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Single: Ciara - "Got Me Good"
Member Since: 8/29/2011
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let me preface this by saying that I really like this song - however, this review is SPOT ON. I hope I'm wrong and this is a hit for her, but I just don't see it.
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CIARA MAKES YET ANOTHER LACKLUSTER RETURN WITH "GOT ME GOOD"
Ciara is like the self-destructive lover that you want to save but just can’t. No matter how many times you tell her that she’s beautiful and talented, she always finds a way to **** everything up. And with her latest single, the Darkchild-produced “Got Me Good”, the 27-year-old may have just hammered the final nail into the coffin that is now her music career.
You’d think that after “Gimme Dat” and the wildly underrated booty banger “Work” flopped that Ciara would get the hint that maybe something wasn’t working. On the contrary, Ciara seems to believe that consistence is key, so “Got Me Good” bears the exact same frenetic synth-hop sound as the aforementioned singles. It’s a sound that only grows more and more dated with each passing year, and when you throw in a tired old schoolyard chant, you’ve landed smack bang in the middle of Stale City (population: Ciara).
“Got Me Good” sounds a bit better when viewing the Joseph Kahn-directed music video, if only for Ciara’s stunning beauty. The clip’s desert dance-off theme vaguely recalls Janet Jackson’s “You Want This”, but Ciara is a long way from Miss Jackson when it comes to busting a move. From a technical aspect, her dancing has never been fantastic –it’s mostly just block party freestyling with the odd flash of great choreography here and there– but she sells it with her incredible energy and hood swagger. It’s her signature style and it generally works, but seeing her drop the same old moves over the same old beats has now become as boring and predictable as a Saw sequel.
The thing is, “Got Me Good” isn’t actually a bad song. It’s catchy and kinda fun. If it were just an album cut, it’d be a cute nod back to CiCi’s ‘old’ sound. But as a single, it’s a complete and utter misfire. Her record label, whether it’s Jive or Epic or Tesco, doesn’t seem to understand the difference between a good song and a hit song, and right now, Ciara needs a hit.
It’s official y’all: there’s a conspiracy against Ciara. Beyonce and Rihanna are clearly pooling their pocket money together and bribing CiCi’s team into pile-driving her career into the dirt. Those hoes know that “C.R.U.S.H.” ***** on their entire existence, and they don’t wanna risk CiCi comin’ out with another smash and ending their ratchet lives.
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Member Since: 6/4/2012
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Originally posted by Space
let me preface this by saying that I really like this song - however, this review is SPOT ON. I hope I'm wrong and this is a hit for her, but I just don't see it.
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I completely agree with you. Don't get me wrong I love the song but honestly I'm not so sure if it has hit potential. I don't see it having much crossover success or even getting a lot of urban airplay. As a fan, I'm psyched she decided to put out two singles but from a business standpoint, I don't think they gave "Sorry" a real chance. I think "Sorry" has much more potential than this. I'm hoping one of them ends up being that hit she needs. If she wanted to release a double A single, she should've released a song to urban and another to pop. In my mind "Sorry" would've been perfect for urban and "Overdose" to pop. Once again, I ain't hating in fact I stan for this woman. I'm hoping for the best!!!
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Member Since: 1/20/2012
Posts: 27,830
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Originally posted by Space
let me preface this by saying that I really like this song - however, this review is SPOT ON. I hope I'm wrong and this is a hit for her, but I just don't see it.
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The majority of the WORLD loves it. It's getting promoted like CRAZY. That blog is IRRELEVANT and UNKNOWN. Her dancing is the BEST of this generation.
Let's NOT act like Ciara doesn't have Overdose, One Woman Army, AND Livin It Up in her hands. If she WANTED to release those big pop songs, she COULD. Got Me Good is the PERFECT song for crossover. FAR from dated.
On iTunes November 6.
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Member Since: 1/20/2012
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Originally posted by apollokid
I completely agree with you. Don't get me wrong I love the song but honestly I'm not so sure if it has hit potential. I don't see it having much crossover success or even getting a lot of urban airplay. As a fan, I'm psyched she decided to put out two singles but from a business standpoint, I don't think they gave "Sorry" a real chance. I think "Sorry" has much more potential than this. I'm hoping one of them ends up being that hit she needs. If she wanted to release a double A single, she should've released a song to urban and another to pop. In my mind "Sorry" would've been perfect for urban and "Overdose" to pop. Once again, I ain't hating in fact I stan for this woman. I'm hoping for the best!!!
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YOU do realize that Sorry was the only televised performance yesterday and another one is coming up on November 4?
Got Me Good is NOT only for urban, it's for rhythmic AND mainstream as well.
She knows what she's doing. Overdose is clearly pop PERFECTION and will be a future single.
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Member Since: 8/22/2009
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Actually, I think this song is far better than the whole Basic Instict album + Sorry, Sweat etc. It might do well imho. (I still believe that if she would have released Tell Me What Your Name Is, it would smash.)
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Member Since: 7/16/2010
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This song is so FREAKIN HOT Cici knows how to slay me
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Member Since: 4/15/2012
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it gets better with every listen.
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Member Since: 8/29/2011
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Originally posted by Marvin
The majority of the WORLD loves it. It's getting promoted like CRAZY. That blog is IRRELEVANT and UNKNOWN. Her dancing is the BEST of this generation.
Let's NOT act like Ciara doesn't have Overdose, One Woman Army, AND Livin It Up in her hands. If she WANTED to release those big pop songs, she COULD. Got Me Good is the PERFECT song for crossover. FAR from dated.
On iTunes November 6.
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that blog is not irrelevant and unknown.
ciara stans are too sensitive. you can be a fan of ciara and still criticize her music and the actions of her team.
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Member Since: 1/8/2012
Posts: 8,828
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Originally posted by Space
that blog is not irrelevant and unknown.
ciara stans are too sensitive. you can be a fan of ciara and still criticize her music and the actions of her team.
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The blogger you quoted is a certified hater. He never has anything nice to say about Ciara. He's been attacking her since the Basic Instinct era. He's very biased. That review was trash, just like his site.
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Member Since: 7/16/2010
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Originally posted by Space
that blog is not irrelevant and unknown.
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the blog is not unknown, but it's just a blog by a random person around the net, his opinion is as much worth as anyone's lol and I am not even a Ciara stan.
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Member Since: 8/3/2006
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Who cares what Prophet has to say? Not anyone.
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Member Since: 8/29/2011
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Originally posted by Heavenly Bliss
The blogger you quoted is a certified hater. He never has anything nice to say about Ciara. He's been attacking her since the Basic Instinct era. He's very biased. That review was trash, just like his site.
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you're not wrong - I still agree with everything he said. also notice that he said he likes the song.
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Originally posted by J-esper
the blog is not unknown, but it's just a blog by a random person around the net, his opinion is as much worth as anyone's lol and I am not even a Ciara stan.
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I wasn't posting it because I think his opinion is worth more than anyone else's, I just agree with what he said.
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Member Since: 5/5/2009
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Eh...this video was a waste of money IMO due to the song just being ok. When you're in need of a hit, you shouldn't release a dance song at the end of October.
All focus should be on the winter sleeper hit, ” Sorry”.
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Member Since: 3/27/2012
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I really liked her outfit with the big sweater and sheer flap.
Other than that, I must say I'm disappointed. It sounds better than what I saw in the lq live performance though. The song is giving me a strong 2007-vibe. A mix of Gimme Dat, Get Up and Fergalicious.
Personally I don't feel like the parts where she sings, "nobody can MAKE me feel, MAKE me feel" is suited for her voice.
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Member Since: 1/20/2012
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Originally posted by Space
that blog is not irrelevant and unknown.
ciara stans are too sensitive. you can be a fan of ciara and still criticize her music and the actions of her team.
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Maybe not unknown but it IS irrelevant. He has no credibility whatsoever.
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Member Since: 7/16/2010
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Originally posted by Space
I wasn't posting it because I think his opinion is worth more than anyone else's, I just agree with what he said.
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I get that
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Member Since: 8/31/2011
Posts: 18,529
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The song grew on me.
I wish that they had Ciara repeat the "my back is aching, my bra too tight, my booty shaking from left to right" twice instead of doing "i'm so in love"
It would have made it even better and hype
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Member Since: 6/12/2009
Posts: 1,883
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Originally posted by chi-town_kidd
Eh...this video was a waste of money IMO due to the song just being ok. When you're in need of a hit, you shouldn't release a dance song at the end of October.
All focus should be on the winter sleeper hit, ” Sorry”.
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Oh I forgot dance songs NEVER top the charts between October-March
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Member Since: 6/12/2009
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Nobody can make me feel like YOU do baby!
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Member Since: 5/20/2012
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Sounds like a Gimmie Dat 2.0 to me.
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