4 hours ago, bugarup said:

Speaking of Ukraine

They often do have interesting entries - just never when they win. I get why Ruslana won, of course:

Who doesn't like carefully crafted songs that appeal to every voting block equally, combined with Xena in a fur coat?

(That would be me! )

Now, at the risk of offending people: There's 2016's political pity win...

Yeah, thanks, but no thanks. I get the message, I get why it won, but hey, isn't there a rule about this having to be completely apolitical? Ukraine always gets a pass (Lasha is bad, mmkay!). As much as I liked Verka Serduchka's performance, if that's "Lasha Tumbai" in the lyrics then I'm a purple ****atoo.

Still, this year's entry was pretty good:

Surprised it came in 2nd in the popular vote. Certainly not undeserved.

 

Good to see him doing stuff still

 

 

Strong AOTY contender, and some of the best prog in a while (starts at 6:39).

Edited May 27, 20214 yr by algroth

 

Y'all need some funk

 

2 hours ago, Keyrock said:

Y'all need some funk

vid

 

the duration o' the album version is more than fifteen minutes. too short.

HA! Good Fun!

^ To be honest, I like the radio edit version of Knee Deep better. The album version outstays its welcome, it doesn't do enough different things to warrant 15+ minutes. It's a 5 minute song with 10 minutes of padding. I imagine there are live versions that are 15 or 20 minutes where P-Funk does enough improvising to make the entire run time interesting, but the album version doesn't do enough to justify the length IMHO. Similar case with the extended version of Flashlight. I like the shorter version of that song better.

Edited May 29, 20214 yr by Keyrock

In case you ever wondered what the difference between a great musician and a virtuoso is, the virtuoso can do things with his/her instrument beyond what are the normally established boundaries. Case in point:

My man plays lead, rhythm, and percussion, at times all simultaneously, on a bass guitar.

On 5/29/2021 at 12:08 AM, Keyrock said:

Y'all need some funk

 

I thought it was going to be Give Up the Funk

My expectations were subverted

 

 

 

 

On 5/24/2021 at 10:48 PM, majestic said:

They often do have interesting entries - just never when they win. I get why Ruslana won, of course:

Speaking of Ukraine... not really on topic per se, but still worth watching. My favourite Ukrainian entry into anything 😎

 

 

A bit more on topic... Lindemann - Ich hasse Kinder (I hate children). As far as I understand the song, about childhood bullying and vengeance

 

10 hours ago, Gorth said:

A bit more on topic... Lindemann - Ich hasse Kinder (I hate children). As far as I understand the song, about childhood bullying and vengeance

Going by the lyrics its about someone who has to sit next to a crying child on a plane. There's some humor in it (I hate all children unless they're mine), but unless the video is about bullying I don't see how it would be.

It's a humorous take on parents that don't bother to engage with their children (in this case, on flights) and people who complain about children making noise all the while not being better themselves. Par for the course as far as Till Lindemann lyrics go. Not ever really going to be a fan of his singing though, but that's me.

11 minutes ago, majestic said:

Going by the lyrics its about someone who has to sit next to a crying child on a plane. There's some humor in it (I hate all children unless they're mine), but unless the video is about bullying I don't see how it would be.

It's a humorous take on parents that don't bother to engage with their children (in this case, on flights) and people who complain about children making noise all the while not being better themselves. Par for the course as far as Till Lindemann lyrics go. Not ever really going to be a fan of his singing though, but that's me.

I think there is a bit more to it... the little boy that get beaten, humiliated, locked into the closet etc. by the bigger boy is the same that go on a killing spree as an adult and murders all those that tormented him as a kid. The now adult bully victim hates all children for their cruelty... unless they are his own kids.

 

edit: by extension mocking clueless parents who all believe *their* children are little angels and not the vicious little psychopaths they can be

My household continues to very much enjoy London Grammar ... 

This is their latest video 

 

14 hours ago, Gorth said:

I think there is a bit more to it... the little boy that get beaten, humiliated, locked into the closet etc. by the bigger boy is the same that go on a killing spree as an adult and murders all those that tormented him as a kid. The now adult bully victim hates all children for their cruelty... unless they are his own kids.

 

edit: by extension mocking clueless parents who all believe *their* children are little angels and not the vicious little psychopaths they can be

The latter part is in the lyrics, yes. A bit hidden, but in there. I haven't watched the video, so maybe it is about bullying. Just saying the lyrics aren't.

Some funny lyrics in this

"My friend says he wants to die He's in a band, they sound like Pearl Jam Their clothes are all black The music is crap"

My mother heard The Weeknd's Blinding Lights for the first time today, and it's bugging her that she can't remember where she heard "that song" before.

 

This amuses me immensly 😁

Agent 47s cover is nice

 

 

20 minutes ago, Malcador said:

Agent 47s cover is nice

 

 

Not bad, needs some more SLAP tho'