Hmm. I actually really hate this song. And I'm definitely not a music snob. Something about the way he sings the last/first lines of the song really turns me off. The video made me like it a little better, though, which is interesting...
BTW, if you go to the music section, the link to the article is broken.
The rapper is Travie but the singer is Bruno Mars (aka Peter Hernandez). His voice is beautiful, but he always seems to be singing on other peoples tracks. I wish he would record more on his own.
If they'd all just take the hoops out of their ears, laser off their hand tattoos, get a haircut, wear real clothes and go back to business school, maybe their dream would come true. Damn hipster douchebags.
I think it's pretty damned not-too-bad, I really like well-done "story" videos like this one, and the dude with the sideburns reminds me of a young Springsteen.
Aww, why all the hate? It's a cute song. It's better / more authentic than most of the overproduced talentless crap put out by the pop/rap genres these days/ever.
A surprising amount of people hate reggae beats (even reggae-esque beats) and that's probably part (not all! I'm sure not all!) of the hate. I remember when No Doubt came out with Rock Steady - with most of the songs being a sort of reggae/punk/rock mix - and it got slammed by fans who hated it. I, of course, loved it :-)
I couldn't get into the song mainly because he obviously doesn't want to be a billionaire enough to actually do anything about it. Becoming a billionaire is a pretty clear cut path. It starts in business school. Move into either an investment bank or preferably a consultant firm. Save your money and learn a few fields. Take that money and start a business. Take it public or sell it. Repeat if you didn't hit your target the first time. Alternatively, be a super smart computer guy who starts a revolutionary new business while still in college. Take the business public or sell it.
All the stuff he sings about doing with his money? That's not how billionaires think and not what they do. If you want to be a billionaire, you had best like working better than sex or sleep.
So anyway, the sound was fine and I appreciate the sentiment of wanting to be rich, but this video was sort of like someone singing "I want to be NBA player so bad" while sprawled on the couch covered in pringles crumbs with empty pizza boxes and beer cans spread around the room and no hint of exercise or even a basketball anywhere in the video.
While nothing compares to listening to a cassette of "A Chorus Line" every time we were in the car for the entire summer of 1979 (and I'm not even gay), if you like that first guy's voice, you should listen Amos Lee, especially the song "Freedom." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJdnsa2N4…
That's without a g, Cook!
BTW, if you go to the music section, the link to the article is broken.
Billionaire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rt7Eq7BZ…
BNL 4 lyfe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U6hMk6WM…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyf0YwUJc…
A surprising amount of people hate reggae beats (even reggae-esque beats) and that's probably part (not all! I'm sure not all!) of the hate. I remember when No Doubt came out with Rock Steady - with most of the songs being a sort of reggae/punk/rock mix - and it got slammed by fans who hated it. I, of course, loved it :-)
All the stuff he sings about doing with his money? That's not how billionaires think and not what they do. If you want to be a billionaire, you had best like working better than sex or sleep.
So anyway, the sound was fine and I appreciate the sentiment of wanting to be rich, but this video was sort of like someone singing "I want to be NBA player so bad" while sprawled on the couch covered in pringles crumbs with empty pizza boxes and beer cans spread around the room and no hint of exercise or even a basketball anywhere in the video.