Single and Listening
Single Reviews by Release Date
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Two of today’s songs were released last year but have had some recent related releases. The videos for the Pleasure P and Calle 13 songs premiered on MySpace yesterday and today, respectively. Though, according to Wikipedia it doesn’t seem that Pleasure P’s song has had a radio or download release as of yet. Bruce Springsteen’s album debuted this Tuesday, so I review the title track which some will remember was sung along the Obama Campaign trail.
Calle 13 “Electro Movimiento” Released: September 23, 2008
From Latest Release: Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo ♫♪
Reggaeton gets an 80s makeover with this song that harkens back to the past. The back-and-forth call out with the English-speaking female rapper is cute. Silly lines (good ones), a female English hook, and a likeable electro beat make this a fun track.
Bruce Springsteen “Working on a Dream” Released: November 21, 2008
From Latest Release: Working on a Dream ♫♪
As dexterous a handling as any. For someone who has achieved great songs, you’re automatically going to compare any of their new stuff to those. Makes it a challenge. That said, this is as good as anything he’s done before.
Pleasure P “Boyfriend #2″ Released: January 27, 2009
From Forthcoming Release: The Introduction of Marcus Cooper ♫♪
Pleasure P from Pretty Ricky has proven he can sing and continues to do so. This, is a lane others have driven in and he can handle himself. That is, the same theme has been explored too often in hip-hop and R&B from Naughty By Nature’s “O.P.P.” to TLC’s “Creep.” Not bad. Now, he just has to find his own lane.
