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Saturday, November 11, 2006


Slave, Huh? Sounds Good To Me!
or
The Other White King of Pop


So I'm wandering around Wall-Mart at some ungodly hour of the night when a song comes on the public address system that I've never heard before. The speaker, mounted in the ceiling, was too far away to discern the music perfectly. It had a really good beat. The vocalist - a female - sounded fantastic too, although it was hard to hear what she was saying. However, two lines of lyrics caught my attention:

See these shackles baby, I'm your slaaaaave;
I'll let you whip me if I misbehaaaaave . . .

Which, as we all know, is right up my alley.

So I ran home and hopped on google to find out the title and artist behind my new S&M anthem. And wouldn't you know it. It was Justin Timberlake. The song is called Sexy Back. Go ahead and listen to it if you think I'm nuts for mistaking him.

This reminds me of my childhood (doesn't everything?), when the Disney channel used to show clean music videos during the advertising space they couldn't sell off. Michael Jackson - Black and White. Remember that one? Well, back in kindergarten, I was ignorant enough to ask my mom "Who is that lady singing? She's really pretty!"

I sense that the King's throne won't remain cold for much longer.


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