Some responses — courtesy of my Twitter account — to various singles (and other stuff) released thus far in 2018:
The Despacito Effect: 2018 has already seen MULTIPLE pop single releases without English lyrics
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) January 13, 2018
BABY KNICKS-FAN DRIVER RELEASED A NEW SINGLE AND IT'S GOOD https://t.co/MqZ6BUzy29
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) January 13, 2018
He's also the favorite to inherit Spike's courtside Knicks throne…who else attends as many games and is as famous?
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) January 13, 2018
this needs to be used in a movie asafp https://t.co/jTU8tVgCvn
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) January 22, 2018
the other best single of the week https://t.co/YZL3NFw176
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) January 22, 2018
lol wut https://t.co/uLdPIQVBtm
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) January 24, 2018
This week, I've come to a (potentially embarrassing) realization: I'M A FAN OF COUNTRY MUSIC. First I enjoyed the heck out of the new movie FOREVER MY GIRIL, and now I'm losing my mind over this country-vocaled banger from Zedd: https://t.co/Xc3En30eP2
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) January 26, 2018
But alas, this is my probs my favorite single of the week, albeit mostly due to a lack of a lot of options: https://t.co/zd6Zx6UL2S
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) January 26, 2018
Zedd? Dillon Francis? IT FEELS LIKE COLLEGE UP HERE CUZ OF ALL THIS EDM
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) January 26, 2018
AT LONG LAST A REAL SHOWTUNE VERSION OF BORN TO RUN HOW CAN MY HEART HANDLE SUCH A COMBINATION OF MY TWO ARTISTIC LOVES https://t.co/sMxSbaRYJT
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) January 26, 2018
P.S. Props to HAMILTON-maestro Alex Lacamoire on the arrangement.
The most famous/iconic electronic song of all time: https://t.co/3RgKO9bL38
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) January 26, 2018
Everyone recognizes the beat, even if no one knows the title of the track nor the names of the artists responsible.
the electro pop master https://t.co/nS2Eg2nwf1
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) February 11, 2018
Of the five most streamed songs on Apple Music right now, Drake is responsible for three of them (God's Plan, Look Alive, and Walk It Talk It). In related news, I love Drake: https://t.co/VE2HxsLg8F
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) February 13, 2018
If only the whole song was as good as the chorus: https://t.co/ivct4yi2fR
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) February 13, 2018