Not to sound like a pacifist hippy type but I hate getting into conflict. Always try to steer clear of it, keep my nose clean. So when I’m told to present a song that reminds me of a person I’d rather forget, I struggle for choice – The people I’d rather forget are few and far between, and I’ve probably already forgotten about the obvious ones. Remembering to forget is a bitch.
Day 4: A song that reminds you of someone you’d rather forget
2020: “Yummy”
Well seeing as I have no personal relation to the man, I can easily tell you why I’d rather forget the existence of Justin Bieber. Have done since I was a kid. If you hit your double digits in the late 2000s/early 2010s, there were a few guarantees alongside death and taxes, like 1-v-1’s on Rust, and hearing “Baby”. Ugh…
Never liked him, never will, and I’m sure I just picked “Yummy” because it was all over the place in early 2020 and it gave me the ick. I know “DAISIES” only did the rounds for a couple of weeks earlier this year, so I think people are finally starting to forget JB. Mind you, he’ll probably just re-release that song he did with Kid Laroi and he’ll be a daytime radio fixture for the next six months.
Ok, rant over, now I still need something to pick for this time around. I could cheat and repeat myself like yesterday with “Three Lions” but doing that over and over would make this whole thing pointless…
(And now for a quick look at how my thought process went for the next few minutes)
- Tones & I? No, she’s actually got a half decent song out right now.
- X Factor alumni, like Jedward? No, Jedward have come canny in their old age.
- AJ Tracey, for that “Ladbroke Grove” song that wouldn’t piss off? Nah, not enough.
- AH-HA! I’ve got it!
2025: Prospect WCPW theme
I know what you’re thinking: What. The. F*ck.
I have a casual, on-off relationship with wrestling and WCPW was a local company that got off the ground in 2016. I went to a couple of shows, one of them included this group whose entrance music I’ve chosen because it is catchy even though it’s essentially a loop. But I remember after the show, I posted about on social media and this person who followed me got a bit tetchy with me for going. We got into it and somehow he made the connection that by going to see a wrestling show that meant I was supporting Donald Trump.
No, I’m serious. In this person’s head, because of Trump’s involvement in a match at Wrestlemania about 20 years ago, that must mean that every fan of wrestling must be a fan of his. Including the ones like me who went to a small-time British indie show being held at a local university. Screams MAGA, that.
Anyway, yeah, one person I’d rather forget is them. And Trump for that matter, but that’s never going to happen is it? I should have chosen “YMCA”…
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