Myth of the Month 19: The Holy Grail -- pt. 2
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
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You Get the Air Out My Lungs, Just So You Can Watch Me Bleeding
The song, clearly is significant. Despite being so strange and so much more sombre and dark in mood, was it a big hit. Its seen as kind of a classic of of hippop. And it's significant because j z, i think, more than any other celebrity to day, is self conscious and reflective about the very nature of celebrity. So he intentionally brought in other famous artists to collaborate on this album. In in justin timberlake, who was then right at the height of his fame, right? It's almost, the song is almost prophetic that timberlake was maybe already beginning his decline.
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