James Harris @mstdn.ca Have garlic in my soul. Scrobbling is the hill I will die on. #Frontend dev and CSS whisperer. Newly discovered to be #neurodivergent. He/him.
Love to make #playlists to share all the great music I listen to on #lastfm #tfr #fedi22
@Gingerlegs Anytime I hear that song it just reminds me of one of my favourite mashups ever
https://m.soundcloud.com/user-542125543/la-fool-dargent-stone-roses-vs
@Gingerlegs I’m trying to find some article from years ago that told the story of the video in depth. They seemed pretty well aware of the game they were playing. I think many one hit wonders have the idea it’s the start of a career, but Marc knew it was a rocket ride that was only going to result in a crash, so he just enjoyed it while he could, then fucked off to do the things he wanted to do in life with the money from a certified mega hit.
@ren and you are correct, this is the #1 A+ with a gold star summer song
@ren it’s funny, my former boss was in this video. I have so much respect for Len after hearing the story. They basically knew they caught lightning in a bottle with that song and took a bunch of the labels money and used it to fly all their friends from St Catherines down to Florida to shoot a guerrilla video. No permits or anything, just getting drunk and fucking about on the boardwalk.
@HobbitFoot I saw some video last week talking about how Jay-Z was one of the faces of Black Conservatism and I’d never really considered it. Their marriage always seemed more like a corporate merger to consolidate power and branding potential. So it wouldn’t shock me if she’s a very careful curated personality to maximize profits than anything.