An old friend introduced me to this vid. It got some really catchy tune to it and the choreography of the "shadow scenes" is very interesting so I got curious and Wikipedia-ed it. Then I found out that the song and vid came out early this year and earned 2008 MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Choreography. It's really awesome. But what got me more curious is the fact that the single did not enjoy a respectable amount of airplay in several US radio stations as it got banned due to its perceived meaning of the title "Chasing Pavements." According to Wikipedia, the source of the perceived meaning is said to come from an entry submitted to Urban Dictionary. So, of course I googled it and found this link at Yahoo! Answers. Here is the Urban Dictionary definition:
"Slang term used for the act of specifically searching for a partner with whom to engage in either rimming, frosting or other scat related activities. The term 'pavements' is used as a euphemism for buttocks."
Now, that's crazy. In all fairness to Adele and her song and the video, I firmly believe that it's nowhere near the Urban Dictionary definition. And isn't it why they call it urban as in urban legends because it's not true and proven? Shesshh! Such a shame that such a beautiful song and vid is given little exposure just because of some lame and silly urban myth! Oh, well! It's America after all.
*jun*
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