LafayetteLady -> RE: Rihanna "S&M" video banned in 11 countries (4/28/2011 1:11:11 PM)
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~Fast Reply~ I think musicians on the whole feel a need to try to "shock" people. Rihanna with her racy videos, rappers with the lyrics, Lady Gaga with her crazy outfits. Shit, Madonna played the same game back in the 80s. For some, it's necessary because the music isn't good enough to stand on it's own, for others who knows why they feel the need. These days if you can get people talking, like this video did, that seems to be more important than the actual music. Rihanna is not wildly talented, she has a mediocre voice, but she gets publicity and that attention makes her a star. I find it a sad commentary on the music industry as a whole
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