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Is 'All is Love' by Karen O and the Kids the first song of the indie apocalypse?

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I was recently in my car listening to some song by the lead singer of the Yea Ya Yee-ah!s which she apparently wrote for the 'Where the Wild Things Are' soundtrack. From what I understand, they are attempting to make the movie seem meaningful to kids by borrowing the commercialized 'meaningful aesthetic' from modern 'indie aesthetic.'

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Please sing the meaningful lyrics along with the kidz in the song:

One, two, ready, GO!

Grow some big feet
Holes in history
is where you'll find me
Is where you'll find

All is Love
Is Love (x4)

L-O-V-E
It's a mystery
Where you'll find me
Where you'll find

All is Love
Is Love (x4)

Hey!
Woo!
Ha!
Wee!
Hey!
Woo!
Wee!

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh..
All is Love

One, two, ready, GO!

L-O-V-E
It's a mystery
Where you'll find me
Where you'll find

All is Love
Is Love (x4)

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh..
All is Love
Is Love (x15)

When I heard this song, I seriously felt like 'indie' had officially become everything it could be and it was officially time to 'close the book' modern history's indie era. Much like we have moved on to 'mock' eras like the grunge era, the 80s, emo, posthardcore, bloghouse, disco, and the era where woodstock happened, it seems like a song like this leaves us no choice than to admit that the INDIE era is over. Feeling like this song does not exist as an 'indie song', but possibly as a 'parodied version of an indie song constructed via overproduction', sort of like how Coldplay songs are just parodies of the band Coldplay.

The kid fueled ballad is attempting to 'exploit' modern indie production techniques to build a meaningful experience. Childrens choirs. Lyrics that simple ppl could relate to. Whistling. An overall tone of 'building' towards something more meaningful. Some basic theme that you could put on a mix CD for an entry-level alt. An overall feeling of 'togetherness' since there are so many lil voices singing. Zany 'screams', 'woos', and other 'tribal shit.'

After listening to this kidz song, it makes u feel like Kidz Bop is 'the master art', and the best music in the history of audio recording. Take for instance the song 'Crazy' by Gnarls Barkley. When a large black man sings it, it is more difficult to identify with, since you imagine that you are living a black man's life, suffering from some sort of social oppression. However, when kids sing it, the song transforms into a zany song that makes u feel kRaZy in a healthy, whimsical way.

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I feel troubled by the free-spirited Karen O song, as if it is trying to 'appeal to children', but at the same time, trying to appeal to 'lonely music critic bros.' There is just something very troublesome about indie ballads that attempt to take the listener to a 'far, far away imaginary land' or something.

Honestly feel like this song is the beginning of the end of indie.
Is indie dead/has it been dead/when will indie 'die'?
What other songs could be official songs of the indie apocalypse?

(According to the AltBible, there will be Four Songs of the Indie Apocolypse. There is no way to know if these songs already exist, or if they will soon be composed. We will only know that they exist when indie is dead.)

Is 'kidz bop' the best way for parents to connect with their kids, building their relationship around today's most important pop music? Seems like a 'cash cow', which may explain the aesthetic/business decisions behind Karen O's composition. I think that parents 'actually buy' mp3s/CDs for their kids, so it was important for the WildThingsSoundtrack to have a meaningful kidz singalong anthem.

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Feeling troubled by indie music that involves childrens choirs. not sure if I will ever be able to appreciate Justice's "D.A.N.C.E." again. Feel like it might have been exploiting youth, but now that I am older and bitterer-er, I resent how those kids have a perfect life, and still have their whole lives' ahead of themselves.

Not sure if children make music more enjoyable. Seems like I would find it hard to relate to a lil kid singing a song about life since they can only do things like 'play video games', eat products rich in high fructose corn syrup, and worry about 'being kewl.'

Worried that indie is dead.
Worried that indie will be replaced by 'kidz music.'
I can't tell if modern alternative people want to 'be kids again' or if we are looking for complex lyrics and musical arrangements to empathize with.
Not sure if I will have kids. u?


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