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Superbowls & Grammys!
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James talks about Bad Bunny's Superbowl Halftime performance and overview of the 2026 Grammys Awards. Also a quick discussion about '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.'
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Introduction and Theme Change
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You're listening to the Sleepy Games Podcast.
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And we're back for another episode of the Sleepy Games Podcast. We are your hosts. I am ah James Games. And with me always, Sleepy Joan. What's going on, Sleepy Joan? Hey, buddy. Hey, buddy.
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and i It's going well, man.
Grammys and Super Bowl Overview
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We'll be doing a different type of episode, not normally with ah movies and TV that we normally do. We'll be jumping into ah to to music this week. We usually like to do like one or two episodes a year that go into music.
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and Since we just had the Grammys the grammys and the super Super Bowl halftime show, it was nice having those back-to-back weekends. We figured we could talk about both. Right.
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But the first things first were word were the Grammys.
Joan's Unpreparedness
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So we could dive into that right away. um Did you watch the whole show? Did you watch all the performances?
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i feel like there'll be a lot of people you don't know on there. Okay, I'm gonna, for this episode, for today's episode only, I'm gonna be changing my name from Sleepy John to Sorry John.
00:01:37
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Because I watched none of it. The Grammys?
00:01:46
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Wait, you didn't watch the Grammys either?
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We were talking before the show, and then he was like, he's like, yeah, you watched the Super Bowl halftime show, and I was like, no, I didn't. So, so we're we're doing a Grammy show slash Super Bowl halftime show, and you have not watched either.
00:02:11
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Well, you're gonna you're gonna enlighten me. And then... and so you want to do this joke just so I could talk the whole time? And you just like... And you just... You go off how explained the performance? That wasn't my plan, James. It creeped up on me. I don't know. it just it just creeped up on me Sometimes it just happens. You're just like, I swear i had more time.
00:02:32
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And then... and i don't know. I think we need to change what we call like our homework...
Bad Bunny's Historic Grammy Win
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to to not be homework because I was notorious in school for also not doing my homework for many of the same reasons. You know, when when you when we say we're doing a Grammy show, usually that means you watch the show to talk about it.
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I'm aware of that, James. um That's kind of like you got test coming up and you're like, John, you should study for this test. That way you know what's on it. And I'd be like, yep, yep. And then you go, and then you're like,
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have studied for this test. just Do you even know anyone who was nominated? ah Bad Bunny. Is that all you know? Because I told you.
00:03:25
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James, why gotta put me on the spot like that? you just You just pretend like I knew some stuff. Okay. I can Google it. like I can Google it right now. yeah you were ki sorry. but but now this Sorry,
00:03:38
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Yeah. Okay. I, I, I sincerely dropped the ball this episode. i will find. You seem like you're ready to go. Like, let's go nine o'clock. Let's go. what We're ready. I think I was just jazzed to do another show.
00:03:53
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i It's been a while, man. Like, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Uh, uh, and gentlemen, um, usually you know we we're at least halfway decent prepared these episodes but i think we are you're you're the halfway prepared yes but so yeah so i'll be taking the reins from here i'll be giving you my thoughts on on the grammys and the halftime show so since i watched both in full and actually re-watched the uh
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the Super Bowl halftime show twice. I watched it twice, total. I watched it when it was live and I watched it on YouTube because the quality I feel like the quality of the live performance, especially for the halftime show, is usually not as good because I feel like they're working out some of the kicks. That's why. I feel like it kind of took a while for them to actually put it up on YouTube.
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Because I remember last year when Kendrick did it, they had it up ah for like minutes or minutes from it after he did the performance. But this one took several hours.
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Interesting. So, but you know, but I don't want to get into that. i'll I want to get into the Grammys first because Bad Bunny has a lot to do with that as well. so So Bad Bunny, he won the album of the year.
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um full And it was the first Spanish speaking win for album of the year in Grammy history. Um, really? It was a pretty monumental occasion for that.
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And it was fun with him being at the Grammys because since he was doing the Super Bowl, he's not, uh, contractually, uh, he's contractually obligated not to perform anywhere else but the Super Bowl. So he was not allowed to perform at the Grammys. And they kind of poked in, in like that the, uh, the host, Trevor Noah, who I think he's a great host, great host, uh, great comedian.
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Um, he He was poking fun at that and and trying to convince and and kind of try to trick Bad Bunny into singing. When he was talking with him, he was like, okay he was kind of telling him he was he was translating his lyrics.
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to Bad Bunny in English and and he was trying t he's trying to like tell Bad Bunny or trying to like help translate it back. Can you tell me like what this means? like If you're translating, in the middle he's just singing singing his song in English. yeah Then Bad Bunny caught on and he then and like it was a whole joke and all
Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny's Impact
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that. and right And he's like, I wish I could. He's like he's like kind of teasing the audience with his microphone. He's like, going to back to this. He's like, ah. He opened his mouth and he won't do it.
00:06:36
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So like, that was cool. That was nice. Yeah. So it was it was cool. It was cool for him to see. I mean, because I thought it was big last year.
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Something similar happened when with Kendrick, he he won ah ah what the best song of the year record of the year. And then he performed the Super Bowl.
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So then this year, same thing happened. Bad Bunny won an album of the year and then he performed the Super Bowl. So thought it was pretty cool it happened back to back years. I don't think that's that's ever happened before. Well, especially because normally i feel like a lot of the past year bowls they't it wast it wasn't always going to be like the most current artist, um like the most popular artist performing at halftime show. Usually but it would be ah like a legacy person.
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and and performance like in the They were a little washed up almost I found sometimes i was like this is who's performing as a good thing I kind of feel like once um I guess this decade Really they kind of change that and kind of made it more current artists You know I say that and I thought cuz then I mean Rihanna hasn't come out that album in ten years, so I guess She was kind of legacy artist at the time too. And same with Usher.
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But then with Kendrick, you know he's still the top of his game. And then Bad Bunny winning album of the year, he's obviously still top of his game. um and and it was in ah But yeah, so getting back to the Grammy City, I thought it was cool for Bad
Bad Bunny's Political Speech
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Bunny. I was really happy for him. i like what he said about... ah you know like you can't You know things are get like going to get a little political, especially here in the States, because...
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it's hard not to be political. Yeah, the whole world has kind of gone political, it seems, yeah. Yeah. It's everywhere. for for for For good reason, it's happening.
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um And... ah Yes, so so so, you know, big but Bad Bunny had speech about, like, about saying but saying ah ICE out, because ICE are the people who, like, get rid of a lot of lot of immigrants here in America and everything, and that's a...
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huge around here and i feel like stuff like that's in the news every day. So he he had a thing to say about Everyone was cheering. So happy for him to bring that up. It's just funny seeing all the back and forth between because you can't help but see all the messages that Trump is ah posting out about Bad Bunny in the halftime show.
Kendrick Lamar's Grammy Win
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It's just like, God, you think this guy has better things to do. know?
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like you like run a country religion then to talk about a halftime show for a football game but anyway um get back to the grammys yeah so and then speaking of kendrick he actually won so he won back-to-back years for song of the year is that it was um so so you're talking about not knowing of the nominees kendrick was nominated again He won for Record of the Year. That's what it was.
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So Record of the Year is more for the writing aspect of the song. um And i thought it was cool. And when he won, it was cool. He talked about how he, because he won for the song Luther. So Luther samples Luther Vandross.
00:10:09
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And because Luther Vandross passed away in the early 90s, he had to ah reach out to the family of Luther Vandross and to get the okay from them to use the sample. And I thought it was cool how the family said, yes, you can use the sample, but only one caveat, you cannot curse, cannot curse in the song. So I, cause I, as someone, you know, one, I didn't know that. No one knew that. i thought was cool how they respected their wishes. Yeah, I'll do that. I'll make it into great song and look at it now and win record of the year. thought that was really cool.
00:10:44
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um It was a nice nice way to to to live on the legacy of Luther Vandross since he is the greatest of all time singer.
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And then for some of the performances, ah your're your Canadian boy, Mr.
Memorable Grammy Performances
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Story, Justin Bieber, he performed. Oh, boy. And he was actually nominated for Album of the Year as well.
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Obviously, he lost a bad bunny, but his performance was what got people talking. he um He performed ah shirtless, nope no pants, just boxers.
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Okay. And he was a one-man show. like like No no like backing band, backup singers. It was just him, his guitar, and... whatever instruments he used to kind of do some of the other instrumentals for the music. But he did it all. So I thought it was cool to show that he was just going to really strip down, really strip down, except for like Kevin McClellan's version of one of his songs from the album. So thought it was cool to see. It's almost like Red Hot Chili Peppers in the early 90s there, but the tube sucks. Yes. Well, I mean, not to that extent. I mean, he just had boxers.
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Yeah. Yeah. I don't think he would be able to get away with that. Yeah, probably not. Yeah. But it was cool. um Yeah, it it was it was a nice performance for him. So I i was happy because, you know, that there's a lot of things with him in the media, too, as far as like his, you getting a drug addiction, everything and trying to, you trouble with the law and all that. So it's good to see him getting a little better, i think. I guess, you know, I'm not going to lie. Like, a and i I know I should know this stuff. I wasn't aware he had a drug problem.
00:12:36
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Yeah, yeah. He got trouble with the law, too, I believe. Oh, well, I mean, that's just a celebrity thing, I think. and Yeah. Yeah. Hmm.
00:12:48
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And then other performances, there was a nice tribute to Ozzy Osbourne since he passed away last year. Yeah, that makes sense. It was, they did, oh shoot, what song did they do?
00:13:04
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Ozzy Osbourne tribute. well It was Post Malone who was singing. ah It was slashed on guitar. They had... Did they do like Mama, I'm Coming Home or something like that maybe? Yeah.
00:13:18
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Um... Crazy Train? Was it Crazy Train? No more tears? don't know. but i Like, I would feel like, Mom, I'm coming home. It was Warpigs. Black Black for Black Peppers. Oh, okay. That's an interesting choice. I like that one.
00:13:37
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Yeah, I thought Post Malone, he did pretty a pretty good job with the vocals. Good tribute. And then, yeah, and Slash the guitar. And then um right the one the one guy, the drummer from Red Hot Shade Peppers.
00:13:50
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Cool. um I forget his name. Is he the guy that... to He looks like Will Ferrell. Yes, okay, yeah, that that's what i was going to say. Yeah. yeah
00:14:03
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So that was a good that was a cool tribute for for him. And then they kind of had like back-to-back tributes, so they had him, probably Ozzy Osbourne, and then a famous R&B singer, D'Angelo.
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He passed away last year as well. Very young. I think he was like 50, I think. um And they brought out Lauryn Hill to do a tribute. And I don't think she's performed at the Grammy since like she won. Sounds like I think like since like the late 90s, she hasn't been there. Oh, geez. Yeah. So so that was cool to see. And she and and she brought a a lot of people to sing with her to collaborate and do a bunch of D'Angelo's like a D'Angelo medley. So that was cool to see. um And for, I guess, performances,
00:14:49
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I'm trying to think who else was ah was a big standout. um
00:14:58
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I know Bruno Mars was performing, so you know he's he always lights up the stage. I think he performed twice, yeah actually. he did he did um I think he did that song ah that the with with the ah the Black Pig singer. I know you probably heard this on the the like the the ah but da but do that I forget.
00:15:20
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I know iss the title called APT. t um Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes. Yeah, yeah. i know its like It's a girl a girl from ah from from the the K-pop group. Yeah. Blackpink.
00:15:32
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Yeah, it's a pretty big song last year. Yeah, and then Bruno had us had a new song he performed ah to. I think i think it was called i Just Might. Man, he's 40 now. That's crazy.
00:15:43
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Bruno might as well. 40? forty He's 40. Interesting.
00:15:49
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So do you think that he is Michael Jackson's kid? No. I've heard that. ah but But speaking of which, i thought that there was that there was a trailer for a Michael Jackson movie.
00:16:05
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Right. It's a biopic movie from Michael Jackson that does look pretty good. especially as far as biopics because I feel like a lot biopics are very much the same, but Michael Jackson's life is very unique. That's for sure.
00:16:19
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ah That is one way to put it. Yeah. yeahp Yeah. Yeah. um Olivia. Oh, there's one thing I love with the Grammys do. I'm not sure how many years they've been doing this.
00:16:31
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I feel like they've only done this recently, um especially last year. I really took notice of this when they do the category for best new artist. they lay They let everyone in that category perform like at this i like for like one big performance. like Everyone gets like a little set amount of time to do their song.
00:16:53
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And then they all perform like back to back to back for like a nice 10-12 minute medley. um And then after they're done the performance, then they present the award for Beth's new artist.
00:17:05
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I think that's very great how they do that. And I think these back to back years were It's a nice variety of genres that they choose her best new artist. And I thought there was at least like like four of the six that easily could have won it.
00:17:20
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um So ah the the the artist that did win when was Olivia Dean. which I thought she was she was one of and that that was well-deserved.
00:17:31
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She won for a Man I Need, which is still a very popular song on the radio now. She she has a very very good classic ah voice to her. Natural talent.
00:17:44
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You can definitely see a long long career for her. um And then another performance I really enjoyed. Lady Gaga would perform. She was good.
00:17:57
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ah Actually, it was cool seeing Lady Gaga perform there. And well, I'll get to that after i just finish up the Grammys. And then the other one, as far as hip hop goes,
Exploring New Music
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they had. talent Do you know who Tal the creator is?
00:18:14
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ah Yeah, yeah. I think I am familiar with him. Yes. Yes. So he's a pretty big rapper and he he he had a great performance. and He performed two of it. So he had two albums drop last year.
00:18:26
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Well, I guess two albums dropped within last year of like what the Grammy cycle is. That's a lot of music to drop in the same year. Yeah, so I think it had an album drop in 2024 2025.
00:18:42
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and It was cool seeing how different, like how versatile he he is as an artist. because His first song is very like very hard, aggressive, hip-hop.
00:18:56
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like really sending a message. um and And almost kind of kind of like demon-like. And then the second one is very like 90s funky kind kind of like fun hip-hop. And like it's like if you if you have someone like who's not watching the screen and just listening, you would think it's two different artists.
00:19:17
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Right. Doing this song or doing these songs. Because cause the second song, he's like doing like these kind like Michael Jackson moves this jo that show that he can even dance to what what while he's rapping. He had a whole little performance to go along with it.
00:19:32
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so and And that's what was cool. Because I think a performance like that can definitely... ah You can definitely gain new audience a new a new ah a new audience through that. so right yeah That was really nice.
00:19:45
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But yeah, ah overall, i think I think it was a great show. and like I feel like... I feel like whoever's doing, who's ever orchestrating the Grammys nowadays are doing a bang-up job for how to make the yeah the show exciting and fun.
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um But, yeah. So, I give a thumbs up to the show this year. Excited for next year. To see what's to come and for all the performances.
00:20:13
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That sounds good, buddy. Yeah, man. And then I will do my best to watch that.
00:20:20
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Yeah, you can watch it next year. There you go. How about that?
00:20:24
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I guess you could just put me on the spot next year and then I'll, ah yeah. No, I like talking about this stuff. Yeah, that's that's true. you do You do. Well, actually, music... i but but I'm a big music guy.
00:20:37
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Yeah, I understand it. like I'm a bit of a music guy myself. So, I mean, that there's a reason we we go back to that on this show, you know, somewhat... Yeah, yes and like, it often I know it's even people like my age, like even my my age now, like like upper 40s, like, you know, I'm upper thireth but you know, like my generation, I'd say, i i tend to see some people who are like, you know, their their bubble is like the music they grew up with and they don't like really seek out newer music. So a lot of the artists that do come out, they don't know who they are. I'm not one of those people. I like listening to me. I like knowing what else is out there. I would get bored if I'm listening to same music over and over again.
00:21:20
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You know, I'm like, give give me something new. Like, that's all music. It will always be here. It will always be there for me. No, I'm with you, man. Like, it's, ah I'm not going to say that like I necessarily love everything that comes out or anything. Yeah, I'm not saying I do. always I'll always give it a listen. And I mean, and I like your new stuff, new new genres that come out and everything. Like, I feel you.
00:21:42
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Yeah. yeah I think that, i mean, the music that I grew up with, ironically, wasn't really the stuff that I was listening to when I was growing up cause I was like really obsessed with like 80s rock. So, and i was not really an 80s baby. Well, I was an 80s baby. I wasn't an 80s kid.
00:21:59
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Yeah, I know what you mean. Because, I mean, I feel like that's one of my favorite genres of music is eighty s music. Yeah. was I was not allowed to to hear it when it was popular.
00:22:10
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That's just it. And it was like, it was kind of like, it you that we We grew up at a time when it was like, I think the type of music you listened to dictated how cool you were. Yeah, I guess that's true.
00:22:26
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Yeah, I don't think it's the case anymore, really, but... No. Yeah. Yeah. I don't think that's how the kids jive these days, but... Which is good. I actually like it when I hear the kid listening to some classics.
00:22:38
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Yes. mean Either from before my time or from my time. like ah I find it interesting like you know what the kids listen to these days. Well, speaking of I've listened to a lot of like eighty s a Japanese 80s city pop, they call it.
00:22:54
Speaker
Interesting. So a lot of this music is like, chat it's all Japanese. like I don't know understand a lot of the words they're saying, but it's a vibe. It's such a vibe. Yeah, I get it.
00:23:05
Speaker
I'm like, man, I wonder what what it was like when these songs are popular. Just walk in the streets of Tokyo, you know? That's what I like to think about.
00:23:16
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um But yeah, I know what you mean as far as, yeah, a lot of those genres do enjoy nowadays, or or deaf or either before my time, during my time, but I'm still very much open to what new music is out there.
00:23:37
Speaker
like I like, but yeah, and and you're right too, like I'm not going to like everything, but I still want to seek out like what's out there and see if I do like it. And there's still a lot of good music out there, which is nice.
00:23:52
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so No, absolutely, man. ah I wholeheartedly agree. And it's it's interesting youre you're talking about, you know, not not it's not sticking within a certain like timeline that the music you grew up with and stuff. And the de Grammys is kind of like that sometimes, too. I guess I could put in my little two cents here because, as you know, one of my favorite bands is iron
Iron Maiden's Grammy Story
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Maiden. And they started in the 70s. And do you know which year and how long into their career they won their first Grammy?
00:24:24
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don't know. It was actually in, I believe, i might I might be off by year or two, but 2010 with their song El Dorado, which is probably something that most people that don't really listen to them would probably even be familiar with.
00:24:40
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so Because you would think it would have been from like their 80s stuff, which is what they're known for, mostly. Here they are, decades later, cranking out a Grammy. Oh, dude, just reminded me.
00:24:51
Speaker
So, i yeah I know we can't go to the full episode without talking about a movie. um So, actually I should have brought this up at the beginning of the show. all right so So, my girlfriend and we actually went, we saw the ah the new...
00:25:07
Speaker
28 years later movie called the bone temple right yes but so it it was a sequel to the movie that came out back in June so it's like 28 years later is like a new trilogy and the second one just came out in that trilogy and the name of this movie though it makes me think of zombie porn it does right the bone temple um So you you reminded me because of you when you said Iron Maiden. So there's a scene in this movie towards the end where they use a song from Iron Maiden.
00:25:42
Speaker
It is like the most metal shit I've seen in a movie, like, ever. Okay. Using this song. Which song were they using, Dino?
00:25:52
Speaker
Yeah, yeah. ah Okay. off shoot Oh, shoot. I don't think it's called 666, but 666. Oh, Number of the Beast. yeah Okay, yeah, that one. That one. Yeah. So they used that song. It is wild. It's crazy what they do with it.
00:26:08
Speaker
Love it. It's so cool. Okay, you know what? like i have I have to watch that movie just for that now. And I'm somebody... yeah I don't really listen to Iron Maiden that much, but like i was getting jacked up. I was like, oh my god, this song fits so well with like what's going on. I love it.
00:26:27
Speaker
I'm gonna watch some zombie porn with Iron Maiden. And unfortunately, the movie didn't do that well in the box office. Because I think the reception for the first one...
00:26:39
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um was was ah polarizing. It's not what people expected. right um i think I talked about this on the show. and yeah i kind of felt the same, but like there's a lot I liked, but like still, it just felt a bit disjointed.
00:26:54
Speaker
um and just it is It needed more of a central focus. I feel like it was a little all over the place at ah times. This movie is leaps and bounds better than the first one, I think.
00:27:06
Speaker
Okay. I think this one has a clear focus. Yeah. You have great you have these great villains and you got some that you hate. you want You want them to get their comeuppance. and ah And it's it's like it's it's funny. like There's some scenes, like me and my girl were like laughing out loud. We're like, oh my God, this is kind of hilarious. filter But it does get dark. that It just seems like it gets pretty dark at times. But it does it does balance the the scale of... ah um I guess as far as far as the tone goes, pretty well.
00:27:39
Speaker
So, yeah. So, yeah, just a quick recommendation for me for you to watch that.
00:27:46
Speaker
I might have to. I mean... I gotta do your Iron Maiden thought. Yeah, I mean, yes. The music in the whole movie is pretty great. Like, a lot of the...
00:27:59
Speaker
what they call like ah the the needle drops in the movie, I think are very, right they they they they fit the scenes very well. i think there was like one scene they play a Radiohead song too. That's very, it fits very well.
00:28:12
Speaker
Very like dark and ominous scene with what the Radiohead songs. Like, whoa, this kind of, yeah, it hits it hits the right way. I mean, I do like it when movies kind of branch out from, like, the normal, oh, hey, let's throw some Rolling Stones into this movie. It'll make us sound deep.
00:28:31
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like Yeah. Like, when they actually branch out, it's a little bit more little more unique.
Bad Bunny's Halftime Show
00:28:37
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Yes. Yeah. ah This one, i think all the song choices were...
00:28:43
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like ah like against the grain not a typical soli here in a movie but still fit the scene very well yeah yeah so okay yeah i might check that out some zombie porn in the bone temple yeah uh anyway so yeah that's it for the grammy so so so shifting over to the halftime show so lot a lot of a lot of hype was being surrounded by this halftime show because first you know you haven't uh
00:29:13
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a spanish-speaking performer all the songs are in spanish um but the whole the the whole backlash thing i thought was funny was like how people thinking is like oh you know like this is so un-american to choose him everything you know but you know technically puerto rico is a part of america which i think is very funny i was like man didn't people like go to school like i remember learning this when i was like in elementary school that like puerto rico was part of America, was a US territory. I'm like, how do I not know this?
00:29:44
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I'm like, you know, you can go the mexican go to Puerto Rico with your, ah you don't even need a passport. You just have an American ID and you're good to go. Right. i mean, that that doesn't tell you that's a part of America. i don't know what does.
00:30:01
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So. and There's a lot of lot of Spanish speaking people, I think, in America anyways. Yes. Fairly big minority of them. Yeah. Yes, there is. Yes, very much so. um So,
00:30:13
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what what um so I didn't know a word that... I'm not i'm not very well well versed and in Spanish. My my girlfriend told me a little bit of like one of the songs um about just a translation and everything. Okay.
00:30:30
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Like, ah I'm not there, like, trying to dissect what he's saying. I'm there for the vibe. I'm there, it's like, for for, you know, getting my dance on. Like, I want a nice groove to go on. And that's exactly what he brought. So, so so and then what what I'm noticing with these halftime shows now, which I enjoy, especially coming off Kendrick's, is these, have like, you want to make the halftime show you wouldn't You want it to look amazing for the people watching at home.
00:30:59
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Fuck everyone who's like watching in the stadium. You don't, who cares about them? You want the performance to to to be amazing for those watching on TV. You want it to feel like it's a movie.
00:31:11
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You know? Because everyone in the stands, it doesn't matter what you do, everyone's going to see these little ants down there. Because you know when you watch on TV, you got that you got the best camera, you got the full high definition, you get to see all the sets up close, you get to see the choreography, the cinematography, everything.
00:31:29
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right Bad Bunny knew this. He knew this very well. so And he played that to his strengths. like he was He's telling a story as he's like he's he's like like he's like walking you through like all the or what what makes Puerto Rico special as he's singing his songs. So it was fun to see. And it was kind of fun where like there's only one part where he's he's coming out of this house And you see a whole bunch of celebrities like dancing alongside. I'm like, oh my god, there's Jessica Alba.
00:31:58
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Oh my god, there's Pedro Pascal. Oh my god. don't think Jon Hamm was there, but I saw Jon Hamm dance on the sidelines. but yeah And then i think I think Cardi B was there. yeah i mean i saw When I saw Jessica Alba, I was like...
00:32:11
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Wow, she was my she was my crush back in like high school in college i and And she still looks like she has an Asian day. yeah but godda I know what you mean, man. Ever since ah Idle Hands, I think, was the first thing I've seen her in. so
00:32:27
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Oh, wow, how old is that movie? I don't even know that one. Oh, that's It's got Seth Green, I think, in it, too. I'm trying to think of who else. Yeah, I'm pretty sure this was late I think.
00:32:41
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Yeah, so... This is probably after Flipper, I think. I never saw Flipper, though. Is this a Flipper, too? Is it Flipper? Is something with a... don't know, maybe it was a fish of some sort. i don't know. i thought I thought that was her.
00:32:54
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that her? know. With Elijah Wood? Maybe making things up. No, not there was a TV show, I thought. There was like a... Maybe it was flipper. Maybe was a different fish. I guess those aren't fish. Those are... Whatever. oh no no No, no, no. I think you're right. Yeah, she is in Flipper. She's in the TV show. Oh, okay. I'm not on glue. Interesting. I've never seen it, but I know that she did it And then I think this was one the first things she did after Flipper. Yeah. is it's it's where We're past the 30 year anniversary of the the tv the tv TV version of Flipper. Look at us. Interesting. But yeah, so it wass cool it was cool seeing to her.
00:33:30
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Yeah. But yeah, it was cool to him like walking the streets. He's like going to like different markets. He's like getting this like ice cream here, getting a shot over here. you know, that there's a food stand. And what...
00:33:42
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What was really cool, because there was like one song, my girlfriend was telling about this, but he talks about some of the girls um that he dated. he was like, he named them off. And then like, it it shows him getting like this engagement ring. And then he talks about the song, like, oh, I could never marry one of these girls.
00:33:58
Speaker
But then he gave this engagement ring to the this one, this other guy. And the guy, um i guess, i proposes to his fiancee a part of the show and then they actually have the wedding a part of the halftime show incorporated so like you literally have this real-life couple that got married at this halftime show and i'm like oh my god who else can say that nobody no one can say they got married at the cerebral halftime show i'm like god damn
00:34:33
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so So then they did that. And then after they said their I do's, then you see Lady Gaga come out and she's singing. And she's doing like a this ah more salsa Puerto Rican version of the song she does with Bruno Mars.
00:34:51
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um I think Die With A Smile, that song. um And then that was awesome. And and then and then i learned the fact that like that Bunny was like the biggest is like the biggest Lady Gaga fan. He he he went to a bunch of her shows.
00:35:03
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Yeah. And was just thrilled to have her part of his show. So it was that part was awesome. And then he started doing some other other songs. um And then he brought out Ricky Martin.
00:35:16
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I was like, oh shit, I forgot Ricky Martin was Puerto Rican. Right. and And, you know, he say he's never done the halftime show before. and And I'm sure he looked up to him growing up as well. And and mind you, Ricky Martin's like, think he's like 54. Still looks great. though You would never know he's that old.
00:35:32
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Right. So... Then he does this thing and then then the Bad Bunny comes back and and he's kind of talking to the camera. like like He's like up close, straight, his head ah his head's like like right up against the camera. That's all you can see. and He's like telling i to the audience, he's like ah saying, like like there's only one me and there's also there's only there's only there's like there's only one you and and just keep doing what you're doing. He's trying to be very motivational to everyone. and
00:36:03
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And then after that, he he brings out, he talks about saying God bless America. And he talks about all the countries that incorporate America.
00:36:14
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And he kind of just pays homage to them and everybody and brings out all their flags. And yeah, and he brings out some ending song and yeah, that was that. It was was very well done.
00:36:28
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It sounds like I missed a hell of a show, to be honest. and it was Yeah, but that the the the production value was insane. Yeah, like that sounds like next level epic. I mean, there's even ah there's even a wedding for Grindelwald. I know. And it was cool too. So speaking of the Grammys, he actually had the Grammy he won um for best album of the year.
00:36:50
Speaker
And it was showing like that clip on the TV. It was showing like, and they brought like, it was like a younger version of himself, like him like a kid version of him. Oh yeah. like Him like giving him the Grammys. It's like, oh, look at that. You you you you lived your dream of obtaining this.
00:37:07
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I was like, wow, like there's so many just like little things that i just that made the performance that much better.
00:37:14
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So, that yeah, sense yeah, it's very remarkable. Yeah, man, you got to watch it and again. I didn't understand anything he was saying. Like, I just't need a translator there, but in little songs, didn't really know what he saying. But like, it was a vibe the whole time, you know, a bunch of dancers, everyone was grooving.
00:37:30
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So it was a lot of fun, a really fun performance. I mean, a lot of people don't actually listen to lyrics anyways, so... That's true. you Most people don't listen to lyrics, but they should.
00:37:42
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ah Yeah, sometimes, especially, like, I don't know. like you're You'll be talking to somebody about something, and then they listen to this, and like they seem all upbeat, was you know what this song's about? know, I know. You're like, no? Oh, only knew. Yeah. Yeah.
00:37:57
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oh if you only knew hit Yeah, so so yeah it it makes me excited just for... because you know i kept like i watched the Kendrick performance probably over a dozen times.
00:38:14
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um Just for the fundamental layers that performance had. and then And then for now, Bad Bunny, do you just like taking that and then amplifying even more with just production value and also telling the story as well.
00:38:28
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So I was like, man, how are you going to top this now?
Future of Super Bowl Performances
00:38:32
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I feel like each time you do this, I feel like you have to up the budget each time you gotta tell more of a story. You can't just do a simple halftime show. just go up on stage and do your songs.
00:38:43
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Like people are gonna be expecting, you know, like this, this level of production, o which is crazy.
00:38:53
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So Yeah, because I've been thinking about back to like the latest one. like like live Before Kendrick went, the Usher one, was like, yeah, that's just a concert. Rihanna just felt like a concert.
00:39:03
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But like these actually feel like performances, you know? like Things you remember. So... Yeah, it's definitely a It's going to be hard for whoever does it next year. Well, because that's the thing. like Sometimes the soup and the halftime show can like overshadow...
00:39:24
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you know, the game itself. Oh, this one definitely did. The game was very boring. Right. Yeah. not Not a lot of action the game, and everyone would agree with that, I'm sure. There was an absence of Tom Brady.
00:39:38
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Well, I'm really glad the Patriots lost. I was waiting for the Seahawks. Well, they wouldn't have lost if they had Tom Brady. I know, right? Hey, he has lost a few Super Bowls, mind you.
00:39:52
Speaker
When he's not deflating his... Yeah, that's true. You know about that. You know about that. ah Yes, yes. sir i Don't ask me why actually. But yes, I do know about it.
00:40:05
Speaker
Deflategate, I believe they recalled it at the time. Yes, it was. You remember. Yeah. I think i think he was a he was an interesting one, because like he'd always... ah He'd be like, all right, this this is it for me. This is it for me this year. I'm done. I'm done. And then like six weeks later, he's just like, yeah, i was joking.
00:40:22
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I'm going to Tampa Bay. We're going to Florida. I'm a Florida man now. couple dozen times, and then finally, I guess he... But it wouldn't surprise me if he comes back for another jaunt in a year or two anyway. No. He still looks like he's 22 anyways. But he's got such a cushy gig now as a commentator. He's set for life. I mean, he was already set for life, but now he still gets to do what he loves and just talk about what he loves.
Tom Brady and NFL Banter
00:40:48
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Right. I think he's fine. Especially because his last season, he wasn't that good.
00:40:55
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So it showed his age in his last season. but i go i Yeah, I was just kidding around, man. Yeah, yeah I figured, yeah. ah I mean, you you know, we only get a few Michael Jordans, Tom Brady's, you know, I mean, you know, you know what though? oh Never say never. I mean, we saw Mike Tyson fight again at like 58 or something. Yeah, that was a mistake. So, ah yeah, but, uh, it rakes in those, it rakes in those dollar bills. You got You got the money, money,
00:41:24
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Yeah. It's all that matters.
00:41:28
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We'll get another Tom Brady Patriot Super Bowl two decades from now. Hey, I'm happy next year. We will we will get the Baltimore Ravens.
00:41:40
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You know what? do I sincerely hope that that's what happens. Thank you, man. Thank you. We're putting it out there. I would watch the shit out of that just for you, James. Please, thank you.
00:41:53
Speaker
Thank you. yeah Baltimore lives on, baby. and It's a beautiful city with beautiful people in it. ah ah You're so sweet. You're so sweet. they They don't call it Charm City for nothing.
00:42:07
Speaker
You see, you're you're you're making me shed a tear. Stop it. and I mean that. it is It is. It's a beautiful place. like I recommend everyone go if you haven't been. I'm assuming most people listening to it are in Baltimore, but you know you never know. we we all tell listeners Don't come down. It's too cold.
00:42:27
Speaker
yeah we have We have snow and ice everywhere. summertime's time to go. James will take you for a nice round of golf. yeah I remember that very well.
00:42:40
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ah But yeah, ah the that's all I have. That's my wrap up for the Grammy and Cerebole. I think that's good. like I feel like a jackass for missing it. It actually sounds like it was a just an insane performance this year. Yeah.
00:42:56
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yeah Yeah, I definitely yeah definitely watch the Cerebole show. um Yeah. if i micka we can we could If you want to speak on some Grammy performances, you can, but Definitely watch the Super Bowl halftime show at Bad Bunny. You'll definitely... but There's a lot to like about it.
00:43:16
Speaker
But you know what happened last time's Super Bowl halftime show with that with Kendrick? It inspired me to make the world's worst hip-hop song. ah So I hope this doesn't mean you're going to make a ah Spanish reggaeton song.
00:43:34
Speaker
Please don't do that. Don't tempt me. Don't tempt me. Don't do it. I might just have to do it. No. Me llamo John. ah No, thank you. Stay away. I'm going to make it. It'll be train wreck. Me llamo Juan, right? Oh, you're right. Juan is my Espanol name. I do remember that from high school Spanish.
00:43:57
Speaker
That's right. You are Juan and I am Jaime. Yeah, Sleepy Juan. Yeah. And i um I'm ah Jaime Juegos?
00:44:12
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believe Juegos is games. i think yeah I think you're right. I don't know how to say ah Sleepy in Espanol. I don't know. Yeah, I don't. to It's funny because at at one point, I think I was quasi-fluent in it.
00:44:25
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But then again, I was... at one point very fluent in French and don't ask me to say anything in that language. So just English for me, buddy. ah Well, even good english I'm bad at English.
00:44:43
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Well, I i think that's that's all I got for today. That's it. Yeah. Okay. So I i think i think that that that wraps it up for a Grammy Super Bowl show.
00:44:57
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And we'll be too we'll be back for our next episode as we get to it we get more into awards season. So we we will discuss a lot of the nominees for a for Best Actor, Actress, and and Best Film.
00:45:10
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So we'll we'll make sure to... I'm looking forward to it. Yeah, I'll make sure to to send over there some of the nominees for you to watch so yeah we can partake in the discussion together. Sounds buddy. All right, man. That does it for us.
00:45:24
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Good night, everyone. Cheers. Cheers.
00:49:03
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