Pop stars and hip-hop kings have been all over the art world lately. You saw Beyonce Art History, and Queen Bey's recent outings in Miami prove she knows a thing or two about art. Then we brought you her boo Jay-Z's version (who's stake in the art world isn't so far-fetched after his recent performance at Pace Gallery). Now the Biebs takes on art history with the most absurd high culture/low culture mash-up we could think of for How to Sound Like an Art History Expert (With Justin Bieber Lyrics).
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Take You
"Take You" meets The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck (1434)
Lyric: "I can take you out. I can take you home."
This couple doesn't exactly look like they're down for a wild night out.
Boyfriend
"Boyfriend" meets Self-Portrait with Monkey by Frida Kahlo (1938)
Lyric: "If I was your boyfriend, never let you go."
Justin definitely doesn't have as much body hair as Frida's boyfriend.
All Around the World
"All Around the World" meets Feel the Earth by Asuka Ito (2010)
Lyric: "All around the world, people want to be loved."
Asuka visualizes Bieber's lyrics perfectly.
Baby-2
"Baby" meets Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time by Agnolo Bronzino (c. 1545)
Lyric: "When I was 13, I had my first love"
Venus was actually Cupid's mother, so this is a pretty twisted love story.
Never Say Never
"Never Say Never" meets Pink Panther by Jeff Koons (1988)
Lyric: "Never say never."
The Pink Panther with a hot girl? It could happen.
Love Me
"Love Me" meets I promise to love you by Tracey Emin (2007)
Lyric: "Love me, love me. Say that you love me."
Tracey Emin and Justin Bieber express love differently, but they both make it something you can't ignore.
First Dance
"First Dance" meets The Star by Edgar Degas (1976-77)
Lyric: "Only if you give, give the first dance to me"
We wonder if Bieber could keep up with Degas' dancers.
As Long As You Love Me
"As Long As You Love Me" meets Sphinx by Marc Quinn (2006)
Lyric: "As long as you love me, I'll be your platinum, I'll be your silver, I'll be your gold"
We'd like to see Justin Bieber try this pose.
Eeenie Meenie
"Eeenie Meenie" meets Le déjeuner sur l'herbe by Edouard Manet (1862–1863)
Lyric: "Shorty is an eenie meenie miney mo lover."
Just like Bieber's girl, this nude can't make up her "mind, mind, mind, mind, mind" between these two gentlemen.
U Smile
"U Smile" meets Marilyn Monroe's Lips by Andy Warhol (1962)
Lyric: "You smile, I smile hey hey hey"
Warhol's work keeps Marilyn eternally smiling.
One Less Lonely Girl
"One Less Lonely Girl" meets Old Man and Young Woman by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1500s)
Lyric: "There's gonna be one less lonely girl."
In this case, she may prefer to be lonely.
One Time
"One Time" meets The Two Fridas by Frida Kahlo (1939)
Lyric: "One love, my one heart, my one life for sure"
Frida Kahlo's version is a little more literal.
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Runaway Love
"Runaway Love" meets Run #4 by Jeff Mermelstein (2009)
Lyric: "Won't stop till I find my runaway love."
But really, just stop.
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Beauty and a Beat
"Beauty and a Beat" meets Jay-Z's "Picasso Baby" performance with Marina Abramovic (2013)
Lyric: "''Cause all I need is a beauty and a beat"
Marina plays the beauty while Jay-Z drops the beat.
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Baby
"Baby" meets Madonna and Child by Bernardino di Mariotto (1498-1566)
Lyric: "And I'm like baby, baby, baby ooooh"
This terrifying Renaissance baby probably wasn't who Justin Bieber had in mind when he wrote this hit.