What are some examples of songs from the '00s that are already very dated?

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Try to stay away from songs like "Who Let the Dogs Out" that are essentially novelty music, and are sort of designed to exist seriously only for a few weeks.

How about Akon's "Lonely" from '05?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga701umeEXE

In retrospect, it seems sort of odd that no one noticed the ten or fifteen levels on which this song doesn't work. You've got the pseudo-gangsta posturing at the beginning, despite the painful schmaltziness to come. You've got the total misreading of the high pitch soul sample Kanye/RZA trend. You've got the relative melody-lessness in what is essentially a modern quiet storm song. And for a professional, major release single, the looping of the sample is incredibly obvious and clumsy.

Please don't make this into a forum to discuss the worst music of the '00s. "Lonely" is terrible, but so is a song like Hinder's "Lips of an Angel," which could probably get made today just as easily as it could have in '06. There's something uniquely mid-'00s about "Lonely," in all those flaws, even if I didn't really manage to explain it that well.

BQ: Rank "Who Let the Dogs Out," "Lonely," and "Lips of an Angel."

Me · Accepted Answer

Alright, how about this song by Avril Lavigne? I think if she had released it today, it wouldn't be nearly as popular. I was just barely in middle school when it came out, and I remember the change from the whole "wholesome boy band/'innocent' good-girl Britney Spears" scene to the "rebellious" pop rock one. Avril was pretty much at the forefront of that, she lucked out. Right place, right time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbdb7rdcNdI

Akon tries to seem cool. He tries so hard. lol

BA: I'll rank them in the order you put them.

Aunna-Lea · Answer

Low- Flo-Rida
TikTok-Ke$ha
You Belong With Me-Taylor Swift
Crank That-Soulja Boy
Umberella-Rihanna
Crazy In Love- Beyonce
Poker Face-Lady Gaga
Bleeding Love-Leona Lewis
One Time- Justin Beiber
Lollipop- Lil' Wayne

All Were Very Popular Hit Songs. Now, They Are Just Annoying And Dated.

King Crimson · Answer

Interesting Q... yeah tbh, I'd say for one, Kanye West's music as a whole is dated, I'm over that whole ego-rap thing (actually I never liked it, but yeah)

Also, "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt and "How to Save a Life" by The Fray... that whiny, wimpy guy/sensitive crap reeks of my mid 00's high school years... God I hated hearing that, and I think that type of stuff has died down a lot.

I might add some more.


BQ:

1. Who Let the Dogs Out
2. Lips of an Angel
3. Lonely

... and that kills me because I HATE Hinder. Man, I know hating on modern music is old hat, and there is good stuff being made still, but by God, the worst music ever was undoubtedly made in this decade, and in GRATUITOUS amounts too. My God.

*edit: Honestly, maybe Lonely isn't as bad as Lips of an Angel, I'm so torn, they are both hideous in such unique ways.

James M · Answer

The Ting Tings-That's Not My Name
Kate Nash-Pumpkin Soup
Orson-No Tomorrow
Dido-Thank You
The Darkness-One Way Ticket......

J · Answer

Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxtn6-XQupM

OutKast - Hey Ya!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWgvGjAhvIw

i actually like both of these songs, but really there pretty dated

xeternaltyx3321 · Answer

blah blah blah-ke$Ha
party in the USA-Miley cyrus
Down-jay sean
Alejandro-Lady gaga
whataya want from me-Adam lambert
telephone-lady Gaga ft. beyonce
tik tok-ke$Ha
naturally-selena gomez
fireflies-owl city
hey, soul sister-train
need you now-lady antebellum
OMG-usher

Anonymous · Answer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLUX0y4EptA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plvpV9p0ywg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jgrCKhxE1s

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