music: to help Todd fill out his worst list.
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** He then states that he hates Maroon 5 so much that, if they somehow made a ''good'' song, he'd get so angry that he'd put it at the top of the worst list anyways out of pure spite against them.
** One of his criticisms of the song is that the basic premise is ''identical'' to their previous hit "One More Night", which Todd does not like.
** One of his criticisms of the song is that the basic premise is ''identical'' to their previous hit "One More Night", which Todd does not like.
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** He then states that he hates Maroon 5 so much that, if they somehow made a ''good'' song, he'd get so angry that he'd put it at the top of the worst list anyways out of pure spite against them.
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** One of his criticisms of the song is that the basic premise is ''identical'' to their previous hit "One MoreNight", which Todd does not like.Night".
** One of his criticisms of the song is that the basic premise is ''identical'' to their previous hit "One More
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--->'''Todd:'''Good God, a HashtagRap... What year is it? [Are] we all gonna do the ice bucket challenge?
* For "You Broke Me First" (#9), he notes that, no matter what kind of music Tate [=McRae=] wants to make, the label wants her to be the next Music/BillieEilish (to the point where her first single was ''co-written'' by Eilish).
-->'''Todd:''' And by God, they're gonna take their hammers to this girl until she fits into a Billie Eilish-shaped hole.
* For "You Broke Me First" (#9), he notes that, no matter what kind of music Tate [=McRae=] wants to make, the label wants her to be the next Music/BillieEilish (to the point where her first single was ''co-written'' by Eilish).
-->'''Todd:''' And by God, they're gonna take their hammers to this girl until she fits into a Billie Eilish-shaped hole.
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* For #9, "You Broke
-->'''Todd:''' And by
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** Soon after, he points out how the song wasn't based on anything that had happened to her, and wonders why it wasn't obvious to everyone.
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** Soon after, he points out how the song wasn't based on anything that had happened to her, [=McRae=], and wonders why it wasn't obvious to everyone.
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* For "[[Music/GlassAnimals Heat Waves]]" (#8), he mentions that the song gained a ColbertBump through... interesting means:
--->'''Todd:''' [Heat Waves] went viral on the Internet through a convoluted process I don't really understand involving [[RealPersonFic Real Person Slash Fic]] about [[LetsPlay/DreamSMP Internet celebrities]] and... boy, as an Internet content creator myself, I got weird feelings about that.
** He mocks the band's (likely) status as a OneHitWonder by saying that, in the [=MP3=] era, the band would [[MisattributedSong be mislabeled most of the time]]. Complete with him showing an [=MP3=] file of the song with Music/TameImpala as the "artist".
--->'''Todd:''' [Heat Waves] went viral on the Internet through a convoluted process I don't really understand involving [[RealPersonFic Real Person Slash Fic]] about [[LetsPlay/DreamSMP Internet celebrities]] and... boy, as an Internet content creator myself, I got weird feelings about that.
** He mocks the band's (likely) status as a OneHitWonder by saying that, in the [=MP3=] era, the band would [[MisattributedSong be mislabeled most of the time]]. Complete with him showing an [=MP3=] file of the song with Music/TameImpala as the "artist".
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* For "[[Music/GlassAnimals Heat Waves]]" (#8), #8, "Heat Waves" by Music/GlassAnimals, he mentions that the song gained a ColbertBump through... interesting means:
--->'''Todd:''' -->'''Todd:''' [Heat Waves] went viral on the Internet internet through a convoluted process I don't really understand involving [[RealPersonFic Real Person Slash Fic]] about [[LetsPlay/DreamSMP Internet internet celebrities]] and... boy, as an Internet internet content creator myself, I got weird feelings about that.
** He mocks the band's (likely) status asa an indie OneHitWonder by saying that, in the [=MP3=] era, the band would [[MisattributedSong be mislabeled most of the time]]. Complete with him showing an [=MP3=] file of the song with Music/TameImpala as the "artist".
** He mocks the band's (likely) status as
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* When talking about "Arcade" (#2), he noted that the metaphor of the arcade being a losing game was miffed up badly. He felt like there was something lost in translation to the idea of an arcade holding a losing game since it more sounds like a casino instead, to the point of saying this about casinos...
--> '''Todd:''' [Like] I worry that something got [[LostInTranslation lost in his translation]] here because it sounds like what he was actually thinking of is a casino, which would be the logical venue because gambling is actually where you can lose something of importance and get your heart broken... [[SerialEscalation and your legs broken]].
** It then escalates more with Todd noting there's no real sense of loss with losing a game of pinball or kids crying at VideoGame/PacMan machines before Duncan Lawrence noted of pennies there, which then gets into a penny arcade comparison that makes it feel more trivial and childish by comparison to the agony the song tries to detail. And it finally goes into a roller coaster comparison to end things off.
--> '''Todd (singing):''' ''"All I know, all I know... I didn't get the high-score in Skee-Ball!"''
*** For the real kicker, comments did mention that out in European places like the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, arcades there do have gambling games included there as well, with some of them usually containing nothing but gambling games in the first place!
--> '''Todd:''' [Like] I worry that something got [[LostInTranslation lost in his translation]] here because it sounds like what he was actually thinking of is a casino, which would be the logical venue because gambling is actually where you can lose something of importance and get your heart broken... [[SerialEscalation and your legs broken]].
** It then escalates more with Todd noting there's no real sense of loss with losing a game of pinball or kids crying at VideoGame/PacMan machines before Duncan Lawrence noted of pennies there, which then gets into a penny arcade comparison that makes it feel more trivial and childish by comparison to the agony the song tries to detail. And it finally goes into a roller coaster comparison to end things off.
--> '''Todd (singing):''' ''"All I know, all I know... I didn't get the high-score in Skee-Ball!"''
*** For the real kicker, comments did mention that out in European places like the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, arcades there do have gambling games included there as well, with some of them usually containing nothing but gambling games in the first place!
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* For his intro to #6, "Way 2 Sexy" by Music/{{Drake}}, he considered Drake and Music/KanyeWest's 2021 rivalry to be a "douche vs. turd matchup".
** Before going into the song, he briefly mocks the music video:
--->'''Todd (sarcastically):''' Hahaha, wow, Drake is ridiculous! Look at him dressed like an old fat guy, isn't this funny? Huh?
** Todd mentions that Drake's popular nowadays ''solely'' because he's a {{meme|ticmutation}}, with Todd's phrasing being that "every meme makes [Drake] stronger".
** To end the segment, he recalls how he figured out the winner of the Drake v. Kanye rivalry: he saw the two of them do a concert together, and while Kanye performed out hit after hit, Drake only performed his new album (which Todd had already stated he dislikes).
---> Guess I'm a Kanye stan again. Just gotta try and forget everything he's done in the past 5 years, up to and including this week. Not to worry though, Drake will be back with a hundred more new songs next year, and maybe this time one of them will be interesting.
* When introducing #6, he says that, while mixing everything together and sounding like nothing isn't good, it's still better than mixing the worst of every genre together and sounding like shit. Cue "[[Music/WalkerHayes Fancy Like]]".
** While he says that there's nothing wrong about singing about every day being the same and that there's nothing wrong with having to go to Applebee's for a "fancy" date night, Todd points out that Walker Hayes sings it in such a way that he sounds like he's ''mocking'' people who do that.
--->'''Todd:''' "We go to Applebee's, aren't we fucking rednecks?"... No? It's a normal thing to do!
** He then says that Walker Hayes lowers himself in dignity so much that you'd think he was an Creator/AdamSandler character, complete with the shameless ProductPlacement.
** Todd mentions his earlier review of the song, and says that he was worried it made him look like a snob, leading to this:
--->'''Todd:''' I mean, I am a snob, but I just try to hide it.
** He then says that he thought this song was CringeComedy, but realized that he was just hoping to god that Walker Hayes wasn't writing a song that embarrassing ''sincerely'' - especially since, as he points out, the song sounds [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong eerily similar]] to the ''hokey pokey'' of all things.
** He concludes the segment (and mocks the ProductPlacement) by putting the Applebee's logo at the end of the song.
--->'''Todd:''' Ugh, product placement... anyways, [[HypocriticalHumor this video is brought to you by Curiosity Stream]]!
* In his intro to #5, "Peaches" by Music/JustinBieber, he laments how Music/JustinBieber ''almost'' destroyed his career with Yummy, but somehow survived thanks to his manager... while initially talking about Bieber as something akin to a natural disaster.
** He then describes the actual song as alright to listen to at first, but gradually becoming insufferable due to it having nothing of real substance except for the line "I got my peaches out in Georgia", which became more and more inane to him as time went on.
--->'''Todd:''' What are you talking about? Do you- do you travel to Georgia for peaches? Do you import them? Also, ''who fucking cares''?
** He ends up talking about that one line for the rest of the segment, because he says that there's nothing else to the song except for the awkward adlibs (like him calling his wife a "badass bitch").
** He then compares it to the [[Music/ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStatesOfAmerica '90s "Peaches"]], with him ''preferring'' that one because it was self-aware that it was a pointless, inane novelty song.
* For #4, "Without You" by Kid LAROI, he says that Kid LAROI's voice is very expressive and embodies his character... [[BackhandedCompliment in the same way that the]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Squaky-Voiced Teen]] [[BackhandedCompliment embodies a character]].
** His main criticisms is just how much of a ClicheStorm the song is, leaving it with not much of an identity.
---> It's an acoustic guitar song, about how sensitive and sad he is, with one of the [[NamesTheSame most overused titles in music]], played with [[TheFourChordsOfPop four]] ''[[TheFourChordsOfPop very familiar chords in a very familiar order]]''.
** He also says that Kid LAROI's voice makes him "sound like a sulking asshole", and points out how the song's most infamous line ("can't make a wife out of a hoe") is ''not'' doing him any favors in that regard.
--->'''Todd:''' ... What the fuck are you talking about, kid? [...] You weren't going to marry her, you're what, like, 14? Did you buy a ring, or talk about having kids, come on!
** He then considers LAROI's "douchebag demeanor" and "random sexism" to be the ''best'' part of the song, solely because the rest of the song could have been written by anybody, and concludes it by calling LAROI a ''less charming Music/LewisCapaldi''.
---> '''Todd:''' LAROI has to wail like a poltergeist just to make this song interesting at all.
* For #3, he mentions how he respected Music/DanAndShay and wasn't actually that bothered by their music... that is, until they released "Glad You Exist" in 2021.
-->'''Todd:''' This year, something in me snapped. Get these snivelling simps out of here for the love of ''Christ''.
** He then talks about the trend of "boyfriend-country" and how it's a fascinating look into the mind of your average basic white woman.
--->'''Todd:''' A few of the newer singers would have been making bro-country 8 years ago, and they approached this whole new vibe like "Yeah! I want a full commitment and Im gonna give you an ring and a house and a bunch of kids and all that someday, but also for the time being I'm a horny, good-looking young guy who wants to give you a lot of bomb-ass sex." [...] I mean, it's hard to argue with that, not my thing but, ladies, I get it.
** He mocks the song's titular phrase of "glad you exist" for being... rather nondescript.
--->'''Todd:''' "Glad you exist"? Wow, Dan and Shay, don't lay it on too thick. "I'm glad you exist". I'm glad ''toothpicks'' exist, they're a useful implement. Dan and Shay may as well name this song "Better than Nothing"!
** While he already found the song to be bad, what cemented its spot on his list were the little "yeah-yeah-yeah"s in the song:
--->'''Todd:''' This song is already limp enough, but those soft little "yeah yeah yeah"s make everything sound so dinky and insincere.
** He ends the segment by saying that it sounds like "a Hallmark card they bought for your anniversary at the last second".
* For #2, he mentions that he could feel the controversy coming for that entry, and calls Music/{{Maneskin}}'s song "Beggin'" one of the most polarizing songs of the year... before revealing that he actually ''liked'' that song, and that the entry was from ''another'' Eurovision winner - that is, "Arcade"(#2), he by Duncan Laurence.
** He noted that the song's metaphor of the arcade being a losing game was miffedup up... pretty badly. He felt like there was something lost in translation to the idea of an arcade holding a losing game since it more sounds like a casino instead, to and the metaphor only gets more muddled when Laurence mentions a ''rollercoaster''.[[note]]It should be noted that European countries like the Netherlands and the United Kingdom do have gambling games included in arcades alongside the typical kiddie games (with some of them containing nothing ''but'' gambling games), but "arcade" doesn't usually bring gambling to mind in the first place, so Todd's point of saying this about casinos...
--> '''Todd:''' [Like]still stands.[[/note]]
--->'''Todd:''' I worry that something got [[LostInTranslation lost in his translation]] here because it sounds like what he was actually thinking of is a casino, which would be the logical venue because gambling is actually where you can lose something of importance and get your heart broken... [[SerialEscalation and your legsbroken]].
** It then escalates more with Todd noting there'sbroken]]. But there are no stakes at an arcade. There's no real sense of loss with losing a game of pinball or when you lose at pinball. There's no kids crying at VideoGame/PacMan machines before Duncan Lawrence noted of pennies there, which then gets into a penny arcade comparison that makes it feel more trivial and childish by comparison to the ''VideoGame/PacMan'' machines. [...] It's like a video arcade, but... sad!
** Todd also mocks the "screaming agony of thesong tries to detail. And it finally goes into a roller coaster comparison to end things off.
--> '''Todd (singing):''' ''"Allsong", along with the (again) questionable metaphor.
--->'''Todd (to the tune of the song):''' All I know,all All I know... know, I didn't get the high-score high score in Skee-Ball!"''
*** ForSkee-Ball!
** Todd ends thereal kicker, comments did mention segment by noting the irony of Laurence winning Eurovision with a song about a losing game, before saying:
--->'''Todd:''' He loses on the only competition thatout in European places like counts: this list. Netherlands, nul points! ''(blows raspberry)''
* He puts Music/EdSheeran's "Bad Habits" as a dishonorable mention, not because of anything theNetherlands and the United Kingdom, arcades there do have gambling games included there as well, with some of them usually containing nothing song did wrong, but gambling games in the first place!because of its awful music video.
** Before going into the song, he briefly mocks the music video:
--->'''Todd (sarcastically):''' Hahaha, wow, Drake is ridiculous! Look at him dressed like an old fat guy, isn't this funny? Huh?
** Todd mentions that Drake's popular nowadays ''solely'' because he's a {{meme|ticmutation}}, with Todd's phrasing being that "every meme makes [Drake] stronger".
** To end the segment, he recalls how he figured out the winner of the Drake v. Kanye rivalry: he saw the two of them do a concert together, and while Kanye performed out hit after hit, Drake only performed his new album (which Todd had already stated he dislikes).
---> Guess I'm a Kanye stan again. Just gotta try and forget everything he's done in the past 5 years, up to and including this week. Not to worry though, Drake will be back with a hundred more new songs next year, and maybe this time one of them will be interesting.
* When introducing #6, he says that, while mixing everything together and sounding like nothing isn't good, it's still better than mixing the worst of every genre together and sounding like shit. Cue "[[Music/WalkerHayes Fancy Like]]".
** While he says that there's nothing wrong about singing about every day being the same and that there's nothing wrong with having to go to Applebee's for a "fancy" date night, Todd points out that Walker Hayes sings it in such a way that he sounds like he's ''mocking'' people who do that.
--->'''Todd:''' "We go to Applebee's, aren't we fucking rednecks?"... No? It's a normal thing to do!
** He then says that Walker Hayes lowers himself in dignity so much that you'd think he was an Creator/AdamSandler character, complete with the shameless ProductPlacement.
** Todd mentions his earlier review of the song, and says that he was worried it made him look like a snob, leading to this:
--->'''Todd:''' I mean, I am a snob, but I just try to hide it.
** He then says that he thought this song was CringeComedy, but realized that he was just hoping to god that Walker Hayes wasn't writing a song that embarrassing ''sincerely'' - especially since, as he points out, the song sounds [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong eerily similar]] to the ''hokey pokey'' of all things.
** He concludes the segment (and mocks the ProductPlacement) by putting the Applebee's logo at the end of the song.
--->'''Todd:''' Ugh, product placement... anyways, [[HypocriticalHumor this video is brought to you by Curiosity Stream]]!
* In his intro to #5, "Peaches" by Music/JustinBieber, he laments how Music/JustinBieber ''almost'' destroyed his career with Yummy, but somehow survived thanks to his manager... while initially talking about Bieber as something akin to a natural disaster.
** He then describes the actual song as alright to listen to at first, but gradually becoming insufferable due to it having nothing of real substance except for the line "I got my peaches out in Georgia", which became more and more inane to him as time went on.
--->'''Todd:''' What are you talking about? Do you- do you travel to Georgia for peaches? Do you import them? Also, ''who fucking cares''?
** He ends up talking about that one line for the rest of the segment, because he says that there's nothing else to the song except for the awkward adlibs (like him calling his wife a "badass bitch").
** He then compares it to the [[Music/ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStatesOfAmerica '90s "Peaches"]], with him ''preferring'' that one because it was self-aware that it was a pointless, inane novelty song.
* For #4, "Without You" by Kid LAROI, he says that Kid LAROI's voice is very expressive and embodies his character... [[BackhandedCompliment in the same way that the]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Squaky-Voiced Teen]] [[BackhandedCompliment embodies a character]].
** His main criticisms is just how much of a ClicheStorm the song is, leaving it with not much of an identity.
---> It's an acoustic guitar song, about how sensitive and sad he is, with one of the [[NamesTheSame most overused titles in music]], played with [[TheFourChordsOfPop four]] ''[[TheFourChordsOfPop very familiar chords in a very familiar order]]''.
** He also says that Kid LAROI's voice makes him "sound like a sulking asshole", and points out how the song's most infamous line ("can't make a wife out of a hoe") is ''not'' doing him any favors in that regard.
--->'''Todd:''' ... What the fuck are you talking about, kid? [...] You weren't going to marry her, you're what, like, 14? Did you buy a ring, or talk about having kids, come on!
** He then considers LAROI's "douchebag demeanor" and "random sexism" to be the ''best'' part of the song, solely because the rest of the song could have been written by anybody, and concludes it by calling LAROI a ''less charming Music/LewisCapaldi''.
---> '''Todd:''' LAROI has to wail like a poltergeist just to make this song interesting at all.
* For #3, he mentions how he respected Music/DanAndShay and wasn't actually that bothered by their music... that is, until they released "Glad You Exist" in 2021.
-->'''Todd:''' This year, something in me snapped. Get these snivelling simps out of here for the love of ''Christ''.
** He then talks about the trend of "boyfriend-country" and how it's a fascinating look into the mind of your average basic white woman.
--->'''Todd:''' A few of the newer singers would have been making bro-country 8 years ago, and they approached this whole new vibe like "Yeah! I want a full commitment and Im gonna give you an ring and a house and a bunch of kids and all that someday, but also for the time being I'm a horny, good-looking young guy who wants to give you a lot of bomb-ass sex." [...] I mean, it's hard to argue with that, not my thing but, ladies, I get it.
** He mocks the song's titular phrase of "glad you exist" for being... rather nondescript.
--->'''Todd:''' "Glad you exist"? Wow, Dan and Shay, don't lay it on too thick. "I'm glad you exist". I'm glad ''toothpicks'' exist, they're a useful implement. Dan and Shay may as well name this song "Better than Nothing"!
** While he already found the song to be bad, what cemented its spot on his list were the little "yeah-yeah-yeah"s in the song:
--->'''Todd:''' This song is already limp enough, but those soft little "yeah yeah yeah"s make everything sound so dinky and insincere.
** He ends the segment by saying that it sounds like "a Hallmark card they bought for your anniversary at the last second".
* For #2, he mentions that he could feel the controversy coming for that entry, and calls Music/{{Maneskin}}'s song "Beggin'" one of the most polarizing songs of the year... before revealing that he actually ''liked'' that song, and that the entry was from ''another'' Eurovision winner - that is, "Arcade"
** He noted that the song's metaphor of the arcade being a losing game was miffed
--> '''Todd:''' [Like]
--->'''Todd:''' I worry that something got [[LostInTranslation lost in his translation]] here because it sounds like what he was actually thinking of is a casino, which would be the logical venue because gambling is actually where you can lose something of importance and get your heart broken... [[SerialEscalation and your legs
** It then escalates more with Todd noting there's
** Todd also mocks the "screaming agony of the
--> '''Todd (singing):''' ''"All
--->'''Todd (to the tune of the song):''' All I know,
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** Todd ends the
--->'''Todd:''' He loses on the only competition that
* He puts Music/EdSheeran's "Bad Habits" as a dishonorable mention, not because of anything the
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--> '''Todd:''' Like, [Like] I worry that something got [[LostInTranslation lost in his translation]] here because it sounds like what he was actually thinking of is a casino, which would be the logical venue because gambling is actually where you can lose something of importance and get your heart broken... [[SerialEscalation and your legs broken]].
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*** For the real kicker, comments did mention that out in European places like the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, arcades there do have gambling games included there as well, with some of them usually containing nothing but gambling games in the first place!
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--->'''Todd:''' [Heat Waves] went viral on the internet through a convoluted process I don't really understand involving [[RealPersonFic Real Person Slash Fic]] about [[LetsPlay/DreamSMP Internet celebrities]] and... boy, as an Internet content creator myself, I got weird feelings about that.
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--->'''Todd:''' [Heat Waves] went viral on the internet Internet through a convoluted process I don't really understand involving [[RealPersonFic Real Person Slash Fic]] about [[LetsPlay/DreamSMP Internet celebrities]] and... boy, as an Internet content creator myself, I got weird feelings about that.
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** It then escalates more with Todd noting there's no real sense of loss with losing a game of pinball or kids crying at VideoGame/PacMan machines before Duncan Lawrence noted of pennies there, which then gets into a penny arcade comparison that makes it feel more trivial and childish by comparison to the agony the song tries to detail. And it finally goes into a roller coaster comparison to end things off.
--> '''Todd (singing):''' ''"All I know, all I know... I didn't get the high-score in Skee-Ball!"''
--> '''Todd (singing):''' ''"All I know, all I know... I didn't get the high-score in Skee-Ball!"''
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* When talking about "Arcade" (#2), he noted that the metaphor of the arcade being a losing game was miffed up badly. He felt like there was something lost in translation to the idea of an arcade holding a losing game since it more sounds like a casino instead, to the point of saying this about casinos...
--> '''Todd:''' Like, I worry that something got [[LostInTranslation lost in his translation]] here because it sounds like what he was actually thinking of is a casino, which would be the logical venue because gambling is actually where you can lose something of importance and get your heart broken... [[SerialEscalation and your legs broken]].
--> '''Todd:''' Like, I worry that something got [[LostInTranslation lost in his translation]] here because it sounds like what he was actually thinking of is a casino, which would be the logical venue because gambling is actually where you can lose something of importance and get your heart broken... [[SerialEscalation and your legs broken]].
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** He then states that he hates Maroon 5 so much that, if they somehow made a ''good'' song, he'd get so angry that he'd put it at the top of the worst list anyways.
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** He then states that he hates Maroon 5 so much that, if they somehow made a ''good'' song, he'd get so angry that he'd put it at the top of the worst list anyways.anyways out of pure spite against them.
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--->'''Todd:'''Good god, a HashtagRap... What year is it? [Are] we all gonna do the ice bucket challenge?
* For "You Broke me First" (#9), he notes that, no matter what kind of music Tate [=McRae=] wants to make, the label wants her to be the next Music/BillieEilish (to the point where her first single was ''co-written'' by Eilish).
-->'''Todd:''' And by god, they're gonna take their hammers to this girl until she fits into a Billie Eilish-shaped hole.
* For "You Broke me First" (#9), he notes that, no matter what kind of music Tate [=McRae=] wants to make, the label wants her to be the next Music/BillieEilish (to the point where her first single was ''co-written'' by Eilish).
-->'''Todd:''' And by god, they're gonna take their hammers to this girl until she fits into a Billie Eilish-shaped hole.
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--->'''Todd:'''Good god, God, a HashtagRap... What year is it? [Are] we all gonna do the ice bucket challenge?
* For "You Brokeme Me First" (#9), he notes that, no matter what kind of music Tate [=McRae=] wants to make, the label wants her to be the next Music/BillieEilish (to the point where her first single was ''co-written'' by Eilish).
-->'''Todd:''' And bygod, God, they're gonna take their hammers to this girl until she fits into a Billie Eilish-shaped hole.
* For "You Broke
-->'''Todd:''' And by
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--->'''Todd:''' [Heat Waves] went viral on the internet through a convoluted process I don't really understand involving [[RealPersonFic Real Person Slash Fic]] about [[LetsPlay/DreamSMP internet Internet celebrities]] and... boy, as an internet Internet content creator myself, I got weird feelings about that.
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* For his entry on "[[Music/Maroon5 Beautiful Mistakes]]" (#10), he finally figures out why Maroon 5 still makes music: to help Todd fill out his worst list.
--> '''Todd:''' Truly, the most noble reason to create art. ''({{Beat}}, does AirQuotes for "noble")'' So really, I owe Adam Levine a gratitude.
** He then states that he hates Maroon 5 so much that, if they somehow made a ''good'' song, he'd get so angry that he'd put it at the top of the worst list anyways.
** One of his criticisms of the song is that the basic premise is ''identical'' to their previous hit "One More Night", which Todd does not like.
--->'''Todd:''' If he ''was'' gonna repeat one of his songs, I wish it wouldn't have been his ''most irritating''.
** He then congratulates the band on a [[MedalOfDishonor major achievement]]: getting Music/MeganTheeStallion to make the first verse that Todd didn't like.
--->'''Todd:'''Good god, a HashtagRap... What year is it? [Are] we all gonna do the ice bucket challenge?
* For "You Broke me First" (#9), he notes that, no matter what kind of music Tate [=McRae=] wants to make, the label wants her to be the next Music/BillieEilish (to the point where her first single was ''co-written'' by Eilish).
-->'''Todd:''' And by god, they're gonna take their hammers to this girl until she fits into a Billie Eilish-shaped hole.
** One of his criticisms with the song is the titular line being the "climax" of the chorus:
--->'''Todd:''' This really needed to end on a more cutting line than "Well, you started it!"
** Soon after, he points out how the song wasn't based on anything that had happened to her, and wonders why it wasn't obvious to everyone.
--->'''Todd:''' I read a bunch of articles that were like, "how did you write a breakup song without ever having your heart broken?" Well, by being not good at it, obviously!
** He then calls this song the movie trailer cover version of itself... and then he plays the song over the trailer for ''Film/AbrahamLincolnVampireHunter'', of all things.
* For "[[Music/GlassAnimals Heat Waves]]" (#8), he mentions that the song gained a ColbertBump through... interesting means:
--->'''Todd:''' [Heat Waves] went viral on the internet through a convoluted process I don't really understand involving [[RealPersonFic Real Person Slash Fic]] about [[LetsPlay/DreamSMP internet celebrities]] and... boy, as an internet content creator myself, I got weird feelings about that.
** He mocks the band's (likely) status as a OneHitWonder by saying that, in the [=MP3=] era, the band would [[MisattributedSong be mislabeled most of the time]]. Complete with him showing an [=MP3=] file of the song with Music/TameImpala as the "artist".
** He then states that his reason for eventually hating the song might just be because he misses guitars... in AlternativeRock, that is.
---> Remember when rock music had guitars? Guitars made a big comeback in 2021, it's been great! We have grit and energy again- oh right, I forgot, rock can rock.
** His main criticism of the song is that, instead of having substance, it just has "vibes".[[note]]He later clarifies that the "vibes" come from the song mixing so many different genres together that it sounds like nothing.[[/note]]
---> '''Todd:''' Just vibes. Vibes, vibes, vibes - ''I'm so sick of vibes''.
** Near the ends, he states that the song has an "artificial aftertaste", and concludes the segment by comparing it to freeze-dried microwaved mashed potatoes:
--->'''Todd:''' You know, it ''is'' food, but it still kinda-sorta tastes like plastic? That's what this is.
--> '''Todd:''' Truly, the most noble reason to create art. ''({{Beat}}, does AirQuotes for "noble")'' So really, I owe Adam Levine a gratitude.
** He then states that he hates Maroon 5 so much that, if they somehow made a ''good'' song, he'd get so angry that he'd put it at the top of the worst list anyways.
** One of his criticisms of the song is that the basic premise is ''identical'' to their previous hit "One More Night", which Todd does not like.
--->'''Todd:''' If he ''was'' gonna repeat one of his songs, I wish it wouldn't have been his ''most irritating''.
** He then congratulates the band on a [[MedalOfDishonor major achievement]]: getting Music/MeganTheeStallion to make the first verse that Todd didn't like.
--->'''Todd:'''Good god, a HashtagRap... What year is it? [Are] we all gonna do the ice bucket challenge?
* For "You Broke me First" (#9), he notes that, no matter what kind of music Tate [=McRae=] wants to make, the label wants her to be the next Music/BillieEilish (to the point where her first single was ''co-written'' by Eilish).
-->'''Todd:''' And by god, they're gonna take their hammers to this girl until she fits into a Billie Eilish-shaped hole.
** One of his criticisms with the song is the titular line being the "climax" of the chorus:
--->'''Todd:''' This really needed to end on a more cutting line than "Well, you started it!"
** Soon after, he points out how the song wasn't based on anything that had happened to her, and wonders why it wasn't obvious to everyone.
--->'''Todd:''' I read a bunch of articles that were like, "how did you write a breakup song without ever having your heart broken?" Well, by being not good at it, obviously!
** He then calls this song the movie trailer cover version of itself... and then he plays the song over the trailer for ''Film/AbrahamLincolnVampireHunter'', of all things.
* For "[[Music/GlassAnimals Heat Waves]]" (#8), he mentions that the song gained a ColbertBump through... interesting means:
--->'''Todd:''' [Heat Waves] went viral on the internet through a convoluted process I don't really understand involving [[RealPersonFic Real Person Slash Fic]] about [[LetsPlay/DreamSMP internet celebrities]] and... boy, as an internet content creator myself, I got weird feelings about that.
** He mocks the band's (likely) status as a OneHitWonder by saying that, in the [=MP3=] era, the band would [[MisattributedSong be mislabeled most of the time]]. Complete with him showing an [=MP3=] file of the song with Music/TameImpala as the "artist".
** He then states that his reason for eventually hating the song might just be because he misses guitars... in AlternativeRock, that is.
---> Remember when rock music had guitars? Guitars made a big comeback in 2021, it's been great! We have grit and energy again- oh right, I forgot, rock can rock.
** His main criticism of the song is that, instead of having substance, it just has "vibes".[[note]]He later clarifies that the "vibes" come from the song mixing so many different genres together that it sounds like nothing.[[/note]]
---> '''Todd:''' Just vibes. Vibes, vibes, vibes - ''I'm so sick of vibes''.
** Near the ends, he states that the song has an "artificial aftertaste", and concludes the segment by comparing it to freeze-dried microwaved mashed potatoes:
--->'''Todd:''' You know, it ''is'' food, but it still kinda-sorta tastes like plastic? That's what this is.
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** To better fit the subject, he tries styling the review as a [=TikTok=] explainer video, which involves rotating to portrait mode and adding captions and music (specifically "instrumental [[Music/JasonDerulo Savage Love]]"). He almost immediately decides against it.
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** To better fit the subject, he tries styling the review as a [=TikTok=] explainer video, which involves rotating to portrait mode and adding captions and music (specifically "instrumental [[Music/JasonDerulo the instrumentals of "[[Music/JasonDerulo Savage Love]]"). He almost immediately decides against it.
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-->'''Todd:''' So with that in mind, let us examine the man behind the song. A man named Walker Hayes, who is a person I made up just now. ''({{beat}})'' I mean, you don't know. There's a billion of these guys, and I have not been paying attention long enough to tell them apart. Like they all have similar-sounding names: Walker Hayes, Brett Young, Music/LeeBrice, Creator/LukeEvans, Bryson Tiller,[[note]]a black rapper[[/note]] Creator/CobieSmulders...
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-->'''Todd:''' So with that in mind, let us examine the man behind the song. A man named Walker Hayes, who is a person I made up just now. ''({{beat}})'' I mean, you don't know. There's a billion of these guys, and I have not been paying attention long enough to tell them apart. Like they all have similar-sounding names: Walker Hayes, Brett Young, Music/LeeBrice, Creator/LukeEvans, Bryson Tiller,[[note]]a black Black rapper[[/note]] Creator/CobieSmulders...
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* Todd describing Olivia Rodrigo's [[Series/HighSchoolMusicalTheMusicalTheSeries tv show]]:
--->'''Todd:''' Snoozefest. At least Series/{{Glee}} [[Main/SoBadItWasBetter made you bleed from the eyes]].
--->'''Todd:''' Snoozefest. At least Series/{{Glee}} [[Main/SoBadItWasBetter made you bleed from the eyes]].
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* Todd describing Olivia Rodrigo's [[Series/HighSchoolMusicalTheMusicalTheSeries tv TV show]]:
--->'''Todd:''' Snoozefest. At leastSeries/{{Glee}} [[Main/SoBadItWasBetter ''Series/{{Glee}}'' [[SoBadItWasBetter made you bleed from the eyes]].
--->'''Todd:''' Snoozefest. At least
* Todd lumping Music/WalkerHayes alongside a group of people that can be best described as [[TheNondescript non-descript people]] with odd names:
-->'''Todd:''' So with that in mind, let us examine the man behind the song. A man named Walker Hayes, who is a person I made up just now. ''({{beat}})'' I mean, you don't know. There's a billion of these guys, and I have not been paying attention long enough to tell them apart. Like they all have similar-sounding names: Walker Hayes, Brett Young, Music/LeeBrice, Creator/LukeEvans, Bryson Tiller,[[note]]a black rapper[[/note]] Creator/CobieSmulders...
-->'''Todd:''' So with that in mind, let us examine the man behind the song. A man named Walker Hayes, who is a person I made up just now. ''({{beat}})'' I mean, you don't know. There's a billion of these guys, and I have not been paying attention long enough to tell them apart. Like they all have similar-sounding names: Walker Hayes, Brett Young, Music/LeeBrice, Creator/LukeEvans, Bryson Tiller,[[note]]a black rapper[[/note]] Creator/CobieSmulders...
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-->'''Todd:''' I've kind of wondered in hindsight if I was just being closed-minded, but then Music/WalkerHayes compared it to his and his wife's junk, so now I'm never gonna try it.
* Todd lumping Walker Hayes alongside a group of people that can be best described as [[TheNondescript non-descript people]] with odd names:
-->'''Todd:''' So with that in mind, let us examine the man behind the song. A man named Walker Hayes, who is a person I made up just now. ''({{beat}})'' I mean, you don't know. There's a billion of these guys, and I have not been paying attention long enough to tell them apart. Like they all have similar-sounding names: Walker Hayes, Brett Young, Music/LeeBrice, Creator/LukeEvans, Bryson Tiller,[[note]]a black rapper[[/note]] Creator/CobieSmulders...
* Todd lumping Walker Hayes alongside a group of people that can be best described as [[TheNondescript non-descript people]] with odd names:
-->'''Todd:''' So with that in mind, let us examine the man behind the song. A man named Walker Hayes, who is a person I made up just now. ''({{beat}})'' I mean, you don't know. There's a billion of these guys, and I have not been paying attention long enough to tell them apart. Like they all have similar-sounding names: Walker Hayes, Brett Young, Music/LeeBrice, Creator/LukeEvans, Bryson Tiller,[[note]]a black rapper[[/note]] Creator/CobieSmulders...
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-->'''Todd:''' I've kind of wondered in hindsight if I was just being closed-minded, but then Music/WalkerHayes Walker Hayes compared it to his and his wife's junk, so now I'm never gonna try it.
* Todd lumping Walker Hayes alongside a group of people that can be best described as [[TheNondescript non-descript people]] with odd names:
-->'''Todd:''' So with that in mind, let us examine the man behind the song. A man named Walker Hayes, who is a person I made up just now. ''({{beat}})'' I mean, you don't know. There's a billion of these guys, and I have not been paying attention long enough to tell them apart. Like they all have similar-sounding names: Walker Hayes, Brett Young, Music/LeeBrice, Creator/LukeEvans, Bryson Tiller,[[note]]a black rapper[[/note]] Creator/CobieSmulders...it.
* Todd lumping Walker Hayes alongside a group of people that can be best described as [[TheNondescript non-descript people]] with odd names:
-->'''Todd:''' So with that in mind, let us examine the man behind the song. A man named Walker Hayes, who is a person I made up just now. ''({{beat}})'' I mean, you don't know. There's a billion of these guys, and I have not been paying attention long enough to tell them apart. Like they all have similar-sounding names: Walker Hayes, Brett Young, Music/LeeBrice, Creator/LukeEvans, Bryson Tiller,[[note]]a black rapper[[/note]] Creator/CobieSmulders...
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** The summary of Nashville on the verge of "tearing itself apart" is capped by Tyler Hubbard, one half of frequent Todd punching bag Florida Georgia Line, writing a song that called for unity ("Undivided") and singing it at Biden's inauguration. [[{{Irony}} Not only did Brian Kelley make a point of not joining him on stage, but rumors immediately began to circulate that the two were going to break up over their political differences]] (which they denied).
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** The summary of Nashville on the verge of "tearing itself apart" is capped by Tyler Hubbard, one half of frequent Todd punching bag Florida Georgia Line, writing a song that called for unity ("Undivided") and singing it at Biden's UsefulNotes/JoeBiden's inauguration. [[{{Irony}} Not only did the band's other half Brian Kelley make a point of not joining him on stage, but rumors immediately began to circulate that the two were going to break up over their political differences]] (which they denied).
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* Todd brings up the apparent DoubleStandard between the disgust levelled at this song and the praise for [[Music/{{Beyonce}} Beyoncé's]] "Formation":
-->'''Todd''': Also, you guys ate it up when Beyoncé was rapping about Red Lobster cheddar biscuits! You remember that? Ohh, so we act like it's cringe for some dumb redneck to like casual dining, but it's okay when Beyoncé does it? ...Okay, I'm gonna answer my own rhetorical question here: [[BluntYes yes, it is okay when Beyoncé does it.]]
-->'''Todd''': Also, you guys ate it up when Beyoncé was rapping about Red Lobster cheddar biscuits! You remember that? Ohh, so we act like it's cringe for some dumb redneck to like casual dining, but it's okay when Beyoncé does it? ...Okay, I'm gonna answer my own rhetorical question here: [[BluntYes yes, it is okay when Beyoncé does it.]]
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--->'''Todd:''' Snoozefest. At least Glee [[Main/SoBadItWasBetter made you bleed from the eyes]].
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* Todd proclaims that he's no snob when it comes to the simple things, gesturing to his "opulently decorated palace" as he does so, yet he still can't vibe with the song. He even, for the sake of research, went down to Applebee's and ordered a Bourbon Street steak, just so he could have a fresh perspective on whether it was tacky or not.
-->'''Todd [O.S.]:''' ''[Flatly]'' Yup, that's a steak, all right.\\
'''Todd:''' This is what your Patreon dollars are payin' for, by the way. ''[Salutes the viewers]'' I couldn't do this without ya, thank you so much.
-->'''Todd [O.S.]:''' ''[Flatly]'' Yup, that's a steak, all right.\\
'''Todd:''' This is what your Patreon dollars are payin' for, by the way. ''[Salutes the viewers]'' I couldn't do this without ya, thank you so much.
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* Him When ruminating on the song's unprecedented surge as a [=TikTok=] meme, Todd wonders if there's anyone else established in the country music scene who was able to make it big by successfully leveraging the platform. Since Lil Nas X was a ''complete'' outsider, Todd can only come up with one artist... Morgan Wallen, "[[NeverLiveItDown may he rest in peace]]".
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** The summary of Nashville on the verge of "tearing itself apart" is capped by Tyler Hubbard, one half of frequent Todd punching bag Florida Georgia Line, writing a song that called for unity ("Undivided") and singing it at Biden's inauguration. [[{{Irony}} Not only did Brian Kelley make a point of not joining him on stage, but rumors immediately began to circulate that the two were going to break up over their political differences]] (which they denied).
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-->'''Todd:''' I've kind of wondered in hindsight if I was just being closed-minded, but then Walker Hayes compared it to his and his wife's junk, so now I'm never gonna try it.
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-->'''Todd:''' I've kind of wondered in hindsight if I was just being closed-minded, but then Walker Hayes Music/WalkerHayes compared it to his and his wife's junk, so now I'm never gonna try it.
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-->'''Todd''': It's embarrassing! If I was at an Applebee's and this song came on, I'd feel ashamed of myself! Like, goddamn! I'm just trying to enjoy some ribs at an affordable price, and then this song comes out like [''stereotypical redneck voice''] "Yep! That's what we fuckin' morons think is classy! We wallow in pig shit all day, and then on special occasions, [[ThisLoserIsYou we go to right where you're sittin' right now!]]" Gee, thanks, Walker Hayes! I wasn't self-conscious about my Southwest chicken bowl until you started singing!
-->'''Todd''': It's embarrassing! If I was at an Applebee's and this song came on, I'd feel ashamed of myself! Like, goddamn! I'm just trying to enjoy some ribs at an affordable price, and then this song comes out like [''stereotypical redneck voice''] "Yep! That's what we fuckin' morons think is classy! We wallow in pig shit all day, and then on special occasions, [[ThisLoserIsYou we go to right where you're sittin' right now!]]" Gee, thanks, Walker Hayes! I wasn't self-conscious about my Southwest chicken bowl until you started singing!
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