Ummm, Beyonce’s Single Ladies anyone?
by It’s not surprising that the fifteen-year-old boy I tutor introduced me to this video. Spatial geometry and the causes of the Vietnam War gathered dust, as he made me view it numerous times, pointing out which girl was his favourite and why: the one on the left, because she’s hot; the one on the right because she is ‘hittin’ her moves’; and Beyoncé, because, well she’s Beyoncé. To be honest, after the first ten seconds of our first viewing, I became a very willing participant in the whole discussion. We talked about why Beyoncé’s pseudo-feminist lyrics sometimes annoy me (Jay-Z did ‘put a [HUGE] ring on it’) and which moves were our favourites (mine occurs at the 52 second mark, he likes the one at 1:32). Truthfully, I barely like this song, but this video is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. I wonder if we could cut the sound and get Sir David Attenborough to narrate it.
Tagged: cool videos, r&b music
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Amandine said | 20 December, 2008
definitely @ 1:32… hot!
Art&Fear said | 20 December, 2008
Hahaha This is amazing, I thought this looked familiar. Brace yourself, if you thought this was something special you’re not going to believe it’s inspiration. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU3N5c2Kxnw
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SNAP! said | 20 December, 2008
seriously wish i could dance like this …