The Black Eyed Peas just recently released their new album, The Beginning, on November 30, 2010. The album is already the number one album on iTunes according to popularity. Their hit, The Time (Dirty Bit) is already number four on iTunes top charts along with receiving over seven million views during the first week the music video was posted on YouTube.
“I'm not sure there is any particular significant meaning to be attached to the Black Eyed Peas first single from the album The Beginning, but it does sound like they are having a whole lot of fun, and that probably is the point. Stutter and echo effects welded to one of the most instantly recognizable songs of the late 1980s played out over a skeletal electronic dance beat is all likely to stick in your mind, and this does. Black Eyed Peas songs are not to be judged on their depth. They are best judged on how they make you feel, and "The Time (Dirty Bit)" does make me feel good,” according to About.com.
After listening to this song, the memories flashback to the original by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes along with the 80’s well-known favorite “Dirty Dancing.”
I think the original is a memorable piece that just brings a smile to our faces, but the new cover takes an old classic and puts a brand new spin on something great. It also keeps the music of my generation alive. I think this is a brilliant piece. The first time I heard this song, I was in a club in Orlando and couldn’t wait to get home to search for it. Little did I know, it was just released and already a top chart on iTunes and wasn’t hard to find.
Pros
• Clever use of echo and stutter
• Fergie's singing
• Atmosphere of pure fun
Cons
• Patchwork approach leaning on past hits
Description
• Written by William Adams, Allan Pineda, Damien LeRoy, Franke Previte, John De Nicola, and Donald Markowitz
• Produced by will.i.am and DJ Ammo
Released November 2010 by Interscope
Information taken from: About.com
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