I went through the list, and it was apparent from the beginning that it was almost exclusively tilted toward hip-hop and urban contemporary. If I stretched it, there were three songs of note, but none of them would be on my list, and some were just a joke. Put a ring on it?...come on.
The New American Songbook
Here's a link to the article. It's a list of popular songs from the past 25 years that the writer thinks will endure for 100 years. It's part of a series of articles on the Slate.com website.
I'm no better at predicting the future than anybody else, so I can't really say whether I agree and disagree with the songs mentioned or their rankings, but I did find the the list interesting. Pop culture is an all consuming monster.
TRIGGER WARNING: the list includes songs from the rap/hip-hop genre.
I'm no better at predicting the future than anybody else, so I can't really say whether I agree and disagree with the songs mentioned or their rankings, but I did find the the list interesting. Pop culture is an all consuming monster.
TRIGGER WARNING: the list includes songs from the rap/hip-hop genre.
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