We're going to kick off this blog with a classic.
Baby... ft Ludacris.
This song just never gets old. It's one of Justin Bieber's most quoted, mocked, loved, and (simultaneously) hated songs. Baby is a hit because it sounds as though it's being sung by a genderless angel. Ask a few people and you'll eventually find at least one who confesses that they could have sworn a girl was singing at first. Of course, all of the jokes that were once heavy applied to his voice are now null, as a year and a half later, Bieber's voice has broken.
Moving past the obligatory falsetto commentary, it's easy to see how this song was such a hit. Repetition, check. Love-focused lyrics, check. Cute, heartbroken howling, check. Random rapping in the middle of the song? That's there too, but don't ask me why.
The music is so simple, it might as well not be there. It really lets one focus on the lyrics, which aren't very substantial, message-wise. Thin music, thin lyrics - this song is perfect for those on a musical diet! It's loaded with calorie-free sugar. Side effects include bloating, nausea, diarrhea, and delusions of become Justin's OLLG.
All in all, it's another heavily produced and saccharine-sweet products of the music industry. It's targeted at preteens. It reaches out and grabs them at their most vulnerable time, like a stuffed animal claw reaching for the plushie at the peak of the pile. Preteens are very cheap plushies, but you can't blame them.. they don't know what they really want yet.
So let's b-b-b-b-b-b-break it down.
Music - **
Lyrics - **
Catchiness - *****
Overall - ***
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