Pop Justice League - Week Four!

[The Curmudgeon]

After David Guetta walked free without breaking a sweat last week, we turn to a man that's responsible for arguably just as many pop hits as Guetta, but without having his name on the track itself. He's written for Pink, Christina, Usher.. you know, all those types. But this is, by far, his biggest solo hit. In fact, biggest selling single of the year so far, no less.

And for me, it just helps bury the EDM machine even more, as the public appetite is clearly moving onto something else. When you think of the major pop releases this year (Daft Punk, Justin Timberlake and now this), the BOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOM bass that Trashy mentioned last week is gone, replaced by slick R&B.

Anyway, the man in question is Robin Thicke. And you can imagine the discussion for the video shoot.

Director: OK, Robin. This song is gonna be HUGE. So I've got this great idea for a billion dollar music video, with special effects, famous actors and an amazing plot twist right at the end.

Robin: Or, we could get some hot girls in a white room and me and Pharrell Williams can just dick about for four minutes?

Director: Or we could do that.

And do that they did. And there's an X-Rated video with naked lovelies, but it was banned from Youtube. Use your imagination. This song wants to be Prince so bad it's already changing it's name to a symbol.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyDUC1LUXSU

[lemex]

I found this song really boring to be honest. And just going off the video the style just seems kind of bland and hollow. Compare the video, and the swave style it had with the rat-pack swagger of Justin Timberlake's recent video. I just don't feel here that the style is anything more than imitation.

But the song itself I really just don't care for. I don't like it, I find it just kind of bland, nothing interesting, and keeping in the same key without ever breaking out to do something interesting. Also, this might seem an unimportant thing to say, but I just couldn't imagine a place that could fit this song. It's too slow for a club, too 'young' and lively for a cocktail bar, and too 'smooth' for casual listening.

So my verdict: Guilty.

[trashcanman]

Yeah, that was so utterly dull even the girls they paid to make them look cool appeared to be half-asleep. Weak sauce.

[Mrs_C]

I actually quite like this song. It's a bit different and although it is essentially a song about nothing really, it is quite catchy.

Here is a quick look back at Mr Thicke in his early days circa 2002.


You may remember this song.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7K7orMOHqY


Otherwise known as what a nick. (translation for trashy - what a state)

[Quillford]

You have done it. Two weeks now I have enjoyed the choice. This week enough to constitute a decent body of text. So I don't know this guy, I recognise Pharrell and that's about it. Loved it though. Went on a bit too long maybe? I really enjoyed it's sound. Quillford Seal of approval. I would happily play this and sing it terribly aloud while gaming away or whatever it is that I do. P.S The fact that this isn't wrote by Prince is almost criminal...

[The Curmudgeon]

Well, Robin Thicke's fate hung in the balance all week, but due to a last minute saving vote by Quillford he gets to walk free. Justice has been served once more.

[Quillford]

I feel like some sort of deity.
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