summer of 2013. The son of the father of "Trouble Grows", Robin Thicke, followed in his father's footsteps thanks to "Blurred Lines". He even covered Daft Punk's "Get Lucky", but the "hype" didn't last long. The song seemed to lift him up and down the road to fame, but things happen... Pharrell Williams and rapper T.I. It was one of the biggest hits of the year. It broke digital download records and became a video icon. But what seemed to be the beginning of a successful run turned out to be the beginning of his downfall.
Basically, the lyrics are about a woman in a nightclub who might not be interested in him. She can't let me through. "Blurred Lines" was accused of apologizing for assault, although he did not mention the rape. Left to their own devices, some are crazy, and this song has become a lightning rod for sexism in music this decade. If you don't think Thicke would have sex with a woman without his consent, the discussion is over. But still, headlines that are too heavy and translate to something like "blurred lines" deliver a rhetorical message that audiences today find explosive.