On Wednesday, Pharrell Williams released the video to his latest single, "Come Get It Bae," which is 3 minutes and 28 seconds of sheer Pharrell-ified glee.
On Wednesday, Pharrell Williams released the video to his latest single, "Come Get It Bae" may be directed at one "bae" in particular, but really, the video is about a world of cheerful, dancing baes in which every bae rocks a different age, skin color, and hairdo. Is that a good thing?Let's give this misinterpretation a positive spin: Pharrell A more negative read is that Pharrell chose dancers who were Maybe my slight cynicism is rearing its ugly head because there's something sad about the I think the video is great, and funny, and joyful, and a little bit confusing. Why so many different baes? Want to relive its awesomeness?
You don't need me to point out that Still, if you hadn't watched the behind-the-scenes video, you'd probably assume that the video featured only young women. The camera keeps its distance, the women are dancing fast, and, well, backup dancers tend to be young. It starts to get depressing when you try to unpack it, just like the "Come Get It Bae" is a start, but as long as we're patting ourselves on the back for hiring/watching 46-year-old dancers, we're not entirely convinced that beauty has no expiration date. There's nary a Millennial to be found in Pharrell's gaggle of dancing baes. Are we supposed to feel intimidated, e.g., "I should be able to look like that when I'm 40"? And that's why we need it superimposed on the screen in big red letters. There's nary a Millennial to be found in Pharrell's gaggle of dancing baes. Are we supposed to be happy that these women still have jobs? Fan video of "Come Get It Bae" by Pharrell Williams. Are we supposed to feel grateful to Pharrell for hiring 40-something dancers? Are we supposed to feel grateful to Pharrell for hiring 40-something dancers? MTV and all related titles and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. I know I did.
Report. The camera keeps its distance, the women are dancing fast, and, well, backup dancers tend to be young. We know this because on Friday, Pharrell released a behind-the-scenes clip in which the dancers reveal their actual ages: 34, 39, 41, 46 ("Hiring a 46-year-old backup dancer is straight-up impressive. Psyche! Are we supposed to feel intimidated, e.g., "I should be able to look like that when I'm 40"? "Come Get It Bae" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer and songwriter Pharrell Williams from his second studio album Girl (2014). I was shocked to learn their real ages.
And that's why we need it superimposed on the screen in big red letters. How do we know this? Because Pharrell loves women. It starts to get depressing when you try to unpack it, just like the "Come Get It Bae" is a start, but as long as we're patting ourselves on the back for hiring/watching 46-year-old dancers, we're not entirely convinced that beauty has no expiration date. It was released on May 20, 2014 through Columbia Records as the second single from the album. Because the first four seconds of "Come Get It Bae" look like this:What follows is a series of energetic beauties who all appear to be about 28 years old.