CANDYMAN by Christina AguileraIt's very rare for musical artists nowadays to look back the face of history and actually see the once glittering-glitzy gloriness of the good 'ol days. Christina Aguilera, who now wanted to be called "Baby Jane", here brilliantly induces deligthful 50's boogie-and-jive melody. Candyman succeeds with its vintage-looking reel and the oldie-feel beat of old-school music that you can't help thumping your foot along with. Featuring old-school pilots, navy men, ice cream bar ladies, and three Christinas (a blonde, brunette, and redhead) perfectly harmonising in a tasteful choreography. Cleverly done. A music video for the ages. And oh boy does Christina looks so hot in her vintage look, especially those curves in the final two-piece stewardess blue-suit. She absolutely looked like that girl which advertises airplane companies in billboards 50 years ago. Candyman is a trifle to behold. So much for Britney whom we thought was the sane one when Christina became "dirrty" and the roughly and gritty "fighter". Now where's she? Rehab. Bald. Doomed. Christina proves to be the sane one after all and going back to basics with her new album proves that she's here to stay for a little longer as a real musical artist.
Grade: A-
READ MY MIND by The KillersAfter the fantabulous Innaritu-esque video of When We Were Young, and the Burtonian escape of Bones, here's a laid-back Tokyo escape of The Killers in their new soft-rock Read My Mind. Video-wise, it's nothing new. I'm not boasting but I could probably make a better music video than this. But I like the idea of The Killers going into a very Eastern sort of escapade after the past Western cowboy-like treadings. Sort of Lost In Translation drama, perhaps. Anyway, very good song. One of my favourites in Sam's Town album.
Grade: B
BEAUTIFUL LIAR by Beyonce & Shakira
Alright, fight is over. Let's put Beyonce and Shakira together in a music video. And it doesn't means it could become great, after these two uber-hot, super-bombastic ladies canoodle in the scene, shaking their bon-bons, pouting their lips and doing the drama. But Beautiful Liar is more of a showcase than a good music video, featuring marquee-names of two singers. The song is a pile of burning rubbish. Horribly written and the tune is just alright. Not the one you would want to hear, especially when you feel so bad or so angry, that you don't want to hear anymore Beyonce's and Shakira's for the rest of your life. What amazes me in the video was that the makers didn't put the two ladies in a rivalling note, but instead, they looked like as if they're enjoying their company in the video, which is fun to watch. And the rest of it goes to the dump, except for the hotness they exude. Uber-hot but prettily forgettable.
Grade: C
2007 (c) J.S.Datinguinoo
Grade: B
BEAUTIFUL LIAR by Beyonce & ShakiraAlright, fight is over. Let's put Beyonce and Shakira together in a music video. And it doesn't means it could become great, after these two uber-hot, super-bombastic ladies canoodle in the scene, shaking their bon-bons, pouting their lips and doing the drama. But Beautiful Liar is more of a showcase than a good music video, featuring marquee-names of two singers. The song is a pile of burning rubbish. Horribly written and the tune is just alright. Not the one you would want to hear, especially when you feel so bad or so angry, that you don't want to hear anymore Beyonce's and Shakira's for the rest of your life. What amazes me in the video was that the makers didn't put the two ladies in a rivalling note, but instead, they looked like as if they're enjoying their company in the video, which is fun to watch. And the rest of it goes to the dump, except for the hotness they exude. Uber-hot but prettily forgettable.
Grade: C
2007 (c) J.S.Datinguinoo
