Why on earth is this song so popular?

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
06/03/2016 at 12:21 • Filed to: None

It sounds like a bunch of tone deaf boyscouts bellowing around a campfire while their creepy troup leader plays guitar before playing a rousing (hah) game of “hide the fuzzy pickle”. I don’t get it. It’s the ultimate hipster-pop stadium-anthem non-music.

DISCUSSION (26)

Mattbob > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/03/2016 at 12:27

yup. not great stuff.

Jcarr > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/03/2016 at 12:30

Harry Caray version is better

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/03/2016 at 12:33

I dislike this a lot. I’d hate it more if it had a ukulele. Bunch of hey ho singing scenesters that smoke american spirits while driving their Volvo 240 to the renn fair while talking about Pabst Blue Ribbon.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Jcarr
06/03/2016 at 12:33

HAHAHAHHAHAHA

Slant6 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/03/2016 at 12:43

Can you do better?

I’m not a huge fan either but they’re on my Spotify. I guess you’re just not a new-grass guy.

Alfalfa > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/03/2016 at 12:48

The “campfire” feeling is exactly why it’s popular. It’s a simple, stupid, fun song. Like every popular song that’s been around since the Beatles. Honestly, I find it refreshing that we’re moving back to acoustic music a little more. It brings back a human element, even if it is “dumb".

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Slant6
06/03/2016 at 12:56

Being better is not a prerequisite for criticism. That being said, I’ve played bluegrass guitar for years so I could very likely throw my Gibson down the stairs and end up with something better.

Stef Schrader > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/03/2016 at 13:05

Look, some of us wish we were camping, like, 24/7.

Singing ho-hey-ho-hey around a campfire, quoting Monty Python about the wonders of nature, burning marshmallows to a crisp because you just like to watch the world burn and letting ‘er rip after your mates decided chili was a good idea.

This song, it speaks to my rustic side. And by rustic, I mean, this is way better than the poop they made us sing at actual scout camp.

qbeezy > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/03/2016 at 13:27

Melody and message resonates with a great number of people. Pretty much the secret spice for any popular song.

E92M3 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/03/2016 at 13:29

The real question is why is the “Blurry Face” song so popular?

adamftw > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/03/2016 at 13:39

This is probably the worst Lumineers song. Why they chose it as a single is beyond me... probably because it has the least words and thats a thing in pop music now. The new album is pretty great.

DynamicWeight > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/03/2016 at 13:42

I’m not sure why it’s so popular, but it’s nice sounding. Can’t that be enough? How is it not music? The guitar is very pleasant. The lyrics are simple to sing and relateable. This song has a semi-unique feature, the Hey Ho in the background. I haven’t heard one with that rhythm in another song. It’s just enough to make it fun and memorable. While the rest is familiar enough to be enjoyable immediately. Popular songs are never going to be complicated or groundbreaking because those things are polarizing.

DynamicWeight > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
06/03/2016 at 13:44

All the things you listed are enjoyable and fun.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > E92M3
06/03/2016 at 13:57

lol, that song is literally just someone whining over music. The chorus is catchy, though.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > qbeezy
06/03/2016 at 13:57

I need new spices. These ones are stale and gross.

MUSASHI66 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/03/2016 at 14:33

They are like a new version of a boy band, and all of them sound like the singer has his balls in a vice.

Wacko > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/03/2016 at 14:33

I will take this any day compared to crap from Justin Bieber.

Which brings up the question, why is he popular?

12and35 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/03/2016 at 15:08

This version is better...

HEEYY!!

12and35 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/03/2016 at 15:30

Ahhh crap you beat me to it!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Wacko
06/03/2016 at 15:34

Meh. Beiber’s latest album is somewhat listenable save for “love yourself”. All of a sudden his voice got deeper and he started aping a bunch from k-pop. He’s still a spoiled twat but there are a couple of his songs that are good jams.

jkm7680 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/03/2016 at 16:13

Almost as bad as Mumford and Sons.

qbeezy > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/03/2016 at 16:53

I like a different spice usually the cinnamon in my whiskey haha

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/03/2016 at 23:29

Unsurprisingly, the indie hipster crap is much better than the mainstream hipster crap.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
06/03/2016 at 23:52

God damn it I hate that song. There’s a local channel that is the only channel that plays stuff like Disturbed or the Foo Fighters but they intermingle it with this sort of shit. ugh.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/04/2016 at 05:41

Really? Disturbed? Are you 13?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
06/04/2016 at 10:02

Deal with it.