Soo I was recently introduced to a new musician, and let me tell you: I'm love him.
Will Jay is a young asian-american artist out of LA, and where the majority of his music videos are in the highly-commendable track of 'fuck your toxic masculinity expectations', this one also sounds like it could be a love song, but actually is a dose of 'LA/Hollywood, you're a racist pos'. so, obviously, he's my guy.
Like, just by listening, this is a really chirpy, upbeat tune! Just give me a shot and I'll make it, you'll see-!
But also, lbr. the only way we're 'supposed' to let ourselves be mad is like this. This is a tanker of salt, this is a lifetime of slaps in the face, a million more than they namedropped; this is putting a smile on a rage that lives right under my sternum. you can choose to listen to this one as just a bop. that's easy. the real story is lifetimes of keeping that head down, stuck in the background, of denial. and, circling around? it's exhausting to be so angry, all the time. so at least, getting a catchy number out of this mess is a silver lining? idk. it's a lot.
I pitched it to sister as "so Gentleman was really cute, and then Gangsta is kinda pointed, and now there's like, a lot of fury in this one."
her comments:
- Kung-fu???
- Oh God. he's demonic
- Is he. Is he possessed?
- Are they going to reach in and tear all that off him?
- So yeah, there's just a little bit of that rage in there! I can see it!!
His other main music videos: (also, great choreography!)
- Gentleman, the only valid straight bop
- the one that put him on MTV!
- look at her sensible sneakers, I guess romance isn't cancelled
- Gangsta, the anti-toxic/perfomative masculinity manifesto
- also, there's a thesis in here on asian-american vs latino and black gender-role social pressures? discuss
- No emotions, don't talk with your hands / Your mannerisms should be more like a man's
- heckkkkkk!!!!!!!
- Never Been In Love, because aro is a thing folx, and living in wait is so last year
- bringing back the fred astire here!
- You can have your romance, go on a perfect date, but for me, there just ain't enough hours in the day / And I, don't mean to rain on your happiness, but I'm alone, with no loneliness
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