In your opinion, does Rihanna have any good pop songs? + Bonus Rumor
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In your opinion, does Rihanna have any good pop songs? + Bonus Rumor
First off, this is not rating her as a songwriter, since she doesn't write songs.
Second, this is not rating her as a celebrity or personality.
While, on balance, I don't like Rihanna's music and find it mostly annoying, I do think she has some good pop songs under her belt:
Namely, "Only Girl" and "Don't Stop the Music"...
And "Disturbia" is pretty good, but not great. Good roller-rink song.
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Here's the Bonus Rumor. Her YouTube videos have a bunch of comments on how she just died in a car accident. I assume it's BS. If it isn't, then this thread has somehow scooped Google News.
(It's not true)
Second, this is not rating her as a celebrity or personality.
While, on balance, I don't like Rihanna's music and find it mostly annoying, I do think she has some good pop songs under her belt:
Namely, "Only Girl" and "Don't Stop the Music"...
And "Disturbia" is pretty good, but not great. Good roller-rink song.
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Here's the Bonus Rumor. Her YouTube videos have a bunch of comments on how she just died in a car accident. I assume it's BS. If it isn't, then this thread has somehow scooped Google News.
(It's not true)
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Re: In your opinion, does Rihanna have any good pop songs? + Bonus Rumor
Here's a good article describing the songwriting process for records like Rihanna's:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2..._fact_seabrook
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2..._fact_seabrook
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I like some of her singles and appearances on others, but I wouldn't consider myself a big fan.
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"Don't Stop the Music" is the one song of hers I can actually listen to and don't need to see her half naked to enjoy it.
"Pon De Replay" was almost from another person. It was real early in her career and heavily Bajan influenced. You'll never hear that song again.
"Pon De Replay" was almost from another person. It was real early in her career and heavily Bajan influenced. You'll never hear that song again.
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I'm a fan of Only Girl (in the world), but mostly because of the Xiu Xiu cover. I do enjoy when I hear the original on the radio at work though. Other than that, not much of a fan. Plus, I feel We Found Love has a very anticlimactic build up. Total let down when the beat doesn't get crazy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tap5nf3GQEY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tap5nf3GQEY
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Good roller-rink song.
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Another vote for Pon De Replay. Good stuff.
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Amazing this was 7 years ago. Man she was cute. She's wrecking herself with her partying.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEauWw9ZGrA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEauWw9ZGrA
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Not my typical music I listen to, but I have heard some remixes on BPM on XM radio.
Umbrella and S&M are the two that I did like.
Umbrella and S&M are the two that I did like.
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Man Down is a great track
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-She's hot
-The lyrics are often catchy, hooky, and memorable
-The final produced versions of her songs are bombasticly noisy and repetitive "We Found Love" being the penultimate example.
Verdict: Unlistenable, but I'd like to hear the demos.
...and I like Umbrella.
-The lyrics are often catchy, hooky, and memorable
-The final produced versions of her songs are bombasticly noisy and repetitive "We Found Love" being the penultimate example.
Verdict: Unlistenable, but I'd like to hear the demos.
...and I like Umbrella.
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Umbrella, We Found Love, Don't Stop The Music, Where Have You Been a few others are fine pop songs.
Nothing great, not future HOF-worthy, I don't find her much of an artist, but as a pop star, there are worse, although I do think getting back with Chris Brown makes her a horrible role model for little girls.
Nothing great, not future HOF-worthy, I don't find her much of an artist, but as a pop star, there are worse, although I do think getting back with Chris Brown makes her a horrible role model for little girls.