I know I'm not supposed to believe in guilty pleasures

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

But can anyone tell me why I seem to like anything that Enrique Iglesias puts out?



Okay, well, a quick look at Wikipedia suggests that he's put out about 3,000 singles, and I've only heard about 10 of them but still... I mean, I think I even like the Lionel Richie duet (!!)

Moments like this remind me of a bit I heard years ago in a documentary about Motown. Someone or other was talking about working with Smokey Robinson and how "he taught me how to write a hook for a pop song." Ever since, I've had this persistent feeling that if only I knew enough music theory to fully transcribe pop songs, I would be able to figure out the secret mathematical formula that made them so catchy. Enrique's stuff has to be built with the same magic, I think.

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[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

I noticed the "getting younger" thing, too, although I think it may just be that he's started shaving ;)