yes ned I do
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 04:00 (eleven years ago) link
i like this but i wish the outtro lasted longer.
― monotony, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 04:07 (eleven years ago) link
how does the chorus not get stuck in your head after 2 listens?
― Ship Lion (some dude), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 03:56 (7 hours ago) Bookmark
yeah srsly this has been one of the most immediate earworms i can recall (probably since 'adorn' actually?), was properly singing it to myself the rest of the day even while my opinion of the song was still nascent
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 10:09 (eleven years ago) link
miggy always got the great first lines you can't wait to bust out
HOP ON is the new THESE LIPS is the new SEDATE ME is the new BLACK LEATHER SKIRT IN A LEOPARD PRINT SHIRT WHOA
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 10:14 (eleven years ago) link
that hop on is like a drug
― surm, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 12:48 (eleven years ago) link
oh, you're killin' me - do it again
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 13:14 (eleven years ago) link
i actually can't stop playing this? like it's just been happily on repeat since i first heard it yesterday evening with only a few token breaks to watch tennis, sleep, interview someone today, and during all of those activities i was pretty much measuring time in terms of "how long before i can listen to mariah and miguel again"
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 13:16 (eleven years ago) link
tbf i do keep wanting to sing "hop on the back of my bike / my mother says when u gonna live your life right"
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 13:34 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i played it twice this morning while i was getting ready, mariah's verse is just all i needed for summer right now
― surm, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 14:05 (eleven years ago) link
― r|t|c, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 6:14 AM (5 hours ago)
this is a good point, he's not a poet or anything but his ability to avoid cliche is a pretty big strength. he's very economical with his lyrics
― 'scuse me while i make the sky cum (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 15:34 (eleven years ago) link
i remembered to bring my good headphones to work today
guess what I'm going to listen to allllllllllllll day
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 16:09 (eleven years ago) link
also I mishear Hop On as I Bone :)
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 16:12 (eleven years ago) link
I'm kind of infuriated by the hashtag. By definition, its insertion suggests that the song is intended as an ephemeral topic of discussion, or being used to promote something - a quick cash-in - and does not at all fit with any of the lyrics or timeless summery sound of the music.
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 16:58 (eleven years ago) link
lol
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
i feel like more is being made out of this hashtag thing than is worthwhile?
like, it's kinda on the nose but the fact that I can't stop listening to the song more than makes up for it
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
as long as I'm not expected to pronounce the song 'hashtag beautiful'
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:01 (eleven years ago) link
^^^ a Vampire Weekend tune
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:03 (eleven years ago) link
'hashtag beautiful' has a nice cadence to it
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:03 (eleven years ago) link
did people get out of their seats when nicki was rapping about number signs. if anything hashtagging a song name in 2013 feels almost kind of old and outmoded
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:05 (eleven years ago) link
Also the song may become a trending topic that much sooner, since otherwise the title would be ungoogleable.
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:06 (eleven years ago) link
I guess at least it has that much going for it... It sets itself apart from the 9000 other songs called "Beautiful."
not outmoded in the since that hashtags are ephemeral, but outmoded in that twitter is already established and sedimented, it's sort of web 1.5 in a way xp to myself
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:07 (eleven years ago) link
I feel like a lot more people are dropping hashtags ironically/jokingly this year? Like, the idea of doing this IRL / in contexts other than twitter is something that only just occurred to people? It seems a bit tardy to me but whatevs. Maybe Miguel and Mariah have timed it right in this regard.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:08 (eleven years ago) link
xp Yeah, good call... It feels like something that should have happened in like 2010.
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:08 (eleven years ago) link
but honestly if you have strong opinions against the hashtagging of song titles that just makes you look corny + reactionary
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:08 (eleven years ago) link
oh my god the hashtag is dumb but it doesn't matter a tiniest bit and moaning about it is worse than its existence in the first place
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:10 (eleven years ago) link
― 乒乓, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 1:08 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark
unless, of course, youre rtc, who's always on the cutting edge, in front of the wave. luv u boo <3
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:12 (eleven years ago) link
I think its worth at least discussing... Gimmicks typically suggest insincerity. And it looks awkward to me.
I'll be over it within an hour though lol
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:17 (eleven years ago) link
it's ... a mariah song. she loves gimmicks. she also loves rainbows, butterflies, and candy bling. and she's totally sincere about it. this should come as no surprise to anyone.
― surm, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:30 (eleven years ago) link
exactly
also why are we doing this over two threads, can we not
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:31 (eleven years ago) link
― 乒乓, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 1:05 PM (25 minutes ago)
that's why it's lame!
― 'scuse me while i make the sky cum (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:31 (eleven years ago) link
lol i'm sorry but i had to bump my mariah thread, it felt important
― surm, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:32 (eleven years ago) link
I like that the new Mariah joint requires two threads running in conjunction to do it hype-justice.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:33 (eleven years ago) link
well it should have gone in the mariah thread in the first place but also it should have had one of its own
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:36 (eleven years ago) link
http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc386/sabastious/thread_police.jpg
― Tim F, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:38 (eleven years ago) link
the #THICKE flashing on the screen throughout the "Blurred Lines" video is def a more funny use of corny hashtags, although i hope that's not the name of RT's next album or something (no wait -- "Please RT" would be the ideal twitter-themed Robin Thicke album title!)
― Ship Lion (some dude), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:39 (eleven years ago) link
"Please RT" would be the ideal twitter-themed Robin Thicke album title!
OMG please can this happen
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:40 (eleven years ago) link
yarn police
― max, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:41 (eleven years ago) link
haha at "Please RT"
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 20:25 (eleven years ago) link
― r|t|c, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 9:34 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
ha, caught myself doing this too.
― How to Destroy How to Dress Well (lou), Thursday, 9 May 2013 12:21 (eleven years ago) link
lol watch the first few seconds of this, where miguel goes WHHAP as ryan seacrest says his name:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh4pGzl0JZE
also "i'm 27, the label will say i'm 26" <3
― trick paddy pollars (some dude), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:44 (eleven years ago) link
agggggh he's killin me
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 17 May 2013 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
the man's face is impeccable
― J0rdan S., Friday, 17 May 2013 17:18 (eleven years ago) link
nothing hurts like his mouth
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 May 2013 19:10 (eleven years ago) link
i like the way he laughs while he's singing
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 17 May 2013 20:13 (eleven years ago) link
Miguel = official ILX boyfriend.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 17 May 2013 20:14 (eleven years ago) link
haha when Ne-Yo first came out with "So Sick", he came on the radio here for an interview and just about the first thing out of his mouth was "Hey, I just want to clear something up. My press bio says I'm 22. That's a lie, I'm actually 26." Endeared me to him immediately.
― The Reverend, Friday, 17 May 2013 20:24 (eleven years ago) link
oh how he thrills me
― dyl, Saturday, 18 May 2013 07:55 (eleven years ago) link
https://vine.co/v/b9q1DJrUFMa
― 乒乓, Monday, 20 May 2013 01:56 (eleven years ago) link
ohhhh my god
― J0rdan S., Monday, 20 May 2013 02:05 (eleven years ago) link