Friday, March 5, 2010

I'd like the Motown Philly to Win, in the 6th


The men who were boys once are now, firmly entrenched as men. Men II Men is not as formidable of a concept as the prospect of Boys II Men. They are men: are we not men? Why are they no longer held as top RnB currency in a world of American Idols who may or may not be able to sing as well as 4 men who are men. They are not eligible.

They are poison, much like that girl. The name of this song is apparently "under pressure". I don't think it is a David Bowie cover, but it is perhaps an interesting coincidence that both DB in his hit "Major Tom" and BIIM in their not quite hit, both utilize a countdown. Which, as you may know, is something of a fascination for me at the moment. The act of counting down, in song, is one which carries with it the same narrative punch as counting down with a clock (say, at a rocket launch), but without the constraints of time to get in the way of a funky beat. Because a countdown that rejects seconds as a unit is a countdown that I can get behind.

Enjoy this countdown, it is on me. The rest of the song, meh.



Boyz II Men - Countdown Interlude: Under Pressure [Dallas Austin Mix]/Sympin' Interlu .mp3


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