Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? We are in London England on a promotional tour. We’re promoting “Rude” here. It’s blowing up here. They say it’s gonna go number one by next week. Isn’t that ...

The mystery of why some songs endure forever while others are quickly forgotten is commonly believed to have two explanations. The first explanation is that in order to stand the test of time a song ...

What make a great one-hit wonder? For starters, it can’t just be a normal hit song. It must be the sort of hit that everybody on the planet knows word-for-word — even years after its heyday has come ...

The song "Rude" by the band MAGIC! is annoying and stupid. It's annoying and stupid for a few reasons. One of those reasons is the fact that the band stylizes their name as "MAGIC!," which makes my ...

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One Australian man just used a sort-of romantic song in his very romantic wedding proposal — and he filmed the production so we can all enjoy it. The lyrics to "Rude," Magic!'s 2014 hit, are about a ...

At this point MAGIC!'s "Rude" is probably stuck in your head, and if it's not it soon will be since it just hit No. 1 on the Hot 100. But the song has prompted a few concerns. By Tyler Bradley At this ...

You know that song that's taking over the radio waves? Yep, that's 'Rude' by Magic!, one of PopCrush's top picks to be the song of the summer! Magic! totally got us psyched for warmer weather when ...

Benji Cowart says one line in the hit song inspired him to respond. — -- When a New York dad heard the hit summer song “Rude” by the band MAGIC! about a guy spurned by the father of the girl he ...

If you've been listening to the radio lately, chances are you have the catchy song "Rude" by Magic! stuck in your head, in which case you'll crack up at this funny response to the lyrics. Magic!'s ...

In HateSong, we ask our favorite musicians, writers, comedians, actors, and so forth to expound on the one song they hate most in the world. The hater: Rhea Butcher is equal parts dry and wry. In her ...