VIDEO CLUB: Ne-Yo, Martina Topley-Bird, Nelly & Fergie Ferg

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

We haven't had one of these for a while!

We all know Ne-Yo is amazing, right? Here he is, femme fatale fixation still firmly in place, with a NEW SINGLE hurrah - less lyrical oddities this time round but love the 4/4 beat (but more banging than 'Because Of You') and almost Balearic guitar. Great video, too.

The likes of Róisín Murphy and Alison Goldfrapp tend to find favour round here, but what of that other leading lady of trip-hop, Martina Topley-Bird? I've always been easily seduced by her voice - her new album The Blue God is v good indeed, and the best moment is the lead single 'Carnies'. (NB: her new single 'Poison' has a Van She remix which will be of interest certain elements of this community.)

And last - we have touched upon the Nelly & Fergie single before, but the video has only just appeared and it's TERRIFIC, totally crunk. Fergie really works it during her rap, and Nelly is clearly v keen to show us just how much he's buffed up. According to the year in pop polls only seven of us like this - I am charitably going to assume this is because you have not heard it, rather than because you have terrible taste.

Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I love the beat and the new-wavey tension on the Ne-Yo, and I like the paranoid lyrics too but the tune isn't quite strong enough to knit it all together. Might well be a grower though.

I almost put it on the Poptimism muxtape but decided the Pop&B track would be Asia Cruise instead, doing her JoJo impression.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

it is a grower! I've had it for a while now and it only really hit me the other night.