Mic The Snare

Mic The Snare

@micthesnare · 387K subscribers · 362 videos · English

Music history, analysis and commentary. Bing bing and such.

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19:25

I love the iPod. It ruined everything.

277K views · 1w ago · 19:25

Video by Yan Krukau Video by ANTONI SHKRABA production Video by RDNE Stock project Photo by Helena Lopes Photo by Luis Becerra Fotógrafo Video by Timo Volz Video by Artem Podrez Video by Sarowar Hussain Video by Marta Wave Video by Adis Resic Video by olia danilevich Video by Coverr Video by Nino Souza

Topics: The world the iPod entered into · How did the iPod start out? · Why was the iPod a big deal? · How the iPod impacted the music industry · How the iPod impacted our own listening habits · How the iPod helped Apple

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34:30

Ranking Every Beatles Album By Its Worst Song

413K views · 3w ago · 34:30

The Beatles made some of the greatest albums and songs of all time... but what about their misses? I'm ranking every Beatles album by its worst song, from A Hard Day's Night and Rubber Soul to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Abbey Road. Along the way, we'll explore the stories behind some of the Beatles' most disliked and controversial songs. And by the end, I'll have made an album ranking that would offend God. Let's go!

Topics: Please Please Me · With The Beatles · A Hard Day's Night · Beatles for Sale · Help! · Rubber Soul

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21:45

The Only 7 Masterpiece Albums Ever Made

2M views · 1mo ago · 21:45

What are the greatest albums ever made? What actually makes an album a masterpiece? And why do I choose to suffer like this? In this video, I narrow the history of popular music down to just seven perfect albums, from artists like The Beatles, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, and more. I definitely left soooooo many big albums off the list, but hey let me know in that big beautiful comment section what I missed!

Topics: Album 1 · Album 2 · Album 3 · Album 4 · Album 5 · Album 6

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28:43

The Gnarly World of 1990s One Hit Wonders

350K views · 1mo ago · 28:43

From forgotten hits to songs that I'm still shocked didn't qualify, I’m diving into EVERY one-hit wonder of the 1990s according to the Billboard Hot 100. 90s pop, R&B, hip-hop, alternative rock, Eurodance, country, novelty songs, jock jams that inspire theft accusations, and everything inbetween. Plus I dig into some bizarre Billboard chart technicalities, and finally rank the best and worst one-hit wonders of the decade. Fellow Mambo No. 5 truthers rise up.

Topics: Remnants of the 80s · 90s R&B · 90s Dance Music · Novelty Songs · Posse Cuts · Country's Actually Interesting This Time

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19:11

The Evolution of the Pop Song (is Not What You Think)

215K views · 2mo ago · 19:11

Why do so many pop songs use the same basic structure, and why does it keep working? I wanted to dive into how the very structure of a pop song has (and hasn't) changed over the years.

Topics: Does modern pop music feel weird to you lately? · The verse · The chorus · The bridge · How much has the pop song changed? · How pop song sections come and go

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39:38

Ranking 2026's Songs of The Summer

337K views · 2mo ago · 39:38

Summer 2026! Something something Backrooms Git Genug World Cup Wallace with a fade. Pop music continues to be in a weird place, but that doesn't mean there were no good songs at all. From Ella Langley and Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift to Bruno Mars, Drake to Tame Impala, I’m ranking the Top 20 songs that defined the summer according to Billboard (and shouting out some songs that deserved to be bigger).

Topics: Number 20 · Number 19 · Number 18 · Number 17 · Number 16 · Number 15

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2:10:49

DEEP DISCOG DIVE: The Beach Boys

378K views · 3mo ago · 2:10:49

The Beach Boys started in the early 60s as America's surf rock champions, and went on to have one of the wildest, most surreal, and at times darkest histories in popular music. My brain is honestly kinda broken by it all. But today I'm getting into all of it.

Topics: Prologue · Surfin' Safari · Surfin' USA · Surfer Girl · Little Deuce Coupe · Shut Down Volume 2

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16:43

The Music Biopic Industrial Complex

178K views · 3mo ago · 16:43

From Elvis and Queen to the upcoming four-film Beatles event, music biopics are taking over the box office. But why is this happening now, and why do so many of them feel the same? I’m breaking down the five reasons behind the biopic boom, and how it’s changing the way we see, hear, and understand our favorite artists.

Topics: A music biopic is more than a music biopic · Thing 1 · Thing 2 · Thing 3 · Thing 4 · Thing 5

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13:03

AI has found a new way to ruin music

107K views · 4mo ago · 13:03

(The above link is a gift link, so anyone should be able to read it.) ROYALTY FREE ASSETS USED Video by Swastik Arora Photo by Pavel Danilyuk Video by Nilzo Farías Video by KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA Video by Video by Mikhail Nilov Video by Monsieur Sylvain Video by Matias Luge Video by In Old News LLC Video by Kampus Production Video by MART PRODUCTION Photo by Alex Urezkov Video by IUNAV

Topics: The Setup · The Issue · The Solve · The Bigger Issue

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24:18

The Ridiculous World of 2000s One Hit Wonders

235K views · 4mo ago · 24:18

ROYALTY FREE ASSETS USED Photo by Ikhlas Al Fahim Photo by Mikhail Nilov Video by Samphan Korwong Photo by lee starry Photo by Meryl Cusinato

Topics: Reality Competitions · Commercials · Children & Teens · "Bit" Songs · Covers · Kid Rock Karaoke

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12:31

The Most Cursed Items in Music History

98K views · 5mo ago · 12:31

Video by Pavel Danilyuk Video by Yaroslav Shuraev Video by KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA Video by Oleh Bachynskyi Photo by Photo by marnock Video by The Marc Knight Video by Alex Moliski Video by Jessica Lewis thepaintedsquare Video by Gustavo Fring Photo by Vilnis Husko Video by Yaroslav Shuraev Video by IslandHopper X

Topics: My most prized possession · Cosmetics/Fashion · Lifestyle · Furniture

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13:20

The Worst Era of Concert Tickets Is Coming

129K views · 5mo ago · 13:20

Learn more about Mackie's Thump V4 loudspeakers NEBULA ROYALTY FREE ASSETS USED Video by Furkan Selim Çakırca Video by Big Bag Films Video by Clément Proust Video by Big Bag Films Photo by Rodolpho Zanardo Video by Kampus Production Video by K Video by KoolShooters Photo by Nicholas Derio Palacios

Topics: VIP Tickets A Decade Ago · Things Start To Shift · What About Taylor? · Beyonce's Renaissance Tour · Metallica's M72 Tour · Imagine Dragons' LOOM Tour

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13:24

The Most Hated Album Covers Ever

213K views · 5mo ago · 13:24

ROYALTY FREE ASSETS USED Photo by Suzy Hazelwood Photo by Polina Tankilevitch Photo by cottonbro studio Photo by Jonathan Borba Video by Colin Jones Video by Tima Miroshnichenko Video by RDNE Stock project Video by Lisa from Pexels

Topics: Hot Dog Water · Gross · Ugly · Chaotic · Offensive · Zoomed Out

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