The Strange Allure of Pink

My knowledge of pop music/music on the radio decreases every year.  Not owning a car is a factor, but by and large it's because most music on the radio is terrible.  When I watched this, I had to ask a friend what songs they were parodying (thereby introducing me to the entity known as Lady GaGa).

Most days, after young David is finished watching Dora die Explorer and goes to daycare in the morning, his grandfather changes the channel to an obscure MTV station that plays videos all day long.  At first I thought this was a thoughtful, if misguided, attempt at making me feel welcome, but after I replied no when asked if I enjoyed "this MTV music" and the channel was still on, I realized the grandfather likes listening to and watching the videos.  I've become increasingly more appalled by the videos I see, but luckily little Daniel has no interest in television and I'm usually in a different room with him, preventing serious injury.

Today Daniel was extra-tired and taking a mid-morning nap, so I sat down on the couch to read while music videos were playing in the background.  A video for a song that I didn't know existed began to play - Pink's "Please Don't Leave Me."  When I looked up to see the title, I had a hard time taking my eyes off the screen because the video actually has a an old Greek drama vibe to it.  Then, the grandfather walks into the room and says "ah yes . . . I lika da videos from diss, ah, Pink lady.   Dey are always-a very peculiar".  So we sat together and watched the strange scene below: