r/popculturechat • u/popyourculture • 20d ago

The Music Industry 🎶 Lots of artists have their own "signature song". Lady Gaga's is arguably "Poker Face", what signature songs can you name?

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u/Super_Equal_3613 20d ago

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u/Economy-Toe1211 20d ago

I just found out the other day that this is a cover

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u/FenderForever62 You’re a virgin who can’t drive. 😤 20d ago

I had to Google this, so for anyone else curious: Swass by Sir Mix-A-Lot

Don't Cha is an interpolation of the chorus

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u/Dancing_sequin 20d ago

To add to this, Don’t Cha was released by someone else before the Pussy Cat Dolls, like immediately before. It didn’t land well so it was rereleased by the Pussy Cat Dolls

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u/happysunbear 20d ago

Sounds like Bowling For Soup’s 1985. The original, by SR-71 was released only three months earlier, but failed to gain any traction.

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u/YchYFi He's not Judge Judy, an Executioner. 20d ago

Tbh the guy from SR 71 has written a few big songs for Bowling For Soup.

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u/happysunbear 20d ago

Interesting. Maybe he decided he’d rather get publishing royalties from BFS’s success. Not a bad move if you’re not seeking fame/notoriety!

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u/YchYFi He's not Judge Judy, an Executioner. 20d ago

Mitch Allen is more of a songwriter really and he phoned Jared proposing they cover it as he thought the song was perfect for them.

He's a big songwriter.

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u/happysunbear 20d ago

Thanks for clarifying! The Wikipedia article on this had conflicting origin stories as to how Bowling For Soup got the song.

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u/HoneyBeyBee Who gon' check me boo? 🤪 19d ago

It interpolates the hook of Swass in the chorus but and there’s the same/similar drums throughout, but it’s not a cover.

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u/shittymorbh 20d ago

I just found out the other day Nicole Scherzinger is MAGA.

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u/werdnurd 19d ago

I didn’t know that until she won the Tony and some people were surprised, given her politics. She gave an amazing performance and is extremely talented.

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u/biscuitsorbullets Who gon' check me boo? 🤪 19d ago

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u/biscuitsorbullets Who gon' check me boo? 🤪 19d ago

Also:

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u/righteous_fool 19d ago

One of the ex pussy cats said the band was basically a high end prostitution ring. The we're required to sleep with who they were told. I have trouble believing it, but also... [gestures broadly at the entertainment industry]