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not feeling the video - there's no reason for it to be 9 minutes long ans for all the viscera there's a pointlessness to the entire concept

It's a few months too late, but MIA was trying to say that she's with Coco.

Now that I think about it, wasn't there a South Park episode about this?

my first thought was wondering when ginger kid would weigh in re: this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY39fkmqKBM

not feeling the video - there's no reason for it to be 9 minutes long ans for all the viscera there's a pointlessness to the entire concept

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It's a few months too late, but MIA was trying to say that she's with Coco.

lol

actually, i think the video fits in well with m.i.a.'s work. it's got that ominous vibe and -- here's the key -- it's vaguely political. i love her lyrics, but you can't really tell where she's coming from with them, other than the fact that she's an "underground revolutionary."

and i wasn't kidding about the video being deeply unsettling (i don't think i really had chest pains over it). but i liked it -- the video played with my point-of-view and challenged my sympathies, all of which is something that good music and videos can do.

eh the video is p. much one-note provocation that doesn't actually say anything.

wait americans how did you get it to work? when i cliked this morning it was all "ur in the rong country bro"

and again: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punishment_Park

not feeling the video - there's no reason for it to be 9 minutes long ans for all the viscera there's a pointlessness to the entire concept

It's a few months too late, but MIA was trying to say that she's with Coco.

― Cunga

lol

gbx i watched the vimeo stream posted on p4k

its like children of men without any of the interesting stuff

HIIIIIIIIIII NEET WANTS YOU TO KNOW WEBZINE IS NOW ACTIVE>>> http://neetrecordings.com/blog/home MIA TOUR DATES FOR THE SUMMER XXXO #miap4k

that too max

there was interesting stuff in children of men?

meh. i found this video more interesting than that movie.

hah ok wrapping up now

lol

and again: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punishment_Park

― call all destroyer, Monday, April 26, 2010 9:11 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark

We did see you point that out earlier, yes.

the video played with my point-of-view and challenged my sympathies, all of which is something that good music and videos can do.

― Daniel, Esq., Monday, April 26, 2010 10:08 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark

rly? i wasn't glued to the screen, but it was kind of saying The Man is bad, although the fact that he was rounding up redheads is kind of quirky. it definitely has a 'punishment park' vibe, and 'punishment park' is didactic, hectoring shit.

for the first few seconds when it started, i figured we were seeing soldiers either invading a terrorist cell, or the cradle of a drug empire, or in the middle of a dangerous war zone, and i sympathized with how dangerous a job they have. after that, everything obv. changed. but those first few seconds, paired against the rest of the video were jarring and left an impression on me.

Kudos for spotting the Punishment Park "homage" guys, but you do know that the average MIA fan in 2010 will have absolutely no frame of reference for that movie, right?

yeah, the redhead thing was strange. i think i spotted mich hucknall among those rounded up.

o_O

it's by MIA and it's called 'born free' and the army dudes look as sinister as fuck

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the average MIA fan in 2010 will have absolutely no frame of reference for that movie, right?

idk, over-educated cinephiles are probably a core part of her audience

you're right that since it's from m.i.a., i should have assumed something like what unfolded.

would think MIA fans in 2010 are more likely to have heard about or seen Punishment Park than even collegiate music fans in earlier eras, considering no studio would put it out and the film was released on dvd in 2005.

it's still pretty obscure, but probably less so now than ever

yeah I've never heard of Punishment Park before this thread (not that I am claiming myself as a typical MIA fan)

i mean i know what punishment is

and i know what a park is

yeah waht is it

lol sorry for bringing up something ppl might not have heard of

it's a boring movie about cops hunting hippies whose wikipedia page is linked to twice upthread

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gotta say, I liked the song better in the video, when it got all dubby and then came back strong. that was cool.

Still wish I hadn't watched it though.

i can't imagine all the publicists now calling pfork and the like to get their shitty indie bands to take over their twitters

ayup, im intentionally not reading any of the twitter posts because i like the idea of MIA that exists in my mind and i want to keep it that way

be kind of awesome if this album was total Flowers Of Romance wtfery

yes and no; it would be awesome but I also like my sparkly politically-confused club trax

1000timesyes today @1000timesyes will be taken over by Fang Island! they will be using the hashtag #1000timesfangisland

be kind of awesome if this album was total Flowers Of Romance wtfery

even better if it was more like second edition, but yes

then again she completely tricked me with where she was going to go on Kala with "Bird Flu" so basically all we can say for sure is that there will be music and it will have messages in it that are equal parts cogent, indecipherable and reprehensible

true nuff

I'm not very keen on Born Free but the particularly pointed kind of schadenfreude you get on these threads whenever MIA releases something that's any less than storming is totally lame.

the particularly pointed kind of schadenfreude you get on these threads whenever MIA releases something that's any less than storming is totally lame.

otm

Also, as much as I like her music, the notion that she could have a twitter feed that wasn't completely obnoxious and ridiculous is kind of amusing.

real talk

I think there would be less schadenfreude if people weren't consistently told by her, lots of her fans and lots of the press that everything she did was revolutionary cutting edge life changing uber-music. Her schtick can be pretty annoying if it's not backed up by really good music.

She is a pop star. For better or for worse she is clearly trying to be very popular or effect popular culture in some way. I like that she prances around, making ridiculous statements, and courting attention. She wants as many people to hear her music as possible. Her music is better, more vital etc... than most of the other dross that is in or near to the charts.

oh my fucking god it's that old "pop stars must say stupid shit and look dumb at all times" chestnut again

Sorry. I find this model 'stupid shit look dumb' quite entertaining. Certainly makes these boards a whole lot more interesting if a little whiny and self important.

CNN story:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/27/mia.music.video/index.html?hpt=T2