Britney Spears!!~1!

Llama's Rage · #1 07-30-2005, 08:12 PM

So my friend and I were jamming on Toxic

Anyone else play stupid pop songs like this or are we just losers

AuG · #2 07-30-2005, 08:19 PM

Um....yeah. The latter. Have you tried any Jaco?

joeyhimself · #3 07-30-2005, 08:52 PM

I have an album called "Punk Goes Pop." I'm sure I'm the only TBer who has it, or claims to have it, but it's got a bunch of classic pop songs by some pretty rockin' bands. Check it out, you won't be disappointed.

Dincrest · #4 07-30-2005, 09:03 PM

When it comes to pop, I seem to prefer Asian pop (i.e. Ayumi Hamasaki) and like to jam along to that.

Still, jamming along to a Britney tune isn't a bad thing. I mean, you never know when you might be called upon to do a pop gig of that nature, so you had better know how best to approach that style of music. I'm of the mentality that beggars can't be choosers when it comes to getting gigs so whether I'm called upon to do Britney-style pop or brutal death metal, I'd better be able to deliver.

Daniel Baskin · #5 07-30-2005, 10:04 PM

I don't think you should be ashamed for playing Toxic. What makes it so embarrassing about it is that it is a Britney Spears song, not that it is a bad song. I think Toxic is probably the best song her and her band (yes, kudos to both) have put out in terms of feel, originality from the standardness of pop songs, and just coolness. I know a few people who are not Britney Spears people who have covered Toxic.

Llama's Rage · #6 07-30-2005, 10:05 PM

jrthebassguy · #7 07-31-2005, 06:56 PM

When I was in a pop punk band, we played a backstreet boys song.

We thought we were being original. We weren't.

Syeknom · #8 07-31-2005, 07:23 PM

The people who made Toxic did a good job. Britney didn't =D

Matt Till · #9 08-01-2005, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrthebassguy

When I was in a pop punk band, we played a backstreet boys song.

We thought we were being original. We weren't.

THANK YOU! I loathe when pop punk bands cover Britney/Backstreet/N'Sync and act like it's the funniest thing ever and are in awe when I'm not rolling on the floor.

Peter Squire · #10 08-01-2005, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Till

THANK YOU! I loathe when pop punk bands cover Britney/Backstreet/N'Sync and act like it's the funniest thing ever and are in awe when I'm not rolling on the floor.

+1.

Physical violence toward a deceased equine.

DWBass · #11 08-01-2005, 08:18 AM

I believe Cathy Dennis (of Touch Me (All Night Long)) fame wrote this song! It's not a bad song if the band can play it tightly! Our band tried.......................

RHFusillo · #12 08-01-2005, 08:30 AM

A song is a song. Has anybody heard Richard Thompson do "Oops I Did It Again"?

Intrepid · #13 08-01-2005, 09:20 AM

Yeah I'll agree with most everybody here. Toxic was a pretty damn good club song. Not something you'd find me going out my way to listen to, but when it came on the radio, I didn't reach for the dial.

i_got_a_mohawk · #14 08-01-2005, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Till

THANK YOU! I loathe when pop punk bands cover Britney/Backstreet/N'Sync and act like it's the funniest thing ever and are in awe when I'm not rolling on the floor.

yeah, when its done to be funny, it really isnt

when they do a decent cover of a song that isnt being taken the piss its good, ie bands like goldfinger and 7 Seconds covering 99 red ballons