The Matt Walsh Show - June 01, 2024


Matt Walsh Reacts To The Most POPULAR Spotify Songs For The Month Of May


Episode Stats

Length

13 minutes

Words per Minute

180.79337

Word Count

2,411

Sentence Count

111

Misogynist Sentences

4

Hate Speech Sentences

9


Summary

In this episode of The Daily Wire s flagship podcast, host Jordan Peterson reviews the top 5 most popular songs of the month of May, and gives his thoughts on Kendrick Lamar's new diss track, "Nice For What?"


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Okay, so there are, you know, hosts, other hosts here on this platform who claim to be
00:00:05.100 pop culture experts, but I think everyone knows that I stand alone at The Daily Wire as the,
00:00:10.640 and in society, generally speaking, as the foremost expert in pop culture, which is why
00:00:15.920 today I'll be reviewing some popular songs. These are, in fact, the top five most popular songs
00:00:22.740 in the country in the month of May, and this is popular as measured by Spotify Plays.
00:00:28.820 So we'll go down the list. We'll take a listen. I'll probably hate all of them,
00:00:33.180 and then I'll say that they suck, and that'll be the video. That's going to be the video for today.
00:00:37.660 That's the video. That's what you're getting.
00:00:39.000 Well, this is going to hurt like a mother...
00:00:40.440 And just so you know how much of an expert I am, I've heard of one of them, but have not heard any
00:00:44.820 of them. And this, by the way, will be news to maybe anyone that's watching this over the age of 45,
00:00:51.760 that this is a diss track, and this is a song that Kendrick Lamar made dissing,
00:00:57.520 and that's what the kids are making fun of, is what that means, the rapper Drake.
00:01:01.420 I need to mock swing.
00:01:02.580 So they don't like each other. They're going back and forth with the disses.
00:01:06.240 I don't know anything about the background of this. I have no idea about any of it.
00:01:10.900 Our producer, Holly, sent me a whole explainer about what this beef is about,
00:01:16.420 and I still don't really know. And it would require me to go deeper into exploring it and
00:01:22.960 figuring out what's happening, and I just don't care that much. So instead, we'll just listen to
00:01:26.260 the song and judge it by its own artistic merits. Here it is.
00:01:29.940 Hey, monster on the beat, ho, deep, bo, any rat, he a freak, throw, man, damn, call her
00:01:35.700 ember lamps, tell him free, bro, nail a n*** to the cross, he walk around like T-Zo. What's
00:01:39.600 up with these jabroni a*****s trying to see Compton? The industry can hate me, f*** them all, ain't
00:01:43.780 they mama? How many ops she really got? I mean, there's too many options. I'm finna pass on
00:01:47.760 this body, I'm John Stockton. Beat your a** out the Bible if God watch you. Sometimes you
00:01:54.740 gotta pop out and show this. Certified boogeyman, I'm the one that up the score with him. Walk him down
00:01:59.100 the whole time, I know he got some ho in him, pole on him, extort s***, bully that throw on him. Say,
00:02:03.560 Drake, I hear you like I'm young. You better not have her go to cell block one. To any b***h that
00:02:08.960 talk to him and they in love, just make sure you hide your little sister from him. They tell me
00:02:13.400 Chubb's the only one that get your hand-me-downs and party at the party playing with his nose now.
00:02:17.800 And Baka got a weird case, why is he around? Certified lover boy, certified pedophiles.
00:02:22.240 Okay, probably heard enough of that. Stylistically, not bad. The problem
00:02:29.020 is I have no idea what he's saying. I heard pedophile, I heard that. So someone's a certified
00:02:35.440 pedophile. Embarrassing. Allegedly. I don't know who is, I can't even speculate because I don't want
00:02:41.400 to get sued myself by getting in the middle of this beef. It seems to me that for a diss track,
00:02:47.540 in order for it to work, we have to know what you're saying. And I also don't understand how a
00:02:53.400 diss track in the first place is not considered really nerdy. Like it's funny that this is even
00:03:00.560 a thing. I'm so mad at you, I'm going to make a song about it. I'm going to sing. I'm going to sing
00:03:05.280 about how mad I am at you. What is this, like West Side Story, you know? Not only do I have to be able
00:03:10.420 to understand the words coming out of your mouth, but I, as someone who has no background knowledge,
00:03:15.820 should still be able to listen to this and come away with it understanding, oh, this is why you don't
00:03:22.160 like Drake. It's not effective. So I give that a zero out of 10. Let's go to the next one. This
00:03:26.800 one is someone named Tommy Richman, and it's called Million Dollar Baby, which happens to be one of the
00:03:32.960 most overrated Oscar winners of all time. I don't know if this song is about the film Million Dollar
00:03:37.700 Baby, but let's listen.
00:03:52.160 Don't Pass He Z derecho.
00:03:56.800 I got rates.
00:03:58.800 That life is a lost, but I don't know if this song belongs to me.
00:04:07.500 I get a rights greetings.
00:04:12.800 Yeah, I got to say, I don't hate it.
00:04:31.060 I actually like it.
00:04:32.400 I like that song.
00:04:37.240 I don't know what he's...
00:04:38.100 I have no idea what he's saying.
00:04:39.220 I have no clue.
00:04:40.100 Probably saying horrible things.
00:04:41.100 But, again, stylistically, melodically, rhythmically, I like it.
00:04:47.360 It's actually my type of music.
00:04:49.340 I'll really blow your mind here for a second.
00:04:51.100 If my kids heard that song, which they probably never would,
00:04:54.380 they would say, oh, that sounds like the kind of music dad plays in the car.
00:04:59.300 You didn't see that coming.
00:05:00.320 But that's my type of jam right there.
00:05:01.640 It is.
00:05:03.560 It's got a retro, kind of old-school vibe to it.
00:05:06.020 I think it's great.
00:05:06.780 I like that.
00:05:07.880 Well, not great, but it's good.
00:05:09.820 It's a good song.
00:05:11.100 I'm going to find that on Spotify.
00:05:12.680 I will.
00:05:13.060 And I'm going to put that in my own playlist.
00:05:15.880 I'm feeling the vibe, as the kids would say.
00:05:17.780 I don't know if they say that, but I did.
00:05:20.020 I'm going to give that a solid 7.2 out of 10.
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00:06:47.360 Next is Morgan Wallen and Post Malone.
00:06:51.920 Over 100 million plays on Spotify in one month, so very popular.
00:06:55.280 Song's called I Had Some Help.
00:06:58.020 Let's take a listen.
00:06:58.740 You got a lot of nerve, don't you, baby?
00:07:02.860 I only hit the curb
00:07:05.540 Cause you made me
00:07:06.580 You're telling all your friends
00:07:09.360 That I'm crazy
00:07:10.260 Like I'm the only one
00:07:13.080 Why'd you throw them stones at you?
00:07:18.100 Had a wild heaven on it too
00:07:21.240 Living in your big glass house with a view
00:07:24.980 I thought you knew
00:07:26.980 I had some help
00:07:29.020 It ain't like I can make this kind of mess all by myself
00:07:32.720 Don't act like you ain't helped me pull that bottle off the shelf
00:07:36.540 Be deep in every weekend
00:07:38.600 If you couldn't tell
00:07:40.240 They say teamwork makes you dream work
00:07:42.460 Hell, I had some help
00:07:44.040 You thought I'd take the blame
00:07:54.100 For us to crumble and go around like you
00:07:57.160 And you did something
00:07:58.880 I might have been able to appreciate this more
00:08:00.320 If I wasn't watching the video
00:08:01.580 Cause I just can't take this guy seriously
00:08:03.360 Post Malone
00:08:04.100 You just look
00:08:05.080 Why do you look like that?
00:08:06.940 I mean, you look so
00:08:08.340 It looks so ridiculous
00:08:09.640 I can't take it seriously
00:08:10.640 You look like you fell asleep
00:08:12.500 And there was a toddler in the room
00:08:14.440 With a sharpie
00:08:15.260 And the toddler was drawing on you
00:08:17.780 And so you have to look like that your whole life now
00:08:19.700 I'd be crying if I look like that too, bro
00:08:21.680 That's fucked up what they be doing to y'all
00:08:23.240 And now you're making
00:08:23.840 Like I thought this guy was a rapper or something
00:08:25.520 And now he's making a country song
00:08:26.660 And the genre crossover thing
00:08:29.040 You know, I'm cool with that
00:08:30.640 The song itself is
00:08:32.080 You know, it's fine
00:08:33.880 That's why I grade it
00:08:35.080 It's fine
00:08:36.100 If you're in the department store or something
00:08:38.480 Or you go to a restaurant
00:08:39.340 And that song's playing
00:08:40.320 You know, you don't recoil at it
00:08:43.900 It's the kind of song that could just play
00:08:45.900 And you wouldn't even notice that it's playing
00:08:47.780 It's just kind of there
00:08:49.080 And so it sounds like 95% of every other country music
00:08:54.020 Country song that's produced these days
00:08:56.180 But I'm not gonna say it's terrible
00:08:57.820 It's just fine
00:08:59.100 It's like, alright
00:09:00.420 That's a solid 5.3 out of 10 on that one
00:09:04.420 This next one's called A Bar Song
00:09:06.000 By something called Shabuzzi
00:09:07.980 And this one has 186 million plays
00:09:10.680 With a name like that
00:09:11.820 It doesn't sound like the kind of artist
00:09:13.620 That would produce music
00:09:14.720 That I would necessarily like
00:09:16.560 But let's find out
00:09:18.340 My baby born in Berkeley
00:09:20.920 She's been telling me all night long
00:09:24.160 Gasoline and groceries
00:09:27.040 The list goes on and on
00:09:29.840 It's 9 to 5 ain't working
00:09:32.820 Why the hell do I work so hard?
00:09:36.420 I can't worry about my problems
00:09:38.940 I can't take them when I'm gone
00:09:41.560 One, here comes the two
00:09:44.640 To the three, to the four
00:09:46.200 Tell them bring another round
00:09:48.000 We need plenty more
00:09:49.060 Who's stepping on the table
00:09:50.520 She don't need a dance floor
00:09:52.000 Oh my, good lord
00:09:54.720 Someone call me up a double shot of whiskey
00:09:57.460 They know me and Jay
00:09:59.060 Damn's got a history
00:10:00.380 There's a party downtown near Fifth Street
00:10:03.520 Everybody at the bar getting tipsy
00:10:06.440 Everybody at the bar getting tipsy
00:10:12.360 Yeah, it's catchy
00:10:13.180 Who's gonna say it's not a catchy song?
00:10:16.020 Is anyone gonna claim it's not a catchy song?
00:10:18.260 I don't hate that one either
00:10:19.240 I actually don't hate it at all
00:10:21.220 Now, the music video
00:10:23.040 This is the laziest music video I've ever seen
00:10:25.920 He's not even dancing
00:10:28.540 He's not doing anything
00:10:29.220 Is this the whole music video?
00:10:30.460 He just stands there
00:10:31.400 Like casually, lethargically
00:10:33.440 And there's a couple guys in the background
00:10:35.460 And this is what we do with music videos now
00:10:37.460 Some dirt in your eye
00:10:38.660 Back in my day, music videos were a big deal
00:10:40.500 You would sit and watch TV
00:10:43.440 You'd turn on MTV
00:10:44.940 If you're older, you'd put on VH1
00:10:47.440 And you would just watch music videos
00:10:49.260 They had shows where you'd rank music videos
00:10:51.420 Like the most popular music videos
00:10:52.760 TRL, they called it
00:10:53.720 And they put so much effort back in those days
00:10:55.960 Into the music videos
00:10:56.820 Those were the old days
00:10:57.980 I don't know if he generally does country music
00:11:00.580 Or if this was his first
00:11:01.980 Usually he's a rapper
00:11:02.840 And this is his first foray into country
00:11:05.200 I don't know
00:11:05.640 If that comes on
00:11:06.700 And I'm at the saloon
00:11:07.960 I might head to the floor
00:11:09.820 And do some square dancing
00:11:10.600 For that song
00:11:11.140 It might happen
00:11:11.800 So I'm gonna give that one
00:11:13.320 A 7.4 out of 10
00:11:15.060 Let's go to the last song
00:11:16.720 And this is Espresso
00:11:19.000 By somebody named Sabrina Carpenter
00:11:21.420 Thinkin' about me
00:11:23.500 Every night
00:11:24.220 Oh
00:11:24.640 Is it that sweet?
00:11:25.740 I guess so
00:11:26.720 Say you can't sleep
00:11:28.200 Baby, I know
00:11:29.240 That's that me
00:11:30.260 Espresso
00:11:31.160 Move it up down
00:11:32.740 Left, right, oh
00:11:33.860 Switch it up like Nintendo
00:11:35.520 Say you can't sleep
00:11:37.340 Baby, I know
00:11:38.500 That's that me
00:11:39.520 Espresso
00:11:40.360 I can't relate
00:11:42.540 To desperation
00:11:44.720 Might give a f***
00:11:47.700 Or on vacation
00:11:49.380 And I got this one boy
00:11:52.320 And he won't stop calling
00:11:54.140 When they act this way
00:11:56.800 I know I got him
00:11:58.800 So glad your ex don't do it for ya
00:12:01.140 Walked in and dream came true for ya
00:12:03.420 Okay, good
00:12:03.880 I'm glad
00:12:04.440 I'm glad
00:12:04.920 I'm glad we finally heard that
00:12:06.240 Uh
00:12:06.580 Phew
00:12:07.380 I
00:12:07.900 I
00:12:08.160 Cause I hate that one
00:12:09.420 That one I hate
00:12:10.180 Finally
00:12:10.620 Finally
00:12:11.120 Finally I found something to hate
00:12:12.740 Your song?
00:12:13.800 It's awful
00:12:14.320 I hate it
00:12:15.340 And uh
00:12:16.060 I was
00:12:16.680 I was starving for
00:12:18.280 Something to hate here in this video
00:12:19.900 And here it is
00:12:20.600 Cause that's
00:12:21.040 I really hated that a lot
00:12:22.440 And not even because it's aggressively bad
00:12:24.440 I mean it is bad
00:12:25.340 But it's just so boring
00:12:26.620 And uninteresting
00:12:27.340 And bland
00:12:27.980 You know
00:12:28.740 It's like Taylor Swift
00:12:29.860 It's just like
00:12:30.680 Why does this exist?
00:12:32.440 Why does it have to exist in the world?
00:12:34.720 It has no soul
00:12:35.400 No heart
00:12:35.880 Hey you might say that about some of the other songs we've heard so far
00:12:38.980 I'm not gonna say that Shibuzzi's bar song has a whole lot of soul and heart
00:12:42.760 But at least it has a certain exuberance
00:12:44.360 You know
00:12:44.740 There's a certain kind of like exuberance to that song
00:12:47.300 That's just missing here
00:12:48.160 They should be arrested
00:12:49.160 For that song
00:12:50.360 I hated it that much
00:12:51.140 So that's a 0 out of 10
00:12:52.160 I give that one a 0 out of 10
00:12:53.560 It's the biggest piece of dog shit
00:12:56.060 And um
00:12:56.840 That's it
00:12:57.620 So
00:12:58.080 Those are
00:12:58.620 Those are the most popular songs of the
00:13:00.400 Of the month
00:13:02.140 I hope you enjoyed the video
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