Gabby Barrett is proving country music’s anti-female gatekeepers wrong with a massive crossover smash, but exactly how fresh is her anti-cheater revenge song? (Support Todd on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/toddintheshadows)
Wait, their one hit wasn’t “Christmas Wrapping”? The Waitresses’s ode to toying with boys and their stupid emotions got them on the charts, but a tossed-off holiday novelty has dwarfed their hit in hindsight… Visit http://www.curiositystream.com/toddintheshadows to get 26% off an annual subscription plus complimentary access to Nebula! (Support Todd […]
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The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/toddintheshadows12201 The bad music of the year could never be as bad as the year itself, but that doesn’t excuse the terribleness of these songs! Let’s get rid of 2020 once and for […]
Join Todd now as we count down the songs that got us through the worst year ever. Special thanks to DylanGLC for use of his year-end mashup! Check out 2020 Anthem here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5n49VHkMg8 (Support Todd on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/toddintheshadows)
In 1993, pop-rap was nearly dead and gangsta music bringing controversy, but Tag Team found a way to make hip-hop palatable to White America again in 1993, but “Whoomp! There It Is” didn’t set up Tag Team for any further success after whoomp there it ended. (Support Todd on Patreon! […]
How did a minor Disney Channel star score the first mega-selling hit of 2021? Decoding how Olivia Rodrigo broke the hearts of TikTok teens across the country. Go to http://www.curiositystream.com/toddintheshadows for a special offer and get an entire year’s subscription for only $14.79! (Support Todd on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/toddintheshadows)
Mark Morrison debuted with a comeback, and proved that the Brits could hang in America with his international smash “Return of the Mack,” but no one’s big enough a mack for their career to survive as many bad decisions as he made. Why did the Mack never return? (Support Todd […]
The Song vs. Song team have thoughts, so many thoughts, about the controversy-riddled yet shockingly enjoyable Grammy ceremony of 2021! Find out what we thought about Megan thee Stallion’s big wins, the outstanding performances, and of course poor Billie Eilish who was cursed with yet another Grammy. Support Song vs […]
(Visit http://www.audible.com/toddintheshadows or text “toddintheshadows” to 500-500 and start listening to audiobooks now!) It’s one of the most legendary bombs of all time — the biggest rock band in the world turning in a tuneless blast of cacophonous trash-can banging. How did the much-maligned “St. Anger” turn Metallica from gods […]
