YouTube may not like it, I may not dig it, but according to ABC news, Thicke’s wife, Paula Patton, approved the video, so at least the man has that going for him.
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Thicke has every right to make whatever sort of video he wants, but he shouldn’t be shocked when he receives some resistance to a video full of naked women from outlets like YouTube. It’s more distracting than the average bump and grind present in many rap and pop videos and equally as purposeless, making the video potentially offensive to plenty of groups, including other women. “YouTube took down the Unrated version of #BLURREDLINES because it was too hot! You can still view it here on you’ve caught the unrated version, you know that while the guys stay clothed, there are more than a few shots of women’s breasts and bottoms present in the video.
The video is still available on other Internet sites, including Vevo, as noted by Thicke.
Yesterday, YouTube decided the video wasn’t a good fit for its website and shut the unrated version of “Blurred Lines” down, although a tamer version of the track is still available on the video viewing site. The unrated video features both scantily clad and naked women, as well as graphic wordplay like “Robin Thicke Has A Big D” flashing across the screen. T.I.If there’s one thing YouTube hates, it’s nudity, so the banning should be no surprise. Speaking with the Breakfast Club, Robin Thicke explained, “I've realized as I've gotten older that we all think we're living either in a black or white world, or on a straight path, but most of us are living right inbetween those straight lines,” reports Hot New Hip Hop. Amy Lipsky of TheCelebrit圜afe.com said that “Blurred Lines” has a unique blend of soft R&B and rap that makes it hard not to sway your hips to the beat. The single has been well received, as shown in its reviews. The video is stamped with the hashtag #THICKE every few seconds. It can only be found on video-sharing site Vevo. The original unrated version of “Blurred Lines” shows the three artists surrounded by topless models and caused quite a controversy when it was first released in March. Thicke told Metro UK that “he couldn’t be happier” with how the single has done. I’d love to give the video the credit but the song’s pretty good.” The song really took off as soon as it came out on radio. Find out at which radio station you can hear Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines (feat. 1 on Digital Songs, with a total of 315,000 downloads sold, based on statistics by Nielsen SoundScan.Īsked by Metro UK if the single’s success can be attributed to the topless video, Thicke said, “The interesting thing is the topless video has around 25 million fewer views than the one with clothes on. The track, which was released with a controversial music video, spent a second week at No. He is known for his 2013 single 'Blurred Lines', which is one of the best-selling singles of all time.At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, he received nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. According to Billboard, it is the first song to claim all three honors simultaneously since the lattermost award was introduced last year. Robin Alan Thicke (born March 10, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. 1 spot as the chart’s top digital, airplay and Streaming Gainer. It also hit number one on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. The song, which features hip-hop artists T.I. said that “Blurred Lines” made history by becoming the fastest selling record in the country, breaking its own record twice, Billboard is reporting that Robin Thicke scored his first Billboard Hot 100 No.1. Only weeks after the Official Charts Company (OCC) of the U.K. The clip can no longer be found on YouTube, although a much tamer version remains on the site, reports E online. T.I. “YouTube took down the Unrated version of #BLURREDLINES because it was too hot," said Robin Thicke in a tweet last March. Robin Thicke Blurred Lines (Unrated Version) ft. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.īut a few weeks ago when the video debuted, YouTube thought the Blurred Lines music video crossed the line and was too explicit, according to E online. Blurred Lines popularized the #thicke hashtag on Twitter and has received millions of views, in addition to hitting no. Robin Thicke’s unrated video of Blurred Lines, featuring topless models, is a social media success.