Here are links to the full videos from today's lecture. Why is Japan in these songs, and in these videos? How is Japan in these songs and videos? Again, why does it make sense? Why do we not blink the first time (or first 50 times) we hear it? Or did you?

I'd be happy to post additional examples -- please send me your songs and your analysis of what's going on. More examples will be wonderful fodder when we return to pop-culture topics later in the semester.

In the order as presented in lecture.... listen for the Japan-dropping.



"Give it to Me," Timbaland, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake (2007):

When timbo is in the party everybody put up their hands
I get a half a mill for my beats you get a couple grand-d-d-d-d
Never gonna see the day that I ain't got the upper hand
I'm respected from californ.i.a. way down to Japan
I'm a real producer and you just the piano man
Your song gonna top the charts, I heard em, I'm not a fan-n-n-n-n



"Are you that Somebody?" Aaliyah with Timbaland (1998):

Don't you know I am the man
Rock shows here to Japan
Have people shaking-shaking my hand
Baby girl, better known as Aaliyah
Give me hives, corns, and high fevers




"My Love" Justin Timberlake with Timbaland and T.I. (2007):

Shorty, cool as a fan
On the new once again
But still has fans from Peru to Japan
Listen baby, I don't wanna ruin your plan
But if you got a man, try to lose him if you can
Cause your girls real wild throw your hands up high
Wanna come kick it wit a stand up guy




"Fantasty" Mariah Carey remix featuring ODB (1995):

Yo, New York in the house
Is Brooklyn in the house
Uptown in the house
Charlotte are ya in da house
Boogie Down are you in the house
Sacramento in the house
Atlanta, Georgia are you in the house
West Coast are you in the house
Japan are you in da house
Everybody are you in the house
Baby, baby c'mon, baby c'mon, baby c'mon