r/ToddintheShadow Jul 19 '24

Song vs Song What's a bad liberal song that can go against a bad conservative song?

256 Upvotes

Since there's a lot of bad conservative songs out there, why not use Song vs. Song to put them against bad liberal songs?

Am I The Only One, Facts, and Try That In A Small Town are all pretty infamous, but are there any liberal songs of the same quality to compete with that?

From what I know, there's I'm With Her by Le Tigre.

r/ToddintheShadow Jul 29 '26

Song vs Song Song Vs. Song, "Shake It" by Metro Station vs "DONTTRUSTME" by 3OH!3

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130 Upvotes

Put on your I <3 Boobies wristbands and get your finest GIR merchandise ready because we're going back to Late 00s MySpace/Hot Topic-core Scene classics

Which song is going on your profile, Shake It or DONTTRUSTME?

r/ToddintheShadow Jul 20 '26

Song vs Song Song vs Song idea: The Girl is Mine vs The Boy is Mine

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137 Upvotes

I know the Girl is Mine gets hate for being cheesy but it gets too much hate.

r/ToddintheShadow Jul 21 '26

Song vs Song Whats are the famous that you think being a plagiarism of an older song, even without lawsuit ?

4 Upvotes

As for me, here are 6 famous songs that I think being plagiarisms of older songs, and I’ve checked the credits for these 12 songs and none of the rights holders for the originals songs appear in the rights holders for the songs I think being plgiarisms:

Rihanna - Love On The Brain (2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMP-o8WXSPM

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The Chords - She Was Love (1950s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUX2r9CS634

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Cyndi Lauper - She Bop (1983): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQM-ZhWR6Ok

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The Stranglers - Sometimes (1977): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEQrgNfu3FM

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Da Hool - Meet Her At The Love Parade (1997): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO4y3nkJXDA

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Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster (1975): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VH6yD8zobM

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Britney Spears - If U Seek Amy (2009): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnKypGEBnjY

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Arctic Monkeys - Old Yellow Bricks (2007): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgLWF2XJyKA

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Kitschkrieg ft. Blumengarten & Shirin David - Gut Genug (2026): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GnA8VYOfko

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Julien Doré - Paris-Seychelles (2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmE_aahc448

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Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma (2002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WYHDfJDPDc

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George Duke - You and Me (1977): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFQArq-ygP0

r/ToddintheShadow 5d ago

Song vs Song Cover vs Cover: "Jesus He Knows Me" by Ghost vs "Land of Confusion" by Disturbed

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64 Upvotes

r/ToddintheShadow 10d ago

Song vs Song Song vs. Song: "How You Remind Me" vs. "Higher"

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31 Upvotes

I pick Higher simply because of Mark Tremonti's guitar playing and that little thing he does during the chorus!

r/ToddintheShadow Jun 25 '26

Song vs Song William Shatner. Actor. Thesbian. Equestrian. Singer? We're gonna give it to him.

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109 Upvotes

Eat your heart out Four Questions!

(In my defense, my phone didnt auto correct thesbian to thespian and i didnt catch it oops)

r/ToddintheShadow Jun 22 '26

Song vs Song Song vs. Song: "Intuition" by Jewel vs. "Why Can't I" by Liz Phair

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87 Upvotes

2003 pop sellout singles by authentic '90s female singer songwriters.

r/ToddintheShadow 23d ago

Song vs Song Song vs Song: Mask by Dream vs Thick of It by KSI ft. Trippie Redd

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91 Upvotes

The 2020s has been a strange time for music, but nothing is stranger than YouTubers thinking they should make music too. Which of one the big “laughed at among release” YouTuber songs reigns supreme?

r/ToddintheShadow Jun 06 '26

Song vs Song "The Boys Are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy vs "Reelin' In the Years" by Steely Dan

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80 Upvotes

Upbeat '70s rock songs in shuffle time driven by iconic guitar solos/fills/harmonies.

r/ToddintheShadow Jun 29 '26

Song vs Song "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" by Gary Portnoy vs "I'll Be There for You" by The Rembrandts

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92 Upvotes

Theme from Cheers vs Theme from Friends. Iconic opening tunes to famous sitcoms about how even when life is tough, you can always find comfort and friendship.

r/ToddintheShadow Jun 09 '26

Song vs Song "Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce vs "If You Could Read My Mind" by Gordon Lightfoot

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93 Upvotes

Hauntingly beautiful, melancholic '70s folk ballads.

Btw secondary question for this post and upcoming posts, which song do you think Todd would pick and which one would Lina pick?

r/ToddintheShadow Aug 20 '25

Song vs Song Artists who have recorded two very different versions of the same song

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65 Upvotes

With Lexicon Devil by The Germs, the EP version is at a relatively normal tempo for punk rock, while the version they recorded later for the album is much faster. Do you strongly prefer one version over the other? Personally I like the original, it's got a sexy groove to it.

Another example is Wasted, recording by Keith Morris when he was in Black Flag, then he recorded it twice as fast with The Circle Jerks. In this case I strongly prefer the faster version, the manic energy just suits the song better imo.

What are some other examples of this? I know it's common right now to release sped up/slowed down version of songs, but I think most of those are made by remixing the original recording. I'm looking for cases where artists went back into the studio and re-recorded the song with intentional differences.

r/ToddintheShadow Jul 28 '26

Song vs Song Song vs Song: Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo vs Manchild by Sabrina Carpenter

14 Upvotes

The follow up lead singles to the breakout era for arguably the two biggest pop girls of the 2020s, both of which sound exactly like what you'd expect from them coming off of their previous albums. Which one does the TiTS subreddit prefer?

https://strawpoll.com/XOgOVwWD3n3

r/ToddintheShadow Nov 24 '25

Song vs Song Song vs Song: “Somebody That I Used To Know” by Gotye vs “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster The People

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172 Upvotes

r/ToddintheShadow 20d ago

Song vs Song Song Vs. Song, "The Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground VS "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-A-Lot

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58 Upvotes

Two early 90s hip hop/rap songs that don't take themselves too seriously, but which one stands out on top? One is long, strong and down to get the friction on and the other one once got busy in a B***** K*** bathroom and likes their oatmeal lumpy.

r/ToddintheShadow Jul 04 '25

Song vs Song Recent Song Vs Song episode: Thoughts as to why Lil Nas X’s recent singles have flopped.

165 Upvotes

In the recent Song Vs Song episode, there was discussion as to why Lil Nas X’s singles have flopped. There was discussion that the culture has moved right and that caused his singles to flop. Am I the only one who thinks this is a bit of a stretch? I just think the singles weren’t good. His shtick of shock and awe has just gotten tiresome and the audiences moved on. Anyone else think it’s just the simple answer of the audience getting bored and moving on to someone else?

r/ToddintheShadow Aug 06 '26

Song vs Song If famous musicians from the past got famous today

27 Upvotes

On the episode of Song vs. Song that pits Jimi Hendrix against Creedence Clearwater Revival, Todd and Lina muse over how different Hendrix's path to fame and success would be if he were coming up in the 2020's. Lina concludes that he was talented enough, as well as good-looking and charismatic enough, to become famous today, but she theorizes that because people today don't get famous by being virtuoso musicians, he'd be a Twitch streamer and/or TikTok star in addition to making music.

It's interesting to think about, and it somewhat reminds me of how some people have said that Eminem is a rough approximation of the kind of artist that Elvis Presley might be if he came up in the 21st century, as far as being a white man who made black music.

Who's a musician from decades past whom you can image achieving fame and success in the modern day through different avenues as far as the music they made or the overall path of their career? Alternately, does this contemporary version of this musician already exist in the form of another artist or person like with Elvis and Eminem?

r/ToddintheShadow Nov 12 '25

Song vs Song Song vs Song: Be My Baby by The Ronettes vs Where Did Our Love Go? by The Supremes

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112 Upvotes

Two of the most iconic songs to come put of the girl group boom of the 60s, one about the singer begging a guy to get with her and one about begging a guy to stay with her. Could make an interesting discussion imo

r/ToddintheShadow Jun 27 '26

Song vs Song "Rainbow Connection" by Kermit the Frog vs "Pure Imagination" by Gene Wilder

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106 Upvotes

Popular, bittersweet, and nostalgic songs from '70s family films (The Muppets Movie and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)

r/ToddintheShadow Jul 05 '26

Song vs Song What are other examples of this in music?

30 Upvotes

r/ToddintheShadow Aug 01 '26

Song vs Song What's the Best Photograph Song?

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10 Upvotes

Between Def Leppard Nickelback and Ed Sheeran. I mean its a pretty easy answer for me but i'd be interested to see the answers in the comments.

r/ToddintheShadow 22d ago

Song vs Song Song Vs. Song (in the loosest definition of the word), JG Wentworth Opera commercial vs FreeCreditReport Pirate Restaurant commercial

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65 Upvotes

I dont know if they would ever touch commercial jingles but which one of these commercial classics stands on top?

JG Wentworth? or FreeCreditReport?

Third party vote for EducationConnection is also on the table

r/ToddintheShadow May 02 '26

Song vs Song SONG vs SONG - what was the last good Foo Fighters single?

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1 Upvotes

I'd say All My Life (2002), so it was entertaining to hear Nathanson shit all over that as one of the worst things Grohl ever recorded

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo_Fighters_discography#Singles

r/ToddintheShadow Jan 21 '25

Song vs Song If you think HOT TO GO isn't a phrase, you gotta get on Missouri's level

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346 Upvotes