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Sunday, 22 December 2013
Advent calendar 2013: day 22 "Turn me on" by David Guetta and Nicki Minaj
And so today for the advent calendar, just to throw
something else into the mix, we today focus on a music video. It is a brilliant
track by David Guetta and Nicki Minaj entitled “Turn Me On.” The key focus for
today’s blog is the steampunk imagery in the video. It shows Nicki Minaj being
constructed as an automaton by David Guetta, before she goes for a walk in a
dark night-time steampunk city. There is perhaps some gender politics to be
examined in more depth in this video which I have not the time to examine now,
because the city appears to be populated by automaton androids, none of which
are as beautiful as Nicki Minaj. The gates to David Guetta’s house are broken
down and he is assaulted by the rioting androids, before it is finally revealed that David Guetta
himself is an automaton. It’s an enjoyable tune, and can be viewed on YouTubeby clicking here.