You Make Me Feel...Song Review

Synthpop band Cobra Starship have recruited singer/rapper Sabi for ‘You Make Me Feel…,’ a new track from their upcoming album ‘Night Shades.’
Backed up by a simple beat and minimal synth arrangement, charismatic frontman Gabe Saporta sings about finding the girl he’s been missing:
“Girl, I’ve been all over the world looking for you / I’m known for taking what I think I deserve, and you’re overdue.”
Sabi, a newcomer who scored her first big break by rapping on the Britney Spears track ‘(Drop Dead) Beautiful’ from ‘Femme Fatale,’ provides the chorus and the “na-na-na-na-na” melody that carries the song as Saporta sings “You make me feel that…,” but never quite finishes the thought.
‘You Make Me Feel…’ is more understated than some of the group’s previous work, but it feels like a potential summer hit.
Cobra Starship have been unleashing sassy pop songs on the world since 2006. (For a limitless supply of entertainment, scan their complete discography, which includes song titles like ‘Being From Jersey Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry’ and ‘Pete Wentz is the Only Reason We’re Famous.’)
They recorded the ‘Snakes on a Plane’ theme song but didn’t score a major hit until teaming up with Leighton Meester for ‘Good Girls Go Bad’ in 2009.
‘Night Shades,’ featuring ‘You Make Me Feel…’ and another leaked song, ‘Don’t Blame the World, It’s the DJ’s Fault,’ is expected later this year.

Fashion Video "Red Solo Cup"

Calling it one of the ‘stupidest songs he ever heard,’ Toby Keith was still drawn toRed Solo Cup for the very damn same reason everyone else is: It’s the definition of an Earworm hit, you simply cannot get it out of your head. He chose to record it the same way it was recorded on the demo, with acoustic string band instruments and not only that but he recorded it with the song’s writers: the Warren Brothers (Brad and Brett) and the Beavers Brothers (Jim and Brett).

Originally intended by Toby Keith to be nothing more than a fun little ‘deep cut’ on one of his yearly album releases, the 2011 release Clancy’s Tavern, after it was recorded he then decided it’d make for a fun little music video and all of the sudden the song became a viral internet sensation. With millions of page views at YouTube, that had radio interested (though there are edited versions of the song for them to play, if they wish) in “Red Solo Cup” and the stations kept playing it and playing it despite Toby saying that “Clancy’s Tavern” would be his next single.
The viral sensation continued to grow, Glee’s Ryan Murphy saw the video, had it integrated into a recent Glee storyline and that has only helped Toby Keith follow-up his first #1 hit in a couple of years (“Made In America”) with a song that is looking likely to rival “Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue” and “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” as the biggest hit of his long career. Now, to many this would be a blasphemous opinion but the evidence is clear. It’s not only on its way to being one of Toby’s biggest hits but it’s also a very good thing for country music, traditional died in the wool country music. And perhaps no other artist BUT Toby Keith could’ve gotten the song recorded, owing to the fact that he owns his record label.

Traditional fans may dislike much of the stuff Toby’s released the past few years – along with virtually everything else on commercial radio – but they should be dancing a jig to this song every time it comes across their ears. Yes, it’s a stupid song about a solo cup but it’s about a topic country music does so well, drinking. It’s also melodically one of the most traditional sounding songs on the country dial these days and best of all, it proves that country music doesn’t need to have swelling orchestras, loud telecasters, drum machines and hip-hop beats to get the audience’s attention (young and old alike).
“Red Solo Cup” may never win a Grammy or a CMA or ACM award and there will clearly be people who don’t get it (like my own brother) but clearly, there are many, many more of us who do get it. It’s a little ditty about a stupid little red cup, sure but it’s a COUNTRY song that cannot be mistaken for anything other than a classic country ditty. It’s not meant to be rocket science nor is it meant to be a ‘picasso.’ “Red Solo Cup” is pure escapism entertainment that has entered the collective minds of many people in America. When’s the last time you could say that about a true country (and western) song?
Look, “Red Solo Cup” is a stupid song and it shouldn’t work. But it does and that’s the beauty of a great, simple country song. Country music is a genre of music that is of the people, by the people and for the people. Country music is about real things from real lives, even little drunken pleas of love for a little red plastic cup. Country music is relatable and “Red Solo Cup” is relatable and it may not be the ‘savior’ for country music that some think artists like Jamey Johnson is, but “Red Solo Cup” is good, nay, it’s GREAT for country music.

Set Fire To The Rain Song Review

Adele is onto her third single from ’21″ called “Set Fire To The Rain.” Her talent’s have come at a perfect time in music.

Like most trends, music styles are cyclical. This was the summer of pop with Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and The Black Eyed Peas dominating the radio. I’m not saying these artists and their songs are bad, quite the opposite. However, one cannot deny that Adele’s talents are “raw.” Her sound is pure and her style is organic.

Much like “Rolling In The Deep,” and “Someone Like You,” “Set Fire To The Rain” is continues the story of the heartbreaking breakup Adele experienced. She is a very “what you see is what you get personality. When asked how she came up with the title for this song, she responded “it came to me in the middle of the night while taking a wee.” Adele told MTV News:

It broke my heart when I wrote this record, so the fact that people are taking it to their hearts is like the best way to recover. ‘Cause I’m still not fully recovered. It’s going to take me 10 years to recover, I think, from the way I feel about my last relationship. It was the biggest deal in my entire life to date. … He made me totally hungry. … He was older, he was successful in his own right, whereas my boyfriends before were my age and not really doing much. And he got me interested in film and literature and food and wine and traveling and politics and history, and those were things I was never, ever interested in. I was interested in going clubbing and getting drunk.

Adele has since revealed that she is mending fences with her ex and talking with him again. I can’t imagine being this guy! Men be on notice…one bad breakup could lead to the album of the year!