Comments on: Metafilter, You Can't Handle Me

Metafilter, You Can't Handle Me

vronsky — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:52:54 -0800

Robyn, is bringing sexy back.

By: grouse

grouse — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:56:58 -0800

Please explain.

By: tantrumthecat

tantrumthecat — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:00:12 -0800

I like it! (Is this a dig at Justin?)

By: amyms

amyms — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:01:05 -0800

Bringing sexy back? Back from where?

By: PeterMcDermott

PeterMcDermott — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:02:50 -0800

I don't think she's sexy, but I do love the song/video.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:03:04 -0800

She totally stole my gold necklace look. But it's ok 'cuz I totally stole it from Mr. T. The copyright at the end says 2005, so she's pre-Justin sexy.

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:04:28 -0800

I'm confused as to the point of this post. I know we're supposed to avoid editorializing and all, but could we get some context?

By: jonmc

jonmc — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:06:01 -0800

back where?

By: fandango_matt

fandango_matt — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:06:09 -0800

Thou shalt not make a one-link YouTube post unless it's really, really good.

By: iconomy

iconomy — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:06:24 -0800

I'm taking notes on how she did her makeup. It'll come in handy for those times I want to look like I'm sixty. And I agree with jacquilynne. vronsky, you have some splainin' to do!

By: nicwolff

nicwolff — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:06:57 -0800

That was probably my favorite album of '05 - Konichiwa Bitches is even better than Handle Me - but this is not what Metafilter is for.

By: fire&wings

fire&wings — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:10:51 -0800

Robyn is certainly trying to rekindle her career. She was originally a brief success many years ago in the UK and Sweden and is now attempting a come back. Sniff, sniff...

By: c13

c13 — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:11:04 -0800

Heh.. teenagers.

By: puke & cry

puke & cry — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:12:39 -0800

What the hell?

By: Hildegarde

Hildegarde — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:12:40 -0800

*removes that superfluous comma*

By: Hildegarde

Hildegarde — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:13:11 -0800

In my head, I mean. I can't do it in reality.

By: OrangeDrink

OrangeDrink — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:13:29 -0800

And here I thought you meant Robin Byrd, and probably in this video (very hilariously NSFW)

By: imperium

imperium — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:13:30 -0800

Ye gods, it's like the second coming of Avril Lavigne. Or Lily Allan lite. Or any number of other vacuous teen pop girlies. And Vronsky, wtf is with that comma? Have I, missed something?

By: YoBananaBoy

YoBananaBoy — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:15:51 -0800

Maybe it isn't a comma. Maybe it is an apostrophe that is down, yo.

By: OrangeDrink

OrangeDrink — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:16:09 -0800

Er, wrong word order. Very, very NSFW or anywhere else. also hilarious. right.

By: MissNefertiti

MissNefertiti — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:16:40 -0800

Wait a sec, this Robyn? I remember her single "Do You Know (What It Takes)" back in 1997. As for the video: meh.

By: chunking express

chunking express — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:18:19 -0800

She's the same chick that sang "Show Me Love". Her new music is much better.

By: WCityMike

WCityMike — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:20:11 -0800

I actually heard a rather good mash-up of the Cure and "Konichwa Bitches" ...

By: Xere

Xere — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:21:17 -0800

During my teen years, I thought Show Me Love and Do You Know (What It Takes) were the cat's pajamas.

By: Amanda B

Amanda B — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:25:47 -0800

WHAT? This is "show me love" Robyn? Mind = blown.

By: oddman

oddman — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:26:27 -0800

Is she related to Reba McEntire? For some reason her videos make me think of Reba but with an electronic, vaguely hip-hop soundtrack.

By: ROU_Xenophobe

ROU_Xenophobe — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:28:13 -0800

At the beginning she looks sort of like Sinead Kidman.

By: washburn

washburn — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:29:24 -0800

Is she related to Reba McEntire? Or Cyndi Lauper?

By: smackfu

smackfu — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:31:29 -0800

Her whole comeback is pretty weird. This did come out in 2005, and got a lot of acclaim, etc. (8.2 on Pitchfork, #39 on their best albums of the year). But apparently it was only released in Sweden. It took until April this year before it was released in the UK, and it's not out in the US. It's a great pop album though. You should track it down however you can get it.

By: Rawhide

Rawhide — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:33:55 -0800

ohhhh… it's a SHE. Huh. I still don't get it.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:34:09 -0800

I'm taking notes on how she did her makeup. It'll come in handy for those times I want to look like I'm sixty. Yeah, the closeup shots in that video made her look old Anyway generic hipster hiphop. yawn.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:36:02 -0800

(this video is better, IMO)

By: thedaniel

thedaniel — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:36:49 -0800

FFS GYOFB

By: smackfu

smackfu — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:37:38 -0800

Anyway generic hipster hiphop. yawn. It's ironic how much of a generic hipster comment this is.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:37:55 -0800

WHAT? This is "show me love" Robyn? Wow, no kidding? I'm pretty shocked as well.

By: neustile

neustile — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:38:35 -0800

The bridge in "Konichiwa Bitches" is one of my favorite moments of all music. Excellent post for bringing the video to my attention (in the comments)

By: vronsky

vronsky — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:39:01 -0800

Aww delmoi... Be Mine?

By: phrontist

phrontist — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:42:35 -0800

This is the indie kid "my humps".

By: delmoi

delmoi — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:43:28 -0800

She looks really old and strange in this video (and I kinda like this song, in the same sense that I like Kylie Minogue)

By: drmarcj

drmarcj — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:00:43 -0800

All respect to the OP, but can we have a worldwite moratorium on using the words "bringing sexy back", in that order? I would be totally grateful. Thanks...

By: YoBananaBoy

YoBananaBoy — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:01:26 -0800

Her short lived high school band.

By: squidfartz

squidfartz — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:06:48 -0800

How is this BEST OF THE WEB? How is this BEST OF THE WEB? Just kidding.

By: pyramid termite

pyramid termite — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:07:52 -0800

so what's this woman bringing back, then?

By: DU

DU — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:13:34 -0800

1) Who is bringing what back from where? 2) Get off my lawn.

By: basicchannel

basicchannel — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:16:24 -0800

YoBananaBoy just saved this post.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:19:40 -0800

"...can we have a worldwite moratorium on using the words "bringing sexy back", in that order?" That was definitely a Freudian typo. Cause white people just shouldn't ~~sing~~rap lines like: "I see you're livin' large wichya crib..." and "lemme tell you how it be". I mean, come on. Your favorite white-girl-soundin'-all-black sucks. Nothing personal, though, vronsky :-)

By: basicchannel

basicchannel — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:24:47 -0800

Closing the loop on The Wrong Trousers vs. Joanna Newsom.

By: katillathehun

katillathehun — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:26:58 -0800

Wow. Cyndi Lauper hasn't aged a bit!

By: newfers

newfers — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:28:46 -0800

Too many comments on this post. Damn, did I have to comment on the surplus of comments?? Yes, I guess I did.

By: longsleeves

longsleeves — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:32:23 -0800

How is this the BEST OF THE WEB? not kidding.

By: longsleeves

longsleeves — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:34:39 -0800

Would it be possible to have all youtube music videos screened prior to posting, and then not posted?

By: kickback

kickback — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:39:40 -0800

she's so earnest. But not in a hillarious Speak kind of way. Oh yeah, and I pity her, etc/

By: Senor Cardgage

Senor Cardgage — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:50:40 -0800

Who gives a shit. This is 31 flavours of wack.

By: George_Spiggott

George_Spiggott — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:51:00 -0800

I watched the first thirty seconds. Buncha louts crowding into the frame trying to outpose each other, and some gimlet-eyed girl yammering in front of them. Oh, the soundtrack? I don't know, the headphones are plugged in and they're sitting on the footstool. I could hear enough at that distance to get the idea. The entire genre doesn't rise to the level of meh.

By: motty

motty — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:54:10 -0800

Comeback my arse. This woman is 27. Also, this is a great pop song. Too good to actually be pop. I'd also point out that But you’re a selfish narcissistic psycho / Freaking bootlicking Nazi creep and / You can’t handle me counts at least for me in the really totally going for it in the smuggling non-pop lyrics into pop tunes stakes. Not sure I'll listen to it again any time soon, but still.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:54:17 -0800

I saw this comment on the Joanna Newsom thread.

People who are afraid to look uncool will say they like her singing. It's that simple. It's the whole "Emperor has no Clothes" thing.

Despite that, I still expected something beautiful to go along with her harpin'.

By: creeptick

creeptick — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:59:14 -0800

YoBananaBoy just saved this post. Seconded. As for Robyn, just because you can sing (debatable), doesn't mean you can write.

By: glycolized

glycolized — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:07:19 -0800

YoBananaBoy's link saves this awful post/thread. Those high schools kids are great.

By: pyramid termite

pyramid termite — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:08:33 -0800

i can't make up my mind on whether i like joanna or can't stand her ... she's original, talented and gets on my nerves badly all at the same time

By: gompa

gompa — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:13:03 -0800

YoBananaBoy just saved this post. Seconded. Thirded, fourthed and a-fifth-of-Beethovened. There's no need to further discuss this "Robyn," nonsense. Who the hell are The Wrong Trousers? And how'd they get so right?

By: arianell

arianell — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:21:41 -0800

She reminds me of Jerri Blank, for some reason. Maybe it's the hair in the video?

By: YoBananaBoy

YoBananaBoy — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:21:50 -0800

even their myspace doesn't suck.

By: YoBananaBoy

YoBananaBoy — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:27:09 -0800

It is like they are mathowie, cortex and jessamyn in some parallel universe where they went to high school together and formed a band. /total derail

By: absalom

absalom — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:32:05 -0800

Pitchfork line is to the left, torches to the right.

By: longsleeves

longsleeves — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:39:44 -0800

Pitchfork line is to the left, torches to the right. I have my own but gonna save them for something worth it.

By: redteam

redteam — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:42:22 -0800

You better watch out for all those guys in the video. I mean, they'll totally ... you know ... hang out out with you and stuff.

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:53:00 -0800

Robyn's interesting in that her US debut laid the groundwork and was sort of a dry run for the bubble gum that took the world's ears and hearts by storm in the late nineties. Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys rocketed to stardom using many of Robyn's producers and that bland Euro dance pop sound, while she was quickly written off as a one hit wonder. 10 years (Holyshitwhatthefuck) later, and look where they all are now. And Joanna Newsom is like an overtuned guitar with a cat stuffed inside it being thrown down a metal staircase.

By: liquorice

liquorice — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:56:04 -0800

*jaw drops* The Wrong Trousers are so cool!

By: CitrusFreak12

CitrusFreak12 — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:10:26 -0800

This entire post has been justified by your links, YoBananaBoy. Seriously. I'm starting a band with timpani, a glockenspiel, and a conducter's baton, and we're going to be called the $2 Tuxes. And we shall rock.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:11:17 -0800

Those of you going all gaga over the Wrong Trousers might wanna check the FPP from early last month.

By: objet

objet — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:22:49 -0800

>> WHAT? This is "show me love" Robyn? Mind = blown. This "Show Me Love" Robyn is not this "Show Me Love" Robyn. By a long shot. Just for the 12" record, as it were.

By: churl

churl — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:38:27 -0800

I refuse to click on any link in this thread and get Robynrolled again. I know what you guys are up to, and it's not going to work this time.

By: vronsky

vronsky — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:39:51 -0800

Teddybears

By: moonbird

moonbird — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:42:32 -0800

I brought sexy back, as it didn't appear to function as advertised. But I lost the receipt, so now I'm stuck with it. Sheesh.

By: trip and a half

trip and a half — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:50:33 -0800

Hi! What is this?

By: jefbla

jefbla — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 21:35:52 -0800

The Wrong Trousers, are awesome! (complete with unnecessary comma!)

By: wreckingball

wreckingball — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 21:41:45 -0800

blonde swedish woman posturing with a bunch of arab/north african guys? i'm sure i ought to be feeling seven kinds of problematic, right now, but i'd never seen this video, and i probably wouldn't have listened to the song tonight were it not for this, so, despite the song itself being nearly two years old now, etc., etc., etc., i'm actually a bit grateful for this post.

By: three blind mice

three blind mice — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 21:46:05 -0800

This woman is 27. Also, this is a great pop song. Too good to actually be pop. She is a symptom of the problem with pop. Living in central Stockholm, I see this girl somewhat often out on the streets (and in Gondolen where she sometimes hangs out). She's nice, down-to-earth, not strikingly good looking (for Stockholm that is). She's everything "hip-hop" is not: your average girl. Not a show-off. Not sexy by any stretch of the imagination. A decent singer. And a super-talented songwriter. But the industry doesn't want an average-looking, talented songwriter - they want a "hot chick" who will sing the crap they know will sell and who is willing to act and dress like a prostitute. I sort of feel sorry for her because she's being pressed into a mold that ain't her and ultimately she's going the Britney Spears route.

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 21:47:21 -0800

Is it just my monitor settings or was the first dude to drop change in YoBananaBoy's "Wrong Trousers" video link sporting a big ol' urine stain? (thanks for turning me on to these guys, btw)

By: autodidact

autodidact — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:36:35 -0800

I like it. Konichiwa Bitches is a cool song.

By: phaedon

phaedon — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:37:08 -0800

Well I thought the robyn video was well done. Until I saw the Wrong Trousers clip. I know what I'll be humming tomorrow. oh-OOO-oh! *plucks air harp*

By: obedo

obedo — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:39:01 -0800

The guy with the urine stain must really like the wrong trousers.

By: vronsky

vronsky — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:39:28 -0800

Wow pyramid termite, that peach, pium, pear clip was just wow. Thanks.

By: bobo123

bobo123 — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:04:22 -0800

This woman is 27. Also, this is a great pop song. Too good to actually be pop. The sad thing is that today's society is so youth obsessed that they would overlook her for stuff like The Wrong Trousers, or something like that.

By: vronsky

vronsky — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:37:10 -0800

Aw man, it's getting late, let's Send In The Clowns with Van Morrison & Chet Baker.

By: mullingitover

mullingitover — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:53:21 -0800

I wish this thread would've been about the Teddybears 'I'm a punk rocker' video instead. 'Handle me' was my least favorite song on the album, and the video made me like it even less.

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 01:32:27 -0800

Are there a million alternative covers of video killed the radio star? Oh, and Robyn is my double-plus unfavorite, but the Wrong Trousers rock.

By: A189Nut

A189Nut — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 02:03:20 -0800

Her thighs are a bit heavy

By: eritain

eritain — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:36:10 -0800

Dorogoy Vronik, now that is the best of the web. Van and Chet. Van singing Send In the Clowns. Chet playing Send In the Clowns. Van and Chet and Send In the Clowns. Good gravy.

By: jim.christian

jim.christian — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:46:24 -0800

AARGH! My ears and eyes, dear sweet zombie Jesus. Wrong Trousers though: you're believe decent covers can be performed with an upright bass, ukulele and a harp. Fantastic!

By: jim.christian

jim.christian — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:47:14 -0800

er, "you'll believe", even...

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:00:00 -0800

you're believe decent covers can be performed with an upright bass, ukulele and a harp. (dunno about the harp, but Patti Smith's version of Smells Like Teen Spirit, done on ukelele, banjo, upright bass etc just happens to be a million times better than Nirvana's original)

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:07:08 -0800

ah!

By: spitbull

spitbull — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:22:02 -0800

Really? We can just post one-link posts to our favorite banal pop videos? That's cool. And Reba McEntire, oddman? How could you compare this mediocre, derivative singer to one of the greatest vocal talents in the history of country music? One may not like Reba's material, but she is one of the truly great vocal technicians, in any genre, of the past 30 or so years. This chick can barely sing. And she ain't that sexy. Lame. Lame. Lame.

By: klue

klue — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:22:19 -0800

wreckingball: "blonde swedish woman posturing with a bunch of arab/north african guys? i'm sure i ought to be feeling seven kinds of problematic, right now" Please elaborate.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:25:15 -0800

STFUtube.

By: wfc123

wfc123 — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:11:32 -0800

so what's this woman bringing back, then? Her supper.

By: Ogre Lawless

Ogre Lawless — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:39:06 -0800

so what's this woman bringing back, then? Her supper. Huh. I thought "elvish", when I saw it...

By: Julnyes

Julnyes — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:34:30 -0800

(dunno about the harp, but Patti Smith's version of Smells Like Teen Spirit, done on ukelele, banjo, upright bass etc just happens to be a million times better than Nirvana's original) posted by UbuRoivas at 8:00 AM on June 4 [+] [!] I completely disagree with you, but Ms. Smith is a goddess, so I'll let this slide.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:52:43 -0800

Wise decision. You wouldn't want her to smite you, now...

By: Slithy_Tove

Slithy_Tove — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:09:48 -0800

klue: wreckingball: "blonde swedish woman posturing with a bunch of arab/north african guys? i'm sure i ought to be feeling seven kinds of problematic, right now" Please elaborate. A 'white goddess' ruling over a tribe dark-skinned savages was a staple device of pulp fiction and B movies during the the first half of the 20th century. It seems designed to play on both white vanity—pretty blondes would *naturally* be recognized as a superior race, and privileged to rule over darker, lesser peoples—and white fears of miscegenation.

By: Debaser626

Debaser626 — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:07:06 -0800

at least it's not this (Old I know, but that song was terrible, and a better indication of what's been wrong with pop.)

By: Debaser626

Debaser626 — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:07:08 -0800

at least it's not this (Old I know, but that song was terrible, and a better indication of what's been wrong with pop.)

By: hydatius

hydatius — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:12:58 -0800

Vronsky: thanks for this. Konichiwa Bitches was a favourite song of the last year. This one passed me by. I watched the yootoob last night a few times, spent the day with the song stuck in my head. Actually genuinely decent pop. Though I wouldn't necessarily want to make the sexy with two backs with her.

By: vronsky

vronsky — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:25:30 -0800

I really like your screen name hydatius. Check out Robyn cobra style!