Hey guys, LokoReviews here and welcome back to my top 20 review. This week on charts, a lot have changed the last time I did my top 20 review. There are a bunch of new songs, a new number 1, and even some of my opinions on the last top 20 review have changed as well. So without wasting anymore time, let's explore those new changes. Here is my top 20 review, Fall 2015 Edition:
20. One Direction's "Drag Me Down"
I already did a full review on this track. So if you want to know my full opinion on this song, you can check out my review here: http://lokoreviews.blogspot.com/2015/08/one-direction-me-down-review.html?m=1 Also B-
19. Demi Lovato's "Cool For The Summer"
For the people who checked out my last blog review, you guys will remember that I compare and contrast this song with Demi Lovato's other song "Confident". In that review, I said that "Confident" is a way better track and should be more successful than the horror that was this song right here. And I'm not lying, "Cool For The Summer" is a nightmare. I was going to save my full thoughts on why this track is a total scare fest during December, but since this is a top 20 review, I'll just explain it. First off, Demi Lovato is trying way too hard to be sexual in this song. She starts the song off slow to make it seem like it's going to be a slow jam. But once the song starts to pick up, it turns wild and edgy to make it seem like she's getting down and dirty in bed. And the transition into those 2 does not match at all and just turns into this big mess. Another reason why this song is not sexy is that Demi Lovato tried to make it into this lesbian anthem which would have been perfectly fine by me, only if she didn't make it feel creepy and the execution didn't fall flat. The reason why I get freaked out by this song is that not only the music sends off this dark vibe, but when she said "Don't Tell Your Mother", I question if Demi was sleeping with someone who is not over 18 yet. To make it even more creepier, before Demi said that line, she shushed at her in a really creepy way and that just got under my skin. The last problem I have with this song is that Demi said that she and this random girl can only hang out and have sex during the summer. And I wonder, what happens when summer ends? Are they not going to do the same thing for the other seasons or was it just a one night thing? All these questions are never explained and wow, I wasted a lot of time talking about this song. I'll just give this an F, so that I can continue talking about the other tracks.
18. X Ambassadors's "Renegades"
I already gave my thoughts on this in my last blog review. So if you want to know, then go check it out here: http://lokoreviews.blogspot.com/2015/10/top-5-favorite-songs-from-billboard-hot.html?m=1 A!
17. iHeartMemphis's "Hit The Quan"
How great, another shitty dance song/craze that is disgracing the charts. The last time I covered a song like this was "Watch Me" and I didn't say anything nice about that song. Now I'm not going to compare the two tracks and choose which song is better or worse because they're both equally terrible. All I'm going to say is that these types of songs need to stop being made. I'm not saying that all dance songs or crazes shouldn't exist, but let's stop getting songs like "Watch Me" & Hit The Quan" being made and popular because 1, they serve no purpose; 2, they're both unoriginal; and 3, they're made by talentless hacks that only want to feed off success by other dance crazes that wasn't made by them. I know that I didn't exactly critique "Hit The Quan" in its entirety, but why should I? Why should I waste my time critiquing that song when the artist in question don't put any effort in? All I'm going to say that this song sucks and I hope we don't get another shitty dance song/craze made by a talentless hack. F!
16. Fetty Wap's "My Way" ft. Monty or Drake
After the surprising success that was "Trap Queen", I thought that would be the last time I would ever hear from Fetty Wap. But that didn't happen, he got 6 songs in the hot 100 right now and 3 of them is even on this week's top 20. But let's not focus on the unexpected success of Fetty Wap, because I can go all day on that. Let's just talk about his new single "My Way". This song isn't as terrible like his other track "679", but it's still pretty bad. Fetty Wap still sounds annoying as ever with him stretching out sllyables constantly throughout the majority of this track and him saying "Aye" a lot. Also this is another "Thug Needs Love" song and in this track, Fetty talks about trying steal some random guy's girlfriend so that she can live the high life and have plenty of sex with Mr. Wap. Not only that, but the verse from Monty and even Drake from the remix are both equally forgettable. The only good thing that I'll say about this track is that the production is okay, but that's not saying much. Overall, this song sucks and I'll give it a D-
15. Macklemore's "Downtown" ft. A Fuckton of Dudes
I'm happy that Macklemore is back on the charts, because in 2013, he had a killer year with 3 songs I absolutely adored. But this new song of his, I'm not really feeling it. I don't think this song is down right bad, but it's a mess in my opinion. The first part of this track is really good with the nice and fun production, the back up guys hyping this song up, and Macklemore's good performance. But once it got to the rock guy (I'm sorry if I don't know his name) doing the hook or whatever he was doing, the whole song just turns into a big mess. The transition from the rock guy doing the hook and funkiness that is Macklemore's part just doesn't combine well for me. Also is it just me or is this song not a carbon copy of "Uptown Funk"? Like let's be serious; the funkiness, the backup dudes, the similar sounding production, and the egotistical performance from the main star, this is a carbon copy of "Uptown Funk". But the only difference between this song and "Uptown Funk" is that in the latter, the performer is not threatening the listener by saying "You don't want no beef, boy!". Overall, I really wanted to like "Downtown", but it's just mediocre in my opinion. This song gets a D+
14. Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen": D-
13. Ed Sheeran's "Photograph"
Ed Sheeran was on a roll with releasing really good songs like "Don't", "Sing", and "Thinking Out Loud" as singles. So when I heard that he had a new single out, I was really excited to hear it. But after I finally heard it, I was really disappointed by it. Now I'm not disappointed with the message or production in this track, because they're both fine. What I am disappointed in is Ed Sheeran himself and his really boring and uninteresting performance in this track. I know that he was trying to sound all emotional in this track, but every time I hear this song, he sounds half asleep and that just ruin the song for me. The song would have been perfectly fine, if he sounded alive or interesting on here. But sadly, he doesn't. I'll give this song a C-
12. Major Lazer's "Lean On" ft. DJ Snake & MØ: B+
11. OMI's "Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)": A
10. Selena Gomez's "Good For You" ft. A$AP Rocky: B+
9. Shawn Mendes's "Stitches"
For anyone who is subscribed to my YouTube channel (SHAMELESS PLUG: https://youtube.com/channel/UCP5GNik1XRkJHoGT89zIYLA) will remember that I did a review for Shawn Mendes's "Life Of The Party" which by the way I deleted and never re-upload it again. In that review, I didn't really say nice things about Shawn Mendes and how I compared him to Justin Bieber. But my opinion have changed, because he made 2 good songs after that; "Something Big" and this song right here. What I like about this song here is that Shawn sounds really good on this track and he just sells it. The production isn't too bad as well with nice acoustic strings and cords added by a good beat drop. The only thing that I'm kind of eiffy on is the lyrics, because it's just the typical "don't leave me behind, because I can't survive without you" type of song. But I don't really have a big issue with the lyrics, because the rest of the song is really good. I'll give this song a B!
8. Taylor Swift's "Wildest Dreams"
Out of all the songs that was released as singles off of Taylor Swift's "1989" album, this is the weakest of them all. Now this song is not really bad or mediocre, it's just average. The production is average, the lyrics are average, and Taylor herself sound average. This song is like plenty of other pop songs out there, but less interesting. This song gets a C.
7. Silento's "Watch Me": F
6. R. City's "Locked Away" ft. Adam Levine
Every year on the charts, there's always at least 1 reggae song. Last year it was MAGIC!'s "Rude" and now this year, we have 2; "Cheerleader" and this song right here. Now I don't know too much about R. City, but after listening to this song, I find them to be decent. R. City give alright performances and Adam Levine just kills it on the hook. The message about being there for your love ones even if they did do something bad is not bad at all. The only thing that keeps this song from being good or even great is the really weak and easily forgettable production. But other than that, this song is decent and I'm glad it's on the charts. C+
5. Fetty Wap's "679" ft. Remy Boyz: F!
4. The Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face": A+
3. Drake's "Hotline Bling"
Even though I don't mind Drake, he was overexposed this year. With "If You're Reading This, It's Too Late", his collaboration album with Future, and a whole bunch of features, he was just inescapable this year. But enough of all that, let's talk about his new single "Hotline Bling". Or let's not because there's not much to say about it other than the production sounding like the music playing when a company puts you on hold while you're on the phone. The lyrics is typical Drake and how he's complaining about some random girl not calling him anymore (which by the way is a lame topic to talk about). Nothing about this song stands out other than the production. Drake sounds uninteresting in this song and the message is bleh. This song gets a D!
2. Justin Bieber's "What Do You Mean?"
Let's be honest here, nobody wasn't expecting Justin Bieber's career to be back after the wild shit he done. But in 2015, his career came back with the really good song "Where Are Ü Now". And now, he got another hit with this new song here and it's not as good as "Where Are Ü Now". The only main problem I have with this song are the lyrics and how uninteresting it is. This song is about how this girl that Justin wants to have sex with can't make up her mind if she wants to do it with him or not and Justin just ask a lot of questions. Yeah, not the most interesting topic over there. The production and Justin himself doesn't sound bad in this, but they don't really save this song from being mediocre. But I will say that Justin is improving a little bit, but if he keeps making songs like this, my interest will easily be lost. I'll give this song a C-
1. The Weeknd's "The Hills": B
Well, that's it for my top 20 review. If you enjoy and liked it, then let me know. I'll see you guys in December with my Top 10 worst hit songs of 2015 list, so stayed tuned.
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