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I'll start. I'm sorry but California Love is a boring ass song.

The first ten seconds of the beat is amazing, but then it just gets so repetitive. The flows sound uninspired and the lyrics aren't anything special.

I do respect that's its a classic West Coast anthem, but damn if that song don't put me to sleep ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ˜ด

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[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

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[โ€“] A_Toasty_Strudel 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hotel California is kinda ok I guess

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Upvoted for the unpopular opinion. Hotel California is a good song imho. Everytime I listen to it, I hear new lyrics and themes I didn't catch before. It sounds so dark and soulful and really makes me imagine a specific setting. To me it sounds like the Eagles really put their whole chest in that song, lots of creativity and a great performance

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bohemian rhapsody. It's a good song, and a very creative one at that, but I don't think it's anywhere close to being the greatest song ever made.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah I agree. It's a very creative song and fun to listen too. It's certainly an experience to hear. I'd say it's appropriately rated.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Africa - Toto

I remember reading a thread where a ton of posters were calling it the greatest song of all time. Maybe I missed a joke, but the adoration for this song seems sincere.

It fine, kinda boring. Come at me.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

100% agree. A lot of people like it for the meme, and that's fine and all. Doesn't mean the song isn't boring

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

im not saying its a bad song, its not, but i dont understand why free bird is played so much or how it became the meme song.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I think Freebird is a pre-Internet meme, like "where's the beef" was. When someone would take song requests, shouting out Freebird was asking for a song known for versions with 20 minute dueling guitar solos. Basically a ridiculous and over the top request.

It is a good song since it's still popular today in a serious sense many times, which is what has kept it still somewhat relevant in pop culture.

Source: am somewhat old.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

/prepares for battle

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Jeff Buckley version is still my favorite. I haven't heard any other cover since then that seems to do it justice.

It's definitely been covered badly too many times and overplayed to the point that it's a cliche now though

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My personal favorite cover was done by Tom Waits.

But I'm also a fan of his music so the bias is there.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Oh wow! I love Tom Waits! I didn't know he had done a cover of Hallelujah, I'll have to look it up!

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Sweet Child O Mine

Listened to it on loop one summer and am eternally donr with that guitar riff

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sweet Child O Mine

Listened to it on loop one summer and am eternally donr with that guitar riff

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sweet Child O Mine

Listened to it on loop one summer and am eternally donr with that guitar riff

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hooked on a feeling.