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Song of the Day #5,756: ‘Carnival’ – Ye & Ty Dolla Sign Feat. Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti

At #5 on the current Billboard Hot 100 is ‘Carnival,’ an obnoxious song that gave Kanye West his first #1 hit in 13 years. This is a collab with Ty Dolla Sign that the duo released under the name ¥$. Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti are along for the ride.

I have no patience for Kanye after the last decade or so of asinine and offensive behavior. On this track, he is not only spewing stupid lyrics but he doesn’t even sound good doing it. I’m not sure what fans of his still see in him.

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Song of the Day #1,731: ‘Carnival’ – Natalie Merchant

natalie_merchant_tigerlilySomehow I made it through 1,730 Songs of the Day without once featuring a solo Natalie Merchant track.

I guess that’s not completely surprising given that Merchant’s solo career isn’t (wasn’t?) exactly earth-shattering, and in my defense I have featured three 10,000 Maniacs songs, but it does feel like an oversight.

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