Unlikely Hit Songs (Why did they blow up?)

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Today we take a look at how song from unlikely artists Childish Gambino, Lil Nas X, M.I.A, Saint Jhn and Meco blew up.
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[@meepboi4799]

Roomie: In Moscow of all places... Editor: *proceeds to show Norwegian flag*

[@donezk98]

But with the Russian anthem in the background still xD

[@ericreinhoz3175]

Thought same thing

[@lidajohannedigernes9901]

All norwegians watching: heavy sigh

[@marvinzaque]

thats the meme from the editor i think lol

[@swedmiroswedmiro1352]

Every Swede knows that Norway is the last Soviet republic!

[@JelenaMajic]

The Taylor Foor PR is the same trick as adding "official" to RoomieOfficial.

[@thebruhther3708]

*savage*

[@brookecanaris1047]

oooooooof

[@RoomieOfficial]

Lmao

[@sofieguertler3861]

@@RoomieOfficial I'm just realising, that if you add a ~ to Lmão it instantly looks sexy and Portuguese💃🏻

[@jennlerma9334]

@@RoomieOfficial burn?

[@pink_alligator]

Feel like Gangnam Style should be on here more so than This is America. NEVER had a non English song blown up to be that fucking huge! I still remember being shocked when I started to hear it outside of the convention circles. No K-pop had been mainstream huge before

[@cloudyazure]

Even as a kpop fan gangnam style was such a weird song

[@enigmamyth]

@@cloudyazure fun fact many people who hates bts or kpop in general had banged hard to gangam style lmao.

[@Abc-xm8pb]

Fun fact lots of people who hate kpop listened to only one song or hate their annoying fans

[@justinquintela3369]

@@Abc-xm8pb for me I only hate the fans not the songs cause the songs are pretty good

[@dodiezero]

2012 was a good time for that when Gangnam style was like a worldwide trend, it was even the main focus to sum up KZbin Rewind 2012

[@SimplyStatistical]

I remember how Owl city: "Fireflies" got so popular out of the blue. It's not a bad song by any means but it was very surprising to see a random song from an extremely obscure artist soar to the top of the charts so suddenly.

[@nonameman7114]

Could’ve been an industry plant

[@thijsvanharen1571]

It was 2000s absolutly anyone could Make a hit song

[@fluffartistt]

"in Moscow of all places!" _shows Norwegian flag_

[@kashyapdeverkonda2986]

lmaooooo

[@mihkelmetsand1529]

Lol i was bout to comment that

[@nobblechoklad]

That was absolutely intentional.

[@ruinsofevil]

i'm glad i'm not the only one who noticed

[@TheBlueTrap]

Mother russia no Fatter norge yes

[@unknownseizure]

_There's this guy called joji, his songs are pretty good but he came from nowhere. He kinda looks like papa Franku though. Why are his songs hits?_

[@Akashita06]

i wonder why

[@urfrndlucas]

hmmmmmmMMMMMMM

[@jdwmyt]

Q: What kind of car does Mickey Mouse's wife drive? A: A minnie van!

[@universehopa]

Because joji is filthy frank

[@HotrodHud]

@@universehopa r/whooosh

[@eajensen4979]

Roomie: "I N T E R E S T I N G" Roomie: "A M A Z I N G" Me, a Twosetter: 😏

[@kroh7742]

Praised be ling ling

[@karinmakumbirofa6831]

if you can play it slowly ...

[@eajensen4979]

@@karinmakumbirofa6831 ... you can play it quickly!

[@coleninja2227]

@@eajensen4979 40 hours a day!

[@rhea6927]

oonga boonga!!!

[@abigailrech5447]

Just here to acknowledge "How to Save a Life" by The Fray actually being the huge staple song of Grey's Anatomy and not Scrubs. Grey's Anatomy even did a musical episode featuring the whole cast covering the song, which I would love to see Roomie's reaction to.

[@chelr5795]

I was here for this 🙌

[@krisztapop4274]

Came here to write this down - thank you for saving me the time! 😅

[@fluffartistt]

"in country everything sounds very, very much the same." cotton eye joe: *I'm sorry, I failed you.*

[@ChickenMccZoe]

What if that's the reason they stopped experimenting. They reached perfection and know they can't improve on it. 😂

[@michaelwomack5769]

That’s not a country song, that’s old folk music. Listen to Weatherman, Tennessee whiskey, take me home country roads, smoky mountain rain. That’s country

[@katlyncoker8488]

@@michaelwomack5769 I would like Jolene(Dolly Parton) to be added to the list, along with Rhinestone Cowboy(Glen Campbell), Blown away(Carrie Underwood), Broken Heart(Miranda Lambert), and Nothing Breaks like a Heart(Miley Cyrus). Also Need You Now(Lady Antebellum). Admittedly some of these are more modern country, but I still think they have enough of a country feel to them to count.

[@christophermoore9436]

Nobody knows where Cotton Eye Joe came from or where he even went

[@fluffartistt]

@@michaelwomack5769 I know, that's the joke 😳

[@tiansmit9412]

Imagine what money "Back in Black" made from movie soundtracks

[@clean.shotmedia]

Lol it doesn’t need the help from soundtracks honestly it’s one of the bestselling rock albums of all time and made over 50mil

[@sairuhbby]

or "Iron Man" from Iron Man/MCU movies.

[@Mr_Leo_DS]

@@clean.shotmedia it doesn't need, but it has

[@BroZilla-vh3tu]

*PRESENTATION*

[@damagedoc3279]

@@clean.shotmedia I think if you look on wikipedia it is the second highest selling album of all time

[@dazza60]

Kinda surprised he didn't mention anything about Billy Ray Cyrus on Old Town Road

[@paperremix]

Same!!

[@Mari-kb7jb]

Or that it’s a Nine Inch Nails song

[@Mari-kb7jb]

@robin Red sorry lol you got there first

[@amaiagrace5938]

@@Mari-kb7jb lol

[@snnlbnv6418]

Same. Additionally, I was really surprised when he didn’t even mentioned Imanbek while were talking about Roses. I’m sorry, but I think it was him who made this song so huge...

[@aurora_skies_]

This is America isn't a an unlikely hit 😂 Gambino is iconic

[@aaliyahparbhoo1338]

Billboards when they removed old town road: Its a lil pitchy

[@johan36]

Uu

[@soccerruben1]

It's quite sus because it has country music but apparently, it does not have enough twang or the usual references of a modern country song- beer, girls or boys, trucks, 'Merica- that granted a ranking in the Billboard's ranking for country music. Again, quite sus.

[@DarkAngel60193]

@@soccerruben1 it’s called old country and it’s elites being gate keepers who don’t want anything to change but the new generation is still pushing for that change and I’m 100% here for it. We can’t keep listening to the same brand over and over and expect people to not get tired of it.

[@kenziecrawford8905]

Of course he liked this 😂

[@havshkamusic2733]

I think it's funny that Imanbek, the guy that remixed Roses (and who lives in a small town in Kazakhstan) and made it a huge it, initially didn't get permission to use the Roses track because Saint John didn't reply to his insta DM. And then he was like "whatever" and the song blew up in Russia. And AFTER that Saint John gave him permission lol.

[@aida02155]

Also he was like 18-19, that just blows my mind

[@djtg5688]

Tbh I'm so sad that Imanbek was not even mentioned 😢

[@piotrbukowski9566]

Quite a shame you skipped Imanbek's story here, as it's extremely interesting. He was completely unknown, randomly did his remix of Saint Jhn in just a few hours, using some very basic Vengeance samples - and uploaded it to some Russian social site. Then nothing happened and after a few months it suddenly blew up everywhere. The guy is working at a small railway station in Kazakhstan and got hundreds of millions of streams on his remix on both Spotify and KZbin...

[@snnlbnv6418]

Saaaaame

[@amazingDani101]

I feel like no one ever pronounces Guyanese or Guyana correctly. One of the most frustrating things growing up was when I would say Guyana or Guyanese and people tell me: "I think you are saying Ghana wrong" or "Did you mean to say Ghana?" No, no i didn't!

[@ravendash123]

Fr tho omg

[@rosemarieramitt7724]

Ikr... But I screamed when Joel called out my country❤️

[@ravendash123]

@karmasdoor guy-anna, or at least that’s how I’ve been taught to pronounce it

[@rosemarieramitt7724]

@karmasdoor guy is pronounced the usual way and ana is pronounced like the name anna. Together you get guyana

[@maidende8280]

That’s annoying, but just correct them? I’m sure they don’t meet to be rude.

[@superepiic]

Old Town Road by just Lil Nas X himself did not qualify for Billboard's country chart, but the remix with Billy Ray Cyrus did.

[@Faith_P_]

Billy Ray Cyrus has got some bangers, 'some gave all' is one of my favorite songs. Old Town Road is fun, but the fact that anyone would call it country baffles me.

[@mowthekitt]

@@Faith_P_ fair

[@whitneynevitt8615]

Similar to how Gabby Barrett’s song I Hope only hit the Hot 100 charts with the Charlie Puth feature

[@obsuaim2870]

@@Faith_P_ Yeah man why would anyone call something that sounds like country a country song hahaha

[@briw5512]

@@whitneynevitt8615 i just heard that version the other day and though the 'poppy' beat in the background and his vocals were so out of place. I really didn't care for it.

[@jillybeangaming]

on the popularity of a song due to a tv show or movie using said song: snow patrol made it big off the show grey's anatomy. they used various versions of "chasing cars" in the show... like 4 or 5 different times, I think. including a cast cover in their musical episode. love me some snow patrol. edit: ahhh the "bag of screaming goats" song (aka roses)... misheard lyrics for that song make me giggle every time. edit 2: "this is america" really is good.. i wonder what we'll think of it like 20 years from now... super curious.

[@KineticPassion]

Yeah, I think it's always been that way ever since video with sound was a thing. It definitely worked for Five for Fighting with "Superman (it's not easy)" and so many more.

[@natasha8966]

I thought a snow patrol song was used in ER tv show

[@cmac1350]

That happens a lot with songs with good lyrics, or lyrics that can be used for certain situations in a movie. How to Save a Life works perfectly for a lot of scenes in films (as would You Found Me). Feels Like the End works in the same way in White Collar. The lyrics fit what the scene required

[@jillybeangaming]

@@natasha8966 hmmm did ER last that long (2005-2006)? it could have been.

[@jillybeangaming]

@@cmac1350 how to save a life was also used in grey's anatomy, go figure... as was a song called "how we operate" --- lots of songs with titles related to medicine, life saving, etc.... ha. but yes. very true.

[@garyenkwong1683]

“The most iconic unlikely hit”....definitely not Gangnam Style I see

[@DarkAngel60193]

The reason Old Town Road was removed is because they still have a bunch of old ass people controlling what is allowed to be called country! Which is why a lot of the young country fans threw a fit. Rightfully so because the song is amazing.

[@riyazuo]

Here comes the guardian of ancient country music

[@DarkAngel60193]

Last time I checked, evolution means things change and become different....so your argument there is a bit counterintuitive lol

[@DarkAngel60193]

Yes but this song in particular still falls within the country genre, hence the name Country Rap or Country Trap music which is a perfect name that encompasses both the country elements of the song and the trap/rap elements of the song. Just like we have Outlaw Country and Rebel Country and Country Rock and Country HipHop.....it is still country music just a different sub-genre. Get off your high horse, take off your rose colored glasses, and let people make new music without being a gate-keeping asshole about it. If people love and enjoy it then that should be all that matters. Country music can’t stay in the past forever or it will eventually die out, we need to let it evolve and change so further generations can love it too.

[@mendosuhhhh]

@Kit Kat I mean, it is country. I've been listening to country since I was little, so I think I know what country sounds like lmao. I mean, listen to some of kane browns songs, or some of the newer generation artists, they're vastly different from the older generation.

[@MrSqurk]

@Kit Kat this kind gate keeping of what is country music is why 50% of country songs sound identical.

[@joshuaoosthuizen4697]

When you almost thought that you wouldn’t see any RoomieOfficial 🙃

[@jdwmyt]

Q: Why don't traffic lights ever go swimming? A: Because they take too long to change!

[@aaliyahparbhoo1338]

@@jdwmyt lol it took me a sec

[@BrodyP74]

@@jdwmyt smort, lol

[@jiyayadav5928]

Lol I was literally thinking that 😂

[@cassie3028]

@@jiyayadav5928 same

[@t3mpra]

i love how he bops his head to any song no matter how bad it is

[@niamhs1925]

lol 😂

[@ineidabarbosa5517]

Ikr

[@javierrodrigo1009]

When Roomie talks about unexpected hits and doesn't mention the return of Revenge (Creeper Aw Man) O.o

[@marklll4426]

Just wanted to say that Childish Gambino voiced Marshall Lee from Adventure Time. *A cool character for a cool dude*

[@oliviah8899]

sometimes I worry about Joel. I was watching congratulations (you guys all know it) and I heard that apparently he was drunk while filming the whole thing and didn't sleep for 48 hours or sommin. I don't know whether that's true but it makes me really sad. As well as this, listening to his stuff like Numb and Livin for that etc makes me feel that he's really fed up with life and it makes me so sad that someone so amazing and brings so much joy into the world is so sad. I know he went through some tough things when he first started out in music and stuff like tha. I don't know why I'm saying this it's just that joel is my favorite KZbinr and to see him sad just hurts me idk why. And joel if you see this can you please just let us know if you are truly okay. Remember you can take a break any time you want, don't do things for us we only want the best for you.

[@KayKay-ms4le]

I recall he made a serious video discussing how he isn't as sad as he used to be in the past, and that he is improving now.

[@SweeterThanYou]

He was drunk for the filming of Congratulations. Dave (Boyinaband) talked about it in his bts video. But you have to give the guy a break on that one, in my opinion. He flew for 11 hours without sleep to get there for the filming then proceeded to film, sing, and just work on the video in general for several hours after that. In reference to Joel getting drunk, Dave said something along the lines of "It didn't help with how tired he was, but he was more enthusiastic to film." Then once they were finished filming, Joel flew another 11 hours to get back to America.

[@oliviah8899]

@@KayKay-ms4le can you link please I cant seem to find it

[@KayKay-ms4le]

@@oliviah8899 Sure I will try to find the video but may take me awhile since i forgot it's title.

[@ruchamansukh1203]

@@oliviah8899 u are such a nice and caring person. I wish Joel would've replied to you.

[@soranacy]

Joel, just a reminder. Don't forget to get enough sleep and stay hydrated.

[@endodouble6691]

Thx :D

[@Interdictiondeltawing]

Yea joel we care about your health and well being dont forget!

[@sthego3970]

Thank you, take care of yourself too

[@SM-qv2om]

Oh thanks I forgot

[@RatchelRach]

@Katarina P as long as you wake up at 10 AM or later so u get a full 8 hrs

[@noodlearg9745]

“Truckloads of young children” -the Rolling Stones news

[@vickyg6182]

Sometimes it won’t matter if a really great song was released, if the audience wasn’t ready to hear it yet

[@ritam3578]

Hey joel. You better get working on those abs for the 7 million ab reveal and also on the hit or miss cosplay. Don't think we have forgotten. 😐 Good luck!

[@sumg1525]

When Roomie talked about the song ‘Roses’ I think listening to it slowed will give you a different vibe and look at the song different.

[@aichab8823]

i just tried it and i think that ur right...

[@TaraTara-ld2xb]

Another unlikely hit: "A Fifth of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy. The Star Wars disco song made me think of that. Lol. Anyways, interesting video. Hope there are more of these in the future!

[@johntracytb5355]

"and I was like weeee... fame." I'm definitely making this my yearbook quote now

[@akshatojha9180]

I think Joel's strategy is to feature a song from every single music company,so that they fight against each other to copystrike his videos

[@expxnd5167]

smart smart smart

[@johnutah888]

Roomie is gonna have to get a new hat with how fast his hair grows

[@jdwmyt]

Q: What do you call a fish with no eye? A: Fssshh.

[@OverlordJojoo]

@@jdwmyt bro u are everywhere

[@lkf8799]

I just watched 4 of your videos in a row and just noticed your accent now lol 😂 I thought you were doing a bit for a sec. Europeans used to learn English with a British accent and now they do it with an American accent so it takes a minute to notice. Love your vibes. Gonna subscribe.

[@Jessespresso]

Please do another one of these! This was really interesting!

[@lorraineb682]

Diplo produced that??? At the time, the story was that MIA produced it herself :O Kinda sounds like it was done in the music production equivalent of MS Paint

[@sana_speranza]

She wanted it extremely authentic and took that in one take. Also she wanted to work with Timbaland but the request was pending too long as her visa was not long enough. The problem I think is she criticized the Srilankan government often very openly about the war crimes and genocide of Tamils. But I still think she had a great influence on the music itself. I think she needed Diplo to putt the tiles together basically.

[@YingwuUsagiri]

I'm surprised Roomie didn't know about the huge Star Wars remix, it's even in rhythm games and such despite being such a classic. Also I actually quite like Roses, it has a fun interesting flow but This is America isn't to my liking as the flow is just basically Hummunumumunuh Hummumununumunumumuh over and over again with hardly any variety or intrigue.

[@Ejpon]

This is America is mostly the clip I think, even tho lyrics and music on its own is still good.

[@kathryncoyne173]

This is the one thing I look forward to everyday after my school work and all that stress this is just the best thing ever! Thx Joel

[@tess8587]

For Old Town Road,I would call it "crap". Country and rap together.

[@max46956]

In the middle of Africa lies Moscow, Capital of Norway

[@ksenia_lupanova]

Good comment 😂

[@Vex-sn7ne]

Comments: 56. Me: Will you let me see them? KZbin: No, I Don’t think I will.

[@TheGoldballer]

Stolen, Seen It A Trillion Times

[@user-dh3kq8wp4h]

@@TheGoldballer nah 3 trillion

[@OverlordJojoo]

filter by new, youll see them

[@TheGoldballer]

@@user-dh3kq8wp4h Octillion

[@niman7291]

Please make part 2! It was so interesting

[@AnshumanSharma1]

Am I the only one who wants that pre-tiktok era back? v.v

[@sio8760]

Yes

[@vivid_multifandom1678]

Nah. Tiktok introduced me to a lot of awesome songs.

[@kristaskorner5353]

nah tikotok made lots of songs popular . and the songs are great but when its overused its becomes bad .

[@TheElectroclassic]

yes

[@ArtScouts]

are bhai,aur kya halchal ????

[@dexw9161]

Roomie, should react to “Nothing but Thieves”

[@irinaalfago6102]

THEY ARE SO GOOOOOD

[@PeteJake100]

Loved their debut, not really feeling Moral Panic though

[@lolaa.8161]

@@PeteJake100 Same. I like it but not as much as their earlier work. When they came out with Real Love Song, I felt a shift in their sound.

[@xeoney]

I have a feeling most of these will be strange rap songs that nobody can actually hear the words to, and just make weird nosies when it comes on.

[@katlyncoker8488]

Tiktok may gotten Old Town Road on the charts, but the controversy is what allowed to become a phenomenon. Like just think about how many people were exposed to this song through various hot takes about "whether it's country", "whether billboard's decision to remove it from the country charts is racist", "what even counts as country anymore", and "should the concept of genre (in regards to music specifically)just die or nah".

[@thegbfan2155]

Thanks Roomie for being these great vids daily

[@crazyemeralds2434]

Everyone's complaining about people saying 'first', but I haven't seen a single comment like that in months!

[@LiSkyFox]

This comment made me realize how early I am

[@aDubStepdrop]

That’s cuz you’re always last

[@Toadette-]

"The more playlists you get in the more plays your song will get" *ahh yes, the floor is made of the floor*

[@memermusiciangamer116]

Pls make more impression videos. I love all your impressions

[@Tiago-bb7cz]

I just heard about Childish Gambino from Community when he played Troy. That was and still is my favourite TV show to date.

[@aditisatish8484]

Old town road bE like: i aM a HiT oN TiK tOk

[@erinbreon4364]

Lol

[@willyoung7344]

I wasn’t first I wasn’t last But most importantly Nobody asked

[@robintyssedavidsson3584]

I agree

[@DrewHimmelberger]

A+

[@jdwmyt]

Q: Why do birds fly to warmer climates in the winter? A: It’s much easier than walking!

[@blueheart9873]

Yet we get the answer

[@rubiin15]

Day 14 of reminding Joel to do the singing without autotune reveal cuz he's probably forgotten about it. C'mon Joel!

[@JuanFerreiraXD]

Hey im from Guyana, and that pronounciation of "Guyanese" had me laughing LMAOOOO

[@JuanFerreiraXD]

Xddd

[@pen3475]

The title: "*Unlikely Hit Songs (Why did they blow up?)*" Me: "I don't know why did they blow up?"

[@Mr_Leo_DS]

Antimeme (?)

[@slushyyyyyy1811]

@@Mr_Leo_DS (???)

[@Mr_Leo_DS]

@@slushyyyyyy1811 there is no joke here, that's just a failed try to make a meme

[@waffledoesstuff2145]

So what Roomie is saying is Paper Planes is a little bit pitchy, but in a good way

[@lawofbob]

If you are going to do this again I would highly recommend @toddintheshadows as a guest. Man knows his pop music, including his series on one hit wonders, which of course has an episode on Meco

[@sharebear2488]

Joel's "weeee" was cute and wholesome.

[@binniiemylove]

Me : Having a bad day and just wants to sleep Roomie : Uploads Me : Y e e y e e

[@flynnvoid7694]

Old Town Road being removed was actually a race thing. Most modern country music is heavily influenced by pop, rap, and even hip hop. They just didn't want a black artist charting for country.

[@brok_platinum376]

ok but how can you prove it

[@silverturtle0213]

omg I found an old record a few years ago with that disco starwars theme and loved it!

[@kelvin5184]

KZbin be like : Joel how many copyright clams do you want Joel :

[@Vicky-sd4xk]

roomie how much copyright claims do you want ; roomie: yes

[@jonyjony6775]

How many times I have to read this same thing?

[@ineidabarbosa5517]

Like stop 😒

[@terrylewis_]

I honestly haven't heard Old Town Road before. Just the little snippets.

[@chriscoss168]

I LOVE Derrick comedy my gosh those clips were so good! "It's a mouth based video game" LOL so funny

[@DeathPenalty84]

Old Town Road: "I am country" Country: "But you are black" Old Town Road: "Sigh... Hip hop again then I guess"

[@eviemh]

Old town road brings back so many 2019 memories...

[@28FineLine_]

Heeeyyy that's the Norwegian flag, not the Russian. The colors are correct tho. What kind of apple juice are the editors on? 🤔

[@28FineLine_]

@L E M O N B O I dude for real?

[@editutorials]

Oopsie

[@28FineLine_]

@@editutorials skandaløst altså 😂😆 we Norwegians might need some emotional healing support in the next video 😉

[@editutorials]

@@28FineLine_ We'll see what we can do.... :3

[@28FineLine_]

@@editutorials 😏 👌

[@maniik_flix4837]

Fun Fact: you can a sample of that in Red Dead 2. It's the "Take my horse till ol town road." part except just the instrumental and kinda lighter.

[@fareehashahid7504]

Round of applaus for roomie for uploading videos regularly!!!!

[@jillvasquez1010]

I love how Billy Ray got involved and collabbed to include the specific elements that Bilboard stated as the reasons why it wasn't "country" and then they still refused to include it, can't tell me it wasn't because he was black if you're gonna pull BS like this.

[@annaholmsten5367]

Find someone who looks at you like Roomie looks at Donald Glover

[@ariolagranola2196]

In the roses song the video it was sped up but they’re heads moved normally, just imagine how slow their heads are actually moving.

[@4TheLoveofLauren]

JOEL!! I really think you should react to npr tiny desk KZbin videos! Their are sooo many good ones lots of old and new gems! I’m going to keep posting this on all of your videos until you do it lol

[@KubeKubeKubeKubeKube]

Tik Tok. The answer is Tik Tok.

[@jasontodd8811]

Tik Tok. The cancer is Tik Tok.

[@KubeKubeKubeKubeKube]

@@jasontodd8811 that too

[@prathammodi2189]

Having old town road in a country playlist is like saying iron man 3 is a Christmas movie😂

[@mollyblaxland]

omg i was obsessed with derrickcomedy back in the day!

[@koifish4078]

I love how the roomie plushy is still in the guitars in the background from the last vid!😂😂😂

[@EldynvanDijk]

dubstep history in a nutshell: LETS CHANGE UP DA REGGAE WITH SUM ELECTRONICS YALL (7:54)

[@ashleydowney1222]

I didn't understand the hype of "This Is America". I still don't.

[@vlogicando]

The Old Town Road problem reminds me of when Royals won best Rock song at VMAs.

[@beastgamer5183]

Bro really love your song (Livin for that)

[@thxu4_the_venom657]

lol i remember back when old town road blew up it was right at the end of my school year and at our school dance (we were in 5th grade btw) our dj kept getting requests to play it and at the end he was like "ok we have time for 1 more song" and every single person screamed to him that he should play old town road and our principal (who was wonderful) didn't want us to be upset so she hooked her phone up to the speakers and just pulled the song up from youtube XD it was so fun honestly

[@Neroshy]

You should definitely check out Ouse, he's from Iceland and isn't getting enough attention.

[@AJGames1220]

That mix of lil nas you did i would 100% listen to and add to my Spotify

[@PrinceBubezi]

I'm new to watching Roomie, before I watched enough of his videos I was wondering why he has millions of Subscribers...now I get it. Love these videos 💯.

[@flabershlap101]

How could someone have lived through 2019 without hearing Old Town Road

[@AkizatheNacho]

My parents, apparently. They've been living under a rock.

[@kurokurovich]

Just not hearing it? I never listened to it and I'm alive and not interested

[@xeoney]

This will either be rap songs that nobody really even understands or random songs that tiktok decided to use.

[@samanthadelic]

i don't usually like hit songs but most of them you're reviewing have become side favorites like roses and old town road i play on purpose in my free time. the radio has blessed us for the first time since 2005 (not counting rock stations they struggle to fail us regardless)

[@samanthadelic]

future did a remix of roses with st jhn and i like it more than the edm version but you'd have to be a fan of future to enjoy it i believe

[@robloxie701]

Ty for another video

[@user-fg8hb3fh1q]

All the comments right now: ReAd mY NaMe btw read my name jkjk lmao

[@gaceofspades]

Well old town road won a "pop-song" Grammy... pop

[@rajataryal6646]

@Joel The long distance love in its a lil bit pitchy in spotify seems to be bugged. I in the ending one line repeats 3 times, it always makes me trippy.

[@TVandManga]

Paper Planes was in Slumdog Millionaire as far as I remember. That was a great soundtrack.

[@finnlukas8016]

Unlikely Hits, have you seen my Toiletpaper Covers? That is unlikely 😉

[@t3mpra]

No one; joel; "...this (☝🏻😀) 's' word..."

[@Yesterdayslie]

pls more of these vids!

[@Jessespresso]

I first heard Paper Planes in Slumdog Millionaire and loved the song. I'm glad this was on the list