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Rap songs white people like. This one, for instance.


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 11-11-11 9:36 PM
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The best example I can think of is Baby Got Back.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 11-11-11 10:12 PM
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I, at some point, dedicated to memory the lyrics of "Bust a Move".


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 11-11-11 10:16 PM
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This thread needs M/tch.


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 11-11-11 10:16 PM
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He hasn't been around much lately, has he?


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 11-11-11 10:17 PM
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The song linked in the OP is horrible and degenerate.


Posted by: Bave | Link to this comment | 11-11-11 10:18 PM
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The song linked in the OP is horrible and degenerate.


Posted by: Bave | Link to this comment | 11-11-11 10:18 PM
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And I really mean that.


Posted by: Bave | Link to this comment | 11-11-11 10:18 PM
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5: M/tch posted fantas/c salad /deas /n the salad thread.


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 11-11-11 10:20 PM
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9: Ah, okay. I didn't read that one.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 11-11-11 10:22 PM
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I had occasion to listen to O.P.P. lately and was surprised at how unsubtle the lyrics are. I remembered it as more of an in-joke, but really all you had to do was listen to the words.


Posted by: Bave | Link to this comment | 11-11-11 10:23 PM
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[A]ll you had to do was listen to the words.
And thus it escapes me to this day.


Posted by: Eggplant | Link to this comment | 11-11-11 10:30 PM
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As a sign of my own Big Glaring Cultural Blindspots (or, more likely, my age), I had not heard any of the songs in this thread until now. I have heard the one in the OP, however, since it's been in constant rotation on the radio recently.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 11-11-11 10:34 PM
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13: What about this one? (The original; the remix?)


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 11-11-11 10:42 PM
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(This version has the lyrics.)


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 11-11-11 10:46 PM
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The song linked in the OP is horrible and degenerate.

The song linked in the OP totally ripped off the hook from this song.


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 11-11-11 10:49 PM
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14: Yeah, I've heard that one.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 11-11-11 11:00 PM
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Canonically, white people like Mos Def


Posted by: Antipodestrian | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 12:56 AM
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6 is true. I really intensely disliked the song in the OP. It was made far worse by the video. I don't think I've ever hated fictional characters in a music video more. I hate the insult "trying too hard," but it applies in a rather pathetic way here.


Posted by: AWB | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 5:52 AM
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That song is terrible. There's a synth noise that I like briefly towards the beginning. Everything else is horrendous.


Posted by: Sifu Tweety | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 6:02 AM
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It must be sort of disheartening to post music here.

"Hey guys, here's a song I really like!"

"That's the worst thing I've ever heard in my life, you fool."

The song is terrible, though. And now it's stuck in my head.


Posted by: Sifu Tweety | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 6:14 AM
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hey sifu I have a new song for you to hate!


Posted by: alameida | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 6:15 AM
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What is the song in the OP? I don't know when I'll get to a device that plays Flash videos, so I'm extra curious.


Posted by: Thorn | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 8:47 AM
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It must be sort of disheartening to post music here.

It probably should be, but I've resigned myself to loving shamelessly overproduced pop music. I love a DIY recording, but I really love the slick stuff, too.

What is the song in the OP?

"Stereo Hearts" by Gym Class Heroes (ft. Adam Levine {of Maroon 5 fame}).


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 9:24 AM
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It must be sort of disheartening to post music here.

Oh, I dunno.


Posted by: nosflow | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 9:40 AM
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Stuff White I____ People Like?


Posted by: Minivet | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 9:41 AM
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26: I put the "I" in SWIPL.


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 9:42 AM
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Oh, wow, white people like that song? I does well in the 4-5-year-old Caucasian demographic in our house and I suppose I'd grant that it's catchy. I wish something beyond the radio in my car worked so we could just listen to Raffi like in Lee's.


Posted by: Thorn | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 11:01 AM
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I'm listening to this TAL episode and have to mentally insert "white" about every ten seconds so far. "A mom blends in. Nobody suspects a mom..."

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Posted by: Minivet | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 11:09 AM
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I've resigned myself to loving shamelessly overproduced pop music

Oh my lord do I love some overproduced pop music. But not the song in the post.

Also, re. 18, it is totally easy to one-up someone who says their favorite artist is Mos Def. Either talk about how Mos Def is quite multitalented and all, but Talib Kweli is clearly the far superior rapper, or go on about how Ms. Fat Booty is fine and all, but the Aretha song it samples is really great.


Posted by: Blume | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 12:05 PM
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I never heard an adult wish to listen to Raffi before.

30.last contains two very agreeable propositions.


Posted by: k-sky | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 12:08 PM
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the 4-5-year-old Caucasian demographic

My Caucasian 5-year-old is all about the pop punk.


Posted by: apostropher | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 12:09 PM
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White people don't like Gym Class Heroes. If by "white people" you mean "the bourgeois bohemians that SWPL is making fun of". Or even if you mean white people in general. Gym Class Heroes is a band for 13-year-old girls.

Also, re. 18, it is totally easy to one-up someone who says their favorite artist is Mos Def. Either talk about how Mos Def is quite multitalented and all, but Talib Kweli is clearly the far superior rapper, or go on about how Ms. Fat Booty is fine and all, but the Aretha song it samples is really great.

Or if it's one of the bourgeois bohemian types, just point out the part in "RE:Definition" where he uses the word "fag". How could you, Mos?


Posted by: Cryptic ned | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 12:14 PM
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31: If it's that or a five-year-old scrwaming along to Ke$ha, I'd prefer Raffi. Plus Val and Alex don't understand how radio works and get mad if we have to get out of the car and the song is over when we get back or so something. I'm just being annoyed for no good reason and non-stop Baby Beluga is not much better than Maroon Five.


Posted by: Thorn | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 12:15 PM
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32: Lagwagon? NOFX? Face to Face?


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 12:16 PM
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Speaking of kiddie music, everybody but me is going to see Dan Zanes in about an hour. I'm going for a jog.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 12:20 PM
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scrwaming along to Ke$ha

Is that what it's called? Perfect!


Posted by: M/tch M/lls | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 12:21 PM
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37: Screaming, but what I mistyped is more accurate.


Posted by: Thorn | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 12:22 PM
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This thread needs M/tch.

I'm waaaaay too authentic to like any rap songs that white people like.


Posted by: M/tch M/lls | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 12:22 PM
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38: Like I said, it's perfect! Your fingers knew what they were doing.


Posted by: M/tch M/lls | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 12:23 PM
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Not even MC Paul Barman?


Posted by: Cryptic ned | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 12:29 PM
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any of those 3 acts still together?


Posted by: Turgid Jacobian | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 12:33 PM
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Heh. Actually I'm reminded--the other day our two year old girl turned on an ipod the other day and started "dancing" to Fugazi.


Posted by: Turgid Jacobian | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 12:38 PM
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19 gets it right. And so much abandoned property littering our communities parks and recreation areas!

Gym Class Heroes did take POS out on tour with them and got him some much needed publicity, so that was nice.


Posted by: Jimmy Pongo | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 1:20 PM
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Bringing is together with TJ's 43: dancing to Fugazi


Posted by: Jimmy Pongo | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 1:22 PM
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To the OP: I'm fond of this song which seems like nicely geeky hip-hop


Posted by: NickS | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 1:23 PM
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35: More like Four Year Strong, Motion City Soundtrack, and Superchunk.


Posted by: apostropher | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 1:49 PM
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5.1 miles in 51 minutes. First time I've gone that far that fast. Unless I had a car or something.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 3:00 PM
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Why aren't you seeing Dan Zanes? I would love to see Dan Zanes. I'm not sure I could even get my children to go anymore, though.


Posted by: rob helpy-chalk | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 3:02 PM
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47: I had a little flashback the other night and listened to "Slack Motherfucker" like 6 times in a row.


Posted by: oudemia | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 3:04 PM
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49: He insisted on not moving at six miles per hour.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 3:13 PM
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I have seen Dan Zanes, when he was in the Del Fuegos.


Posted by: oudemia | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 3:19 PM
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Ugly shoe, or the ugliest shoe? Regardless, I kinda want 'em.

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Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 3:26 PM
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Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dream . . .


Posted by: oudemia | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 3:28 PM
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53: Barefoot running is supposed to be the best thing for your feet. I'd go with that.


Posted by: Moby Hick | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 3:28 PM
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I, at some point, dedicated to memory the lyrics of "Bust a Move".

In a rather Leslie-Knoperific moment, I just rapped a large chunk of this song to Tweety while we were waiting at a crosswalk.


Posted by: Blume | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 5:44 PM
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You could have found a less roundabout way to say "Come sit next to me, you fine fellow".


Posted by: Cryptic ness | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 5:51 PM
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56 is awesome.


Posted by: Sir Kraab | Link to this comment | 11-12-11 10:00 PM
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58: I agree. the 7-10 year old demographic in our house is listening to k-pop.


Posted by: alameida | Link to this comment | 11-13-11 1:16 AM
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I shouldn't make it sound like I think kids should be stuck listening only to kid music, just that I'd prefer to have some control over what non-kid-oriented music gets heard. That's why Mara can and often does sing the bassline and "ooh baby baby" from Push It but not the actual "push it" part. I enjoy that much more than Alex's warbling of "Baby you a fiiiiiiuhwooooork!" although kids singing are just generally cute I suppose.


Posted by: Thorn | Link to this comment | 11-13-11 4:21 AM
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Cassidy's current favorite song is "Turning Japanese" by the Vapors, of which I absolutely approve. But I noticed yesterday that both she and Noah believe the guy is singing "I got your pigeon! I got your pigeon! I'd like a million of them all to myself."


Posted by: apostropher | Link to this comment | 11-13-11 4:48 AM
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61: There's a Skankin' Pickle cover of that song.


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 11-13-11 8:12 AM
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