I'm normally the last guy to promote a music video.
But.
THIS is video gold. It's all over the web, but if you're one of the few who hasn't seen Alanis's send up of the ridiculous (and inexplicably popular - including a Grammy for best something) "My Humps" by The Black Eyed Peas, it's worth the time.
Four minutes, nine seconds to see just how stupid the lyrics in current dance music are. I only wish I could play THIS version instead of the original the next time some 17 year old girl asks for it at a wedding.
And in case you aren't "up" on current dance tunes, yes those are the actual lyrics she's singing. The original is obviously faster, with lots of bass and such, but the lyrics are exactly the same.
I weep for the future, and obviously Alanis does too.
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I'm glad she did this as it validates my cynicism with a lot of the lyrics today. I find we are in a strange time with the Paris Hiltons of the world.
I wonder if today's digital world has allowed for a huge onslaught of music, into the mainstream, without the iron grip of the past music moguls weeding out the mediocre?
But then again, we did have KC and the Sunshine band!
I'm sure our parents' parents said much the same about "I wanna hold your hand" and such, but it just seems that the "lyrics" are just getting worse of late.
Try listening to the big hit "No scrubs" by TLC. Take a dozen or so words, repeat, ad nauseum.
And my buddy wonders why I don't want to run karaoke for him anymore...
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