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- Top 10 NZ novelty songs
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It may seen oxymoronic to write a top 10 list made of novelty songs, since these are the most reviled form of pop music. They’re usually wacky tunes that scream for attention by drawing on the worst aspects of pop music – banal lyrics, endlessly upbeat backing music, and hooks so catchy that they insert themselves into your brain and grate away for days on end. Their clearest attribute is usually grabbing one particular idea or catch-phrase and bashing it to death with the intention of grabbi...
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- 25 Mar 2015
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- Gareth Shute
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- https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/top-10-nz-novelty-songs
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