Synopsis
"goods" is the ninth and last track on kin and it's elimination leaves iamamiwhoami with only "sever" left. The track is very dancey with lyrics that appear optimistic like "now we found the cure" but also lyrics that contradict that like "sorrow sinking with a smile". The video features Jonna dressed in a harlequin costume in a dark room dancing around with colorful lights. At the end, a black box appears. This a metaphor for everything not being as it seems, which is sort of a dark closer for iam's kin chapter.
Standout Lines
"Toned down but playful, you say your greetings with goodbyes / Your cup is brim full, sorrow sinking with a smile"
20: Good! Her lowest rated song by me and got too far in the rate.
19: UGH one of my 9s from her. UGH. Now I don't really care where the rest of her songs end up.
18: Hmm. I gave it only a 7... but I feel like it could have gone farther. But she has enough songs in the top 20 so I'll try not to be too upset about this loss.
17: A 7. Oh well.
You know I really wish I had rated some things differently. Oh well this always happens haha.
Synopsis
"Konichiwa Bitches" is the sassy, I don't give a ****, fourth single from Robyn's fourth and self-titled album. It was released in the UK as the first international single. The only Robyn single left in the rate now is "With Every Heartbeat". The term "konichiwa bitches" comes from a sketch comedian Dave Chappelle did. Robyn watched the sketch on MTV sometime back in 2006 and thought it was the most hilarious thing ever, so she was inspired to create this song and even name her label Konichiwa Records. The song is cheeky, ruthless, and a bit more hip-hop than most of Robyn's singles. The video is just as comical as the lyrics. It managed to chart at number 67 in Australia and at number 98 in the UK.
Standout Lines
"Hit the gong-gong, bring the sumos on / I'm 'a kick ass all the way to Hong Kong / Make their balls bounce like a game of ping-pong / Konichiwa bitches, from Beijing to Saigon"
I think this garnered the most tens so far out of the eliminated songs! It's such a fun song.
Well, what an atrocious day of eliminations. Good job guys.
I'm happy the jazzy "play" and the perfectly fun "goods" made it this far to be honest. "Breaking It Up" is great, but for some reason it has never sounded like a standout, so I'm surprised it cracked the Top 20.