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Her first album, Brigitte Bardot Sings from 1963 is in my top albums of all time. Her music is pretty much dismissed as generic and uninspired, i'm guessing because she was mostly considered of value only for her looks. Her first album is really peculiar and covers so many genres--surf, vaudeville, mariachi, orchestral, big band, jazz, cartoon music, "novelty" songs, ballads, and more. How generic can her music be if her first of two albums covers that much musical territory in half an hour? Ye-ye albums of the period don't really sound like this, so i have no idea what people are talking about. As for her singing, she's not versatile and doesn't have a big range, no, but so what, that's not all there is to singing. She makes up for it with a playful and irresistible voice full of character and charisma. I will always defend her music.

or: I agree, strongly.

The girl received death threats from people in town when it became evident that she was going to prosecute. That mentality that fights to normalize this kind of thing is very real. Also, that CNN clip that foxgrl linked to really should be seen. Right there is as concrete of an example as you can get--in this case of a major news network--framing the rapists' verdict as the real tragedy (“What’s the lasting effect on two young men being found guilty in juvenile court of...rape, essentially?”) That was the focus of the entire segment. Sign that petition and pass it along. CNN apologizing for the way they covered the story would be huge. It would bring awareness to many Americans who don’t think about this stuff, who don’t even have it on their radar. Sure, if CNN goes through with it there will be a huge backlash. They and those who signed the petition will be criticized and ridiculed by those who want to discredit any movement that challenges the status quo. But any kind of progress begins with that kind of dismissive backlash.

Oh man, i spent like an hour earlier today reading like 5 different stories on this even though it was really hard and upsetting to read. I was just seething the entire time. What an enraging and depressing story. Trent Mays seems like a straight up sociopath. But, the thing is, there's a whole town--the school, teachers, football coach, parents, store owners, etc.--behind this as well, and that's what makes it horrifying. In addition to everything that was reported happening that night, it's insane that the people who video taped the crime were given immunity. Oh and then the defense attorney, god. There's a video where he speaks briefly to a news source and he is claiming that the victim was, like, trying to get with Trent Mays that night! He looks like a bad actor playing a nervous part, his eyes are wandering all over the place. How do you live with yourself defending cases like this? Fucking sociopath too.

Okay so Harlem Shake is literally 30 seconds of music repeated six times. I should have a glass of water right now. I realized that i once tried to listen to Call Me Maybe and i turned it off after the first chorus, which is rare for me because i almost always make it a point to sit through everything no matter how much i can't tolerate it. I got through it this time. This sounds like music that would be in an Old Navy commercial for pants or, like, an edgy shampoo commercial. What is going on? I wonder if the producer(s) told her to smile while singing. What is she doing? I am contributing to Vevo views like a good consumer. Now on to Baby by Justin Bieber. He looks like a hot lesbian. Am i supposed to think this? God, his pronunciation and inflection is gross, ugh. Is this kid going to hate his life in a few years? Why are they at a bowling alley? Why is Ludacris there? What am i doing? I don't have anything to say about this song, it feels like i'm staring at a white wall and someone is asking me to describe it. I think i'd rather listen to this than Call Me Maybe. Man, that fade is smooooth. Oh, he got the girl at the end and he did a cool handshake with Luda. Alright Biebz. No one is reading this, i'm about to start confessing some dark, vile secrets. Okay, on to Kiss You by One Direction (it's the first song that comes up when you start typing One Direction on youtube so i went with that one). I surprised you, didn't i? Pulled this one out of left field. I wasn't prepared for this. This sounds like an SNL sketch. Fuck, this one is easily the worst of the night. This is suicide. What if this was the only song you could listen to for the rest of your life? Wait, why is the song quoting 99 Luftballoons? I have to admit that i'm laughing a lot listening to/watching this. Why is this SO LOUD? And why do they have to sing LIKE THAT, ugh. Imagine one of these doofuses kissing you. There is no way that i will ever listen to this piece of shit again. I'm sorry for wasting everyone's time. What was the point of this thread again?

So i heard (and watched) Gangnam Style, you guys. Uhm. I don't really have thoughts, my mind was kind of blank as i watched it. I think this is just too easy. It seems like the song is a sensation just because of the novelty of the video, that it's just a case of laughing at the Other-- ha ha ha look at this culture, that funny looking Asian man is doing things we don't expect him to be doing LOL. The song also just sucks, as was aptly noted by Limelight. Anyway, it turns out i am not that late at all, it's not even a year old, i thought it was like two years old, wtf is wrong with my concept of time. I'm going to listen to Harlem Shake now. Oh, and i'm also going to listen to Call Me Maybe. This thread has been inspiring done something to my mind. I've never heard a Justin Bieber song so i might do that too... After that i may or may not kill myself. Or do my laundry. Thanks for listening to the tales of my mundane existence in which i live under a cozy rock.

I propose that from this point forward we post entirely in emoticons and ban (slaughter) all words.

Wait, are you, like, saying that Jay-Z is gay?? Because he’s black? You should be post-restricted.

Just hold on a second, he'll be in here shortly to answer this question.

Someone told me Ben has a huge cock. Has this been confirmed? All i know is he's a real wordsmith. La-di-da.

Hmmm, what if, in an alternate universe, Lana had taken to sporting a John Deere jacket? Would fans be scouring the internet for John Deere jackets? Or what about an Ovaltine jacket?

Vincent Gallo is selling his sperm. Look at TPD pretending she's not into weird sex.

I bet Gatsby has never even listened to Jay-Z.

Damn, i haven't even heard that one song yet. Should i listen to it? Or should i take a shower? Which one?

This song should be given a CD release on principle since it's only available as an mp3. If it becomes common practice to have mp3-only releases it will surely become the bane of my existence. Although i still don't like Burning Desire. I didn't like that crummy melody the first time around when it was In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, blarghghfhhghghdghooughghueeoeoiuuuiieeuhghh

I just want to say that i'm a really big fan of people mentioning the exact time in the song they're referring to in these posts because then i can go directly to the spot and hear what they're writing about

I sometimes still can’t believe how anyone can publish anything. Hmmm, we need more hits on our shitty site. What can we do? That singer, what’s her name, Lana Del Whatever, she’s big now, write something about her. She was what? Seen buying snacks late at night, you say? Do a write up on it! Mention how she probably had the munchies because she's on pot. I think this article could have been rewritten as the following: Nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing. Nothing nothing nothing, nothing nothing nothing. Nothing nothing nothing nothing, nothing. Nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing. Nothing, nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing. Nothing nothing nothing nothing, nothing nothing nothing. Nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing. Nothing nothing nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing nothing nothing nothing. Nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing. Nothing, nothing nothing nothing nothing Nothing nothing nothing. Nothing nothing nothing nothing. But it’s okay because people will read it! Oh man, but Diet Coke and Doritos?

Wait, weren't you on acid or some other hallucinogen? I don't know what this emote means but i'm going to use it here.

I love this photo. I might have to stop talking shit about Nicole Nodland (yeah right). Did you notice the shawl is being held up by someone else out of frame and is giving the whole background this kind of newsprint pixel/film grain texture? I think this is the best her hair has ever looked. And those eyebrows, oh my god those eyebrows. And that white long sleeved lacy dress. Gosh. I think this is maybe my favorite look of hers. I wonder who that is in the framed photo. Do you think that's just "random"? Because it'll, lyke, look kewl. I do like how it looks though. Considering the setting and clothing, i wish some of these had been made to look more like film stills. Shhh....

I’m not seeing it as a positive/negative thing. I was just saying that i don’t see the reasons for imposing those guidelines on how she should conduct interviews. Something that i think a lot of people don’t realize or remember (myself included because i tend to forget sometimes) is that Lana Del Rey is not giving these interviews for us. This place is insane. We are insane. We pick every single last shred of meat off the bone. We scrutinize everything. We know every single interview she’s done. So for us, her interviews are painfully repetitive. Or it may seem to some of us that she’s mentioned outreach work/charity a lot when, to the average fan, she really hasn’t. This is the nature of being a public figure and being interviewed frequently by several different sources and markets. People who are interviewed like this are mostly repeating shit because they’re covering a lot of bases, and you can only vary your responses so much. Overlap is inevitable. Also, for the most part, celebrities get asked the same shit all the time. I don't think that's unique to Lana or an indication that she and/or her management are screening questions and only allowing certain ones through. Remember that a publication and interviewer reflect its audience. So if a clueless interviewer is asking her very basic stuff, stuff that has been asked a million times before, it is most likely that the bulk audience of that publication doesn’t know this stuff, just as the clueless interviewer doesn’t know, hence the questions in the first place. They are catering to their readers, not to the minority cult following. We are small in numbers. Think about the amount of fans she has, the number of record sales, and then take a look at how few people are registered on this forum, the only active forum that exists for her (and how many of those are people who registered and never bothered coming back more than twice?) Most people that read her interviews, i’m betting, do not read every single one of them like we do. Even within this forum we haven't all read every single interview, so it’s almost like it’s a niche within a niche. I think people being interviewed recognize this, so they don't necessarily see it as repeating the same stuff over and over. Plus, you think most people who are interviewed as much as she is keep perfect track of all their responses? I'm sure we are more familiar with her responses to interview questions than she herself is. I think, like most any celebrity, when she answers a question, she has a broader audience in mind, not the obsessive/fanatical core of fans. And i don’t think that she’s thinking of giving a satisfactory answer in the same way that we’d consider it satisfactory. In all honesty, we probably fucking freak her out some and she’s probably a little put off by us to an extent. Not in those words, no, but: So if someone mentions philanthropy more than once, according to what you wrote above, you expect them give the name of the organization, no? That's all i was pointing out. But i guess i have the answer to the why now (because you find it in poor taste).

Depends when in 2007. Let's say 5 and 1/2 years. Also, it's always just one use with time machines. Go somewhere and back and then it gets destroyed for whatever reason. That's just how it goes. SCIENCE, man.

You would waste your one time time machine usage on going back five years ago for some Lizzy Grant songs and shows? I want to murder you senselessly.

I'm waiting for our beloved A-TL to say something about this. Where is that asshole?

Are we wearing white tube socks? What's happening in this thread?

Can you imagine? Sitar gets with Ben and then turns on us like a little shit?