# Trapped in the Closet - R Kelly **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 24, 2007, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-in-the-closet-r-kelly/393492 "2007-02-24T08:30:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![William\_Strunk\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/839c29/32.png) [@William\_Strunk\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/William_Strunk_Jr)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-in-the-closet-r-kelly/393492/1 "2007-02-24T08:30:00Z")
Is this a joke like Spinal Tap? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FCXlCkY4Y5g/hqdefault.jpg "Trapped in the Closet 1-5") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCXlCkY4Y5g) ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-in-the-closet-r-kelly/393492/2 "2007-02-24T08:46:54Z")
Nope, I’m afraid not. R. Kelly takes his art very seriously. I’m very sorry you had to find out about this. ---
**Author:** ![William\_Strunk\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/839c29/32.png) [@William\_Strunk\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/William_Strunk_Jr)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-in-the-closet-r-kelly/393492/3 "2007-02-24T08:56:34Z")
[QUOTE=olivesmarch4th] Nope, I’m afraid not. R. Kelly takes his art very seriously. I’m very sorry you had to find out about this. [/QUOTE] I think it is hilarious. If R. Kelly takes it seriously it is just that much more funny. ---
**Author:** ![Jaochai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2acd7d/32.png) [@Jaochai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaochai)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-in-the-closet-r-kelly/393492/4 "2007-02-24T08:58:04Z")
Considering I’ve seen Spinal Tap four or five times and don’t see the joke, I would say no. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-in-the-closet-r-kelly/393492/5 "2007-02-24T09:10:47Z")
From the Wiki: > [@](#): > > Critics of the songs argue that the story is told with a choppy tone and that the music and vocalization are the same throughout the song. The song has also reached a minor cult status as a piece of unintentional comedy - some of **R.Kelly’s fans refer to it as the “Plan 9 of music videos.”** (bolding mine) BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Actual lyrics: > [@](#): > > He walks in the bathroom > And looks behind the door > She says, “Baby, come back to bed” > He says, “Bitch, say no more” > He pulls back the shower curtain > While she’s biting her nails > Then he walks back to the room > Right now, I’m sweating like hell > Checks under the bed > Then under the dresser > He looks at the closet > I pull out my Beretta > He walks up to the closet > He comes up to the closet > Now he’s at the closet > Now he’s opening the closet… I agree. Comedy gold. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn1767](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-in-the-closet-r-kelly/393492/6 "2007-02-24T09:23:18Z")
After experiencing the R-Kelly version, you may appreciate “Weird” Al’s dead-on parody “Trapped in the drive through.” It’s almost as long and captures the essence of the original. ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-in-the-closet-r-kelly/393492/7 "2007-02-24T09:41:26Z")
Seems to me there was a rather long and funny thread about this when the video first aired. ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-in-the-closet-r-kelly/393492/8 "2007-02-24T14:58:58Z")
How far have you gotten in the series? It just gets weirder and weirder and better and better. “Not only is there a man in the cupboard… but the man… is a midget… midget… midget… midget… midget…” ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-in-the-closet-r-kelly/393492/9 "2007-02-24T15:01:34Z")
I loved it when South Park ripped on him for this during the Scientology episode. I was just standing here. Tom Cruise got locked in the closet Man this is some crazy shit Why won’t he just come out the closet? So I pull out my gun! I swear if Tom Cruise don’t come out the closet I’m gonna shoot someone! ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-in-the-closet-r-kelly/393492/10 "2007-02-24T15:08:17Z")
That shit is so f\*ing hilarious. ESPECIALLY since R. Kelly seems to think its oh so serious. Haha ---
**Author:** ![enigm4tic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@enigm4tic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enigm4tic)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-in-the-closet-r-kelly/393492/11 "2007-02-24T18:01:31Z")
When i first saw it aired I thought it was a joke because it was so absolutely terrible that I thought there was no way that he could possibly mean it. Then later I found out it was supposed to be serious… ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trapped-in-the-closet-r-kelly/393492/12 "2007-02-24T18:13:31Z")
The one you _really_ want to see is when he performed it “live” at some music videio awards show! He couldn’t lipsinch fast enough and he was acting out the parts. BAHAHAHA!