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Originally posted by JungleDisturbia
It's really good up until will.i.am's verse and it ruins the entire song for me, honestly. That song had so much potential to be one of my favourites. I agree, imagine if it were Kanye West or something? He would have been better than will.i.am.
Funny thing is, I wasn't obsessed with music in 2009, and I thought anything midtempo or lower was boring (save for a few songs) and only dance-y songs were good, so upon first listen, will.i.am's verse in "Photographs" was one of my favourite parts of the album. Oh, how my music taste has changed (for the better).
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I feel the same way. Lyrically, the song is amazing. Hell, even the beat is great. But his voice on it ruins it. I get what they were going for with the song, but it would have been much better with any other male artist on it (minus Ne-Yo, of course). Kanye would have been perfect for the song, actually. He would fit in with the dark theme of the album, since his verses aren't usually bubbly and happy.
I know what you mean.
When I first heard "Photographs", it was one of my favorites. But after the album sat on repeat for a couple of weeks, it quickly became my least favorite. I can see the same thing happening with some of the Talk That Talk songs.
I think would've been better by herself. I can't picture anyone else singing that without her. 
