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11 Marvelous Bad Songs, Vol. 2 features songs by Eminem, Joey Valence & Brae, Maxwell, Polo G, and Taylor Swift.
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Ah, let the BAD commence! No worries, though – it’s not too bad! The bad is limited to the word being used in the song titles of 11 Marvelous Bad Songs, Vol. 2. 11 Marvelous Bad Songs, Vol. 2 is the sequel to 11 Marvelous Bad Songs, Vol. 1 (2024). Don’t expect Vol. 2 to be the final installment either! There are so many bad songs 😝! Of course, The Musical Hype would never wish its audience bad vibes! 11 Marvelous Bad Songs, Vol. 2 features songs by Eminem, Joey Valence & Brae, Maxwell, Polo G, and Taylor Swift. So, without further ado, let’s embrace sheer badness via 11 Marvelous Bad Songs, Vol. 2!
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1. Joey Valence & Brae, “THE BADDEST (BADDER)” (Ft. Ayesha Erotica)
3. Eminem, “Bad One” (Ft. White Gold)
4. Dmitri Vegas & Like Mike, Tiësto & Dido, “Thank You (Not So Bad)”
5. Polo G, “Bad Kids” (Ft. GloRilla)
7. Bloodhound Gang, “The Bad Touch”
10. The Manhattans, “It Feels So Good to Be Loved So Bad”
11. Robert Palmer, “Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)”
1. Joey Valence & Brae, “THE BADDEST (BADDER)” (Ft. Ayesha Erotica)
NO HANDS (Deluxe Edition) // JVB // 2024
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2. Maxwell, “Bad Habits”
BLACKsummers’night // Sony Music Entertainment // 2009
Maxwell sounds refined throughout “Bad Habits.” He sings with ease. His falsetto is ripe, perfect for a sensual cut like “Bad Habits.” It’s not all falsetto, though. Maxwell shows off a compelling middle register too. He superbly brings the melodies to life, singing about L-O-V-E and S-E-X. (“You got me sick with this love, baby / I’m so, I’m so in love, I can’t come down”). Beyond marvelous vocals and electrifying songwriting, the arrangement and production are magnificent. At a time when keyboards and synthesized sounds were king, Maxwell opted for more acoustic and live instrumentation. Some of the glorious sounds beyond the rhythm section include organ (Shedrick Mitchell) and horns (Kenneth Whalum on saxophone, Keyon Harrold on trumpet, and Saunders Sermons II on trombone). This hearkens back to the R&B of the past. The chorus is epic:
“This is the highest cost
Take you and make you off
Live you and leave you lost
Will you forgive me?
Asked out all over town
Drags you and keeps you down
Two times in a day around
Will you forgive me?”
Maxwell says it best: “You’re my bad habit, baby.” Indeed.
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3. Eminem, “Bad One” (Ft. White Gold)
The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grǎce) // Marshall B. Mathers III // 2024
Of course, Eminem delivers two more ‘colorful’ verses. “You said you were looking for miniature golf,” he spits in the second, adding, “Thought you said, ‘looking for men to jerk off.’” Holy shit! As for the third verse, there’s plenty to sink one’s teeth into. Andre 3000 gets a mention: “But like when Three Stacks just plays the flute / I ain’t got shit to say to you (Nah).” Puff Daddy is also mentioned 😏: “This is subterfuge, just to screw with you / And yeah, this much is true / This sounds like something that Puff would do / At a party with Aaron Hall ‘cause I just love to fuck with you.” Gah-day-um! Fitting the album, Eminem reflects on Slim Shady, stating, “Because I’m so stuck in my evil ways / Then I’m fucked either way / The people still seem to think that they want the old me ‘til they get him.” As always, Eminem says a lot. White Gold appears in the chorus, memorably singing:
“She just gotta put up with my shit, I’m going platinum
You just gotta put up with my wrist, I’m going diamond
I just put Fidel up on the link, I’m going gold now
I love all of my records, but she said I got a bad one.”
“Bad One” is an ‘interesting one’ from an album that many critics consider to be a ‘bad one’.
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4. Dmitri Vegas & Like Mike, Tiësto & Dido, “Thank You (Not So Bad)”
“Thank You (Not So Bad)” // Cheeky // 2023
“My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window and I can’t see at all
And even if I could, it’d be all grey, but your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad.”
Does “Thank You (Not So Bad)” supplant the original ‘thankful’ song? No, but it reintroduces it to an entirely new generation. That, my friends, is something to be thankful for!
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5. Polo G, “Bad Kids” (Ft. GloRilla)
HOOD POET // Columbia // 2024
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6. Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
= // Atlantic // 2021
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7. Bloodhound Gang, “The Bad Touch”
Hooray for Boobies // Geffen // 1999
Jimmy is horny throughout “The Bad Touch.” “I want you smothered, want you covered, like my Waffle House hash / Come quicker than FedEx, never reach an apex,” he naughtily asserts towards the end of the first verse. Wow! The second is filthy too: “So, if I capsize on your thighs high tide, B-5, you sunk my battleship / Please turn me on, I’m Mister Coffee, with an automatic drip.” Pop keeps it quick-paced and un-pitched in the verse while he sings on the surprisingly tuneful chorus:
“Do it now
You and me, baby, ain’t nothing but mammals
So, let’s do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Do it again now.”
So, like mammals mating on Discover Channel? Beyond the lyrics, there are ear-catching production touches with rhythmic synths, horns, and the groove. Notably, “The Bad Touch” features multiple samples, including Pet Shop Boys’ “In The Night”. This sex song is one for the ages.
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8. AJR, “100 Bad Days”
Neotheater // AJR Productions, LLC / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC // 2019
Appears in 🔻:
- 13 Songs from 2019 That Go Strictly by the Numbers (2019)
- 50 Best Songs of 2019 (So Far): Year in Review
- 10 Intriguing Measurement, Quantification Songs (2020)
- 100… 💯 … 5ive Songs No. 16 (2020)
- 11 Intriguing Triple Digit Songs (2021)
- 15 Stellar Good or Bad Songs (2021)
- 11 Kick-butt Songs That Keep It 100 (2024)
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9. Taylor Swift, “Bad Blood (Taylor’s Version)”
1989 (Taylor’s Version) // Taylor Swift // 2023
Swift has since re-recorded most of her pre-2019 catalog with “Bad Blood (Taylor’s Version)” appearing on 2023’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version). Swift and Christopher Rowe produced the re-recorded rendition. The highs of the original are retained in ‘Taylor’s Version.’ It begins with the enthusiastically troubled chorus where Swift tells the world, “Now we got problems.” Oh, snap! She elaborates on this ‘bad blood’ in the verses. “Did you have to ruin / What was shiny? Now it’s all rusted,” Swift sings in the first verse, adding, “Did you have to hit me / Where I’m weak? Baby, I couldn’t breathe / And rub it in so deep.” Damn, you nameless fella! At the end of the second verse, Swift informs him, “All these things will catch up to you / and time can heal, but this won’t / So, if you’re comin’ my way, just don’t.” Mic drop! Besides unforgettable lyrics, Swift delivers spirited, well-rounded vocals. The musical accompaniment embraces her shift to pop with its bombastic drums. Sure, the blood is bad, but the song is good, good, good!
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10. The Manhattans, “It Feels So Good to Be Loved So Bad”
It Feels So Good // Sony Music Entertainment Inc. // 1977
“Oh baby, well / Loving you is all that’s on my mind.” That sums up “It Feels So Good to Be Loved So Bad” – a heaping dose of L-O-V-E 😍. The Manhattans go on to add, “You got an easy way of loving / And it’s the best that I’ve ever had /…And it feels, feels so good to be loved so bad.” The desire is lit 🔥 throughout the record, which is anchored by lush, soulful production courtesy of the band and Bobby Martin 💪. “You fill me with desire / And it’s all gonna drive me mad.” Oh, snap 🫰! It’s worth noting that award-winning musician, James Blake sampled the record in his gorgeous song, “Can’t Believe the Way We Flow”. It doesn’t take rocket science to figure out which portion of “It Feels So Good to Be Loved So Bad” earned Blake’s attention: “And oh girl, I can’t believe the way we flow (we flow, we flow, we flow, we flow).” Another gem courtesy of The Manhattans.
Appears in 🔻:
- The Manhattans, It Feels So Good to Be Loved So Bad: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 171 (2023)
- Intriguing Songs Fueled by LOVE, Vol. 2 (2024)
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11. Robert Palmer, “Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)”
Secrets // UMG Recordings, Inc. // 1979
The title reveals the cards, or at least, the theme of the song. Palmer is in L-O-V-E. “I need you to soothe my head / Turn my blue heart red,” he sings at the end of the first verse. In the second, he asserts, “You think I’m cute, a little bit shy / Mama, I ain’t that kind of guy.” Of course, the centerpiece of this late 70s classic is the chorus:
“Doctor, doctor, gimme the news
I’ve got a bad case of loving you
No pills gonna cure my ill
I got a bad case of lovin’ you.”
Robert asks the doctor for help, but he knows what the circumstances are, PERIOD. Palmer sounds fantastic, wowing with his commanding, nuanced pipes. The music is lit too, matching the energy the singer brings to the table. What more needs to be said? This “Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)” forever remains our listening pleasure.
Appears in 🔻:
- Robert Palmer, Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor): Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 60 (2024)
- Entertaining, if Medically Sus Doctor Songs, Vol. 1 (2024)
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11 Marvelous Bad Songs, Vol. 2 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AJR Productions, LLC, Atlantic, BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, Cheeky, Columbia, Geffen, JVB, Marshall B. Mathers III, Sony Music Entertainment, Taylor Swift, UMG Recordings, Inc.; Çağrı KANMAZ, Jacob Moore, Kabé Rossi, Kuiyibo Campos, Photo By: Kaboompics.com, the peassa, Yan Krukau from Pexels]
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