Just Dance - Lady Gaga featuring Colby O' Donis

Lady Gaga

How thrill we are when this young lady debuts this single which have been quickly crowned as one of the strongest dance tune this year. She did bring something fresh, apart from the dance music of Madonna’s or perhaps Rihanna’s that we’re used to familiar with, but will she be able outshine the divas with the music she offers; that’s too early to be conclude at this stage. It has the potential to be the strongest dance track of the year, with some extra polishing & refining given. Though the wave and beats are strong enough, but the constant repeating doesn’t make it the type of music that you want to play on and on again. It is overall a good dance tune, but not really there to be great or excellent.

rate : 8.0/10
Just Dance ft. Colby ODonis - Lady Gaga

American Boy - Estelle featuring Kanye West

Estelle

Okay time for another R&B + Hip Hop track. Knowing
really not much about this British R&B lady, just came
across with this single on the Billboard (I'm a billboard
guy, trust me) & thought of giving it a try. Well, it turned
out to be not a bad one, slightly above average i suppose.
But this is what we'll usually get from the Hip Hop & R&B
collaboration i guess...some intensities is needed to bring it
to the next level, perhaps?

rate: 7.5 / 10

Leavin' - Jesse McCartney

Jesse McCartney

The lead single from his third album, Departure. No doubt it is another radio-friendly track from him, but this seems to outshine 'beautiful soul' that he had a few years back. What's the plus while listening to this track is that the feeling of a yet to be matured-man kid/young boy singing a pop track, isn't there. Yeah, the music is more mature this time around. So, good job, Jesse.

Rate: 7.8/10.0

Toxic - Yael Naim

yael naim

yeah this is the one that i have been talking about. Definitely one of the best covers around. It is a 2007 cover track, sorry to say i just discovered it after that nice 'new soul' so that's why...haha

I bet everyone love the britney the sex kitten (oops!)'s version of this. But i have to say

the way miss yael naim reinterpreted the whole track made me change my mind, as it never appeared on my favorite list before this. Gosh now i can play both the tracks in my playlist non-stop without getting bored! seriously!

Bye Bye - Mariah Carey

The second single from her latest album. Obviously, & as
the track itself claims, it’s for those who just lost somebody.
This could probably explain why the sexiness & sensual’ness
had been toned down this time around, compared to that
previous one that ‘demands for your touch & all sorts of
naughty stuffs that you can imagine’…haha Something that’s
more down-to-earth, easier to be relate to. Simple track & it
might be a lil’ bit easy breezy for our Mimi the diva, but it is
something that I personally prefer, after that slightly disappointed
first single. Wonder when would be the full return of that hugh &
high-pitched voice…hmm

Rate: 7.5/10

New Soul - Yael Naim

Yael Naim

What a nice la la la track…

Simplicity is definitely the ‘bomb’ in this track. Like how this French-Israeli singer delivers in the track. Non mainstream music might not be everybody’s favorite cup of tea. But if you put some effort to dig it deep, you might found some that could actually blow you away…

rate: 8/10

* also, check out her covers of Britney’s ‘Toxic’! another brilliant one!

Damaged - Danity Kane featuring P.Diddy

Danity Kane

Okay, these ‘dolls’ aren’t those ‘dolls’, obviously. Well, they might lack that little bit of ‘steaminess’ to really heat things up, but at least that doesn’t make them look ‘slutty’…haha or perhaps less ‘slutty’…ouch!

Let’s get back to the track. I’m impressed that all of them have their own singing part in the track; at least it’s not a ‘one lady show’. Less tackiness compared to their debut single, but at the same time it lack a little bit of vow factor. Even though it’s an okay track personally, not too bad, not too good either.

Rate: 7.0/10