Every now and then you listen to something and it raises a question or two. Nothing earth shattering but more like a little statement or something that just niggles at you.
Madonna, Justin and Timbaland. Three of music’s powerhouse figures at the moment. With that much power and cred why did they call the song “4 minutes to save the world” and then release a radio edit that is 3 minutes and 12 seconds?
The Carly Simon classic “You’re so Vain” has always annoyed me. “You probably think this song is about you, don’t you?” Well clearly it is about him. Duh. If you are going to write a song about someone, don’t get stroppy with them if they think it actually is about them.
Leona Lewis is a new face/voice on the scene, but her song “Bleeding love” has been played to death here on the radio, and I wanna know just how long someone can keep hemorrhaging and still have the strength to sing about it?
“You’re so vain, you probably think this song is about you.” Well, and it is, isn’t it? So stupid!!! Right??? Duh!!!
I thought I had recently read that ‘You’re So Vain’ wasn’t about ‘him’ but about the person singing it. But after three minutes on Google I can’t find that article…
This is a fun little time-line with Carly being asked over the years about who the song is about:
http://www.carlysimon.com/vain/vain.html
As for ‘4 Minutes,’ who cares. Can you say ‘tired’?
Sory I wrongly attached my comment to the guys hanging out but you missed the point about Carley’s song which was dedicated to Warren Beatty who dumped her. Listen to the whole song to get the meaning.
T in Tuscany
I loved this post. I read through it, thinking “right on!” (except without the exclamation point, because I’m currently tired and emotionally strained), and then I reached the end and burst out laughing.
Love ya, Brenton.
Burke.
LOL…
Yeah, the whole joke about Carly’s song is that she hasn’t said who it was written about… so anyone who assumes it IS about them could be wrong!
supposedly it could be any of the many men she dated (although many people assume its warren beaty). There was an auction on the today show a couple years ago… and carly whispered the name of the guy into the winner’s ear. they were sworn to secrecy.
all in all, i think its a cute joke… no?
as for Madge, the album version is 4 Minutes long.
the poor dear sad old radio version isn’t, obviously
That Carly song is brilliant! It IS about him, but, duh, the point of the song is that the guy is such a disgusting egotist he can’t imagine that it could be about someone else.