Music Video Monday: Tightrope by Janelle Monáe
This lady is cute, and the tune is sweet shimmery tuneful hip hop. Add in sharp tuxedos, smooth tap dance and this is a beauty of a music video. My friend asked me if Janelle Monáe was a gay icon – she should be. Best line: “you get elevated / they love it or they hate it / you dance up on them haters / keep getting funky on the scene”.
It’s set in a mental asylum where you’re not allowed to dance, obv, and features Big Boi, of Outkast fame. Sadly we can’t embed it… that’s just a picture below but please do go watch the original on Youtube here.
I think she’s awesome, ever since I saw an article on her on Jezebel I’ve been gripped by her inherent sexiness, sweet tones and even sweeter moves. Funny that she doesn’t seem to have ‘broken through’. Check out her videos for ‘Cold war’ and ‘Many moons’.
yeah i’m infatuated now, that dance is so beautiful. and her eyes are always open so wide, oo love it
She’s pretty amazing live. We saw her play at Koko last week and she blew us away. She had more energy than a duracel bunny. Afterwards she came back out once the place had cleared out and signed autographs. I wanted to put her in my pocket and take her home – so cute. I think its just a matter of time till she ‘breaks’.