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Chris Stevenson addresses the controversial themes and provocative imagery in Erykah Badu's recent music video collaboration with The Flaming Lips for a new rendition of Roberta Flack's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." He contrasts this with Badu's earlier work, reminiscing about her traditional songs like "See You Next Lifetime," and noting the previous provocative "Window Seat" video. The new video includes explicit content, involving nudity, blood-like, and semen-like substances, and features Badu's sister. Another speaker in the video expresses shock and disapproval of the performance, suggesting the choice of song was inappropriate and noting the negative reaction from the black community on Facebook. The commentary concludes with reflections on the subjective nature of artistic taste and a general message of well wishes.
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In this segment of the video, Chris Stevenson discusses a controversial music video by Erykah Badu. He begins by reminiscing about Badu’s earlier, more traditional songs, like “See You Next Lifetime.” He contrasts this with her more provocative and contentious videos, mentioning her previous work “Window Seat,” which was filmed near the site of JFK’s assassination. The focus then shifts to Badu’s latest video, a new rendition of “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” originally by Roberta Flack. This video features collaboration with the band The Flaming Lips and includes explicit content involving nudity and provocative imagery, such as scenes with blood-like and semen-like substances. Stevenson highlights the involvement of Badu’s sister in this bold and controversial project.
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In this segment, the speaker discusses their reaction to Erica’s performance of the song “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” which involves pouring white goop over her. They express shock and suggest that Erica aims to shock people but acknowledge that such actions will likely be heavily criticized. The speaker does not enjoy her version of the song and wishes she had chosen something more fitting, like a Foxy Brown or Lil’ Kim song. They note that many black people on Facebook are also debating the video and are not supportive of it, feeling disconnected from its artistic expression. The speaker concludes by commenting on the subjective nature of taste and offering a general well-wishing message.