When my son's class at school were aged 7, this was the end of a 'cycle' of primary education here in Spain, and so they had a kind of mini-graduation ceremony, which involved them performing a dance number.

They had been asked to choose the music, and the most vocal group wanted it to be hip-hop. The teacher was a little unsure, but they ended up selecting Macklemore's Thrift Shop.

Given their rudimentary English language skills I think that both the bleepable-for-radio language, and sadly its excellent anti-consumerist message, passed them all by. There was definitely no singing along.

Matthew Clapham
Matthew Clapham

Written by Matthew Clapham

Professional translator by day. Writer of silly and serious stuff by night. Also by day, when I get fed up of tedious translations. Founder of Iberospherical.

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