Comments on: Why is Pharrell’s sneeze getting bleeped?

By: dutch

dutch — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:51:21 +0000

its says “look at u” its not even bleeped out either

By: Ramo

Ramo — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:30:17 +0000

First of all, the song is awful. The first N.E.R.D. record In Search Of… was GREAT. The next one was not so good. The Pharell made that absolutely awful solo record. Now, this. Sounds like a typical 2 Live Crew song from 1990. What has happened to these guys? So much talent, squandered. Second, I also thought maybe its being misheard as “a jew.” Certainly a possibility. Sounds like “at you, at you” to me.

By: Nat X

Nat X — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:40:11 +0000

Kinda like dubbing out the gunshots in MIA’s Paper Planes.

By: Lyn

Lyn — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:24:04 +0000

As an adult, I knew. But when I was 18 in small town New England, I wouldn’t have any idea. Once, MTV bleeped it, I would have googled it though. MYV is only drawing more attention to it.
The Everlast song “What It’s Like” is censored on Clear Channel to a ridiculous degree. The song provides an empathetic message but at least 3 or 4 words each verse are bleeped.

By: Em

Em — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:55:02 +0000

It would be a much less obvious coke reference if every other girl in the video wasn’t walking out of the bathroom rubbung her nose.

By: orville

orville — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:02:14 +0000

Wow–I really am getting old. When did MTV start going Republican? You used to be able to get away with *a lot* more on that station back in the day. Reminds me of a local classic rock station–they would bleep out the phrase “roll another joint” from Tom Petty’s “You Don’t Know How it Feels,” but had no trouble playing other songs with drug references, notably Eric Clapton’s “Cocaine.” And so many other songs with harsh language (“Jet Airliner” etc.) They’ve since stopped bleeping any songs. However, there’s a really conservative oldies station in the area that will bleep or remove phrases like “making love in the green grass” from songs like “Brown Eyed Girl.” Now that’s taking the “let’s not offend anyone” stance way too far.

By: amanda

amanda — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:23:00 +0000

are we sure he’s not saying “look at you” quickly? but then again, why would MTV bleep that out? on a side note—when did MTV start playing videos again? i almost feel like marking this on my calendar, its such a historic moment

By: Scott P

Scott P — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:22:29 +0000

It makes about as much sense as MTV censoring Feist’s video for “I Feel It All” by bleeping out the word gun in the chorus. And I thought the song was all about gun violence, thanks so much MTV for protecting us all.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:54:32 +0000

They were on a british radio station a while ago and said this song is about young girls (rumor is Lindsay, Brit Brit etc) doing lines of of cocaine. So a $100 bill look atchu!! Drug reference=offensive to someone.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:25:57 +0000

I’ve been listening to this song a lot the last two weeks and never picked up on the fact that it was a cocaine reference.
But yeah, now that I think about, it makes a lot of sense.