The original uncensored music video is also hard to find. Specifically with not just the nudity at the end but intravenous drug use in the middle that lines up with the bridge of the song and leads into drunk driving hit and runs. It sounds goofy but I think it's actually an important piece of cinema history. If you want to have a critical discussion about films shot from first person, you have to have seen the original Smack My Bitch Up.
I'm sure some idiots on twitter were. I'm kind of surprised The Prodigy would do this but, eh, UK group. Maybe trying to get ahead of hate speech laws?
Prodigy now gets a few hours of their name in the news and probably a few weeks of angry people driving up their "engagement" on social media to get their name talked about again.
We are many years past the point of needing organic outrage and cancel mobs, and well into the age of weaponizing and commodifying it for profit and marketing. Which is my guess of why they did it, pure marketing with a hint of woke PR if possible.
Had to do it after the death of the lead man I'm assuming. Of course this is the one they choose since the music video accurately depicts a lesbian relationship /s
For now, that is. A CD or pirate sites are the only way to keep the original. Safe bet that sites like Spotify will be compelled to replace it with the "improved" version.
Probably - I own the CD so I'll always have the original. And funnily enough Episode 3 of the current season of Fargo just used the song in its original form!
I wonder what they’ll do to “Invaders Must Die”?
The original uncensored music video is also hard to find. Specifically with not just the nudity at the end but intravenous drug use in the middle that lines up with the bridge of the song and leads into drunk driving hit and runs. It sounds goofy but I think it's actually an important piece of cinema history. If you want to have a critical discussion about films shot from first person, you have to have seen the original Smack My Bitch Up.
A reminder that ends with the POV character having been a woman all along.
Back when that was a semi-shock to the viewer instead of in children's shows.
https://vimeo.com/44561183
I think this is the full video?
Strangely they decide to censor the word bitch….
edit: this works : https://vimeo.com/groups/447533/videos/44561183
Sorry, we couldn’t find that page
https://vimeo.com/groups/447533/videos/44561183
What about this?
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None of the people who read 1984 as part of their required high school curriculum think this is weird.
Which tells you all you need to know about how effective said curriculum was at teaching people to identify totalitarianism.
Close to half of them think 1984 was aspirational instead of cautionary.
Damn, Firestarter and Spitfire were half of my teenage years. Oh well, Bongs gonna bong.
You mean Rainbowstarter and Glamourwire?
Was anybody asking for this?
I'm sure some idiots on twitter were. I'm kind of surprised The Prodigy would do this but, eh, UK group. Maybe trying to get ahead of hate speech laws?
Prodigy now gets a few hours of their name in the news and probably a few weeks of angry people driving up their "engagement" on social media to get their name talked about again.
We are many years past the point of needing organic outrage and cancel mobs, and well into the age of weaponizing and commodifying it for profit and marketing. Which is my guess of why they did it, pure marketing with a hint of woke PR if possible.
People were, when the song released in the late 90s- early 00s. I wonder what changed about these censorious prudes in these 20+ years?
Had to do it after the death of the lead man I'm assuming. Of course this is the one they choose since the music video accurately depicts a lesbian relationship /s
Vanilla Lesbian relationship :
https://vimeo.com/groups/447533/videos/44561183
Anyone who wants this video banned is homophobic today.
Lol what a bunch of pussies
So they're rhyming "pitch" with "pitch"? Bold.
Spotify still has the original - https://open.spotify.com/track/48vDCZIRmrFO33fH4QU4ij?si=8ac7d3b8032c4bb8
For now, that is. A CD or pirate sites are the only way to keep the original. Safe bet that sites like Spotify will be compelled to replace it with the "improved" version.
Probably - I own the CD so I'll always have the original. And funnily enough Episode 3 of the current season of Fargo just used the song in its original form!