Highlights (in no particular order):
- B shedding a tear as those dancers from Mozambique leave the set for "Run the World".
- All those musicians and execs bobbing their heads as they run through the potential track list of the album.
- "Countdown" being "every hipster's favorite track" (there's no doubting that).
- The silhouette of Jay doing the HOVA arms. You know it's him before she says, "There's Uncle Jay." Funny how he can make his presence known without saying a word.
- Beyonce's unabashed optimism, enthusiasm, and grit throughout. She is truly one of the great performers.
Shout out once again to ET. You are now not only a musical collaborator but increasingly my WCR blogatorial curator.
thanks for the shout-out! i gotta give props to margaret for showing me this, though.
ReplyDeletemargaret and i also did a compare and contrast between "year of 4" and the diane sawyer interview with rihanna post-chris brown. it's in three parts on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjV8PWdZYR0&feature=related\
what really stuck out to me in the diane sawyer interview was rihanna's willingness to be so publicly thoughtful and reflective about her own vulnerabilities and the complexities of domestic violence--whereas beyonce's image is always so incredibly polished and consistent.