Taking aim at the hyper-sexualized culture of youth in America today, Skylar Grey has released a pretty funny sarcastic visual for her just-released catchy single, "C'mon Let Me Ride," the lead single from Grey's upcoming major-label debut album, "Don't Look Down," which rapper Eminem executive produced and scheduled to drop next spring. It looks like an old school Eminem video, which is fitting considering he makes a guest appearance on his trusty bicycle with all the zaniness going on.
The colorful and quirky "C'mon Let Me Ride," is a girl's plea for her crush to let her ride his bicycle. Only this boy and his two-wheel choice of transportation lives in the trailer park. Grey's grunge, edgy vibe causes her to stick out like a sore thumb from the other girls in the neighborhood with their faux tans and skimpy bikinis. Since Grey sings about wanting to ride a man's bicycle, the video also features several customized bicycles. Climbing on top of her crush makes him think she wants to seduce him, and she does, according to the lyrics. Instead she takes the cash. Chicks in bikinis continue to run through the 'hood.
Eminem has certainly mastered the art of parody and Grey takes a chapter from his book with visuals that are intended to poke fun at America's overly sexualized society and beyond. As she serves up some revenge and turns up the jokes in this trailer park-inspired clip. That sarcasm comes through pretty song as the video shows a scene of her playing Dr. Grey, a shady plastic surgeon whose results are only slightly exaggerated from what can be seen around Hollywood. To get her man's eyes off the models in his magazines, Grey offers them free tans that turn them orange and plastic surgery that results in face transplants that she conducts, ever so delicately, with a chainsaw.
As for Eminem, who brings high-wattage star power, drops a guest rap and the auto-tuned refrain from Queen's 1978 song "Bicycle Race," and trying to pedal away on his lowrider tricycle that's attached to a packed kiddie pool. Grey simply laughed at its absurdity. She explains to MTV News, "I'm poking fun at the overtly sexualized aspect of everything in this world today. The video is a combined effort between director Isaac Rentz, me and Eminem, and we just wanted to make sure it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song."
The colorful and quirky "C'mon Let Me Ride," is a girl's plea for her crush to let her ride his bicycle. Only this boy and his two-wheel choice of transportation lives in the trailer park. Grey's grunge, edgy vibe causes her to stick out like a sore thumb from the other girls in the neighborhood with their faux tans and skimpy bikinis. Since Grey sings about wanting to ride a man's bicycle, the video also features several customized bicycles. Climbing on top of her crush makes him think she wants to seduce him, and she does, according to the lyrics. Instead she takes the cash. Chicks in bikinis continue to run through the 'hood.
Eminem has certainly mastered the art of parody and Grey takes a chapter from his book with visuals that are intended to poke fun at America's overly sexualized society and beyond. As she serves up some revenge and turns up the jokes in this trailer park-inspired clip. That sarcasm comes through pretty song as the video shows a scene of her playing Dr. Grey, a shady plastic surgeon whose results are only slightly exaggerated from what can be seen around Hollywood. To get her man's eyes off the models in his magazines, Grey offers them free tans that turn them orange and plastic surgery that results in face transplants that she conducts, ever so delicately, with a chainsaw.
As for Eminem, who brings high-wattage star power, drops a guest rap and the auto-tuned refrain from Queen's 1978 song "Bicycle Race," and trying to pedal away on his lowrider tricycle that's attached to a packed kiddie pool. Grey simply laughed at its absurdity. She explains to MTV News, "I'm poking fun at the overtly sexualized aspect of everything in this world today. The video is a combined effort between director Isaac Rentz, me and Eminem, and we just wanted to make sure it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song."
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