{"id":245,"date":"2010-01-06T18:29:29","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T18:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/gap\/wp\/?p=245"},"modified":"2010-01-06T18:29:29","modified_gmt":"2010-01-06T18:29:29","slug":"100_derivative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/gap\/2010\/01\/100_derivative\/","title":{"rendered":"100% Derivative"},"content":{"rendered":"

NPR’s four-minute analysis of two current chart toppers suggests that they are so much of everything that their net effect is nothing–nothing but cash, anyway.<\/p>\n

 ‘Avatar’ And Ke$ha: A Denominator In Common?<\/a><\/b><\/i> by Neda Ulaby and Zoe Chace<\/a><\/p>\n

A sample of their findings:<\/p>\n

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\nThe lyrics mean nothing; the song is about<\/i> nothing. Even the bridge of “Tik Tok” sounds like a bridge that’s making fun<\/i> of a bridge.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And yet somehow productions like Avatar<\/i> and “Tik Tok” have created a perfect storm, opening up a vortex that is sucking down America’s entertainment dollars. Economically inspiring, if little else.<\/center>

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