Thursday, February 05, 2004
submeat’s top 100 tracks of 2003: songs to download and love
#15 "You Don't Know My Name," Alicia Keys (J)
Don't let this single's current ubiquity prevent you from noting how sensational it is. Produced, shockingly, not by Keys but by man of the moment Kanye West, the piano, the lyrics, and most of all the I'm-gonna-bring-spoken-word-interludes-back-to-pop-singles-even-if-I-have-to-get-all-Betty-Wright-on-your-ass, um, spoken word interlude all scream Keys. The Diary of Alicia Keys is where she shows and proves the promise of Songs In A Minor; "Name" is the sound of Keys storming a musical beachhead at Normandy. She's back, she's bad, and she's nationwide, y'all. Brace yourselves - this single alone makes it clear that she's gonna be making records that mean something for the next, oh, quarter-century. At least.
#15 "You Don't Know My Name," Alicia Keys (J)
Don't let this single's current ubiquity prevent you from noting how sensational it is. Produced, shockingly, not by Keys but by man of the moment Kanye West, the piano, the lyrics, and most of all the I'm-gonna-bring-spoken-word-interludes-back-to-pop-singles-even-if-I-have-to-get-all-Betty-Wright-on-your-ass, um, spoken word interlude all scream Keys. The Diary of Alicia Keys is where she shows and proves the promise of Songs In A Minor; "Name" is the sound of Keys storming a musical beachhead at Normandy. She's back, she's bad, and she's nationwide, y'all. Brace yourselves - this single alone makes it clear that she's gonna be making records that mean something for the next, oh, quarter-century. At least.
# posted by Thomas : 3:45 PM
