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Post Malone is one of the biggest names in the music industry of this generation, winning over people with words that he delivers straight from the bottom of his heart—like his latest heartwarming single dedicated to his 2-year-old daughter,Yours. If anything, no matter what he creates, at this stage, the fan-beloved singer’s music is widely appreciated by global audiences.
But that wasn’t always the case; especially when he was just starting out. While fans must be aware of the sour criticism he was met with as the internet deemed him a “one-hit wonder” following the release of his viral track White Iverson in 2015, you don’t really know the singer inside out if you haven’t seen hisWhy Don’t You Love Mesong from before he was famous.
Post Malone’sWhy Don’t You Love MeCould Blow Your Mind
Nearly a decade ago, before evenWhite Iversondropped to lure music lovers in along with scathing criticism deeming him a“culture vulture”,Post Malonewas already seeking success through his 2014 singleWhy Don’t You Love Me. To sum it up in a sentence, it more or less looks like an incredibly creative music video created in the true fashion of a high school-going teenager.
With a grazing beard that’s barely even there, the rapper cum singer is dressed in a blue-shaded“Bad Boy”half-sleeved jacket over a pair of shorts that seem to have fallen a bit too short. Adding to this look, the then-19-or-so-year-old aspiring singer sported a bandana on top of his head along with a pair of cockily nerdy sunglasses that he took off and wore back again ever so often.
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Then there was the music video itself. Throughout the clip,Malone tried really hardto move along to the beat like a cool kid, adding a few booty shakes here and there, all the while trying his best to give off that sad-boy vibes who just got his heart broken by the girl who“said you loved me just moments before,”earning his response of,“Why’d you lie? What the heck?”
If that wasn’t enough, besides all the clip art, text effects, and visual background filters added to seemingly enhance the music video, the lyrics of the song gave it all the extra charm it so desperately needed. Take a look at it for yourself (viaJust Focus on YouTube):
Starring Malone as Leon DeChino & Jason Stokes as Jazzy Eff, the song’s chorus sang:
Our love was as hot as a torch / But you couldn’t take it anymore / Why don’t you love me?[…]My heart was beating like a very fast drum / You looked at me and said I’m not number one / Why don’t you love me?
But the real highlight was the ending bridge partsung by Malonein an utterly heartbroken sad-guy persona. Take a look at it yourself:
Stop, girl, what have you done? / You used to be sweet just like bubblegum / Now you are no fun / You suck, you broke my heart
Of course, the cringe content of this music video was undeniably high (no offense to the Malone-rs and none to one of the biggest pop stars in the world himself). Yet, at the same time, Malone’s vocals were still as commendable back then before he was famous as they are now, so we might as well give him the credit for that.
Fans React to Post Malone’sWhy Don’t You Love Me
While Post Malone has indeed come an incredibly long way since 2014, this video is still nothing short of a gem when it comes to all the memories of the legendary pop singer’s starting out process in the music industry. Nonetheless, fans have some of the most epic reactions to this track, who are taking to the comment section to say:
“Why’d you lie…What the HECK” – lyrical genius. My new favorite Posty lyric” ~ @leonardogarcia3740
“It would be a bop if he remakes this song seriously with this beat” ~ @eralddiwrld214
“Yo this shit would of killed in the 80s” ~ @SerDuncanMaybals
“This feels like a high school project” ~ @Object630
“Imagine telling your friends you collabed with post Malone but having to show them this video as proof” ~ @Phoenix-pl4tv
“Pre Malone” ~ @Giggeles
“Post Malone said he did all types of genres. He sure wasn’t wrong…” ~ @roymartintandberg5658
“What’s your favorite Post Malone song?” “Why don’t you love me” “Never heard that, I’ll check it out later.”What the heck” ~ @sunny_waifu2955
Well, in utter sincerity, Post Malone gave a real banger back then as well, though he just should have held a bit back at the cringy stuff. Maybe he could actually recreate it seriously, just like how fans are asking him to. Then it just may end up topping all those charts he must have wanted to top back then!
Mahin Sultan
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Mahin Sultan is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, where she brings a fresh perspective to entertainment news. Having been in the field for over 3 years now, she has already written more than 2,000 articles across a variety of niches, from entertainment to health and fashion. This diverse experience has allowed her to quickly build a solid foundation and a deep understanding of the industry.
