POP SONG REVIEW: "This Is What You Came For" vs "Cheap Thrills"

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Todd in the Shadows

Todd in the Shadows

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@CariRuth
@CariRuth 8 жыл бұрын
Sia's pop career also took off around age 40. By hiding her face she's effectively made herself ageless. I think it's a smart move.
@Xondar11223344
@Xondar11223344 4 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@xaviera4810
@xaviera4810 3 жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure you’d know this after 4 years, maybe not, but she hides her faces because she perceives herself as ugly. But yeah, your point still stands.
@Huss_D
@Huss_D 3 жыл бұрын
True. it’s worked for Daft Punk as well.
@rainbowkittycat627
@rainbowkittycat627 3 жыл бұрын
@@xaviera4810 I mean she might perceive herself as ugly because of her age. Ageism is real, yo.
@Jekyllstein_Gray
@Jekyllstein_Gray 2 жыл бұрын
If only she'd translated that intelligence to her directing career...
@BugsMcCoy
@BugsMcCoy 8 жыл бұрын
I always forget Todd is faceless like if I meet him one day to say thanks for the entertainment and there's just a black void in a hoodie I wouldn't even blink.
@HaydenX
@HaydenX 8 жыл бұрын
He's like Shedinja. If you stare into the void...it steals your soul.
@sinsoftheswamp8346
@sinsoftheswamp8346 8 жыл бұрын
I'm the spiderman musical you can see half his face
@BugsMcCoy
@BugsMcCoy 8 жыл бұрын
I have seen his face, naturally it was the first thing I looked for when I first found his channel through Nostalgia Chick way back when. I never looked for it again once I became a fan of the guy proper.... The man is a handsome cat though I know that.
@subice2158
@subice2158 8 жыл бұрын
Same, I'd be more surprised if he actually had a face lol.
@mostafaebrahim2498
@mostafaebrahim2498 8 жыл бұрын
Same here, seeing his face for me would kinda be like that feeling you get when you first meet one of your teachers in a grocery store or something and realize that they have lives too.
@Morbos1000
@Morbos1000 8 жыл бұрын
I don't blame Sia for hiding her face. She's pretty much said she doesn't want all the comments she'd get for daring to be a 40-something woman with average looks. She just wants to be judged for her music.
@RheaStorm
@RheaStorm 8 жыл бұрын
Well it doesn't work because her music is shit too.
@bluesyace9564
@bluesyace9564 5 жыл бұрын
@@RheaStorm she's probably the best artist that's broken into the pop scene
@RheaStorm
@RheaStorm 5 жыл бұрын
@@bluesyace9564 Not by a long shot. I still don't like her music, I'm not a fan of her voice.
@lbthebookworm2807
@lbthebookworm2807 5 жыл бұрын
Wish Master That’s okay! It’s not for everyone. I wasn’t really a big fan of hers at first, but after I saw the live version of Alive, and I got actual chills! But it’s just an opinion, so no big deal.
@TetrisShark70
@TetrisShark70 5 жыл бұрын
So it's kinda like what buckethead does but he's 20x the musician
@Catyclept89
@Catyclept89 8 жыл бұрын
Seeing Todd slowly look at the camera, but having no fucking face was absolutely hilarious to me. I'm so glad Todd has got the lighting for his video's down perfectly so he can pull gags like that.
@ndx2k
@ndx2k 6 жыл бұрын
for me it was absolutely frightening
@tallulahahrens-siegel9832
@tallulahahrens-siegel9832 5 жыл бұрын
Lighting? This is his natural state.
@killerbug05
@killerbug05 3 жыл бұрын
Genuinely terrifying.
@twigboat
@twigboat 8 жыл бұрын
Sia's vocals really elevate the song for me, I like when it comes on the radio.
@Heck0642
@Heck0642 8 жыл бұрын
Same! She's a wonderful singer! 😍
@jlprizm
@jlprizm 8 жыл бұрын
Same here. She's my favorite part of the song. I like Sean Paul actually too even though it just sounds like gibberish..but catchy gibberish.
@A-Oh-Trey
@A-Oh-Trey 8 жыл бұрын
Same. Sia is one of the few current pop stars whose vocal ability I'm legitimately impressed by. Like Todd said, I probably wouldn't like "Cheap Thrills" if it wasn't her singing it.
@thirteenfury
@thirteenfury 8 жыл бұрын
+kenterminatedbygoogle I find it creepy too. Especially in that video where she danced with a half-naked, disheveled Shia Le Bouf. But also because I found that girl annoying and her mom bitchy when they did "Dance Moms".
@jlprizm
@jlprizm 8 жыл бұрын
thirteenfury That's the only way Shia exists. Half-naked and disheveled. 😁
@eurythmica8467
@eurythmica8467 7 жыл бұрын
I personally always had a soft spot for Cheap Thrills. I like Sia's epic-sounding vocals and the island sound makes it less jarring than a lot of electronic pop songs.
@lbthebookworm2807
@lbthebookworm2807 5 жыл бұрын
I like it too. It’s just something I can dance too, and it has Asia’s voice, so it’s a win win.
@cosmicdib4823
@cosmicdib4823 5 жыл бұрын
Shiro
@galactor123
@galactor123 8 жыл бұрын
I'm sure someone mentioned it already, but just to say it again: Sia does have a pretty good reason for hiding her face. She disliked the fame that she had accrued to the point that she became suicidal about it. She finally found her voice by writing for people, but didn't want to deal with the fame of continuing with the limelight, so she decided to cover up her face, and make that her 'gimmick' so to speak. Turning a negative into a positive.
@girlysword
@girlysword 8 жыл бұрын
bring Taylor Swift a peeled grape! idk why, but that was the funniest part of the review
@Usagi393
@Usagi393 8 жыл бұрын
At least for me, it's because I can totally see that happening IRL
@samanthacarey3
@samanthacarey3 8 жыл бұрын
agreed!
@crazyluigi6664
@crazyluigi6664 8 жыл бұрын
For me, though, it was him saying "NO, NO, YOU'RE DOING IT ALL WRONG, GODDAMNIT!!!" at Michael Buble with the corn on the cob.
@robinwilliams6970
@robinwilliams6970 8 жыл бұрын
lol, totally!
@RukonTheCreator
@RukonTheCreator 7 жыл бұрын
The face made it all the more perfect. XD
@jaisesworld4206
@jaisesworld4206 8 жыл бұрын
Not sure if that "witness protection" thing was a joke or not.
@originlollol7
@originlollol7 8 жыл бұрын
That's the magic of TiTS, my man.
@deviantyte8860
@deviantyte8860 8 жыл бұрын
For a second I thought you meant Trials in Tainted Space, and was very confused.
@badgergaucho99
@badgergaucho99 8 жыл бұрын
Seriously, i too wonder. Now i'm scared it's true.
@bennitori4
@bennitori4 8 жыл бұрын
Same. I mean...that's a good reason to hide your face. But at the same time it's so unexpected you can't help but wonder if he just said that. Like in the same way he occasionally jokes about being different races.
@jaisesworld4206
@jaisesworld4206 8 жыл бұрын
I'm leaning towards it being a joke, but you never know.
@thatdapperfellow
@thatdapperfellow 8 жыл бұрын
I think the thing with Sia was that she was planning to retire into writing when David Guetta released Titanium with her demo vocals against her will and the wig is about not being super comfortable as a popstar because she wasn't seeking it out. Or something along those lines.
@HipsterShiningArmor
@HipsterShiningArmor 8 жыл бұрын
I usually don't like to pick on popular targets, but Meghan Trainor really is as abysmal as everyone says she is.
@irishhuskie2585
@irishhuskie2585 8 жыл бұрын
"If I was you, I'd wanna be me too." Yeah, keep telling yourself that, Meghan.
@emblom52
@emblom52 8 жыл бұрын
The thing that drives me right up the wall with that song is how she keeps adding a V to the "wanna." No, Meghan Trainor, I don't "vwanna" be you, too.
@maggiekoch9348
@maggiekoch9348 8 жыл бұрын
What an ego she has.
@heusvjsysghahsuvsisy7711
@heusvjsysghahsuvsisy7711 8 жыл бұрын
Meghan trainor makes music moms listen to in there car with there daughter she really has never had any amazing anything
@tobos8909
@tobos8909 8 жыл бұрын
After they hailed her as a fucking queen when AATB was a thing, which was only enjoyable as background music at a barbecue when you were extremely drunk
@Cyancat123
@Cyancat123 3 жыл бұрын
“Bring Taylor Swift a peeled grape” will never not make me laugh uncontrollably
@hafsaz4513
@hafsaz4513 8 жыл бұрын
That Michael Bublé picture had me in tears 😂
@jlprizm
@jlprizm 8 жыл бұрын
It was hilarious but at the same time I never want to see it again. I'm gonna try to continue loving Michael even with that image in my head.
@robinthrush9672
@robinthrush9672 8 жыл бұрын
I find the gruffness of Calvin Harris's voice refreshing after so many super smooth pop singers. A lot of rock songs people love aren't sung by smooth-voiced singers.
@drpibisback7680
@drpibisback7680 7 жыл бұрын
Robin Thrush Yeah, that was my thought. He sounds like a grunge singer from the mid 90's. Gravelly yet also gentle. More interesting than every other generic male singer.
@samoria7530
@samoria7530 8 жыл бұрын
I actually like cheap thrills. Even though it is very generic it does it really well kind of like how in da club by 50 was done well dispite how generic it was. this is what you came for on the other hand sucks. There was no thought put into it besides the beat and the song suffers greatly from it.
@samoria7530
@samoria7530 8 жыл бұрын
whoops! I did not mean to post this comment as a reply to yours! sorry
@JFairy189
@JFairy189 8 жыл бұрын
Would you say this song is a cheap thrill lol?
@OddMike
@OddMike 8 жыл бұрын
Sia has an autoimmune disease that causes facial features to warp over time and she's very self-conscious about it :(
@bbsuffering
@bbsuffering 8 жыл бұрын
First thing I notice? Todd has a profile pic!
@bbsuffering
@bbsuffering 8 жыл бұрын
***** Thanks!
@cheezdoodle96
@cheezdoodle96 8 жыл бұрын
It's back! It's finally back!!
@Godzillant
@Godzillant 8 жыл бұрын
to be fair he technically had a profile picture before, it was just the default google one, and this one is a new default google one
@cheezdoodle96
@cheezdoodle96 8 жыл бұрын
Godzillant Dude, he's got the Peanuts one, same as his Twitter account. Not the coloured T.
@Godzillant
@Godzillant 8 жыл бұрын
cheezdoodle96 i see, however for me it still shows it as the t
@squishy3248
@squishy3248 11 ай бұрын
“She’s just always there” hits different in 2024. She hasn’t dropped an album since Anti in 2016 and is still dominating charts and in the top 10 most streamed monthly artists on Spotify. Woman is going to wreck the music industry whenever she drops that 9th album she’s been teasing for years😭
@starseer73
@starseer73 8 жыл бұрын
I love that he finally mentioned Meghan Trainor I want another Meghan Trainor review so bad
@PrincessLockette
@PrincessLockette 8 жыл бұрын
I hope he puts that song in the top 5 for the worst of this year :)
@starseer73
@starseer73 8 жыл бұрын
PrincessLockette I hope he mentions all the Meghan Trainor singles this year in his worst
@PrincessLockette
@PrincessLockette 8 жыл бұрын
starseer73 Honestly, I don't think he's going to put more than two megan trainor songs on his worst list because that wouldn't be any fun or interesting if he put ALL of her hits this year on his list
@starseer73
@starseer73 8 жыл бұрын
PrincessLockette sometimes songs are just that bad though..
@C_hoffmanni
@C_hoffmanni 8 жыл бұрын
+PrincessLockette He'll either pick the one song that is the worst(Me Too) compile them together or save the others for dishonorable mentions
@krisdaschwab912
@krisdaschwab912 8 жыл бұрын
Cheap Thrills >>> This is What You Came For. I mean shit, Sia is better at being Rihanna than Rihanna.
@wendel5868
@wendel5868 8 жыл бұрын
True. For me artists that actually write their songs are always a step above. Not bashing on Rihanna tho, I like her, but composing is pretty hard and I admire the ones who do it.
@pyrolusite_d
@pyrolusite_d 8 жыл бұрын
+RedSkirmish its like i will always love you Huston vs Parton Huston's vocals are god like but Parton's singing manners and the fact that she wrote it makes it more touching and personal in a way To some the comment and this reply have no connection but thats how i see it anyway
@henryam503
@henryam503 8 жыл бұрын
Sia's just a better singer to me
@hankcyrus9776
@hankcyrus9776 8 жыл бұрын
+Dimitri Paichadze I have the same
@kaygoldman7933
@kaygoldman7933 8 жыл бұрын
True, but Rihanna's also better at being Sia than Sia
@ZannyAisling
@ZannyAisling 8 жыл бұрын
Wow there aren't any actual comments about the content of the video yet. I'll start: i kinda love sia conceptually nowadays. She reminds me of a less-awful Mr. Quimper. This faceless presence in her own music, like she was consumed by some entity as she entered the pop scene.
@taelicht
@taelicht 8 жыл бұрын
Personally, I was always reminded of Sucre, which I noticed is your avatar! Maybe it's just the bob haircut, but honestly they both have the same feeling of being both exposed and anonymous at the same time
@MyssBlewm
@MyssBlewm 8 жыл бұрын
I remember last year I was in the car with my best friend and I said that I've been enjoying Sia's music, and he said he wasn't a big fan of hers' especially since "Chandelier" was overplayed. He said he did like Rihanna's new song, and it just so happened to have come on the radio. I paused, and I was like, "Um I think that's a Sia song." It was "Elastic Heart". LOL Yeah this year's music has been quite a dud, and these two songs are ok. Passable. More than what I can say for most of the hits this year.
@tobos8909
@tobos8909 8 жыл бұрын
The charts have been fucking dreadful since February
@michaeladkins6
@michaeladkins6 6 жыл бұрын
She had a big good hit off of Anti, Love On the Brain.
@englishhedgehog7
@englishhedgehog7 8 жыл бұрын
As soon as you played Me Too, I muted it faster than I've ever muted anything in my life
@andrewlyon4495
@andrewlyon4495 8 жыл бұрын
Me Two*, judging by the video.
@mokinokaro
@mokinokaro 8 жыл бұрын
It really is one of the worst pop songs I've ever heard
@Tirgo69
@Tirgo69 8 жыл бұрын
I said "kill me" under my breath
@jlprizm
@jlprizm 8 жыл бұрын
Seriously. I was like god no..turn it off..turn it off.
@KPater-mf4je
@KPater-mf4je 8 жыл бұрын
It's a song? Seriously though, it is pretty terrible. It's like an unironic version of "Shoes".
@TSFboi
@TSFboi 5 жыл бұрын
Rhianna has had more #1 singles than anybody else in the 2010's. Literally the most successful singles artist of our time.
@zrj-ro6304
@zrj-ro6304 8 жыл бұрын
I remember Lady Gaga stated one of reasons she became a pop music was to make it fun again. I think now that ship has sailed.
@kiks2793
@kiks2793 8 жыл бұрын
Cheap thrills is the better song for me, but not that Sean Paul remix
@selfmadetrillin2581
@selfmadetrillin2581 8 жыл бұрын
Boring kind of
@Heck0642
@Heck0642 8 жыл бұрын
Same
@representationmetaphorique
@representationmetaphorique 8 жыл бұрын
Sean Paul just kinda ruins every song he features in.
@iBlackMamba12
@iBlackMamba12 8 жыл бұрын
"ba-da-bong". XD. For some reason it's the one they play on the radio where i live. And it's god awful.
@jayromeo940
@jayromeo940 8 жыл бұрын
Sean Paul makes that song
@pipesoyogx
@pipesoyogx 4 жыл бұрын
The way that ANTI and Work became some of the most succesful and influential album and song in the decade is pretty astonishing, i also didn't think much of them when they released, music is weird
@whatistheporpous1193
@whatistheporpous1193 8 жыл бұрын
AT LAST!! HE HAS A PROFILE PICTURE!!
@overlookers
@overlookers 8 жыл бұрын
*Morpheus turns* At Last! *lightning clap*
@tobos8909
@tobos8909 8 жыл бұрын
+overlookers This is what you came for
@karda009
@karda009 8 жыл бұрын
And it's better than anything I ever imagined.
@sangieredwolf
@sangieredwolf 8 жыл бұрын
Was about to make the same comment xD
@JoshuaFagan
@JoshuaFagan 8 жыл бұрын
Whenever i see a new Todd review, I drop whatever i was doing and watch it.
@annnee6818
@annnee6818 8 жыл бұрын
me too. they tend to disappear :(
@Heck0642
@Heck0642 8 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@TiztasticallyWicked
@TiztasticallyWicked 6 жыл бұрын
Whenever I see a new Todd review, I.... continue with what I'm doing until I'm finished doing that thing and I say "Oh hey, a new Todd video."
@theblackbaron4119
@theblackbaron4119 6 жыл бұрын
I hope you never have to assist someone giving birth.... Look at it it's a healthy baby .... Oh Todd in the shadows *thud*
@megamage911
@megamage911 8 жыл бұрын
Not to seem creepy or anything... But seriously, the little girl in the Sia video was adorable xD She just seemed like she was having so much fun, it was so nice to see, a great departure from the often very dull, almost depressed faces many dancers put on.
@leonthethird7494
@leonthethird7494 8 жыл бұрын
Kefka Palazzo in in general meaning anyone who just get lanched into the limelight with no skill
@megamage911
@megamage911 8 жыл бұрын
Leon the third But she's clearly a skilled dancer, so how does that apply here?
@megamage911
@megamage911 8 жыл бұрын
Leon the third But she's not even an actor though, she's just a dancer xD
@michaelhall5429
@michaelhall5429 5 жыл бұрын
@@leonthethird7494 did you just call a 12 year old a video ho, claim a dancer was an actor, say someone with clear talent had no talent and then claim we know what you mean?
@inf0phreak
@inf0phreak 4 жыл бұрын
So this is like three years late, but that's Maddie Ziegler. She did the dancing in "Chandelier" and "Elastic Heart" as well.
@RyanStorey1231
@RyanStorey1231 8 жыл бұрын
I love Sia (indie or mainstream pop) and I really love "Cheap Thrills", which is weird because if it were performed by any other artist, it would just be another generic party song. However, Sia's voice has such a childish and emotionally tragic resonance that it really makes her pop songs work. What's striking about Sia's songwriting (for herself or for other artists) is that while there's often not a lot to them lyrically, structurally, or melodically, there is an emotional core and simplicity that really hits you, which is why whenever I find that a pop song was written by Sia, I immediately take a liking to it, even if I don't particularly care for the artist. Sia really deserves all of her success as a songwriter. She even managed to write one of Britney Spears' best ballads ("Perfume") and sadly no one heard it. Let me repeat that: She brought the best out of Britney Spears, who on this particular song, managed to sound like a human being instead of a robot for the first time in over a decade. What also makes "Cheap Thrills" work is not the fact that it's a generic party song, but it's a party song about being broke. There's an escapist quality to the sentiment being portrayed: This person in the song is so broke and unhappy that she takes to dancing the night away at a party like an addict takes to alcohol or drugs. It's a sentiment to which I can personally relate. There's this element of shirking your responsibilities and obligations off on your primal, childish urges to fill your instant gratification for emotional highs and fleeting flights of lofty happiness- which is further enunciated by the children shouting in unison "I love cheap thrills" during the chorus. That, combined with Sia's tragic and sad vocal delivery, really makes this otherwise generic party song truly perfect in every capacity. This element is definitely there in other Sia songs, particularly "Chandelier", "Big Girls Cry", "Elastic Heart", and "Clap Your Hands". Sorry for over-analyzing this, but I just love Sia and this song so much and I don't know why. Also, "Elastic Heart" is one of most beautiful and tearjerking pop songs ever recorded and I will hear nothing to the contrary.
@NANYADAMBUZNIS
@NANYADAMBUZNIS 10 ай бұрын
I totally agree it's my favorite ❤
@ChaoticSorceror
@ChaoticSorceror 8 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure "modern dance music" is just music that you jump up and down in place to.
@samiali749
@samiali749 8 жыл бұрын
And it's all the same and uses zero effort to make a song
@jlprizm
@jlprizm 8 жыл бұрын
Same thoughts here. I don't think there is a "dance". You just jump up and down or if you're feeling even lazier just put your hands up and down.
@juliaisafilmbuff123
@juliaisafilmbuff123 8 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@JFairy189
@JFairy189 8 жыл бұрын
aka Rave noise
@silvertamagachi
@silvertamagachi 8 жыл бұрын
I want to respect EDM, because as a pop music fan I know what it's like to have assholes dismiss an entire genre, but . . . I don't get it. It all sounds the same and seems to take the interesting part of music (the lyrics and the performer) out of it. As much hate as he gets, I almost get Skrillex (and I know he's not really EDM, but they sound similar to me), but that's as close as I get to understanding the rave/house movement.
@mammamiaculpa
@mammamiaculpa 8 жыл бұрын
You don't dance, you just kind of awkwardly jump about to it.
@shadowofdancingleaf
@shadowofdancingleaf 3 жыл бұрын
"BRING TAYLOR SWIFT A PEELED GRAPE!" never gets old. 😂
@aenjgeal
@aenjgeal 8 жыл бұрын
I feel like "Me too" could have worked 1000 times better if it had been ironic. Like if the verses didn't try to build her up but actually built her down. How about mentioning the fact that people call her the cancer of music, and how she might feel about that. Maybe bring in a few issues with her smash celebrity-status or something like that. Then the chorus could be ironic in that people only see the surface of fame and money, and they wish they were her, when in reality she has issues of her own. Like of course the person looking at her from the outside would want to be her, because they don't understand what's going on underneath. However, as it stands, it's another piece of shit arrogance piece that really helps her earn her cancer status.
@drpibisback7680
@drpibisback7680 7 жыл бұрын
aenjgeal Pop stars who don't act like assholes are always better than those that do. So why isn't that more common!?
@idanschonberger8994
@idanschonberger8994 8 жыл бұрын
PLEASE make a video about "me too". the comedy there writes itself
@danielmenzies3255
@danielmenzies3255 7 жыл бұрын
Hi Todd. Your reviews are excellent, but I think you missed the point and purpose of "This is What You Came For". For years Rihanna has developed a HUGE following in the gay club scene and this song is tailor made for drag queen performances. When she sings "And everybody's watching her/But she's looking at you, ooh, ooh..." this is a cue for the performer to directly in the eyes of a fan waving the most money. They then spend the duration of the chorus gyrating and collecting tips. The section that goes "We go fast with the game we play/Who knows why it's gotta be this way..." is a cue to flirt with the straightest looking guy near the stage. I have seen this song and routine followed so often that it had to be Rihanna's whole reason to put it out in the first place. If that's the case then "This is What You Came For" is the most functionally brilliant song of 2016
@bulliedkid
@bulliedkid 8 жыл бұрын
Oh man, Todd, both the peeled grape and the corn had me in stitches. Your comedic timing was impeccable in this video.
@silvananoir
@silvananoir 8 жыл бұрын
I don't want to be that black person. But this really does bug me. Work is sung in a Jamaican accent. Yes, Rihanna is not Jamaican, but she is playing up her Barbadan accent. Nothing pisses black people off more than when white people go on and on about how they didn't understand what she was saying and how the white versions of the songs were so much better.
@kbomb234
@kbomb234 8 жыл бұрын
+LegoGuy87 You do realize she's singing in Jamaican Patois, an English dialect with heavy African, Spanish, and French influences?
@silvananoir
@silvananoir 8 жыл бұрын
Sure I have no issue with people saying the lyrics were dumb. But the comments of the how she was singing were a problem. The white covers were an issue not because they were white, but because of the ignorant comments. Again, I get not liking the songs because of the lyrics. But Todd's comments on the accent bugged me because this was a major issue on black sites and black twitter. And from a critic like Todd, I had thought him better than that.
@kbomb234
@kbomb234 8 жыл бұрын
+LegoGuy87 I'm not offended, I'm just explaining that Rihanna is effectively singing in a different language. Because of the African influences, most Caribbean dialects repeat words for emphasis. It is also an easy way to add a filler to the music. But the actual subject matter of the song is nothing new, a bad relationship based solely on sex that can't be given up. Most pop in a nutshell. It just bugs me when people write it off because they can't understand what she's saying. It's just a typical club banger with nothing new except a heavy Caribbean influence and the lyrics in a different dialect. But yeah, I'm not demanding you like it at all. I'm just providing a little bit of background.
@RyanStorey1231
@RyanStorey1231 8 жыл бұрын
Agreed. And I actually like Rihanna's vocal style on "Work" and it really complimented the minimalist production. I've always been a bit of a Rihanna apologist, so I actually don't mind her voice or her vocal inflections. It's very pleasing to listen to.
@hinasakukimi
@hinasakukimi 8 жыл бұрын
lbr mate, if she were singing the word "work" over and over again in the queen's english it'd still be annoying as fuck. however, i did think to myself "she sounds drunk" though now i know it's simply an accent, sorry about that. then again, i've heard her use that accent before and i swear it sounded way less slurred together in an ariana grande-esque way.
@baronofbahlingen9662
@baronofbahlingen9662 8 жыл бұрын
Review sweatshirt, but be warned, make sure any sharp objects in your house are far away when you listen to it.
@crazyluigi6664
@crazyluigi6664 8 жыл бұрын
I think there's a different Jacob Sartorius song he could look at instead.
@DendyJungle
@DendyJungle 8 жыл бұрын
that song isnt even trendy anymore
@brawlerdude555
@brawlerdude555 8 жыл бұрын
Impyling that's actual music
@peanutreject
@peanutreject 8 жыл бұрын
I don't think he will unless it had chart success/radio play
@KingHiki
@KingHiki 8 жыл бұрын
It wasn't a hit
@BunnySenpai
@BunnySenpai 8 жыл бұрын
Will Todd ever upload an avatar? Find out next time on Todd in the Shadows!
@Nazgy
@Nazgy 8 жыл бұрын
Todd in the Default Avatar
@SageKStroke52
@SageKStroke52 8 жыл бұрын
+eating raw faces is my least favorite thing to do. It's just a purple T though
@protojager
@protojager 8 жыл бұрын
He didn't upload that, that's the default google+ avatar, youtube just changed everyone who was using the default youtube avatar over to that one.
@DOSRetroGamer
@DOSRetroGamer 8 жыл бұрын
+Stephen Terry (Pixel Implosion) Nope. The new standard avatar is the first letter of your username over a single color background. Look at mine.
@MrMysterySweGuy
@MrMysterySweGuy 8 жыл бұрын
He's done it now. You pushed him
@EpicBeard815
@EpicBeard815 8 жыл бұрын
If there's a Rihanna song to make it into the top 10 best, it's gotta be "Kiss it Better" Throwbacks are a bit overplayed, but goddamn if that song doesn't grab you by the ears.
@chrismathgenius
@chrismathgenius 8 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, it wasn't a hit. So it could only be an honorable mention.
@EpicBeard815
@EpicBeard815 8 жыл бұрын
I seriously don't understand how Work could be a hit but not Kiss it Better. The charts have been as bad as the rest of the music world has been good this year.
@CGray44
@CGray44 7 жыл бұрын
M
@Eolsvik98
@Eolsvik98 8 жыл бұрын
I did not know that Michael Buble picture existed, thank you so goddamn much
@YorkChangeling
@YorkChangeling 8 жыл бұрын
I love you, Todd, but lemme' pause early, here, to point out that "Work" is an example of Jamaican Patois reggae music and not, as you put it, a Helen Keller impression...
@YorkChangeling
@YorkChangeling 8 жыл бұрын
Okay, lets pause again. Sia hides her face because she doesn't want to be put under the scrutiny that an older woman would be in the pop industry and, according to the Wiki, has Grave's disease. There are worse reasons to want to keep a low profile.
@arklestudios
@arklestudios 8 жыл бұрын
Kinda funny that this video is about both Rhianna and Sia, since Sia co-wrote the song that Rhianna sang for the new Star Trek movie (which was good BTW; the movie I mean, but I liked the song too).
@WeDwellinaFiefdom
@WeDwellinaFiefdom 8 жыл бұрын
I didn't remember any songs from that new movie except for Fight the Power and Sabotage, and the theme of course.
@arklestudios
@arklestudios 8 жыл бұрын
It played during the closing credits, after the dedications to Leonard Nimoy and Anton Yelchin.
@RhythmGameAddict
@RhythmGameAddict 8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, in that song, Rihanna _really_ sounds like Sia, especially on the chorus.
@BroncosXNumberX1
@BroncosXNumberX1 8 жыл бұрын
This Is What You Came For is still the god damn catchiest song ever and I love the atmosphere Calvin Harris creates for the song. I feel like it's ok not to have a lot of actual lyrics because the song does most of its talking without it. It's honestly the only song that I can't not listen to when it comes on the radio when I'm driving.
@cicadeus7741
@cicadeus7741 Жыл бұрын
In retrospect I totally agree! It has this thick, underwater, flashing-ligjts atmosphere. You're drowning until the pop drop hits and the chorus is full of clarity
@katherinewaldroop8364
@katherinewaldroop8364 8 жыл бұрын
I love Todd's commentary. He consistently reminds me why I haven't listened to pop music in 13 years.
@isabellamorris7902
@isabellamorris7902 6 жыл бұрын
"YOU DON'T HAVE A FACE!!" I am cackling in my university room
@felixhenson9926
@felixhenson9926 4 жыл бұрын
"YOU DON'T NEED TO USE MAKE-UP. YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE A FACE" I snorted.
@ahmaddiab9480
@ahmaddiab9480 5 жыл бұрын
The "you oo ooo" are taylor's vocals btw... it's her voice, its obvious when u focus
@KumeraiFang
@KumeraiFang 8 жыл бұрын
WOW! The ending with "Me Too" summed up this year's music perfectly. Nice one, Todd!
@alysonburch
@alysonburch 8 жыл бұрын
That Meghan Trainor song is absolutely wretched... I clicked on it the day it came out and couldn't even make it through the whole video. You should do an episode about that..
@JammyD2579
@JammyD2579 7 жыл бұрын
I'm so thankful you brought me to Sia's Cheap Thrills. Because I honestly love that track now. Island beats seem to get to me, for some reason. (plus I'm broke)
@piplup2009
@piplup2009 8 жыл бұрын
i hated that work work work work work song did she even try to add any lyrics instead of saying fuck it i'll just mumble, i prefer sia by far....without the Jamaican rapper
@YungbansCousin
@YungbansCousin 8 жыл бұрын
yep but party next doors version was good
@sebastianq.7884
@sebastianq.7884 8 жыл бұрын
It's, like, called "Work"! Like, oh my god, you only say "work", like, one time!
@eugenideddis
@eugenideddis 8 жыл бұрын
The thing people enjoy is that it's incredibly Caribbean. Comparatively, Caribbean people think it's super generic.
@annnee6818
@annnee6818 8 жыл бұрын
Rihanna has become boring...
@gamerguy425
@gamerguy425 8 жыл бұрын
omg that remix with the Jamaican-sounding guy just annoyed the crap out of me. He added literally nothing to the song so much as distracted from it.
@winteredsoul
@winteredsoul 8 жыл бұрын
God, seeing this video pop up in my sub box made me pretty happy. I'm glad it was uploaded on my birthday.
@gentlemanjared
@gentlemanjared 3 жыл бұрын
I came off deployment in fall 2016 and "This is What You Came For" was everywhere. Heard it everywhere.
@sebastianq.7884
@sebastianq.7884 8 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of your best videos in a little while. This has to be one of your funniest.
@wulfleyn6498
@wulfleyn6498 4 жыл бұрын
I'd say modern dance music is basically about jumping around and keeping a rhythm.
@Saintnick90
@Saintnick90 5 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's because it's one of the few genuinely upbeat pop songs of the last three years, "This is What You Came For" is actually sounding better these days than it did in its peak.
@gabe_s_videos
@gabe_s_videos 5 жыл бұрын
When Todd said he was going to play both at the same time, I literally thought he was just going to play them on top of each other and all we'd hear was atonal noise. XD
@Ch3f_B01_RD
@Ch3f_B01_RD 4 жыл бұрын
Shitting on ANTI was probably Todd’s worst take of all time
@kyIesaurus____________________
@kyIesaurus____________________ 2 жыл бұрын
6/10
@johnkoch9315
@johnkoch9315 8 жыл бұрын
Every song mentioned in this video is something I feel unable to feel anything towards
@SpyHunter89
@SpyHunter89 8 жыл бұрын
Even "Me Too"?
@johnkoch9315
@johnkoch9315 8 жыл бұрын
Just had to look that up cuz I didn't recognize it by name. Yeah. The instrumentals and the verse are just droning and boring and not at all different from these Rihanna songs. The chorus is by the books pop, but not really catchy or infectious either. Was it supposed to be offensively bad or anything? I didn't listen to the whole thing just skipped through the video cuz I can't be fucked to listen to the whole thing.
@crazyluigi6664
@crazyluigi6664 8 жыл бұрын
Honestly, the song is a completely annoying as fuck train wreck of a song.
@WushuKnight19
@WushuKnight19 8 жыл бұрын
Me Too gave me pain in my ears the moment I listened to it.
@thomasdegroat6039
@thomasdegroat6039 8 жыл бұрын
Can Todd please stop commenting on why Sia hides her face until he actually learns why she hides her face. There *is* a reason behind it and its pretty important to her music and persona.
@RyanStorey1231
@RyanStorey1231 8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Todd clearly doesn't do any research on the artist beyond superficial glimpses. Sia has multiple interviews disclosing why she hides her face.
@BabysitterSky
@BabysitterSky 8 жыл бұрын
i looked it up. its not important to anything. its pretencious artist crap.
@BabysitterSky
@BabysitterSky 8 жыл бұрын
are you defending her singing on work???
@RyanStorey1231
@RyanStorey1231 8 жыл бұрын
***** I agree. Considering that Todd is BFF's with Lindsay Ellis, who is usually all about social equality and feminism and all that jazz, I would expect him to know better. I understand that Rihanna's vocal style on "Work" is not listenable for everybody and I can see how it may confuse or annoy people who don't get it, but to write it off as "drunken mumbling" or "singing after getting a root canal" is kind of insensitive and ignorant. Rihanna is Caribbean and therefore she is going to show that influence in her music. Before critiquing it, you should at least know what you're talking about.
@fancygiraffe3340
@fancygiraffe3340 8 жыл бұрын
He commented on it to make a joke, then pointed out that it's a bit silly to start covering your face AFTER you become famous. It's almost like a completely reasonable thing to say, that shouldn't be taken too seriously because he literally made a joke about how he has no other reason to hide his own face other than "it's my gimmick." It was practically more self-disparraging than anything else, and you're still annoyed because he . . . what? Didn't talk about her stated reason? Such lack of research! Also he's not obligated to like "Work" just because it's a style that's supposed to sound like drunken mumbling. It's almost like BECAUSE it's supposed to sound that way, his criticism is perfectly valid. Just because a culture has a specific tick in their media doesn't mean everyone has to love it. Todd's videos routinely make fun of people, so if you didn't have a problem with it before then maybe you need to get your shit together. Figure out if it's okay to make fun of everyone, or if social equality means you can only make fun of certain people, or whatever.
@Burtzman20
@Burtzman20 8 жыл бұрын
Nice. The two current songs I've been wanting to see Todd review the most, in one vid.
@lilbunny9833
@lilbunny9833 Жыл бұрын
Work is in patois. Its very tiring for people to say it’s gibberish without bothering to look it up. Its not the deepest song in the world ofc but , there are actual lyrics.
@modtick
@modtick 8 жыл бұрын
this is one of the best review you've done in a long time. great job
@shrimpyasaad
@shrimpyasaad 7 жыл бұрын
thumbs upped for the "Cheap thrills ay ay nah nah nah ella"
@jetseekers
@jetseekers 3 жыл бұрын
watching this around now takes me back to my early college years and watching this while eating at the dining court
@vintagearisen
@vintagearisen 8 жыл бұрын
Also "Me Too" is the most cringeworthy song since "Wiggle." SO AWFUL.
@protohunters
@protohunters 8 жыл бұрын
14:22 Dear fucking god Todd, you have to warn us when you're about to put a jumpscare in the video. I nearly had a heart attack.
@vallraffs
@vallraffs 8 жыл бұрын
Yay, not blocked yet!
@waywardlaser
@waywardlaser 8 жыл бұрын
Pop music is just passing me by now. All year long I haven't even heard of any of these songs until Todd does a review of them.
@unwritten_zephyr
@unwritten_zephyr 6 жыл бұрын
I’ll take Cheap Thrills over This is What You Came For anyday. The beat is just so bouncy, it makes me smile.
@MegaHoneySempai
@MegaHoneySempai 5 жыл бұрын
Surprise Bono!! Thank you, U2 always makes my day 💜
@MD0K
@MD0K Жыл бұрын
I went to see Calvin Harris in Vegas on NYE 2020, sang my heart out to this song with a random guy but changed the lyrics to scooby dooby doo, top 10 best moments of my life
@georgier9151
@georgier9151 8 жыл бұрын
And the winner of best ending song is... this video. Never really thought about how much Sia and Rihanna sound alike till you pointed it out Todd, great job as always.
@cocobarbarian1510
@cocobarbarian1510 8 жыл бұрын
TODD FINALLY HAS AN AVATAR! HURAY
@prufrock1977
@prufrock1977 8 жыл бұрын
As some who doesn't listen to pop music...like, ever...even having preteen daughters...I totally love your reviews. Thanks for all the work.
@raylazerman8240
@raylazerman8240 4 жыл бұрын
1. I'm probably in the minority here that thinks that "This is what you came for" is the better song. 2. "Feel so close" is awesome to me.
@mitchellhorwood8767
@mitchellhorwood8767 8 жыл бұрын
Talk about Cold Water and Let Me Love You. 2 electronic dance songs with the same vocalist: Justin Bieber. Major Lazer and DJ Snake are the makers of these songs and it seems like they are both trying to make the song of the summer again as they both collaborated last year for one of the songs of the summer in "Lean On" which features M0 who was also a featured vocalist on Cold Water. This shows a trend of where pop music could be going to. Popular singers and popular DJ's collaborating by making mediocre mindless dancehall music. I'd love to hear your opinion on it!
@lkrnpk
@lkrnpk 8 жыл бұрын
I would say the trend was started alredy by, incidentally, Calvin Harris and Rihanna in 2011 with ''We Found Love''... it was the first song where I really saw the future of pop... that EDM would become big on US charts. I even posted that somewhere, like mark my words, you will see more of this in future, this is the sound of 10s pop
@mitchellhorwood8767
@mitchellhorwood8767 8 жыл бұрын
+lkrnpk I agree completely
@evanmcmanus2222
@evanmcmanus2222 8 жыл бұрын
"You start low, and then you go high!" I think Eric Clapton might disagree with you... *cough* Layla *cough*!
@aurora7934
@aurora7934 4 жыл бұрын
Who's Layla?
@stevencaruso825
@stevencaruso825 8 жыл бұрын
2016 the year of the DUMPSTER FIRE
@josephsullivan4560
@josephsullivan4560 8 жыл бұрын
So who wants to bet on Me Too placing higher on the worst list than 7 Years?
@C_hoffmanni
@C_hoffmanni 8 жыл бұрын
Ooooo that's a hard one, I'd say Me Too is worse because it has Meghan trainor who is the audio equivalent of a gangrenous wound
@dethbreth8
@dethbreth8 8 жыл бұрын
I don't think it will. At least Meghan's honest about her ego stroking.
@crazyluigi6664
@crazyluigi6664 8 жыл бұрын
I think it's going to take #1 for sure. Likely because it's going to a similar case to the Birthday Cake song by Rihanna and Chris Brown in the Worst of 2012 list.
@cubedmelons876
@cubedmelons876 8 жыл бұрын
As bad as 7 Years is, at least it doesn't insult the listener right in the chorus. That, and it lacks the will.i.am-quality beat.
@leemacwilliams2237
@leemacwilliams2237 8 жыл бұрын
I'm honestly more looking forward to the best list this year. I've got a good feeling about Ibiza and Into You, but that's it. Also, if Carly Rae has any hits... everything she's done that isn't Call Me Maybe is what pop is supposed to sound like.
@rosencrantz2479
@rosencrantz2479 8 жыл бұрын
So right on. Always enjoy your commentary :):)
@lbthebookworm2807
@lbthebookworm2807 5 жыл бұрын
Sia said that when she broke into pop music, she was thinking about what doesn’t exist in pop, which is mystery. That’s why she wears the wig. Plus, it’s something we’ve come to associate with her, so it you see a black and white wig in an ad, you immediately think about her. Honestly, I thought the whole idea was a little strange, but Sia now has a character in the My Little Pony universe modeled after her, so what do I know?
@Dalejr88rox
@Dalejr88rox 8 жыл бұрын
I was literally thinking yesterday "man it's been 2 weeks, a new Todd video should be out any day now
@theyounglinksociety6258
@theyounglinksociety6258 8 жыл бұрын
I like both. I wouldn't say they're amazing but if they come on the radio i'll leave it on.
@upbeat_paradiso6773
@upbeat_paradiso6773 8 жыл бұрын
Todd love your stuff and loving the quality of vids thx for being on KZbin your always a bright spot to my day when you post thx.😊
@aphr0d
@aphr0d 8 жыл бұрын
I LOVED THE Anti album
@edwinhoffman6078
@edwinhoffman6078 8 жыл бұрын
I lost it when Todd said at the end YOU DON'T HAVE A FACE!!
@JoshuaFagan
@JoshuaFagan 8 жыл бұрын
7:28 Anyone else stop and read the list?
@blaineedwards2668
@blaineedwards2668 8 жыл бұрын
Every time he says, "You don't have a face,," I burst out laughing.
@aodhancollins
@aodhancollins 3 жыл бұрын
it's surreal to hear you talking about how rihanna is the biggest person alive in music considering how she hasn't released a song since maybe 2000BC
@aodhancollins
@aodhancollins 2 жыл бұрын
@@takemyhand1988 at which point she WILL be the most powerful being in the galaxy and the song will essentially be her victory lap.
@chuckbatman5
@chuckbatman5 8 жыл бұрын
Cheap Thrills is better because the hook doesn't make me wanna fill my ears with gasoline and light them on fire. I've always though Sia was the better Rihanna and this just reinforces my opinion. Sia doesn't NEED to show her face or have her own flamboyant pop identity. In fact her NOT having one makes her more interesting. She's this weird caricature of a pop singer with (for me at least) an instantly recognizable singing voice, and a damn good one at that. Rihanna can be a good singer, but she's so big that she doesn't even have to try to crank out hits. I mean just listen to "Work".
@emmarose7285
@emmarose7285 8 жыл бұрын
I LOVE your intro, it sounds great
@danieldb631
@danieldb631 7 жыл бұрын
Strangely enough, the two titles look like a conclusive sentence.
@nikz200
@nikz200 8 жыл бұрын
Loved both songs , hope they make the top list this year
@kyIesaurus____________________
@kyIesaurus____________________ 2 жыл бұрын
Oof
@brianwilsongoodmeme7800
@brianwilsongoodmeme7800 8 жыл бұрын
please review toothbrush I hate it so much
@bobbylemke8353
@bobbylemke8353 8 жыл бұрын
yes plz ty
@arobin3266
@arobin3266 8 жыл бұрын
toothbrush already sounds terrible by it's name
@missnotsocool96
@missnotsocool96 8 жыл бұрын
I kind of like it in a corny way, but I would love to see a review on it.
@gangswagster
@gangswagster 8 жыл бұрын
please do I hate bruno mars bars!!
@riddypr
@riddypr 8 жыл бұрын
I really don't think that song's enough of a hit for Todd to do a review on. Yet.
@CouturelySound
@CouturelySound 8 жыл бұрын
This channel is gold
@ursidae97
@ursidae97 8 жыл бұрын
I like that Sia hides herself even though we know what she looks like. It becomes a symbolic move of death of the author rather than being, I don't know, scared of people.
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