Oh dear. Am I starting to like R’n’B? This isn’t a good development. There’s so much I hate about this song yet I find myself liking it despite myself.
It’s the normal fare, with lyrics describing women as mere sexual objects, and nothing that takes it from the decidedly average to the inspired.
In actual fact, I […]
I’ve been waiting what seems like ages to finally get the chance to review this song, and accompanying video, but haven’t had the chance until now.
Because the song was leaked online prematurely, it was then released digitally, and has been and gone at the top of the US Billboard charts. It did however mean that […]
Along with millions of other people around the world, I was entranced by Gnarls Barkley in 2006 when they released the magnificent Crazy.
I may be sick to the back teeth of it now, unless it’s one of the bizarre remixes which are all over YouTube, but at the time it was a breath of fresh […]
It seems that Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z have finally got married, after having been dating for six years. So to celebrate we’ll look back at one of Beyonce’s biggest and best hits of recent years.
I can’t decide if this song is anti-man or just pro-women. There’s a big difference between the two.
In the end I […]
Do you want to know how to guarantee having a successful record? Take an ageing but still pretty hot female pop star, a young guy who every woman wants to have sex with, and a producer who seems to have a secret formula for making hits… almost every time.
Stick them in a mixing bowl, add […]
I have very mixed feelings about James Blunt. It’s like having a devil on one shoulder who hates him vociferously, and an angel on the other who thinks he is a genius. I’m somewhere in the middle and flit between the two.
He IS a genius, but probably only for earning shed loads of money for […]
I can’t help myself, she’s gorgeous, and more so in this video than I’ve ever seen her. So when I was busy deciding which song to review today, this stood out for me.
But enough old man perving, time to concentrate on what we’re here to do: critiquing the song, video, and the girl herself.
The song […]
Alphabeat are a Danish pop group, who unless you live in Denmark, you’d probably never heard of until this song came out and started getting played constantly.
This song wouldn’t be that bad if it wasn’t for the sheer joy they display while singing it. You don’t even need the video, as the happiness bleeds through […]
Sam Sparro seems to have come from nowhere and launched himself a pop career which is getting a lot of attention here in the UK.
This is his début single, called Black and Gold, which gives a good taster of his soulful pop sound. I can also see this going down great in dance clubs, especially […]
There is a fine line between being subtle, and having just too God damn much going on with a song. And this, The Way That I Love You by Ashanti is a fine example of that line being crossed.
Both the song and the video have far too much going on, and here’s why.
However strong Ashanti’s […]
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