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In Defense of 'Call On Me'
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| kush paintings |
This may seem unrelated for a moment, so bare with me. I just watched a Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings, King Kong) movie, Dead Alive, from earlier in his career. At first glance it appears to be a horribly bad slasher flick, but when you look at it closer, you realize Jackson is playing with the genre the whole time and having fun with it.
While Dead Alive did not turn Jackson into a celebrity director, it did earn him respect. For some reason, this move vaguely reminded me of Eric Prydz's Call On Me. If you knew nothing of him, you could've easily seen it as a successful attempt to cash in on a shallow pop song. But, looking back now on how far he has come, could you say he too was consciously playing with the pop genre? Are there any moments where he winks to those who are attune to the conventions of the pop dance genre he was working in? I haven't read any interviews with him, but am curious to find out how he feels about the song and how he felt making a song that, in my opinion, is really out of line with the rest of his work. |
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| EvilTree |
It got him plenty of attention, both positive and negative.
There is no such thing as bad PR |
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| THE_Chris |
| Theres far worse cheese out there. |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by THE_Chris
Theres far worse cheese out there. |
True. Not many but true nevertheless. |
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| iammesol |
| Hes said in countless interviews that he was just playing with it (as he was with his new hit Proper Education) and suddenly it got huge response. He never intended to release it (again, like Proper Education.) He never intended for anyone to like it, and in fact told Ministry of Sound to go f*** themselves when they asked him to make another track of the same nature. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| I don't think you were paying much attention to Dead Alive, because it's a zombie film. And absolutely nothing like a slasher. I don't really think it plays with the conventions of either sub-genre either. Great film though- hilarious. |
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| daphunky1 |
| I remember being so stoked when I found of that eric prydz was a legitimate house producer after only knowing of him through call on me. It's good to hear he was just messin around. |
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| RickyM |
| Call on me - A good bouncy track. |
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| nefardec |
@kush paintings -
i have wondered about that. Prydz is too good to be producing like that! I would like to think he was manipulating the genre (as any innovator does) but who knows for real. That could all be post-rationalization.
He used the same formula on Pryda - Shadows (cover of Alan Parsons Project - Old & Wise)
at least with proper education he made no attempt to mask the creator
I find it rather amusing that he has tapped into such a market this way. There are so many ignorant people out there who have no clue who Steve Winwood is.
there is a nagging hint of cynicism in prydz' work imo |
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| CrazedOut |
| Peter Jackson wtf this ain't the movie forum |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by CrazedOut
Peter Jackson wtf this ain't the movie forum |
This is true, but some may see his comparison as apt, therefore it's open to discussion. |
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| thoughtlessjex |
| As I recall, Prydz hated Call on Me, and hated being associated with it. |
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