On today's I like to overthink media analysis because it was part of my degree and yaps with @twopoppies
Harry Styles. Concert song choices. And contextualising music history.
His choice of using the Elvis version of BOTW, instead of the much-much-muchtoomuch- talked about schick with 'Carla' and her lack of basic music knowledge- experience lol piqued my interest tonight.
Opening his gig with the memeifitied 'where is my husband' would have been a fun, nod, to online discourse within his concert going fandom, but instead of that, he opens after with a very slow, very depressing version of an already depressing song, let's be honest. And, I wondered why. It's hardly the note you wanna open on for an album with 'disco' in the title, right?
When did this cover take off, for eg?
Oh. Residencies, you say?
Managers taking insane cuts, you say?
Interesting to note Elvis was also doing two shows a day during his residences.
Almost like, one show on The Streets. Endless, LITERAL circles of nothingness to be Seen™ and one show for The Stage. Every time.
vs on stage in Business attire. Buttoned up to the neck (but not on weekends ;)
Despite last tour coming out DiscoTits ahoy for an album about his 'house' vs buttoned up to the neck, sweating, struggling and exhausted, for an album about kisses and disco.
But, yaknow, he probably 'just likes the song' etc etc etc.
