{"id":24230,"date":"2017-03-07T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/father-john-misty-total-entertainment-forever\/"},"modified":"2017-03-07T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T01:00:00","slug":"father-john-misty-total-entertainment-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/music\/father-john-misty-total-entertainment-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"Father John Misty Talks VR Sex With Taylor Swift in New Single \u201cTotal Entertainment Forever\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once hidden behind center&#xA0;stage as the drummer of prominent indie folk outfit Fleet Foxes, J. Tillman (better known by his moniker Father John Misty) has emerged over the years as a much-needed social critic in the musical world.&#xA0;<\/p>\n<p>On his latest offering, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/fatherjohnmisty\/total-entertainment-forever-1\" rel=\"nofollow\">&#x201C;Total Entertainment Forever,&#x201D;<\/a> the outspoken folk star shares his view on the growing dependence we have on entertainment. Backed by a crisp&#xA0;acoustic guitar, triumphant keys, and a bellowing horn section, Father John Misty wastes no time getting into the nitty-gritty of his darkest thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/310711090&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He howls &#x201C;Bedding Taylor Swift\/Every night inside the Oculus Rift,&#x201D; at the very start of the song, and even though the high-strung ballad simmers down some following the heated intro, Tillman doesn&#x2019;t stop firing criticism at the state of humanity. After a brief fusion of poignant &#x201C;oohs&#x201D; and wistful saxophone, the nearly three-minute ditty ends with virtual reality becoming the cure for our hellish reality.&#xA0;&#x201C;In the New Age we&apos;ll all be entertained\/Rich or poor, the channels are all the same,&#x201D; he croons with a tinge of wistful regret.&#xA0;<\/p>\n<p>Debuted this past weekend during his Saturday Night Live performance, the unexpected opening lyrics instantly drew comparisons to Kanye West&#x2019;s infamous &#x201C;I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex&#x201D; line from his <em>Life of Pablo<\/em> cut <a href=\"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/music\/kanye-west-young-thug-famous-leak\">&#x201C;Famous&#x201D;<\/a>. But Father John Misty was quick to defend the meaning behind his vaguely construed words.&#xA0;<\/p>\n<p>&#xA0;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#x201C;The fact of the matter is, I don&#x2019;t want that to happen to Taylor Swift. That is the worst thing I can think of; that is so horrible. But again, this plays into progress, where like, the internet was supposed to be this new democracy, a utopia of information where everyone had a voice and we were all interconnected, and we would experience true democracy&#x2014;and it turned into pornography, followed only by outrage,&#x201D; <a href=\"https:\/\/exclaim.ca\/music\/article\/father_john_misty_addresses_taylor_swift_lyric_from_total_entertainment_that_is_the_worst_thing_i_can_think_of\" rel=\"nofollow\">he told Exclaim!<\/a> the day after SNL aired.&#xA0;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#xA0;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XoLXrIi1mpU?ecver=1\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Though he&#x2019;s always had a knack for satirically scolding human civilization and its dependence on entertainment, &#x201C;Total Entertainment Forever&#x201D; hints that Father John is taking his criticism to an entirely new level in his upcoming album <em>Pure Comedy<\/em>, due out April 7, via Sub Pop\/Bella Union.<\/p>\n<p>If, like us, Tillman&#x2019;s latest single has you feeling some type of way, be sure to check out his system dismantling single <a href=\"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/music\/father-john-misty-pure-comedy-visual\">&#x201C;Pure Comedy&#x201D;<\/a>, as well as his bleak political number <a href=\"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/culture\/father-john-misty-holy-hell\">&#x201C;Holy Hell.&#x201D;<\/a>&#xA0;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The one and only J. 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