Chairlift Ft. Kool A.D. - Party (Beyonce cover)

Kool A.D. (of Das Racist) and Chairlift (of Apple commercial fame) collaborate on a cover of Beyonce's "Party."  The song starts about 1:15 into the video if you want to skip the intro.

Swing Time - Bojangles of Harlem (Fred Astaire)

Fred Astaire is in blackface makeup but it is not on some racist shit. It's his tribute to Bill Robinson, also known as Bojangles, whose style influenced Fred Astaire.  Music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Dorothy Fields.


There's an obvious influence on future performance art, namely Beyonce's 2011 performance at the Billboard Music Awards.

Most Innovative Live Performance Ever

Our contemporary culture achieves its breed as popular art becomes dependent on the latest in technological advancements. The distinguishable artists of our time are those that embrace technology in whatever medium available. For example, artists such as Lil B and Tyler, the Creator can attribute their current success to the accessibility of the internet; while an artist like Kanye, who has gained international fame, realizes greatness in pushing the artistic limits of music videos. Technology, and its cutting-edge brand newness, seems the instrumental ingredient in prominence in popular culture.

Beyonce Knowles has been runnin' shit in the popular music game since Destiny's Child. Her albums go platinum, she tours internationally, everybody thinks her videos are hotter than Taylor Swifts, and she's the baddest bitch in the game, wearing Jay's chain. Aside from this list, Beyonce is an unbelievable performer. As the world becomes increasingly digital, it seems as though there has been a roof over the creative innovations in live performance (with the exception of Kanye at Coachella). At the Billboard Music Awards this year in Las Vegas, Beyonce made major strides in this particular realm, synthesizing live performance art and technology in a much tastier fashion, than say... Deadmau5's cube lightshow...

This shit blew my mind:

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