Posted March 4, 201213 yr I was glancing at the iTunes chart this morning, and suddenly noticed how many songs I would classify under a different genre to the one stated - something like 9-10 in just the top 30! Would it be the record companies who tell iTunes how they want their songs classified, or is that something that iTunes decide themselves? Anyway, I thought it might be interesting to ask what % of their songs *you* would classify differently? Perhaps we should restrict it to, say, the top 50, otherwise the checking could become tedious. Yes, I realise the proportion will vary over time - but I was thinking of just a spot check.
March 4, 201213 yr Quickly scanning through, the ones in the top 50 I would change are: 1. Somebody That I Used to Know - pop 2. Starships - pop 4. Wild Ones - dance 13. Drunk - pop 15. International Love - dance 18. Ass Back Home - hip hop 20. Alone Again - pop (How is this down as dance wtf? :lol:) 21. Twilight - RnB 22. We Found Love - dance 23. Breathing - dance 25. Drunk - pop 27. Paradise - pop 30. Lego House - pop 31. Bright Lights - hip hop 37. Born to Die - pop 40. Take Care - dance 45. Party Rock Anthem - dance (How is this still top 50? :drama:) Some songs are difficult to classify though, which is fair enough, but a lot of those are just full on WRONG. So 34% for me. Edited March 4, 201213 yr by Eric_Blob
March 4, 201213 yr 45. Party Rock Anthem - dance (How is this still top 50? :drama:) Let's Dance For Sport Relief.
March 4, 201213 yr I've not had a look yet, but Alone Again as Dance is the most annoying tag ever. :P Having said that, I didn't change it on my iPod...
March 4, 201213 yr Alone Again is probably down as dance because she's signed to All Around The World (which deals almost exclusively in dance music). Still baffling but it makes an iota more sense I guess :P
March 4, 201213 yr Eric, Take Care is dance? :huh: Yeah, it's got the drum pattern that you find in dance music for most of the song. But okay, you can say pop if you want. That song is really difficult to classify imo, so I'd just say pop. Edited March 4, 201213 yr by Eric_Blob
March 5, 201213 yr How about listing what the classifications are in this thread to make it easier to come up with an answer? I'm not going to go to itunes just for this - I've never really noticed the Genre classifications on there either!
March 5, 201213 yr Author How about listing what the classifications are in this thread to make it easier to come up with an answer? I'm not going to go to itunes just for this - I've never really noticed the Genre classifications on there either! These are the all ones covering the current chart - there are others that occur as & when a song of that genre enters : Filter by category: Alternative Blues Classical Comedy Country Dance Electronic Fitness & Workout Hard Rock Hip-Hop/Rap Jazz Latino Metal Pop R&B/Soul Reggae Religious Rock Sertanejo Singer/Songwriter Soundtrack Vocal World Edited March 5, 201213 yr by vidcapper
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