Beyonce - 4

Remix ditches the only thing I liked in the original -- the harmonizing at the end on "who are we? what we run?" -- so, pass.

"Schoolin' Life" is, sorry, kinda academic.

― ephendophile (Eric H.), Thursday, July 14, 2011 4:15 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

i get that but we are talking about a terius song, so the point seems kind of tautological i guess lol

I don't agree with that statement, I was drawing attention to the unreliability of eric's opinions.

that's kinda dickish, eric's opinions are as valid as anyone else's here

Yeah, consider it withdrawn.

that's a good remix, kinda demonstrates that it's a good song even without the "pon de floor" catnip

or good track, whatever

i haven't bothered to listen to the remixes on the deluxe album though, they all look like grim poppers o'clock crap

http://soundcloud.com/b-ames/run-the-world-girls-b-ames-1

^^^better remix

"Schoolin' Life" is, sorry, kinda academic.

― ephendophile (Eric H.), Thursday, July 14, 2011 4:15 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

Wasn't Eric just making a joke here with the whole academic/school thing? I initially laughed when I read it anyway.

he was making a point and a joke. he's quite talented.

and i don't think he was being inconsistent at all. i agree with him insofar as i think that schoolin' life could add up to more than the sum of its parts but falls short somehow.

the "parts" are great! it's a bonus track! it doesn't have to transcend

you did say it's the best song of the year

lol true

best song i've heard anyway

best song i never had

http://www.dazeddigital.com/articlefiles/features/beyonce-the-simple-life/beyonce-tom-ford.jpg

the woman who fell to earth (to eat cereal).

yeah like Beyonce would stain that dress by resting it against that chair.

amazing

Great shoes.

*drools*

would stain that dress

lol

oh dude

wtf is in that bowl?

like...lurid cereal?

y'all don't have this over there?

http://www.miltontrainworks.com/MTW/services/KCC/images/FL_frontPanelDesired_fromKCC.jpg

"natural fruit flavours" lol

i think most british cereal is...not that colour

hahahaha

i can't really imagine putting it into my mouth without a certain amount of trepidation. what natural fruit is violent pink in colour? or the frankly terrifying green? BEYONCÉ DON'T EAT THAT

froot loops are a hugely popular cereal in the US

one of my favorites, even tho i'm pretty sure they contain actual poison

i habitually eat muesli

this is about the least healthy cereal i eat

http://www.jordanscereals.co.uk/media/dContent/325/productMainImage.jpg

I remember being very excited to try Froot Loops when i went to America as a kid. Never again *shudder*

i do like how beyoncé's lipstick and eyeliner matches the cereal

the picture is just weird

im not sure it works exactly

the mix between the silly/pop culture stuff like froot loops and the bright eye make up vs the tom ford shoes and 'i watch two tvs at once with a serious expression on my face', i dunno, it doesnt quite mesh

rest of the shoot is here -

http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/10868/1/beyonce-the-simple-life

actually i see most of the shoot is about that 'contrast' (or whatever)

...

It’s hard to think of Beyoncé as an advocate for anything but an ideal of spritzy competence. She is a quiet meritocrat, celebrating the pleasure of doing things well and not making a particularly big deal of it.

Sasha Frere-Jones in the New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2011/06/27/110627crmu_music_frerejones?currentPage=1

not terrible

except he called born this way "immensely fun"

I want him to vote in my poll.

almost all the musical moves are there to frame the singing.

^super otm

whoa "dance for you"

like!!

this was probably written for ciara or someone? but beyonce pulls it off pretty well!

I love how well that SFJ piece filters out distractions and homes in on the real core stuff about the records -- it's just terrifically well-written and clear-thinking. Sort of the least clotted thing available to read on either album.

it's really great on gaga for exactly that reason - it's deceptively hard to write about her because it's so easy to be distracted, to go down tangents - but feels way underdone on beyoncé. also "spritzy competence" seems an odd thing to apply to someone whose entire raison d'être has been her unashamed pursuit (and, generally, attainment) of perfection. i guess that's kinda what competent is, doing things exactly right, but beyoncé's never been as mundane as that implies.