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I avoid modern pop music in general... But I'm sorry, I will always have a soft spot for "Baby one more time" by Britney.

I would add "I want it that way" but let's be real, every dude secretly likes that song.

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Toxic by Britney Spears. Absolute fucking banger. Musically interesting for an American pop song. Each chorus has the chords walk down, which is pretty cool, but then on the next bar something really interesting happens. Instead of walking down from the second of the four chords, there are back to back tritone substitutions! So fucking cool!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Yeah, that’s exactly what I was thinking too….

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I have an entire playlist that's just covers of Toxic. It's too good of a song.

Try the versions by Solence and Calvin Arsenia.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

My favourite is when hardcore bands cover pop songs because the songs are often structured the same, so good.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

If you want to hear a surf rock instrumental cover that is actually phenomenal check out The Surfrajettes. Also amazing name.