Not the BCF, too, Kanye! & Cody Chesnutt: Headphone Masterpiece
By david ~ September 17th, 2009. Filed under: Music, comedy.
So not only has Kanye West upset Taylor Swift and her fans, but he also… well, see for yourself what he’s done! It wasn’t enough to interrupt Taylor - now you had to go & mess with the Boneless Children Foundation? Oh, Kanye. You so crazy. You oughta be in the Bible, really. Or maybe the Torah. Or maybe, like, the Batman “Arkham Asylum” graphic novel from 1989. Or whatever. Let’s write a god damn children’s story with Kanye as the imaginary friend; it’s all good.
Anyway, in other news I recently re-introduced myself to Cody Chesnutt’s album “Headphone Masterpiece.” Who is Cody Chesnutt? What am I, wikipedia? No, I’m not. But this is. Yep. So read that if you want backstory. Relations to the Roots, to various songs you may or may not know. The album itself is 2 discs long and has a lo-fi sound/feel to it that at times maybe gets in the way but more often seems to kind of push it into a nice place I think. And his lyrics alternate between sensitive, normal kind of rocking lyrics, and profoundly egotistical - for instance, the song, “Brother With An Ego,” which is really just a study of ego, which has the following lyrics:
“Sexy bitches that I fuck with my big black penis
Think that I’m a mother-fucking musical genius.”
And only those lyrics. That’s it. It’s a 13 second song. Aw hell, I’ll link it below, too! It’ll be fun.
But really the song I wanted to share is called “Somebody’s Parent.” I like it - it’s got a lot going for it, in a played-down kind of way. I find myself singing it at random times and in random locales - generally while not in great mood, but still. I like this song, and I think you will too; enjoy yourself: And I’ll throw in the “Ego” song and one more just for kicks, because I like you. ‘Cause you’re so cute. Aww.
Headphone Masterpiece
- Cody Chesnutt: “Somebody’s Parent”
- Cody Chesnutt: “Brother With An Ego”
- BONUS: Cody Chesnutt: “Upstarts in a Blowout”
Fuck yes. Oh, and, you know - you can buy this album in places like this.
In Boneless-related news, we are still working on recording our 2nd, though it was interrupted by my several weeks out of the country on vacation. Which was splendid enough. But back to work, I suppose. No rest for the wicked, or the weary, or the pissed off, & so on.
Peace with no relief,
David & such
