Janelle Monae Sings for GAP

Sandra Rose November 14, 2008

Songbird Janelle Monae teams up with actor Jon Heder to sing “Winter Wonderland” in a Christmas commercial for GAP. It’s obvious that her stylist took my readers’ advice and threw away Janelle’s outdated black and white uniforms.

Janelle is a singer with incredible talent. But if she wants to be accepted by the masses, she will have to break out of her archaic style mold and get with the program, ala Rihanna.

This commercial is a pretty good step in the right direction for Janelle. I LOVE her argyle sweater.

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shannon04

This was cute. I really like this girl and she is talented.
mizzdallas

Thats good for Janelle she is on Bad Boy so she need all of her pennies, I like her music but to me she seems more like a gimmick and maybe thats what’s keeping her from appealing to the masses of the pop culture.
pointhimout

i can’t get into her yet. i’ll give her more time to impress me before i completely ignore her though.
Kymystry

hey Mizz D !!

I love the sweater too .. it’s a shame tho .. here in the “A” a woman can’t wear Argyle and not be suspect…

shakin my head … 2 more years and I’m Gone from this city….
Kymystry

another point .. if Bey’s hairsyle is a Camel Hump ? ?

what the HAIL is that Lucy Ricardo/Wilma Flintstone do called then ? ? ?

a Diving board hump ?
mizzdallas

hey!!! kym t.g.i.f Im so glad its friday I feel burned out I need a drink
ReadTheBlog

KYM, that is a shame…I hope nobody thinks that about me, cause I got an argyle sweater vest with matching socks. My husband says I look like Aladdin (Super Bad – the movie, yall) – LOL!

Oh well. I don’t like Miss Monae’s style. That video of hers gave me the creeps – people bidding on her multiple personalities as if they were bidding on slaves or something – creepy!

Wel, being on oBad Boy, yeah she needs a second job – good for her and good luck with that career of hers!
Terry .W

She’s a cute girl…in her own quirky little way…!
http://www.myspace.com/lorettadivine DivineBrown

I’m not feeling her one bit! I think she was born 40 years too late.
http://www.myspace.com/lorettadivine DivineBrown

The way she acts on stage gives me anxiety. I’ll drink 2 Red Bulls and a crunk juice for all that.
ReadTheBlog

That sweater is $48 and it comes in purple/black and yellow/brown, as well.
kwallace577

i loves this girl. middle name….i cringe when i see the hair tho.

i got an argyle sweater, well i got two…and i am so hetro it hurts.
teecee

who is she again ? i left the preppy look back in the 80’s where it belongs.
http://myspace.com/tamarlese Peachizz

I see the talent, just that she’s got to much going on.. Janelle less is more? bee lee dat!
Kymystry

I have a argyle sweater .. and I Love Dyck .. my name is Kym and I approve this message.
babyjam824

Although, I dont like her esoteric style. I wont hand out too much credit it to her.

Deductive Reasoning leads me to this:

She’s singing in an ad for the Gap. Wouldn’t it make the most sense for her to be in Gap Holiday 2008 Collection clothes. Which would be the argyle sweater and not that uniform she wears. she still has her wacky saddle shoes but she got with the program (the sweater) to expose her singing in a mainstream ad campaign.
MZN

Oh please Sandra, Janelle can’t be anybody but herself. If she was more like Ri-yawn-na the masses would be bored. Ri Ri bores me to tears…
http://findentertainmentnow.com miesha@FindEntertainmentNow.com

i don’t think she’s changing her style. she’s just dressing for a GAP commercial. come on now, LOL!

Go J!
http://myspace.com/erikamagaly Hermosa

I was having lunch in my company’s lunch room a while back and someone had the tv on BET. I heard the song without looking at the tv and I immediately thought to myself. . .when did BET start playing Gwen Stefani video’s?

If I close my eyes and just listen to her, I get a Gwen Stefani/No Doubt vibe, which I love.
Amulet

They don’t really market her enough. I don’t even know any of her songs, but I know her name.

Puffy needs to be helping her more than partying and brusing his assistant’s egos.
bloggergirlz

i wanna snatch that afro bang off the front of her head…
purepisces

AWWW!! Come on KYM!! The A ain’t that bad!! Don’t go away mad, Boo!! LOL!! =)
Kymystry

@ Pure .. I’ve been here 6 LONG yrs .. and the only .. ONLY reason I’m still here is My son is gettin a GREAT Education at one of the Nations Top High Schools .. His High school is listed on Time Mag’s top 1000 schools in the country and it’s listed in the top 500 .. 2 more yrs and I’m back to VA Beach …
Naima

Stylist? Its a GAP ad so they have to wear Gap clothes picked by the Gap stylists. She should go to Europe if she hasn’t already. I am sure they would truly appreciate her there. I don’t know what she was thinking signing with Bad Boy, as an independent artist she already had a good buzz
http://myspace.com/tamarlese Peachizz

@Amulet Says:
They don’t really market her enough.
That’s cause Puff,Diddy Sean or whoever he wants to be on any given day is sending all the marketing on Cassie and himself.
mrswatson

I am a fan of the GAP and Janelle Monae. I don’t think ANYONE should be trying to adopt someone else’s style…find your own. Especially that Ramones/dominatrix/Elvis look Rihanna has going on!
HouStar

Purepisces… thats for the confirmation about the Maxwell concert… we talked to someone who went to the Thursday night show here in Houston and they said the same thing. It is kinda comforting though knowing that considering he put them on the microphone and sang to them…LOL BUt I am with you it was a GREAT show.
makvay

dude in the picture looks a lil scary..
jrzy_girl

I totally understand one wanting to be different and stand out from the rest but I sooooo hate her hair. I cant take it. I wish her the best though
shhhh

The commercial seemed really cheesy and fake. Had too much of a Barry Manilow feel to it.

I don’t even want comment on the Flo Ryder and Trey Songs commerical.

WHAT THE HECK IS THE GAP DOING!
purepisces

@ Kym – okay…I’ll give you a pass, since you’re being as good mom and all!! =) My mom did the same thing…got us up and out, then left the dayum country!!! LOL!!

@ HouStar – Cuz of you, I was just waiting for some panties on the stage!! LOL! It was obviously staged, since they landed on the stage in a hard plastic case!! Looked like they came from the side of the stage too. Haha!! He didn’t put them on the mic and sing to them here, he pulled ’em out the case, wiped his face and neck with ’em, held them up, dedicated the next song to them panties, and tossed them!!! LOL!!! =D
brwnsugga4you

i guess i’ll wait to see the commercial to leave a comment. SNOOTY IF YOU ARE OUT THERE HIT ME UP!!
prynsexxx

Kym said:

here in the “A” a woman can’t wear Argyle and not be suspect…
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ARE YOU SERIOUS?!!!!!!!! Who made that crap up?

I have a couple of argyle sweaters and will be riding a “stick” later on tonight. LOVE THEM BOTH! LOL
prynsexxx

#31 said:

he pulled ‘em out the case, wiped his face and neck with ‘em, held them up, dedicated the next song to them panties, and tossed them!!!
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LOL he tossed them? Maybe he didn’t like the scent it gave off when it mixed with his sweat. LOL
purepisces

LOL@ Pryn!!!

Yeah…mmhmm…that’s what it was!! LOL!!! It was funny at the time, but now that I think about it, what else could he do with them??? Not like he was gonna keep ’em. If it was a towel he could have tossed them into the crowd and let the ladies fight over it…but a pair of panties??? Yeah, they were new, BUT???? What woman would keep that as a keepsake? LOL!!! Okay, maybe it’s a free pair of panties, but STILL!! They looked kind of big too…what if you grabbed them and they weren’t even your size?? HAHA!!

I’m soooo daym easily amused!! LMAO!!!
HouStar

LOL… My husband said dang those some big panties when they were thrown up there… they looked like they would have fit a size 18-20 woman… At least he didnt make you think he wiped his face with dirty ones…LOL Im glad you enjoyed it. I am not a big concert person, and we had seats in the 3rd row directly in the center. I felt like he was singing to me. He is such a great live performer.. I may be naive in thinking he didnt use a support track, but it sounded just like the CD…
kwallace577

dammmmit @pryn. i want a stick tonight. my stick is waaaay in little rock. i’s so sad. : (
HouStar

LOL @ yours being big too…. Maybe he was trying to make it seem like he was into big women to excite those in the crowd… Or better yet, maybe he IS into big women…Oh the things to ponder…:D
mrsgibbs620

Trey songz is in the commercial as well with Flo rida the re did jingle bells and i love it you should post a screen shot of that here’s the link to trey songz and flo rida

http://www.gap.com/browse/info.do?cid=43164
purepisces

@ HouStar

I’m jealous!! I was way up top, but I still had a good time all by my daym self. Was hoarse as hell yesturday! =)
Next time I’ll have to give in and pay for better seats!!
HouStar

Oh and Pure.. you had me LMAO at the thought of keeping the panties… Try explaining that one to anyone who came across them…LOL
HouStar

We were actually lucky.. ours were given to us by one of My husbands friends… He is so not the Maxwell type.. he is more like UGK… Otherwise I would have been up there with you
mzraychelle

I like her style
KAT

i have NEVER heard the saying that if you wear argyle that you are suspect. is that just an atlanta thang???
http://myspace.com/docjam1 Doc Jam

I really enjoy her style, class, and exceptional talent..Janelle Monae is one of the VERY few artists who is both extremely talented naturally, yet has also been able to develop her talent into a style all of her own…I would love to go on a date with her, just to see what she’s like off stage..
prynsexxx

@#43 said:

i have NEVER heard the saying that if you wear argyle that you are suspect. is that just an atlanta thang???
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It must be. I’ve been wearing Argyle since I was in 6th grade. I started humping 4 years later…….Do the math. LOL
Kymystry

lol … Atl is in a constant state of Suspect … didn’t yall know …lol
purepisces

@ HouStar

I need to get some better friends!! LOL!! =D I was listening hard too, and I didn’t hear a backup track for him. There was so much ad-libbing, I think I would have noticed it. Were you there for Jazmine Sullivan? I got there just in time to hear “I Need You Bad” and that was it, which was fine with me! It was so obvious that nobody came to see HER!!! HAHA!
purepisces

I think folks here just equate argyle with menswear, unless you pair with a girly skirt, some wideleg pants or somethin like that. Gotta have some girly accessories or you just might be suspect!! LOL!!
iscream

I waited to comment on this topic but I’m glad someone else feels the way I feel about her…. That hair is god awful ugly. Looks like a birds nest. Did she stick her finger in a socket to achive that look?

The only time I saw her was on Puffy’s show….. that’s all I say about that.
HouStar

No we were so late (I have to tell him something starts an hour ahead of time)that Maxwell was already started and I missed my favorite song by him There were people in our seats too, they were mad they had to move…LOL I told his friend thank you about 100 times… Come to find out he had bought the tickets for him & his wife, but gave them to us… I wonder what she did to make him that mad…LOL LOL LOL

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