Weekend Plans Post: One Single Good Song in 2024

One of those guys who changes his handle all the time on Twitter tweeted out: “if someone can show me one good song from 2024 i’ll give you a million dollars“.

Now, let me say this right now: I don’t think that he was making a legitimate offer as much as complaining about stuff like “being old” and “there not being an MTV anymore” and “the pop music stations are just playing animal noises” with a small hint of “even the classic rock stations only play the same 400 songs and they don’t even play Zeppelin anymore”.

I assume anyway.

Maybe I’m projecting.

In any case, I only knew of *ONE* song in 2024 that was… well, I wouldn’t call it “good” as much as I’d say “it got stuck in my head”. The first time I heard it, I laughed and said that it was the dumbest song I’ve heard since a co-worker introduced me to the music of Yung Gravy.

Content warning: it’s a hyperpop song that relies heavily on the “B” word.

See? It’s stupid. But you may find yourself singing it to yourself when you’re in the kitchen making a grilled cheese.

Maybe I’m projecting again.

As for serious songs, I didn’t really encounter any until earlier this week when this one was playing on the Public Radio station and as soon as it ended, I called Maribou and asked her to go to the CPR webpage and please please please look up what song was playing 3 minutes ago.

I mean, holy cow the vocals were smooth and the beat got behind my brain and the base groove went into my cerebellum and I was afraid that I’d never learn the name of the song and so I got on the phone immediately.

Everything Is Recorded – Losing You (feat. Sampha, Laura Groves, Jah Wobble & Yazz Ahmed)

Even now, I listened to that song three times as I wrote this post and, dang… that is a *TIGHT* song.

So I wanted you guys to hear it. Well, and the other one too, but that’s more of a dumb song that will get stuck in your head. The second one is the one to seriously listen to.

This weekend is two things: A gaming weekend (Chicken Wings and D&D) and a THREE DAY WEEKEND! So I’ll be able to squeeze in a little bit of vacation that might feel a little bit like the gulf of days off that I enjoyed a few short weeks ago. Oh, and Costco. We’re out of paper towels.

So… what’s on your docket?