Mess @ that cheap ass music video by Brandy. It was an absolute mess and I'm still dead @ the scene where you can barely see her because of the blue light. Beyoncé was right, you can't put blue lights on a black girl.
A brilliant blend of electronic and R&B with estimable lyricism and spectacular vocal performances throughout. Severely underrated and a totally undeserved flop.
RIHANNA / SOLANGE Where Have You Been? / Losing You
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'Where Have You Been' is the best produced track on the album. The song begins abruptly, but softly with Rihanna's voice smoothly layered on top of a strumming guitar and a piano. As the beat drops, Rihanna's voice get louder and more powerful. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE? she belts. The chorus is followed by an electronic dance breakdown. The song climaxes in the third verse where she sings YOU can have me all you want, any way, any day!. The instrumental gets its loudest and then abruptly comes down. I was thoroughly surprised when I learned that ReDone helped produce this song. His best work, in my opinion.
This video features great use of symbolism to tell a story. It depicts two females fighting over a man as in the song itself, but it also employs burning dolls and two young actresses to convey that children these days are growing up too fast.
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