Feeling Kind Of Low...

I will say, I am finally at my wit's end and officially pulling my hair out while crying and eating Ben and Jerry's and telling myself I'm fat! Yes folks, it is mid-term week, other wise known as the turning point in the semester. Not only is school overly stressful right now, my life has turned into a Greek creation myth - filled with chaos and drama - and frankly I just don't care anymore.

So while I was procrastinating, my newly found art, I came across this:

Anyways, I thought this girl was pretty damn funny, so then I did a google search for Ce Lo Green's version, and to be honest, I didn't know who the guy was - because I live under a rock apparently, and I guess he is considered one of the best male singers in America? Crazy!

After watching the original video, I couldn't help thinking about John Leland's definition of hip, and "The bridge between black/white, high/low cultures, rich/poor" (Leland)

This Music video is the essence of that definition.

Ce Lo mixes modern African American culture with the stereotypical white culture of the 50's - like Grease - where the jocks and cheerleaders hang out at the local diner, black framed glasses are popular, Letterman jacket's and so on....but this video is totally hip because Ce Lo meshes the two cultures together and hooks the audience with a catching melody and trust me, I CAN NOT GET THIS SONG OUT OF MY HEAD!