Childish Gambino

Thom Yorke · 05-12-2018, 02:49 PM

The song is meh, probably one of the better Childish Gambino songs though. I really liked that Redbone song off his last album but have not liked anything else from him.

That video is exceptional though. Sure, it may be a bit on the nose, but it's executed very well and the whole dancing distraction vs. the "keep an eye on the background" thing is a good concept.

Black Francis · 05-12-2018, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by dreadnaught

God damn this video is good and his fans seem to be losing their collective **** over it.

My friend called me up saying: "this video is gonna change everything" and he kept praising it saying it was genius but when i saw the vid i just thought it was alright. I like the concept of it and Glover's interpretive performance is great but i don't think it's anything mind blowing or a game changer. I do like it tho but this hype it is getting is a little much.

simplephysics · 05-12-2018, 05:08 PM

I agree. The "hidden symbolism" with the cops, pop culture, etc etc are kind of played out narritaves.

WWWP · 05-12-2018, 05:44 PM

right, and then he comes out saying he just wanted to make a good song people will like, effectively using the charleston shooting as a cheap gimmick. kind of disappointing but the track's still a jam.

kibbeh · 05-12-2018, 05:58 PM

but why is the charleston shooting necessarily being used as a gimmick? after all it was a big event in recent african american history, no? so probably many of them feel strongly about it

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 05-12-2018, 06:08 PM

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but why is the charleston shooting necessarily being used as a gimmick? after all it was a big event in recent african american history, no? so probably many of them feel strongly about it

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Thom Yorke Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,848	The song is meh, probably one of the better Childish Gambino songs though. I really liked that Redbone song off his last album but have not liked anything else from him. That video is exceptional though. Sure, it may be a bit on the nose, but it's executed very well and the whole dancing distraction vs. the "keep an eye on the background" thing is a good concept.