This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. “What I was trying to say was: ‘That man is trying to domesticate you, but you don’t need no papers - let me liberate you.” Pharrell earlier defended the song in a 2014 interview with Pitchfork, insisting that the song was about women claiming their independence. Didn’t realize that some of my songs catered to that. I realized that we live in a chauvinist culture in our country. Even though it wasn’t the majority, it didn’t matter. Cool.’ My mind opened up to what was actually being said in the song and how it could make someone feel. Or the way I think about things,” Pharrell said. “I realized that there are men who use that same language when taking advantage of a woman, and it doesn’t matter that that’s not my behavior. While Pharrell didn’t agree at first, his thinking evolved. (Photo: Paras Griffin/Getty Images,)Ĭritics pointed to lyrics such as, “I know you want it,” and even the song title. Pharrell Williams performs during the 2019 Essence Festival on July 7 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. And I know you want it - women sing those kinds of lyrics all the time. So when there started to be an issue with it, lyrically, I was like, ‘What are you talking about?’ There are women who really like the song and connect to the energy that just gets you up. And I would be like, wow,” Pharrell explained. Because there were older white women who, when that song came on, they would behave in some of the most surprising ways ever. He said “Blurred Lines,” in particular, “opened me up.” And it started with the way the song was deemed misogynistic by some. It just took a lot of time and growth to get to that place.”
“I get embarrassed by some of that stuff. “Some of my old songs, I would never write or sing today,” Pharrell said in the new issue of GQ. However, Pharrell Williams, who wrote, produced and performed the track, alongside Robin Thicke and T.I., regrets it now. Rock on guys, rock on.The song “Blurred Lines” was everywhere the summer of 2013, topping the charts in dozens of countries and becoming the highest-selling song of the year. You can also follow their font and rock related thoughts on Twitter. and for good reason, it’s such a timeless font.
fox, darjeeling limited, life aquatic and the royal tenenbaums. he’s used it in some fashion or form in his last four movies: the fantastic mr. and you know who else likes futura? wes anderson. No matter your stance on the new york band, you have to admit the cover is elegant with its futura bold tracked to perfection. Or that hipster band Vampire Weekend has the good taste to pick Futura for the cover of its latest album Contra? release but how many of them can spot the fact that an American release, in this case Joy Division's debut Unknown Pleasures, uses different (and inferior) typography? These guys can. The run-of-the-mill music fan might know the difference between a U.K. Rock That Font, a group blog run by music and design lovers Shawn Michael O’Keefe, Eric Hurtgen and Les Jacobs, narrows it even further by looking at the typography and design of album covers past and present. Others look at lyrics as if they were Biblical texts and others still listen for awesome chord progressions and guitar solos. There are some who can talk for hours about guitars, amps and microphones. Rock That Font blog marries typography, rock and roll Share this Story: Rock That Font blog marries typography, rock and roll
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