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That segment is so convincing I literally zoned out about 5 seconds in. Force yourself to concentrate! Focus! Focus!
It’s about time–those ads in the back of comic books teased me throughout my childhood. The promise of seeing through clothes is finally here. Unfortunately, technology was a bit too slow, and the American obesity rate has already obsoleted the technology. After the jump, brace yourself:
It’s the characterization that makes the video–in a way, the victimizer was also a victim. That potato had motive, and that tomato kinda had it coming.
Start that video and pause it to let it buffer a bit. Then, go full screen with it. The color changes are subtle, and it’s not the brightest sunset you’ve ever seen, but the transition from warm colors to cool night, and the city lights awakening, is all very stunning. I’ll get to Dubai eventually–I think I’ll wait until it’s finished, though.
ZingZama announces the worst song of 2009: “I Can Transform Ya” by Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Swiss Beatz. By combining auto-tuning, a movie tie-in to Transformers, and strikingly abysmal lyrics, you’ve done what nobody thought was possible: beaten out The Black-Eyed Peas.
To summarize the song, the performer is so very wealthy that he has access to a large number of luxury brands, and he is willing to trade resources for sex. While that summarizes most hip-hop songs of this decade, what sets this song apart is the marketing mandate to use sound effects from the movie and the word “transform”.
My favorite line from the song seems to be a nod to the movie’s target audience of 11-15 year old males: “Something like Pinocchio if you lie down; Imma grow.” For those who are not 11-15 year old males, this analogy compares the growing nose of a beloved children’s character to the performer’s penis. I sincerely appreciate the appropriate use of a semi-colon.
Full lyrics after the jump, plus the video for the second place runner-up.
I just learned to ski last year, and I had the lift knock me over a few times while I was trying to get on… but nothing this dramatic. Thanks to my favorite travel blog, Gadling.
