Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow"

[a Nick O!]

Yeah, it kind of rips off 808s & Heartbreak (then again, will.i.am produced "Fergalicious" two years prior), but from 1 or 2 listens, this may already be my favorite BEP single.

And while I had initially favorable impressions of "Shut Up" and "My Humps," those quickly turned sour. My reaction to this song seems much more genuine, though. It has to be if I'm starting a topic for it. A rare occurrence of a song flying up the Pop chart that I feel deserves it.

[Mega248]

Yeah, I like one too. Hopefully they don't regress and release something horrible next.

[blahblahblah]

I just realized in one of the radio edits of the song, the word "satellite" in the line "Here we go, here we go, satellite radio..." is censored.

www.youshare.com/Guest/a6e1e9dfba07dab7.mp3.html

vs.

www.youshare.com/Guest/f463de3fb1ceb370.mp3.html

As amusing as it is, is it really necessary? I guess it's just like how MTV censors references to BET and "106 & Park", and vice-versa.

[a Nick O!]

Aug 5, 2009 20:08:08 GMT -4 blahblahblah said:

I just realized in one of the radio edits of the song, the word "satellite" in the line "Here we go, here we go, satellite radio..." is censored.

Do you think that's because Sirius and XM merged? Otherwise, why would it matter, being a common noun?

[friday]

Aug 6, 2009 11:58:44 GMT -4 a Nick O! said:

Aug 5, 2009 20:08:08 GMT -4 blahblahblah said:

I just realized in one of the radio edits of the song, the word "satellite" in the line "Here we go, here we go, satellite radio..." is censored.

Do you think that's because Sirius and XM merged? Otherwise, why would it matter, being a common noun?

I think it's because satellite radio is a competitor of terrestrial radio, and I guess terrestrial stations are a little sensitive about playing a song that promotes a competing medium.

[a Nick O!]

Aug 6, 2009 23:37:40 GMT -4 friday said:

I think it's because satellite radio is a competitor of terrestrial radio, and I guess terrestrial stations are a little sensitive about playing a song that promotes a competing medium.

OK, yeah. I see your point.