Formula for crap

I think I have narrowed down the selection of items needed to create a 'popular' song for today's radio hits:

• Repeat lyrics and/or individual words over and over again
• Also, you only need to get on good recording of what ever line you're going to repeat because it will just be sampled for each time it's used in the song. (you don't actually have to perform the entire song!)
• Mention something like 'put your hands in the air' at least once in the song. (this has nothing to do with dancing, but most likely a result of having heard this yourself so many times when being pulled over by the authorities)
• Brag (untruthfully) about your ability to drink, party, and/or "do it" all night. (this is very similar to why most people drive SUV's, as they just want to give the impression that they can do something they will never do. Yes, I'm looking at you soccer mom with the $80K Land Rover with a brush guard that only drives to the mall and back.)
• Use words in your lyrics because they will rhyme with something else you just said - even if it doesn't make any sense for the song itself. (Far East Movement)
• Finally, Auto-Tune the crap out of everything. (again, because you have no talent - but you have followed the recipe above and now have a record contract)
• This is similar to baggy pants. How you ask? Simple, no talent ass clowns artists figured out they could use this technology to put out a song that sounded like they could sing. The use of auto-tune became so widely used, that even those that can sing would use it to add that odd sound to their voices. 
• The fashion of low hanging, baggy pants became popular in a similar way. When individuals go to jail - they are asked to empty their pockets, give up their belt, etc. Without a belt, their pants would start to fall and others in jail would recognize this look. Similar to the SUV item above - people wanted to emulate this look outside of jail to show they were tough - even if they hadn't actually been in jail. People see it, they do it.....it becomes popular. 

Thoughts from this morning -

• 1st and last time I ever ship a cymbal to Hawaii
• Can't believe Mike Portnoy is leaving Dream Theater
• Don't use children in commercials for furniture, automobiles, politics, or anything else that they have no business being part of advertising for.