Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Yolo (feat. Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar) - The Lonely Island

The boys are back.

This last Saturday night, the genius of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone returned to SNL  with a brand new digital short. The song, titled Yolo, is a play on the popular term, "You Only Live Once", that was coined by Drake in his song "The Motto". The common use of the term is that since we only live once, we should enjoy our time by partying, drinking, smoking, and various other "pleasurable things". The boys of the Lonely Island, however, take it the opposite way; since we only live once, we should do everything to protect ourselves and ensure our safety. However, they push this to a ridiculous level, talking about building bomb shelters with titanium and removing all of your teeth to avoid biting your tongue. The chorus is done by Adam Levine, who is the lead singer of Maroon 5, and it is done quite well. He has a spectacular voice, in my opinion, and he manages to sound good while adding to the hilarity of the song. The other guest is Kendrick Lamar, who I was recently introduced to by my uncle. His part is alright, probably being the weakest link in the song. In the video, his part is better thanks to some of the costumes he wears, but that isn't something that translated as well in the song alone. Also, instrumental was catchy and upbeat, with a solid drum beat driving the enthusiasm of the song. Overall, I thought the song was a great comeback song for the new album coming out later this year. 5/5

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