I'll give you a choice today, between watching this parody of Jay-Z & Alicia Keys' Empire State Of Mind referring to Newark rather than New York, either as a stand-alone piece of art:
... or through a side-by-side comparison with the original:
The verdict?
Epic Win. A+
Showing posts with label Alicia Keys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alicia Keys. Show all posts
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Monday, March 1, 2010
Video Of The Week: Jack White And Alicia Keys
Yes, a second week in a row with Alicia Keys, this time her duet with Jack White for the James Bond film Quantum Of Solace.
There are two camps when it comes to this song: those who despise it so much they'd trash their TV when it comes on, and those who love it so much they call it a work of genius. And those are the ones who are right, of course.
This song manages to take a three-chord progression that has withstood the test of time and give it a fresh new twist; it also stays true to Jack White's White Stripes sound, while being very James Bond-y in its orchestration. And that's where it takes its importance, in my opinion: it's pretty much a parody of a Bond tune, mentioning secret agents, killers, Her Majesty, getting things done ''in the nick of time'' - but the parody is so complete that it becomes the quintessential Bond song - a new song taking elements of all past songs and making them bigger, better, a whole.
And because the riff gets stuck in your head so much, without ever becoming annoying, it was also my Song Of 2008.
There are two camps when it comes to this song: those who despise it so much they'd trash their TV when it comes on, and those who love it so much they call it a work of genius. And those are the ones who are right, of course.
This song manages to take a three-chord progression that has withstood the test of time and give it a fresh new twist; it also stays true to Jack White's White Stripes sound, while being very James Bond-y in its orchestration. And that's where it takes its importance, in my opinion: it's pretty much a parody of a Bond tune, mentioning secret agents, killers, Her Majesty, getting things done ''in the nick of time'' - but the parody is so complete that it becomes the quintessential Bond song - a new song taking elements of all past songs and making them bigger, better, a whole.
And because the riff gets stuck in your head so much, without ever becoming annoying, it was also my Song Of 2008.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Video Of The Week: Jay-Z And Alicia Keys
I admit it, I'm not Jay-Z's biggest fan; as a matter of fact, I pretty much find him to be the most over-rated rapper out there. But some songs just surpass your opinion of someone, like Hard Knock Life had the first time I clung to a Jay-Z song for a while.
And this here is another one. In Empire State Of Mind, he and Alicia Keys sing the praises of their hometown, telling both of its grandeur and warning its trappings; the City That Never Sleeps is the one place that most closely resembles my City, and is the one place I miss when my town goes amiss.
Even on the YouTube page's comments, the first one, from Ashkan22289, states:
I also ''lvoe'' this song. I hope you do too.
And this here is another one. In Empire State Of Mind, he and Alicia Keys sing the praises of their hometown, telling both of its grandeur and warning its trappings; the City That Never Sleeps is the one place that most closely resembles my City, and is the one place I miss when my town goes amiss.
Even on the YouTube page's comments, the first one, from Ashkan22289, states:
I come from Germany and everytime I listen this song I remember my year I stayed in Montreal, it was amazing and love the big cities especially NYC, LA and MTL (Montreal)Yeah, I like it when my town's acknowledged, too. I sing its own praises whenever I can. I also sing NYC's praises often enough.
P.S: I lvoe this song :D
I also ''lvoe'' this song. I hope you do too.
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