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Michigan State Football: Ranking songs on Mel Tucker’s game day playlists

By Jered Salisbury

Mel Tucker, Michigan State football (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
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CHAMPAIGN, IL – FEBRUARY 11: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans is seen during the game against the Illinois Fighting Illini at State Farm Center on February 11, 2020 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
CHAMPAIGN, IL – FEBRUARY 11: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans is seen during the game against the Illinois Fighting Illini at State Farm Center on February 11, 2020 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

Overused

  • Started From the Bottom, Drake
    • This song is about as inoffensive as rap gets, even the explicit version
  • Fight Night, Migos
    • Every ninth grader in 2011 thought they discovered fire when they put this song on the aux for the first time and the song hasn’t hit the same since
  • Old Town Road, Lil Nas X
    • In my 23 years of life, a song has never had a shorter lifespan than Old Town Road. You almost have to give it props.
  • 24K Magic, Bruno Mars
    • It’s a vibe, that vibe being “that song you put on a wedding playlist to get grandma shaking her moneymaker” — but a vibe nonetheless.
  • Nonstop, Drake
    • Drake’s 8 out of 10 is so much better, it’s a crime this is the song that became the pregame song of choice from this “mood playlist” or whatever he decided to call this album.
  • Too Close, Alex Clare
    • A hard hitter in 2012, not so much in 2020.
  • Havanna, Camilla Cabello feat. Young Thug
    • Jeffrey absolutely puts this song on his back, as is the usual case with his guest verses. I would suggest that Camilla should forward her royalty checks for this song to him out of appreciation, but I feel like she wouldn’t have much leftover in that scenario.
  • Run This Town, JAY-Z feat. Kanye West and Rihanna
    • Is it just me, or does this song take you back to ninth grade basement parties where everyone was afraid to drink their parents’ beer?
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