Same Artists - 10 years ago VS now

Whoa - 10 years can make a big difference!
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[@arnekarlsson]

Challenge idea for roomie: You remake songs only from your memory. You are not allowed to look up the lyrics or listen to the song during the process, you can only use what you actually remember to make it. Would be fun if it's a song you don't really remember the exact text to.

[@lianneconroy5289]

That would be a fun challenge with his friends. See who gets the closest

[@lostboii3588]

I love this idea

[@valdi7777]

Upvote!

[@vvbros2.026]

I think he has done this,

[@taylorbenge5416]

Good idea 😂

[@mintteafortwo]

For songs from 10 years ago, I automatically expected to see the first single or song that made the artists blow up, but then I realize how much longer some of these artists have been around in the industry. For some, 10 years ago is already like midway into their career. Especially for younger artists like Miley Cyrus, this really puts things into perspective

[@Sable1991]

Me expecting to hear a Hannah Montana song and then hearing Wrecking Ball. Me:..Oh. I am just old.

[@mintteafortwo]

I believe you pointed at my name when you said this patreon is a bad boi. So I'm here to claim my title haha 😏

[@AidenCottinghamOfficial]

lol 😂

[@loxcrboxcr]

lucky!

[@randomjunk6921]

Idk if it’s like this for anyone else, but it’s saying this comment was posted 6 days ago?

[@michelledawn7446]

@@randomjunk6921Patreon members get early access to videos.

[@rebeccacook5149]

​@@randomjunk6921 Yes, patrons get early access. It's not a glitch. I hope I helped!

[@mrduckyboy7854]

I find it funny that Cruel Summer was used as the "now" song considering it came out 5 years ago lol.

[@Flixtex]

Yea 2024 Taylor has poetic music comming out soon.

[@CruelestSwiftie]

Yeah it really doesn’t make sense and he probably should not have put her on this list if I’m being honest bc she has not released anything this year yet tho she will be

[@ginapetolicchio2684]

Cruel summer got dropped as a single last year

[@IAmTotallyNotGayyy]

@@CruelestSwiftie she released multiple things last year though so he probably could have used that

[@fan7708]

lol ig it’s become her new signature hit

[@vintagesonofab]

use me as a "How TF was this 10 years ago??" button

[@BadenTheGreat]

begging for likes is crazy

[@AlexGeek]

I still remember when he was just Pre Malone

[@MarianasBroadcast]

🤣🤣🤣

[@divyanshupadhyay9986]

"Why'd you lieee?? what the hecc"

[@krtirtho]

He didn't dare to bring Twenty One Pilots in this list. They freaking change the genre with the release of every new album

[@Cxcooooo]

Fr!

[@ohhello1809]

fr when he said something like bands usually don't change there sound much or whatever i was like- BUT TOP THO

[@JayJayGamerOfficial]

​@@ohhello1809on top of that you have Paramore which is the biggest example of a band changing genres with every album. I was looking out for some top though with overcompensate being in the hot 100 and releasing recently and 10 years ago being between the releases of vessel and blurryface

[@RisingRose]

came in here just to see if he dared bahaha also holy damn this made me look up album dates and vessel is more than a decade old at this point. what on earth

[@melonmilkice2755]

I want a full twentyonepilots review

[@tylarjackson7928]

The Nick Jonas song Roomie was talking about is "Jealous". Justin Timberlake's "Selfish" does sound a lot like it.

[@e0s0ph0bia]

"I'm glad i don't have an Eye Tracker on" - Roomie 2024

[@nosh2956]

Why did my man admit to it 😅 just outed himself

[@IRLtwigstan]

We all were thinking the same thing lmao

[@katsa6052]

I mean we know before we were doing the same 😂

[@MarianasBroadcast]

Roomie every year 😂 I feel like there’s always a video once a year where he goes “I’m glad I don’t have an Eye tracker on” 😂😅

[@bastionsea2829]

It might be fun if he actually did have one for a video, even if the tracker was Patreon exclusive

[@absynthefaerie]

I love how Imagine Dragons is true to their style throughout.

[@M3rcheAlt]

They didn't, they made a few songs that weren't that stile but just immediately went back to their old style because that was what worked for them.

[@hopea998]

actually that's not true at all. They change all the time, but also keep some of the originality in a few here and there.

[@SheogorathReacts]

​@@hopea998 What originality

[@hopea998]

I don't use KZbin comments to debate. If you don't think they have their own style, that's fine. But they have came up with some original things that make you know it's their song, or it's a song made by a band who were inspired by them. If you disagree, that's fine. @@SheogorathReacts

[@Anna355]

They didn’t they changed a lot like origins is quite different to s+m but video game music so the songs they used in the vid they are often pretty similar

[@lavnyasingh8765]

Doing One Direction members would be cool! Considering they were together in 2014, and now 10 years later they are solo. Especially since Zayn is releasing an album soon and he has completely changed genres!

[@FistNoob]

Wait what one direction part ways?

[@lavnyasingh8765]

@@FistNoob yes haha! Back in 2015

[@MelissaRogers_natesLilgirl5]

It’s always fun seeing how far artists have come in x number of years, and how they may have changed/revamped their styles. Thank you so much, Joel and team!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🥰🥰

[@user-ef3gs6sd3b]

You should do the top 100 most critically acclaimed songs

[@tylarjackson7928]

Yeah, there's a website that is a sort of aggregator for music reviews. It's AcclaimedMusic or something like that. Can't link to stuff on KZbin without it hiding the comment. But there you can sort by most acclaimed artists, albums, or songs, and you can do it by individual years or decades. It's really cool. Apparently, Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys is the most acclaimed album of all time.

[@stavrina5190]

Not me thinking that 10y ago Miley Cyrus was gonna be “can’t be tamed” and was actually “wrecking ball”. I feel old

[@KirstyMurrayx]

It’s really cool to see how these singers have evolved musically wise, I still can’t comprehend how 2014 was 10 years ago..

[@MacKNoPro]

Seriously

[@SebaBuenoHaceMusiquitaJijiji]

That was like 3650 days ago, think in every one of those days, every tear, all the effort, all the uncertainty. Every meal you have, all those trips to study/work, it was a loong time ago. For me, the trick to dont fall in that brain trap of the time going fast, is to use references. A lot of them. If you use just 2 of them, like 2 songs of the same artist, without any context other context, it would mess with your time apreciation. How fast time goes, depends on the amount of memories you have stored or you invoque between those two time stamps. Put more of them, and time will go slower. The same goes for the present. while more details you take attention, while more times you break the rutine and while more times you avoid automatic mode, time will go slower. Time is just an illusion, needed by our mind to make sense of reality and, in part I believe is to create the sense of free will.

[@mc702]

how is your comment from 7 days ago

[@MacKNoPro]

@@mc702 LOL

[@Celeste_51]

@@mc702WHAT THE HECK IT IS

[@ladyfate361]

I think you're thinking of Jealous by Nick Jonas. It has the falsetto and talks about the exact same thing.

[@stefaniealex6775]

Should have put something in midnight album for Taylor Swift. Or like any artist in their latest songs. Just to show the difference in the pass decade

[@zackvenox]

It's interesting that Joel said "That was barely Pharrell Williams" when most people actually know him as a writer & producer. He produced a lot of the top 1 songs in the last decades, also known for helping produce & write a lot of rap hits.

[@justsomejk]

I love those assignments that u give for the editors and what they deliver 😂

[@RoomieOfficial]

Hahaha it’s real

[@justsomejk]

😂​@@RoomieOfficial

[@Yourdailydoseofsarcasm]

Meghan trainor’s music never changes istg its the same song over and over 😭

[@basiccaucasian6234]

Good grief, yes. Her nasally singing style grates on my nerves. Maybe that’s just me, though.

[@DDanielsTea]

I honestly really like her new song though. And she has done diffrent stuff especially on her album TREAT MYSELF

[@marim0y]

They really are all the same. Makes me crazy.

[@jenewok]

I've never liked any of her music. They all sound the same...terrible!

[@EntrEsprit]

she's probably the only one on the list who still doing the same schtick 10 years after

[@bookdragon4385]

Awesome video!! It is interesting to see how singers have evolved in their music over a ten year span. Thanks so much!👍😊

[@theodetvaren7111]

20:54 There is also an NSYNC song called Selfish, so technically there’s two Justin Timberlake songs with that name!

[@RoomieOfficial]

haha amazing

[@utahgirlem3156]

And a Britney Spears song called Selfish

[@shellmck9303]

@@RoomieOfficial I think you may have also been thinking of Nick Jonas’s song Jealous the lyrics and general idea of the song seem super similar to the JT song

[@xlunip]

i used to watch you a lot in 2019, you still make good videos and i got reminded of banger songs

[@aquaangelsart]

Welp, another great video. Love the music wisdom you offer us. 🙌

[@happymum6621]

Interesting video, great artists. Let this be a series👏👏

[@realbadgamer69420]

I've been talking about that Hands on Me being Stand by Me for so long, so happy that someone else noticed it!!

[@crystalortiz8545]

Has to pause the video to listen to your song and wow it’s literally soooooooo good I love it

[@michellekershner2550]

You should check out Big Time Rush. They were active 10 years ago because they starred in the Nickelodeon show by the same name. They became a legit band outside of the show. They released albums and toured during that time also. They recently made a comeback and released new music with an updated sound. They have also been touring again.I would to hear what you think about their music.

[@magalieleplus]

Oh my, ten years already ... I love seeing the evolutions, some are really mind blowing.

[@aylapantswb]

7:00 I'm really enjoying the alternate chord progression! It really makes a very familiar, standard song feel different.

[@DaGoatt11]

We need more 5 Seconds of Summer reactions!!!!

[@rosa4229]

Yess!

[@jas17p]

Could be wrong but that new Miley video feels very Shania Twain inspired video wise to me but Miley could just be into fashion as well. Some of these artists really haven't changed and I never put together how many video game related songs Imagine Dragons have done until now.

[@TinksiehTink]

And single ladies 🎉

[@PremiereGal]

I loved that you did this topic! You can do artists from 20 yrs ago vs now! :-)

[@talesofawhovian9690]

That would be a fun idea! We’d be seeing Beyoncé, Kanye West, Sia, Pharrell, and Justin Timberlake again, with a few other potential contenders being Usher, Coldplay, Kylie Minogue, Madonna, and David Guetta.

[@katelynseelye1250]

love your vids!!

[@user-qf3wy2yx9j]

Ngl Tyler, The Creator deserves to be on this video. He went from edgy teen to a mature adult and his lyrics and production has changed alot

[@talesofawhovian9690]

Yes! Would love to see him being featured in an eventual Pt. 2.

[@aylenvillarreal5439]

Oh god, I didn't knew Charlie really, but with THAT new song, now I wanna know MORE. That was FIRE

[@michaelmenacho5950]

Keep it Savage Joel. I respect music knowledge tell it like it is!

[@kimstadtherr]

I really miss the music of 10+ years ago. So much nostalgia here

[@aidandame2377]

I love you Roomie!!!

[@akirananimoto5843]

Oh my god, Blank Space was 10 years ago?! I was sitting there waiting for Our Song, Love Story, You Belong With Me, etc.

[@emilybrettschneider1472]

I was waiting for something off of debut 😭😭😭💀💀

[@jenewok]

Miley has been one of my favorite artists for quite a while. I love that she's always reimagining herself. I always look forward to what she comes up with next!

[@gregorrussell3746]

Love your vids!

[@shaydee1990]

Imagine Dragons do a lot of video game collabs cause they're huge gamers themselves

[@statisticallybl]

It's funny how the two Meghan Trainor songs sounded so similar. That's actually how I found your channel a while ago. I heard clips of a few of her songs and was thinking "I can't be the only one who thinks they all sound the same", so I went on KZbin and looked it up. I found your "songs that sound exactly the same" videos, and I don't remember if you talked about Meghan in one of them, but regardless I still subscribed after watching the video!

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

Her producer found one cool trick and that’s all they needed lol

[@itsbonkerjojo9028]

Why you shared this what you dud above

[@Honeymuffin]

Joel: It's maximalist for sure Me: wth does maximalist sound like? thousand layers of music and sound? No idea what he means. - Jacob Collier plays - Me: Yeah... I see what he's talking about.

[@itsvanila5087]

Its so funny that lighthouse keeper was released in 2020 and after that he had also released a new album but it is still used as 2024 in this video lol! But great stuff keep it up!

[@talesofawhovian9690]

Yeah…that was a surprising pick. I was expecting to see any between “I’m Not Here To Make Friends”, “VULGAR” (with Madonna), or “In The City” (with Charli XCX) - all 2023 releases which show how much Sam’s image and vibe has changed since 2014.

[@kr00t0n]

Weirdest thing is you can go back ANOTHER 10 years for Sia to 2004, I first heard her with Breathe Me, which I still think is her best song.

[@laupoe1]

Yes! I had Breathe Me on my MySpace page!

[@tdyerwestfield]

To be fair, Pharrell has always been a producer first and just happened to be successful with his own music too.

[@christinasandidge]

Your show is awesome!

[@PixilatedCloud]

I'm so glad that you are uploading again! Really missed you and your videos! I hope too see some more "twitch" videos whit your friends. They are really fun too watch! 😁✌🏼

[@AcesPrune]

I came to your channel specifically to tell you that you should do a video examining the vocals on Livingston's new album, and if you haven't heard of him, he has a vocal style I think you'll really like. He also self produces.

[@DenderFriend]

I'd love to see more old vs new stuff like this!

[@ArjunFoxMusicCharts]

Make a part 2! I was wishing this video could last another 25 minutes haha

[@logantf1c86]

15:25 Mum there is a fricking lady on our chandelier

[@yogurltaylor643]

I’m early but I remember when you use to do the singing videos and I fr loved them keep up the work

[@RoomieOfficial]

gonna do more music making stuff soon

[@elli845]

Dua Lipa went under my radar 10 years ago. So happy I found her, alwas so catchy🎶🎶

[@annabackman5204]

The new Miley Cyprus video reminds me of Rocky Horror Picture Show, with the zoomed in mouth and the hands from Time Warp.

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

Omg yeah, very Trixie/the usher

[@xSeductiveNEKO]

Roomie if you haven’t already, you should do a video on Zhavia! She was on The Four and she was honestly the most amazing talent to come out of that show

[@mattmonkey]

The part where he says “thank god I don’t have a eye tracker” for the weekend 2014 is funny 😂

[@nikitatavernitilitvynova]

I think samples if done right can be really fun. Like remaking a song from scratch. Or taking the lyric out but changing the tone. It's a nice way to see some old music shine again and be renewed. It only works though if you change it a bit or rework the entire thing enough so it doesn't turn it into a cover labelled as a new song to cash in money. I'm referring to for example Spotify singles. Some singles are beautiful covers of songs that are maybe sung in a different genre. Most likely acoustic. But heck yea the Day 'n' Night Spotify single by coldplay was awesome. It was so good my mom didn't even recognize them and she doesn't like coldplay that much. Also I follow a playlist I'm assuming is one of those catered to your profile called something like EDM samplings. I love it so much. Expecially when the artists are creative enough as always. Where they don't plop a piece from another song unedited and call it new. One example could be The Bender by Matoma and Brando. They kept the melody of September by Earth and Fire (if that's the band's name) but made it a completely different genre and rewrote most of the lyrics. Or Perfect by Lucas and Steve, Haris. It took my mom a second to guess they worked the melody around the opening of A-ha's Take on me. Or Dare Me by Nervo, Plastik Funk and Tim Morrison. They pretty much stuck to the reef of another famous song I don't remember the author of, but made it an entirely different thing. They didn't just take a melody as is from the original song and call it new. Nor did they not do any work around it to make it feel new.

[@gundarsmiks4889]

The production on Dua Lipa songs is so frekin GOOOOD!!! 9/10! For the last 5 hits at least! Whoever she works with!!! Frekin talent!

[@jamestay2377]

Should’ve chosen Taylor’s Version of Blank Space for TS for Now

[@loxcrboxcr]

Yeah probably, but it's basically the same song so it doesn't show much change for her

[@Flixtex]

Don't do this , tv are for fans to care about not general audience.

[@Bannertbird]

@@Flixtex mate, it's okay for non swifties to listen to taylor's version. i'd prefer it if more of them did

[@shyn4529]

@@Bannertbirdtv mixing not as good as the original so

[@xasalia]

shut up

[@marmaniac]

Thank you🙏

[@lilytrixie5102]

I would've actually loved to see PINK in one of these because of the whole change since she got a kid etc

[@thatcrazygurl10]

The years are passing way too fast 😰

[@tylerarnett9232]

Fun fact. Time doesn’t speed up or sleep down. So the years are passing the same as they have been. It’s your perception of time that makes it seem it’s moving too fast. Probably because as you get older a year is a smaller period of your life. So it feels like less time compared to what you’ve lived. Hope this helps

[@thatcrazygurl10]

@@tylerarnett9232 ik but thanks for taking time to write that 😂😂

[@Ineddiblehulk]

Did you honestly think OP thought time was moving faster 🙄

[@missoats8731]

@@tylerarnett9232 There's also about 3 years of a pandemic where not a lot happened for many people compared to other timeframes

[@tylerarnett9232]

@@Ineddiblehulk your mom thought time was moving faster last night

[@hihi707hihi]

watching you for the first time in like 3 years missed you lmao

[@BOLTShalomNG]

YES you’ve finally covered Jacob Collier in a video, he’s great!

[@Naomiskyyy]

This was pretty enjoyable! You seem to be happier in general and I love that. Physical and mental health is always important. Some of the artists' music that I liked then and also now are: The Weeknd, Miley Cyrus, and Drake. Even though it's been 10 years, their voices still sound amazing and they still have great songs that I like. Of course some style of music has changed, but I still enjoy their songs, then and now. A few artists' music that I liked better before are: Sam Smith, Beyonce, and Taylor Swift. They have always been talented, but for me a lot of their older songs seem more emotional and deeper. I hope you have great weekend and stay healthy! And as a Patreon, you're very welcome! Thank You for all the early access videos and for trying to keep it positive. You are awesome!😎

[@ColinItQuitss-ms1re]

When he was doing the weekends 10 years ago vs now he said he was glad about not having a eye tracker

[@ksjo1881]

I think the Justin 'Selfish' actually sounds like it could be a Roomie song too. You should do a cover! But I know nothing lol

[@2771029]

❤ even better

[@vendelaraen]

Thanks!

[@deserabailey8500]

WELL... This video made me feel OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks..... -_-

[@eddieo1067]

speaking of interpolation, there's a German song called "1,2,3,4: Heute Nacht da Feiern Wir" that, to me, sound like a very clear interpolation of the YMCA, but I see nothing about it online.

[@justmonika3635]

Joel, you said something interesting about how bands are more likely to keep the same sound so they retain the same fans and dang, it made me realize why MCR's fans were so upset when Black Parade came out. I love all their albums but can totally see why some fans would not continue with their newer things. I'm sure it's that way with many bands and probably why Taylor Swift is so appreciative of her fans allowing her to try new things. Can't wait until her new album drops since many swifties think it'll be a rock album!

[@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops]

It's why I love MCR. Most of their songs sound unique. I don't like samey-samey songs.

[@henrikhornke4176]

I'd say dua lipa is the biggest pure Pop Star right now Of course taylor is more popular but she aint a clear cut Pop Star

[@Flixtex]

If ur talking about only pop star , Ariana Grande does more number than dua lipa.

[@Moyypoyy]

Taylor is the biggest artist not popstar , countrystar or anything like that

[@FROZEN2DISNEY_]

ariana is biggest lmao dua isn't half close to her and yes taylor is biggest musician ofc

[@missoats8731]

How is Taylor not a clear cut pop star? She is a star because of her music and she never did anything else than pop music. Or did I miss her opera and jazz phase? 😅 Pop music is music that is made to appeal to the mainstream. It is not a specific style. Because what's popular changes all the time. Even if she started doing Blink 182 style songs she would still be a pop star.

[@Sami-k-shya]

@@FROZEN2DISNEY_ i think arianas song only last and are hits only when it comes out. But after some years people dont seem to remember it. They dont seem to be timeless classic.

[@taylorgardener8647]

Joel, I’ve been thinking the same thing about Justin Timberlake's Selfish it sounds like Nick’s song. I might be wrong but my mind feels validated.

[@CosmicHoshi]

9:56 as a League player, this song bring me back 10 y.ago for sureee

[@xMissBirdyx]

I feel so strange that these are from 10 years ago. Makes me realise even more how fast life goes because these songs feel like 5 years ago to me.

[@missoats8731]

Don't forget there was a time frame where the world basically stood still in the last 5 years

[@Kanas83]

Post is one hell of a MTG player

[@KordTaylor]

Yeah Charlie always on the edge. Check out the Heavy Duty producers she’s used for a bit. And Dylan from 100 Gecs is brilliant and a great guy. Super unpretentious for someone so successful ❤

[@marvinprudencio7321]

15:45 I like how they misspelled the word afraid in the music video and no one realized 😂

[@anthony23ant]

Yeah, the stand by me thing, as a part time song making hobbyist, I find it really hard to "invent" new sounds, that's why I relate a lot to that one line from 21 pilots song stressed out

[@icanhasyellow]

I'd love for you to do a deepdive into Kylie Minogue's entire discography. I recently saw a Twitter thread about it and she's got SO many songs I didn't even realise how much I'd listen to her.

[@Sanket_Walia]

Can we just take a second to acknowledge how this man looks exactly like Cole Sprouse 🤔

[@carruthers97jc]

I'd say what that Miley video is referencing is Tina Turner

[@MarianasBroadcast]

Ahh! I was just saying this about the new Gangsta’s Paradise interpolation the other day! And was accused of sounding old 😯 I can get on board with the I’m Blue, Barbie girl, Whenever wherever and more interpolations but not gangsta’s paradise. They took an iconic trailblazing song with a tremendously important messaging, and made it into just another scorned lover song… they could have used pretty much any sample at all for those lyrics (doesn’t stand out from every other song that is a love song or a breakup song), and they chose something that was actually important and turned it into a background song

[@vexvelo]

this is going to be a good vid

[@RandomlyAchievedBrilliance]

2:40 that sounds like a cool lyric writing exercise, but it does certainly water down the other elements of song creation.

[@guntarseglitis6387]

I would like to hear 10 back vs. now live performances!

[@talesofawhovian9690]

YES! Love this idea! Even better if it happens to feature the artist singing the same song, though in this case it might be better to either wait until we get more new performances this year, or do 2013 vs. 2023.

[@ThatNerdyKida]

10:03 as a huge mused I totally see where you’re coming from, I could totally see Matt Bellamy (lead singer) singing warriors

[@KordTaylor]

Wow! Jacob sounds like formant processing once in awhile.

[@8teenOfficial]

wow Roomie knows 100 gecs? thats cool

[@teacherchipiona6508]

Love 2014 too

[@SkyKin]

Artists X yrs vs now 👀 The transformations that'll await, or don't await. Usually depends on the individual themselves, wonfer whats in store this time around. Hope everyone is doing well, Keep It Up Team 🎶 😎 👊

[@mattstbe6452]

Could you do a 70’s/80’s/90’s artists then vs now series plz

[@nebakanezer13]

I love Sia. I agree with you Joel. New song isn’t my favorite but she’s awesome. Last thing she did I loved was LSD. Labrinth, SIA, and Diplo.

[@anjananethma2610]

We all love queen nicki ❤❤❤

[@jeffdiggs7030]

Not "Dula Lipa Disco" 15:48 😂😂😂

[@IsabelBeatriceJones]

When you said you prefer 2014 songs to today's songs, I remembered what my cousins said when I was with them in their home country of the Bahamas for this New Years. We were playing Just Dance 2018 and they said that Just Dance 2014 was better.