It is said that things come in threes. Meals, bad luck, Charlie’s Angels. Often, this theory holds up for music the media force-feeds the masses. Whether it be three artists or three songs, these mediums resemble an Alzheimer’s patient.
1. fun. We Are Young. [TV Commercials]
Yes, you know the song. First used to make the Chevy Sonic seem like the hippest, coolest vehicle for hip, cool people to own, this song quickly morphed into an instant anthem of youth and adventure. Infectious enough to reach farther than the band’s usual indie-kid following, this song had everyone meowmeowmeowmeowing.
2. Gotye. Somebody That I Used To Know. [Saturday Night Live]
This is an unlikely hit by an even unlikelier source. This not only sounds like the soundtrack to the ’90s Aussie Cartoon Bananas in Pajamas but the chord progressions are so simple it seems Gotye wrote the song while taking a bath. Gotye impersonates Sting while Kimbra impersonates Katy Perry and don’t bother to remember either of their names as we can feel the next hit pointedly not coming on.
3. Grouplove. Tongue tied. [Gossip Girl]
A simple rave song about sex at the best friend’s house, appropriately featured on Gossip Girl at a time when Nate finds out he’s been banging his best friend’s mom. Grouplove are the first to think they’re golden but honestly, being featured on this show guarantees a band’s success at this point.
Mimi

And I’ll Miss You Most Of All, Brooke Davis
April 4, 2012 — MimiThe final season of One Tree Hill has brought us a variety of series-spanning, long-time-coming, end-tying moments. Brooke’s absent father returning to seize his thousandth chance from his daughter, Brooke being a mother at long last, and, of course, the redemption of Dan Scott. It was the only way Dan Scott, in all his darkness and all his wrongdoing could actually die: a hero.
This show delivered an entire other level to the commercial teen drama playing field. OTH always played decent, mature, often indie music. Making a nod at both Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers and Augustana, our favorite show proved to have more of a voice than Gavin De Graw. With possibly the biggest character, Tric, they directly spotlighted the music of Kate Voegele, Bethany Joy Galeotti and Tyler Hilton. OTH knew they had gained some influence and were ready to use it. The last night was no exception, featuring The Horrible Crowes, a band who sported one of the most quality debuts of 2011.
Some of the snappiest lines from this season were exchanged between Brooke and her Karen’s cafe competitor, but none trumped Julian’s explosive last words to Brooke’s father: “It rhymes with thick….Dick, Ted. You’re a dick.” And yet this line of Julian’s paled next to when he told Brooke, “A character who doesn’t love Brooke Davis…I wouldn’t even begin to know how to write that.”
There was a hostage situation, a fire, a feud, a proposal, an adoption, a stalker, multiple arrests, shootouts, and a monumental death. But these final moments will never amount to all that this show has done and the ways it has helped its viewers, its friends, for nearly a decade.
Mimi