23 April 2009 The Pride-Is-Protest artwork and the intersectional feminist lyrics really show Eminem's creative and personal development as - ha ha! Just kidding! I did a '00s bantz! 'We Made You' is more of the exact same sexism, misogyny and homophobia as the rest of his useless, rotten, craven chart-topping output. It's all targeted … Continue reading Eminem – ‘We Made You’
Tag: 2009
A.R. Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls ft. Nicole Scherzinger – ‘Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)’
9 April 2009 A.R. Rahman isn't the first Irish number one act who was born in India—that'd be child of the Raj, Cliff Richard—but he provides our first chart-topping representative from the rich Indian tradition of music for cinema. The feature credit breakout to Nicole Scherzinger is odd, since she was still a member of … Continue reading A.R. Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls ft. Nicole Scherzinger – ‘Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)’
Flo Rida ft. Kesha – ‘Right Round’
20 March 2009 Sounding like the answer to the question "what if Timbaland got hit on the head and woke up thinking he was in the Black Eyed Peas?" here's Flo Rida again. Who's he dragging into his hot mess this time? Why, Kesha at the start of her hit-making career and Dead Or Alive … Continue reading Flo Rida ft. Kesha – ‘Right Round’
Julie-Anne Dineen – ‘Do You Believe’
13 March 2009 I haven't been able to find this single in physical, digital or any other format, so this post is currently a placeholder until I hopefully do. You can help, and maybe even have your name noted here in my eternal gratitude. Since Julie-Anne Dineen was from Limerick, I'm especially making doe eyes … Continue reading Julie-Anne Dineen – ‘Do You Believe’
Lady Gaga – ‘Poker Face’
26 February 2009 Ha! So busy were you tittering and guffawing at the mild sauce of "'cause I'm bluffin' / With my muffin" you didn't notice that in the chorus of 'Poker Face' Lady Gaga actually sings "puh-puh-puh-poker face / Fuh-fuh-fuck her face". Granted, I didn't notice it either, and it's not very noticeable in … Continue reading Lady Gaga – ‘Poker Face’
U2 – ‘Get On Your Boots’
19 February 2009 'Get On Your Boots' is U2's 21st Irish number one single - and their last. (Those 21 U2 Irish number ones fall neatly: seven in the '80s, seven in the '90s, and seven in the '00s.) What's more, 2009 is also the last time U2 had an Irish top ten single, with … Continue reading U2 – ‘Get On Your Boots’
Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis – ‘Just Dance’
15 January 2009 As the launchpad for a sensational new chart superstar, 'Just Dance' really didn't do much for Colby O'Donis. He'll have another 'featuring' credit later in 2009 on a top 20 single by another Irish number one act and serial featurer himself - Akon, the unlikely co-writer of 'Just Dance'. After that we … Continue reading Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis – ‘Just Dance’
