Song of the Day #1,838: ‘Blurred Lines’ – MattyBRaps
Song of the Day #1,837: ‘Blurred Lines’ – Robin Thicke
This has been a busy summer, travel-wise. I’m heading out of town for another week, this time on business, and once again I find myself needing some placeholder posts for the blog.
I’ve noticed a lot of covers (some intended as parody, some not) of Robin Thicke’s latest sleazoid smash, ‘Blurred Lines,’ so this week I’m posting five of them.
Song of the Day #1,836: ‘One (Blake’s Got a New Face)’ – Vampire Weekend
Of all the songs on Vampire Weekend’s stellar debut album, ‘One (Blake’s Got a New Face)’ was the hardest to love at first listen. It starts out great, with one of those Graceland riffs that permeate the record, but once Ezra Koenig hits the chorus, all bets are off.
Now I must go on record and say that I’ve always kind of liked the call-and-answer shrillness of this song’s chorus. Its oddness suggests the confidence with which the whole record was made.
Song of the Day #1,835: ‘Not Afraid’ – Eminem
It’s been almost a year since I last featured Eminem on the blog, and about that long since I’ve listened to him at length. But every time I do, I’m reminded what a fascinating and talented artist he remains.
In fact, I consider his most recent album, Recovery, among his very best work. It lacks the shock value of The Marshall Mathers LP but it’s a more confident record musically and lyrically.
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