Comments on: Apologizing for the thing I can’t stand https://idlermag.com/2011/04/05/4840/ A U.S. Webzine: 2010-2013 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:55:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mike Vincent https://idlermag.com/2011/04/05/4840/#comment-1354 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 02:31:13 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=4840#comment-1354 In reply to Lindsey.

Now I will grant that I had not heard the song until the uber-Colbert version and I plan on never hearing the original.
Ahh Black Swan. My wife watched it the other evening (after I passed out at 8pm) and said it reminded her of Chucky. Chucky. I thought that was great!

]]> By: Lindsey https://idlermag.com/2011/04/05/4840/#comment-1348 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:19:52 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=4840#comment-1348 In reply to Mike Vincent.

Mike, I agree. THAT version, with Colbert, The Roots, Fallon, and Taylor Hicks, I will openly admit: I dig it. They made an F minus lyrical crap sandwich into something silly, yet wonderful. I would dance to it in front of a mirror.

But the original, with it’s monotonous droning of spread “Fryeedayee” vowels and unexciting, uninteresting composition, NO. No, no, no, no, no. If I listened to that in front of a mirror I’d likely get all Black Swan on my ass (read: break the mirror and stab myself with a choice shard).

]]> By: Mike Vincent https://idlermag.com/2011/04/05/4840/#comment-1346 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:45:45 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=4840#comment-1346 Working in the record store for as long as I did there was a saying I would say to people who were trying to excuse their choices at any given time.
Bascially I’d say, we’ve all got stuff we dance in front of the mirror to and there is no point in fronting like we don’t!
I’ve never heard the original but I have seen the Colbert/Fallon/white haired guy version and I love it.

]]> By: Lindsey https://idlermag.com/2011/04/05/4840/#comment-1341 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:50:26 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=4840#comment-1341 In reply to Lindsey.

I think I heard that, anyway.
What’s very interesting is that Ark Music Factory co-founder, Patrice Wilson, is the guy who does the rap in Friday. He’ll tell people who want to employ AMF’s services to get famous that they’re in it for the wrong reasons (uhm, exactly what other reason would there be? If you didn’t want some sort of notoriety you wouldn’t be actively putting yourself out there like that), but then puts himself in the video. What’cha doin’ in there, Patrice? I thought this was supposed to be about the young’uns?

]]> By: Lindsey https://idlermag.com/2011/04/05/4840/#comment-1340 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:32:51 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=4840#comment-1340 In reply to Kate.

I slave to please you, Ms. Sloan. :)

]]> By: Lindsey https://idlermag.com/2011/04/05/4840/#comment-1339 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:32:26 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=4840#comment-1339 In reply to Andrew.

Yeah, I heard there’s going to be a bunch of them.

]]> By: Kate https://idlermag.com/2011/04/05/4840/#comment-1338 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:49:41 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=4840#comment-1338 “Everyone knows if you didn’t call ‘shotgun’ you sit bitch.”

I just laughed out loud at my desk.

]]> By: Andrew https://idlermag.com/2011/04/05/4840/#comment-1337 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:27:14 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=4840#comment-1337 I don’t begrudge Rebecca Black for this. She’s, what, an 8th grader? Didn’t we all dream about being famous at that age? My vitriol is reserved entirely for the Ark Music Factory. They’re the ones who wrote and produced this mess and will do it for anyone whose parents are willing to drop $2K. Sadly, this type of thing is the basis for their entire business model, so there will plenty more where this came from.

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