Ne-Yo - ‘Closer’ Music Video Review | An American R’n'B Song I Actually Like!!!
Wow, I can’t believe this day has actually arrived, but it’s here in all its glory. Yes, I have finally found an American R’n'B song I actually like! Unfortunately the video is a bit crap, but one out of two ain’t bad.
I’ve been quite scathing on the genre here on Killed By The Video Star up to now, criticising it for being very samey, unoriginal, and lacking the innovation to move R’n'B on at all.
However, I can’t add this song, Closer by Ne-Yo to that pile of crud I never want to watch again, because it is actually really damn good.
Okay, so it may not be that bolt out of the blue which is needed to move the genre on, kind of like Jay Z and Kanye West did for Hip-Hop, but as a single, I love it.
The song itself is damn catchy, and instantly makes you want to move. I’m sat here in my chair writing, but I still want to get up and dance when this comes on. Sure I’d look like an idiot to my neighbours, but this makes me not care so much.
The video isn’t as good as the song, and it falls for the trap of using sultry women to save it from the ‘One watch and you’ve seen it all’ pile. I don’t care though, as the song rocks.
Song: 9/10
Video: 6/10
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