Thursday, August 19, 2010

Song of the Day: Eminem - Love The Way You Lie, featuring Rihanna

Here's a new song by Eminem and Rihanna. The video is intense, as the song and video take on the subject of domestic violence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U&playnext=1&videos=H8zKLEnwV4M

Here is an interesting review:
Eminem And Rihanna Take On Domestic Violence
http://carnalnation.com/content/58365/957/eminem-and-rihanna-take-domestic-violence?page=0,0

You all might think I'm crazy (if you don't already), but I completely agree with this line from the review: "I bet it's another one of those Eminem duets- and oddly enough, I trust him to make art."

Love him or hate him, I think you'd have to agree that Eminem pours his heart into his music. Good, bad, ugly--all of it. Perhaps the best example of this is this song, which I think is simply brilliant:
Eminem - When I'm Gone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wYNFfgrXTI

Back to the featured song of this blog post, Love The Way You Lie. I think that the fact that it is performed by Eminem and Rihanna makes is even more powerful. Rihanna was the victim of domestic abuse and Eminem has a long history of altercations with his on-again, off-again wife Kim.

So what do you think? Thought-provoking video or a step too far?

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