Way back in March, when my sister was home for spring break, she played Girl Talk in the car. I had never heard it before, but it annoyed the crap out of me. To be specific, it was the song "Give and Go" from Girl Talk's "Night Ripper" album, and it was the part when "Face Down, Ass Up" is featured. Needless to say, I quickly dismissed it. Then April came around and I was working on my research paper (on the Jonestown Massacre, nbd)/finding new music via Limewire. Long story short, I decided to give Girl Talk a second chance, and the "spark" in my relationship with Girl Talk has yet to disappear.
As cliche as it sounds, there's something for everyone in Girl Talk. In one song alone, you can find "Galang" by MIA, "Magic" by Pilot, and "Gold Digger" by Kanye West within about 20 seconds of each other. However, if I only had ten seconds to sell Girl Talk, it would be the first ten seconds of "Too Deep," where, and as many NSLC friends know I enjoy this, the line "are you talkin'? Psht, whateva" comes in. So great! Also, did I mention "Night Ripper" is 46 minutes long? Perfect for working out, and it all flows really well.
On a different note, I watched "The Haunting in Connecticut" last night with Larissa and my sister, and it was awful. It was hilarious seeing the movie scare the pants off of Larissa/Anna, but other than that it was a very uneventful almost two hours. I just hate those stupid scary movies where you ask "WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT!?" a hundred times, like when they go through a mysterious door and on top of everything, most of the "scary" things that happened were figments of the main character's imagination or dreams, which is the biggest letdown ever.
Anywho... I STILL have zero guesses on my two truths and a lie... who knows, maybe I'll give the winner a free iPod shuffle or something neat like that...
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I never actually heard Girl Talk but I've heard a lot about him. My cousin did a research paper about Girl Talk and the copyright issues such artists stir. I'll have to give Girl Talk a try soon.
ReplyDeleteAs for the two truths and a lie, hmmm. I'm not quite sure which is the lie. I'm thinking Tampa maybe, but I have no reason to guess such, haha.
well, i guess since you're the only person who's guessed thus far, i'll come clean:
ReplyDelete-last summer i listened to "viva la vida" so much that i did, in fact, memorize the words.
-in january '07, i went to sarasota, FL to visit my grandparents and flew in/out of tampa (but i also went to busch gardens there)
which means i'm NOT obsessed with this american life!
anywho, those artists are just upset because (with some exceptions) he's made their songs ten times better.
i guess that the lie was the one thing about that band coleplayed. sweet tunes.
ReplyDeleteiPod shuffle me!
thanks
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So, I'm probably going to comment on all of your post because they truly are amazing! As a future teacher, I would first off like to comment you on your excellent writing skill (punctuations and all).
ReplyDeleteNow I would like to say that you have gotten me interest in Girl Talk, so I will most definitely be giving them a listen.
And lastly, I too watch "Haunting in Conneticut" last night. However I didn't think it was horrible. I didn't love it, but (Spoiler Alert!!) once Nick escaped from the hospital thanks to Jonah's spirit the movie kind of became good...ish.
To be honest here, I really don't know much about the artist Girl Talk, and I don't really have much else insightful to say, and as you have already revealed your lies and truths, I won't be able to guess those either. The essence of this is that this point is somewhat fruitless, but I will put in my two cents.
ReplyDeleteI have heard Girl Talk approximately two times. Once was in the car with my friend, and I enjoyed it to no little extent. It wasn't repetitive, and it let me wonder at how someone could mentally visualize (or soundalize or some other more apt verb) a piece that was so encompassing. I went home and downloaded an album. However, that spark which you talked about receiving, somehow I lost. But this post has rekindled an interest in me, and hopefully a spark as well. Here's to discovering (or rediscovering in some odd sense) music.
I gave Girl Talk a listen and it's good stuff. Very catchy. My favorite is "Bounce That"!
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