Comments on: Pakistani Politi-Pop from Beygairat Brigade http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/10/26/pakistani-politi-pop/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: kitkat http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/10/26/pakistani-politi-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-287558 kitkat Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:10:48 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/?p=7451#comment-287558 <p>I am not sure if I would take what they're saying in that video at face value - they're saying that they wish to address certain controversial aspects of the song and that they don't believe half the things they're singing about; that certain words were used simply for rhyming purposes, and that their larger point was that everyone in Pakistan should have the freedom to talk about certain things openly. The lead singer seems somewhat frazzled in this interview and it is possible that they were under pressure to retract the message embedded in the song's lyrics and the placards.</p> <p>Their tone is quite different in other interviews with Al Jazeera and NDTV where they seem much more relaxed and enthusiastic about the song's reception. I want to believe that they are fully conscious about the implications and meanings of the song, but then, again, I could be wrong.</p> I am not sure if I would take what they’re saying in that video at face value – they’re saying that they wish to address certain controversial aspects of the song and that they don’t believe half the things they’re singing about; that certain words were used simply for rhyming purposes, and that their larger point was that everyone in Pakistan should have the freedom to talk about certain things openly. The lead singer seems somewhat frazzled in this interview and it is possible that they were under pressure to retract the message embedded in the song’s lyrics and the placards.

Their tone is quite different in other interviews with Al Jazeera and NDTV where they seem much more relaxed and enthusiastic about the song’s reception. I want to believe that they are fully conscious about the implications and meanings of the song, but then, again, I could be wrong.

]]> By: Jamilla http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2011/10/26/pakistani-politi-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-287555 Jamilla Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:33:32 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/?p=7451#comment-287555 <p>Can you email me the lyrics? :D</p> Can you email me the lyrics? :D

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