In the hit CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother* one of the main characters (Robin) hails from Canada and must explain to her friends how music trends take longer to make it to Canada. While this may or may not be true for the country to the north of ours that Notre Dame Students use to exploit more lenient drinking laws (see #34) it is puzzlingly similar to the tastes Notre Dame Students have for music.
Whether they are too busy studying, praying, or watching football games; for some reason it takes Notre Dame Students much longer to find new songs to enjoy than the rest of the country. While this phenomenon is inexplicable by conventional means, it can be examined by looking at songs that have become popular over the past year.
For example, Miley Cyrus’s song See You Again was released nearly two years ago, became popular in the Summer of 2008, and has been playing in Notre Dame bars ever since. While this song is unquestionably a fine choice to play at Finny’s and The Backer; it has worn out its welcome at nearly every other place in the country outside of a Best of Both World’s Concert (or whatever she calls it these days). However, Notre Dame Students continue to request the song and enjoy it like it is the hip new thing or a treasured classic (something it will never be).
Meanwhile, it’s nearly impossible to spin a radio dial anywhere in the country without hearing the Black Eyed Peas I Gotta Feeling on several stations. The song has been at or near the top of the charts for over two months yet is still roughly five months away from becoming a staple at bars and dorm parties. It might be heard occasionally at Notre Dame, but come January it will be ubiquitous.
This trend has been going strong for several years as well. Previous songs that Notre Dame Students embraced long past their welcome (and still are embracing) include Taylor Swift’s Love Story, Kelly Clarkson’s Since U Been Gone, Fall Out Boy’s Sugar, We Goin Down, and Estelle’s American Boy (feat. Kanye). While these songs all had their moment for most of the country, that moment was continued far too long for Notre Dame Students.
*Returns to CBS on Monday, September 21st at 8:00 ET . . . trust me, just watch it.
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hahaha so true.. nd student here from the south and all the rap/r&b songs that are big during the summer don't hit nd until late fall/early spring.. sad
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ReplyDeleteND student music taste is just bad in general.
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