CL - Lifted

So I know this is going to be a controversial song to talk about but I am going to give it a shot.

I ask that people realize it is not my intention to convince anyone not to watch this video.

Now that the disclaimer is out of the way this is obviously about CL's new video "Lifted." I am going

to start on a less controversial front and talk about everything as it is. CL's new video has a mellow almost reggae vibe and is entirely in English as it is intended as CL's American debut.

Now, this is where things get iffy. I know CL really wants to break out into the American

music market but I don't think she should. She is just going to waste her time. The only

Korean artist who has succeeded in the U.S. was Psy and that only happened because

Americans thought "Gangnam Style" was catchy and stupid. The odds of CL making

a name for herself in the U.S. Are almost nonexistent. My concern is she is going to waste

her talent on an industry that doesn't care about her and abandon the one that does.

On top of that, there is the song. Even if that song was sung by a popular American singer

it would still go nowhere. Americans thrive on catchy beats and dance tunes... Which this

definitely is not. This is the kind of song you would hear in a commercial and think nothing of.

The song has no pizazz, no passion, no power... All the things we have come to expect from CL

but don't see in this song.

Check out the video below and let me know what you think.

~ 태린 ~