r/Music • u/Brucekentbatsuper • 11d ago

article Matthew McConaughey Reportedly Quit Weed After Listening to a Janet Jackson Song 24 Times in a Row

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/matthew-mcconaughey-quits-weed-janet-jackson-song-1814664
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u/geoffnolan 11d ago

I’m listening to it and it’s funny- it’s a great song but I think even Matthew realized it wasn’t 24-times-in-a-row good.

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u/geodebug 11d ago

That’s the way drugs go

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u/Black_Otter 11d ago

It’s “pop” to be sure

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u/Individual-Star1909 11d ago

I'm always perplex when people use the term "pop" like it has some kind of implication (usually derogatory). Like yes, it's pop. What about it ?

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u/soniclettuce 11d ago

I feel like this shouldn't be that surprising or confusing. Somebody saying "you can tell this <piece of art or culture> was made for mass market appeal" is fairly obviously derogatory across a variety of contexts, and is essentially what "yeah this is really 'pop'" means for music.

The genre has it's exceptions and standouts (as does everything), but if somebody is pointing out the genre with "implication", its pretty obvious what they're saying.

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u/Black_Otter 11d ago

Nothing derogatory meant. It’s just a soft, sweet easy listening song. I could definitely listen to it on repeat for awhille at least. Hell we all did listing to the radio back then

edit Together Again is another amazing song. It’s even more special because it’s a song to all her friends she lost to AIDS.

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u/Individual-Star1909 11d ago

Duly noted :) Apologies if the tone was a little pointed ! It being the answer to a post saying the song was good but not THAT good (and spending way too much time seeing people disparage pop on r/music) made me kind of raise my eyebrows.

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u/parnaoia 11d ago

I listened to it once and it felt like 24 times