Anyone who doesn’t think so can choke on the tears of Taylor Swift’s failed relationships. Carrie Underwood is a goddess and we should be thanking her for agreeing to play Maria von Trapp next year. At least this way nobody had the chance to say, “Oo we should ask Beyonce.”
Do you know Lisa Gail? You need to. She’s pretty amazing. You don’t even have to like country music to appreciate this song. I’m pretty floored that she’s an independent artist because clearly there should be a major label bidding war. This is real talent.
I can’t forget the background singers though. They really add something extra to the song. I can’t wait til Lisa goes on tour because I will be front row jamming out. What’s more amazing is that I’m convinced she recorded this whole track in one take. Good job, Lisa Gail.
The only thing that would take this from Amazing to Perfection is if she got Kim Zolciak to duet with her. Then I could die happy.
You know how to make perfect NYC weather even perfecter? Listening to some Dolly Parton. So let’s all watch Dolly beg Jolene not to take her man. It’s quite sad if you think about it.
Also, if you think about it, this could not have been a black woman. Dollisha Parton Jackson would just be like “Oh Jolene? You want my man? Well you can have him, his Xbox, and his dirty socks because I got a new one deck who knows better than to dip around with a white woman behind my back.”
David Guetta gets Nicki Minaj to step out of her comfort zone and sing (with autotune, naturally) against a thumping club beat.
97. The Strokes “Under Cover of Darkness”
The Strokes try to re-capture the magic of Is This It with their first single in five years, a throwback to “Last Night.”
96. Destroyer “Savage Night at the Opera”
Nine albums in, Dan Bejar is as smooth as ever, especially on this cut which feels like what would happen if 1987-era Sade replaced Ms. Adu with a random white man.
I really hope Pistol Annies puts out another album sometime and this wasn’t just a one-off collaboration because Miranda Lambert was bored or something. Pretty much my favorite new band of last year.
The 3rd Girls’ Generation album came out last week so I had to have a moment with my ladies.
But one night, I heard Jennifer Lopez coming out of my neighbor’s window and I thought “Who let her make so many medium-ass albums?” So I actually went through her entire catalog in one sitting to see how mediocre they really were.
Carrie Underwood is flawless and The Sound of Music will be amazing.
