FOT Forum
FOT Community => Links => Topic started by: Dorvid Barnas on July 25, 2007, 07:56:12 PM
-
Couldn't find a youtube version - I think this warrants its own thread, anyway.
http://www.kanyewest.com/?content=video_cant_tell_alt (http://www.kanyewest.com/?content=video_cant_tell_alt)
-
Holy shit, this is awesome. I'm going back for a second look right now.
Post of the Month award to Dorvid.
-
Holy shit, this is awesome. I'm going back for a second look right now.
Post of the Month award to Dorvid.
"Is that dude Amish?" -- "drewhudd", commenting on the above video.
-
its officially all the rage - my little bro just sent it to me.
-
"Is that dude Amish?" -- "drewhudd", commenting on the above video.
"he's driving a tractor!!! obviously hes not amish"" -- "JerseyFreak12" takes "drewhudd" to school.
-
Direct download (http://media.echomusic.com/videos/kanyewest/kanyewest_canttellme_alt.flv) (works in VLC)
I love it.
-
"Is that dude Amish?" -- "drewhudd", commenting on the above video.
"he's driving a tractor!!! obviously hes not amish"" -- "JerseyFreak12" takes "drewhudd" to school.
(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/fradom/amishwiki.png) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish#Modern_technology)
-
its officially all the rage - my little bro just sent it to me.
Jesus, I hate this thing now.
Oh ha-ha white people and Hip Hop.
This whole fucking youtube meta-humor thing got old reaaaaal quick.
-
Do I have to give my award back?
-
I think I expected Will Oldham to have considerably more facial hair and also to look more Amish.
-
LOL... I get it! It's a juxtoposition of 2 very different races!
-
And so subtle to boot.
-
And so subtle to boot.
I'm assuming most of you guys are "rock" people
it's awesome to see responses like this with that in mind
-
Do I have to give my award back?
Two words son. Milli Vanilli.
-
WOW. this video is not some thing about race. black and white, huh? that is the very EASY, very SIMPLE and very LAZY answer.
zach was chosen for the video because of the other lipsynching videos he did. He's done one for Fiona Apple and he did another just for fun a few years back. he was also chosen for his general mindset about his life and his farm and how they align with the lyrics of the song.
i hate -- HATE -- to quote other people to make my own point, but these two (second gentlemen is Mike Bleiden who is the director) said it very well:
"Pete Velcro"
Wow. This video is not entirely absurd. Sure it has cows and swiss miss girls and Will Oldham, but at a basic level it lines up well with the sentiments of the song. "Can't Tell Me Nothing" seems to be about walking the line between self indulgence and being devoured by the entourage once you get "your money right"--the balance between the individual and the family. I think that balance is what Zach is going for with his farm. He's doing something bold and idealistic for himself as well as for his chosen community. Silk pajamas and a bulldozer.
Bleiden:
I feel like I always take things a little too seriously, but I can't resist jumping in here and agreeing with Pete Velcro. Zach, Inman, Will and I actually sat around and talked about what the lyrics meant, and how funny it was to us that a farmer would be wrestling with the same amount of indignation, self-recrimination, and doubt in the face of success.
I love how everything boils down to black vs white, rich vs poor for people. It must make life so easy to think that way.
its officially all the rage - my little bro just sent it to me.
Jesus, I hate this thing now.
Oh ha-ha white people and Hip Hop.
This whole fucking youtube meta-humor thing got old reaaaaal quick.
you don't like it because it's popular? i thought you said you loved it a few posts back...
-
WOW. this video is not
I love how everything boils down to black vs white, rich vs poor for people. It must make life so easy to think that way.
yeah, you're right..... but it IS also about race and class too
It's almost impossible for things in America to not be about skin colour and money.
They're lampooning rap video cliches in a funny way (the humping, tractor hydraulics) but that in itself reduces it some kind of minstrelsy. But then again as a rap fan that is what the overwhelming amount of rap vids are. I really can't blame people who only understand the culture from the outside or periphery.
It's hard to think of how they could have done it and not touched on those issues. It could have been way worse Jamie Kennedy levels of putrid. But still I got a kick out of it.
But let's not turn our brains off here.
-
do you follow zach's work other than this video? it might give a different view of things. that's HIS tractor, and he tends to be a bit of a humper.
dunno. maybe i follow it too closely. at any rate, here are his other videos:
http://www.theclawproductions.com/work/fionaforclaw.mov
http://www.theclawproductions.com/work/ZachAnita.mov
my brain is very much turned on. (can you fix the quote above so you can see what i'm talkin about? ???)
-
"Pete Velcro"
Wow. This video is not entirely absurd. Sure it has cows and swiss miss girls and Will Oldham, but ...
But not the Swiss Miss!
The bottom line: Kanye asked Zach to make a video. Zach made the video. The video is very funny and good!
-
I found it funny at first, but then it just went on too long for me, I'm afraid.
-
Comedy and pathos (http://antidisingenuous.blogspot.com/2007_07_01_archive.html#622741538821483645).
-
Comedy and pathos (http://antidisingenuous.blogspot.com/2007_07_01_archive.html#622741538821483645).
"no that dude is irish/german...pretty sure amish ppl dont drink or smoke...i gota admit tho this is pretty funny" - anancy
"lmfaooooo funny as hell... The dude was in Fiona Apple's music video for the song, "Not About Love". Word is Kanye likes Fiona Apple's music lol. I guess thats why he's here. And no he's not Amish if he has a tractor...." - GOODlova
"The ironic thing here, is that shiny red tractor costs real money - - certainly more than many whips you see on the street. Wish I had one..." - nuance