Have you ever imagined what a Jamaican dancehall, synth pop song
with dub step influences would sound like? Now you don't have to, No Doubt has
done it for you.
The song starts nicely with some audio effects to catch your
interest before Gwen Stefani's recognizable voice jumps in and smoothly
transfers you to a slightly-faster, conventional Jamaican beat; of course is
helped by some fast paced, short phrased lyrics. Throughout the verse, I found
myself enjoying the accompaniment to Gwen Stefani's incredibly versatile, voice.
Many have tried - and failed, some miserably - at experimenting with this sort
of style though it seems that this song has done it justice.
Come the chorus and we are met with a dubstep, drop-like
introduction that was clearly an experimentation. Personally, I feel that they
would definitely have benefited if they had incorporated a slightly harder drop
to pair with such a voice like Gwen's so that we, as the listeners can really
feel the impact of chorus.
Despite that, it still really does make for a great song to listen
to and I have No Doubt that if songs like this keeps getting churned out, we
are going to be looking at a new turn for whatever genre you would class this
in. As the song builds, the last statement is further reinstated.
In an interview, No Doubt had basically said that the very core of
the album came from the idea that, "...in
any relationship, there's always and back and forth." Obviously this message came through in this song with lyrics
like "Bonnie and Clyde it, Not gonna
testify" and "Boy you got
me good, How you push and shove".
Overall, this song makes me nostalgic and want to dance at the
same time. Just me?
Review By Nancy
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