POP SONG REVIEW: "Yummy" by Justin Bieber

Is Justin Bieber headed towards a total career collapse? Let's look at the damage done by his awful new single, "Yummy"
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[@BassClefEly]

"Yummy" may be the only sex song that sounds like the Kids Bop version of itself.

[@no_peace]

Holy SHIT dude

[@EpicB]

Cake By the Ocean is pretty close. Though the Kidz Bop version reinterpreted that one literally. And for the original I kind of prefer the clean version anyway.

[@irondragonmaiden]

That.... yeah, that actually sums it up perfectly.

[@JackedThor-so]

A weird man wearing traded pastel pink covered in tattoos with a creepy mustache singing "yummy" a fanbase of preteen girls just sounds REALLY offputting.

[@TheDundeeBiscuitLuvU]

Idk, a couple of Meghan Trainer's songs would also fit that category

[@shadyjoanneboots]

I think the hatred for Bieber was in the wrong era. The hate he got back in early 2010 was unwarranted cause he was just a kid, but NOW? He's absolutely insufferable.

[@wyattcorbin1629]

The nail has been hit on the head.

[@michaelstrong5383]

When he started off with "Baby", I thought he was just overrated. But when "Sorry" came out, I thought it was the most selfish, douchey song I ever heard in my entire life. And that was when my hate for Bieber skyrocketed.

[@DeoMachina]

Y'all ever wonder if we created this monster by subjecting him to such hatred as a child

[@muddy5013]

He’s always been insufferable. When I was a kid, every girl in school was obsessed with the guy. So of course every dude in the school automatically hated him without the music even being a factor. He was older than all of us by a few years too so it wasn’t just bashing a kid. It was more like hating someone because your crush liked them instead of you.

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

A couple of us might’ve just been ahead of the curve

[@Sangled]

yummy is the ‘wiggle’ of adjectives

[@SpyHunter89]

And the "wiggle" of nouns, too.

[@BowserTheSecond]

Don't go dissing the Wiggles like that! Fruit salad, yummy yummy...

[@maskedkitty7350]

bro, i think i might be going a bit mad due to being inside for too long but even wiggle is more of a bop compared to this song.

[@derekg5674]

Isn’t yummy the yummy of adjectives?

[@Mousy677]

yummy is vile under any circumstances but there are only a few circumstances under which wiggle is vile, i think.

[@ImJustSayin2014]

“A country remix of Yummy featuring Florida Georgia Line” sounds literally too stupid to exist. I thought you were joking.

[@Thesportsmusicgod]

Yes and it shouldn’t

[@CyberHangman]

OMFG Florida Georgia Line could potentially make the remix worse than the original

[@kelvinnguyen7883]

Nah. It's too white not to exist. What other demographic would such a collaboration even target?

[@schris3]

That's the world we're living in, nobody can say a joke anymore because then someone will make it a reality.

[@TheTrainFan9]

@@schris3 We live in the Matrix. The machines are laughing at us.

[@pseudohippie55]

Pretty sure Todd saying "baby, you're the moist" put him on some kind of government list.

[@insertmemorableusernameher6795]

Todd is Charlie confirmed

[@Dumb_Killjoy]

"Oh baby, give me that moist, chunky, yummy yum.." AAAACCCCHHHH!!!

[@julias.6658]

Girl you got the moist

[@star22sally67]

@@Dumb_Killjoy *choke* I can hear the screams.

[@romanbukins6527]

@@Dumb_Killjoy Why did I have to read it in Motto Motto's voice?! X'D

[@actualizedanimal]

"Yummy" and its astroturfing campaign is basically the music equivalent of Mike Bloomberg trying to buy the Democratic nomination without competing in any of the early states, and it sucks just as badly

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

Wow. Does Justin even deserve that comparison? Yes. Yes he does.

[@TackyRackyComixNEO]

Can't wait for all the Jerry Media memes with messages from Biebs asking them to promote his song.

[@tweefuck633]

i literally just made this analogy in a discord server last week omg

[@hiimemily]

That is such a brutal takedown of this song, and it's also 100% right.

[@jacobmtcastle5741]

Accurate

[@tonberry2670]

"Songs like this don't usually give me career-ending vibes but this one does" Justin bieber confirmed to have another 40 years in popular music. Use your power responsibly Todd, please

[@SuperJNG18]

He got rid of Lewis Capaldi though, that was nice of him

[@Dumb_Killjoy]

It's the power of Murphy's Law

[@MrChaotic4]

@@SuperJNG18 No. He didn't. Before You Go is actually still extremely popular.

[@SuperJNG18]

@@MrChaotic4 Damn it!

[@kimifw58]

@@Dumb_Killjoy Toddstradamus*

[@contactfront5212]

All he had to do was rename the song “Honey” and it would be a thousand times better

[@vzm4663]

That one single change of lyric would actually make it sound more dignified as a song 😅

[@UBvtuber]

"gurl you got that honey honey...." Still sounds sorta gross to compare a wamen's private parts to sticky sweet goo made by bees, but at least it's not "yummy".

[@josh44026]

There is a song called honey search it

[@josh44026]

Is similar progression

[@BasicallyGoblin]

Shit, I mean there's other problems with it. But yeah, that's a huge step in the right direction.

[@OpreRoma]

It finally struck me how appropriate that an emotionally awkward Canadian had a hit song called "Sorry"

[@repulsethemonkey1396]

Is it too late now to say sore-y

[@RenaldyCalixte]

But that Sorry song is a bop tho. My 2nd favorite Beiber song.

[@billiejoeeyelash]

It's really sad when The Wiggles' use of the word "yummy" in a song comes across way more mature than Bieber's attempt at doing so.

[@Thesportsmusicgod]

Yeah exactly and also Baby is way more mature to

[@jessicazeller8060]

🎶🎵 FRUIT SALAD. 🎶🎵

[@koala201211]

@@jessicazeller8060 yummy yummy yummy yummy fruit salad!!

[@bentheg9793]

Ironic how people used to bash The Wiggles in the early 2000s, when still listening/they still listened to... you know what, I can't even finish the joke.

[@bentheg9793]

Surprised Todd didn't make a Wiggles reference

[@SeanStrife]

Calling it now; once this inevitably fails, Bieber becomes a Contemporary Christian artist.

[@TiliaCordata]

I kind of want to see that happen.

[@samt3412]

Justin boutta collab with Hillsong on the new album, "God Requires Absolute Lack of Emotion or Imagination"

[@sosickandtiredofalltheneed568]

except Intention is stable on the charts 🤷

[@daredrogers3884]

Honestly consider all the stuff that happen with him with the law around 2014(?) I'm surprised that hasn't happen yet and, wouldn't be surprised if that does happens

[@eddiedingle767]

Jesus got that yummy, yummy, That body & blood of Christ, yummy

[@Saintnick90]

Justin Bieber in 2010: Shawty is a eenie meenie miney moe lover. Justin Biber in 2020: Yeah, you got that yummy,yum, that yummy-yum, that yummy-yum. Glad to see that even after 10 years, Bieber's songs still sound like a 4-year-old trying to write his first love song.

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

except 4-year-olds would write love lines for their toy truck, or custard. Still fits.

[@kieranstark7213]

Justin Bieber in 2030: *wears the I AM NOT FAMOUS bag Shia LaBeouf was infamous for*

[@dw89music73]

Even when he sounded like he was improving with his album Purpose.

[@TELMEman]

He went from sounding like an R. Kelly/Lamb Chop collab to a Barney/Migos collab. Amazing, truly the mark of artistic maturity.

[@sperinthalakkat9831]

If I didn't know, I would have thought these were hilarious exaggerations. But these are real unfortunately.

[@heathercameron1485]

I physically recoiled at "girl you got the moist." Never say that again.

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

I think of a sponge that’s been wet for two days. Throw it out!

[@jacobmtcastle5741]

It sounds like a disease. ‘Mr. Patel, the test results came back positive. Your wife has the moist. She has two weeks to live. I’m sorry.’

[@simongunkel7457]

First the moist, then the preggers

[@JayKayEllEmm]

Heather Cameron me too.

[@SuperJNG18]

I didn’t get why people hated that word until this video

[@nbabackcourtmedia]

Pray for those children that were posted on Justin’s Instagram to promote a song about that good good

[@kauswekazilimani3736]

He told them to play it on repeat, on low volume while they sleep😂

[@impulseburst2367]

Oh, no. That’s creepy.

[@MightyMewtron]

didnt he post a picture of a BABY on there??? i mean i know the yummy yum is how you make those things....but still....echhh

[@playdoh658]

Jen Flynn-Fletcher Worse multiple babies 🙃

[@ProducerMaki]

The guy has some weird shit going on. The IG babies and in 2017 his manager had to come out to publicly declare Bieber is NOT a reptilian shapeshifter. wth

[@elsie8757]

It's funny-- when Justin was a kid, his singing voice was humanity's collective least favorite sound for a while. But now that he's gone through puberty, his voice is the most generic thing I've ever heard, and I can't tell if that's better or worse.

[@arpitdas4263]

It's worse. Way worse

[@phoenixrising8294]

At least something bad means more material to work with

[@emryscaster7332]

It’s better to be hated than forgotten

[@Arthurmorganx50]

Jb voice wtf, you have problem

[@aaronclift]

It's like Bieber heard "Hotline Bling" and thought: "how can I make a song in that style that's even more embarrassing and yet blander at the same time?"

[@kieranstark7213]

Yay! Someone who explains why the true level of quality of Hotline Bling and Yummy are near-immeasurably bad, even by late 2010s standards!

[@seppoleonvervloet132]

@@kieranstark7213 Hotline Bling is a certified suburbs classic

[@kieranstark7213]

Seppoleon Vervloet 😂

[@ffjreviews9029]

@@kieranstark7213 bruh, Hotline Bling is good tf.

[@anou3240]

“party in my tummy” from yo gabba gabba has more emotion with the use of the word “yummy” than this song

[@no_peace]

I love that song

[@ladycheyne5607]

That show was fire as f*ck 🤣

[@Thesportsmusicgod]

Fruit salad yummy yummy

[@Shades14]

@@Thesportsmusicgod Finally! A true intellectual!

[@aidam7822]

@@Thesportsmusicgod bring back the og wiggles

[@weeklyfont]

"the mere fact that you call making love 'pop pop' tells me you're not ready"

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

Words to live by

[@TackyRackyComixNEO]

don't do Magnitude from Community dirty like this

[@TahtahmesDiary]

💀💀💀

[@cognitivedissonance8406]

TackyRackyComixNEO Pop pop, Captain.

[@MrChaotic4]

Look, if this is not the worst song of 2020, we're cursed as a people. We don't deserve to survive.

[@tegantalks9612]

The funniest part of this song is that people thought it was written by Danny Gonzalez as a prank. Then Danny went on to make his own version of Yummy that was funny on purpose and better than the actual song.

[@patrickshields6954]

Stay innocent Todd. Never find out what vore is.

[@CRSB00]

also "...no one's turned on by carrots and onions and garlic..." oh you would be surprised

[@carltontheduke2571]

I have. 🤢

[@daredrogers3884]

Now I'm just imagining what would happened if people started intentionally making love songs about (presumably their) fetishes. Like we could end up with songs that would've been great if it wasn't for the fact it is about some fetish because either you are against that kind of stuff or it's just the subject matter is uncomfortable.

[@ccmccm-io3cw]

@@daredrogers3884 Can't wait, I'll be observing were the world goes and let the newer generation decide. While we install precautions for them to use and change.

[@CantusTropus]

@@daredrogers3884 Yeah, those actually exist, and they're usually really creepy and disgusting unless you happen to have exactly the same fetish.

[@luckjes112]

Honestly? Kinda feels good that we're starting the roaring twenties off with disposing of all the overrated artists from the 2010s.

[@achair650]

Next target: *megan trainor*

[@stefanos8399]

@@achair650 That horse's been dead for a long time, tho.

[@cityboy2092]

@@achair650 She's BEEN gone. Ol' girl hasn't had a hit since 2016.

[@achair650]

@@cityboy2092 your right, treat myself did kill her off (I think), so next up, let's get *drake*

[@devlinburgess2463]

@@achair650 Slay the dragon! I mean, the Drake!

[@pfcbangin]

Bieber's album is so hilariously boring, it's amazing. The moment he said "let's get it in expeditiously" I realized he had no idea how to make "mature" music. He was just throwing bigger words into his lyrics.

[@josh44026]

I only like the acoustic guitar parts

[@ct8400]

So many parts of this album already sound like an SNL parody of this album.

[@pfcbangin]

@@josh44026 same, but even then, I didn't really like his singing, I just liked the guitar playing.

[@anomnomnomnivore1350]

The irony is that some of the most mature albums I heard from the likes of tool, swans, and dream theater use simple words. Extremely simple. It’s the way they’re put together and how the music itself is

[@terrenceswiff]

I'm quite sick of "generic trap beat". Not sure what the kids like about it so much.

[@HomoChomsky]

They're so freaking clicky, takes the fun out of percussions.

[@NoProHarrie]

Theyre boring?

[@raq619]

They're only boring if the artist doesn't know what to do with it.

[@bigbabado8296]

@@raq619 Alot don't sadly

[@teas9892]

Because of it's repetitiveness, the music is relaxing to listen to. You can hang out with friends, do chores, write notes, go shopping, etc. while listening to it.

[@Zinervawyrm]

Song like Yummy is the type of song that when or if Justin ever has children, they will be scared and very confused as to how their dad was ever seen as a teenage heart throb.

[@anarchomando7707]

Tell that to Mark Wahlberg's kids Marky Mark and the New Kids on the Block

[@danielesquivel9326]

"Do we NEED Justin Bieber?" Shit, I was expecting to wait until you actually got into how terrible the song is before you started making comments this savage, and then you came out with a haymaker.

[@no_peace]

That's the fastest I've ever snorted on a video

[@gxtmfa]

Fun fact: those jello desserts are known as aspics. They were big in the 60s and I used see them all the time at potlucks in Iowa growing up.

[@DonkeyBoyVids]

What's an aspic?

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

Expand Donk Something you tell your teenager not to send to her boyfriend but she does anyway

[@Thobeian]

@@DonkeyBoyVids Basocally jello, but made from meat and with food stuck into it. So gross jello.

[@TackyRackyComixNEO]

There's a great Facebook group for people who are fans of aspics too, mostly just consisting of videos of 'em jiggling.

[@koshavinka2995]

Ngl The only time I ever heard the word "aspic" in my entire life was in Dont Hug Me Im Scared 5

[@redactedredacted6656]

R&B Justin Bieber makes me miss Robin Thicke and nothing should do that.

[@keishamorris5571]

Smae here and I used to like Robin Thick until he turn into a douchebag.

[@g.s.651]

This actually made me laugh out loud.

[@ffjreviews9029]

Yeah, Justin deserves to be associated to the guy from subwa..... oh we were talking about Robin Thicke

[@dw89music73]

At least Robin Thicke could more convincingly sing what is usually a form of black music than Justin Bieber can, particularly before Blurred Lines.

[@LookingForAName...]

"Do we need Justin Bieber?" I've been wondering ever since he stopped making music for teenage girls. He really is just bland.

[@jamesblack1597]

7 #1 albums in a row cry about it you sad depressed loser

[@dangolden8020]

Bieber is bland? He's got a great voice and typically has solid production. He has also done a ton of solid features in the past 4 years. Is he the most insightful.....no. I'd like him to delve deeper into his struggles and his recovery in his next album, but we'll take it step by step. There are far worse artists making music right now, he's honestly one of the better ones on the charts.

[@firstnamelastname7244]

@@jamesblack1597 Bieber fangirl huh?

[@LookingForAName...]

@@jamesblack1597 Good for him, I won't get mad about another human's success. I find him to be super bland. Care to explain why you like him so much and maybe change my mind instead of insulting?

[@LookingForAName...]

@@dangolden8020 Glad you enjoy! His voice sounds expressionless and flat to me, while his production is hit or miss (admittedly I'm not the biggest pop fan), but good for you if you enjoy him.

[@sweesbees]

“there’s no good way to use the word yummy in a song” um excuse me have you heard the classic song fruit salad yummy yummy?? 🤔

[@c0mf0rta61ynum6]

The difference is that song actually written with children in mind. Bieber's Yummy is trying to be all sexy and mature, and utterly fails at it.

[@c0mf0rta61ynum6]

@@pisssoakedbombas I never said it wasn't.

[@aristotleasparaguspodcast1129]

Funny, I once saw this article about the Worst Songs of the 60s that said that "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" by The Ohio Express was the 60s version of Justin Bieber's "Baby."

[@Thesportsmusicgod]

Now it’s the 60s version of Yummy

[@flyingcapsicum]

@@Thesportsmusicgod I dunno, Yummy Yummy Yummy was at least memorable

[@fanasful]

@@flyingcapsicum True, it's annoyingly catchy as well.

[@Saintnick90]

I have no idea why people bring up "Sugar Sugar" when they want to rag on inane late '60s pop songs (Yes, even in the era of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, we still had a steady supply of those) when "Yummy Yummy Yummy" is far worse.

[@aristotleasparaguspodcast1129]

@@Saintnick90 Sugar, Sugar got one of the greatest Simpsons scenes ever. Yummy Yummy Yummy only appeared for a few seconds in a legendary Simpsons scene

[@lina-sc4pj]

How to make a generic song ✅ make it a pop song with a dash of rap ✅ generic trap beats ✅ make it a love song ✅ repetitive lyrics ✅ make it radio friendly

[@ffjreviews9029]

There’s one your missing that apply to Pop, R&B, Rap, and Country: Bøöty

[@Kamisuitendo]

Weeb

[@janesullivan692]

It's depressing, it's like the closest audio equivalent to anhedonia. It sounds like it should be fun, but it's an emotionless drone that can't even make you sad, because to be sad would mean it had some sort of energy or passion.

[@masterseal0418]

If I had a nickel for satire on modern pop, then I'd take two nickels when implementing that satire in a song for my idea of an Industrial Metal/Alternative band, Majesko!

[@walmorcarvalho2512]

There ya go, you deconstructed the formula behind most of Drake's recent success and the trolley that Bieber is trying to hitch a ride on.

[@CustardCream515]

"Smarter critics than me have pointed out that only stuff teenage girls like get that kind of hate" Wholesome shoutout

[@c.w.8200]

Do teenage girls still like this guy? I hope they have all moved on by now...

[@Genevieve1023]

@@c.w.8200 A lot of the girls who were teens in his early years still like him now. The current teen girls have moved on to BTS.

[@a.j.gibson6717]

Sorry Erika, using soul protect isn't going to work anymore, we all know what you look like.

[@immasoul5096]

@@a.j.gibson6717 thanks, I got it from here.

[@magnivisimo]

"There aren't really any other objectionable lyrics"? Sir. "Bonafide stallion" - a random metaphor that was clearly intended to woo the partner for a remix that never happened "Rolling eyes back in my head, make my toes curl" - expression of ecstasy that sounds less like boning and more like some touristy shamanic ceremony where you lick a frog "Light a match, get litty" - possibly the most painful of Bieber's attempts to sound 'urban'. It doesn't seem there have been any Changes (not sorry) since he was a toddler singing the word "shorty"

[@kellanlevi5663]

The bona fide stallion part gets worse when you find out a stallion is a male, uncastrated horse. What a sexy thing to call your woman.

[@Yonna9Queen]

@@kellanlevi5663 ehh, Stallioon is also a slang term for a hot woman (ie megan the Stallion) so it's not that bad.

[@mc-ps-playa5569]

That second lyric makes me want to vomit unironically

[@ubahfly5409]

It's not really HIS attempt. These songs are all written & arranged by Black "urban" composers, who write pop R&B. This has been going on for decades (Timberlake/ Robin Thicke etc). Just seems a lil odd to hold it against Beiber when this is how the genre works.

[@richarddorazi8565]

You're right about Bieber's lack of persona as an artist. Even with the massive success, I still wonder what is it about Bieber that makes him stand out in the musical landscape.

[@TheRoxBox99]

I think it's name recognition because of how hated Baby was 10 years ago.

[@kasrasadrehashemi174]

Some girls think he cute I guess

[@michaelstrong5383]

Eye candy to girls

[@thedoorlessvoid]

it's bc he's got that yummyyummyyummyyummyyu-

[@TahtahmesDiary]

This! I understand they will report on him until the day he dies regardless of how obscure he gets career wise, but there are definitely more interesting pretty boys out there.

[@brynnplant]

I feel like Justin Bieber might've been okay, like palatable even, if he hadn't gotten famous as a kid. I see the bare bones of a decent artist there sometimes, but it seems like that just fucked him up forever.

[@CUF17]

This song is highly HIGHLY generic. Sounds like any other trap r&b song out right now. Nothing special about it.

[@bentownsend4017]

'Cept it's called

[@timmycollins8449]

It should be noted that even though Taylor did receive a lot of critical backlash, her chart success stayed constant and she was still selling out stadiums, meanwhile Katy and Justin Timberlake were still hanging on for dear life

[@kahn5234]

Timmy Collins because swifties are delusional af

[@Dumb_Killjoy]

@@kahn5234 Or 4 years old. I listened to her borderline obsessively when I was in elementary school and was convinced I would end up marrying her.

[@whitneymouse]

I seem to remember that she was having issues selling tickets at first because they were priced too high

[@TacticalBerry]

Khánh Nguyễn Nah, plenty of stars in flop eras have big fandoms. What they rarely have is enough status as THE main/only popstar for a couple of years DURING their flop era and with enough past critical acclaim to keep them going and and completely inoffensive image even at its worst for the industry to lock onto.

[@dwc1964]

@@Dumb_Killjoy My niece was totally into Taylor Swift a couple years ago. I haven't checked in with her in awhile; I'm hoping she's graduated to Billie Eilish.

[@answer1607]

“I don’t think he’s a grown man trying to fuuuuuuck” -Todd in the shadows 2020

[@faeriegraver]

Bieber's *sort of not quite* mustache is so bad.

[@averyeml]

That thing makes him look like the guy in the trailer park who lets his middle school nephew “steal” his cigarettes. Those desperation videos begging people to watch only made it feel worse.

[@Sewblon]

I also have a sort of not quite mustache.

[@pikgears]

He looks like Gus Johnson in one video

[@ffjreviews9029]

He looks like a 16 year old who lures kids into his house and never shaves

[@l.h.8151]

Micheal Cera WILL be expecting a check via pigeon.

[@user-sc6ib8qd4o]

I thought this song had a lot more depth initially. In one line in the second part of the chorus..."Get baked, get baked, get baked" I thought, wow, Justin actively fighting back against marijuana stigma by suggesting he and his lover get high. Combating the archaic perceptions around it by bringing it to the mainstream and flexing his cultural Canadian-ness by referencing marijuana legalization! Then I was like, "O he's saying *yea babe* " I want to die.

[@rgnm78]

It sounds to me like an R&B song that’s trying too hard to be an ear worm to appeal to the Tik Tok crowd. I also must ask..did they write this and thought they were gonna establish a new slang? Did they think we were all gonna say ‘you got the yummy..’ after this?

[@joshthefunkdoc]

That's not unheard of in pop music...remember, Ricky Martin tried to make "she bangs" into a thing

[@movessmitt6427]

Are you saying my FUCK is OUT OF ORDER?

[@movessmitt6427]

@@joshthefunkdoc Hey! Are you saying my FUCK is out of ORDER?

[@notsae66]

Ugh, that phrase makes me physically cringe away from it in visceral disgust.

[@movessmitt6427]

@@notsae66 What? Are you saying my FUCK is out of ORDER?

[@squigg7107]

Jesus, Justin beiber’s new haircut and mustache make him look frighteningly similar to the photos of my grandfather when he was in his mid 30s back in the 1970s.

[@NightmareLyra]

He also looks like Slam Death artist Big Chef, known for such songs as "Dabbed Out Of Existence"

[@squigg7107]

Mr Spectacals Haha, no, he didn’t have pink hair. I was referring to 11:24. That look has some serious 70s dad vibes.

[@TheSci-fiAnarchist42]

Ahh yes.... the song so awful that it caused a global pandemic. Such memories.

[@HomerSimpsonIsCool]

My mother walking upstairs while watching this: Mother: “Would you like some peaches with cottage cheese?” Me: “No” Mother: “You haven’t even tried them! They are yummy” The word yummy is reserved for 60 year old mothers. Even then it is painful. End of story

[@FellowLee]

@@johnbacon4997 That's just plain cute. :)

[@RobRandomVids]

As a side note, cottage cheese with pineapple chunks in is pretty good, so I should imagine cottage cheese and peaches can't be _that_ bad.

[@daredrogers3884]

Hmmm I should try that sometime.

[@hjalfi]

@@RobRandomVids I've tried it. It works really well. Even better with a little paprika on it, and isn't this much more fun than talking about Justin Bieber?

[@RobRandomVids]

@@hjalfi absolutely

[@shaelynstreet]

it’s weird cause Harry Styles is also 25, and sure he’s not as commercially successful as others (ie charting success) but one thing he’s praised for in his post 1D career is how much his sound has matured. So it’s possible but Bieber is just miserably failing at it...

[@TackyRackyComixNEO]

In all honesty, most of what I've heard from Harry Styles kinda sounds like generic rock & roll and power pop, boring ballads, and not much else. It isn't...bad, per se, but it isn't very exciting or interesting.

[@megaascension2748]

He’s getting huge album sales (including a CD purchase from me). He’s finally starting to get some airplay.

[@mikerivera373]

There’s a reason Harry and Niall are the only two 1D members still charting. Namely, they’re the only two who figured out how to mature their sound with their audience.

[@kahn5234]

TackyRackyComixNEO exactly, he’s still the 1D member i respect the most but the music isn’t enough

[@ultimatetadpole9607]

@@TackyRackyComixNEO Harry Style's music feels like what wrong generation kids from 10 years ago think pop music should be.

[@RhyperiorRanger]

This song doing even slightly better than Lizzo’s “Good as hell” is unacceptable

[@Nakia11798]

Yes, Good as Hell is very catchy and gives a confident vibe that women love. Yummy is boring and uncomfortable.

[@achair650]

Good as hell is the best that has been released in 3 years, this is a travesty, I tell you

[@RhyperiorRanger]

Maddy Russo It so odd to remember that song came out 3 years ago but feels like it’s only a few months old

[@braydenfitzsimmons6824]

I remember watching Lizzo perform Good As Hell on The Real in April / May 2016. Which for perspective, Obama was still president, Prince was alive, Beyoncé had to release Lemonade and Closer by The Chainsmokers was still 3 months away.

[@Killius]

Lizzo is insufferable. Don't forget that she got her lawyers to scrub her doing in appropriate things in a fast food restaurant. Plus her bullying people on her Twitter makes her insufferable her only redeeming feature is her singing ability.

[@katelynpringle5506]

"Mom, can we go to Korea" "We have Kpop at home" Kpop at home: 2:40

[@Jillbles]

For most of my life, I'd never heard the original, "Yummy yummy, yummy, I've got love in my tummy, " song, and thought it was simply a jingle for local dairy, Tuscan.

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

Ah, bubblegum pop. "Sugar (bah bah bah bah bah bah) oh, Honey Honey..." Yeah Justin, we really needed that revived...

[@EpicB]

@@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 "Yummy" is at best durian pop.

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

@@EpicB Stinky and an acquired taste? ;-)

[@EpicB]

@@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 Sure, why not?

[@Stopfollowingmeplz8]

Everytime I hear him "toes curl, yeah, yeah," I cringe

[@gir2195]

He's the epitome of Bo Burnham's "Repeat Stuff"

[@justvibin1447]

My god you're right

[@santiagobauza4257]

Jason DeRuloooo

[@ThePi314Man]

Bieber was actually at one of his shows when he performed that and explicitly referenced Bieber's participation in the corporate cycle.

[@the-NightStar]

The Gods Of Public Burnout took Bo Burnham from us way too soon. We still need him.

[@tylerhackner9731]

I miss Bo.

[@terrancejones6242]

Dude, is this the first monetized Todd video? I don't remember ever seeing a commercial in his shit... Congratulations homie! Godspeed!

[@SithCats]

Just to set the record straight: "sexy" never went away, and Justin Timberlake claiming to bring it back was always BS.

[@micahwright5901]

Filthy isn’t that bad either. It’s brazenly unique and I appreciate that.

[@GamerTowerDX]

@@micahwright5901 Its hard for me to hate things,but Filthy is legit one of the most unpleasant experiences my senses had to feel.

[@musangcelestial5564]

Yummy's marketing smells of desperation and scummy corporation trying to cash in quick.

[@Stelios78910]

@@dreamcatcher9689 we were all thinking it

[@Amandanumnum]

smells like tiktok bait

[@ncisfan1002]

You forgot to mention he wrote this song about his wife and in the song he calls her a "bonafide stallion on the run" lmao

[@twowickie]

He compared his wife to a male horse? Bold.

[@faiaflrt]

@@twowickie My guess is that he doesn't know what "stallion" means. Maybe he confused it for "mustang"? Either that, or his lady has a lot more going on down there than just being "yummy".

[@allsmiles7106]

@@faiaflrt this song has 15 writer, the fact they all missed it says something about who he has on his team

[@maxpowr90]

She's no Charlie McAvoy.

[@thehappydragon9491]

@@allsmiles7106 Yummy has 15 writers?! Those lyrics really required the combined brainpower of 15 people?

[@yahstino]

10:27 "At one point justin bieber was carrying R&B on his back..." I'm sorry, WHAT? WHAT, SIR?

[@5196Tpffan]

Justin Simmons because at the time Chris brown, usher, and Neyo were making edm music

[@louschwick7301]

@@5196Tpffan still a bewilderingly bullshit statement

[@p3bblez]

i wouldnt say "carrying" but okay LOL

[@ffjreviews9029]

Jason Derulo was making hit songs at the time. The Other Side and Talk Dirty were released in 2013.

[@BowlerScott]

The acronym for Todd in the Shadows is T.I.T.S.

[@ffjreviews9029]

R.I.P

[@ariestheram5693]

Oop-

[@bruhbruh7935]

BS! (Big Smoke)

[@cli260]

Lmao😹

[@NIHIL_EGO]

Trial in tainted space ?

[@DiamondAxeStudiosMusic]

The Florida Georgia Line remix of this song sounds like they were trying to make something so bad it was good, they failed spectacularly, and in how badly they failed it somehow became so bad it's good again.

[@Thesportsmusicgod]

Yeah it’s a terrible remix

[@UBvtuber]

It seems that him and Jake Paul have a lot more in common than I realized....

[@megmoore8681]

When you said "yummy remix with florida georgia line" i felt my soul wither and die

[@Ashestoashesjc]

anyway, gwen and pharrell's yummy bops

[@mondo3556]

Hey ur the guy from that love like you cover

[@isabellamorris7902]

"Combining food and sex is never good" *spectre of Carry Out rises and starts to play softly and slowly in the distance*

[@ffjreviews9029]

“I’ll have you open all night like an iHop”

[@dylansmith7370]

My issue is, it seems like Biebs is trying to sound like Blackbear, but he seems to be falling short.

[@samanteater]

And why on Earth would you copy BLACKBEAR of all goddamn people?

[@RaeCharm]

That is fucking.... exactly how I feel. I didn’t have words to describe this.

[@infernaltotorow]

Blackbear also has a unique persona

[@megaascension2748]

This that hot girl bummer anthem... I wonder if Todd will do a review of that song

[@stormwolf1026]

Mega Ascension that’s a bop though, it’s so easy to listen to

[@codasylphanthi2187]

I've never understood hate on "moist." Although, like "girl, you've got the moist" does make me shudder.

[@YouCanCallMeXoe]

Moist is a word that needs to be used in the right place at the right time, like using it to describe a cake.

[@no_peace]

@@YouCanCallMeXoe that's... That's not better

[@QJ89]

14:00: "Country"+"Remix": two words that should NEVER go together in this context.

[@milescredible8148]

Not even the first time that Florida Georgia Line proved that to be the case

[@richardgadberry8398]

I can't wait for Bieber's next masterpiece, "Happy Sunshine", where it's nothing but 10 minutes of a funeral in the rain.

[@EsmeMarion]

That I actually want to hear

[@philly_sports1558]

"Yummy" is a word that no one over the age of 13 should ever say. Ever.

[@sammanthaneys1444]

philly_ sports What if they’re just talking about food?

[@TackyRackyComixNEO]

The Wiggles are the one exception to this.

[@doodleboy565]

Søme kîd He’s talking about that “Fruit Salad, Yummy Yummy” song the Wiggles made.

[@SugaredViolette]

It’s even worse when you hear old people say it. Which I do, constantly, at my job. >A

[@synflwr]

I think over the age of 6 is more correct.

[@MegaRambit]

If anyone refers to any part of me as yummy, I'm gonna get on the next flight AWAY FROM THEM.

[@roguishpaladin]

Hey, hey...cannibals need love too...and lunch!

[@wadespencer3623]

"Do we need Justin Bieber?" Well that's the easiest question anybody ever asked. I can't think of a single song he's made that was better than mediocre. His best song is Sorry, and all its best elements have nothing to do with him.

[@fergougmohamed9703]

Check journals out it's his best album and it's really good and you can't judge a singer by his radio hits only

[@imperatorvult]

'moist' is only a good word when followed with the words 'brownies' or 'cake'

[@beatsbycossack]

-urizing, -urizer,

[@jasonholbrook2019]

Yummy works with these as well.

[@sexualtaco308]

You know what's yummy? Todd's piano skills, we need an album from him asap

[@MrJacobrabbit]

Yeah

[@TSFboi]

My real responses to this song on first listen: This starts boring, when does it kick in? *skips* Still hasn't kicked in *skips* Still hasn't kicked in *skips* song ends as boring as it started

[@SantosZox]

This is an accurate description of listening to the entire album as well

[@RAM-cj1hr]

Danny Gonzalez's "Yummy" is way better honestly.

[@MythicSuns]

After playing Ōkami, I’m convinced Bieber is trying to summon the lord of darkness with this song...yeah it’s a slightly obscure joke but I’m sure someone will get it.

[@rooislangwtf]

That mustache makes Bieber look like he's going to be R. Kelly of his generation

[@braydenfitzsimmons6824]

Kraven Doomhammmer 2020 Bieber looks like he’s trying to get 2010 Bieber into his van

[@tonberry2670]

I mean, Drake already has that title

[@kuliet]

Not-So-Fun-Fact: Justin actually made a song with R. Kelly back in like 2014 (PYD to be exact).

[@jenathent4840]

Kraven Doomhammmer I mean he posted a bunch of babies on his Instagram to promote yummy. There still hasn’t been an explanation as to why he posted babies.

[@mariahhenderson1470]

Lmao

[@279s89]

The Danny Gonzalez version is better tbh

[@shaelynstreet]

facts

[@jayanair4257]

And Kurtis Conners “Yucky”

[@lissawho4974]

This sounds like one of Danny’s parodies, but like a bad one. Your right though Danny’s version is better

[@rayclay3249]

2:12 yeah, that "Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Tour shaping up to be a disaster" headline didn't particularly aged well what with it being one of the biggest tours.

[@markuscriticus8278]

Toddstradamus strikes again.

[@rayclay3249]

@@markuscriticus8278 it's not that he predicted wrong. It's that he used an outdated article (way back in 2018) to say how she's taken a critical damage when that's been proven false because both the album and the tour did exceedingly well (the video was posted in 2020 which is after both the tour and the album was officially deemed as a success) so I don't know where he got the impression that taylor receive a lot of critical backlash from

[@michael_betts]

You brought up Monty Python AND "Yummy Yummy Yummy I've got love in my tummy". They played that as a credits song once.

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

YES! Played live by packing crates! Now THAT was by far the only proper use of that song.

[@mrofftopic2802]

*"Girl, you got the moist."* Todd in the Shadows, 2020. Voice of this generation, of this decade.

[@Caldella]

3:53 - So when I heard the Beebs had a song called 'Yummy,' I initially thought he might've redone that '60's one - maybe my brain was thinking of how Aaron Carter redid "I Want Candy" in the early 2000's. I only know the '60's one because it was at the end of a Monty Python episode. Pretty sure they used it because they thought it was ridiculous, too. Also, this music video looks like his producers wanted to copy a bright colored Kpop look but had no clue WTF they were doing.

[@roguishpaladin]

Also, this music video looks like his producers wanted to copy a bright colored Kpop look but had no clue WTF they were doing." Honestly, I got more of a Katy Perry California Girls vibe from it.

[@mimmikibilly]

K-pop has become a quite popular genre, I see it in the video/aesthetic as well.

[@UBvtuber]

What i'm wondering is why they were manipulating his eyes and mouth, that is the POLAR OPPOSITE of sexy to see a man's mouth just drooping like that. It looks like he's starring in The Mask or something.

[@mimmikibilly]

@@UBvtuber majesstic's video has a theory about exposing a child perdators' ring implying he was a victim of it.

[@UBvtuber]

@@mimmikibilly Oh yeah, I heard about that as well....although weirdly most of the comments about that were in spanish. But either way, if that was Bieber's intentions with this....well that just makes the whole ordeal even sadder and darker because almost nobody noticed and just thought he was making a really bad, but boring sex song.

[@jetfan925]

This song is now nominated for a Grammy. As a result, the Grammys are STILL a joke.

[@MrChaotic4]

I smell Grammy... and my Grammy's been dead for ten years.

[@camillastimemachine]

You have no idea how upset I was the first time I heard “Yummy” at work, bc I meant that it was time for me to buckle in for ten months of hearing that shit on a loop.

[@ronstoppable5659]

Very disappointed that you didn’t bring back your iconic Bieeeberr! intro for this song, considering that this is even worse than anything from My World 2.0

[@santiagobauza4257]

He's too bored for that I think

[@crimsonwizahd2358]

Thing is, there's not much point, cause the little shit Bieber's not really a thing anymore. All we have now is the boring, bland, monotonous tofu Bieber.

[@harleymitchelly5542]

The would require too much effort than this song deserves.

[@DendyJungle]

Shawn Mendes, Harry styles and bts have mopped up justins fan base.

[@lydiavalentino]

And that's good, they're a lot better.

[@cubedmelons876]

To be fair, Shawn Mendes has already made a song worse than Justin Bieber could ever hope to make, so I'm not sure it's really an improvement. I'll take Harry Styles and BTS, though.

[@nodmyhead6198]

I really wish some of the fans went towards Charlie Puth or some of the women in the industry.

[@louschwick7301]

@@cubedmelons876 shawn mendes seems a lot more tolerable as a celebrity than bieber, and personally, i think he's way better looking. his songs arent much better, tho, and he's still extremely bland and presenceless tho - just like with that song where puth (a much better artist ... at least, behind the scenes) performed with selena gomez, mendes was totally overshadowed by camilla cabello when they had a song togther

[@heianalien132]

@@lydiavalentino they all making simple music mostly about love and i still dont know how people can listen to this at all

[@alexgrimm9093]

12:04 has to be one of Todd's best lines, perfect delivery.

[@Betta66]

Both Justins sang about “supplies.” That Man of the Woods comparison is more accurate than you think.

[@Ninjaverse45]

"Girl you got the moist" "Girl you got that yummy" 2020 will be the year of disgusting pickup lines

[@TackyRackyComixNEO]

"Girl you got the streptococcus" am I doing this right

[@synflwr]

Hey baby, you got that disgusting

[@DetectorCliche]

A girl like you could really make me lewgoo

[@scoopmaloop3203]

@RETROgeist The wink emoticon is what makes this.

[@wadespencer3623]

Girl, am I a vulture and you a rotting water buffalo? Cause I wanna stick my head into your orifices. I should probably delete this.

[@theBlindDeafMute]

"nobody is turned on by carrots and onions and garlic powder" this just in: todd does not know about hard vore.

[@amphioxusanniversary]

I did have flashbacks to the NC's naive comment 'No one wants to fuck bunnies!' at that line

[@frankier3500]

Did anyone else think, after hearing Todd's intro, that "Yummy" would actually make a really pleasantly mellow acoustic instrumental? I mean, Bieber's version is truly and irrefutably bad but... The melody itself is sinless. It's just the lyrics and what he did to it.

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

And the video. You can pretty much apply this to at least half the bad songs out there, I'm guessing. Any of the ones that actually have a melody...

[@NJGuy1973]

Justin Bieber should only make instrumentals.

[@CastToVoid]

Justin Bieber is just not recognisable. I did not know it was Bieber when he released "What do you mean" and I did not know this was a Bieber song as well. Just unremarkable for a star his stature

[@EpicB]

And I mistook "Love Yourself" for being a Shawn Mendes song at first.

[@ffjreviews9029]

Though, pretty much every time anyone hears a good Justin Bieber song, they probably always think someone else made it. Though when you hear bad Justin Bieber songs like his 2020 hits and all the songs he made in 2009-2012, everyone knows that he made them.

[@darrellgrant4775]

Speaking of Man in the Woods, where's the Trainwreckords for that, Todd?

[@GibusWearingMann]

Reputation didn't sink Taylor, though. Katy, on the other hand, you have a case for.

[@amollo01]

Yeah, Taylor Swift bounced back with 'Lover'

[@125loopy]

@@rommix0 apparent people liked Lover? So no Taylor Swift episode... Yet

[@mikerivera373]

We gotta get the failed follow up album so we can see the real career damage.

[@infairvarona]

@@rommix0 Reputation grew on me after a while though, it holds up better than Lover, it felt more raw. And it actually outsold Lover and outsold Bieber's latest album by 3x. I get sad about the hate Reputation gets lol 😔

[@IsaacMayerCreativeWorks]

Guttural growl: “bieeeeeeeeebrrrrrrrrrrr”

[@JimothyBriggs2019]

Chalmers voice

[@MrChaotic4]

I can easily say this with a straight face: This is Justin Bieber's worst recorded song *BY FAR!* Oh yes, I'm going there. Two seconds into this song (if you can call it that) I knew that this was going to hurt. And boy, did it ever.

[@jessica23claire]

If you remember this era of Todd you qualify for a veterans discount

[@damkylan3]

"I want to give this kid a swirly every time I see him."

[@SuperJNG18]

damkylan3 Boy, that sentiment sure hasn’t changed. Ten years and still as swirly-worthy

[@notoriouswhitemoth]

...there's an arthouse film called "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover". That is a more appealing take on the disturbing premise this music video implies.

[@gracekeddy]

thank god ari aster reccomended it or i never would have seen it- masterpiece of a film

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

At least the food in that (last course being the exception) looked tasty...

[@JP-ve7or]

"Doesn't matter what he eats; it's all shit in the end." Hey, it fits this song!

[@kathrynanderson5899]

"Yeah babe" sounds like he's still trying to sing "baby, baby" but in R&B.

[@ihateindices]

What’s funny is that English is my first language and I just couldn’t decipher what he was saying. That bit was so garbled.

[@ffjreviews9029]

Girl I was like baby baby baby baby baby baby

[@bootyceps8077]

“What does he do that we can’t get from someone else” is a scary question when u also apply it to everyone else on the billboard top 100 😳

[@g021900]

It's almost like all modern pop musicians are expendable, replaceable industry mouthpieces with no artistic merit

[@aidam7822]

Nobody else can write such classic ballads and sing them to the heavens like Mariah but other than that I agree

[@thecoffeeshophey]

Bango Skank Some? Sure. But all is a little bit hyperbolic. I mean look at the biggest new pop star of last year, Billie Eilish. Yeah she may be an industry plant but there clearly is artist merit in her music. There are others I could mention like Lizzo and Joji, or other artists that are trying to branch out and create their own artistic identity like Post Malone, but at the end of the day, talking in absolutes is frankly a horrible idea. Because everyone means everyone.

[@dangolden8020]

Thats my point. Literally no one in mainstream music right now stands out that much. Bieber at least has a nice voice, which I'll listen to any day over Future, Lewis Capaldi, Blackbear, Or Camilla Cabello. You could say the same thing about so many big musicians right now. What does Post Malone bring to the table that I can't get anywhere else? Lil Baby? A Boogie? The only chart topper who is pretty unique right now is Billie, and all of her music is depressing as fuck. Not to say it isn't good, its just not easy on the ears for me.

[@bootyceps8077]

​@@thecoffeeshophey by everyone else i just meant like expanding his question from just justin to also asking it of other billboard 100 artists if that makes sense? i wasn't trying to say that literally every single artist on the top 100 is uninspired--id have to be unreasonable to think that but thats on me for not being specific enough sorry lol

[@PHSDM104]

I'm surprised he didn't mention the Hotline Bling similarity. lol

[@lydiavalentino]

It's less "Hotline Bling" and more track 39 on a Chris Brown album.

[@dangolden8020]

This song is honestly better than Hotline Bling.

[@PHSDM104]

@@dangolden8020 I heard a mashup of both that sounded pretty good.

[@maztergamer1016]

Now it is number one on his worst list. Kind of weird to think considering he called it the best song on the album.

[@defaultaccount3269]

favorite is different to best. the best song of 2018 was lucky you or nice for what. my favorite was chun li, lucky you was 8th and nice for what 7th

[@TheREALwymario]

I am horrible with hearing consonants correctly sometimes, so I legit thought Bieber was yelling "GET BAKED! GET BAKED! GET BAKED!"

[@batmanarkhamcentral3149]

“That supplies are grilled cheese sandwiches, thanks mom” had me on the floor

[@stapler942]

He's saying "yeah, babe?" in that part? I havent' heard this song before this video but I could've sworn he was singing, "Get baked, get baked..."

[@AnimosityKate]

I thought he was saying "Get paid" and I wondered how that factored into his sex life. lol!

[@pollyflores418]

Fun fact: I commented “Why does Justin Beiber still have fans IT’S 2020” And then they sent me death threats, and NO ONE COULD ANSWER 😂

[@kimifw58]

Where did you comment?

[@moongirl8807]

Are there any Gregs out here?