technology references in songs (am I old? related)
Controller_7
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I always think it's cheesy when someone references the internet in songs. I don't know why, but it bugs me. I guess I just need to warm up to it. I hate myspace references. Some other recent ones that bugged me were:Baby Bash saying "you can google, download the itunes"Mariah Carey saying "this flick better not end up on you..tube, you...tube"I guess those types of things are so much a part of our culture that it's fine for them to be referenced in songs, but I always think it's corny.oh shit, I gotta go. My ride is here.
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im the opposite of old, but i definitely used to feel the same way. i think im starting to get used to it now though...
The worst offender has got to be that "Google Me" song.
So if you looking for me go and pull it up
Cause I'm a celebrity
Go head & google me.
(You ain't nobody) Google me baby!
(Ya betta ask somebody) You betta google me baby!
(You ain't nobody) Google me baby!
(Ya betta ask somebody) You betta google me baby!
Google me baby
What's up Tommy!
here's a couple:
You may not be old, but you are an old soul... that's a compliment not a diss
This reminds of the part in "Captain Save-A-Hoe" where he starts talking about going to Cellular One...
best reference i've heard was by vandalyzm
"taxin like quicken"
That was the point of the song in the first place...[/b] (unless your sarcasm train left me at the station)
"you may not have a car at all/but remember, brothers & sisters, you can still stand tall"
John Lee Hooker, Jr. goes out of his way to include e-mail/etc. references in his songs, just so people know that he's singing and writing blues songs in the 2000's, rather than referencing his father's generation. Too bad his songs are all wack...
those two sound like George Bush / Ted Stevens
sometimes the internet doesn't translate very well though
bragging for 4 minutes can be a cool clipse track, but the same stuff sounds funny on a blog
It's just the opposite for me. I love when musicians and actors break down the fourth wall, like that one Taj Mahal song ("Bacon Fat," I think it is), where he offhandedly sez something like "here we are on the other end of this phonograph needle having fun for y'all." Of course, it doesn't make a lick of sense on the CD edition - what would he have said then, "here we are on the other end of this laser beam"???
Of course, I could have done without that Sam Butera album where he mentions that his voice is coming from a "Dot long-playing record"...