FINALLY!
THE POST YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!!!
OK, OK, OK..... that may have been a little bit of an exaggeration. However, this is one of the most requested songs we've ever had. And, to be fair, it took awhile to grow on me, even though I was already a fan of Alan's son - this is his third appearance on this blog (here as a tandem with Walter Murphy, and here as 1/2 of a surprisingly compelling duet with a Gossip Girl star).
But this song - there's something about it. It's paced differently than a typical pop song. It's much sparser than a song you'd expect to hear on pop radio. Lyrically, it's racy - some have called it slightly rape-y - and pushes the limits of what one might expect to hear on the radio.
Of course, the song famously has two videos, one of which is marginally safe for work (and the other which is completely NSFW, but look after the jump for that one).
Interesting side note: despite my earlier statements about the originality of the work..... Robin Thicke and his people are suing Marvin Gaye's estate and the rightsholders of Funkadelic songs.... because those parties are both claiming that this song ripped them off. The case was filed to preempt a potential copyright claim. In my opinion, this song - the Marvin Gaye song "Got To Give It Up (Part 1)" has a similar, but not nearly identical, sound. "Blurred Lines" is evocative without completely lifting the tune.
Here's the unrated version of the video that you've really asked for. Not safe for work in the least bit. From what I understand, YouTube did fight posting this a little bit - after all, there's a fair amount of nudity - but in the end, artistic integrity won out.
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