This next post isn’t really related to “Here Comes Everybody” but it does link to some things we talked about in class and that link is talking about how we are always wired in to technology like constantly using our phones and waiting for the new piece of technology to come out. These are the lyrics from a song by hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco. I pulled out one verse in particular because there are several things that he says that relate to things we talked about in class.
Standing in line for the new one
Not the black, but the blue one
And I don’t even know what it do, son
Steve Jobs said that it’s too fun
Fun in a bun is what I need
It’s cold out here, put my arms in the sleeves
I’ll probably lose my place if I leave
But I really need to pee
If I do it right here they’ll see
Makes you wonder, how do snipers
Marathon bikers
Next time: diapers
They say it has all new features
Faster processors and much better speakers
Great for kids, a necessity for teachers
For work or home, a revolutionary way of being alone
I mean, should we really get a loan?
Hey what’s the matter, just tell it to your phone
Cupertino heart with Chinese parts
Built by the poor, but designed by the smart
They open the door so you go
On your mark, get ready, set, buy
Imagine a world where everything starts with an I
But it still ends with a die
Probably got an app for that, you could try
Brother iClouds, right into the great WiFi
Siri, can iGod really hear me?
Does not compute, can you repeat more clearly?
Woaaaaah
• “Standing in line for the new one, not the black, but the blue one, and I don’t even know what it do son.”
I really like this line in the song as it reminds me so much of the launch of every new apple product. People go out and go to extreme lengths just to get the new Apple product simply for the fact that it’s Apple.
• “It’s cold out here, put my arms in my sleeves, I’ll probably lose my place if I leave, But I really need to pee”
This is another line that makes me laugh. Here he is clearly talking about how people will brave the elements and stand in line for days just to grab the newest technology.
• “For work or home, a revolutionary way of being alone”
This is the line in the song that really gets me and is the one that really relates to class. We’ve talked in this class if technology is really bringing us together or is it just pushing people further apart? This goes hand in hand with a line not much further in the song that goes, “hey what’s the matter, just tell it to your phone.” People want to share things with other people, whether good or bad. A lot of times you see people rush to update their Facebook status when something good or bad happens instead of focusing on the thing happening. I have heard people say, “oh I’m going to tweet that” or “oh that’s going as my status.” I feel like these two lines go great with what we talked about when reading Alone Together. It’s not uncommon now to see a group of people sitting at a table and each one of the them is on their phone, either texting or updating social media. If a group of friends is sitting at a table but they are too involved in their phones to talk to each other are they really together? How would that be any different than all the friends home and just texting back and forth? And then there is the line, if you have a problem tell it to your phone. The number of times I go on Facebook and its just filled with people complaining is beyond counting. The thing is you can share on Facebook that you are feeling down and will most likely be consoled by a numerous amount of your friends. Isn’t that what you wanted? Is posting a status just a cry for attention or are you really sharing just because you want to share something? Can it be you want to share something and want the attention somebody “liking” your status gives you?
Like I said earlier, it doesn’t really relate to “Here Comes Everybody” but it does contain elements of things we talked about in class and I found it incredibly interesting how listening to this song made me relate all these things back to class.
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