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Blue Cantrell - Breathe (Feat. Sean Paul)

I got a Switch today and this was stuck in my head all day.

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91 "When The Stars Go Blue" by Ryan Adams

92 "Hit 'Em up Style (Oops!)" by Blu Cantrell

MG:

Of course, “Since U Been Gone” is the enduring classic of the decade. The break up song that transcends the genre, applicable to any situation requiring a little artificial empowerment. But it can’t quite match the deliciousness of “Hit ‘Em Up Syle (Oops!),” a song that quite literally spares no expense on the path to revenge. While Kelly Clarkson offers catharsis and Beyonce lends self-esteem, Blu Cantrell teaches a master class in pettiness. This, too, is a visceral and real step in getting over.

DV:

“Since U Been Gone” asserts that living well is the best revenge, but “Hit 'Em up Style” keeps it simpler: revenge is the best revenge. It’s paired with “Before He Cheats” in my mind, both songs focused on exacting a tangible and material toll on a cheating ex boyfriend. But while anger is the driving factor of Carrie Underwood’s masterwork, Blu Cantrell sounds almost gleeful in her exhortation to her listeners: “Hit 'Em up Style” pops and snaps over a dizzy string sample. “It’s a shame we have to play these games”, she laments, but “Oops!” go the backing vocals, a call-and-response that functions as a punchline. Cantrell’s given plenty of chances to show off her pipes - particularly in the bridge - and she leans hard enough into the melodrama to make it clear that she’s justified in draining that bank account. What makes the song a classic, though, is just how carefree she sounds on the indelible hook.

93 "Suga Suga" by Baby Bash ft. Frankie J

94 "Back To Black" by Amy Winehouse

95 "This Love" by Maroon 5

TK:

I am writing this blurb on June 25, 2016, which just happens to be the 14 year anniversary of Maroon 5’s debut album, Songs About Jane. It’s also #Maroon5Day, marking a weekend where they encourage fans to donate to UNICEF. I asked my boyfriend what the first thing to come to his mind was when I said “Maroon 5” and he said that it reminded him of shopping at Kohl’s: their music is kind of bland but also strangely satisfying. I think that assessment is pretty fair, because it’s really easy to dismiss Maroon 5: Adam Levine’s public persona is totally insufferable and their music is corny, nothing truly groundbreaking. I’ve also seen some people go as far to say that M5 “sold out” but I would disagree on that point only because I think their goal from the beginning was to be big. Despite all of the negative perceptions you may have about Maroon 5, it’s tough to imagine the music scene without them because they’ve been around for so long.

“This Love” was the second single off of Songs about Jane and marked the beginning of the rest of M5’s career. It’s amazing how much their sound and image have changed since “This Love”. I remember how you couldn’t escape this song on the radio. You were enveloped in Adam Levine’s breakup story, privy to some intimate moments between him and his lover. I’d like to think that the girlfriend who dumped Adam Levine feels incredibly weird about being famous without actually being famous. The music video was controversial, but not too offensive to deprive M5 of a Grammy. M5 might not be the most revolutionary band, but sometimes it’s okay to simply exist.

DV:

It is pretty wild to think of Maroon 5 before Adam Levine was anyone but the lead singer of Maroon 5. And “This Love” absolutely makes you confront that frisson: Levine’s no great vocalist even now, but he genuinely could. not. sing. when the band broke through. Like, listen to them perform it in 2009: he’s clearly had a vocal coach or two by that point and it might as well be another band on that stage. “This Love” sounds thin and underproduced compared to the Maroon 5 of today, but that’s part of its charm - it was back then, too. It’s a song trying to be a lot bigger than it can really manage, getting by on the contrast between a simple, indelible piano hook and Levine’s reedy voice, and on a shout-along chorus that most listeners could shout better than he does. It’s the kind of song I used to pretend to hate, ubiquitous and cheap and - as TK incisively points out - by a band that’s not so much “selling out” as lacking in any scruples to begin with. It’s also the kind of song I downloaded and listened to on repeat because I couldn’t help myself regardless.

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Blue Cantrell (cover) // Years and Years

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“breathe” - blu cantrell & sean paul

i’m not one 2 usually participate in #tbt, but i realized we’re short on ~frozen~ pizza & sometimes ur 2 lazy to get it delivered aka find a new jam.

anyways, blu cantrell & sean paul’s “breathe” was a jam in 2003, is still a jam in 2015, & will continue 2 be a jam in 2050. so, just breathe, listen & enjoy some digiorno, partygoers.

~frozen~

tyler, head of pizza delivery

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