As much as it’s an artifact of the internet era, notes critic mikaelwood, “Old Town Road” also embodies aspects of a form that long predates YouTube. It’s a novelty song — and that’s nothing to be ashamed of
— suggests that a song is doing only one thing, which is telling a joke, often at the expense of a performer’s artistic dignity.
“Novelty isn’t just about being funny — it’s also about being new,” said Dr. Demento, the veteran radio host known for playing weird and wacky records. “And ‘Old Town Road’ is a very inventive piece of music.” In books and film and television, comedy these days is regarded as a high art; nobody thinks “Veep” is any less of a creative achievement than “Succession” . Yet funny songs are still perceived differently, as though the presence of a joke somehow precludes any further emotional or intellectual impact.
He may not have consciously inserted those themes into “Old Town Road” — then again, he may have done precisely that — but when we look back at the song years from now it will undoubtedly speak to us of this complicated moment.Monster Mash Indeed, what’s been most fun about watching his gloriously improbable ride — as pure a demonstration of music’s democratic system as any in memory — has been how untroubled he’s seemed by “Old Town Road’s” novelty status .
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