Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Britney...you're off the list.
I liked Christina Aguilera’s song “Genie In a Bottle”. A lot. Restrained vocals and a tinkling piano. I liked Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone”. Fun production values. Her smoky voice and the slow-fast-slow structure. Rhianna’s “Umbrella”? Yes please. Ella ella…eh eh eh…so weird and catchy. I loved Mariah Carey’s song “Vision of Love”. A gal singing her ass off. I even liked Fergie’s “Big Girls Don’t Cry”. Don’t look at me like that…her voice curls nicely around the dumb lyrics. Gwen’s “Hella Good”? Hella GREAT. I liked Madonna’s “Hung Up” (the way she said slow-lee and the robotic groove). I loved Madonna’s “Angel” (a much earlier, perfect song before the voice lessons). These are all songs I procured at one time and put in mixes for myself. Not my usual fare, so they were like a salty, crunchy little snack in the middle of a larger meal when they would pop up between sludgier sounds. But then there’s Britney. I don’t seem to have a favorite Britney snack. Hit me baby…nah. Oops, I did it again…no thanks. Not sure why they’ve never made it into a mix. I guess her voice left me cold.
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britney spears,
Fergie,
genie in a bottle,
Hella Good,
Rhianna
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Haven't you ever heard Brit's 'Toxic'?! Now, THAT'S a tasty sip of pop, I tell ya! But I must say that any of Brit's songs that DO appeal to me probably do so more because of the production values than Britney herself. I mean, really, just about ANY pretty young thang could fill her shoes! The rest is all smoke and studio magic!
ReplyDeleteI love looking at the video for "Toxic," but never wanted to download it just to listen to. Britney was always more fun as a visual treat, I think.
ReplyDeleteI liked "gimme more" and "boys" but I'm a dance music freak.
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