but who's lovin' your mama?

[moominmolly]

This song is currently lodged in my head. The link is to the video, which you must see before reading this short interview with the director. Does that really count as non-creepy?

Comments

[arachne8x.livejournal.com]

It is definitely less creepy than the guy actually sexually preying on the children, but I am not sure that the setup is really "non-creepy."

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure there's a way to make that song non-creepy. And yet, I like it, and I can't get it out of my head!

[montacute.livejournal.com]

well, the video somehow makes it more creepy, in that it sets up the situation to show the guy preying on lots of different mamas, instead of just one. (it's not clear to me from the song that there's more than one child and one mama involved.)

i like the song and the video. i mean, sort of distressingly, and not on ideological grounds. i mean, i also like eminem, even though i can't really support anything he says. but the video is great, in its way.

uh... i think the song is partly creepy because of its catchiness, while the video is simultaneously made more creepy, and has its creepiness moderated, by the untarnished way in which the kids are shown to be grumpy, hurt, slightly traumatized and pissed off at their teacher. if they had been pictures of childhood innocence, it would somehow have been worse.

i can't think of anything else to say about this video. i think i might go watch it again. i'm not sure whether to thank you for this link, moominmolly!

[dilletante.livejournal.com]

i insisted that you had to see it (among a few others), but i'm not sure i could put my finger on exactly why. maybe as payback for "yellow laser." :)

[montacute.livejournal.com]

no need to put your finger on it, d.; you clearly have a good sense for what will intrigue and trouble my aesthetic and culturally-critical faculties. although i don't know how you did it, seeing that we haven't communicated much in a year. but which is anyway great! please recommend me much more troubling shit!

as payback for "yellow lasers," it is surprisingly just payback, actually, but i want to sullenly point out that i was only pointed to that by fennel. because he finds all the great shit, and i never do.

[dda.livejournal.com]

in that it sets up the situation to show the guy preying on lots of different mamas, instead of just one.

I guess it's not clear to me how he's preying on them; at least in the video they seem to be just as enthusiastic about things as he is.

The video is less-than-optimal to me because it makes it pretty clear that he is replacing the kid in the mother's affection, which is bad.

[montacute.livejournal.com]

I guess it's not clear to me how he's preying on them; at least in the video they seem to be just as enthusiastic about things as he is.

yeah, that's kind of unclear. at least from the lyric that the mamas sing in chorus about "the helping hand of a dirty old man," though, it seems to ambiguously suggest that the player is providing money incentives to the mama(s), which makes everything a lot creepier. and the mamas look only ambiguously enthusiastic to me. question of interpretation, i think.

[dda.livejournal.com]

at least from the lyric that the mamas sing in chorus about "the helping hand of a dirty old man," though, it seems to ambiguously suggest that the player is providing money incentives to the mama(s), which makes everything a lot creepier.

I don't think that phrase was being used as anything other than humour, given his apparent age. As for money, I got the impression it was the typical "video bling" take-off with the wad of cash and the gold plane, etc.

question of interpretation, i think.

Most likely. I also factor in the typical video style so maybe I'm cutting it more slack.

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Oh, I actually thought they looked enthusiastic -- as enthusiastic as he does, anyway.

[armoire-man.livejournal.com]

It's okay, man. You're cool.

(And now I can't get it out of my head.)

[oakenguy.livejournal.com]

In fairness, at least it's finally replaced the Lemur Song in my head.

[cruiser.livejournal.com]

How 'bout the Llama Song? http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama.php

[coraline]

all i gave to say is "ew"

Huh

[hissilliness.livejournal.com]

I found it intriguing & disturbing & pretty to look at, but....

What's the opposite of catchy? I could barely remember the tune when I was listening to it.

Re: Huh

[montacute.livejournal.com]

What's the opposite of catchy?

i'm afraid it's "forgettable."

[amber-phoenix.livejournal.com]

eeeeevil.

i've got it stuck in my head, and longueur has it stuck in *his* head and he's about to drive for a couple hours, probably unable to get it out. *eeeeeee*vil.

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Hooray for evil. :)

[dbang.livejournal.com]

Forget the lyrics OR the video, that song grated on my ears like sandpaper. UG! I actually fast forwarded through bits because I couldn't bear it.

I did find both the lyrics and the video creepy. I can't think of any way to hear "Hey kid, I'm fucking your Mom!" that isn't creepy. Fucking the Mom? No problem. Bragging about it to the kid? Not so much.

[moonshadow.livejournal.com]

That rocks!!

[vespid-interest.livejournal.com]

It reminds me of Weird Al, in a good way.