CIPC #127: Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z, Suit & Tie
Justin Timberlake started his career all the way back in the early nineties as a member of the boy band NSYNC . In the two thousands, he went solo and several of his singles, like Cry me a river and SexyBack,1 apparently unhindered by a severe lack of diaphragmatic support, polyphonic content, or a decent orchestration, became worldwide hits and cemented his name in the annals of modern popular music. His image is that of a suave, sophisticated, sharp-dressed, sexy socialite. In the song under scrutiny here, the main focus is on the penultimate adjective, but to remind the public that the one before that applies as well, the accompanying music video, which was directed by none other than David Fincher, shows Justin playing chess with a lady who, since this is a pop song after all, appears half naked.