Father John Misty Explains His Lyrics About Having Oculus Rift Sex With Taylor Swift
Okay, sure!
On last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, Father John Misty debuted his new song ‘Total Entertainment Forever’, which begins with the lyrics “bedding Taylor Swift every night inside the Oculus Rift.” Presumably the song has other lyrics too, but I wouldn’t know about them because I was too busy feeling confused and uncomfortable.
Just saw Father John Misty for the first time on #SNL. Is Jason Segel doing a Chris Gaines thing because I don't get this.
— Chris Callahan (@RevCCallahan) March 5, 2017
Father John Misty needs to be put in a time out for rhyming "Taylor Swift" and "Oculus Rift"
— George Greenstreet (@georgegreeny) March 5, 2017
The lyric has caused some controversy, with a number of internet commentators describing it as creepy.
Is Father John Misty a parody of creepy white guys? Cause dude can't sing. #SNL
— Cass Stone (@CassStone1) March 5, 2017
What is a "Father John Misty" and how do I make it stop being low key creepy?
— Sam Sanders (@samsanders) March 5, 2017
That said, there doesn’t seem to be nearly as much of a backlash against Misty as there was against Kanye West when he sung about having sex with Taylor Swift…for some reason.
can't wait for father john misty to be vilified in the media for his creepy and sexist comments about taylor swift OH WAIT
— shaad (@shaaddsouza) March 5, 2017
People seemed far more enthusiastic about beating the shit out of Kanye than Father John Misty, eh? Transparent and gross.
— niamh conroy (@niamhconroy) March 5, 2017
But in an interview with Exclaim! the singer said that the song isn’t really about him wanting to have sex with Taylor Swift at all. It’s actually about technology and all the horrible things people do to entertain themselves. Okay, sure.
“If you don’t think that this virtual reality thing isn’t going to turn into sex with celebrities, then you’re kidding yourself,” he said. “That face recognition stuff? I mean, there are people working on it right now. It’s absurd. Someone sitting with this headset on, you know? Oh God, it’s just, how many different ways do human beings need to masturbate?
“The fact of the matter is, I don’t want that to happen to Taylor Swift. That is the worst thing I can think of; that is so horrible,” he added.
“Human civilizations have been entertaining themselves in disgusting ways all through human history — I mean, whether it’s lighting Christians on fire, or whatever. We have to consider that maybe there are ways in which we entertain ourselves now that are equally as disturbing.”
Be honest Father John…you just couldn’t think of a better rhyme, could you?