Comments on: All the single ladies my ass http://spellwight.com/2009/09/all-the-single-ladies-my-ass/ so don't ask if you don't want to know Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:46:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dani in NChttp://spellwight.com/2009/09/all-the-single-ladies-my-ass/#comment-4620 Dani in NC Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:29:54 +0000 http://www.spellwight.com/?p=2846#comment-4620 My bad. I didn't watch the awards show itself and I haven't been to the MTV website in ages, so I didn't know they were going with the "girl power" angle.More on the Beyonce video: She said in an interview a while back that she was inspired by a Gwen Verdon (look for "Mexican Breakfast" on YouTube). So you are correct in saying that the video doesn't have much to do with the song, other than Beyonce thinking "Single Ladies" was the best song on her CD to use with that dance style. My bad. I didn’t watch the awards show itself and I haven’t been to the MTV website in ages, so I didn’t know they were going with the “girl power” angle.

More on the Beyonce video: She said in an interview a while back that she was inspired by a Gwen Verdon (look for “Mexican Breakfast” on YouTube). So you are correct in saying that the video doesn’t have much to do with the song, other than Beyonce thinking “Single Ladies” was the best song on her CD to use with that dance style.

]]> By: Xavierismhttp://spellwight.com/2009/09/all-the-single-ladies-my-ass/#comment-4619 Xavierism Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:41:57 +0000 http://www.spellwight.com/?p=2846#comment-4619 Represent, Baby! Represent, Baby!

]]> By: Mike Willshttp://spellwight.com/2009/09/all-the-single-ladies-my-ass/#comment-4618 Mike Wills Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:06:35 +0000 http://www.spellwight.com/?p=2846#comment-4618 I agree with you. I think the P!nk video was the best one. I agree with you. I think the P!nk video was the best one.

]]> By: Dozhttp://spellwight.com/2009/09/all-the-single-ladies-my-ass/#comment-4617 Doz Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:49:21 +0000 http://www.spellwight.com/?p=2846#comment-4617 No not racist at all, I'm sorry if I came off that way. I'm just going by the Mr. West response on the Hurricane Katrina charity drive show, when on national TV he declared "George Bush doesn't care about black people." There were people of all races in that tragedy not just African-Americans.Kayne just annoys me with all his childish outbursts about how he is the greatest entertainer of all time and deserves more than he gets. He is a classless person. Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin would have never done such a thing. No not racist at all, I’m sorry if I came off that way. I’m just going by the Mr. West response on the Hurricane Katrina charity drive show, when on national TV he declared “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.” There were people of all races in that tragedy not just African-Americans.

Kayne just annoys me with all his childish outbursts about how he is the greatest entertainer of all time and deserves more than he gets. He is a classless person. Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin would have never done such a thing.

]]> By: spellwighthttp://spellwight.com/2009/09/all-the-single-ladies-my-ass/#comment-4616 spellwight Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:44:55 +0000 http://www.spellwight.com/?p=2846#comment-4616 Dani, the reason I mentioned female empowerment is because of the description of the video on the VMA website. They said it, not me.Eliza, I guess that <i>was </i>all done in one take! I hadn't noticed, but that does give it a bit more credit in my estimation. Props to the two girls who kept right up with her.Justin darling, you can write whatever you want on my blog. Consider this your free space.Doz, there you go bein' all racist and shit. Dani, the reason I mentioned female empowerment is because of the description of the video on the VMA website. They said it, not me.

Eliza, I guess that was all done in one take! I hadn’t noticed, but that does give it a bit more credit in my estimation. Props to the two girls who kept right up with her.

Justin darling, you can write whatever you want on my blog. Consider this your free space.

Doz, there you go bein’ all racist and shit.

]]> By: Dani in NChttp://spellwight.com/2009/09/all-the-single-ladies-my-ass/#comment-4615 Dani in NC Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:15:43 +0000 http://www.spellwight.com/?p=2846#comment-4615 I'm not sure that any of the videos are really supposed to be about female empowerment. It is really just supposed to be entertainment.I like Taylor Swift for my 12-year-olds because her whole CD is clean. She has an innocence about her that doesn't seem fake. If it is, then they should add an Oscar to that VMA she won.The song "Single Ladies" is actually about the woman going out to the club and having herself a good time and telling her boyfriend that he has no right to be jealous because he had his chance to "put a ring on it" (propose). Not that I am a huge Beyonce fan, but I've managed to hear that song a number of times because I still watch the VH1 Top 20 countdown and listen to local radio.Katy Perry and Lady Gaga both annoy me. I can't exactly explain why, but I usually turn the station when I see or here either of them.The Pink CD that this song came from, Funhouse, is great! I was just listening to it again last night. Almost all the songs are about her separation from her husband. I highly recommend it. I’m not sure that any of the videos are really supposed to be about female empowerment. It is really just supposed to be entertainment.

I like Taylor Swift for my 12-year-olds because her whole CD is clean. She has an innocence about her that doesn’t seem fake. If it is, then they should add an Oscar to that VMA she won.

The song “Single Ladies” is actually about the woman going out to the club and having herself a good time and telling her boyfriend that he has no right to be jealous because he had his chance to “put a ring on it” (propose). Not that I am a huge Beyonce fan, but I’ve managed to hear that song a number of times because I still watch the VH1 Top 20 countdown and listen to local radio.

Katy Perry and Lady Gaga both annoy me. I can’t exactly explain why, but I usually turn the station when I see or here either of them.

The Pink CD that this song came from, Funhouse, is great! I was just listening to it again last night. Almost all the songs are about her separation from her husband. I highly recommend it.

]]> By: Miss Eliza Seahttp://spellwight.com/2009/09/all-the-single-ladies-my-ass/#comment-4614 Miss Eliza Sea Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:10:10 +0000 http://www.spellwight.com/?p=2846#comment-4614 I think the reason that Kanye was all OMfG BEYONCE is because the video was filmed in one take. That's pretty bad ass, but it's still not video of the year, I think. The only other video I've seen was Lady Gaga's, and I fucking love her so damn much, but that's not video of the year material, either. I think the reason that Kanye was all OMfG BEYONCE is because the video was filmed in one take. That’s pretty bad ass, but it’s still not video of the year, I think. The only other video I’ve seen was Lady Gaga’s, and I fucking love her so damn much, but that’s not video of the year material, either.

]]> By: Dozhttp://spellwight.com/2009/09/all-the-single-ladies-my-ass/#comment-4613 Doz Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:36:04 +0000 http://www.spellwight.com/?p=2846#comment-4613 Yes but Kanye couldn't give props to anyone who wasn't a sista. It would ruin his cred. Plus Kayne doesn't care about White people... Yes but Kanye couldn’t give props to anyone who wasn’t a sista. It would ruin his cred. Plus Kayne doesn’t care about White people…

]]> By: Justinhttp://spellwight.com/2009/09/all-the-single-ladies-my-ass/#comment-4612 Justin Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:19:32 +0000 http://www.spellwight.com/?p=2846#comment-4612 I envy you.You can write what you want!This was fun to read, and the title made me smile. I envy you.

You can write what you want!

This was fun to read, and the title made me smile.

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