John Darnielle's "100 Reasons Why 'Ignition - Remix' Is So Damned Great"

fuckyeahthemountaingoats:

slamdanceonyourgrave:

14. And then we enter into the levels of reference again, which is where I get completely dizzy “Rollin’ on 24s/while they say on the radio”: what do they say? Oh, good God, they say what critical theory thought they’d say: “This is the remix to igntion”

15. which is to say that the song describes a party where they’re listening to the radio play a song describing a party where they’re listening to the radio playing a a song describing a party where they’re listening to the radio playing a song describing a party and well you get the general idea

16. Which is joy itself! The song has absorbed its creators, its listeners, everybody!

There’s very little chance this wasn’t posted here some time ago, all right, but honestly: this is a perfect thing which exists here before us. Whether you have read it already or not, its infinite wisdom shall never cease.

obviously the best pop song of the 2000s

(Source: oka-everywhere)