I know this is all over the internet right now but the message is just too much for me not to want to add my voice.
Shot in Dealey Plaza, Dallas the official video for Erykah’s lush Window Seat joint was posted at 3.33am last Saturday. The fact that I’ve mentioned 3.33am will shows you where I’m going with this. Ever the esoteric empress, Erykah’s choice to upload at such a numerologically significant timeframe is a big clue to the kind of symbolism you’ll witness when you click ‘play’.
A guerilla style 5.35min sequence follows her striding across the plaza while simultaneously stripping naked and ends with her thoughts on the Orwellian ‘Groupthink’ characteristic after she is shot dead and lays naked on the ground. Some interpret this as a treatise on the risk of being shot -down as a ‘true’ artist, others are drawing direct parallels to the JFK assasination cover-up which occurred in the same location. My personal view is that it’s both of those things and much more besides (you know Ms Badu is far from shallow so limitations to interpretations are dangerous.). Anyway, being that groupthink isn’t cool, check out the piece, ungroup your thoughts and make your own mind up…
(NB.Some of you may find it little challenging to move beyond the beauty of the Badu booty but stick with it….it’s important!)
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