You know those songs that you keep hearing everywhere, that's so annoying to you at first, but in your mind you think "damn, i'm gonna hate it when I start liking this song"? Well Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" ain't one of those songs. Why? Because it's annoying to the point where i'm afraid to turn on any radio or go to any clubs out of fear that i'll be beat about the ears by this overplayed and quite honestly, not very good song. I'm sorry, it needs to be said, Thrift Shop is a wack song; it needed to be said. The song just screams "i'm trying really hard to stand out!" and lacks any sort of genuine nature about it. He probably pigeon-holed his own self by riding the label of a "thrift store shopper" who won't pay for expensive clothes or brand names. His performance on this past weekend's Saturday Night Live would suggest otherwise, though. He draped himself in a red blazer with yellow tassels on the shoulders and matching red slacks fresh from Neverland Ranch, with a leather vest undershirt and black loafers. Also, he went sockless, to complete the look. You would obviously need to do a world wide thrift store search to find one selling a suit like that. And as for the leather black vest? Forget about it...you already know that was custom made for him. In addition to all that, i'm pretty sure that not only were the guest vocalists he brought on lip syncing, and the band backing him was air-playing, but Macklemore himself was lip syncing. If that is true, then he drops pretty low in my book...like Lil Wayne low. Worst of all is, I believe he has some skill as a lyricist...it's just misdirected. Listening to his album, "The Heist", definitely didn't dissuade that affirmation. Unimpressive production thoughout, and lyrics that try painfully hard to let the listener know "he cares" "is different" and "won't conform". One has to wonder if race has only a little or a whole f-ing lot to do with his overnight celebrity status.
Oh, right, this piece is really about a very popular and pretty spot on parody of the "Thrift Shop" video done by Bart Baker. Apparently, he is something of this generation's Weird Al Yankovic with his track record of mocking popular music hits. I've never heard of this dude before, but it seems like he's doing pretty well and has a machine of some sort behind him with the amount of hits he has gathered in a week. I heard about the video from my homeboy, up and coming Hollywood actor Mike Rippe, who stars in the video as the "Real Macklemore". You'll see him at the very end in the hospital scene. It's a funny parody, so check it out...he also does a pretty wild spoof of Psy's "Gangnam Style" that is definitely worth watching.
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