So Solid Crew’s ’21 Seconds’ is a lot cleverer than any of us realised
So Solid Crew’s co-operative rap, 21 Seconds, was a massive UK hit in 2001, and it’s not surprising as it’s a catchy, slick, accessible recording.
But that’s not all – poet Harry Baker has analysed the song, and unearthed some mind-blowing facts.
My mathematical analysis of So Solid Crew's 21 Seconds. pic.twitter.com/aPUh2QKNNJ
— Harry Baker (@harrybakerpoet) February 14, 2020
And we thought they were just spitting rhymes. Harry’s analysis went down very well with, presumably, the nerdier side of Twitter – and we mean that as a compliment.
Why has this not had 21 million RTs? Genius. https://t.co/4rdpY91KNc
— Blackadder4Britain QC (@WeDoNotLearn73) February 15, 2020
Whatever your interests or discipline, this is the best piece of analysis you'll see today. https://t.co/IbMg7rmqDD
— mina naguib (@mina_el_naguib) February 16, 2020
Maths + UK Garage, are you kidding me, this is like my dream 😍 https://t.co/ftr8ijofF9
— Harvinder Bhamra (@Harry_Bhamra) February 16, 2020
In fact, Harry himself was so impressed by the mathematical undercurrent, he wrote and performed a tribute, and this is it.
Pt 2 💙 pic.twitter.com/jBsYM7qcbP
— Harry Baker (@harrybakerpoet) February 14, 2020
Now that you’ve seen the deeper layers, you might want to have another listen to the original. Or not – we’re not the boss of you.
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