i think "syncopate my skin to your heart beating" is a sharp line
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Friday, 11 September 2015 03:21 (eight years ago) link
yeah that is nice
― J0rdan S., Friday, 11 September 2015 03:26 (eight years ago) link
agreed RE: Lana - i do love the lyrics though. that line is ace.
― surm, Friday, 11 September 2015 03:30 (eight years ago) link
'syncopate' is an awfully big word for a sixth grader
― scarlett bohansson (unregistered), Friday, 11 September 2015 03:33 (eight years ago) link
still insist that the writer meant "synchronize"
― a self-reinforcing downward spiral of male-centric indie (katherine), Friday, 11 September 2015 04:48 (eight years ago) link
my friend told me that he knows one of the guys who wrote this song the other night. i was excited :)
also i like the wiki entry and the depiction of Selena's involvement/take on the song
― surm, Friday, 11 September 2015 05:52 (eight years ago) link
yea, the pedo/daddy issues reading of this song baffles me.otm Veronica Moser and others.I'm still stunned by how much her voice and singing carry with so little (words, melody).the funny thing is at first her pronunciation of "good" seemed weird to me but now that I listen closely, it is very normal...
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 11 September 2015 08:51 (eight years ago) link
wow, that's a long wiki entry for such a recent and not that successful song !
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 11 September 2015 08:52 (eight years ago) link
while I agree with lex's/veronica moser's reading of the song, selena may disagree:
She also explained how she now tries to convey her feelings through her music. “Good For You” is about "the confidence of me turning into a young woman," she said.
http://www.ibtimes.com/selena-gomez-talks-about-her-new-song-good-you-why-tailor-swift-wants-her-get-cat-1978955
That's quoted out of context, and Selena doesn't have the last say abt song's theme, but seems relevant all the same
― niels, Friday, 11 September 2015 08:52 (eight years ago) link
she wants to look good for us ;_;
― lex pretend, Friday, 11 September 2015 09:02 (eight years ago) link
yes, and she's comfortable with it too
― niels, Friday, 11 September 2015 09:21 (eight years ago) link
oh it was actually quite successful. good for... her !
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 11 September 2015 09:26 (eight years ago) link
anyway, Selena doesn't seem to think of the song as depicting a fucked up relationship or constricted awkwardness:
There’s no love interest in the video, it’s all me. The reason why I wanted it to feel that way is because it’s about truly feeling good about yourself. I love the sensuality. It doesn’t try to hard. It’s not in everybody’s face. It’s like when you have that feeling with someone, when you just want to feel pretty and you want to feel good. Whatever it is, whether its in jeans and a t-shirt, or someone else’s shirt. Just something that makes you feel beautiful and sexy.
― niels, Friday, 11 September 2015 10:04 (eight years ago) link
see, i love that! i love the honesty and innocence about it. it doesn't need to be *all* tragic. sometimes it's ok to want to feel pretty and good, even if it can be sad at the same time. v v easy to relate to.
the goid pronunciation was def the initial selling point of the song
― surm, Friday, 11 September 2015 14:32 (eight years ago) link
"same old love" is pretty good
― slothroprhymes, Friday, 11 September 2015 15:09 (eight years ago) link
also, although I really dislike the rap break and prefer the sparse musical arrangements version, it's interesting that Rocky actually contributed to the production of the version of the track he's on.I wonder if it's often the case or if most/all the rap breaks are simply added to the finished track.
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 11 September 2015 15:23 (eight years ago) link
My problem isn't that the rap break interrupts the flow – musically anyway. I think the key change there is great, actually, and the thing sounds fine.
It's that the lyrical imagery of her grinding on his "miniature John Hancock" is so nakedly crude it takes the listener right out of this trance she's put us in before.
Combined with the "ho ho watch me cleverly avoid swearing" flow, it's just another reminder of how cancerous these things really are right now.
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 11 September 2015 15:34 (eight years ago) link
regarding the "goïd", when you listen closely, it seems it's not due to her pronunciation but to the echo or something.definitely one of the things that struck first !
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 11 September 2015 15:35 (eight years ago) link
there's another thing about the rap break it's the sounds she makes in the background... kinda creepy.Like an old ghost or something !
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 11 September 2015 15:36 (eight years ago) link
YES. the only i truly hate about his verse is the john hancock line. otherwise i fully prefer the production on the callabo. it hits hard.
― surm, Friday, 11 September 2015 15:39 (eight years ago) link
yeah it hits harder and sounds more like a hit but that's the reason why I prefer the more basic and naked version that leaves more room to her voice.
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 11 September 2015 15:42 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XFfWems2_A
<3 this
― bla.p, Friday, 2 October 2015 14:24 (eight years ago) link
uh ohhhhhhhhhhh. what with this and the new Janet i think my friday night is MADE. can't wait
― surm, Friday, 2 October 2015 15:01 (eight years ago) link
Pretty cool. It doesn't hit me instantly as hard as "good for you" but many hooks. The "hihihihiiiiiiihi" are fun !
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 2 October 2015 21:57 (eight years ago) link
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― wizzz! (amateurist), Saturday, 3 October 2015 00:21 (eight years ago) link
if your heartbeat is syncopated you should see a doctor
― wizzz! (amateurist), Saturday, 3 October 2015 00:22 (eight years ago) link
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, September 11, 2015 1:52 AM (3 weeks ago)
virtually all recent songs by pop artists with rabid fanbases (including random album tracks that i guess are "notable" b/c they were mentioned in two album reviews or something) have unbelievably long and overly detailed wiki entries
meanwhile ~90% of wiki entries for pre-wikipedia era songs are just "(song) is a song released by (artist) in (year). It reached #(position) on the charts. The End."
― dyl, Saturday, 3 October 2015 07:48 (eight years ago) link
"Hands To Myself" better be a single soon.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Thursday, 8 October 2015 03:31 (eight years ago) link
i love this record so much
― bla.p, Thursday, 8 October 2015 04:25 (eight years ago) link
omg is there a full album? HANDS TO MYSELF what a title
― surm, Thursday, 8 October 2015 15:33 (eight years ago) link
https://www.yahoo.com/health/selena-gomez-reveals-she-has-lupusbut-what-is-134448687.html
eek
― surm, Thursday, 8 October 2015 16:16 (eight years ago) link
saw that last night, heavy shit
first track of new album sounds kinda like...drake (for me, this is not a bad thing)
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 8 October 2015 17:30 (eight years ago) link
I MEAN I COULD BUT WHY WOULD I WANT TO
― j. winters (josh), Thursday, 8 October 2015 18:55 (eight years ago) link
have been contemplating a "this is what happens when your boyfriend's a werewolf" comment but bad taste obv
― bonobo voyage (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 8 October 2015 18:58 (eight years ago) link
first track on this is great
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Friday, 9 October 2015 16:36 (eight years ago) link
oooooh "hands to myself"
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Friday, 9 October 2015 16:39 (eight years ago) link
i am rly excited to buy the Billboard
― surm, Saturday, 10 October 2015 00:30 (eight years ago) link
it's like my Saturday morning ritual
https://twitter.com/chartnews/status/652909248490418176
selena first week projections: 85-95k
halsey first week sales: 115k
lana del rey honeymoon first week sales: 116k
― james brooks, Saturday, 10 October 2015 20:13 (eight years ago) link
I've only listened to a few tracks and have no particular thoughts yet but I've noticed I really like her speaking voice.I didn't know or cared much about her before "good for you" so I had never heard her talk.She has a great low register voice when she speaks (which makes a big contrast with her looks).I'm not sure she's a good singer but there are moments when her voice is great.
― AlXTC from Paris, Sunday, 11 October 2015 18:16 (eight years ago) link
Heard part of the album while getting coffee this morning. Not bad.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 11 October 2015 18:23 (eight years ago) link
"Me and the Rhythm" is good. "Same Old Love" is garbage.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 11 October 2015 18:40 (eight years ago) link
wow title track is lovely, her voice sounds incredible
― surm, Sunday, 11 October 2015 21:06 (eight years ago) link
loving the album, same old love included. hearing 'the dreaming' synths and more police revivalism
― surm, Sunday, 11 October 2015 21:15 (eight years ago) link
me and the rhythm is a little taylor for me
― surm, Sunday, 11 October 2015 21:29 (eight years ago) link
i'm also getting some (forgive me, but) Gloria Estefan vibes like on body heat
― surm, Sunday, 11 October 2015 21:40 (eight years ago) link
Some nice tracks but I would have been much happier with only slow, intimate tracks like "good for you" instead of the big pop/rnb songs with big production and hooks. AlsoI don't really like her generic diva voice.For instance I find the second time she sings the word "revival" fantastic. More of that !
― AlXTC from Paris, Monday, 12 October 2015 13:21 (eight years ago) link
if anything, "me & the rhythm" reminds me most of CRJ's "warm blood"
― j. winters (josh), Monday, 12 October 2015 19:37 (eight years ago) link
"hands to myself" is really great
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 12:52 (eight years ago) link
i mean i could but why would i want to <3
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 12:54 (eight years ago) link