"GangnamStyle"bysingerPsyfromKoreaisapopularsongbutitsextraordinaryglobalsuccessisreallytheresultofitsmusicvideowhichisagreatpieceofgenius.OnSeptember22ndGuinnessWorldRecordslisted"GangnamStyle"asthemost-likedvideointhehistoryofYouTube.It'sbeenperformedatWestPoint(West-PointStyle)andGoogle'sCEOhasdonethe"GangnamStyle"horsedanceatthecompany'sofficeinSeoul.EvenSamsungistryingtomakePsythenewmodelforthelatesttypeoffridge.
Thesong'sglobalpopularityissuchthatthevastmajorityofpeoplewhoenjoyitdon'tspeakKoreanandhavenoideawhatitisabout.That'sfine---partofwhatmakes"GangnamStyle"sofunislikeinternationalpopmusicthedifficultyinunderstandingit.Whenwesingalong"Heysexylady"wedon'treallyknowwhatwe'resingingabout.
Thejoyofincomprehensiblenessisfamiliartoanyonewholovespopmusicfromelsewhere.AnthonyLaneinhis2010reviewoftheEurovisionSongContestOnlyMr.GodKnowsWhyused"EurovisionEnglish"asoneofitschiefpleasures.It's"acomplextonguespokennowhereelsewhichraisestheheartfeltpoetry(诗意)butabsolutenonsensetoalevelofwhatsci-fiwriterscouldonlyhavedreamed."Insimilarways"GangnamStyle"isjustanover-the-topvideowhereafatmandoesafunnydanceandsingsrepetitivewordsthatdon'tmakesensetomostofus.
ButontheotherthemagicofthesongalsoliesinitsfunnydancewhichreflectsnotjustculturalmoralsspecifictoKoreabutculturalvalueseasilyrecognizabletowesternviewers.Thissong'swordsmaybeinKoreanbutitsscenesareinclearAmerican.Thedancemovesaresimpleenoughtocopy.
Nonsenseinotherwordsforcesustoletdownourguards.Itmakesusrelaxandasksustoletinallsortsoffeelingsfromwhichotherwisewemightdistanceourselves."GangnamStyle"happenstobesointerestingbecauseofitsincomprehensibleness.
小题1:Somecomplexlanguagesareusedinpopmusicbecause_______.
