Matters of opinion

I posted an older Yeah Yeah Yeahs song entitled “Art Star” onto my Facebook page recently, and offhandedly united the video with the declaration, “The best Yeah Yeah Yeahs song ever.”
A friend of mine, in a rather lofty nature, enlightened me that my above statement was, indeed, “a bold claim.”

Of course, all entertainment journalism is merely a matter of opinion. With that said, Rolling Stone’s top 100 songs compilation also falls within the realm of such boldness. In attempts to contradict me, my friend contradicted herself.

Truly, the media would not exist without a blatant, pompous audacity regarding opinion. It is beginning to seem as if humans enjoy being told what to like, simply so they may revolt against the norm. As a result, “this is what you like” translates into “this is what you hate.”
And we have all met this sort of contradicting person, the type of fellow whom hates Seinfeld, or the kind of gal whom hates whatever is loved. If I meet an individual who dislikes pizza, for example, this is an immediate red flag to me. Yes, sometimes they are merely searching for more intimate media sources, those which they feel a specific connection to (homegrown roots, if you will), but, oftentimes, they are just getting a huge figurative hard on from swimming against the current of the common consensus.

I suppose I could have deemed “Man” or “Pin” as the ultimate Yeah Yeah Yeahs song, but alas, whichever song I choose, I will never be correct, and neither will anybody else.