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'''Todd (VO)''': Apparently, only with lousy, middle-of-the-road, easy-listening garbage, which is why "Over and Over" is such a boring slog of a song. |
'''Todd (VO)''': Apparently, only with lousy, middle-of-the-road, easy-listening garbage, which is why "Over and Over" is such a boring slog of a song. |
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+ | '''Todd''': But since Nelly stepped on the scene... |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': ...hip-hop has only gotten twangier and further from New York and LA, and country music has only gotten rowdier and younger and more meatheaded. I can't be the only person to notice that country music videos these days are just rap videos with white girls. |
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+ | '''Todd''': Which brings us to these guys. |
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+ | :''Video for "Get Your Shine On"'' |
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+ | :'''Florida Georgia Line''': You know I love it when you get your shine on |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': One's from around Daytona, the other's from near Atlanta, so they named themselves Florida Georgia Line, even though I'm pretty sure the actual ''[map of...]'' Florida-Georgia line's a barren wasteland of ''[picture of swamp]'' gators and swamp algae. |
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+ | '''Todd''': It was last year when Florida Georgia Line released their first single, "Cruise". |
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+ | :''Video for "Cruise"'' |
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+ | :'''Florida Georgia Line''': Baby you a song |
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+ | :You make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': "Cruise" immediately launched them into the big time, becoming a #1 hit on the country charts and was also a finalist for my [[The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2012|Worst of 2012 list]] because it's yet another smug, dopey, mainstream country song complete with the requisite... |
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+ | '''Todd''': ...four chords of pop. ''[Single bar of Nick Long's "Four Chord Song" over opening of Journey - "Don't Stop Believing"]'' Pop song chords—oh God, make it stop!<br />"Cruise" did exceedingly well for a country song, but... |
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+ | :''Video for "Cruise (remix)"'' |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': ...now they have their first mainstream hit with this rap remix version with Nelly. |
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+ | :'''Tyler Hubbard''': What up, Nelly? |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': "I need a hit really badly. How are you?" |
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+ | '''Todd''': Now, Nelly has always proudly represented for the Midwest, which makes him a better fit for a country song then, say... ''[picture with Brad Paisley]'' LL Cool J. But honestly, I think it would've fit even better if they'd gotten a rapper from Florida or Georgia, like, you know, ''[pictures of...]'' T.I. or Ludacris or...ooh, ooh, think of it. ''[Album cover of ''Mail on Sunday by...]'' Flo Rida Georgia Line? It would've been perfect! It would've been terrible. |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': But probably not any more or less terrible than the actual song, which is now a Top 5 hit in the country because the charts still haven't figured out what the hell they're doing. |
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+ | '''Todd''': And what do I think about it? Ugh, I hate it. |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': I...really hate it, I can barely listen to it at all. Just the opening notes fill me with dread. But let me be clear. This country/hip-hop mash-up is terrifying ''not'' because it's a terrible idea and it sucks. |
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+ | '''Todd''': No, no, no. It's terrifying because it ''does'' work...and it sucks. |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)'''; A lot, in fact. It sucks a whole, whole lot, but I can't say that it's really all that strange or bizarre or baffling or out of place. It all fits together distressingly well. It's a mash-up in the same way as ''[picture of...]'' a KFC Famous Bowl—disparate parts mixed together into a homogenous, gross, but familiar glop. |
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+ | '''Todd''': So why does this make sense in its own horrible, horrible way? Well, let's take the original "Cruise"—what's it about? |
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+ | :'''Florida Georgia Line''': You make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise |
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+ | :Down a back road blowin’ stop signs... |
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+ | :...In this brand new Chevy with a lift kit |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': Okay, it's about cars. |
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+ | '''Todd''': Do rappers like cars? |
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+ | :''Clip of Lloyd Banks - "Beamer, Benz or Bentley"'' |
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+ | :'''Lloyd''': Beamer, Benz, Or Bentley |
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+ | :Beamer, Benz, Or Bentley |
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+ | :Beamer, Benz, Or Bentley |
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+ | '''Todd''': Yeah, rappers like cars. What else is it about? |
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+ | :'''Tyler''': Yeah, when I first saw that bikini top on her |
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+ | :Thought, "Oh, good lord, she had them long tanned legs" |
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+ | '''Todd''': It's about hos. Okay, fine, it's about country gir...who am I kidding? It's about hos. Do rappers like hos? |
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+ | :''Clip of Lil Wayne - "Bitches Love Me"'' |
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+ | :'''Lil Wayne''': With no makeup she a ten |
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+ | :And she the best with that head |
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+ | :Even better than Karrine |
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+ | '''Todd''': Yeah, rappers like hos. So...cars and hos. Why did it take these two genres so long to get together? |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': Now, being of the newer, American-Eagle-wearing breed of country singers, Florida Georgia Line are openly fans of hip-hop. They even had one of their songs spell ''[single cover of "It'z Just What We Do"]'' "it'z" with a Z. That's...that's still cool, right? Was it ever? |
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+ | '''Todd''': But anyway, the remix was... |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': ...actually Nelly's idea. |
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+ | :'''Nelly''': Yo, I was checkin' out the "Cruise" video, man. Ain't that thing the deal, bra. I think we need to turn it up, though. What ya think? |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': Both Florida and Georgia there say they were super-psyched about it because they've been listening to Nelly since they were kids because... ''[clip of "Country Grammar"]'' Holy crap, "Country Grammar" came out 13 years ago and they would've been in middle school and Nelly is almost 40... |
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+ | '''Todd''': ...and I found a gray hair in the mirror the other day and... ''[composes himself]'' Anyway, why did Nelly pick this song to guest on? |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': Well, like I said, the subject matter fits. But also, have you ever listened to Nelly's flow? That...that sing-songy thing he does? |
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+ | :''Clip of "Ride Wit Me"'' |
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+ | :'''Nelly''': ...towards me up the dance floor |
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+ | :Sexy and real slow (hey) |
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+ | :Sayin she was peepin and I dig the last video |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': Yeah, if you listen, it's just two notes. |
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+ | '''Todd''': Two notes, a fourth apart, like this. ''[Demonstrating with D and A notes] Da da-da da da da da-da da da.'' |
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+ | :''Clip of "Dilemma"'' |
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+ | :'''Nelly''': I met this chick and she just moved right up the block from me |
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+ | :And uhh, she got the hots for me the finest thing my hood did see |
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+ | '''Todd''': And "Cruise"? |
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+ | :'''Tyler''': Yea when I first saw that bikini top on her |
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+ | :She's poppin' right out of the South Georgia water |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': ''[humming along]'' |
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+ | '''Todd''': Two notes, perfect for Nelly. |
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+ | :''Clip of "Hot in Herre"'' |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': And my knowledge of Nelly's a little rusty because he's only had one hit in the last eight years. But during his peak, I remember him being a spastic, horny jackass, which makes him a good fit for the obnoxious, horny frat boys of Florida Georgia Line. |
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+ | '''Todd''': That's why I hated the original. It's just so bro-douchey and dumb. |
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+ | :''Clip of original'' |
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+ | :'''Tyler''': Yea when I first saw that bikini top on her |
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+ | :She's poppin' right out of the South Georgia water |
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+ | :Thought ol' good Lord, she had them long tanned legs |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': And she had a great personality too, right? |
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+ | '''Todd''': ''[thumbs up]'' Heh? Yeah, I'm sure they'll get to that in the second verse. Ugh, I feel like this song comes coated with drool on it. |
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+ | :'''Tyler''': Thought ol' good Lord, she had them long tanned legs |
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+ | :Couldn't help myself so I walked up and said |
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+ | :'''Florida Georgia Line''': Baby you a song |
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+ | :You make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise |
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+ | '''Todd''': Okay, you walk up to her and you say... |
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+ | :'''Florida Georgia Line''': Baby you a song |
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+ | :You make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': I've covered worse pickup lines, but this still isn't great. |
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+ | '''Todd''': Baby, you a song. By that, I mean you make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise. So I guess I'll do that. Bye ''[Gets up and leaves, sound of car driving away.]'' |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': If I were cruising down the back roads though, I have to say I wouldn't be listening to this because, and this is the truly sad thing about it... |
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+ | '''Todd''': ...it's not even a very good driving song. |
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+ | :''Clip of Rodney Atkins - "Take a Back Road"'' |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': In fact, I can think of a few country songs from the past year that were about driving, and none of them are good driving songs. They're... |
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+ | '''Todd''': ...just a little too slow. I mean, ''[snaps fingers]'' fun. Where's the tempo? You know, like this. |
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+ | :''Clip of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - "Running Down a Dream" |
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+ | :'''Tom Petty''': Yeah runnin' down a dream |
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+ | :That never would come to me |
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+ | '''Todd''': Yeah, come to think of it, ''Nelly's'' already done a better driving song than this. |
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+ | :''Clip of "Ride Wit Me"'' |
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+ | :'''Nelly''': If you wanna go and take a ride wit me |
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+ | :We three-wheelin in the fo' with the gold D's |
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+ | :Oh why do I live this way? |
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+ | '''Todd''': See? How hard is that? Have you...have you ever driven a car at all? And also, as far as driving goes. |
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+ | :'''Florida Georgia Line''': Down a back road blowin’ stop signs through the middle |
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+ | :Every little farm town with you |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': Okay, driving a little too fast, playing your music a little too loud, I'm okay with that, but... |
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+ | :'''Florida Georgia Line''': Down a back road blowin’ stop signs |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': Stop signs are not one of those things... |
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+ | '''Todd''': ...I'm willing to bend on. I'm...I'm not even sure how to argue this point. If there's a stop sign, you should stop. |
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+ | :''Video of car blowing through stop sign, getting hit by one car and smashing into a parked van'' |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': This has been a message from the Wisconsin Traffic Safety Council. Stop at stop signs, dumbass! |
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+ | '''Todd''': Yeah, so that was the original. Let's get Nelly on here. What changes? |
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+ | :'''Florida Georgia Line''': Baby you a song |
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+ | :You make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': Well, we've flattened out the country instruments, which were apparently there to begin with. And we've added Auto-Tune. Well, more obvious Auto-Tune, I guess I should say. And there's a thump-thump beat added, and it kinda works. |
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+ | :'''Tyler''':She's poppin' right out of the South Georgia water |
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+ | :'''Line and Nelly''':Thought ol' good Lord, she had them long tanned legs |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': Also, Nelly shouts "Oh!" a lot. |
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+ | :'''Florida Georgia Line''': And this brand new Chevy with a lift kit |
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+ | :'''Nelly''': Hey! |
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+ | :'''Florida Georgia Line''': Would look a hell a lot better with you up in it |
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+ | :'''Nelly''': Oh! |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': So what else would you recruit a token black guy to do? |
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+ | '''Todd''': Basically, Nelly's part is pretty limited. He sings a little bit of the chorus and has a guest verse. |
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+ | :'''Nelly''': My windows down, my seats back |
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+ | :My music up and we ride |
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+ | :Her legs up on my dashboard |
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+ | :And it's just the way I like |
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+ | :Hey country girl, this country boy |
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+ | :Like... |
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+ | '''Todd''': "Country boy"? Okay, Nelly's from... |
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+ | :''Clip of "Batter Up"'' |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': ...Missouri, he's always made a big deal out of his Midwestern drawl because when he started, a rapper not representing either coast was still a novelty. But Greater St. Louis isn't some podunk, nowhere town. For Christ's sake, if your hometown has several pro sports teams, you might not be a redneck. |
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+ | '''Todd''': I...I don't think you can really call yourself a country boy. |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': And now that I think about it, I know I was just talking about how more country fans are listening to hip-hop, picking up more cultural cues from hip-hop, but...I'm not sure that's true in reverse. |
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+ | :'''Florida Georgia Line''': She was sippin' on Southern and singin' Marshall Tucker |
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+ | '''Todd (VO)''': I get the feeling Nelly doesn't listen to a lot of Marshall Tucker or drink much Southern Comfort. |
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+ | '''Todd''': And I get the feeling he ''really'' doesn't do this. |
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+ | :'''Florida Georgia Line''': She hopped right up into the cab of my truck |
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+ | :And said, "Fire it up! Let's go get this thing stuck!" |
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Todd plays "Cruise" on the piano
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE ft. NELLY - CRUISE
A pop song review
Todd: Let's talk about country music.
- Clip of Dierks Bentley - "Tip It On Back"
- Dierks: Tip it on back, make it feel good
- Sip a little more than you know you should
Todd: And let's talk about hip-hop.
- Clip of Ace Hood ft. Future and Rick Ross - "Bugatti"
- Ace Hood: Oh there he go in that foreign again
- Killing the scene, bring the coroner in
- Murder she wrote, swallow or choke
Todd: And let's talk about the two genres combined.
- That clip of "Accidental Racist"
- Brad: I'm proud of where I'm from
- LL Cool J: If you don't judge my gold chains...
Todd (VO): No!
- Clip from Hannah Montana: The Movie
- Hannah: Pop it, lock it, polka dot it
- Countrify then...
Todd (VO): No! No, no, no, damn it!
Todd: Okay, despite some...notable evidence to the contrary, country and hip-hop can work together. In fact, they've been moving in that direction for a long time.
- Video for Blake Shelton ft. Pistol Annies and friends - "Boys 'Round Here"
- Blake: All the boys round here
- Drinkin' that ice cold beer
Todd (VO): See, country music is, in a lot of ways, a conservative genre, so naturally it's resistant to more threatening genres like the hippety-hop.
Todd: But on the other hand, let's face it. Hip-hop hasn't been threatening in many years. Who the hell only listens to one kind of music anymore? Nobody. We live in the MP3 generation, everyone listens to everything.
- Clip of Tim McGraw - "Truck Yeah"
- Tim: Got Lil Wayne pumpin on my iPod
Todd (VO): So despite years of vehement opposition, country music is being forced to make peace with rap music, just like it had to do with those long-haired hippie freaks and their rock 'n roll. There was a time when people considered Johnny Cash too rock 'n roll for country music, believe it or not.
Todd: And really...
- Brief clip of Snoop Dogg ft. Willie Nelson - "My Medicine"
Todd (VO): ...shouldn't these two styles of music be able to find common ground? After all, 1., [side-by-side pics of old men, one white and one black] both genres speak to the experiences of the poor and disenfranchised, and 2., [side-by-side pics of Taboo and will.i.am on one side, and pretty-boy country guys on right] both genres don't actually do that because they sold out a long time ago.
- Clip of Trace Adkins - "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"
- Trace: At that honky tonk badonkadonk
Todd (VO): Now there are a lot of trends that have been bringing the two together over time, but one of the bigger events in that movement was back in 2004, when [Clip of "Over and Over" by...] Nelly, one of the then-biggest names of hip-hop, recruited Tim McGraw, one of the still-biggest names of country music, for a duet.
- Tim: 'Cause it's all in my head.
- Nelly: I think about it.
- Tim: Over and over again.
Todd (VO): And now, [Clip of "Cruise (Remix)"] ten years later, Nelly brings rap to Nashville again, but...
Todd: It's a much different country music world nowadays.
Florida Georgia Line: I got my windows down...
Todd (VO): When Nelly and Tim McGraw teamed up, what middle ground was there when country and hip-hop worked?
- Back to "Over and Over"
- Nelly: I don't know what else to do.
- Tim: Can't go all night lovin' you.
- 'Cause it's all in my head.
Todd (VO): Apparently, only with lousy, middle-of-the-road, easy-listening garbage, which is why "Over and Over" is such a boring slog of a song.
Todd: But since Nelly stepped on the scene...
Todd (VO): ...hip-hop has only gotten twangier and further from New York and LA, and country music has only gotten rowdier and younger and more meatheaded. I can't be the only person to notice that country music videos these days are just rap videos with white girls.
Todd: Which brings us to these guys.
- Video for "Get Your Shine On"
- Florida Georgia Line: You know I love it when you get your shine on
Todd (VO): One's from around Daytona, the other's from near Atlanta, so they named themselves Florida Georgia Line, even though I'm pretty sure the actual [map of...] Florida-Georgia line's a barren wasteland of [picture of swamp] gators and swamp algae.
Todd: It was last year when Florida Georgia Line released their first single, "Cruise".
- Video for "Cruise"
- Florida Georgia Line: Baby you a song
- You make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise
Todd (VO): "Cruise" immediately launched them into the big time, becoming a #1 hit on the country charts and was also a finalist for my Worst of 2012 list because it's yet another smug, dopey, mainstream country song complete with the requisite...
Todd: ...four chords of pop. [Single bar of Nick Long's "Four Chord Song" over opening of Journey - "Don't Stop Believing"] Pop song chords—oh God, make it stop!
"Cruise" did exceedingly well for a country song, but...
- Video for "Cruise (remix)"
Todd (VO): ...now they have their first mainstream hit with this rap remix version with Nelly.
- Tyler Hubbard: What up, Nelly?
Todd (VO): "I need a hit really badly. How are you?"
Todd: Now, Nelly has always proudly represented for the Midwest, which makes him a better fit for a country song then, say... [picture with Brad Paisley] LL Cool J. But honestly, I think it would've fit even better if they'd gotten a rapper from Florida or Georgia, like, you know, [pictures of...] T.I. or Ludacris or...ooh, ooh, think of it. [Album cover of Mail on Sunday by...] Flo Rida Georgia Line? It would've been perfect! It would've been terrible.
Todd (VO): But probably not any more or less terrible than the actual song, which is now a Top 5 hit in the country because the charts still haven't figured out what the hell they're doing.
Todd: And what do I think about it? Ugh, I hate it.
Todd (VO): I...really hate it, I can barely listen to it at all. Just the opening notes fill me with dread. But let me be clear. This country/hip-hop mash-up is terrifying not because it's a terrible idea and it sucks.
Todd: No, no, no. It's terrifying because it does work...and it sucks.
Todd (VO); A lot, in fact. It sucks a whole, whole lot, but I can't say that it's really all that strange or bizarre or baffling or out of place. It all fits together distressingly well. It's a mash-up in the same way as [picture of...] a KFC Famous Bowl—disparate parts mixed together into a homogenous, gross, but familiar glop.
Todd: So why does this make sense in its own horrible, horrible way? Well, let's take the original "Cruise"—what's it about?
- Florida Georgia Line: You make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise
- Down a back road blowin’ stop signs...
- ...In this brand new Chevy with a lift kit
Todd (VO): Okay, it's about cars.
Todd: Do rappers like cars?
- Clip of Lloyd Banks - "Beamer, Benz or Bentley"
- Lloyd: Beamer, Benz, Or Bentley
- Beamer, Benz, Or Bentley
- Beamer, Benz, Or Bentley
Todd: Yeah, rappers like cars. What else is it about?
- Tyler: Yeah, when I first saw that bikini top on her
- Thought, "Oh, good lord, she had them long tanned legs"
Todd: It's about hos. Okay, fine, it's about country gir...who am I kidding? It's about hos. Do rappers like hos?
- Clip of Lil Wayne - "Bitches Love Me"
- Lil Wayne: With no makeup she a ten
- And she the best with that head
- Even better than Karrine
Todd: Yeah, rappers like hos. So...cars and hos. Why did it take these two genres so long to get together?
Todd (VO): Now, being of the newer, American-Eagle-wearing breed of country singers, Florida Georgia Line are openly fans of hip-hop. They even had one of their songs spell [single cover of "It'z Just What We Do"] "it'z" with a Z. That's...that's still cool, right? Was it ever?
Todd: But anyway, the remix was...
Todd (VO): ...actually Nelly's idea.
- Nelly: Yo, I was checkin' out the "Cruise" video, man. Ain't that thing the deal, bra. I think we need to turn it up, though. What ya think?
Todd (VO): Both Florida and Georgia there say they were super-psyched about it because they've been listening to Nelly since they were kids because... [clip of "Country Grammar"] Holy crap, "Country Grammar" came out 13 years ago and they would've been in middle school and Nelly is almost 40...
Todd: ...and I found a gray hair in the mirror the other day and... [composes himself] Anyway, why did Nelly pick this song to guest on?
Todd (VO): Well, like I said, the subject matter fits. But also, have you ever listened to Nelly's flow? That...that sing-songy thing he does?
- Clip of "Ride Wit Me"
- Nelly: ...towards me up the dance floor
- Sexy and real slow (hey)
- Sayin she was peepin and I dig the last video
Todd (VO): Yeah, if you listen, it's just two notes.
Todd: Two notes, a fourth apart, like this. [Demonstrating with D and A notes] Da da-da da da da da-da da da.
- Clip of "Dilemma"
- Nelly: I met this chick and she just moved right up the block from me
- And uhh, she got the hots for me the finest thing my hood did see
Todd: And "Cruise"?
- Tyler: Yea when I first saw that bikini top on her
- She's poppin' right out of the South Georgia water
Todd (VO): [humming along]
Todd: Two notes, perfect for Nelly.
- Clip of "Hot in Herre"
Todd (VO): And my knowledge of Nelly's a little rusty because he's only had one hit in the last eight years. But during his peak, I remember him being a spastic, horny jackass, which makes him a good fit for the obnoxious, horny frat boys of Florida Georgia Line.
Todd: That's why I hated the original. It's just so bro-douchey and dumb.
- Clip of original
- Tyler: Yea when I first saw that bikini top on her
- She's poppin' right out of the South Georgia water
- Thought ol' good Lord, she had them long tanned legs
Todd (VO): And she had a great personality too, right?
Todd: [thumbs up] Heh? Yeah, I'm sure they'll get to that in the second verse. Ugh, I feel like this song comes coated with drool on it.
- Tyler: Thought ol' good Lord, she had them long tanned legs
- Couldn't help myself so I walked up and said
- Florida Georgia Line: Baby you a song
- You make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise
Todd: Okay, you walk up to her and you say...
- Florida Georgia Line: Baby you a song
- You make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise
Todd (VO): I've covered worse pickup lines, but this still isn't great.
Todd: Baby, you a song. By that, I mean you make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise. So I guess I'll do that. Bye [Gets up and leaves, sound of car driving away.]
Todd (VO): If I were cruising down the back roads though, I have to say I wouldn't be listening to this because, and this is the truly sad thing about it...
Todd: ...it's not even a very good driving song.
- Clip of Rodney Atkins - "Take a Back Road"
Todd (VO): In fact, I can think of a few country songs from the past year that were about driving, and none of them are good driving songs. They're...
Todd: ...just a little too slow. I mean, [snaps fingers] fun. Where's the tempo? You know, like this.
- Clip of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - "Running Down a Dream"
- Tom Petty: Yeah runnin' down a dream
- That never would come to me
Todd: Yeah, come to think of it, Nelly's already done a better driving song than this.
- Clip of "Ride Wit Me"
- Nelly: If you wanna go and take a ride wit me
- We three-wheelin in the fo' with the gold D's
- Oh why do I live this way?
Todd: See? How hard is that? Have you...have you ever driven a car at all? And also, as far as driving goes.
- Florida Georgia Line: Down a back road blowin’ stop signs through the middle
- Every little farm town with you
Todd (VO): Okay, driving a little too fast, playing your music a little too loud, I'm okay with that, but...
- Florida Georgia Line: Down a back road blowin’ stop signs
Todd (VO): Stop signs are not one of those things...
Todd: ...I'm willing to bend on. I'm...I'm not even sure how to argue this point. If there's a stop sign, you should stop.
- Video of car blowing through stop sign, getting hit by one car and smashing into a parked van
Todd (VO): This has been a message from the Wisconsin Traffic Safety Council. Stop at stop signs, dumbass!
Todd: Yeah, so that was the original. Let's get Nelly on here. What changes?
- Florida Georgia Line: Baby you a song
- You make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise
Todd (VO): Well, we've flattened out the country instruments, which were apparently there to begin with. And we've added Auto-Tune. Well, more obvious Auto-Tune, I guess I should say. And there's a thump-thump beat added, and it kinda works.
- Tyler:She's poppin' right out of the South Georgia water
- Line and Nelly:Thought ol' good Lord, she had them long tanned legs
Todd (VO): Also, Nelly shouts "Oh!" a lot.
- Florida Georgia Line: And this brand new Chevy with a lift kit
- Nelly: Hey!
- Florida Georgia Line: Would look a hell a lot better with you up in it
- Nelly: Oh!
Todd (VO): So what else would you recruit a token black guy to do?
Todd: Basically, Nelly's part is pretty limited. He sings a little bit of the chorus and has a guest verse.
- Nelly: My windows down, my seats back
- My music up and we ride
- Her legs up on my dashboard
- And it's just the way I like
- Hey country girl, this country boy
- Like...
Todd: "Country boy"? Okay, Nelly's from...
- Clip of "Batter Up"
Todd (VO): ...Missouri, he's always made a big deal out of his Midwestern drawl because when he started, a rapper not representing either coast was still a novelty. But Greater St. Louis isn't some podunk, nowhere town. For Christ's sake, if your hometown has several pro sports teams, you might not be a redneck.
Todd: I...I don't think you can really call yourself a country boy.
Todd (VO): And now that I think about it, I know I was just talking about how more country fans are listening to hip-hop, picking up more cultural cues from hip-hop, but...I'm not sure that's true in reverse.
- Florida Georgia Line: She was sippin' on Southern and singin' Marshall Tucker
Todd (VO): I get the feeling Nelly doesn't listen to a lot of Marshall Tucker or drink much Southern Comfort.
Todd: And I get the feeling he really doesn't do this.
- Florida Georgia Line: She hopped right up into the cab of my truck
- And said, "Fire it up! Let's go get this thing stuck!"
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