Every single time I feel I overreacted, I'll come back to this because sometimes the first person you need to convince is yourself. As a survivor of those blurred lines, I have to say: honestly, thank you for doing this.
Cowards are full of excuses for every single little fcking thing. just wanted to say. i think you should know if you start hearing someone do this. like they keep making excuses down the road. etc. They are a coward and an opportunist. I'd like for women, especially, to be aware of that.
I feel this so much. I still have moments i have to convince myself. He told me he that night would fuck with me for the rest of my life. He had me convinced he could kill me, so i didn't run. He tells people it was consensual...but i was terrified...blurred lines.
Listening to this was like hearing the embodiment of the painful battling voices in my head as a survivor, expressing anger and pain and smallness and self-blame all at the same time, right next to a clawing desire to cave to a crushing external pressure to reframe my experiences as fun filled grey zones and misunderstandings. I didn’t know I needed this. Thank you Amanda and Reb ❤️
Perfectly said. And you’re not alone. I’ve been silent for 43yrs. And I’ve just come to the realisation of how much damage it is doing to me. Mentally. Emotionally. Physically. And when Amanda sings those last few seconds of this song. I literally couldn’t breathe. Thank you both for this disturbing but liberating but moving but stops Me breathing song 🌸
Wild seeing this knowing how many women had approached her about her ex-husband's 'blurred lines'... only for her to not come forward to support them, or try to hush it up. Hypocritical to the extreme
This is on a whole new level of creativity, empowerment, rage, and catharsis. Thank you, Reb and Amanda. So grateful this went from Patreon to UA-cam so a wider audience will have access. I have a feeling Kurt would have loved this.
I get that feeling too. Since I listened to it now I can't shake the feeling that I NEED a whole In Utero covered by Amanda... Can you imagine her version of heart shaped box?! I mean....
I made him my boyfriend twice. That’s what you did 47 years ago. Marry them or become their girlfriend. There was no date rape back then and it was how we coped with the shame and pain. Thank you for this. . .
This. You convince yourself you love them/they love you so it couldn't have been rape. It is a coping mechanism because you cannot comprehend how someone who is supposed to care for you could do that and the shame of not fighting back or speaking up because everyone talks about fight or flight instincts when a person is in danger, but they never speak on a woman's instincts to make herself small and non-threatening and acquiesce to such a violent violation as also an instinct for survival. That's what we did, we survived.
@@AngelaLochCross it's called freeze and fawn (fight, flight, freeze, and fawn). And it is SOOOOOO much worse than fight or flight ... I didn't even know it was a thing until I read Too Scared to Cry. By Lenore Terr, and then so many things fell into place. ❤❤❤
@@melodiefrances3898 Thank you so much for educating me. I had no idea there was a name for it. One of those things that's never discussed. I will definitely look into it more.
As a feminist, a Nirvana fan, and a rape victim, I think Kurt would have been really proud. You really did justice to what he was trying to say. I'm crying, not just out if painful memory, but in recognition of another’s pain. And I just can't thank you enough for it.
@@tracykbritton some people aren't feminists, some are. Their gender does not need to determine this. Men definitely are able to be feminists, and benefit from feminism. Patriarchy hurts people of all genders by enforcing rules for how a person's gender should determine something about them.
It was my friend's father. I hadn't had my period yet. When I eventually told her something happened and why my pyjamas were dirty, my mother told me it was my fault for wanting to spend the night at my friend's house. I blocked it out for years, remembering only the awkward moments other people may have seen because I couldn't deny those. One night I woke from a dream crying and screaming next to my ex husband and then it came back piece by agonizing piece. While this was difficult to hear, this mash-up, this spoke to that little girl in a way that allowed her to feel real horror and put a face to her confusion in a way that years of therapy only brushed against. Re-watching this is something I can do only knowing I have some time to process this again afterward, uninterrupted. The truth is, though, it's given me an avenue to do that. Thank you.
I don't see how anyone, especially those of us who are survivors/victims, can get to that guttural transition 3:20-3:30 and not just collapse. It is that gut punch that has so many of our screams of rage, and doubt, and brokenness, and strength, and fire. Thank you Amanda and Reb for screaming for us. Know that all over the world there are so very many of us that raise our screams with you.
This song did for me what what years of therapy couldn’t. Thank you for catalyzing all the grief and anger for all of us. Thank you for your incredible courage Amanda & Reb.
Wtf. If a song helped as much as you're making it sound, then maybe you never needed therapy at all. 🙄 Therapy tends to not help those who don't need it.
@@urbanfauna6926 it’s cute that you think you’re an expert in what I need and don’t need, as well as in my sexual assault trauma. Newsflash: you’re wrong. And you’re blocked.
I've never cried before over it. This got me though. I finally did give some tears overs what he did, almost ten years later. Thank you for this mash up cover, it was needed.
Never in all my years have I ever been as physically moved by a song. Sure, I've gotten chills. Sure, I've been moved to tears. But this hit something very deep down. I couldn't breathe. Thank you screaming when some can barely even whisper. Thank you.
I know some people didn't understand what was so wrong with Blurred Lines at the time. The next time anyone says that I'll just send them this. This is so so powerful and expresses the evil of that song in a more profound way than I have ever heard.
that horrid song came out just after my assault took place, sucked to have to hear it and constantly be reminded. some of the lyrics were even things that he literally said to me and about me. it was so traumatizing to have to hear my friends and the radio play that song on loop for an entire year. i love this however, amanda and reb took those words that were weaponized against me and so many others and reclaimed them for us. it makes me feel so validated and seen when i really wasn’t by people in my life for so long
I’m so incredibly glad that people are finally, finally appreciating Rape Me for what Kurt meant it to be. He did not get the respect at the time. He was ahead of his time in every single way.
How people missed the perfectly encapsulated sence of distress and self loathing that can result from sexual abuse in Rape Me at the time is beyond me. Kurt was able to engage with and express emotions that a lot of people were unable to hold as they were to uncomfortable.
This is so powerful. I loathed blurred lines when it came out but so many of my friends just told me it was 'only a song'. Thank you for highlighting the words, creating this piece. I am glad that it can empower others - I'm so sorry that it has to.
I didn't know what to expect of this mix, but you just create something else, something so powerful. Sending love to all the damaged souls it will speak to.
thank you. ♥️ all art comes from the art that comes before it. i think real feminist power is about using a kind of artistic jiujitsu, grabbing your enemy's sword (or paintbrush) and doing your own work. ONWARDS. xxxx
Strong Tori Amos feelings (me and a gun). Amanda actually pushed her voice as far as Kurdt did; I'm impressed. She probably won't be able to talk for the rest of the day. I have goosebumps.
This is the most violently subversive cover I've heard since, well, take your pick of Tori's Strange Little Girls. You finally unpacked Blurred Lines for what it was and is. What a gut punch. What a brain melter. I'm 3 listens in and there's about 40 more to go. Thank you for giving us this.
@@taniyarobasciotti That Tori cover came to mind right when I heard this song too. I’m so glad these amazing Indie rocker women can pull the veil off of these songs and culture to expose it for what it is!
The way this just laid bare the meaning and intent behind Blurred Lines is not only genius, it's a real service to the world and to women and survivors. Thank you, Amanda and Reb.
Outstanding. Galvanizing. So glad to see "Blurred Lines" being communicated more authentically. That song broke my heart, the first time I heard it. This time, it fueled it. Thank you both! And, I believe as someone else commented, Kurt would feel very pleased to have his song included in this powerful and accurate performance.
Completely sent shivers down my spine. I remember when Blurred Lines came out and I had to explain way too many times to people why it was so disgusting. I didn't want to listen to it, it made me feel gross. And that's the thing, it was packaged in an upbeat and 'fun' way, but there was nothing fun sounding about those lyrics. When it is sung like this, it exposes the truth of the lyrics, and the truth of the experience. And you've both made something from it that was both haunting and cathartic to listen to. Thank you 💚
Everyone in family was listening to that disgusting song and did not understand why I hated it so much. You know what I hate? Being told I'm over-reacting bc a vile song about date rape is being played in the radio and people are dancing to it. This song always makes me want to vomit.
Wow. this is so powerful. So raw. And that contrast between the calm "i know you want it." and Amanda belting out her pain. Jeezus. Let that sink in. I'm blown away.
yes!! thats what i love and what moved me so much. I was 15 when it came out and even then i knew it was awful, but hearing it like this really paints it in its proper and terrifying light
@@insertlaughter as a kid who had no concept of how bad they were, compared to now, an adult who has survived countless assaults, this definitely hit way more powerfully and clearly.
Lyrics: (Everybody get up) If you can't hear, what I'm tryna say If you can't read, from the same page Maybe I'm going deaf (hey, hey, hey) Maybe I'm going blind (hey, hey, hey) Maybe I'm out of my mind Okay, now he was close Tried to domesticate you But you're an animal Baby, it's in your nature Just let me liberate you (hey, hey, hey) You don't need no papers (hey, hey, hey) That man is not your maker (hey, hey, hey) And that's why I'm gonna take a Good girl I know you want it I know you want it I know you want it (Rape me Rape me, my friend Rape me Rape me again) You're a good girl (Rape me) Can't let it get past me (Rape me, my friend) You're far from plastic Talkin' about getting blasted I hate these blurred lines (Rape me) The way you grab me (Rape me again) Must wanna get nasty Go ahead and get at me What do they make dreams for? When you've got those jeans on? What do we need steam for? You're the hottest bitch in this place (I'm not the only one) I feel so lucky (I'm not the only one) You wanna hug me? (I'm not the only one) What rhymes with hug me? (I'm not the only one) (Rape me) One thing that I ask of you Let me be the one you back that ass into (Rape me, my friend) From Malibu to Paris, boo Had a bitch, but she ain't bad as you (Hate me) So, hit me up when you passin' through I'll give you something big enough to tear your ass in two (Do it and do it again) Swag on even when you dress casual I mean, it's almost unbearable and I (Rape me) In a hundred years not dare would I Pull a Pharcyde, let you pass me by (Rape me again) Nothing like the last guy, he's too square for you He don't smack that ass and pull your hair like that (I'm not the only one) Get down (I'm not the only one) Get up Do it like it hurts (I'm not the only one) Like it hurts (I'm not the only one) What, you don't like work? I hate these blurred lines (Rape me) I know you want it (Rape me, my friend) I know you want it I know you want it, want it Good girl (Rape me) The way you grab me (Rape me again) Must wanna get nasty Go ahead and get at me (Rape me) Blurred lines (Rape me, my friend) Blurred lines (Hate me) Blurred lines (Do it and do it again Do it and do it again Do it and do it again) You know you want it You know you want it I know you want it
@@amandapalmer No problem, I couldn't stop listening and ended up writing it all out to process it, so thought I'd share. Thank you and Reb for creating it xx
The only thing good to come from that disgusting Robin Thicke song is this mashup shining a light on the sick truth regarding how our culture celebrates taking advantage of women. This is so powerful and amazing 👏
I am in tears and always coming to terms. You've helped me with a step in my healing journey. Thank you. And rest in power, Kurt. He sought so much justice for victims.
I NEVER - EVER, EVER comment on videos. But, this made me choke and cry. Thank you for this. Thank you for shining a bright light on the dark confusion. "I'm not the only one."
I sat stone still listening to this. This is so powerful! It really highlights how many times we can listen to a song but not actually listen to it. The lyrics of “Blurred Lines” are nauseating when you pay attention to what’s really being said. We’re basically being told…”you didn’t say yes, but you didn’t say no either, so…” Such a vile message on their part. But such a powerful message from you both!
I can't believe Blurred Lines was ever popular. It's horrifying even without this perfect treatment. This is like what all the women were hearing when it was playing on the radio.
I have no words that can do this justice. I've fought these last few months to put into words what has happened to me and I've barely survived each and every day. Was it my fault? Was I exaggerating? Maybe he isn't so bad... This song perfectly encapsulates every raw emotion and thought I've gone through. This comment section reminds me that I'm not alone in this as well- which is both awful and reassuring at the same time. Thank you Amanda Palmer and Reb Fountain for this amazing collab and mashup.
We want to THANK YOU- so much for putting so much heart, mana and fierce energy into creating this masterpiece. These are the conversations that need to be had, the emotions that need to be expressed, the awareness that needs to be raised, the unspoken truths that need to be shouted from the rooftops. As musicians and artists ourselves, we so look up to you both as showing us what it means to be uncompromising in your artistry, doing the mahi for anyone who has been a victim of sexual violence (and society). We applaud you, we thank you, and we are awed. 🙏
That brought everything back. That expressed everything I felt about that despicable 'song' and juxtaposed it against the song that had first made me feel heard about the abuse I survived. Not everyone understood my anger, my repulsion at Blurred Lines, nor the catharsis I felt when I first heard Rape Me. But what you've created: I defy anyone to watch this and not understand. Thank you.
What a phenomenal, uncomfortable experience. As a cis gay man who has admittedly never specifically suffered abuse, my heart aches for all the people in the comments who find this even the smallest bit relatable to their personal struggle. These amazing women are reminding us that we are not alone in these fragile times, in this fragile life, on this fragile dot. To Reb and AFP, thank you. To everyone, I'm with you. I'm here for you.
Jesus Christ this is powerful. I wouldn't change a note, or a voice crack... The juxtaposition of these two songs couldn't be more perfect. I may try to comment something a little bit more coherent in a bit, once I've collected myself. Right now I'm overwhelmed...
My chest is still echoing the heaviness of this brilliance, I can't adequately convey the feelings or tears but thank you. Too many of us have fallen prey to "blurred lines"...and we aren't the only ones.
This is an unbelievable gift. Art like this comes from that wretched pain that has walked you through the fire - and while there you turn into a Phoenix. You transform because it’s the only way you can see to get to the other side. Then when you get there, you reach your wings out to the folks who are still in those pits and you call to them with art like this. And we hear it, and we know - just as you know. Keep singing.
I usually don’t like mashups too much... but THIS is something else. Meaningful, powerful, disturbing and very moving. Thank you for this beautifully deranged piece of art
I’m sitting here bawling watching myself. Amazing! Such power, and the way your voice is breaking with rage at the end Amanda. Just wow! Anyone who thought that vile tune was ‘just a song’ or ‘good fun’ NEEDS to hear this. Thicke has just been outed for groping a model on the video shoot (fucking awful video too!) - I hope he sees this and feels the shame he ought to. And thanks for introducing me to Reb-who has an amazing and expressive voice. I’ll be looking for more of their work right now. I’m proud to support you Amanda to help keep making your powerful art, and let you buy more wine ❤️
Viewed from a friend's share; I will be sharing as well. The hair was standing up on my arms and I felt my chest tightening and so I had to watch it again. And the same thing happened again. What a beautiful, horrible, amazing piece you created. Thank You.
Thank you for singing out for us... the battle we as survivors of these "blurred lines" fight in our hearts, minds, and souls to find validation, expression, justice, and peace. To know when and where we are being preyed upon, mocked, and gaslit by the ones who took advantage and abused their power. The pain and rage in this resonates in every fiber of my being.. thank you Amanda, thank you Reb.
Tears. Just tears. I waited to listen to this until the house was quiet, so I could give you both my full attention. My foot cramped up because I was clenching my toes the entire time, not realizing it. I’m not able to say “Thank You” in a more eloquent way right now, but thank you. I hear you. I see you. I feel you. 🖤
Thank you again. I have thanked you both a thousand times in my head since I first heard this song. But I never said it out loud till now so thank you BOTH again, for ripping my heart open so i could feel what i NEEDED to feel. I have loved and respected, looked up to, Amanda since i was 13. I'm so grateful for this vulnerability and healing and rage.
This was so powerful! I had to catch my breath cause my chest started feeling the heaviness of it all. Thank you for putting a voice to the violent truth that so many continue to deny.
I've listened to this multiple times and it gets better with each listen. The arrangement, the execution, the message. All of it- is just- muah - chefs kiss! 🤌 Masterpiece.
This gave me chills. The emotion is her voice is so real. I have no words, but as someone that has been SAd, thank you for doing this. I hope it was healing to scream that out. That's what I need to do so thank you for doing it. I don't have it in me to say the word out loud, or to hear it said out loud. You're the voices for those wothout one.
This made me cry, from somewhere deep and unknown but not unfamiliar. You've tapped into vein that connects far too many but will definitely bring them a comfort in knowing they aren't alone
YES. this never would have happened without patronage. having freedom to do what i want - because i'm fully crowdfunded now, with no label bosses or sponsors or approval-needed - is giving birth to some of my best & strongest work. i am free. i love it. and i love you. thank you. patreon 4eva.
For the first time, I paid attention to more than 'Hey, hey, hey..." in Blurred Lines. We have to un-learn a lot of shit that we didn't even question before.😢 Powerful. Uncanny. Much needed.
this is a masterpiece. at first time watching, i almost cried at the first piano tunes and soonly after, my jaw dropped. maximum chills inside out. i watched it again and again. it has milled its way into me. the mash-up, the two of you, the message... it's beyond. it's everything. it hits hard. i am in awe. and words just can't describe.
Blurred Lines was played at my homecoming dance, and nobody actually bothered to think about the implications of the song. This mashup is all I could think of during the entire dance.
Please. Omg. Please put this on spotify. I was 15 when i was in an abusive relationship with my ex boyfriend of 1 year 2 months. This makes me soul burn in a good way. I am now 17 and nothing has helped more than this song.
holy shit that was so powerful. its like you've captured my pain and my rage and all those complex feelings that come after assault. thank you. thank you so much.
The police let the guy who assaulted and threatened me get away with it because "he seemed nice and had a nice family"... And Blurred Lines is just a fun song... I really felt the emotions in this. Thank you for making me feel less alone ❤️
OK... I've seen your rant on Facebook, and now I've seen the video which, for some reasons, had fallen out of my time-line. And now, my throat is tight and I've got tears in my eyes, crying... This video, I needed it for some personal reasons... Thank you
Well shit. As a transmasc person who was raped and abused “as a girl” I often struggle with processing and expressing my experiences. Especially as I don’t want to take up spaces of cis women talking about their experiences. This just released so much for me… I’m shaking.
U have every right to express ur experiences in those spaces, they were just as affected by misogyny and ur not any less harmed by them just because ur not a woman, rape is largely a misogyny problem whether the victims are cis women, trans/nb anyone, or cis men, and ur experiences as a transmasc person are equally relevant as anyone else's. You're not speaking over anyone, you're just speaking, it's okay.
I never realized how truly horrible the lyrics were on blurred lines! How was this ever cool?! I love what you’ve done here. Pretty epic and so powerful. Can’t stop listening
Yes I agree, I never realized how truly gross that song was. Such bratty entitlement. The only clever thing about it is a melodic refrain that I believe he stole from another r&b singer in the '70s and lost the court case over
@@FrenkMelk I don't think Marvin Gaye would have liked any part of "Blurred Lines" at all, even if Thicke hadn't ripped him off. He wrote such beautiful songs of enthusiastically consenting love, not creepiness.
@@beckyryan1668 There are so many examples of that sort of thing. I'm not necessarily referring to songs that are about rape, just songs that are in one way or another highly inappropriate for the occasion. "Every Breath You Take" (The Police) That's about stalking! "Possession" (Sarah McLachlan) Also about stalking! "The One I Love" (R.E.M.) It's so bitter! Isn't it obvious!? "Don't You Want Me?" (Human League) He says that she owes him... "Betterman" (Pearl Jam) It's about insincerity. "She lies and says she's in love with him..." Also, at events for a young crowd, such as B'nai Mitzvahs, there's the problem of inappropriate lyrics. That can include over-sexualized songs, (oh no, I did some checking, and they do play "Blurred Lines" at such events!). There was also the time that I was at a Bar Mitzvah and, while we were waiting for the speech or something at dinner, the DJ was playing "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon and Garfunkel. The Jesus-related lyrics stood out, and I think that one of the guests said something to the DJ, who transitioned into something else.
Thank you so much for the reappropriation of this hideous song. You've explained in a few minutes what I have tried to express, and failed, to even survivors about why Blurred Lines was/is such a disgusting song so powerfully. It's so hard to watch this yet I've had it on repeat.
"I thought that's what you wanted" "That never happened." "You know it didn't happen like that" "I *never* did that to you" "You're still not over that?" "Why do you still even think about that? Why don't you just get over it?" ... Why don't you just get over it?
Just heard this mash-up for the first time, and the entire left side of my body went numb. From 4-18 I was sexually abused and raped by multiple family members. I spent almost my entire life hating my face because a) I saw my dad (worst abuser) in my reflection and b) I thought there must be something about my face that said I wanted it. I know better now, and I am mostly recovered from PTSD. This song really knocked me on my ass, though. At the same time, it relieved some pressure in a way that I can't quite explain. I've been very open about my trauma for years... mostly with the intent of helping others, even if it was just to help them feel less alone. I listened to this a few times, though, because it got into the nooks and crannies that all the therapy in the world couldn't touch. It wore away at the anger that always turned to sadness and shame. It said, "I am here. I have always been here. And now you can let go."
Thank you for sharing. You're worth every effort, may you find your inner peace and may you be surrounded by only supportive people from now onwards. 💌
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Thank you for being the master piece of an authentic human being that you are. Your music, book, message, all of the art you make and share inspires me daily. This is just another magical creation I am so glad to have witnessed. Thank you for working so hard to make it shareable. I have sent it out to my little universe. Thank you AFP, keeping being you! I am proud to be a patron! HUGS!
Thank you for going there, for giving a voice to those who feel that don't have one. Amanda Palmer, you have lit the way so many times. Thank you for your courage.
On behalf of myself and women in the world who have been subject to assault/unwanted sexual harassment - *most women* - this is one of the most powerful voices against gender violence I have heard this year. The message is so well crafted with the combination of the bloody filthy commercial Blurred Lines and anarchist Cobain’s Rape Me.. thank you Reb and Amanda. I can’t stop listening. I am shaken and thankful.
Well that was the most emotionally draining and utterly wonderful thing I have seen on UA-cam for a very long time. After watching this I searched out the original Blurred Lines video; that was mistake!
I am so shook. That was absolutely fantastic. I momentarily wish I had any sort of following that I could throw this at to get this more circulated. This was an honor to witness. I am converted into a new level of fan
21 years later and this resonates in my soul... this mash up said everything I couldn't say...I was told it was my fault, I asked for it, I drank too much....I can't help but feel a connection to everyone who has commented on this song.. it brings me to tears ❤
As usual Amanda got me in tears and shaking. Healing. Without the proper words to express. Thank you Amanda. For being brave for all of us. For everything. For all the years of healing and representing. For helping. Your music has always been thus.
Powerful performance, as always. Thank you so much for just being you Amanda. Your honesty and raw emotion has helped me so many times in my life. You are a special human.
I can't even begin to say how shocked I am to read all these comments, just a few years ago, I began to realize the psychological and emotional damage I suffered, and I couldn't admit, I felt like it was a secret, something that I could overcome on my own, and I did it, but it took me many years, and it is something that I never wish on any person, we have to talk more openly about this. Now I know that I should be proud to be a survivor. I never liked that Thicke song, not only because of the music, there was something simply disgusting about the video as well. Thanks Amanda, you're one of the greatest human I ever seen, you're a warrior. Sending you greetings from Mexico City. 🇲🇽 Sorry for the broken english, I try it.
@@KimiCruzThank you very much for your kind and respectful words, I really appreciated. You put a smile on my face today, hope to do the same, if I tell you the beautiful human being you are. And thank you, I may make a mistake with the grammar, but I'll be keep on practicing. Greetings from Mexico City. 🤍
Every once in a while there’s a piece of art (mostly for me, it’s music/writing), that stays with you for days, permeating the mind, giving more and more the more it’s consumed. This is it. This is a force, catharsis on steroids. Thank you thank you thank you Amanda and Reb ✌️
I've never actually listened to Blurred Lines. I heard about long before I ever heard it in passing. I've actively avoided it. Knowing Amanda Palmer was involved with this, I listened. And I don't regret it. This is amazing.
One of the most crucial parts, as horrific as it sounds, in coming to terms with and living with what I've been through was seeing that other people had been through the same. Seeing them struggle, seeing them express being overwhelmed, express rage, and express fear and having my own also be received wasn't the justice that I wanted, it won't ever be, but it was crucial. I didn't want any of the people who shared their experiences with me to have gone through them, but when we were able to come together in spite of them and convey and grieve together it gave me the strength to keep going. This video reminded me of that room full of people, sat in a circle, a few years ago. Thank you.
amazing!!! brought me to tears at the end!!! amanda youve been one of my absolute favorites for 18 years now! keep up the amazing work. the emotion you had was raw and straight to the point.
I don't know what it takes to subtitle a music video, but thank you for doing it. It definitely helped me appreciate the separate lyrics so it wasn't just a jumble in my head.
It just takes a Norwegian who's happy to help and has a couple of hours to spare. Me and Ocean, my colleague from Brasil do most of Amanda's subs when we have time to spare. And you are so very welcome. Comments like these make my day.
This gave both my boyfriend and I chills. Thank you, Amanda. Per usual, always putting out wonderful, intellectual, and sometimes “painful truth” art. The fact that “Blurred Lines” was ever on the top 10’s list at any point is so disgusting, vile, and just emphasizes the deeply engrained misogyny in our society. Troglodytes.
This sent like 10 chills down my back. Good Lord Blurred Lines is absolutely despicable (even the title is a slap to the face) but this mash up is so powerful. You are two very talented women who know how to make emotionally charged music. Incredible work
The first time I watched this I felt like I didn't breathe throughout and I genuinely wasn't sure if I could watch/listen again, the emotion throughout is so raw and so powerful. As a victim of sexual assault who was a uni student when this song peaked in popularity I saw firsthand the way "lads" treated women and other minority genders on campus with such revolting entitlement and felt Blurred Lines embodied that and empowered them. Now, instead, those of us who have suffered and always objected to the song and the behaviour it represents have this amazing cover to empower us. Thank you Amanda and Reb.
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Every single time I feel I overreacted, I'll come back to this because sometimes the first person you need to convince is yourself. As a survivor of those blurred lines, I have to say: honestly, thank you for doing this.
as a fellow survivor of many, many, many of those moments: you are welcome.
Cowards are full of excuses for every single little fcking thing. just wanted to say. i think you should know if you start hearing someone do this. like they keep making excuses down the road. etc. They are a coward and an opportunist. I'd like for women, especially, to be aware of that.
I feel this so much. I still have moments i have to convince myself. He told me he that night would fuck with me for the rest of my life. He had me convinced he could kill me, so i didn't run. He tells people it was consensual...but i was terrified...blurred lines.
I think every female on the planet has screamed some version of this in her head.
I had no idea how to say what I wanted.. Then I found it in your words xx
The 15 yr old girl and the 39 yr old woman buried deep in this old woman thank you for the tears shed over this. Thank you!
🌟 *Massive respect to the woman who fought and survived, and, the most loving hugs to the child and young woman still hurting* 💔
Listening to this was like hearing the embodiment of the painful battling voices in my head as a survivor, expressing anger and pain and smallness and self-blame all at the same time, right next to a clawing desire to cave to a crushing external pressure to reframe my experiences as fun filled grey zones and misunderstandings. I didn’t know I needed this. Thank you Amanda and Reb ❤️
you're welcome. we are not alone. ♥️
You summarized it all perfectly. I see you 🖤
Perfectly put
Perfectly said. And you’re not alone. I’ve been silent for 43yrs. And I’ve just come to the realisation of how much damage it is doing to me. Mentally. Emotionally. Physically. And when Amanda sings those last few seconds of this song. I literally couldn’t breathe. Thank you both for this disturbing but liberating but moving but stops
Me breathing song 🌸
@@lillykelly2709 hope u doing ok missis 🤘🥺💕
Wild seeing this knowing how many women had approached her about her ex-husband's 'blurred lines'... only for her to not come forward to support them, or try to hush it up. Hypocritical to the extreme
Where was all her unabashed fury about sexual assault when her husband was hurting yet another victim?
@@pierssegal5910 she was complicit
This is on a whole new level of creativity, empowerment, rage, and catharsis. Thank you, Reb and Amanda. So grateful this went from Patreon to UA-cam so a wider audience will have access. I have a feeling Kurt would have loved this.
I get that feeling too. Since I listened to it now I can't shake the feeling that I NEED a whole In Utero covered by Amanda... Can you imagine her version of heart shaped box?! I mean....
@@ericadecopas So much YES!!!!! I hope she takes inspiration from your comment!
@@ericadecopas Amanda Palmer did do a cover of Polly. I would love to see her do a cover for an entire Nirvana album!!
@@stacyharvey3554 oh yes this reminds me of her version of Polly
This reminds me of Tori Amos' famed Me and a Gun.
Holy fuck, the closest thing I've seen to protest art in a long time. It's musical forced perspective and I love it. Thank you.
I made him my boyfriend twice. That’s what you did 47 years ago. Marry them or become their girlfriend. There was no date rape back then and it was how we coped with the shame and pain.
Thank you for this. . .
thank you back. i wanted him to be my boyfriend. it was the only way out of the shame.
This. You convince yourself you love them/they love you so it couldn't have been rape. It is a coping mechanism because you cannot comprehend how someone who is supposed to care for you could do that and the shame of not fighting back or speaking up because everyone talks about fight or flight instincts when a person is in danger, but they never speak on a woman's instincts to make herself small and non-threatening and acquiesce to such a violent violation as also an instinct for survival. That's what we did, we survived.
@@amandapalmer That's it right there, shedding so many tears after such a haunting mash up. Thank you!
@@AngelaLochCross it's called freeze and fawn (fight, flight, freeze, and fawn). And it is SOOOOOO much worse than fight or flight ...
I didn't even know it was a thing until I read Too Scared to Cry. By Lenore Terr, and then so many things fell into place.
❤❤❤
@@melodiefrances3898 Thank you so much for educating me. I had no idea there was a name for it. One of those things that's never discussed. I will definitely look into it more.
As a feminist, a Nirvana fan, and a rape victim, I think Kurt would have been really proud. You really did justice to what he was trying to say.
I'm crying, not just out if painful memory, but in recognition of another’s pain. And I just can't thank you enough for it.
I'm crying with you, from across the planet. One love
I’m crying in agreement. I really believe this is the soul of what he wanted the world to understand.
Men aren't feminists.
@@tracykbritton some people aren't feminists, some are. Their gender does not need to determine this. Men definitely are able to be feminists, and benefit from feminism. Patriarchy hurts people of all genders by enforcing rules for how a person's gender should determine something about them.
Amen. I'm a 54 y/o man whom, can say 'Me to". This was powerful! Powerfully shocking and poignant. Yet, truly beautiful.
It was my friend's father. I hadn't had my period yet. When I eventually told her something happened and why my pyjamas were dirty, my mother told me it was my fault for wanting to spend the night at my friend's house.
I blocked it out for years, remembering only the awkward moments other people may have seen because I couldn't deny those. One night I woke from a dream crying and screaming next to my ex husband and then it came back piece by agonizing piece.
While this was difficult to hear, this mash-up, this spoke to that little girl in a way that allowed her to feel real horror and put a face to her confusion in a way that years of therapy only brushed against. Re-watching this is something I can do only knowing I have some time to process this again afterward, uninterrupted. The truth is, though, it's given me an avenue to do that. Thank you.
i am hugging you so hard. i am so sorry that happened to you. you deserved better. love. strength. and release. xxx
Sending you some grounding and hope if you want it.
I don't see how anyone, especially those of us who are survivors/victims, can get to that guttural transition 3:20-3:30 and not just collapse. It is that gut punch that has so many of our screams of rage, and doubt, and brokenness, and strength, and fire.
Thank you Amanda and Reb for screaming for us. Know that all over the world there are so very many of us that raise our screams with you.
@@leoheartstrings4720 :::sending you love::
Had to turn down the volume…
@@franziskasummers2765 but how did you feel emotionally? That is far more relevant to the conversation and the piece over all.
Right. I can't stop crying. I love this so much I keep coming back to cry some more. "You're still not over that?"
@@paran0id_human0id ::sending you love:::. ::sharing your tears::
This song did for me what what years of therapy couldn’t. Thank you for catalyzing all the grief and anger for all of us. Thank you for your incredible courage Amanda & Reb.
art can do what nothing else can do. that's why we art. sending so much love. x
I've felt that way. Therapy doesn't always allow you to feel and express what's inside and it can leave you feeling more empty and/or confused.
Wtf. If a song helped as much as you're making it sound, then maybe you never needed therapy at all. 🙄 Therapy tends to not help those who don't need it.
@@urbanfauna6926 it’s cute that you think you’re an expert in what I need and don’t need, as well as in my sexual assault trauma. Newsflash: you’re wrong. And you’re blocked.
@@ana_sharks Ok?? BYE, you don't have to announce your exit. I said what I said.
I've never cried before over it.
This got me though. I finally did give some tears overs what he did, almost ten years later.
Thank you for this mash up cover, it was needed.
i love you. x
Never in all my years have I ever been as physically moved by a song. Sure, I've gotten chills. Sure, I've been moved to tears. But this hit something very deep down. I couldn't breathe. Thank you screaming when some can barely even whisper. Thank you.
I know some people didn't understand what was so wrong with Blurred Lines at the time. The next time anyone says that I'll just send them this. This is so so powerful and expresses the evil of that song in a more profound way than I have ever heard.
that horrid song came out just after my assault took place, sucked to have to hear it and constantly be reminded. some of the lyrics were even things that he literally said to me and about me. it was so traumatizing to have to hear my friends and the radio play that song on loop for an entire year. i love this however, amanda and reb took those words that were weaponized against me and so many others and reclaimed them for us. it makes me feel so validated and seen when i really wasn’t by people in my life for so long
Don’t excuse it, people knew. People knew the very instant it started getting airtime it was trash.
Crazy to me someone wouldn’t understand why “Do it like it hurts” and “tear your ass in two” aren’t disgusting lyrics.
This is the first time hearing the ‘blurred lines’ song, so glad I don’t listen to popular music.
I’m so incredibly glad that people are finally, finally appreciating Rape Me for what Kurt meant it to be. He did not get the respect at the time. He was ahead of his time in every single way.
he fucking really was.
100%
Kurt was so so gifted!! We are so blessed to have the gift of his Art!! Thankyou ladies luv it!!!!
Kurt was more woke than any of us could dream of
How people missed the perfectly encapsulated sence of distress and self loathing that can result from sexual abuse in Rape Me at the time is beyond me. Kurt was able to engage with and express emotions that a lot of people were unable to hold as they were to uncomfortable.
This is so powerful. I loathed blurred lines when it came out but so many of my friends just told me it was 'only a song'. Thank you for highlighting the words, creating this piece. I am glad that it can empower others - I'm so sorry that it has to.
I didn't know what to expect of this mix, but you just create something else, something so powerful.
Sending love to all the damaged souls it will speak to.
thank you. ♥️ all art comes from the art that comes before it. i think real feminist power is about using a kind of artistic jiujitsu, grabbing your enemy's sword (or paintbrush) and doing your own work. ONWARDS. xxxx
Well said!
Strong Tori Amos feelings (me and a gun). Amanda actually pushed her voice as far as Kurdt did; I'm impressed. She probably won't be able to talk for the rest of the day. I have goosebumps.
you are correct! i pretty lost my voice on that take. but it was worth it. 💃🏻
@@amandapalmer how ironic is it to lose your voice with this song......
Truth in art ❤️
This is the most violently subversive cover I've heard since, well, take your pick of Tori's Strange Little Girls. You finally unpacked Blurred Lines for what it was and is. What a gut punch. What a brain melter. I'm 3 listens in and there's about 40 more to go. Thank you for giving us this.
Absolutely! Was thinking about tori's cover of Eminems Bonnie and clyde
@@taniyarobasciotti That Tori cover came to mind right when I heard this song too. I’m so glad these amazing Indie rocker women can pull the veil off of these songs and culture to expose it for what it is!
@@kaylabean999 agreed!! I love it!
Can I use your quote in a blog I'm writing about this song? I'm a life long Tori Amos fan and SLG is literally my favorite ERA.
@@sarahrucinski5185 With attribution, absolutely.
The way this just laid bare the meaning and intent behind Blurred Lines is not only genius, it's a real service to the world and to women and survivors. Thank you, Amanda and Reb.
Outstanding. Galvanizing. So glad to see "Blurred Lines" being communicated more authentically. That song broke my heart, the first time I heard it. This time, it fueled it. Thank you both! And, I believe as someone else commented, Kurt would feel very pleased to have his song included in this powerful and accurate performance.
Completely sent shivers down my spine. I remember when Blurred Lines came out and I had to explain way too many times to people why it was so disgusting. I didn't want to listen to it, it made me feel gross. And that's the thing, it was packaged in an upbeat and 'fun' way, but there was nothing fun sounding about those lyrics. When it is sung like this, it exposes the truth of the lyrics, and the truth of the experience. And you've both made something from it that was both haunting and cathartic to listen to. Thank you 💚
Everyone in family was listening to that disgusting song and did not understand why I hated it so much. You know what I hate? Being told I'm over-reacting bc a vile song about date rape is being played in the radio and people are dancing to it.
This song always makes me want to vomit.
It’s a good song tho
But it’s other meaning was never clearer to me after this
This hit on such a deep emotional level for me. The arrangement was beautiful and the message was powerful.
Right? I had a heavy, visceral gut reaction to this. I felt it deep inside me trying to claw its way out.
@@jamiecapach5529 Same here.
Wow. this is so powerful. So raw. And that contrast between the calm "i know you want it." and Amanda belting out her pain. Jeezus. Let that sink in. I'm blown away.
This made the original Blurred Lines lyrics so, so clearly creepy and awful. Thank you. Awesome work.
It was already pretty awful.
yes!! thats what i love and what moved me so much. I was 15 when it came out and even then i knew it was awful, but hearing it like this really paints it in its proper and terrifying light
Its truly chilling that a song w these lyrics was popular and played all over in the public sphere
The lyrics and video were already clearly awful. All y'all lost.
@@insertlaughter as a kid who had no concept of how bad they were, compared to now, an adult who has survived countless assaults, this definitely hit way more powerfully and clearly.
Lyrics:
(Everybody get up)
If you can't hear, what I'm tryna say
If you can't read, from the same page
Maybe I'm going deaf (hey, hey, hey)
Maybe I'm going blind (hey, hey, hey)
Maybe I'm out of my mind
Okay, now he was close
Tried to domesticate you
But you're an animal
Baby, it's in your nature
Just let me liberate you (hey, hey, hey)
You don't need no papers (hey, hey, hey)
That man is not your maker (hey, hey, hey)
And that's why I'm gonna take a
Good girl
I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it
(Rape me
Rape me, my friend
Rape me
Rape me again)
You're a good girl
(Rape me)
Can't let it get past me
(Rape me, my friend)
You're far from plastic
Talkin' about getting blasted
I hate these blurred lines
(Rape me)
The way you grab me
(Rape me again)
Must wanna get nasty
Go ahead and get at me
What do they make dreams for?
When you've got those jeans on?
What do we need steam for?
You're the hottest bitch in this place
(I'm not the only one)
I feel so lucky
(I'm not the only one)
You wanna hug me?
(I'm not the only one)
What rhymes with hug me?
(I'm not the only one)
(Rape me)
One thing that I ask of you
Let me be the one you back that ass into
(Rape me, my friend)
From Malibu to Paris, boo
Had a bitch, but she ain't bad as you
(Hate me)
So, hit me up when you passin' through
I'll give you something big enough to tear your ass in two
(Do it and do it again)
Swag on even when you dress casual
I mean, it's almost unbearable and I
(Rape me)
In a hundred years not dare would I
Pull a Pharcyde, let you pass me by
(Rape me again)
Nothing like the last guy, he's too square for you
He don't smack that ass and pull your hair like that
(I'm not the only one)
Get down
(I'm not the only one)
Get up
Do it like it hurts
(I'm not the only one)
Like it hurts
(I'm not the only one)
What, you don't like work?
I hate these blurred lines
(Rape me)
I know you want it
(Rape me, my friend)
I know you want it
I know you want it, want it
Good girl
(Rape me)
The way you grab me
(Rape me again)
Must wanna get nasty
Go ahead and get at me
(Rape me)
Blurred lines
(Rape me, my friend)
Blurred lines
(Hate me)
Blurred lines
(Do it and do it again
Do it and do it again
Do it and do it again)
You know you want it
You know you want it
I know you want it
thank you for doing this. xx
@@amandapalmer No problem, I couldn't stop listening and ended up writing it all out to process it, so thought I'd share. Thank you and Reb for creating it xx
The only thing good to come from that disgusting Robin Thicke song is this mashup shining a light on the sick truth regarding how our culture celebrates taking advantage of women. This is so powerful and amazing 👏
Dude. This!
as the buddhists say: from the shit, comes the lotus.
I don’t think the culture celebrates that but this is a good mashup
Had missed that Thicke schtick (too old?), but looked it up, and eww! Did not make it far.
@@emperorfranknfurter1610 You’re wrong, but this is really not the place to have a discussion about this.
I am in tears and always coming to terms. You've helped me with a step in my healing journey. Thank you.
And rest in power, Kurt. He sought so much justice for victims.
I NEVER - EVER, EVER comment on videos. But, this made me choke and cry. Thank you for this. Thank you for shining a bright light on the dark confusion.
"I'm not the only one."
thank you alysa. please share it along. xx
@@amandapalmer I have and will. All my love and deep appreciation.
I sat stone still listening to this. This is so powerful! It really highlights how many times we can listen to a song but not actually listen to it. The lyrics of “Blurred Lines” are nauseating when you pay attention to what’s really being said. We’re basically being told…”you didn’t say yes, but you didn’t say no either, so…”
Such a vile message on their part.
But such a powerful message from you both!
Wow, great. And now that Emily Ratajkowski told about Robin Thicke grabbing her on the set of Blurred Lines, this mashup is even more relevant
we didn't plan it that way...but that news dropping yesterday does give this a certain poetry. the scream is real.
You mean relevant, not relative (I think), but yeah.
@@MatthiasUrlichs yeah sorry (I'm belgian my english isn't really good ahah, I fix this, thanks !)
I can't believe Blurred Lines was ever popular. It's horrifying even without this perfect treatment. This is like what all the women were hearing when it was playing on the radio.
I have no words that can do this justice. I've fought these last few months to put into words what has happened to me and I've barely survived each and every day. Was it my fault? Was I exaggerating? Maybe he isn't so bad... This song perfectly encapsulates every raw emotion and thought I've gone through. This comment section reminds me that I'm not alone in this as well- which is both awful and reassuring at the same time. Thank you Amanda Palmer and Reb Fountain for this amazing collab and mashup.
We want to THANK YOU- so much for putting so much heart, mana and fierce energy into creating this masterpiece. These are the conversations that need to be had, the emotions that need to be expressed, the awareness that needs to be raised, the unspoken truths that need to be shouted from the rooftops. As musicians and artists ourselves, we so look up to you both as showing us what it means to be uncompromising in your artistry, doing the mahi for anyone who has been a victim of sexual violence (and society). We applaud you, we thank you, and we are awed. 🙏
That brought everything back. That expressed everything I felt about that despicable 'song' and juxtaposed it against the song that had first made me feel heard about the abuse I survived. Not everyone understood my anger, my repulsion at Blurred Lines, nor the catharsis I felt when I first heard Rape Me. But what you've created: I defy anyone to watch this and not understand. Thank you.
a few people have not understand. that's okay. it's not for them. for those who get it, for those who need it: it is here. xx
What a phenomenal, uncomfortable experience. As a cis gay man who has admittedly never specifically suffered abuse, my heart aches for all the people in the comments who find this even the smallest bit relatable to their personal struggle. These amazing women are reminding us that we are not alone in these fragile times, in this fragile life, on this fragile dot. To Reb and AFP, thank you. To everyone, I'm with you. I'm here for you.
I'm also not transgender. Glad we got that out of the way. Thanks.
Jesus H Christ this used to be so powerful, this whole thing just aged like milk curdled in hydrochloric acid
Jesus Christ this is powerful. I wouldn't change a note, or a voice crack... The juxtaposition of these two songs couldn't be more perfect. I may try to comment something a little bit more coherent in a bit, once I've collected myself. Right now I'm overwhelmed...
My chest is still echoing the heaviness of this brilliance, I can't adequately convey the feelings or tears but thank you. Too many of us have fallen prey to "blurred lines"...and we aren't the only ones.
This is an unbelievable gift. Art like this comes from that wretched pain that has walked you through the fire - and while there you turn into a Phoenix. You transform because it’s the only way you can see to get to the other side. Then when you get there, you reach your wings out to the folks who are still in those pits and you call to them with art like this. And we hear it, and we know - just as you know. Keep singing.
“Thank you” are shallow words to describe the gratitude I feel for the deep, vast fullness of what you just gave us. This was healing.
you're welcome, from the bottom of my soul. x
I usually don’t like mashups too much... but THIS is something else. Meaningful, powerful, disturbing and very moving. Thank you for this beautifully deranged piece of art
I’m sitting here bawling watching myself.
Amazing! Such power, and the way your voice is breaking with rage at the end Amanda. Just wow!
Anyone who thought that vile tune was ‘just a song’ or ‘good fun’ NEEDS to hear this. Thicke has just been outed for groping a model on the video shoot (fucking awful video too!) - I hope he sees this and feels the shame he ought to.
And thanks for introducing me to Reb-who has an amazing and expressive voice. I’ll be looking for more of their work right now.
I’m proud to support you Amanda to help keep making your powerful art, and let you buy more wine ❤️
I'd never heard a mashup that could really be deemed meaningful. This is incredible. So powerful and upsetting. It litteraly made me shiver.
Viewed from a friend's share; I will be sharing as well. The hair was standing up on my arms and I felt my chest tightening and so I had to watch it again. And the same thing happened again. What a beautiful, horrible, amazing piece you created. Thank You.
Thank you for singing out for us... the battle we as survivors of these "blurred lines" fight in our hearts, minds, and souls to find validation, expression, justice, and peace. To know when and where we are being preyed upon, mocked, and gaslit by the ones who took advantage and abused their power. The pain and rage in this resonates in every fiber of my being.. thank you Amanda, thank you Reb.
Tears. Just tears. I waited to listen to this until the house was quiet, so I could give you both my full attention. My foot cramped up because I was clenching my toes the entire time, not realizing it.
I’m not able to say “Thank You” in a more eloquent way right now, but thank you.
I hear you. I see you. I feel you.
🖤
The ending, when Amanda screams is my favorite part. I cried. Love to feel the power of women resurfacing
If you aren’t screaming all the time, you’re not paying enough attention.
The way this evolved ..... mind blown. Y'all took us on a journey.
Thank you again. I have thanked you both a thousand times in my head since I first heard this song. But I never said it out loud till now so thank you BOTH again, for ripping my heart open so i could feel what i NEEDED to feel. I have loved and respected, looked up to, Amanda since i was 13. I'm so grateful for this vulnerability and healing and rage.
This is why Patreon works - and is so, so important.
This was so powerful! I had to catch my breath cause my chest started feeling the heaviness of it all. Thank you for putting a voice to the violent truth that so many continue to deny.
I've listened to this multiple times and it gets better with each listen. The arrangement, the execution, the message. All of it- is just- muah - chefs kiss! 🤌 Masterpiece.
One of the most powerful mashups ever made! Chills everytime even now 2 years later still hits so deeply.❤
I got chills on this. Holy shit. As a survivor, thank you.
as a sister, you're welcome. hugs.
This gave me chills. The emotion is her voice is so real. I have no words, but as someone that has been SAd, thank you for doing this. I hope it was healing to scream that out. That's what I need to do so thank you for doing it. I don't have it in me to say the word out loud, or to hear it said out loud. You're the voices for those wothout one.
This made me cry, from somewhere deep and unknown but not unfamiliar. You've tapped into vein that connects far too many but will definitely bring them a comfort in knowing they aren't alone
This is why we absolutely need independently funded music!
YES. this never would have happened without patronage. having freedom to do what i want - because i'm fully crowdfunded now, with no label bosses or sponsors or approval-needed - is giving birth to some of my best & strongest work. i am free. i love it. and i love you. thank you. patreon 4eva.
For the first time, I paid attention to more than 'Hey, hey, hey..." in Blurred Lines. We have to un-learn a lot of shit that we didn't even question before.😢
Powerful. Uncanny. Much needed.
this is a masterpiece. at first time watching, i almost cried at the first piano tunes and soonly after, my jaw dropped. maximum chills inside out. i watched it again and again. it has milled its way into me. the mash-up, the two of you, the message... it's beyond. it's everything. it hits hard. i am in awe. and words just can't describe.
Blurred Lines was played at my homecoming dance, and nobody actually bothered to think about the implications of the song. This mashup is all I could think of during the entire dance.
Please. Omg. Please put this on spotify. I was 15 when i was in an abusive relationship with my ex boyfriend of 1 year 2 months. This makes me soul burn in a good way. I am now 17 and nothing has helped more than this song.
holy shit that was so powerful. its like you've captured my pain and my rage and all those complex feelings that come after assault. thank you. thank you so much.
I cried for almost 30 minutes after hearing this. Thank you. Seriously cathartic.
The police let the guy who assaulted and threatened me get away with it because "he seemed nice and had a nice family"... And Blurred Lines is just a fun song...
I really felt the emotions in this. Thank you for making me feel less alone ❤️
OK... I've seen your rant on Facebook, and now I've seen the video which, for some reasons, had fallen out of my time-line. And now, my throat is tight and I've got tears in my eyes, crying... This video, I needed it for some personal reasons... Thank you
I know that "rant" might not be the best word... But English is not my native language and I lack a better one...
Well shit. As a transmasc person who was raped and abused “as a girl” I often struggle with processing and expressing my experiences. Especially as I don’t want to take up spaces of cis women talking about their experiences. This just released so much for me… I’m shaking.
U have every right to express ur experiences in those spaces, they were just as affected by misogyny and ur not any less harmed by them just because ur not a woman, rape is largely a misogyny problem whether the victims are cis women, trans/nb anyone, or cis men, and ur experiences as a transmasc person are equally relevant as anyone else's. You're not speaking over anyone, you're just speaking, it's okay.
@@butasimpleidiotwizard thank you so much for your words and kindness, I really needed this today 🥺💜
@@Transpenguincy There's room for us all, you're not taking anyones space here x
Not only cis women get raped. As you, unfortunately, know. Speak your truth, friend.
@@emmajudson5547 thank you 🥺💜
I cry every time. I keep watching because it tears me apart but also puts me back together a little bit. I feel heard.
absolutely stunned. haunting.
powerful! wow. 2 voices and a piano and words. And I got goose bumps on goose bumps. thank you for baring it all here ❤️
I never realized how truly horrible the lyrics were on blurred lines! How was this ever cool?! I love what you’ve done here. Pretty epic and so powerful. Can’t stop listening
Some people never grew up from garbage like Blurred Lines.
Yes I agree, I never realized how truly gross that song was. Such bratty entitlement. The only clever thing about it is a melodic refrain that I believe he stole from another r&b singer in the '70s and lost the court case over
@@FrenkMelk I don't think Marvin Gaye would have liked any part of "Blurred Lines" at all, even if Thicke hadn't ripped him off. He wrote such beautiful songs of enthusiastically consenting love, not creepiness.
cover bands still play it at weddings I discovered tonight!! Bizarre
@@beckyryan1668 There are so many examples of that sort of thing. I'm not necessarily referring to songs that are about rape, just songs that are in one way or another highly inappropriate for the occasion.
"Every Breath You Take" (The Police) That's about stalking!
"Possession" (Sarah McLachlan) Also about stalking!
"The One I Love" (R.E.M.) It's so bitter! Isn't it obvious!?
"Don't You Want Me?" (Human League) He says that she owes him...
"Betterman" (Pearl Jam) It's about insincerity. "She lies and says she's in love with him..."
Also, at events for a young crowd, such as B'nai Mitzvahs, there's the problem of inappropriate lyrics. That can include over-sexualized songs, (oh no, I did some checking, and they do play "Blurred Lines" at such events!). There was also the time that I was at a Bar Mitzvah and, while we were waiting for the speech or something at dinner, the DJ was playing "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon and Garfunkel. The Jesus-related lyrics stood out, and I think that one of the guests said something to the DJ, who transitioned into something else.
Thank you so much for the reappropriation of this hideous song. You've explained in a few minutes what I have tried to express, and failed, to even survivors about why Blurred Lines was/is such a disgusting song so powerfully. It's so hard to watch this yet I've had it on repeat.
"I thought that's what you wanted"
"That never happened."
"You know it didn't happen like that"
"I *never* did that to you"
"You're still not over that?"
"Why do you still even think about that? Why don't you just get over it?"
...
Why don't you just get over it?
"Why did you stay if it was that bad"
"If you tell anyone, I'll kill you."
Just heard this mash-up for the first time, and the entire left side of my body went numb. From 4-18 I was sexually abused and raped by multiple family members.
I spent almost my entire life hating my face because a) I saw my dad (worst abuser) in my reflection and b) I thought there must be something about my face that said I wanted it. I know better now, and I am mostly recovered from PTSD. This song really knocked me on my ass, though. At the same time, it relieved some pressure in a way that I can't quite explain.
I've been very open about my trauma for years... mostly with the intent of helping others, even if it was just to help them feel less alone. I listened to this a few times, though, because it got into the nooks and crannies that all the therapy in the world couldn't touch. It wore away at the anger that always turned to sadness and shame. It said, "I am here. I have always been here. And now you can let go."
💓 May you feel peace in your soul.
Truly what art is for. Thank you for sharing that response.
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Thank you for sharing. You're worth every effort, may you find your inner peace and may you be surrounded by only supportive people from now onwards. 💌
I'm so sorry for what happened to you. I will pray for your continued Healing. God bless.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Thank you for being the master piece of an authentic human being that you are. Your music, book, message, all of the art you make and share inspires me daily. This is just another magical creation I am so glad to have witnessed. Thank you for working so hard to make it shareable. I have sent it out to my little universe. Thank you AFP, keeping being you! I am proud to be a patron! HUGS!
Thank you for going there, for giving a voice to those who feel that don't have one. Amanda Palmer, you have lit the way so many times. Thank you for your courage.
On behalf of myself and women in the world who have been subject to assault/unwanted sexual harassment - *most women* - this is one of the most powerful voices against gender violence I have heard this year. The message is so well crafted with the combination of the bloody filthy commercial Blurred Lines and anarchist Cobain’s Rape Me.. thank you Reb and Amanda. I can’t stop listening. I am shaken and thankful.
Well that was the most emotionally draining and utterly wonderful thing I have seen on UA-cam for a very long time. After watching this I searched out the original Blurred Lines video; that was mistake!
I am so shook. That was absolutely fantastic. I momentarily wish I had any sort of following that I could throw this at to get this more circulated. This was an honor to witness. I am converted into a new level of fan
21 years later and this resonates in my soul... this mash up said everything I couldn't say...I was told it was my fault, I asked for it, I drank too much....I can't help but feel a connection to everyone who has commented on this song.. it brings me to tears ❤
As usual Amanda got me in tears and shaking. Healing. Without the proper words to express. Thank you Amanda. For being brave for all of us. For everything. For all the years of healing and representing. For helping. Your music has always been thus.
Powerful performance, as always. Thank you so much for just being you Amanda. Your honesty and raw emotion has helped me so many times in my life. You are a special human.
I can't even begin to say how shocked I am to read all these comments, just a few years ago, I began to realize the psychological and emotional damage I suffered, and I couldn't admit, I felt like it was a secret, something that I could overcome on my own, and I did it, but it took me many years, and it is something that I never wish on any person, we have to talk more openly about this.
Now I know that I should be proud to be a survivor.
I never liked that Thicke song, not only because of the music, there was something simply disgusting about the video as well.
Thanks Amanda, you're one of the greatest human I ever seen, you're a warrior.
Sending you greetings from Mexico City. 🇲🇽
Sorry for the broken english, I try it.
God bless you 🙏 it takes courage to take that first step but I'm glad you are healing. Prayers from Illinois!
And your English is fantastic!
@@KimiCruzThank you very much for your kind and respectful words, I really appreciated. You put a smile on my face today, hope to do the same, if I tell you the beautiful human being you are.
And thank you, I may make a mistake with the grammar, but I'll be keep on practicing.
Greetings from Mexico City. 🤍
You guys need to do another collaboration! You guys work so well together!
What gets me is the silence and those looks at the end. Powerful beyond words. Thank you.
Goosebumps. This is powerful
. The part where you both start singing loud gave me chills. The pain , the rage, the empowerment 💓 thank you
Every once in a while there’s a piece of art (mostly for me, it’s music/writing), that stays with you for days, permeating the mind, giving more and more the more it’s consumed. This is it. This is a force, catharsis on steroids. Thank you thank you thank you Amanda and Reb ✌️
This song is gonna help me heal. Because 5 years later Im in my absolute rage period of healing. Thank you. ❤
I've never actually listened to Blurred Lines. I heard about long before I ever heard it in passing. I've actively avoided it. Knowing Amanda Palmer was involved with this, I listened. And I don't regret it. This is amazing.
One of the most crucial parts, as horrific as it sounds, in coming to terms with and living with what I've been through was seeing that other people had been through the same. Seeing them struggle, seeing them express being overwhelmed, express rage, and express fear and having my own also be received wasn't the justice that I wanted, it won't ever be, but it was crucial. I didn't want any of the people who shared their experiences with me to have gone through them, but when we were able to come together in spite of them and convey and grieve together it gave me the strength to keep going. This video reminded me of that room full of people, sat in a circle, a few years ago.
Thank you.
Now that was haunting. I'm gobsmacked at how powerful this is.
amazing!!! brought me to tears at the end!!! amanda youve been one of my absolute favorites for 18 years now! keep up the amazing work. the emotion you had was raw and straight to the point.
I don't know what it takes to subtitle a music video, but thank you for doing it. It definitely helped me appreciate the separate lyrics so it wasn't just a jumble in my head.
It just takes a Norwegian who's happy to help and has a couple of hours to spare. Me and Ocean, my colleague from Brasil do most of Amanda's subs when we have time to spare. And you are so very welcome. Comments like these make my day.
@@ThomasHerlofsen
Thank you friend.
One of the most powerful performance I’ve seen in a while. Heart gutting. 🖤
This gave both my boyfriend and I chills. Thank you, Amanda. Per usual, always putting out wonderful, intellectual, and sometimes “painful truth” art. The fact that “Blurred Lines” was ever on the top 10’s list at any point is so disgusting, vile, and just emphasizes the deeply engrained misogyny in our society. Troglodytes.
Wow you guys! you're amazing. What a powerful recording. Thank you.
I never expect for Amanda to make me cry, but she sure has a talent for it.
This sent like 10 chills down my back. Good Lord Blurred Lines is absolutely despicable (even the title is a slap to the face) but this mash up is so powerful. You are two very talented women who know how to make emotionally charged music. Incredible work
The first time I watched this I felt like I didn't breathe throughout and I genuinely wasn't sure if I could watch/listen again, the emotion throughout is so raw and so powerful. As a victim of sexual assault who was a uni student when this song peaked in popularity I saw firsthand the way "lads" treated women and other minority genders on campus with such revolting entitlement and felt Blurred Lines embodied that and empowered them. Now, instead, those of us who have suffered and always objected to the song and the behaviour it represents have this amazing cover to empower us. Thank you Amanda and Reb.
You are seen. We are strong.
Holy shit, this is genius. I've got literal chills and I cannot stop listening to you both. Thank you for this mash up.