Relax. Just chart it!

February 29, 2008 7:16 AM

Song Chart Meme. A series of charts breaking down popular music.
posted by KevinSkomsvold (18 comments total)

See also.
posted by nitsuj at 7:26 AM on February 29, 2008

Straight to the top of the charts!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:30 AM on February 29, 2008

ha ha ha! - good find!
posted by the_very_hungry_caterpillar at 7:39 AM on February 29, 2008

Personal fave.
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 7:40 AM on February 29, 2008

Cute, but not as good as the rap one, which seemed to have more attention paid to actually having the charts work as charts, if that makes any sense.
posted by jtron at 7:41 AM on February 29, 2008

I remember a few years ago seeing a site that completely deconstructed the pop song, showing all the design elements (hook, one unintelligible lyric, etc, etc). Was never able to find it since then.
posted by chips ahoy at 7:43 AM on February 29, 2008

I really want to like these, but most of them are really, really bad. Aside from "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina," linked above, though, I did enjoy these two.
posted by uncleozzy at 7:50 AM on February 29, 2008

Someone else has probably done this
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 8:08 AM on February 29, 2008 [1 favorite]

Rickrolled, dope.
posted by cashman at 8:12 AM on February 29, 2008

I'm not a huge fan of this one, but what did they use to make that pie chart - that's beautiful. Anybody know?

/prays it's not a mac program
posted by cashman at 8:15 AM on February 29, 2008

The ones that are good are great, but the ones that miss the mark really miss the mark.

The I Will Survive timeline and Friday I'm in Love schedule calendar are unique takes on the chart idea.
posted by owtytrof at 8:15 AM on February 29, 2008

The Argentina one is good, but is partly ruined by the assumption that, absent instruction, a country should cry.
posted by DU at 8:22 AM on February 29, 2008

Stop!
posted by mcstayinskool at 8:25 AM on February 29, 2008

Chips Ahoy, are you perhaps referring to the KLF's staggering and ridiculous document "The Manual"?
posted by Skot at 9:17 AM on February 29, 2008 [1 favorite]

I don't understand most of these. Without a cheat sheet, they're just going to drive me crazy.
posted by lumensimus at 10:07 AM on February 29, 2008

I'm sad to see just how many people do not understand how Venn Diagrams work.
posted by demiurge at 11:22 AM on February 29, 2008

The way.
posted by Songdog at 11:48 AM on February 29, 2008 [1 favorite]

Stumbled on this kind of late, but I'm really enjoying it. The Argentina one had everyone here laughing.
posted by mosessis at 8:32 AM on March 7, 2008