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Reeces' Best Of '09: Top 50 Singles (44-42)
44. David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland “When Love Takes Over”
“Can’t you see me here on overload? And this time I blame you”
French dance DJ David Guetta recruited DC3 member Kelly Rowland to release one of the most refreshing tracks of the year. Everything comes together in this track, Kelly Rowland’s flawless vocals, the disco beats, and the outstanding production. The piano intro is perfect, but Kelly Rowland’s voice is the main focus while David Guetta adds the supporting factors. The song is pretty much self explanatory, it talks about the feeling of being love taking over while the video is in charge of adding a more disco vibe to the song. It’s funny how the song started as an experiment and both got a huge hit in their hands, hopefully giving Rowland the U.S. breakthrough she desperately needs and deserves, she is such an underrated act.
43. Adam Lambert “For Your Entertainment”
“I told ya, Imma hold ya down until you’re amazed, give it to ya until your screamin' my name”
There is no doubt that Adam Lambert is American Idol season 9’s true winner, and what a great first single he delivered. ‘For Your Entertainment’ was the highly anticipated debut single from the AI runner-up and while it probably wasn‘t the best choice, it at least gave you a taste of what he had in store. Glambert’s voice and his demanding attitude are the main attraction for me; yeah, his voice can get annoying when he is over the top, but he takes control and doesn’t oversing. The lyrics are straight to the point with lines like ’take the pain, take the pleasure, I’m the master of both’, only the controversial singer could get away with those and don’t let me get started on that desperate AMA performance. Adam Lambert is proving that he is here to stay, his next single is already making some noise in the charts and his album is doing decently, let’s hope for the best his talent don’t go to waste and he fades into obscurity like many of the other Idols from past seasons.
42. Jason Mraz feat. Colbie Caillat “Lucky”
“Lucky I’m in love with my best friend, lucky to have been where I have been”
Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat teamed up this year to release one of the most calm and romantic songs of the year. I always pictured these two making a duet, it’s like they are the male and female version of each other making their voices sound perfect together. 'Lucky' talks about something that both singers are very used to, falling in love, while the music has a very calming and relaxing vibe to it. It's also worth mentioning that this song is beautifully written, both artists are very talented songwriters, so it's only natural the lyrics would be outstanding. The video is very simple as it shows Colbie and Mraz going to meet somebody, at the end you can get the impression that they meet each other. Without a doubt, one of my favorite collabos of the year, hands down.
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