Monday, November 17, 2008

Phonography!

One of my favorite songs from the just-leaked Circus is a bonus track, Phonography. Some lyrics:
And I make no apologies, (Uh-uh)
I’m into phonography, (Uh-uh)
And I like my bluetooth buttons comin’ loose,
I need my hands free,
Then I let my mind roam,
Playing with my ringtone.
I love music that is about technology. In fact, I spent a whole quarter writing a paper about it this past winter. Phonography has inspired me to do a list of songs about technology, arranged by technology, of course.

Songs about 808s:

"808" by Blaque (embedding disabled)

"Luv Songs" by The-Dream:



(In looking for Luv Songs on youtube, I also found a chopped and screwed version!! It is amazingly great, actually. Please go listen to it.)

Songs about Phones:

"Beep Me 911" by Missy Elliott featuring 702 and Magoo



"Speakerphone" by Kylie Minogue



What a difference ten years makes in terms of telephonic technologies, huh? Instead of beepers we all have speakerphones in our pockets now ... Actually, I didn't ever have a beeper.

Songs about Musical Technologies

"Mute" by Jessa Luna



"Rewind" by Asia Cruise ft. Fabolous



"Feedback" by Janet Jackson



A Song about Webcams, I think:

"Digital Getdown" by Nsync



I love how people on youtube just can't stand it when their favorite song doesn't have a video. (Sidenote: the first time I saw the video for "Give It To Me," I totally thought it was a fan-made video of this sort. I was like, "Hey, sometimes the lipsyncing almost matches up!" Whoops.)

A Song about Just Technology in General

"Ayo Technology" by 50 Cent ft. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland



I've written before about how this song is super gay, and also how it's secretly about Tomorrow's Eve. Which brings us to ...

A Song About the Phonograph:

"Phonography" by Britney Spears



(Okay, that video will probably dissapear in ten minutes ...)

The phonograph, of course, was invented by Thomas Edison. If you had told me a few weeks ago that there would be a song on "Circus" that was more about Tomorrow's Eve than "Ayo Technology" is, I wouldn't have believed you. And yet, there is ...

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