Videos
Marshmello, Polo G, Southside - Grown Man
Damn. I know a cultural moment when I see (or hear) one. Listening to energizing EDM songs from Marshmello as an adolescent (let me put y'all on), hearing aggressive Trap beats from Southside (you know this one) as an older teen, and resonating with the words of Polo G as a young adult (this one is gr8); all of these creators have come together with this one, and in a way that really resonates with a younger side of myself.
Damn. I know a cultural moment when I see (or hear) one. Listening to energizing EDM songs from Marshmello as an adolescent (let me put y'all on), hearing aggressive Trap beats from Southside (you know this one) as an older teen, and resonating with the words of Polo G as a young adult (this one is gr8); all of these creators have come together with this one, and in a way that really resonates with a younger side of myself. Watching the music video, we see Capalot cutting up and running game with his teacher and classmates.
They also display a cool scene of a show where they’re all performing with some interesting subtext going on as well (the interactions between the teacher and the classmate). All of this speaks to the message of the song, or at least my perception of it: being a young man and feeling ready to take on all that this world has to offer. Additionally, the video features some really funny snippets at the end with some dialogue about who is really under that black-and-white dead-eye mask of Marshmello’s. Overall, the song is great, with an infectiously catchy melody, addictive drums, and a well-spat verse from Capalotti about his lifestyle and happenings. We also get to see Southside performing as a teacher lmao, that was great.
P.S.: The video also does a great job of portraying adolescence in my opinion; for example, the girl with blonde dreads is shown struggling with social awkwardness, appearance, rejection, etc.
“iann dior - let you”
“let you” is a melodramatic, infectiously catchy Pop song by iann dior, which was released on November 12th, 2021, and runs for 2 minutes and 46 seconds. The beat of the song consists of an upbeat melody that makes you feel as though you are floating in the sky, drums that evoke lots of energy and emotion, and an array of other sounds which add to the palette and make the song even more cohesive.
“let you” is a melodramatic, infectiously catchy Pop song by iann dior, which was released on November 12th, 2021, and runs for 2 minutes and 46 seconds. The beat of the song consists of an upbeat melody that makes you feel as though you are floating in the sky, drums that evoke lots of energy and emotion, and an array of other sounds which add to the palette and make the song very full and cohesive. The vocals feature iann singing and harmonizing about the relationship he had with who is presumably an ex-partner, talking about how he knows that it must become a part of the past and that their love is making him sad. He is letting go of her, and the song acts as an illustration of the process of him coming to terms with this. The video accompanies this idea very well, bringing a ton of action in a very small time frame. We are brought into an environment that is similar to a circus, with the beginning of the video being a miniature house and circus tent; this serves to extend the fact that all of this takes place in a fictitious world. The circus is gothically themed, and it features many people with striped and checkered black and white costumes, and some with other features on them. Iann is primarily wearing a grey suit, with a black and white striped/checkered shirt underneath. One of the girls in the video sports black and white as well, along with a neck ruff with red on the end. All of the wardrobe work in the video is excellent. Also, the notion of staging the video in a circus is very thoughtful, as it serves to “make a scene” out of the whole breakup, and the video features many elements to mirror that. These include the knife-throwing part, the Russian roulette part, and the end of the video where he is kind of saying goodbye to the girl behind the glass. Overall, the music video is extremely creative and entertaining, and the song is super catchy and fun, yet also sincere and impactful.
