Justin Timberlake in 2013

ha, how ~curious~ that he's suddenly releasing a disco song now

I'm gonna take back
the night
and I'm not gonna cry anymore

Lex otm, cannot believe that title

The video, in which Timberlake coos and begs rape victims to "stand up" and "take back the night" as they walk to his dressing room, is described by Timberlake as "pushing the envelope." [1] "You don't see too many guys doing what I'm doing," Timberlake said in an interview with MTV News, "I'm empowering women to be who they want to be." [2]

But as far as whether this piece of music moves me emotionally, I never look down on anybody else’s opinion. If a 14 year old girl comes to me and can make the case about some Britney Spears song moving her to tears, or making her life better, filling her with joy, if she honestly feels that emotion, then God bless her! I mean, that’s what all of us are trying to find in life, those reasons for living, those pieces of art that make our life better, that connect with us. I think that’s wonderful, as long as she can make the case. But if she’s just buying that Britney Spears record because it’s the hip new sound that’s been sold to her, along with her Abercrombie & Fitch clothing and her Sony PlayStation and her Starbucks, then that’s a horrible con, and it’s as bad as being raped. I just think that’s horrible. So I wrote "Take Back the Night" for them. And if they don't like it, fuck them and their poor taste.[3]

Writing the Jezebel article in my head right now.

it's a pretty innocuous title

really justinj0rdan????????

Dude, J0rdan.

j0rdan... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Back_the_Night

OK, I found the source for Josh's post, mostly. Carry on...

Ha, yeah, sorry, was having a bit of dry fun there.

"Make It RAINN"

Andy NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

j0rdan... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Back_the_Night

― lex pretend, Thursday, July 11, 2013 2:23 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark

uh yeah i know

it's a pretty innocuous title

― J0rdan S., Thursday, July 11, 2013 5:00 AM (8 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^^that seemed to indicate you had no idea

i went to an american college, believe me i'm well aware of what "take back the night" is

ha, how ~curious~ that he's suddenly releasing a disco song now

TBTN sounds like exactly what I already wanted.

well then it's not exactly an innocuous title is it?

xp

i don't think it's an outrage for him to use the phrase, no

Not necessarily outrage, but definitely facepalm. Especially paired with what little lyrics we already know. I'm hoping for a rape whistle solo.

yeesh jordan

If I've learned anything about pop music, it's that if the groove is hot, the lyrics can murder my mom for all I care.

(Don't murder my mom, "Turn Back the Night.")

Yeah I'm already a little prepared to feel conflicted because that little snippet sounded more promising than his other recent singles

yeesh jordan

― balls, Thursday, July 11, 2013 10:00 AM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark

not everything is an outrage. it's a song about dancing! we're all gonna be okay. everyone is gonna be fine.

"Spaceship Coupe" aside, I don't listen to much of Vol. 1 anymore.

Http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=-t271itvSGQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D-t271itvSGQ

pretty innocuous title from a guy who just released a music video of him staring at naked women for 7 minutes

totally legitimate title

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFMFnZyWIW4

this is alright... wish the guitars were much more prominent though

the string swell at the beginning implies a better song than we get

as a months-later "suit & tie" apologist though who knows, maybe i'll like this in a few months

Really cool with this, though heard in full, it's a bit http://www.acesandeighths.com/pictures/Mezzo-forte%20c.png when I wanted it to be http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Music_dynamic_fortissimo.svg/150px-Music_dynamic_fortissimo.svg.png

Can't wait to hear the reverberating bass line in a club, though.

not sure i ever want to hear jt at fortissimo at this pt

By that, I mean I wish the song had overpowered his voice a little more. Not sure if there's anyone else making music these days who demands his voice be further front in the mix.

the hook just makes me want to listen to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3hXnMuUaiA

god he really is trying for a Bruno Mars look

it's good, it's fine, it's not sublime

better than anything on "The 20/20 Experience" but I admit it's my weakness for George Benson-Quincy Jones talking.

off two listens I have to say this is a bit better than "Treasure" but not as good as "Get Lucky" or "Blurred Lines"

i still feel like the bottom line is if you're gonna go this retro you gotta put something more today/tomorrow in the mix, otherwise why wouldn't i just listen to michael jackson or stevie wonder

but like Brad said Suit&Tie was a big grower for me so we'll see

why wouldn't i just listen to michael jackson or stevie wonder

Neither of them are exactly turning out the jams these days.

Anything that can easily cross-reference with Rod Temperton is A-OK with me.

there's a point, though, where a new song is so evocative of an old song that it makes the newer song feel pointless

Anything that can easily cross-reference with Rod Temperton is A-OK with me.

yeah but idk, there's something deadened about the production. no urgency to it. as if it's really aware that it's a deliberate retread

oh that's right i'm a "mirrors" convert too so expect me to contradict everything i've said to the point of being a different person in a few months

I admit, this sounds like exactly the sort of thing I'll listen to incessantly for about 2 weeks and then get tired of.