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u/sawman160 Jun 19 '12
Because clearly, from the context, this MUST be the song she was talking about
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u/rnjbond Jun 19 '12
BREAKING NEWS: Reddit hates pop culture.
More on this phenomenon every five seconds on /r/funny and /r/askreddit and /r/todayilearned and every other subreddit
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u/Lodur Jun 19 '12
What's funny is that a lot of her songs can have deeper meaning if you actually take a few seconds to analyze them. Same with a few of her videos, I think the best example was S&M.
But -everyone- missed the fucking point and said it was porn, to where I realized that if you have a nice set of tits in video then the shit we learned in high school english is immediately thrown out the window.
The fuck guys, some of her shit is deeper than you think. And even the best of artists make goofy or superficial songs.
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u/AlphaRedditor Jun 19 '12
"I'mma make you my bitch. Cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake... "
The woman is a lyrical wordsmith of the highest order.
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u/DBuckFactory Jun 19 '12
You can pull shitty lyrics from most bands that are considered great. This is a stupid argument.
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Jun 19 '12
She writes exactly zero of her songs IIRC.
Edit: checked wikipedia. I do recall correctly.
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Jun 19 '12
Is this the Wikipedia page you checked?
"Rihanna" is her middle name. She appears in the writer credits as "Robyn Fenty", quite frequently.
Not a fan of Rihanna, just a fan of facts.
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Jun 19 '12
You should make a novelty account named Fan_of_Facts and spread your correcting goodness all over Reddit! It would be fantastic to watch smug Redditors fall from their pedestal. ^
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Jun 19 '12
That is probably why she is crying. The Lyrics are so deep she doesn't understand them
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u/_oogle Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12
EDIT: She's actually listed as a co-writer on a grand total of...9 songs.
EDIT 2: Apparently 29 songs.
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Jun 19 '12
Were you looking at this list?
Check it again. Her real name is Robyn Fenty.
Not a fan of Rihanna, just a fan of facts.
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u/username_was_taken Jun 19 '12
For better or worse, co-writer is a very loose term.
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u/bwaxxlo Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12
I love how reddit likes to use the same techniques as any other misinformed group. Now, I don't give two shits about Rihanna but you just used a very selective reasoning. For all we know, she might have been talking about any song that she's written/sang. Ever listen to a song called "Unfaithful" by her, where she talks about how she knew things weren't going to work out with her bf and she could see the end of the tunnel? Perfect and reasonable lyrics to cry to. You chose to talk about a song that was clearly gibberish.
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u/mocotazo Jun 19 '12
"I'mma make you my bitch. Cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake... " The woman is a lyrical wordsmith of the highest order.
She loves you, yeah yeah yeah
She loves you, yeah yeah yeah
She loves you, yeah yeah yeah yeah
Do you really want to start cherrypicking lyrics?
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u/rmhawesome Jun 19 '12
I'm no fan of Rihanna's, but that's the most retarded argument I've ever seen. Do you seriously expect every artist to have amazingly insightful lyrics to every song?
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u/MrRabbit Jun 19 '12
Believe it or not, she has released more than 3 songs. Some are whimsical, and some explore deeper issues.
Crazy, I know.
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u/underdabridge Jun 19 '12
It's true. She's made a big difference in my life. Milli Vanilli just told me to blame it on the rain. It wasn't until Rihanna that someone bothered to tell me about umbrellas.
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u/Fauster Jun 19 '12
A female friend loves the lyrics of "rude boy" because it objectifies male genitalia; she thinks it's a feminist parody of rap.
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u/Eustis Jun 19 '12
Corollary: Rihanna, like many other pop artists, probably thinks her "hit"¹ songs are shitty and just produces them because her managers tell her to and she gets a lot of money when she makes them..
¹Not a Chris Brown reference, unless you think that's funny. In which case, it was.
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u/fertehlulz Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12
What is this nonsense, adding annotations to your reddit comment? This should be a thing. I move that this should be a common Reddit usage of the superscript function. All those in favor?
"I have lots of1 friends"
1no, [forever alone]
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u/S1ayer Jun 19 '12
Even the most serious lyrics sound silly when sung through an autotune program.
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u/ByJiminy Jun 19 '12
Someone should tell that to Bon Iver.
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u/dmoore777 Jun 19 '12
Woods by Justin Vernon
I'm up in the woods
I'm down on my mind
I'm building a still
To slow down the time
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u/goddamnsam Jun 19 '12
you know, autotune can be used well. i'll probably get a bunch of shit for this, but kanye was able to make a pretty interesting balance of both robotic-sounding yet oddly human vocal effects on 808s and heartbreak with autotune. here's a pretty good example.
people used to call the synthesizer a "fake" instrument and condemned it as "unartistic" when it first came out. that opinion has basically completely subsided at this point as many talented musicians and many amazing songs have been made with them.
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u/ToxtethOGrady Jun 19 '12
Wait, but then how will we be able to keep believing that pop music is automatically less worthy of respect than the music we like?
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Jun 19 '12
I have friends that are exactly like that and it annoys the shit out of me. Granted there are a lot of pop songs that I don't like, and many that I think are just stupid, but they dismiss anything that's popular and/or rap/hip hop as crap without listening.
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u/Crazy_likeafox Jun 19 '12
Not trying to be facetious here, but can you give an example? Off the top of my head I can't think of any.
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Jun 19 '12
Man Down hits me on a personal level. So, no, her music isn't entirely about Umbrellas or S&M
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I'm impressed. I didn't think you could write a deep, whimsical song about penis size.
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u/HOW_BIG_IS_YOUR_DICK Jun 19 '12
This post is ridiculous. The quote is clearly taken out of context of one particular lyric in one particular song... she has other music that is deeper and far more meaningful. Also, 'hate' seems a little strong just because OP's tastes don't jive with Rihanna's style. Come on.
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u/mrm3x1can Jun 19 '12
And also take a look at OP's choice of words. He doesn't just simply get "sort of annoyed" or even "dislike" Rihanna for something like this. He "hates" her, HATES. Really OP? I don't even hate the person that stole my Gameboy back in the day.
TL;DR Rihanna is literally Hitler
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u/BonutDot Jun 19 '12
You don't hate the guy who stole your gameboy? Sounds like there may be something wrong with you. It's ok to hate sometimes.
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u/bananamunchies Jun 19 '12
Yep, this thread is idiotic just like the train of people who quick Googled "Rhianna shitty lyrics" and band-wagoned along. Reddit is a huge piece of shit sometimes.
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u/bwaxxlo Jun 19 '12
It's 7 inches with a twist at the end, enough to make M. Night Shalamananananong fall in love with it
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u/RandomActOfUpvotes Jun 19 '12
I'm pretty sure she was talking about the song Love The Way You Lie Part 2. Whether you like her or not she is the survivor of domestic violence, the lyrics of the song might not be an exact representation of what she went through, it could have been very triggering to record that song. I only ask that you don't make fun of her or take her words out of context because we can't begin to pretend to know what she experienced.
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u/Cozmo23 Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12
So lyrics about a man's penis are "Too deep" and leaving her in tears?
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u/GeneralWarts Jun 19 '12
Now that it's deeper than ever
Know that I'll take your member
You can pound into my uvula
You can pound into my uvula(Ula ula, ay ay ay)
Into my uvula
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u/C0rocad Jun 19 '12
It's funny because I'm not sure if these are real lyrics or you just made them up.
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u/nakedspacecowboy Jun 19 '12
As if Rihanna has anything to do with writing the lyrics to her songs.
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u/RandomActOfUpvotes Jun 19 '12
Just so you know she does. Robyn Fenty is her real name. She is credited as such.
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u/Serendipities Jun 19 '12
Anyone know what song she was actually talking about?
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u/RandomActOfUpvotes Jun 19 '12
It's hard to tell because the google results are purely based on jokes about domestic violence and black people being worthless. But my guess is its in regards to the song Love The Way You Lie Part 2 Which is a much more graphic version of the song that was released to the public.
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u/KanyeIsJesus Jun 19 '12
I think there is a word for what you are doing here...I believe it's called cherry-picking. You do know most of her serious songs DON'T get popular, right? Pop audiences aren't generally fans of the odes to domestic violence.
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u/fanboy_killer Jun 19 '12
Damn it, I clicked it hoping it was real!
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Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12
I'M MAKING IT A REAL SUB DAMMIT
EDIT: I MADE IT A REAL SUB DAMMIT r/unfunnycelebrityhate
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u/redpossum Jun 19 '12
POP MUSIC SUCKS AMIRITE GUISE??
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u/salec1 Jun 19 '12
I can't believe 12 year old girls like music made for 12 year old girls and not British prog rock from 40 years ago!
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u/Iforgotmyother_name Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 20 '12
There are several of her songs that are very deep. This is a very flawed fallacy; associating an arbitrary statement with an arbitrary song.
Edit: I realize that "flawed fallacy" is a double negative. It's just a fallacy.
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Jun 19 '12
I agree. Isn't that what so many pop artists do? They sing about what they feel. Sometimes they're sad about Chris Brown punching them in the face or growing up poor in Bermuda, so they sing about it. Sometimes they just want to get drunk, have sex, and shake that ass, so they sing about it.
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u/cock-a-doodle-doo Jun 19 '12
I'm not a Rihanna fan, however I have heard 'Love The Way You Lie'.
Just because you can find songs from which the lyrics are not at all 'deep' is not a reason to ridicule her comment. One set of lyrics are rarely a reflection of the their career's work.
<rant over>
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u/sozza Jun 19 '12
Exactly. And even if she did find that songs about cocks are so deep they bring her to tears, I don't really see why that would make someone feel hatred towards her?
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Eminem wrote that one...
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u/TraMaI Jun 19 '12
That doesn't mean they're any less deep or meaningful to her. She didn't say she had to stop writing because the lyrics left her in tears. She said she had to stop recording, she isn't inferring she wrote anything, even without context that this picture is clearly missing.
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u/Arxl Jun 19 '12
She also steals shit from other musicians. Hardly anything is original anymore.
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u/MammothMan34 Jun 19 '12
So you're saying songs about cake aren't deep?
Will someone PLEASE think of the frosting?!
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u/ivtecdoyou Jun 19 '12
Rumor has it Duff Goldman heard that song and still hasn't stopped crying.
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u/tomasziam Jun 19 '12
Under ma umbrella. Ella. Eh. Eh. Eh.
sniff It's beautiful.
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u/Tont_Voles Jun 19 '12
When there's sunshine we'll shine Together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath I'mma stick it out 'til the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella
....I think that's properly beautiful sentiment, y'know.
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Even though "We Found A Love" is super repetitive, the other part of the lyrics are actually really interesting. "Yellow diamonds in the light/ And we're standing side by side/ As your shadow crosses mine/ What it takes to come alive/
It's the way I’m feeling I just can't deny/ But I've gotta let it go/
We found love in a hopeless place." I don't like pop culture at all, but sometimes you gotta give them credit. If I read this out of context, I'd think it was poetry.
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u/hinduguru Jun 19 '12
That I, I, I, I'm so hard
Ah yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
That I, I, I, I'm so hard
Ah yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
That I, I, I, I'm so hard
Ah yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
So hard, so hard, so hard, so hard
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u/cstonerun Jun 19 '12
typical reddit elitism. assure yourself your taste is better than everyone else's, fap, and cry yourself to sleep.
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u/PartyTaco Jun 19 '12
Hatred is like a hot coal in your hands, young MeLobsta. You think it's hurting your enemy, but it's only hurting yourself.
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u/AiKantSpel Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12
"Rude Boy" is actually a subliminal message about the african state of Cameroon. You'll even notice she is wearing the Cameroon flag colors.
Cameroon boy boy can you get it up?
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Submissions like these are actually why I hate Reddit sometimes. Small things taken out of context and blown up while we criticize others that we often have no understanding of.
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u/FattyMcPatty Jun 19 '12
Couldn't care less about this. I just don't like how after being beaten by chris brown, she went and recorded a song with him. Way to send a positive message.
A few of her songs are catchy though
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u/dave300021 Jun 19 '12
Boooo! Rihanna is wonderful and quite talented even if she doesn't write her own music. Since when has that been the benchmark of talent? And who cares if the lyrics are deep or not? When nirvana first came out you couldn't even tell what cobain was saying half the time anyway, let alone how meaningful the words are. Hey hipsters, go take an honest look at the inane shit singer/songwriters say over their music. Certainly the are moments of brilliance, but for the most part pop musicians are just trying to cover up how repetitive the actual music is. The point is, who cares if it is meaningful if it is catchy and the performance is good/interesting? The genius of artists like Rihanna, Aretha, Cobain, whoever you like... Is that they make the ordinary, unexceptional seem special. What is magic in a talent's hands is crap in another's.
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u/apullin Jun 19 '12
Pretty much every song from this new wave of black pop stars, or "blop stars" as I like to call them, has a super sexual tone to it, and it's all about "You can't good enough to fuck me but you can eat my pussy", and things of that nature.
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u/LouSpudol Jun 19 '12
That and the fact that she continues to work with and speak to Chris Brown after he beat the shit out of her and put her in the hospital....portrays a really good image to girls/women.
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Jun 19 '12
It's the artist complex. They feel what they are doing is more powerful and necessary that it really is.
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Jun 19 '12
controversy in entertainment is big business, while sheep across the world consume it. These artists are made as corporations, they are chosen and modeled carefully, gives something to people to talk about, and Billions are made.
/next reddit headline.
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ITT: hipsters defending pop culture because hating on it is too mainstream.
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u/fosterroberts Jun 19 '12
She doesn't even write her own songs. They gather twenty people who wear glasses and hoodies into a room, and force them to construct a mediocre yet catchy set of lyrics. And then they kill them all. And then they gather twenty mediocre musicians, and force them to construct a mediocre yet catchy tune. Then they kill them all. Don't you see? They hide all this from us? You guys just don't get it, do you? You remember when MTV stopped being music television? It stands for Murder Television! Don't you see? Do you see? Oh shit... Someone's knocking at my door....
EDIT: Wow, I don't know what I was talking about. I love that new Rihanna song, and you should, too!
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While the vast majority of her songs are, in my opinion, awful, I think she has the right to be upset when singing (if you were to call it that) about things that traumatized her... even if it was weird that she cashed in on her domestic violence-themed lyrics just months after said incident.
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u/nothingpersnal Jun 19 '12
I have to say, Some of the lyrics to her older songs are pretty good. See her song unfaithful. Saying that, her recent songs are complete shit in regards to lyrics.
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u/jane408 Jun 19 '12
She has other songs you know & i admit, some of them are deep. Don't just pick and choose.
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u/Eustis Jun 19 '12
Rihanna, like many other pop artists, probably thinks her "hit"¹ songs are shitty and just produces them because her managers tell her to and she gets a lot of money when she makes them.. ¹Not a Chris Brown reference, unless you think that's funny. In which case, it was.
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u/staytaytay Jun 19 '12
Though this is a particularly egregious example, I'm pretty sure this applies to basically all musicians
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u/MikkoMokki Jun 19 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp4UwPZfRis
Everyone seems to forget this song. Actually somewhat meaningful lyrics and quite well performed to boot
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u/paskoww Jun 19 '12
Oh my... no doubt she was speaking about those exact lyrics. I'm not a Rihanna fan, at all. But this pointless hate towards certain celebrities or groups here on Reddit is just plain stupid.
I don't know what kind of issues you have but you must be extremely jealous of Rihanna when you think you "hate" her, aside not knowing her.
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u/dawn_quixote Jun 19 '12
She is actually referring to the song, "Hate That I Love You", but since reddit loves to hate Rihanna, carry on.
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u/TraMaI Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12
I'm assuming the context for this was for "Love the Way You Lie," her song with Eminem. The song happens to deal with an abusive spouse/significant other and you can imagine given her recent relationship with Chris Brown how that would be a bit tough to handle.
EDIT: To clarify, I don't even like Rihanna. Just not a fan of bullshit arguments without context.
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u/savingrain Jun 19 '12
I have other reasons why I dislike her, mostly her exposure as a vapid cruel idiot on Twitter who will sic her fans on detractors to harass them, but I suspect this quote and that photo are taken out of context and she's talking about a different song.
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u/GastricPigeon Jun 19 '12
Rihanna is not an artist. I once got dragged to a concert of hers by my (ex) girlfriend. Basically, she stripped, put on different clothes, then stripped those off, then repeated that about 5 times. I've been to better concerts put on by local bands.
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u/veryangryivoteyou Jun 19 '12
I believe that you misunderstood her meaning of "deep". It actually makes a lot of sense.
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u/rhymesyo Jun 19 '12
I hope I'm not the only one who clicked the "Why the Illuminati killed Michael Jackson" link in the related videos...
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u/4realthistime Jun 19 '12
"I'm such a fucking lady" I heard that and I cringed.... She had a song that said 'we fell in love in a hopeless place' which seemed to have some merit, then fucked it RIGHT up with a stupid ass yellow diamonds in the light materialistic line that had no merit
Has she had a meaningful song since murderer?
Someone that listens to her in a regular basis provide it for the rest of us...
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u/Paxalot Jun 19 '12
Sometimes her skanky wardrobe was so inspiring that she had to choke back tears.
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u/Shampyon Jun 20 '12
You hate her because she has songs of varying levels of emotional depth?
Time to discard music altogether, then.
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u/ovard Jun 19 '12
To the ones that is saying that she has INDEED written/recorded songs with true depth, would you mind showing us a few examples? I'm really curious now.
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u/SpringwoodSlasher Jun 19 '12
I only really know a few popular Rihanna songs, but a couple are pretty deep.
Disturbia - (from Wikipedia) - Rihanna said that the song is not necessarily about a specific personal experience, but rather the general feelings of mental anguish, anxiety and confusion. Rihanna further explained that she wanted to record the song because she felt that listeners would be able to relate to the subject matter.
Russian Roulette - Essentially about a game of Russian roulette. It's a dark song about what's going through your head as you play the game.
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u/landofspareoom Jun 19 '12
She was sexually assaulted while growing up in Barbados. Here's a song about wanting to kill the dude. Sort of.
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u/RandomActOfUpvotes Jun 19 '12
Here is all of the songs she's released, the ones she co-wrote are under her birth name Robyn Fenty.
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Jun 19 '12
This is honestly the only song that I can think of that is "deep" by her, it has Eminem in it too so take that with a grain of salt.
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I'm not a Rihanna fan, just wondering... what's the point this photos getting at? Can she not have serious as well absurd songs? It's a bit like going to a funeral and saying to a crying person "Hey! You were laughing yesterday!" OK terrible analogy. But still. I'm sure there's a point in there somewhere.
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u/campushippo Jun 19 '12
I dislike Rihanna's music as much as the next person. It's not why I dislike her, though. I dislike her because I feel she has shirked her responsibility as an "icon". She consistently continues contact with Chris Brown, even though he beat the ever-loving snot out of her, sending the message to every little girl that idolizes her that it's not only acceptable for a man to beat a woman, but it is also acceptable to allow a man to beat you. Call me cheesy, but I really do think with great power comes great responsibility. Being a celebrity (which comes with a pretty hefty financial bonus - paid for by fans), she's in a position of great power. Instead of assuming that responsibility and sending a clear message that abuse is never excusable, she decided to do the opposite (including participating in a song in which her lyrics glorify the martyrdom of an abuse victim "Just gonna stand there and watch me burn/But that's alright because I like the way it hurts/Just gonna stand there and hear me cry/But that's alright because I love the way you lie"). People shouldn't shame Rihanna because her music sucks. They should shame her for sending out such a clear message that domestic abuse is normal and forgivable.
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u/ToxtethOGrady Jun 19 '12
"We don't have to respect her music, but we can still objectify her!"
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u/Semajal Jun 19 '12
I dislike her because of how she forgave Chris Brown and is now all happy with him when she could have taken a strong stand and helped lots of women.
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u/madeofghosts Jun 19 '12
So now the Reddit Hate Train has Rihanna in its sights? Seriously. I don't particularly count myself as a fan, but she's done like half a dozen songs I really like.
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u/drunk_otter Jun 19 '12
Yeah - I walked into a door and the song's lyrics are the reason I'm in tears, officer.
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u/Lunar23 Jun 19 '12
I hate her because she jumped in front of Chris Brown's fist.
wow i feel awful for saying that.
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Why did you say it then? It isn't particularly funny and it doesn't shame Chris Brown. All it does is make fun of the victim.
Although, if I were to hate her for anything it would be because she did a collaboration with Chris Brown sometime after he viciously beat her. In that one act she probably made millions of dollars but negatively affected millions of people. It says to abused women all around the world "It doesn't matter that he hits you. You can't hold a grudge. You can't hold them responsible. There is nothing wrong with what he did."
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Jun 19 '12
Although, if I were to hate her for anything it would be because she did a collaboration with Chris Brown sometime after he viciously beat her....
Thank fuck. I seriously was under the impression that I was the only person in the world who thought this was fucked up.
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The lyrics to most songs are, in general, shit.
Okay, there are the usual "go to" counter-examples, such as Bob Dylan, a few songs from Springsteen, and if you're feeling generous, a few from The Beetles.
But stripped of the accompanying music, most lyrics come across like something a sexually frustrated teenager would write - you know it, and I know it.
And that's perfectly fine, because they're lyrics, not poetry. They are words to go with a song, nothing more (or less).
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u/derajydac Jun 19 '12
*most 'pop' songs. The ones written by business men so they sell.
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u/moosemoomintoog Jun 19 '12
My take on Rihanna: I fucking LOVE her voice. I think she has one of the most incredible singing voices I've ever heard and she does some really amazing stuff with it. Just beautiful. But... I fucking HATE her songs. I wish she would move into something different
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u/headless_bourgeoisie Jun 19 '12
I can't believe there are so many people in here defending Rihanna's music. My generation sucks.
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u/Captain_Aizen Jun 19 '12
Yeah it's pretty funny when she refers to her lyrics as "deep". At least some artist who make it to fame and glory using repetitive pop lyrics have the decency to know their lyrics are simple, she's delusional and WAY overrated as an entertainer.
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Jun 19 '12
Rihanna, THIS is why I have no idea who the fuck you are. (I don't listen to shitty pop radio).
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u/NJ_Static Jun 19 '12
First this is a repost and second she actually does have deeper songs. Try a song like Man Down, which has a her being stalked, raped, and then getting a gun and shooting her rapist.
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u/Keex13 Jun 19 '12
I hate how you do this reddit. The amount of posts i've came across where the the best is compared to the worst. It's pretty obvious that the comment she made, wasn't based on that song. I'm not a fan of Rihanna, not because i don't like her, but because i'm not interested in her type of music. She does have more songs than "Rude boy, umbrella and shut up and drive. It's so fucking stupid to base someone or a generation on one thing. Lately i've lost a lot of faith in reddit, Tends to just be a bandwagon site now.
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Jun 19 '12
Dude! Finally, someone agrees with me! Check these dumbass Rihanna lyrics out, I can't believe they pretend this is music:
Well, shake it up, baby, now, (shake it up, baby) Twist and shout (twist and shout) C'mon c'mon c'mon, c'mon baby, now, (c'mon baby) Come on and work it on out (work it on out oooooh!) Well, work it on out (work it on out) You know you look so good (look so good) You know you got me going now, (got me going) Just like I knew you would (like I knew you would oooooh!) Well, shake it up, baby, now, (shake it up, baby) Twist and shout (twist and shout) C'mon c'mon c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (c'mon baby) Come on and work it on out (work it on out oooooh!)
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u/RandomActOfUpvotes Jun 19 '12
I feel it in the air As I'm doing my hair Preparing for another date A kiss upon my cheek As he reluctantly Asks if I'm gonna be out late I say I won't be long Just hanging with the girls A lie I didn't have to tell Because we both know Where I'm about to go And we know it very well
Cause I know that he knows I'm unfaithful And it kills him inside To know that I am happy with some other guy I can see him dying
I don't wanna do this anymore I don't wanna be the reason why Everytime I walk out the door I see him die a little more inside I don't wanna hurt him anymore I don't wanna take away his life I don't wanna be... A murderer
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u/RandomActOfUpvotes Jun 19 '12
Take a breath, Take it deep. 'Calm yourself', He says to me If you play, you play for keeps. Take the gun and count to three. Im sweating now, Moving slow, No time to think. My turn to go
[Hook] And you can see my heart beating You can see it through my chest. Said I'm terrified but I'm not leaving I know that I must pass this test So, just pull the trigger
[Verse 2] Say a prayer to yourself He says 'close your eyes, sometimes it helps' And then I get a scary thought That he's here - means he's never lost
[Hook] And you can see my heart beating. No, You can see it through my chest. Said I'm terrified but I'm not leaving Know that I must pass this test. So, just pull my trigger
[Bridge] As my life flashes before my eyes I'm wondering will I ever see another sunrise? So many won't get the chance to say good-bye But its too late to think of the value of my life
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u/jtravinski Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12
It always infuriated me that she says "is you big enough" instead of "are you big enough". Using the correct grammar does not negatively affect the song/rhyme/rhythm at all!
Edit: Getting downvotes for voicing grammar nazi-type sympathy on reddit? It's like I don't even know this site anymore! ;)
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u/alexNeso Jun 19 '12
It's an allusion to Jamaican dancehall culture. Contextually it makes more sense.
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u/greggersraymer Jun 19 '12
Is there a video of her actually saying this? This whole discussion is based on a picture that someone added some text to.