Friday Favorites.

I’ve been on a serious oldies kick lately. My Lesley Gore greatest hits album has a renewed place in my heart. Back in the day when I was still dancing around the living room in my childhood home, I took her music completely at face value. Lines like “Deep down inside he loves me though he may run around” and “He loves me and I know it but he’s just afraid to show it. That’s the way boys are” meant exactly what they said. Now that I’ve re-discovered her music, I realize how incredibly satirical it all is, and I’m seriously digging it. The song of the week is “You Don’t Own Me” which, while not satirical, was a pretty bold tune for ’64. (There’s no actual video for this so just press play and look away.)

“Nicki and Beyoné’s Wake Up Call”

Discussing the Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé remix of “Flawless”. Worth a read.

“Before she hands over the song to Minaj, she drops to a soft voice and summarizes ‘Flawless,’ and her position in the world: ‘I’m the shit, I’m the shit, I’m the shit. I want everyone to feel like this, tonight.’ She is our universal pop ego, and we grow with her self-celebration every time she hands it back to us. “

Another song. A good song. And a good video.

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