For the antepenultimate episode of season 3 of Texting, Tomek chose as our topic of discussion neither Outkast’s Stankonia, nor the new Kendrick Lamar album, but rather a painting by Paul Gauguin. This suited me perfectly as I was able to shamelessly self-promote my song “Rondo Polynésien,” which was inspired by the Frenchman in permanent exile’s masterpiece D'où venons-nous? Que sommes-nous? Où allons-nous? Press play above to hear the remix of the song, which kicks off the pod, and the wide-ranging conversation which follows. And no, textual deviants, we do not merely confine ourselves to an aesthetic appreciation of the colors and images on the canvas. Rest assured, we also confront head-on the all-important question of whether or not Monsieur Gauguin should be cancelled for his unsavory life in paradise. Can you guess what our respective verdicts were? More importantly, what say you, O juries and judges with your quibbles and grudges?
Show Notes
The original version of the song (more shameless self-promotion):
Another video of the same (but for Tahitian patriots):
The remix (again) with album cover:
Lyrical influence 1:
Lyrical influence 2:
Intertextuality par excellence = the movie based on Maugham’s novel based on Gauguin’s life:
Check out Tomek’s audio collage of his trip to the Dirty South (no, not that one):
Whitney and Briahna, together at last:
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