Collin: What?!
Jarod: I get it--cuz cats like milk.
Oh!
Collin: Dead cat.
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Umu: With that being said, let's move on to the reaction section of this video, where you can learn about why F(x)'s 'Milk' sounds so cool.
Umu: Milk.
Milk.
Collin: Milk?
Umu: Milk.
Jarod: Malk?
Umu: Milk.
Collin: Oh, I see 'Milk', yeah. Umu: Yeah. Now you're reacting to a b-side song from the girl group F(x)'s 2014 'Red Light' album, called, 'Milk'.
The composers for this song are DOM, Lee Hyun Seung , Kenzie, Teddy Riley, and Engelina Larsen.
Jordan: And the song is about a breakup.
and they reference the healing properties and coolness of milk to get over the break-up,. Melisaa: Oh, my God!
James: Love that! Melissa: Oh, my God, just drink your feelings away with milk. Your bones will be stronger. I love it.
Collin: We're good? Umu: Yeah.
Collin: 'Milk'.
That's so strange.
What?!
Jarod: I get it--cuz cats like milk.
Oh!
Collin: Dead cat?
Jarod: Was that a gun?
Collin: Yeah!
Kevin: Love the Mixolydian.
Oh. Now we move to minor three. Isaac: Ooh! The descending bass?
Da-da-bum
Aha!
Melissa: This sounds so cheerful and just like, groovy.
Lindsey: In the harmonies in a lot of this, they have somebody who's just singing everything on one note, so it's like,
Fiona: Yeah. Lindsey: but I don't think it's even holding the tonic, I think they're singing the third.
Isaac: Yeah!!
Kevin: Are we gonna get another key change?
Isaac: We're risin'!
Lindsey: Wow. I was expecting this to get... I think this is the chorus, and I was expecting it to get a lot more hype, but
I'm kind of happy that it didn't. Like,
Fiona: I like this. Lindsey: let's keep this laid-back and just kind of
low-key intense.
Oh, yeah. Fiona: Bubbly milk.
(making bubble sounds).
Collin: Wow. Impressive.
Every time.
Kevin: The next minor second. Isaac: I feel very disturbed.
Kevin: Oh, not yet.
Isaac: Oop!
Kevin: There it is.
What a...
We got a brief moment of bitonality there, where it's two keys at the same time.
Melissa: Is there a metaphor?
Like is milk like, does it mean something?
James: What? Milk?
Melissa: Is this is literally about milk?
Collin: You hear how it's being mimicked by the synth or something in the background? It's actually kind of subtle,
James: But it's a very light...even though there is a beat,
Melissa: Yeah. James: but it's catchy, it's very light. Melissa: Yeah. James: There's no like, deep bass or....
Melissa: Right, like it feels like it's kind of pushing you. James: Yeah.
Collin: The layering is cool. Jarod: Yeah. Collin: It's like sticks, and then this bubbling thing.
Kevin: Yeah, very smart writing.
There are moments of like, slight bitonality.
Isaac: Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum.
Kevin: Ooh. This is the weirdest rap section I've heard, with the, "ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh".
Shame, Amber. Isaac: What?
Kevin: Same.
Jarod: This is wild. Collin: Yeah, this is super strange. K-pop always does this.
Collin: Every time. Jarod: But it's so interesting. Collin: Yeah, no, it's not bad at all.
Fiona: "Milk!". I like how they just throw that off.
Lindsey: Yeah. They're just like," Woo!". Fiona: Really, "woo!"
That whistle.
(whistling)
Lindsey: Ooh, that was good.
Collin: Whoa.
Milk.
Jarod: That was unlike anything I've ever heard in my life.
Collin: You know when you eat spicy foods, you're supposed to drink milk? Like it subdues the spiciness? Umu: True, true.
Collin: Yeah.
Umu: Except, wasn't it spicy musically?
Or was it smooth and cool? Collin: I don't like that adjective.
Collin: Was it milky? Was it high in calcium?
That was definitely interesting. Jarod: Yeah. It's like... Collin: I liked the textures a lot.
Jarod: I guess what I was thinking was when you hear the title, you see milk. You're like, what does milk sound like? Like if you're going to write a song about milk.
Collin: There was a gulping sound in there, too."Gulp. gulp, gulp!" Jarod: I didn't know what to expect, but I can tell you
that it wasn't that. Collin: Yeah. Jarod: Cuz it had like a Middle Eastern vibe. Just like the
clicking, but at the same time, it weirdly worked, man. Collin: Yeah, I thought the strongest aspects of that song were
the texture--I mean just like really, just how it like started out. And
the rhythm: it was like, 1-1-1-2-1-1-2. They use--what do you call it? It's like a...I don't know what type of drum. Jarod: Hemiola?
Jarod: No. Oh, drum. I thought you were talking about... Collin: No, no, I'm just talking...but like, because they use that
texture or sound in particular, it stayed interesting the whole time.
It's solid. They've got some interesting stuff going on, Jarod: Yeah. Collin: with the
chromaticism thing, and the gulps.
Jarod: Gulp!
James: Like obviously, it is a little bit of an odd
metaphor to
talk about. Melissa: Or is it a metaphor?
James: I think it's a... Melissa: What if they're literally pouring milk James: Well, I think there's a duality Melissa: on her burned heart?
I think that's the metaphorical part. Like, I think there's a duality because Melissa: I was kidding, yes? James: Okay, good. I just wanted...
just wanted to make sure. Melissa: Thank you.
James: So milk is obviously a drink.
I don't want to say it's most commonly known for, but it is used to
provide relief from spicy things--that's a thing. So, and it's like refreshing,
I guess, if it's hot, which is what they were kind of singing about.
Like yes, it provides relief, but it also provides emotional relief....I guess? Melissa: Hit us up for any food or beverage-related questions,
we will answer them badly. James: What if you're lactose intolerant? Melissa: Oh. James: Do you have to just live with your breakup forever?
James: It's so funny, cuz like, skeptical Americans, the first thing I thought
when I heard this, when I realized this song was about milk, was like oh,
did a certain company fund the creation of this song, like maybe like the dairy industry? (gasp!)
Sorry. It was an interesting little metaphor, though.
Melissa: I drank this hot chocolate last night that was like, there was a lot of milk in it. James: Mm-hmm. As there should be.
Melissa: Yeah, but I was like,
that's a lot of milk. James: See, we need to boycott the dairy industry, and only make hot chocolate with hot water
Jordan: Oh, my gosh
Melissa: Or we could like not do that. James: Yeah.
Melissa: Damn. James: Milk is good.
Melissa: Okay, so we are pro-milk. James: Yeah, sorry. We're so off-topic. Melissa: This reaction pair likes milk.
James: I mean, it was a cute song (singing). Melissa: It was just all like light and fluffy like a pancake that was made with milk.
James: No. Melissa: It was really light and fluffy James: Like whipped cream?
Like whipped cream, but just musically... James: But not like cottage cheese.
Melissa: Yes, exactly. James: Or like sour cream. Melissa: Yeah. James: What about like frothed milk?
Melissa: Yeah, it was exactly like that! But it didn't really remind me of a glass of milk, though.
James: I don't think the song was supposed to remind you--I don't think the music was supposed to make you feel like a glass of milk,
or remind you of a glass of milk.
Melissa: How does a glass of milk feel?
Kevin: This is one of those b-sides that's like
Isaac: (popping noises) Kevin: the good kind, Isaac: Um-hmm. Kevin: though slightly more experimental.
And for those who are like diehard
fans who discover it, you know, they could either go like, "Oh, this is not the mainstream sound that I prefer,
but I like that it that exists", or they could be like, "This is my jam, I'm so glad they did this". Isaac: Um-hmm.
Kevin: For me, I'm of the latter. Isaac: I think one thing I noticed near the middle was that they used an echo effect. It was really
wishy-washy, but then at the same time, you can still hear the very beginnings of their entrances, and it was just like, wow,
it's such a trip
listening to it. It's just like you think you're thinking of drinking milk in the summer
--I don't know why you'd imagine that--but then you just have like this
after effect. And I feel like the song is definitely something you can use to relax
and bop at the same time.
Kevin: Sure, yeah.
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