[14] In an interview with SiriusXM's The Howard Stern Show, Thicke said: "Blurred Lines is very much about my wife. Robin Thicke's 2013 hit Blurred Lines may have been a hit at the time, but it was also marred by years of controversy. + Pharrell – Blurred Lines", "Robin Thicke Chart History (Adult Contemporary)", "Robin Thicke Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)", "Robin Thicke Chart History (Dance Club Songs)", "Robin Thicke Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)", "2013 Year End Charts – Top Canadian Hot 100", "Musica Radio Destecada en Colombia – Top 50 del año 2013", "France : Qui a vendu le plus de singles en 2013 à ce jour ? [2] Recorded in 2012, the drumming was inspired by the Marvin Gaye song "Got to Give It Up" and, apart from T.I. 1 on Hot 100", "Robin Thicke Lands First Billboard Hot 100 No. [27], Callie Ahlgrim and Courteney Larocca of Insider commented that "If you could cancel a song the way fans cancel artists, 'Blurred Lines' deserves to be that song." The four finalists walked the runway during the performance, as well as performing a burlesque-like dance on different items of furniture. The 2001 video for the N.E.R.D single "Lapdance" also featured models in two variant editions, one of which, like "Blurred Lines", is a topless version. The paper had got wet and blurred the ink. Cyrus subsequently touched Thicke's crotch area with a giant foam finger and twerked against his crotch. Martel favorably referred to the large hashtags that flash throughout the video as "awkward" and noted she enjoyed their obstructive quality. The video features Thicke, T.I. Here's the song's true meaning. In a Q&A for Grantland.com, video director Diane Martel had this to say about the music video:[65]. ‘Did the blurred lines, fuzzy details and vibrant colours of the great Impressionist painters represent a new philosophical and abstract interpretation of the world?’ ‘‘If that was a line in the sand, it was certainly a fuzzy, wavy line in the sand,’ he scoffed.’ The fashion in which the women in the video are dressed was in part inspired by the work of photographer Helmut Newton. Then, honey you're not there when I'm. [56] After being on the site for just under one week, the unrated version of the video was removed from YouTube on March 30, 2013, citing violations of the site's terms of service that restricts the uploading of videos containing nudity, particularly if used in a sexual context. Improve your Filipino vocabulary. In September 2014, The Hollywood Reporter released files relating to a deposition from the case. "[17], Music journalists described "Blurred Lines" as a pop and R&B track. & Pharrell Williams] – Single" by Robin Thicke", "iTunes – Music – Blurred Lines EP by Robin Thicke", Australian-charts.com – Robin Thicke feat. heat haze blurs the hills, education blurs class distinctions. 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"[79], In 2019, Williams stated he regretted working on the song and disowned it as he felt it came off as chauvinistic and was being used for men to take advantage of women. I know you want it" and "Do it like it hurt... What, you don't like work" may have promoted that culture, with listeners calling it "rapey," according to The Guardian's Dorian Lynskey. I know you want it. ", "Robin Thicke beats own record to score biggest one-week sale of the year! The performance began with Cyrus performing "We Can't Stop" in bear-themed attire. The imagery conjures memories of a Robert Palmer music video if the '80s pop star had lived through the "Free the Nipple" movement. For example you could suggest that things are 'right' or 'wrong', but someone might do something that was considered 'wrong' but they had good motives and their action had positive consequences. It's saying that women and men are equals as animals and as power". The line between fact and fiction is becoming blurred. 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We all know it's derivative. [6] The song became the subject of a bitter legal dispute with the family of Gaye and Bridgeport Music, who argued the song infringed on copyrights to the song that inspired it. "[15], During an interview with NPR, Pharrell defended the song, highlighting the lyric "that man is not your maker", saying, "I don't know anything that could be more clear about our position in the song" and "... if you're looking at the lyrics, the power is right there in the woman's hand. 1. if a thing blurs, or if something blurs it, it becomes difficult to see it clearly, often because its edges are not clear. "[96] Songwriter Burt Bacharach commented that "bad decisions were made" and that "the current situation was messy". + Pharrell – Blurred Lines", Ultratop.be – Robin Thicke feat. [80] Ultimately, Thicke and Williams (but not T.I.) Williams reflected that while he and Thicke had only admiration for women in mind when they made "Blurred Lines," some of the song's vocabulary was similar to that of actual sexual predators. the [words, … Learn more. Blurry is an adjective and does not have any particular implications as to why the image is indistinct, and will usually appear in the attributive and predicative positions: The image is blurry. The track rose from number 11 to number 6, giving Thicke his first top 10 hit in the US. 1 to make or become vague or less distinct. But for all the attention the racy video garnered, it was the song's actual lyrics that made "Blurred Lines" the most controversial track of the 2010s. In online social networks, the lines between public and private, personal and professional are blurred. + Pharrell – Blurred Lines", "IFPI Greece International Digital Singles Chart", Robin Thicke feat. & Pharrell have been translated into 20 languages Antonyms for blurred include distinct, clear, definite, pellucid, explicit, defined, certain, precise, specific and limpid. T.I. If your vision blurs, or if … ), "Blurred Lines" (featuring Pharrell and T.I.) and Pharrell Williams – Blurred Lines", "Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! Singer Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" was the definitive bop of the summer of 2013. + Pharrell; 'Blurred Lines')", "Italian single certifications – Robin Thicke feat. [Music Video] – 4:33, "Blurred Lines" (featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I.) Martel also sought out intentionally "gross" and "oversized" props to utilize in the video.[65]. + Pharrell – Blurred Lines", "Japanese Music: Top Japanese Songs Chart – Billboard", "Robin Thicke Chart History (Luxembourg Digital Song Sales)", "Top 20 Ingles: Del 16 Al 22 de Septiembre del 2013", Dutchcharts.nl – Robin Thicke feat. The lyrics are ridiculous, the guys are silly as fuck. The performance featured the top 20 contestants of the cycle who danced to the song on chairs. It is a way of describing that some things are not clear cut. It became Thicke's first, T.I. [37][38] It gained a 44 percent jump in chart points, displacing Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Can't Hold Us", which featured Ray Dalton. T.I. New translation. [41] It was Canada's best-selling song of 2013 with 692,000 copies sold (706,000 for all versions combined). English → Finnish. & Pharrell – Blurred Lines Media Forest, Italiancharts.com – Robin Thicke feat. [46], On April 21, 2014, it was announced that "Blurred Lines" was the most downloaded song of all time in the UK,[47] with digital sales of more than 1.54 million, a total since surpassed by Pharrell Williams' own single "Happy". T.I. ", "Brian Wilson, Bonnie McKee and others react to 'Blurred Lines' verdict – LA Times", "Nick Lachey, Keith Urban Speak Out Against Blurred Lines Verdict", "Heading to the Mann Center July 31, "Weird Al" Yankovic talks about his multifaceted comedy", "Burt Bacharach calls for change in music plagiarism law", "Q&A: John Legend on race, Common, Sam Smith, 'Blurred Lines, "Nile Rodgers: 'Blurred Lines' court verdict 'shocking, "Bill Withers Talks 'Blurred Lines' Verdict, Kardashian Family & More at ASCAP Expo", "Smokey Robinson on Howard Stern Show Full Interview 2015", "Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, T.I. Definition of blurring the lines It is a phrase we use to mean the difference between two things was once thought to be clear, but now it isn't. Thicke at first appears to contradict his claims that the song is about women empowerment in an interview given to GQ in May 2013, stating:[77], We tried to do everything that was taboo. [7][8], In August 2013, Thicke, Williams, and Harris (T.I.) [123] On August 2, 2013 Bart Baker released a parody of "Blurred Lines" on his YouTube channel. Thicke offered numerous rebuttals, but also called the song "a bad joke". On November 10, Thicke performed the song with Iggy Azalea at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards. In the unrated version of the video, the models wear just thongs. "Blurred Lines" topped the Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks before being displace… "Blurred Lines" debuted at number 94 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In the edited version, they are scantily clad and the hashtag "#BLURREDLINES" is seen at various points. [59] The unrated video remains available on Vevo, while the edited version is available on both Vevo and YouTube. While it's up for debate whether "Blurred Lines" can ever be redeemed from its controversy, the song's least-discussed awful lyric might be when Thicke could not find a rhyme for "hug me" and therefore sings in the next line, "What rhymes with 'hug me'? That's how Pharrell works. /ˈblɜːri/. What a pleasure it is to degrade a woman. That's what is fresh to me. 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[92] The unanimous jury awarded Gaye's family US$7.4 million in damages for copyright infringement. Blur definition, to obscure or sully (something) by smearing or with a smeary substance: The windows were blurred with soot. That man—me as a human being, me as a man, I'm not your maker, I can't tell you what to do. [75] After its banning at University College London, Thicke declared the song was about his wife and that, after 20 years together, he indeed knew she wanted it from him. I've always respected women. Some countries protect … T.I. He said he couldn't "remember the last time there was a hit song this ghastly – the sound of Adam Sandler taking a falsetto hate-whizz on Marvin Gaye's grave. Florence + The Machine - Landscape. [117] In December, he performed the song at Jingle Ball 2013 concerts. his fourth, Pharrell his third, and Thicke's first number one hit in the US. The video is goofy and innocent. T.I. blurred (adj.). Robin Thicke and Pharrell)", "Blurred Bynes by DWV (Detox, Willam & Vicky Vox)", "Weird Al Shows Off Big Dictionary in Robin Thicke Parody 'Word Crimes, "iTunes – Music – Blurred Lines (feat. [21], Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian, "Blurred Lines" is about a "woman in a nightclub who may or not be interested in [Thicke],"[22] while Jason Lipshutz of Billboard magazine commented that the song is about Thicke "trying to convince a 'good girl' to shed her plain-ass boyfriend and give in to the outlandish sexual temptations that he knows rumble deep within her. T.I. 1. [89] Williams and Thicke filed a successful motion in limine to prevent a recording of "Got to Give it Up" from being played during the trial. To both videos' credit, all participants genuinely looked like they were having fun filming. A music video for the song was released the same day. blurred: DEFINITIONS 3. n. 4 something vague, hazy, or indistinct. Williams initially defended his song, saying the accusers were selectively picking apart the lyrics and the song was actually meant to empower women. [69] It was also banned at other British institutions, including Plymouth University, Leeds University,[70] University of Derby, Queen Mary University of London, Kingston University, University of Bolton, Queen's University Belfast, University of Birmingham, University of East Anglia, University of the West of Scotland, and a number of Oxford and Durham colleges. Not T.I. malabo' (ma-) unclear, vague, hazy ; v. lumabo' (-um-) to become blurred. So the way we were seeing it is, 'I know man tries to domesticate you but you're an animal, you are just like any man.' and Pharrell Williams, "I wanted to have beautiful bodies and crazy, fucked-up sets. Bestiality, drug injections, and everything that is completely derogatory towards women. his fourth, Pharrell his third, and Thicke's first number one hit in the US. [87][88], On October 30, 2014, United States District Court for the Central District of California Judge John A. Kronstadt ruled the Gaye family's lawsuit against Thicke and Williams could proceed, stating the plaintiffs "have made a sufficient showing that elements of 'Blurred Lines' may be substantially similar to protected, original elements of 'Got to Give It Up'." T.I. After a two-week break from the top spot, the song returned to number one on July 14, 2013 ― for the week ending date July 20, 2013 ― to claim its fifth week at the top, becoming the first song to spend two weeks off the top-spot before reclaiming the position, since Calvin Harris’ and Rihanna's single "We Found Love" in 2011. [76] In 2013 and 2014, Thicke and his wife Paula Patton's separation and divorce were covered extensively by the tabloid press including Thicke's efforts to reconcile with Patton. [122], On June 12, 2013 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, in which Thicke and Pharrell were both guests, they aired a parody version of the "Blurred Lines" video in which host Jimmy Kimmel and his sidekick Guillermo attempt to join Thicke, Pharrell, and the dancers but keep getting rebuffed. "[13] In an interview with The Daily Star, Thicke explained the meaning of the song, saying: "It is mostly throwaway fun, but naturally Pharrell and I, being in love with our wives, having kids, and loving our mothers, we have a lot of respect for women. "[23], Jim Farber, writing for New York Daily News, called the song "irresistible" and mentioned it had an "utter lack of pretense". Martel at first turned down the offer to direct the video after being told there could be no nudity but agreed to direct when it was decided to shoot two versions. Within the deposition Thicke stated that he was "high on Vicodin and alcohol when [he] showed up at the studio" and that, as a result, "Pharrell had the beat and he wrote almost every single part of the song". It's a joke. 1. unclear in form or expression "the blurred aims of the group" "sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the meaning was clouded" - H.G.Wells 2. indistinct or hazy in outline "a landscape of blurred outlines" "the trees were just blurry shapes" Come over here! What I was trying to say was: "That man is trying to domesticate you, but you don't need no papers—let me liberate you." When you pull back and look at the entire song, the point is: She's a good girl, and even good girls want to do things, and that's where you have the blurred lines. 1 of the 2010s", "Week Ending Aug. 25, 2013. 26 synonyms of blurred from the Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, plus 36 related words, definitions, and antonyms. "[105][106] In March 2018, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's finding of infringement against Williams and Thicke.[81]. ", "Album review: Robin Thicke, Blurred Lines", "Robin Thicke Has a Hit on His Hands With 'Blurred Lines, "The 8 best and 8 worst songs of the decade", "Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' Is the Album Justin Timberlake Was Too Famous to Make", "Robin Thicke, 'Blurred Lines' album review", "Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' Breaks R&B/Hip-Hop Record", "Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Still Atop Hot 100, Robin Thicke Reaches Top 10", "Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' Hits No. It also forces the men to feel playful and not at all like predators. However, Williams came to later regret working on the song years later and subsequently disowned it. "[95] Comedian and music parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic (who made a parody of the song with his 2014 "Word Crimes") described the ruling as "a raw deal", calling the song "Marvin Gaye pastiche. [65], During a Q&A for Grantland Diane Martel explained that her desire was "to make videos that sell records" and "not to make videos that express my own obsessions, but to make videos that move units." T.I. were found to have infringed the Gaye estate's copyright and, in 2018, the Ninth Circuit affirmed liability for millions of dollars in damages. Blurred is a participle and has additional usages available, and is … The original, unrated video features three topless models (Emily Ratajkowski, Jessi M'Bengue, and Elle Evans) adorned in nothing but bright red lipstick and nude-colored thongs next to a fully-dressed Thicke, T.I., and Williams. More soon! [48], "Blurred Lines" is Thicke's most successful song, being his first to reach number one on the Hot 100 (he previously peaked at number 14 in 2007 with "Lost Without U"). adjective. In this example you could say they blurred the line between right and wrong. J Balvin & Pharrell) – Single by Robin Thicke", "iTunes – Musik – "Blurred Lines – Single" von Robin Thicke", "iTunes – Music – "Blurred Lines (The Remixes) [feat. [90][91] The motion was granted because the family's copyright covered the sheet music and not necessarily other musical elements from Gaye's recording of the song. [10] The single was nominated for two Grammys at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. [108] Thicke performed the song live at the finale of Germany's Next Topmodel, Cycle 8 on May 30, 2013, at SAP Arena in Mannheim. Gaye's family accused the song's authors of copying the "feel" and "sound" of "Got to Give It Up" (the song that Thicke personally claimed was an influence on "Blurred Lines"), while Bridgeport claimed that the song illegally sampled Funkadelic's song "Sexy Ways". The blurry image is useless. [126][127] On December 19, 2013, the Canadian sketch comedy group Royal Canadian Air Farce released a parody of the music video called "Rob Ford's Blurred Lines" highlighting the recent admissions by Toronto mayor Rob Ford of public drunkenness and using crack cocaine. Seems more like a sound and a feel and a style and a genre and an era, none of which can be copyrighted. 's rap, was entirely the work of Williams. Look at Emily Ratajkowski's performance; it's very, very funny and subtly ridiculing. He and I would go back and forth where I'd sing a line and he'd be like, "Hey, hey, hey!" 1. The new album Blurred Lines was released on July 30, 2013. Here is where the responsibilities of the medical insurance companies become blurred. [VERB noun] blurred adjective. [40], In Canada, the song reached number one for 13 consecutive weeks, becoming the longest-running number-one single of 2013. It is worth noting that Robin Thicke's 2013 "Blurred Lines" single came out well before the #MeToo movement, which went viral when actress Alyssa Milano tweeted about it in October 2017. [97] The verdict was also questioned by recording artists and musicians John Legend,[98] Nile Rodgers,[99] and Bill Withers. It's not the same chord progression. I hate these blurred lines (Everybody get up) I know you want it. T.I. the line between [right and wrong] become blurred when; the blurred line between [right and wrong] my [head, mind] felt blurred (and disoriented) the memory is blurred; additional examples. [39] The single was certified 10× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting track-equivalent sales of 10,000,000 units in the US based on sales and streams. While the song rose to the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in June 2013, International Business Times reported, its music video made an even bigger splash with its casually glamorous depiction of nudity, leading YouTube to remove it and require a reshot SFW version. (Martin Eden, by Jack London) Symptoms include heart palpitations, sweating, anxiety, lightheadedness, hyperpnea, anxiety, and blurred vision. With intertextuality, the meaning of a new text a new text may be dependent on the reader’s knowledge of the ‘referenced’ text. 0. [17] In "Blurred Lines", He says "The Robin Thicke lyrics are: "You don't need no papers," meaning, "You are not a possession. [3][4][5] However, Thicke claimed writing credits on the track, according to a Reuters article. + Pharrell – Blurred Lines", Swisscharts.com – Robin Thicke feat. "[33], Greg Kot from the Chicago Tribune described the song's lyrics as "dunderheaded", while saying Thicke "scrapes bottom with his single-entendre come-on's. "[16] Pharrell reiterated and expounded on his defense during an interview with Pitchork, in response to the idea of the song being "sexually predatory". [115] He also performed the song on The Colbert Report on August 6, 2013. [44] On its fifth week in the charts, the single dropped a place to number two although it shifted a further 100,000 copies, having the fastest one-week sales at number two of 2013 so far. How to use blurred in a sentence. Puede ser posesivo, numeral, demostrativo ("casa [b]grande [/b]", "mujer [b]alta [/b]"). The censored version is almost shot-for-shot the same as the explicit one, except this time with all three women scantily covered in matching white crop tops and hot pants.