5. Controversial lyrics and music video
Music is about melody, beat, groove, and also lyrics. Sometimes we don’t care about the lyrics at all. We just love to bang our heads with the beat. But other times, some lyrics make us stop and listen (while still nodding our heads a little bit).
The Weeknd’s music is awesome. We love the groove. But his lyrics tell a completely different story. They can be so blunt and explicit they just make us laugh instead of grimacing. Sometimes, they make Kanye West looks like a good boy.
Just take a look at some lines from one of his songs here:
“When I got on stage, she swore I was six feet tall. But when she put it in her mouth, she can’t seem to reach my ball.”
With such sensual explicitness within the lyrics, oftentimes fans play his songs during intimate encounters. But when he was asked about it, The Weeknd said no way to playing his own music during sex.
And there is no better way in telling those intoxicating lyrics than translating them into as absurd music video. Do you know that in some countries, his music videos cannot even be broadcast on TV? So, let’s take a moment to thank the internet.
