Listening to Z100 a few weeks ago and found myself grooving to this song. Didn’t know who was singing it at the time or who wrote it. But after listening to it. I was absolutely sure that the wannabe blue-eyed-soulster (which turned out to be Jesse McCartney) had ABSOLUTELY no hand in penning the track. Consider the following excerpts.
“man that thing you got behind you is amazin”
– Since when do dem boys from Arsdale, NY appreciate ass like that? What happened to loving a girl for her “Beautiful Soul?“
“make me wanna take you out and let it rain”
–Really, Jesse? I doubt those Summerland checks still have you balling like THAT!
“flyin’ on the g-5″
–Cliché hip hop reference #302
“now if talk it, girl you know that I will walk it out”
–The mental image of Jesse McCartney walking anything out makes me as nervous as a trick at a cut party
“so call your shawty and tell him you found a new man”
–He doesn’t even say it right
“just tell him to the left to the left”
–Now he’s just stretching. It’s a bit gay for a guy to say this, no?
Someone’s playing a mean, mean trick on Mr. McCartney.
It’s catchy, but he’s obviously overcompensating on the lingo. Some quick
research shows that the joint was written by The Dream and Tricky, but I
doubt it’ll revive his mediocre singing career Rihanna-style, because “Umbrella”
it ain’t…eh eh eh.
