Gawker recently posted this video of Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" as an example of a perfectly crafted pop song. It is that, and it goes beyond catchy to being actually addictive, as Gawker predicted. Plus, the video is consistently cute without being hate-able. What particularly interests the Tenants, however, is the video's narrative line, which starts from the premise of a female gaze and just goes from there.
Like the Biebs, Jepsen is Canadian (the song has already gone platinum in Canada), and the Tenants don't remember Canada looking quite this greenish and vaguely washed out, but, after some discussion, we concluded that this is the way a socialist country eventually ends up looking. In any case, the video makes clear why Rick Santorum could never be elected in Canada.
P.S. Other signs of socialism: the automobiles seem to be in the process of devolving into East German Trabant 601s, and, by American standards, everyone is clearly malnourished.
Socialist? I wish. A tendency in the general population, perhaps. Our government's policies are closer to what Santoromney's would be, however. Sad, really.
ReplyDeleteSo much for that backup plan to buy a Trabant, lose some weight, and emigrate to Vancouver.
ReplyDeleteNo, wait. I'll take that back. I'm still coming, but only for the pop music, NOT for the "neighbor on band member" action.
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