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My favorite song right now is impossible to defend. It's impossible. We should all be ashamed of ourselves for liking this fucking song. Lil' Jon. You know that shit: 'To the window! To The Wall! [crowd sings along] To the sweat drip from my balls!' You go to clubs, you see girls dance to that shit. 'To the sweat drip from my balls! To the sweat drip from my balls! From my balls! From my balls! My balls!' I feel sorry for the guys that gotta pick a wife out of this bunch. It's like, 'Daddy, where'd you meet Mommy?' 'Oh, she was singing about balls at a club. Skeet, skeet, skeet!'

Chris Rock#46

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About this quote

What does it mean?
Rock critiques a specific song lyric while acknowledging its popularity in clubs.
In plain terms
He mocks a song about bodily fluids but admits people dance to it.
What can you take from it?
Popular culture can be embarrassing yet undeniable.

Where it applies

  • club scenes
  • music criticism
  • dating stories

Putting it to work

  • critiquing media
  • navigating social norms

Questions to consider

  • Why do we enjoy embarrassing music?
  • How do we judge art?

Another view

The explicit language limits broader applicability.

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