Where is the LOVE for Where is the LOVE by the Black Eyed Peas?

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Please inspire me to pull this record off the shelf and listen to it!

― rock, Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Ach, just switch on the Radio. It'll be on in a minute.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

It's completely awesome even though it has Justin Timberlake on it.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I adore this song and won't hear a word against it! I can't remember where I read the criticism that the lyrics sounded like a powerpoint presentation, which is entirely OTM but also exactly what I love about it. Definitely the best thing they've done.

― ledge (ledge), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

The best things they've done are still "Clap Your Hands", "Hey Mama" and "Weekend" but "Where Is The Love?" is pretty great.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:35 (twenty-one years ago)

You misspelled "grating", Dang.

(oh ho ho ho ho ho)

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:37 (twenty-one years ago)

FIE ON YOU DAVER MF POPSHOTS

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

(oh ho ho ho)

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah, it's the social conscience stuff that does it for me, I think they need to bring it back. Plus the first time I ever heard the song was in the studio audience at TOTP when they performed it live and I doubt anything they do will ever have the same impact on me.

xpost rofl ho hum.

― ledge (ledge), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

You laugh like Lauryn Hill in "Fu-Gi-La", Dave.

I think that BEP is at their best with their party jams; that's what I really liked about their first album and that's what draws me to their singles.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:43 (twenty-one years ago)

It took me so long to get into this song (that fucking Sprite ad video didn't help) but my appreciation started with the distorted keyboard solo, then the "Torn" rip-off chorus then the verse lyrics and now I think its one of the best singles of the decade so far. I usually hate the whole folkish "question mark" political song genre but this one is incredibly affecting. Maybe its the production, the times, the selflessness, who knows. I love it.

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)

The end of that video where everyone's having a relevatory moment and pointing up at something in the sky is one of the best video moments this side of the end of Radiohead's "Just" even if it does eevoke unfortunate images of "love" floating past the clouds.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

"You laugh like Lauryn Hill in "Fu-Gi-La", Dave."

She's performing here. I mean HERE! Which is the middle of frigging nowhere! At some festival. I am very tempted to check. her. out.

― nathalie in a bar under the sea (stevie nixed), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't even remember that shot. I just remember everyone slapping sprite stickers everywhere. Made the whole "turning politics into bumper stickers" thing wayyy too overt.

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 14:01 (twenty-one years ago)

So much hatred for this group after, but the whole thing kinda befuddles me as I learned about them with "Fallin' Up", and prior to that, they were on Brian Green's sadly overlloked/underratted/highly ridiculed album rapping over Bobby Hutcherson's Montara. I looked away, and the next thing I knew, they had this chic and these ubiquitous radio songs.

I consider Fallin' Up to be one of the great great abstract mid-90's jazzy Hip-Hop songs.

― PappaWheelie (PappaWheelie), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

it brings out my inner hater

― Banana Nutrament (ghostface), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 14:07 (twenty-one years ago)

seriously, people really like the post-fergie black-eyed peas? wow. they just look instantly silly and dated to me, and their appropriation of lisa lisa on their most recent single is just wrong.

― maura (maura), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

the new single is annoying as hell and only slightly redeemed by how silly it is ("I'll play Bobby/you'll play Whitney"! The whinny!)

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Those question mark stickers in the video also made me wonder if they were working for The Riddler

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

BAH BAH BAH.

"Where is the Love?"'s social "commentary" is about the weakest, most shallow thing I've ever heard. Laaaaaame.

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 14:52 (twenty-one years ago)

It's right here is where it is. Almost everything about this song should be terrible, objectively considered (Timberlake being the exception), but it works somehow anyway. Because it's a purty melody. If I can stand a song with lyrics about "people dying, children crying" or whatever, I think that song must be pretty damn worthwhile.

― Hillary Brown (Hillary Brown), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 15:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Anybody who considers this the weakest, most shallow thing they've ever heard really must not be listening to the radio much.

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Or perhaps you listen to the radio too much?

― Leonard Thompson (Grodd), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:14 (twenty-one years ago)

OOOOOH BURN

― The Ghost of Your Indie Kung-Fu Is Impressive, Grasshopper (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

that's rather irrelevant, isn't it?

(x-post: I don't feel particularly burnt by someone noting that I am actually aware of the song's relative place in our musical culture, especially when its being discussed on a forum called I Love Music)

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't see how my exposure to radio says anything about the cluelessness of an individual who can pretend this is the most shallow thing he's ever heard.

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:23 (twenty-one years ago)

haha slow fucked-up internet mean I done x-posted myself

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I usually hate the whole folkish "question mark" political song genre but this one is incredibly affecting.

-- miccio (anthonyisrigh...), May 10th, 2005.

but dude, you liked "What Say You?" too!

― Al (sitcom), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I Love Music Except For All Of That Inconveniently Popular Stuff Made By Black People, Ew

― The Ghost of Spurious Accusations A-Go-Go! (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)

One of them's an Ay-rab, inne?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

This song makes me want to eat my own entrails after I've removed them with a butter knife.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

there's only one black person in the group

― ()ops (()()ps), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I Love (Watered Down) Music with (Awkwardly Thin) Social Commentary Made By (Whitified) Black People (because it makes me feel cultured)

― Space Is the Place (Space Is the Place), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 16:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry guys, Spencer wins.

― The Ghost of I Know When I'm Outclassed (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 17:33 (twenty-one years ago)

but dude, you liked "What Say You?" too!

haha dude that song is totally different. The lyrics are all concrete statements of belief and the chorus just asks what your take is. I'm talking about Jadakiss "Why?" "Blowin' In The Wind" type "only god knows" shit. or like System Of A Down screaming WHY DO THEY ALWAYS SEND THE POOR? like they don't know.

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 17:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Jadakiss' "Why" is better than this. He's at least an interesting rapper.

― Lethal Dizzle (djdee2005), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 18:15 (twenty-one years ago)

coulda fooled me

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 18:15 (twenty-one years ago)

four years pass...

Innocent days.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 9 November 2009 20:58 (sixteen years ago)

I was watching pubescent pop star Lil' Chris being interviewed during his brief moment of fame three years ago - he was asked what music he listened to when he was a child, and it was this. So that was the first time music made me feel absolutely ancient.

― Ismael Klata, Monday, 9 November 2009 21:08 (sixteen years ago)

four months pass...

http://www.stjohns-edinburgh.org.uk/uploads/images/mural_dec03.jpg

― xhukx, Thursday, 25 March 2010 05:24 (sixteen years ago)

four months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUeXnJhcCl4

― gato busca pleitos (Eazy), Thursday, 29 July 2010 14:32 (fifteen years ago)

eight months pass...

http://cdn.crushable.com/files/2011/03/taboo-fallin-up.jpg

Just in case y'all were unaware, Taboo has a memoir. And he likes to kip. Just thought y'all should know.

― a Guatemalan gay man who likes to gamble and smokes marijuana (The Reverend), Thursday, 28 April 2011 00:36 (fifteen years ago)

i would like to change KIP to KIOTP in his honor.

― barbaric ya'll (some dude), Thursday, 28 April 2011 00:52 (fifteen years ago)

of the black eyed peas with steve dennis

― So seveir, no more beir (darraghmac), Thursday, 28 April 2011 01:01 (fifteen years ago)

six years pass...

this is the worst song in the world I can think of right now. absolute bilge.

― Badgers (dog latin), Friday, 2 February 2018 14:53 (eight years ago)

This is the song that persuaded Esther Rantzen that rap music wasn't all bad

― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 2 February 2018 20:15 (eight years ago)

When I saw this thread pop up I got scared they were gonna make a comeback

― josh az (2011nostalgia), Friday, 2 February 2018 20:16 (eight years ago)

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