Originally posted March 6th, 2009
Oh we all knew it was coming. Boyz II Men were R&B royalty back in the day. I'm certain that you are all missing them, despite the fact they are still out there somewhere making Temptations tribute albums and wishing men would act like men again~. I sincerely doubt Day 26 or whatever other faceless group of guys is currently out there is fulfilling your quota for dramatic love ballads. I challenge you not to give into the jaw-trembling power of "On Bended Knee"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8giTjtNX3qk
~please note that Michael left the group because of scoliosis. That makes me feel old.
Things to Note:
* The wa-oo-wa noise at :31 completely sums up 90s R&B in less than a second. It's over. The whole sub-genre is defined by one watery drip-drop noise. You will not be able to find me a sound effect more exemplary of the time.
* The girl in the opening scene kinda sounds like Stacey Dash from Clueless and that is making me even more nostalgic.
* I like that all the members of the group look like they belong as faculty at a middle school. One would teach History, one would teach Math, one would coach the basketball team, and the other would direct the choir. I will leave it to you to assign them those roles, but it is as obvious as you think.
*I don't know why Shawn is wearing that towering white hat in some scenes. He must not be aware of his extensive ganglitude, which is phrase I coined earlier this week.
*I also keep forgetting how hilarious it is that they have a spoken interlude in almost every song. I shouldn't laugh, since he gets the best looking girl in the video, even if his painting makes her look vaguely Latoya Jackson-esque.
*That final pose means serious business.
*There is a very tender moment involving a trumpet and a glass of iced tea.
I think we all cried a little bit today.
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