A High school band would be better
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Kendrick Lamar
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Him grabbing his crotch constantly was special.
Thread delivers as expected.
Trying to speak objectively, Lamar's music is massively popular, especially among young people and particularly the demographic of a huge number of top football players. It's certainly "art" because it's creative and is a real representation of the thinking and reality of his sub-culture. It's as much that as Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA", just from a different perspective that I can't say is invalid simply because I don't share it. Personally, I can respect his work as art even though I don't enjoy it as music.
But I will say it's noteworthy he was featured and got to perform the songs he did, because I don't think any performer at any of major televised event like this has ever come close to being as "traditionally offensive" as Lamar is in almost all his work, including in these songs. Presenting this to a broad, cross-over audience like this is pretty amazing.
I think it's entirely possible the lip syncing and poor sound quality was intentional, to make sure certain words were clipped and that there was no chance the broader audience might understand the lyrics generally. His stuff including these songs doesn't have just one or two "naughty" words in it. Objectively you could say they're highly provocative pretty much all the way through.
It's almost funny thinking about the difference between Lamar's and many of the players' outlook and expression and that of a large part of the viewing audience. It's definitely worth a chuckle.
But I will say it's noteworthy he was featured and got to perform the songs he did, because I don't think any performer at any of major televised event like this has ever come close to being as "traditionally offensive" as Lamar is in almost all his work, including in these songs. Presenting this to a broad, cross-over audience like this is pretty amazing.
I think it's entirely possible the lip syncing and poor sound quality was intentional, to make sure certain words were clipped and that there was no chance the broader audience might understand the lyrics generally. His stuff including these songs doesn't have just one or two "naughty" words in it. Objectively you could say they're highly provocative pretty much all the way through.
It's almost funny thinking about the difference between Lamar's and many of the players' outlook and expression and that of a large part of the viewing audience. It's definitely worth a chuckle.
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Yep...Just pulls you in right lol?
I watched the first minute. Saw him “singing” while the microphone was above his head. Then I left the room. Sorry, I get that music is subjective and that I don’t like things other people like. But that was bad. I was at the NC game last year and Usher performed the night before. Equally as bad. Dude just jumps around and doesn’t sing. I simply don’t get it and don’t think it’s entertaining. JMO of course.
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I feel ya on that. I am not a big fan of "new music" myself. But..when you have that many people outside knowing the words, it must be something. But I get where you are coming from.
Didn't watch the game (just another sec conference championship game) so I don't know about halftime; but I caught the National Anthem on the weather channel on a replay of sorts. :Thumbsdown2:
The real version done at the Army/Navy game was awesome and beautiful and is the way it is supposed to be sung.
Too much duck hunting as a younger person left me with some hearing loss. I can't understand extremely rapid speech or some accented (e.g. British) speech. My wife said that many of the lyrics are really powerful stuff, but I just have to take her word for it ...the kids in the audience were having a great time, I'll say that...
Trying to speak objectively, Lamar's music is massively popular, especially among young people and particularly the demographic of a huge number of top football players. It's certainly "art" because it's creative and is a real representation of the thinking and reality of his sub-culture. It's as much that as Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA", just from a different perspective that I can't say is invalid simply because I don't share it. Personally, I can respect his work as art even though I don't enjoy it as music.
But I will say it's noteworthy he was featured and got to perform the songs he did, because I don't think any performer at any of major televised event like this has ever come close to being as "traditionally offensive" as Lamar is in almost all his work, including in these songs. Presenting this to a broad, cross-over audience like this is pretty amazing.
I think it's entirely possible the lip syncing and poor sound quality was intentional, to make sure certain words were clipped and that there was no chance the broader audience might understand the lyrics generally. His stuff including these songs doesn't have just one or two "naughty" words in it. Objectively you could say they're highly provocative pretty much all the way through.
It's almost funny thinking about the difference between Lamar's and many of the players' outlook and expression and that of a large part of the viewing audience. It's definitely worth a chuckle.
Uhhhhh. THIS is one of the best written post I have ever seen on here. NICE!!!
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In my house there was a clear trend.
The parents hated it.
The teenagers loved it.
That pretty much sums up a lot of things.
The parents hated it.
The teenagers loved it.
That pretty much sums up a lot of things.
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