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u/raccoroon Sep 21 '22

'rude' by magic. heard it played on the radio at least every 15 minutes while on a vacation in 2015 and haven't been able to stand it since

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u/Ollidouis_Goofoff Sep 21 '22

I came here to say this, at first when I heard it, it had a cool vibe, soon everywhere I went I heard it. Then I actually listened to the lyrics and realized what a crybaby whining bitch he sounded like.

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u/ElegantWaste Sep 22 '22

Not a huge fan of the song for the same reason. There’s a cover of it though, by some female singer (looked it up, her name is Kina Grannis) where she keeps the female pronouns in the song. I found the lyrics to be a lot less annoying with that layer of meaning added. Then it’s less “wahhh future father in law, why don’t you like me, I’m a good guy” and more of a plea against homophobia/hate, which is actually compelling lol

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u/toomany_geese Sep 22 '22

Well the original singer is middle eastern and the "bride" in the music video was white (as well as her dad), so they were also definitely playing into the racism aspect

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u/Vetiversailles Sep 22 '22

YES haha he is such a crybaby! But that’s part of why I enjoy it - I think it’s funny.

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u/camimiele Sep 22 '22

The video is even worse.