PSY live in Seoul; Gangnam Style

[Boromir]

Because America rules the media and popular music.

What a pathetic argument is that?
That does not mean everything originated from it.
Please, grow up.

[Boromir]

Just how the heck it is exotic?

Want to speak nonsense? Try explaining or else, In this case, you're the one having a bias opinion.
Post Merge: October 08, 2012, 07:43:03 pmInteresting to hear a person who based all his musical tastes from going on /mu/ at 4chan. Sigh...

Learn what "exotic" means first.

[Squeak]

What a pathetic argument is that?
That does not mean everything originated from it.
Please, grow up.

It's the only argument that matters. The song would not be popular had it not appealed to popular music listeners. To appeal to pop listeners, you have to follow a formula already set in place by the media companies and record labels, an American formula. The song is only popular because it has a catchy hook, a dance beat, a good video and marketability. Please, carry on the discussion in a civil manner as I have and do not resort to personal attacks or stop replying.

[duffman]

Please, carry on the discussion in a civil manner as I have and do not resort to personal attacks or stop replying.

heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey sexy ladeeeeey

[Orel]

heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey sexy ladeeeeey

oppppppp opppppp opppppppp oppppppppppp opaan bolbol style

[Kirgiz]

Learn what "exotic" means first.

Given straight from wiktionary

Foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign.
Non-native to the ecosystem.

Tell me please how is this any foreign to you? Apart from lyrics being in a different language.

[Boromir]

Given straight from wiktionary

Tell me please how is this any foreign to you? Apart from lyrics being in a different language.

It seems like you already know the answer.

It's the only argument that matters. The song would not be popular had it not appealed to popular music listeners. To appeal to pop listeners, you have to follow a formula already set in place by the media companies and record labels, an American formula. The song is only popular because it has a catchy hook, a dance beat, a good video and marketability. Please, carry on the discussion in a civil manner as I have and do not resort to personal attacks or stop replying.

If you want me to talk in a civil manner, then you should learn to respect other cultures without Americanizing them.

[Pandalink]

The song is only popular because it has a catchy hook, a dance beat, a good video and marketability.

plus it is a sick chune m8

[[WS]Jacob]

Because America rules the media and popular music.

America doesn't "rule the media". I think you mean that the American music industry is the biggest in the world as people have easy access to music and for an artist, if you want to become big you need to tackle America.

[Salmonella]

If you want me to talk in a civil manner, then you should learn to respect other cultures without Americanizing them.

He just gave you a perfectly normal reply explaining how most of the popular 'music' is being made nowadays, without disrespecting any culture. He's not Americanizing anything, he just explained to you how other countries follow a formula that was first seen or heard from American record labels. These American record labels may very well own the whole PSY thing, and if not, they sure did a good job following other's formulas. There is no originality or authenticity in ''Gangnam Style''. It is far from exotic, and apart from the lyrics and video, how exactly would you recognize this as Korean? It is not ''typically Korean'' and therefore using the term exotic would be inappropriate to say the least.

Why aren't you getting on topic instead of telling people to 'grow up' and dictating to them how they should talk about something? Squeak stayed mature and gave perfectly reasonable explanations for all his statements. In return, you tell him to talk in a civil manner, something which he's already doing, and accuse him of 'Americanizing' other 'cultures' without anything to back up the accusation. I didn't expect anyone to actually go against what Squeak said, but if it were to happen, I'd have expected them to come up with something more... just something, because these are just empty accusations.

[TheGreasyChopper]

 Just a quick question, how many actual music instruments were used in the making of the song?

[Taylor_P]

Just a quick question, how many actual music instruments were used in the making of the song?

Who cares now a days you can have a machine that knows how to match wub wub w/ dub dub and then auto tune your voice and its called music, talent has been replaced by technology, just like how Tupac and Freddy Mercury are now on tour. Its a strange world we live in no a days.

[Kizzu]

Just because what the music the media shows is bad doesn't mean everything produced in this age is bad

I obviously meant mainstream music, there is a lot of good stuff which is not that well known...

[Squeak]

plus it is a sick chune m8

It's OK, at best.

If you want me to talk in a civil manner, then you should learn to respect other cultures without Americanizing them.

Forgive me for disrespecting the classically Korean tune of "Gangnam Style."
LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock
this was it, right?
gangnaaam styleee in theeee hoooouuuuseeee toooniiiighttt, everybooodyy gonnaaaa oppaaaaa good time!

[Hess]

talent has been replaced by technology

Sad, but true.