The Month In POP

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Thought I'd take the initiative seeing as it's the end of the month and all. Double bonus month feature!

[Poll #738093]

Comments

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

I was torn between the track I cited and the new singles by LL Cool J/J-Lo and Mary J. Blige. Hang on, also, was Prince's Black Sweat April?

[zenith.livejournal.com]

I think that was March, although of course you could have heard it in April...

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

'Black Sweat' was ages ago - I heard it in April but was v late. I am torn about it - on the one hand, ace production and stuff! On the other it has no tune - this is not necessarily a bad thing, 'I'm A Slave 4 U' had no tune after all and is Brit's second best single; but Prince can't pull it off because he sounds old and wheezy and slightly emphysematic, and not sexxxy at all. In fact he should have given it to Britney, it would have been totally beneficial to both of them.

LL Cool J and J-Lo is SO good - I love that the drive towards minimalism is infecting hip-hop too. When 'Lose Control' came out I thought that was pretty sparse but this makes that sound like Basement Jaxx.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

am tantalised by idea of Britney doing 'Black Sweat' i must confess.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know that there is a standard rule of "it would be ace if every song ever was done by Britney" but I think it applies more than most to 'Black Sweat'.