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The Summer When Everyone Wanted a Good, Good Night | The New Yorker

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In 2009, every big hit sounded like a version of “I Gotta Feeling,” by the Black Eyed Peas.

Save this story Save this story You’re reading Songs of Summer , a series on music and memory. I find it hard to even write the words “DJ Earworm.” I’ve tried to say the word “mashup” out loud alone while I’m typing, and it feels as though I’m saying, “Come see Lady Gaga perform at the Doritos Locos Tacos #Boldstage at SXSW, an activation powered by tweets.” But the fact remains: there is a man named DJ Earworm, and he created a mega-mashup called “ United State of Pop 2009 (Blame It on the Pop) ” that currently has fifty-five million views on YouTube and more than forty-six thousand comments.

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