Womanizer (Britney Spears) vs. Single Ladies (Beyonce)

well, i think "single ladies" has an explicit "hammer over the head" moment, and it's that bleepy sound effect in the beat, which i happen to think is awesome

but i understand what ramzi is saying, also i think his defense of "womanizer" is a good one

yes, i see that rev :) but i wasn't talking about the lyrics -- i think the single ladies beat and production are what make it so belligerently bouncy.

yeah, thank you jordan, that's what i meant.

"single ladies" is more like, idk, getting hit in the head by a hen party.

"womanizer" isn't terrible but don't think i'd notice if it had suddenly never existed, two years on. there was some ok stuff on circus though, as cynical and rote as it was - "amnesia", "kill the lights", um.

getting hit in the head by a hen fap

the falloff after blackout for britney is pretty shocking.

it consists of one hastily-released rush job put together to take advantage of her medication working! i don't think any given britney album indicates a "direction" per se.

"amnesia" is really good though, it sounds like a pre-blackout demo they found lying around

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6GXJ3pBbkk

it's also not that bad a falloff. plax, you were particularly ready to be let down by that album, i think. circus had a few major clunker moments, but it also boasted some awesome trax.

just to refresh our memory

1. Womanizer
2. Circus
3. Out From Under
4. Kill The Lights
5. Shattered Glass
6. If U Seek Amy
7. Unusual You
8. Blur
9. Mmm Papi
10. Mannequin
11. Lace and Leather
12. My Baby

at least 7 of those are good-great.

i don't even consider myself a britney fan but i can see the drop off clear as day. i don't think level of investment has anything to do with it.

also, "single ladies" production is a monster of funk

Gays, they're both really really good.

not really, no.

still love that deep dark synth in the single ladies bridge tho

actually it's in the chorus i think

Love everything about both these songs. The only respect in which "Single Ladies" clearly wins over "Womanizer" is the video.

The video for 'Womanizer' is simultaneously WTF o_O and so Britney at the same time.

i basically have never come to terms w/ britney as a concept (even if i like a couple of her songs) so take my opinions on her with a grain of salt

Radar was probably the best song on circus.

actually, Unusual You was BRILLIANT.

well "radar" was also the best song on blackout

they completely botched it up when they remixed it for circus imo

yeah I can't really grasp what "so Britney" means.

it's pretty Britney to appear naked in a comeback #1 music video

what did they do to it? i thought radar had just leaked in a shittier quality on circus or something.

and nah, that would be "get naked". plus the zoophilia in the "radar" video was kind of a turnoff.

xp.

can't remember exactly but it just sounded thicker, less crisp, as i remember. the vocal more buried. it was because they were contractually obliged to the songwriter to release it as a single, but britney was too busy being sectioned &c for that to be an option during the blackout cycle, so they shoved it on circus and hoped no one would notice/care

it's also not that bad a falloff. plax, you were particularly ready to be let down by that album, i think. circus had a few major clunker moments, but it also boasted some awesome trax.

― janice (surm), Wednesday, August 18, 2010 6:47 PM (1 hour ago)

i know this is fair, but blackout was such an album, and despite its at times incoherence, it still felt like a pretty definite document of something. even if that something was basically this

http://www.soundoffcolumn.com/images/britney_lindsay_paris.jpg

circus just feels kindof personality-less, it has some yeah fully functioning tracks. i have a particular soft spot for leather and lace but still.

still my favorite pap picture ever

i love that paris is driving. should she really be driving???

She is the most responsible person in that car, for better or worse.

I don't think Paris can believe she's driving.

britney looks totally bemused lol.

whenever i listen to blackout i'm just basically just picturing this:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BkO1fat72jA/R_5CewDyIRI/AAAAAAAABbQ/OqeiewKWMyM/s320/Britney+Spears+Pink+Wig.jpg

well sometimes this

http://www.showbiz-i.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/britney1.jpg

really it is a combo of all three

britney looks totally bemused lol.

Lindsay's whole posture is "oh I think we might possibly scrape a parked car".

paris whole facial expression is "i wasn't sure how much vicodin i should take"

i was not expecting this when i revived the thread.

is it true that that thing in the "single ladies" beat comes from galaga? i feel like i should recognize it since i <3 that game but it doesn't really ring a bell that much.

IF U LIKE IT THEN US SHOULDA PUT A RIGNG ON IT

WHOA OH OH OH OH AOH OH

GLOOSSS ON MY LIPS MAN ON MY HIPS

ALLTHE SINGLE LADIES ALL THE SINGLE LADIES

IFU LIKE TI THEN YOUR SHOULNDA PUT A RINKG ON IT

ACTIN UP DRINK IN MY CUP I COULD CARE LESS WHATEVERR THE FUCK SHE SAYS

WHOA OH HO OH HO HO

TO INFINITE AND BEYOOOOOOND

ALL THE SINGLE LADIES

NOW PUTYUAA HANDS UP

UP IN THE CLUFB DONT IGVE A FUCK

NOW U WANNA TIRP!

TRIP

TIGHTER GTHANT MY DERION JEANS