I thought this was pretty original. Great song by Lenny Kravitz with spectacularly cheesy Justice remix. Nicely played.
Filed under: Song of the Week
Here is a song that is worth highlighting for a number of reasons:
- It’s inherently catchy. Just try to get this tune out of your head. Seriously. Try.
- It features one of my favorite things in the world, the fat white rapper. Ah yes, anytime I can hear my rappers straining to breathe as they spit their lines, while chicken grease shoots through their veins always makes for a very enjoyable listening experience. One of the main reasons I never liked the Notorious B.I.G. was because his neck and voicebox were covered in so many layers of B.I.G., that it totally made his flow sound like a hood Snuffleupagus. I think I am the only one this bothers.
- His name is Big B! Really? That’s the best you could do? His name is probably Brandon or Brett and when he enters the game of rap decides he needs a catchy name. Well, uh…I’m large, and my name is Brett. Big B? Perfect! I have high hopes for your lyrics if this is the best you can do with your name.
- This video tells a nice story: Fat rapper gets arrested, (because he’s so CRaaaZy!) calls his totally busted, butter face girlfriend to bail him out, but she’s busy being stolen by the guy from Unwritten Law wearing a jaunty hat while singing a nice melody. I haven’t seen this much action since that one time Jack Tripper pretended to be two people at once at the Regal Beagle.
- It has a nice cameo of Carey Hart playing a prison guard. If the whole Moto X thing doesn’t work out, he seems to be doing a nice job of showing up in music videos.
- With all that, it’s just fun.
So there you go.
Filed under: Song of the Week
First and foremost, if you don’t know Mute Math, please get to know them. They are the cool. The lead singer plays a keytar (!) which has not been seen in the wild since Cameo’s “Word Up” video. And they happen to play songs that are good and different. I enjoy them. You should too.
“Spotlight” is the song that I was going to highlight all by itself, but then I found out it was on the “Twilight” soundtrack by all the stupid Twi-hards bickering in the comments about whether Jacob or Edward is better. I immediately started to hate the song, so I had to bring in another to balance things out.
“Typical” is a good song, not as good as “Spotlight” or some of their other stuff, but the video is awesome. As you can see, it’s recorded entirely in reverse. Just try to wrap your mind around that; it’s kind of like trying to comprehend wormholes, time travel and the phenomenon that is Jon and Kate.
If you, like me, haven’t seen this video in a while, then you are missing out on a significant chunk of awesome. Not only was this one of the first times that a hastily assembled group of celebrities got together for a cause (in this case, feeding children in Africa) but this particular recording contained more starpower than a West Hollywood Starbucks. You’ve also got:
- Kenny Rogers in an oversize t-shirt going into convulsions trying to hit his notes
- An actual Al Jarreau sighting
- Darry Hall. Oh and Oates is somewhere in there too!
- A black Michael Jackson (RIP) back when he was relevant and people didn’t think twice that he was wearing a be-dazzled majorette costume
- Bruce Springsteen pretty much ruining everthing with his yelling. Dude, if this guy can be a musical icon with his gravel throat, it gives me hope that I could at least be a musical afterthought
- Steve Perry and Dionne Warwick not even breaking a sweat to hit their notes. I believe they call this professionalism, people. Yes, they need some help in the hairdo department, but they know how to come in and sang
- Ray Charles–Dead
- Kim Carnes–Not dead
- LaToya AND Jermaine Jackson. I wonder what they offered Quincy Jones to let them come on in? I can’t recall either of them being able to, uh…you know…actually sing?
- Huey Lewis, also still alive and more than holding his own with Michael
Aaah. The ’80’s at their finest.
For some reason, I cannot get enough of this song. Just to clear a few things up:
- This video is the weirdness
- This band, even before the funky post-production effects is easily one of the ugliest in the world. Even more so than the Gregg Allman Band. Or George Michael
- Sidenote: they look nothing like grizzly bears! No beards, knee high leather moccasins or coon skin caps to be found! Disappointing.
- Excellent usage of the organ. The most neglected instrument since the Jew’s harp
So if anyone can explain to me the greater meaning here behind this video, I will give you a free case of the swine flu! Hurry! Offer is limited!
