In which there’s a YouTube video. Sorry.
Okay, I’m obsessed with this track right now. It’s musical brain crack, as far as my musical brain is concerned.
This is only the second time I’ve ever embedded a YouTube video here ever (and the first time the video was of me). So it’s not like I do this very often, since verily I don’t like blogs full of YouTube videos, and even then I kinda feel bad about it.
Anyway, the day before yesterday a friend linked to this from Facebook and for some weird reason I actually went and watched it. I’d downloaded the track from iTunes within minutes and have played it 23 times so far. I’ve watched the vid at least half a dozen times. It’s just so freakin’ wonderful.
Behold! Tightrope by Janelle Monáe ft. Big Boi:
Groovy choreography, great voice, great beat, fantastic costumes, weird freaky hair – it’s just freakin’ AWESOME. (Apparently the track is part of a concept album about androids, even. Can I get a hell yeah?)
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Cool vid, I want to do my hair just like hers. The hooded mirror people remind me of aliens from Dr. Who.
I know, isn’t her hair TALL? -m
You don’t like blogz with YouTube vidz?! You must wish mine to be put to deathz!
Hah, no dear. You can pull it off! 😉 -m
Oh…and I’ve heard a lot about this chick from all the music blogs I have to read for work…glad I finally saw what she was about. I kinda really dig it.
She’s… odd, but I really dig this track. -m
Good, cool, insane. Can’t think of a bad thing to say about it!
I totally dig it. -m
Totally rad. Given the funk undertones, wild concept, and smart rhymes, she’s like the female Andre3000… thus, it’s only fitting that she pairs up with Big Boi (one of the greatest MCs of all time).
Awesome awesome awesome awesome awesome awesome track. -m