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...think we need to change politics in Boston,” Yoon said, referencing his unorthodox political background as a teacher and community organizer. “I don’t think that the politics we have now in the City, focusing so much on the exercise or use of power, is going to serve us for the future...
...immediately zooms in on a dislocated joint and shows Ronnie kicking a thug’s already bloodied face in excruciating detail. The grim violence and dark humor contrasts well with the sterile surfaces of the mall and the masses of robot-like shoppers who constantly pass in the background. It also represents a more irreverent and bolder kind of comedy. Some of the shots are indeed very cheap; the blatant racism between Ronnie and a Middle Eastern salesman and the band of misfits that make up Ronnie’s security guard crew (complete with a Hispanic second...
...Thing You Wanna Hear" changes gears multiple times. While the different strands are layered on top of each other with smooth transitions, Sara Bareilles' voice seems almost like an afterthought, and often her melodies do not mesh with the electronic background, creating unusual combinations of notes. A solid Ratatat mashup, but perhaps Bareilles has a song that would fit with it better than her best known...
...SaRatatat" has a catchy start with a bouncy beat mixed in with "Love Song" that reappears again later in the mashup. The mid section features repetition of the line "I'm not gonna write you a love song," that gets a little bit...well...repetitive, despite the catch background. The mashup ends strongly with a Ratatat musical interlude. Overall a solid, catchy remix...
This mashup seems mostly like a remix of "Love Song"--intended to turn it into a punchy dance song. Unlike the others, it plays the song in its entirety from start to finish while mixing in different electronic beats from Ratatat in the background. There's a brief, slower interlude in the middle before the original rythmn picks up again, which might interrupt the dance party but it also breaks the monotony. While it might be a less involved mashup, it's also a more realistic...