worst song of the year. 2008.

you might immediately think, “oh, it’s paul, he’ll pick something from soulja boy’s library”. 

and then, you’re wrong. while i do admit his songs are garbage, i do think that there is one song the annoyed the crap out of me so much this year.

and the winner is: JASON MRAZ – “I’m Yours”

i’m going to tell everyone first, I AM A JASON MRAZ FAN. i absolutely love his music. and i have been a supporter of his since the live at java joe’s cd. if you want to hear his best album, go pick that one up. 

but i have never wanted to smash a ukulele so much in my life because of that song. the song originally came out in 2007, and i liked it. it was a very cool catchy song at the time. then 2008 came around and the song spread like wildfire. one cover song after another, after another, after another. then the whole thing starts to annoy the crap out of you. as soon as i hear the first 3 notes to that song, i either change the song, turn off the radio, or close your internet window. today i went on blogtv and i looked at a person who was singing and she did i’m yours. it bugged me. so i went on youtube based off curiosity to see how many people did the song as well. and i shit you not it says about 53,200. seriously wtf. thats not even his best song. 

i love cover songs, but yo, 53,000 people singing the same song. there 479 of you youtubers that did 1000 things by jason, and about 300 who did after an afternoon. theres something about being popular that bugs me, wether its from life or even if its from music. people always let more meaningful and beautiful things slip through the cracks. people need to stop making cover songs on youtube because it’s a popular song right now, and start making original or cover songs of something that really means something. don’t sing a cover song because some other person did it, sing a cover song to show a part of you.

one of my favorite cover songs of all time is fiona apple’s across the universe, originally done by the beatles. why? because it’s her own take of a song that she loved. it had a slower tempo, and its production from jon brion is awesome. another one is janita’s enjoy the silence. why? the same reason, they took a song that they loved, and did it in their style. i respect that, and i respect bands like me first and the gimmie gimmies. they do cover songs on their way. 

there is so much music out there in the world that people don’t recognize that i hate it. and i totally understand that it’s all in selective hearing, but people just need to realize that there is a lot out there if you carefully listen. really. 

be bold. do a bill withers song. do a carole king song. do something else. please.