Since 2008 DJ Earworm has been masterfully mashing up the Billboard’s top 25 “hits” of the year to create his now web-infamous “United States of Pop” series. The 2011 version went live on Christmas Day, but with a bit of a twist:
“It doesn’t match Billboard’s U.S. year-end list, since I’m basing it off of the weekly lists this year in order to more accurately reflect what was actually popular during 2011. Because of the Billboard’s early cut off date and their emphasis on chart longevity, songs that are released after August are either split between the two years or moved to the next year. I also don’t want a track appearing two years in a row just because it happened to be peaking right at the arbitrary cutoff date.”
I respect the guy’s integrity and ability slice up a YouTube video like a samurai, but he might as well be debating the likability of “Real Housewives” casts. Semantics don’t change the fact he’s glorifying every song that has haunted most of us throughout the year. 90% of the artists could announce tomorrow that they’re never making music again and I’d buy you a beer to celebrate. But credit to Earworm’s Kim Jong Il-like DJ-ing skills for making his mashup more than tolerable. I can’t remember the last time “Moves Like Jagger” came on and it didn’t inspire me to punch a stranger.
