Unlikely Hit Songs (Why did they blow up?)

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  • Опубликовано: 28 окт 2024

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  • @JelenaMajic
    @JelenaMajic 4 года назад +1457

    The Taylor Foor PR is the same trick as adding "official" to RoomieOfficial.

  • @pink_alligator
    @pink_alligator 4 года назад +1145

    Feel like Gangnam Style should be on here more so than This is America. NEVER had a non English song blown up to be that fucking huge! I still remember being shocked when I started to hear it outside of the convention circles. No K-pop had been mainstream huge before

    • @cloudyazure
      @cloudyazure 4 года назад +98

      Even as a kpop fan gangnam style was such a weird song

    • @enigmamyth
      @enigmamyth 4 года назад +139

      @@cloudyazure fun fact many people who hates bts or kpop in general had banged hard to gangam style lmao.

    • @Abc-xm8pb
      @Abc-xm8pb 4 года назад +50

      Fun fact lots of people who hate kpop listened to only one song or hate their annoying fans

    • @ConFlow247
      @ConFlow247 4 года назад +35

      @@Abc-xm8pb for me I only hate the fans not the songs cause the songs are pretty good

    • @dodiezero
      @dodiezero 4 года назад +15

      2012 was a good time for that when Gangnam style was like a worldwide trend, it was even the main focus to sum up RUclips Rewind 2012

  • @meepboi4799
    @meepboi4799 4 года назад +3220

    Roomie: In Moscow of all places...
    Editor: *proceeds to show Norwegian flag*

    • @donezk98
      @donezk98 4 года назад +174

      But with the Russian anthem in the background still xD

    • @ericreinhoz3175
      @ericreinhoz3175 4 года назад +24

      Thought same thing

    • @lidajohannedigernes9901
      @lidajohannedigernes9901 4 года назад +140

      All norwegians watching: heavy sigh

    • @marvinzaque
      @marvinzaque 4 года назад +32

      thats the meme from the editor i think lol

    • @swedmiroswedmiro1352
      @swedmiroswedmiro1352 4 года назад +47

      Every Swede knows that Norway is the last Soviet republic!

  • @SimplyStatistical
    @SimplyStatistical 3 года назад +229

    I remember how Owl city: "Fireflies" got so popular out of the blue. It's not a bad song by any means but it was very surprising to see a random song from an extremely obscure artist soar to the top of the charts so suddenly.

    • @nonameman7114
      @nonameman7114 3 года назад +2

      Could’ve been an industry plant

    • @thijsvanharen1571
      @thijsvanharen1571 2 года назад +2

      It was 2000s absolutly anyone could
      Make a hit song

  • @unknownseizure
    @unknownseizure 4 года назад +1931

    _There's this guy called joji, his songs are pretty good but he came from nowhere. He kinda looks like papa Franku though. Why are his songs hits?_

    • @wantewfwee
      @wantewfwee 4 года назад +26

      i wonder why

    • @urfrndlucas
      @urfrndlucas 4 года назад +19

      hmmmmmmMMMMMMM

    • @jdwmyt
      @jdwmyt 4 года назад +73

      Q: What kind of car does Mickey Mouse's wife drive?
      A: A minnie van!

    • @universehopa
      @universehopa 4 года назад +3

      Because joji is filthy frank

    • @HotrodHud
      @HotrodHud 4 года назад +30

      @@universehopa r/whooosh

  • @abigailrech5447
    @abigailrech5447 4 года назад +125

    Just here to acknowledge "How to Save a Life" by The Fray actually being the huge staple song of Grey's Anatomy and not Scrubs. Grey's Anatomy even did a musical episode featuring the whole cast covering the song, which I would love to see Roomie's reaction to.

    • @chelr5795
      @chelr5795 4 года назад +3

      I was here for this 🙌

    • @krisztapop4274
      @krisztapop4274 3 года назад +1

      Came here to write this down - thank you for saving me the time! 😅

  • @fluffartistt
    @fluffartistt 4 года назад +2719

    "in Moscow of all places!"
    _shows Norwegian flag_

  • @eajensen4979
    @eajensen4979 4 года назад +242

    Roomie: "I N T E R E S T I N G"
    Roomie: "A M A Z I N G"
    Me, a Twosetter: 😏

    • @kroh7742
      @kroh7742 4 года назад +11

      Praised be ling ling

    • @karinmakumbirofa6831
      @karinmakumbirofa6831 3 года назад +4

      if you can play it slowly ...

    • @eajensen4979
      @eajensen4979 3 года назад +3

      @@karinmakumbirofa6831 ... you can play it quickly!

    • @coleninja2227
      @coleninja2227 3 года назад +4

      @@eajensen4979 40 hours a day!

    • @rhea6927
      @rhea6927 3 года назад

      oonga boonga!!!

  • @tiansmit9412
    @tiansmit9412 4 года назад +526

    Imagine what money "Back in Black" made from movie soundtracks

    • @clean.shotmedia
      @clean.shotmedia 4 года назад +26

      Lol it doesn’t need the help from soundtracks honestly it’s one of the bestselling rock albums of all time and made over 50mil

    • @sairuhbby
      @sairuhbby 4 года назад +17

      or "Iron Man" from Iron Man/MCU movies.

    • @Mr_Leo_DS
      @Mr_Leo_DS 4 года назад +8

      @@clean.shotmedia it doesn't need, but it has

    • @BroZilla-vh3tu
      @BroZilla-vh3tu 4 года назад +2

      *PRESENTATION*

    • @damagedoc3279
      @damagedoc3279 4 года назад +2

      @@clean.shotmedia I think if you look on wikipedia it is the second highest selling album of all time

  • @dazza60
    @dazza60 4 года назад +136

    Kinda surprised he didn't mention anything about Billy Ray Cyrus on Old Town Road

    • @paperremix
      @paperremix 4 года назад

      Same!!

    • @Mari-kb7jb
      @Mari-kb7jb 4 года назад +3

      Or that it’s a Nine Inch Nails song

    • @Mari-kb7jb
      @Mari-kb7jb 4 года назад +2

      @robin Red sorry lol you got there first

    • @amaiagrace5938
      @amaiagrace5938 3 года назад

      @@Mari-kb7jb lol

    • @snnlbnv6418
      @snnlbnv6418 3 года назад +1

      Same. Additionally, I was really surprised when he didn’t even mentioned Imanbek while were talking about Roses. I’m sorry, but I think it was him who made this song so huge...

  • @jillybeangaming
    @jillybeangaming 4 года назад +316

    on the popularity of a song due to a tv show or movie using said song: snow patrol made it big off the show grey's anatomy. they used various versions of "chasing cars" in the show... like 4 or 5 different times, I think. including a cast cover in their musical episode. love me some snow patrol.
    edit: ahhh the "bag of screaming goats" song (aka roses)... misheard lyrics for that song make me giggle every time.
    edit 2: "this is america" really is good.. i wonder what we'll think of it like 20 years from now... super curious.

    • @KineticPassion
      @KineticPassion 4 года назад +3

      Yeah, I think it's always been that way ever since video with sound was a thing. It definitely worked for Five for Fighting with "Superman (it's not easy)" and so many more.

    • @natasha8966
      @natasha8966 4 года назад +1

      I thought a snow patrol song was used in ER tv show

    • @cmac1350
      @cmac1350 4 года назад +5

      That happens a lot with songs with good lyrics, or lyrics that can be used for certain situations in a movie. How to Save a Life works perfectly for a lot of scenes in films (as would You Found Me). Feels Like the End works in the same way in White Collar. The lyrics fit what the scene required

    • @jillybeangaming
      @jillybeangaming 4 года назад

      @@natasha8966 hmmm did ER last that long (2005-2006)? it could have been.

    • @jillybeangaming
      @jillybeangaming 4 года назад +4

      @@cmac1350 how to save a life was also used in grey's anatomy, go figure... as was a song called "how we operate" --- lots of songs with titles related to medicine, life saving, etc.... ha. but yes. very true.

  • @piotrbukowski9566
    @piotrbukowski9566 4 года назад +75

    Quite a shame you skipped Imanbek's story here, as it's extremely interesting. He was completely unknown, randomly did his remix of Saint Jhn in just a few hours, using some very basic Vengeance samples - and uploaded it to some Russian social site. Then nothing happened and after a few months it suddenly blew up everywhere. The guy is working at a small railway station in Kazakhstan and got hundreds of millions of streams on his remix on both Spotify and RUclips...

  • @havshkamusic2733
    @havshkamusic2733 4 года назад +394

    I think it's funny that Imanbek, the guy that remixed Roses (and who lives in a small town in Kazakhstan) and made it a huge it, initially didn't get permission to use the Roses track because Saint John didn't reply to his insta DM. And then he was like "whatever" and the song blew up in Russia. And AFTER that Saint John gave him permission lol.

    • @aida02155
      @aida02155 4 года назад +17

      Also he was like 18-19, that just blows my mind

    • @djtg5688
      @djtg5688 3 года назад +10

      Tbh I'm so sad that Imanbek was not even mentioned 😢

  • @amazingDani101
    @amazingDani101 4 года назад +96

    I feel like no one ever pronounces Guyanese or Guyana correctly. One of the most frustrating things growing up was when I would say Guyana or Guyanese and people tell me: "I think you are saying Ghana wrong" or "Did you mean to say Ghana?" No, no i didn't!

    • @ravendash123
      @ravendash123 4 года назад +1

      Fr tho omg

    • @Language_is_Life95
      @Language_is_Life95 4 года назад +2

      Ikr... But I screamed when Joel called out my country❤️

    • @ravendash123
      @ravendash123 4 года назад +1

      @karmasdoor guy-anna, or at least that’s how I’ve been taught to pronounce it

    • @Language_is_Life95
      @Language_is_Life95 4 года назад +1

      @karmasdoor guy is pronounced the usual way and ana is pronounced like the name anna. Together you get guyana

    • @maidende8280
      @maidende8280 4 года назад +2

      That’s annoying, but just correct them? I’m sure they don’t meet to be rude.

  • @superepiic
    @superepiic 4 года назад +166

    Old Town Road by just Lil Nas X himself did not qualify for Billboard's country chart, but the remix with Billy Ray Cyrus did.

    • @Faith_P_
      @Faith_P_ 4 года назад +14

      Billy Ray Cyrus has got some bangers, 'some gave all' is one of my favorite songs. Old Town Road is fun, but the fact that anyone would call it country baffles me.

    • @mowthekitt
      @mowthekitt 4 года назад +2

      @@Faith_P_ fair

    • @whitneynevitt8615
      @whitneynevitt8615 4 года назад +2

      Similar to how Gabby Barrett’s song I Hope only hit the Hot 100 charts with the Charlie Puth feature

    • @obsuaim2870
      @obsuaim2870 4 года назад +14

      @@Faith_P_ Yeah man why would anyone call something that sounds like country a country song hahaha

    • @briw5512
      @briw5512 4 года назад +2

      @@whitneynevitt8615 i just heard that version the other day and though the 'poppy' beat in the background and his vocals were so out of place. I really didn't care for it.

  • @AnshumanSharma1
    @AnshumanSharma1 4 года назад +945

    Am I the only one who wants that pre-tiktok era back? v.v

    • @sio8760
      @sio8760 4 года назад +24

      Yes

    • @vivid_multifandom1678
      @vivid_multifandom1678 4 года назад +70

      Nah. Tiktok introduced me to a lot of awesome songs.

    • @kristaskorner5353
      @kristaskorner5353 4 года назад +42

      nah tikotok made lots of songs popular . and the songs are great but when its overused its becomes bad .

    • @TheElectroclassic
      @TheElectroclassic 4 года назад +4

      yes

    • @ArtScouts
      @ArtScouts 4 года назад +1

      are bhai,aur kya halchal ????

  • @fluffartistt
    @fluffartistt 4 года назад +596

    "in country everything sounds very, very much the same."
    cotton eye joe: *I'm sorry, I failed you.*

    • @ChickenMccZoe
      @ChickenMccZoe 4 года назад +40

      What if that's the reason they stopped experimenting. They reached perfection and know they can't improve on it. 😂

    • @michaelwomack5769
      @michaelwomack5769 4 года назад +17

      That’s not a country song, that’s old folk music. Listen to Weatherman, Tennessee whiskey, take me home country roads, smoky mountain rain. That’s country

    • @katlyncoker8488
      @katlyncoker8488 4 года назад +7

      @@michaelwomack5769 I would like Jolene(Dolly Parton) to be added to the list, along with Rhinestone Cowboy(Glen Campbell), Blown away(Carrie Underwood), Broken Heart(Miranda Lambert), and Nothing Breaks like a Heart(Miley Cyrus). Also Need You Now(Lady Antebellum). Admittedly some of these are more modern country, but I still think they have enough of a country feel to them to count.

    • @christophermoore9436
      @christophermoore9436 4 года назад +13

      Nobody knows where Cotton Eye Joe came from or where he even went

    • @fluffartistt
      @fluffartistt 4 года назад +3

      @@michaelwomack5769 I know, that's the joke 😳

  • @TaraTara-ld2xb
    @TaraTara-ld2xb 4 года назад +13

    Another unlikely hit: "A Fifth of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy. The Star Wars disco song made me think of that. Lol. Anyways, interesting video. Hope there are more of these in the future!

  • @oliviah8899
    @oliviah8899 4 года назад +43

    sometimes I worry about Joel. I was watching congratulations (you guys all know it) and I heard that apparently he was drunk while filming the whole thing and didn't sleep for 48 hours or sommin. I don't know whether that's true but it makes me really sad. As well as this, listening to his stuff like Numb and Livin for that etc makes me feel that he's really fed up with life and it makes me so sad that someone so amazing and brings so much joy into the world is so sad. I know he went through some tough things when he first started out in music and stuff like tha. I don't know why I'm saying this it's just that joel is my favorite RUclipsr and to see him sad just hurts me idk why.
    And joel if you see this can you please just let us know if you are truly okay. Remember you can take a break any time you want, don't do things for us we only want the best for you.

    • @KayKay-ms4le
      @KayKay-ms4le 4 года назад +14

      I recall he made a serious video discussing how he isn't as sad as he used to be in the past, and that he is improving now.

    • @SweeterThanYou
      @SweeterThanYou 4 года назад +16

      He was drunk for the filming of Congratulations. Dave (Boyinaband) talked about it in his bts video. But you have to give the guy a break on that one, in my opinion. He flew for 11 hours without sleep to get there for the filming then proceeded to film, sing, and just work on the video in general for several hours after that. In reference to Joel getting drunk, Dave said something along the lines of "It didn't help with how tired he was, but he was more enthusiastic to film." Then once they were finished filming, Joel flew another 11 hours to get back to America.

    • @oliviah8899
      @oliviah8899 4 года назад +2

      @@KayKay-ms4le can you link please I cant seem to find it

    • @KayKay-ms4le
      @KayKay-ms4le 4 года назад +1

      @@oliviah8899 Sure I will try to find the video but may take me awhile since i forgot it's title.

    • @ruchamansukh1203
      @ruchamansukh1203 4 года назад +1

      @@oliviah8899 u are such a nice and caring person. I wish Joel would've replied to you.

  • @javierrodrigo1009
    @javierrodrigo1009 4 года назад +63

    When Roomie talks about unexpected hits and doesn't mention the return of Revenge (Creeper Aw Man) O.o

  • @aaliyahparbhoo1338
    @aaliyahparbhoo1338 4 года назад +584

    Billboards when they removed old town road:
    Its a lil pitchy

    • @johan36
      @johan36 4 года назад +2

      Uu

    • @soccerruben1
      @soccerruben1 4 года назад +7

      It's quite sus because it has country music but apparently, it does not have enough twang or the usual references of a modern country song- beer, girls or boys, trucks, 'Merica- that granted a ranking in the Billboard's ranking for country music. Again, quite sus.

    • @DarkAngel60193
      @DarkAngel60193 4 года назад +4

      @@soccerruben1 it’s called old country and it’s elites being gate keepers who don’t want anything to change but the new generation is still pushing for that change and I’m 100% here for it. We can’t keep listening to the same brand over and over and expect people to not get tired of it.

    • @kenziecrawford8905
      @kenziecrawford8905 4 года назад +3

      Of course he liked this 😂

  • @DarkAngel60193
    @DarkAngel60193 4 года назад +197

    The reason Old Town Road was removed is because they still have a bunch of old ass people controlling what is allowed to be called country! Which is why a lot of the young country fans threw a fit. Rightfully so because the song is amazing.

    • @riyazuo
      @riyazuo 4 года назад +20

      Here comes the guardian of ancient country music

    • @DarkAngel60193
      @DarkAngel60193 4 года назад +9

      Last time I checked, evolution means things change and become different....so your argument there is a bit counterintuitive lol

    • @DarkAngel60193
      @DarkAngel60193 4 года назад +26

      Yes but this song in particular still falls within the country genre, hence the name Country Rap or Country Trap music which is a perfect name that encompasses both the country elements of the song and the trap/rap elements of the song. Just like we have Outlaw Country and Rebel Country and Country Rock and Country HipHop.....it is still country music just a different sub-genre. Get off your high horse, take off your rose colored glasses, and let people make new music without being a gate-keeping asshole about it. If people love and enjoy it then that should be all that matters. Country music can’t stay in the past forever or it will eventually die out, we need to let it evolve and change so further generations can love it too.

    • @mendosuhhhh
      @mendosuhhhh 3 года назад +7

      @Kit Kat I mean, it is country.
      I've been listening to country since I was little, so I think I know what country sounds like lmao.
      I mean, listen to some of kane browns songs, or some of the newer generation artists, they're vastly different from the older generation.

    • @MrSqurk
      @MrSqurk 3 года назад +5

      @Kit Kat this kind gate keeping of what is country music is why 50% of country songs sound identical.

  • @ritam3578
    @ritam3578 4 года назад +21

    Hey joel. You better get working on those abs for the 7 million ab reveal and also on the hit or miss cosplay. Don't think we have forgotten. 😐 Good luck!

  • @aurora_skies_
    @aurora_skies_ 4 года назад +69

    This is America isn't a an unlikely hit 😂 Gambino is iconic

  • @sumg1525
    @sumg1525 4 года назад +23

    When Roomie talked about the song ‘Roses’ I think listening to it slowed will give you a different vibe and look at the song different.

    • @aichab8823
      @aichab8823 4 года назад +5

      i just tried it and i think that ur right...

  • @garyenkwong1683
    @garyenkwong1683 4 года назад +44

    “The most iconic unlikely hit”....definitely not Gangnam Style I see

  • @YingwuUsagiri
    @YingwuUsagiri 4 года назад +69

    I'm surprised Roomie didn't know about the huge Star Wars remix, it's even in rhythm games and such despite being such a classic. Also I actually quite like Roses, it has a fun interesting flow but This is America isn't to my liking as the flow is just basically Hummunumumunuh Hummumununumunumumuh over and over again with hardly any variety or intrigue.

    • @Ejpon
      @Ejpon 4 года назад +4

      This is America is mostly the clip I think, even tho lyrics and music on its own is still good.

  • @marklll4426
    @marklll4426 4 года назад +7

    Just wanted to say that Childish Gambino voiced Marshall Lee from Adventure Time.
    *A cool character for a cool dude*

  • @t3mpra
    @t3mpra 4 года назад +50

    i love how he bops his head to any song no matter how bad it is

  • @lawofbob
    @lawofbob 4 года назад +2

    If you are going to do this again I would highly recommend @toddintheshadows as a guest.
    Man knows his pop music, including his series on one hit wonders, which of course has an episode on Meco

  • @joshuaoosthuizen4697
    @joshuaoosthuizen4697 4 года назад +223

    When you almost thought that you wouldn’t see any RoomieOfficial 🙃

    • @jdwmyt
      @jdwmyt 4 года назад +20

      Q: Why don't traffic lights ever go swimming?
      A: Because they take too long to change!

    • @aaliyahparbhoo1338
      @aaliyahparbhoo1338 4 года назад +8

      @@jdwmyt lol it took me a sec

    • @BrodyP74
      @BrodyP74 4 года назад +6

      @@jdwmyt smort, lol

    • @jiyayadav5928
      @jiyayadav5928 4 года назад

      Lol I was literally thinking that 😂

    • @cassie3028
      @cassie3028 4 года назад

      @@jiyayadav5928 same

  • @katlyncoker8488
    @katlyncoker8488 4 года назад +3

    Tiktok may gotten Old Town Road on the charts, but the controversy is what allowed to become a phenomenon. Like just think about how many people were exposed to this song through various hot takes about "whether it's country", "whether billboard's decision to remove it from the country charts is racist", "what even counts as country anymore", and "should the concept of genre (in regards to music specifically)just die or nah".

  • @lorraineb682
    @lorraineb682 4 года назад +33

    Diplo produced that??? At the time, the story was that MIA produced it herself :O Kinda sounds like it was done in the music production equivalent of MS Paint

    • @sana_speranza
      @sana_speranza 4 года назад +3

      She wanted it extremely authentic and took that in one take. Also she wanted to work with Timbaland but the request was pending too long as her visa was not long enough.
      The problem I think is she criticized the Srilankan government often very openly about the war crimes and genocide of Tamils.
      But I still think she had a great influence on the music itself. I think she needed Diplo to putt the tiles together basically.

  • @lkf8799
    @lkf8799 4 года назад +1

    I just watched 4 of your videos in a row and just noticed your accent now lol 😂 I thought you were doing a bit for a sec. Europeans used to learn English with a British accent and now they do it with an American accent so it takes a minute to notice.
    Love your vibes. Gonna subscribe.

  • @dexw9161
    @dexw9161 4 года назад +47

    Roomie, should react to “Nothing but Thieves”

    • @irinaalfago6102
      @irinaalfago6102 4 года назад +4

      THEY ARE SO GOOOOOD

    • @PeteJake100
      @PeteJake100 3 года назад

      Loved their debut, not really feeling Moral Panic though

    • @lolaa.8161
      @lolaa.8161 3 года назад +1

      @@PeteJake100 Same. I like it but not as much as their earlier work. When they came out with Real Love Song, I felt a shift in their sound.

  • @terrylewis_
    @terrylewis_ 4 года назад +5

    I honestly haven't heard Old Town Road before. Just the little snippets.

  • @soranacy
    @soranacy 4 года назад +152

    Joel, just a reminder. Don't forget to get enough sleep and stay hydrated.

    • @endodouble6691
      @endodouble6691 4 года назад +4

      Thx :D

    • @Interdictiondeltawing
      @Interdictiondeltawing 4 года назад +3

      Yea joel we care about your health and well being dont forget!

    • @sthego3970
      @sthego3970 4 года назад +3

      Thank you, take care of yourself too

    • @SM-qv2om
      @SM-qv2om 4 года назад

      Oh thanks I forgot

    • @RatchelRach
      @RatchelRach 4 года назад

      @Katarina P as long as you wake up at 10 AM or later so u get a full 8 hrs

  • @johntracytb5355
    @johntracytb5355 4 года назад +6

    "and I was like weeee... fame." I'm definitely making this my yearbook quote now

  • @johnutah888
    @johnutah888 4 года назад +51

    Roomie is gonna have to get a new hat with how fast his hair grows

    • @jdwmyt
      @jdwmyt 4 года назад +3

      Q: What do you call a fish with no eye?
      A: Fssshh.

    • @OverlordJojoo
      @OverlordJojoo 4 года назад +2

      @@jdwmyt bro u are everywhere

  • @maniik_flix4837
    @maniik_flix4837 3 года назад +1

    Fun Fact: you can a sample of that in Red Dead 2.
    It's the "Take my horse till ol town road." part except just the instrumental and kinda lighter.

  • @akshatojha9180
    @akshatojha9180 4 года назад +17

    I think Joel's strategy is to feature a song from every single music company,so that they fight against each other to copystrike his videos

  • @vickyg6182
    @vickyg6182 3 года назад +9

    Sometimes it won’t matter if a really great song was released, if the audience wasn’t ready to hear it yet

  • @Vex-sn7ne
    @Vex-sn7ne 4 года назад +59

    Comments: 56.
    Me: Will you let me see them?
    RUclips: No, I Don’t think I will.

  • @noodlearg9745
    @noodlearg9745 4 года назад +14

    “Truckloads of young children” -the Rolling Stones news

  • @Toadette-
    @Toadette- 4 года назад +27

    "The more playlists you get in the more plays your song will get"
    *ahh yes, the floor is made of the floor*

  • @vlogicando
    @vlogicando 4 года назад +2

    The Old Town Road problem reminds me of when Royals won best Rock song at VMAs.

  • @xeoney
    @xeoney 4 года назад +19

    I have a feeling most of these will be strange rap songs that nobody can actually hear the words to, and just make weird nosies when it comes on.

  • @tess8587
    @tess8587 4 года назад +3

    For Old Town Road,I would call it "crap". Country and rap together.

  • @crazyemeralds2434
    @crazyemeralds2434 4 года назад +59

    Everyone's complaining about people saying 'first',
    but I haven't seen a single comment like that in months!

    • @LiSkyFox
      @LiSkyFox 4 года назад +4

      This comment made me realize how early I am

    • @aDubStepdrop
      @aDubStepdrop 4 года назад +3

      That’s cuz you’re always last

  • @Red-mq5ne
    @Red-mq5ne 3 года назад

    The two most played styles of songs of southern Mississippi is rap and country. This is why that Old Town Road is implanted in my head because I was the last one off the bus, and the person who was second to last was a high schooler with a speaker. They played it over and over again.

  • @Neroshy
    @Neroshy 4 года назад +7

    You should definitely check out Ouse, he's from Iceland and isn't getting enough attention.

  • @thxu4_the_venom657
    @thxu4_the_venom657 4 года назад +3

    lol i remember back when old town road blew up it was right at the end of my school year and at our school dance (we were in 5th grade btw) our dj kept getting requests to play it and at the end he was like "ok we have time for 1 more song" and every single person screamed to him that he should play old town road and our principal (who was wonderful) didn't want us to be upset so she hooked her phone up to the speakers and just pulled the song up from youtube XD it was so fun honestly

  • @max46956
    @max46956 4 года назад +11

    In the middle of Africa lies Moscow, Capital of Norway

  • @sharebear2488
    @sharebear2488 3 года назад +1

    Joel's "weeee" was cute and wholesome.

  • @eviemh
    @eviemh 4 года назад +3

    Old town road brings back so many 2019 memories...

  • @Tiago-bb7cz
    @Tiago-bb7cz 4 года назад

    I just heard about Childish Gambino from Community when he played Troy. That was and still is my favourite TV show to date.

  • @binniiemylove
    @binniiemylove 4 года назад +15

    Me : Having a bad day and just wants to sleep
    Roomie : Uploads
    Me :
    Y e e y e e

  • @samanthadelic
    @samanthadelic 4 года назад

    i don't usually like hit songs but most of them you're reviewing have become side favorites like roses and old town road i play on purpose in my free time. the radio has blessed us for the first time since 2005 (not counting rock stations they struggle to fail us regardless)

    • @samanthadelic
      @samanthadelic 4 года назад

      future did a remix of roses with st jhn and i like it more than the edm version but you'd have to be a fan of future to enjoy it i believe

  • @JeffreyHead1
    @JeffreyHead1 4 года назад +34

    Old Town Road: "I am country"
    Country: "But you are black"
    Old Town Road: "Sigh... Hip hop again then I guess"

  • @imolaa11
    @imolaa11 4 года назад +1

    It was Grey's Anatomy where The fray's song became a real hit. I was so obsessed with it!

  • @28FineLine_
    @28FineLine_ 4 года назад +100

    Heeeyyy that's the Norwegian flag, not the Russian. The colors are correct tho. What kind of apple juice are the editors on? 🤔

    • @28FineLine_
      @28FineLine_ 4 года назад

      @L E M O N B O I dude for real?

    • @meditutorials
      @meditutorials 4 года назад +3

      Oopsie

    • @28FineLine_
      @28FineLine_ 4 года назад +3

      @@meditutorials skandaløst altså 😂😆 we Norwegians might need some emotional healing support in the next video 😉

    • @meditutorials
      @meditutorials 4 года назад +2

      @@28FineLine_ We'll see what we can do.... :3

    • @28FineLine_
      @28FineLine_ 4 года назад

      @@meditutorials 😏 👌

  • @EldynvanDijk
    @EldynvanDijk 4 года назад +3

    dubstep history in a nutshell: LETS CHANGE UP DA REGGAE WITH SUM ELECTRONICS YALL (7:54)

  • @CarlosFromSchool
    @CarlosFromSchool 4 года назад +10

    Hey im from Guyana, and that pronounciation of "Guyanese" had me laughing LMAOOOO

  • @OasisForY0u
    @OasisForY0u 4 года назад +1

    the song that lil nas x sang at 4:00 was rod wave-heart on ice
    it's a really really good song :3

  • @t3mpra
    @t3mpra 4 года назад +7

    No one;
    joel; "...this (☝🏻😀) 's' word..."

  • @kathryncoyne173
    @kathryncoyne173 4 года назад +1

    This is the one thing I look forward to everyday after my school work and all that stress this is just the best thing ever!
    Thx Joel

  • @willyoung7344
    @willyoung7344 4 года назад +54

    I wasn’t first
    I wasn’t last
    But most importantly
    Nobody asked

    • @robintyssedavidsson3584
      @robintyssedavidsson3584 4 года назад

      I agree

    • @jdwmyt
      @jdwmyt 4 года назад

      Q: Why do birds fly to warmer climates in the winter?
      A: It’s much easier than walking!

    • @blueheart9873
      @blueheart9873 4 года назад

      Yet we get the answer

  • @yadvendrasingh1396
    @yadvendrasingh1396 4 года назад

    0:44 -: *old town road* ( Lil NasX)
    4:33 -: *Paper plane* ( M.I.A. )
    6:44 -: *Roses* IMANBEK remix ( Saint JHN)
    10:02 -: *Star wars theme* (MECO)
    12:28 -: *This is America* ( Childish Gambino)
    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Mari-kb7jb
    @Mari-kb7jb 4 года назад +5

    Actually the original “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X is actually a Nine Inch Nails instrumental song.

  • @lewistaylor679
    @lewistaylor679 2 года назад +1

    Roomie: Moscow, out of all places
    Editor: *shows Norway's flag*

  • @waffledoesstuff2145
    @waffledoesstuff2145 4 года назад +5

    So what Roomie is saying is Paper Planes is a little bit pitchy, but in a good way

  • @AJGames1220
    @AJGames1220 3 года назад +1

    That mix of lil nas you did i would 100% listen to and add to my Spotify

  • @rubii15
    @rubii15 4 года назад +8

    Day 14 of reminding Joel to do the singing without autotune reveal cuz he's probably forgotten about it. C'mon Joel!

  • @lunagabriella213
    @lunagabriella213 4 года назад

    *Paper Planes was used for the Pineapple Express trailer, which I did see in theaters lol, but it wasn't in the movie sadly* ♥️😭😭😭 I'm STILL mad about that! I bought her cd with that had it on there. Good album.

  • @weebchan406
    @weebchan406 4 года назад +1

    Holeees*it i tough i was the only one who knew THE FRAY i frickin love them soo much i almost memorized all of their songs!!! And my favorite one is actually “How to Save a Life” omg Joel you suprised me!! 😭❤️❤️❤️

  • @kelvin5184
    @kelvin5184 4 года назад +4

    RUclips be like : Joel how many copyright clams do you want
    Joel :

  • @jakeslife01
    @jakeslife01 4 года назад

    2:05 debuted. Love the pronunciation :)

  • @pen3475
    @pen3475 4 года назад +29

    The title: "*Unlikely Hit Songs (Why did they blow up?)*"
    Me: "I don't know why did they blow up?"

    • @Mr_Leo_DS
      @Mr_Leo_DS 4 года назад

      Antimeme (?)

    • @slushyyyyyy1811
      @slushyyyyyy1811 4 года назад

      @@Mr_Leo_DS (???)

    • @Mr_Leo_DS
      @Mr_Leo_DS 4 года назад

      @@slushyyyyyy1811 there is no joke here, that's just a failed try to make a meme

  • @cakethecat4492
    @cakethecat4492 4 года назад +2

    Childish Gambino stole his song but i guess that didn't come up in the google search. There is a smaller artist who has a song with same type of soundtrack and people were like "oh maybe it's a music industry coincidence" but they literally sing about the same topic. The original artist said he wasn't going to try to sue but that he's glad Donald Glover likes/was inspired by his song.
    Edit: American Pharaoh by Jase Harley is the song.

  • @aditisatish8484
    @aditisatish8484 4 года назад +22

    Old town road bE like:
    i aM a HiT oN TiK tOk

  • @silverturtle0213
    @silverturtle0213 4 года назад

    omg I found an old record a few years ago with that disco starwars theme and loved it!

  • @flynnvoid7694
    @flynnvoid7694 3 года назад +4

    Old Town Road being removed was actually a race thing. Most modern country music is heavily influenced by pop, rap, and even hip hop. They just didn't want a black artist charting for country.

  • @koifish4078
    @koifish4078 4 года назад +2

    I love how the roomie plushy is still in the guitars in the background from the last vid!😂😂😂

  • @ashleydowney1222
    @ashleydowney1222 4 года назад +7

    I didn't understand the hype of "This Is America". I still don't.

  • @Lawrence_Zhou
    @Lawrence_Zhou 4 года назад +2

    3:30 who said you can't combine country with other genres? Just look at 10000 hours or Meant to Be

  • @jillvasquez1010
    @jillvasquez1010 3 года назад +3

    I love how Billy Ray got involved and collabbed to include the specific elements that Bilboard stated as the reasons why it wasn't "country" and then they still refused to include it, can't tell me it wasn't because he was black if you're gonna pull BS like this.

  • @TVandManga
    @TVandManga 3 года назад

    Paper Planes was in Slumdog Millionaire as far as I remember. That was a great soundtrack.

  • @prathammodi2189
    @prathammodi2189 4 года назад +3

    Having old town road in a country playlist is like saying iron man 3 is a Christmas movie😂

  • @doki--
    @doki-- 4 года назад +2

    The song which Lil Nas sang/rap is acctalually 'Heart on ice'(hella good song) by Rod Wave
    Check him out, he's a great artist

  • @PatrickStarboy12
    @PatrickStarboy12 4 года назад +3

    I don't think people give enough credit to Imanbek for his remix. SaintJHN's song didn't blow up. Imanbek's remix did

  • @4TheLoveofLauren
    @4TheLoveofLauren 4 года назад +1

    JOEL!! I really think you should react to npr tiny desk RUclips videos! Their are sooo many good ones lots of old and new gems! I’m going to keep posting this on all of your videos until you do it lol

  • @flabershlap101
    @flabershlap101 4 года назад +5

    How could someone have lived through 2019 without hearing Old Town Road

    • @AkizatheNacho
      @AkizatheNacho 4 года назад +2

      My parents, apparently.
      They've been living under a rock.

    • @kurokurovich
      @kurokurovich 4 года назад

      Just not hearing it? I never listened to it and I'm alive and not interested

  • @ktjabs5620
    @ktjabs5620 4 года назад

    Don't forget the entire hook of the guitar in the background of old town road was from a nine inch nails instrumental...so that song really crossed many genres.

  • @Vicky-sd4xk
    @Vicky-sd4xk 4 года назад +50

    roomie how much copyright claims do you want ;
    roomie: yes

  • @ThunderWolf535
    @ThunderWolf535 4 года назад

    2:19, you can't hide No Sleep by Martin Garrix from me, you absolute man of culture

  • @Toadette-
    @Toadette- 4 года назад +32

    "The more playlists you get in the more plays you get on your song"
    - Captain Obvious Rami 2020

  • @rustymagoo5936
    @rustymagoo5936 3 года назад

    How to save a life in the scrubs was one of the few moments tv ever made me cry haha, cox's breakdown broke me lol. Love that song.

  • @xeoney
    @xeoney 4 года назад +12

    This will either be rap songs that nobody really even understands or random songs that tiktok decided to use.

  • @amenlongchar
    @amenlongchar 4 года назад +2

    This is the first video I've came across where Joel didn't talk about his Pitchy merch🤣🤣🤣

  • @gaceofspades
    @gaceofspades 4 года назад +4

    Well old town road won a "pop-song" Grammy... pop