Why are people listening to this?
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Why are people listening to this?
Music professor Jake Hanlon and his sidekick Justin Gregg team up to dissect the most popular songs in music—past and present—with analysis, humor, and nerdy attitude.
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Fast Car- Luke Combs
The white bastardization of a classic black song should never
have happened, but listen to it so Tracy gets paid
Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now?
We discuss why Taylor Swift dominates, and we don’t really
talk about the song.
Dance The Night - Dua lipa
Hey, it's 1977 and it's NYC and you've gone to a gay bar? Nope. You're just listening to the Barbie soundtrack and it's great!
First Person Shooter ft. J. Cole - Drake
The podcast is back with music that sounds like it was released on the last Drake album, but no, it's from the current Drake album. Drake tires to rap...
All My Life - Lil Durk ft. J. Cole
Every once in a while, a trap song comes along that does not make us want to throw ourselves of a bridge. In fact, this song made us want to throw our...
Favorite Song - Toosii
An interesting case study of the power of live performance and crappy studio production.
Eyes Closed - Ed Sheeran
After all this time, Max Martin finally shows his face on the podcast in this “Ed Sheeran” song!
Eurovision 2023 recap
It's the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest summary episode! Finland was robbed!
Princess Diana - Ice Spice & Nicki Minaj
In a world where new artists constantly try and give themselves a bump by bringing in established artists, we learn today that often times those new a...
Chemical - Post Malone
Mom always said don’t judge a book my it’s cover. This isn’t Hemingway but it isn’t crap either.
Die For You (Remix) - The Weeknd & Ariana Grande
An unoffensive money grab by remixing a song that's 7 years old but is actually better than the original.
Players - Coi Leray
A 40 year old white man gives a history lesson on black music. Is that click bait?
Boy's a liar Pt. 2 | PinkPantheress, Ice Spice
The return of hyperpop, crappy piano sounds, and poor pronunciation makes a fun song!
Last Night | Morgan Wallen
Last night Jake wished the liquor talked, so he didn’t list to this song. A shout out to all my toxic relationships.
Just Like That | Bonnie Raitt
The Grammy’s choice for song of the year is 100% correct. Good job Recording Academy. Young people: go listen to Bonnie Raitt. #BonnieRaitt
Flowers | Miley Cyrus
Disco à la 2023 – repetitive, non-offensive, Hanna Montana. Jake wants to watch the music video now.
SHAKIRA || BZRP Music Sessions #53
A workshop on how to eradicate an artist’s voice through autotune and compression.
Doja Cat - Vegas
Jake rants about black music history and dissects Doja Cat's Vegas while Justin patiently waits for his chance to talk.
Under the Influence - Chris Brown
A strangely binary contrast between the worst song we've listened to with the single greatest lyric. Unfortunately, that lyric is the first thing out...
Where are Jake and Justin?!?!
We're fine, just busy and stuff. We'll be back in two weeks. Look for a new episode the week of 10/23.
#wapl2t whyarepeoplelisteningtothis@gmail...
I Ain’t Worried - OneRepublic
We start out very mad and then get very happy. A song that shows us that there are good people in the music industry.
Pink Venom M/V - BLACKPINK
A return to the multimedia mega outrageous finely tuned genre of K-Pop!
STAYING ALIVE - DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby
This hot dumpster fire makes our ears bleed so we stuffed them with Timbits®. Come along with us on a journey filled with hate, mistrust, and concern...
Bad Habit - Steve Lacy
A cheerful romp proving that real music is better than fake music all in under 4 minutes.
Glimpse of Us - Joji
A surprisingly gorgeous romp through a song that makes perfect sense by an artist we have never heard of before.
Break My Soul - Beyonce
A delayed podcast this week is because this song isn't worth listening to... Nah, it's not that bad. Hold the mayo.
Jimmy Cooks - Drake ft. 21 Savage
A lesson in language and animal intelligence - neither of which have anything to do with this song.
WAIT FOR U - Future ft. Drake, Temes
A song that burst from the bowels of hell itself. A mistake that can never be corrected. A song whose lyrics require an ancient cipher to decode. Come...
Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush
A gentle stroll through an English garden of 1980s nostalgic art-rock mixed with the pop culture madness of Stranger Things. Drinking game inside!
Eurovision Part 2 - A Summary of Eurovision 2022
Jake and Justin share their thoughts on Eurovision 2022.
Eurovision Part 1 Stefania (Kalush Orchestra)
It's Eurovision time! If you are new to Eurovision, this episode will guide you gently into it. If you are a Eurovision veteran, there's lots of cool...
Enemy - Imagine Dragons x J.I.D
No need to be overly critical; Imagine Dragons and their hit theme song for a hit television series is a hit with the guys.
Sweetest Pie - Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa
Jake and Justin talk about sex. Oooohhh, yeeaaaahhh!
Super Gremlin Kodak Black/DAX
Jake proposed an academic article to compensate for this week's atrocities. Jake also introduces Justin to independent rapper DAX.
We Don't Talk About Bruno?
On this week's podcast, TikTok strikes again leaving Jake devastated and feeling old.
Heat Waves - Glass Animals
This week, Justin teaches Jake about TikTok and Jake is still confused.