Go ahead. Try and make it all the way through.
 

Come on tough guy. Gut it out.

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Egawd...I made it to 0:43 before my ears started bleeding. Painful.

I think you just missed the sweet spot by about 10 secs. That was where I was overwhelmed and had to stop.

There's a girl who works at my dry cleaner with those studs in the edges of her mouth. I keep thinking she looks like Darth Vader's love child and wonder if she can pick up radio signals with those.

While I couldn't look at her 'cause of the lip things, I found the lyrics entertaining. It gets pretty funny toward the end. Yes... I made it to the end.

She couldn't carry a tune in a bucket...

0:27

That was a chick?

Granted I watched only the first 10 seconds...with the sound off. But it looked like an ugly dude in a pink sweater to me.

That's 28 seconds of my life I'll never get back.

Throat punch...

Perhaps a tad monotonous.

I liked it. First heard her on the Juno soundtrack. Not everybody's cup of tea.

verse after verse, it's the same chit....verse after verse after verse...

I got to 3:40.
On one hand, I want to say it's too whiney and monotonous.
On the other hand, he still plays better than I do.

And now we know that there are some nice cops in Madison, WI.

My take: while an argument could be made that her vocals are a bit monotonous - that is her style - like it or not.

It's no secret that the quality of pop music including rock has dropped off since the 90's - at least she is doing something creative and different. Regardless of whether or not you in particular like it.

She is Kimya Dawson (born November 17, 1972) - an American singer-songwriter, best known as a solo performer and as one half of The Moldy Peaches. Her music was featured in "Juno".

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And as performed by Ellen Page.....a bit more pleasant vocals....

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Ugh, 30 sec.

We're domed.

if you were looking for an excruciating experience (and really, why would you?) try this;

I Accidentally Domed Your Son (2004) - IMDb


i will not accept responsibility for anyone that gouges out their eyes or pours hot lead into their ears as a result of this.

1:50 it's the same sheet over and over again.

My favorite Kimya Dawson lyric (from My Rollercoaster):

It's just funny.

The problem is she isn't doing anything creative and different. The folk song has been around for a long time and she hasn't transformed it at all. Maybe she is using awkward phrasing and timing on purpose, or she just doesn't have the chops to make it musical. I'm sure she is loved by young art students - I'll ask my wife.

Like any genre, there are "good" and "bad" examples. There are rappers who have incredible pace, timing, inflection - things that make a long string of words flow and have an effect. There are other rappers who just string words together and it sounds like...a bunch of words strung together.

Same thing with folk singers. Some lambasted Dylan (often with good reason), but while his voice was suspect, his writing, and perhaps more importantly, his phrasing turned long winded lyrics into something more. This woman is no Dylan...

Exactly...

being domed can be a good thing

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Every time I see a lip ring/stud/hoop in someone's lip, I just think of a well hooked trout...

I'm "young," so my mind goes more in the direction of what talents they got those piercings to enhance.

In the immortal words of Chris Rock; "If a girl has a tongue ring, she'll probalby suck your *^%&. If a guy has a tongue ring...he'll probably suck your *^&%."

I still think that's a dude.

Finally - the theme song for PARF.

OHHHH...


Horrible :(

Great post, Todd.

I didn't realize she hadn't written the song - that does make a difference in my perspective.

OK let's strike the "creative" and we'll just go with "different" for now....lol.

Whoa, if that is the fluffed up version, it doesn't speak well of clicking on the link...

That is actually the new take on delivery and tonality. Deep.

I think you're wrong on both counts. There's been a massive renaissance in pop and rock music since the 90s, it's just that it's not on mainstream radio. The last decade or so has seen a ton of new creative bands, singers, songwriters, etc. but I think (or maybe I just hope) that people looking for real creativity, soul and authenticity have moved beyond commercial radio.

And on your second point, I can't agree more with what Todd said. She's not doing anything at all creative and/or different with the folk song tradition. While I believe there's still far more to be plumbed from those depths, she's just not digging at all, beyond awkward lyrics, that may or may not be on purpose, or, even worse, ironic. That kind of irony is best left back in the last century, IMO.