Crenshaw Blvd
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Alfredo is way better than RTJ4.
I've never liked anyone's version of Dancing in the Streets.
You wouldn't even say he is a talented producer? I'm not even remotely a Kanye stan, but I'll give him that. He is a garbage person now though and/or needs help.kanye is definitely not a genius. hes just had great marketing, timing, and the balls to do some dumb shit on tv from time to time that luckily for him this generation seems to accept / encourage.
Yes. Exhibit A.
But the sexual tension...Yes. Exhibit A.
It’s a trash song so that makes sense.I've never liked anyone's version of Dancing in the Streets.
But the sexual tension...
Good thing that video is even better without the song playing.
That bit where Bowie jumps down the stairs screamingJust in case anyone hasn't seen that:
I think it's been posted on the forum before.
Regarding Dancing in the Streets, I wasn’t aware until recently that it’s a protest song.
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'We had been beat down a lot': the story behind 60s protest anthem Dancing in the Street
Martha Reeves discusses the making of and the political impact of a Motown hit that became the unintentional soundtrack to a tumultuous time in Americawww.google.co.uk
kanye is definitely not a genius. hes just had great marketing, timing, and the balls to do some dumb shit on tv from time to time that luckily for him this generation seems to accept / encourage.
You wouldn't even say he is a talented producer? I'm not even remotely a Kanye stan, but I'll give him that. He is a garbage person now though and/or needs help.
I think it is fine. The closet comp I could think of was Lana Del Rey newest Norman Fucking Rockwell but where that album felt darkly brooding and romantic, folklore seemed safe, like all the hard edges were sanded off. It is not a bad record. It’s just isn’t a spectacular record either. People seem to like it though and it seems like she has another hit record on her hands.Anyone who knows my tastes knows that Taylor is basically just acceptably fine and folk music is mostly my jam. To that end, I'll just go on record as saying she should just go back to being above board pop instead of acting like she's some new gift to folk music. I've made it to track 9 on folklore and this is some bland ass boring pseudo-folk pop music. I saw a recent article comparing her to Fiona and Jess Williamson. If it weren't for that article I would not have likely even bothered listening but here I am and I can say that is a complete insult to those fine artists. Nothing about this approaches the folk mastery Jess beings to the table.
Anyone who knows my tastes knows that Taylor is basically just acceptably fine and folk music is mostly my jam. To that end, I'll just go on record as saying she should just go back to being above board pop instead of acting like she's some new gift to folk music. I've made it to track 9 on folklore and this is some bland ass boring pseudo-folk pop music. I saw a recent article comparing her to Fiona and Jess Williamson. If it weren't for that article I would not have likely even bothered listening but here I am and I can say that is a complete insult to those fine artists. Nothing about this approaches the folk mastery Jess beings to the table.