America’s favorite hit discussers are back with a new podcast with a new, revamped title: “Here’s the Thing: Andrew and Liz Discuss the Hits.”
Episode 4 features discussings of two recent hits to hit the hit charts: Jeremih’s “Birthday Sex” and Soulja Boy’s “Kiss Me Thru the Phone.”
Here’s the Thing: Andrew and Liz Discuss the Hits, Episode 4: Jeremih’s “Birthday Sex” and Soulja Boy’s “Kiss Me Thru the Phone” (Download)
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Jeremih – Birthday Sex
Soulja Boy – Kiss Me Thru the Phone
CORRECTIONS
- The line in “Kiss Me Thru the Phone” is “Baby, I been thinkin’ lately,” and not “Lately, I been thinkin’ lately” as I mention. I still maintain that the lyric in question is horrible.
- “High concept” is defined as “a term used to refer to a succinctly stated premise describing the overall idea of production in just a few sentences or less.” Consequently, I (Andrew) was correct.
- I’m not sure that the “Text Message” song I quoted is the same one I heard on the radio, but it is a similarly idiotic song called “Text Message” that I found online.
- Urban Dictionary informs me that “weezy” is champagne with ecstasy dissolved in it. This may change the innocent nature of the song if that is the meaning that Jeremih implied.
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I always thought that “da da da da da da” part in Kiss Me Through the Phone was meant to evoke the dialing of phone numbers.
You guys are awesome! I just listened to all 4 of your podcasts and found them highly entertaining.
Amy – the keyboard part behind that section definitely suggests that, but the singing and especially the lyrics are frustratingly vague and/or contradictory. I wish he would have said “we dialin’ numbers like… BLEEP BLOOP BLEEBLEEP BLOOP! we takin’ pics like… CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING SOUND!” Don’t make us think, DeAndre!
These are great. I like hearing both your insights into music. very entertaining.