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Originally posted by GeezusHaberdash
The way it plays with typical song structure.
Chorus 1 (Girls, we run this motha (yeah!)) - Chorus 2 (Who run the world? Girls!) - Verse 1 - Bridge 1 (My persuasion can build a nation) - Chorus 2 - Verse 2 - Bridge 1 - Chorus 2 - Bridge 2
The song has 2 different choruses & 2 different bridges, with the first chorus at the beginning & the 2nd bridge at the end. It's very similar to Countdown in the way it combines different elements into one song. The chorus are militaristic chants that match the hard urban feel of the song & its chorus, while the bridges switch into soft harmonies. The song contains the Dancehall & electronic elements from the Pon De Floor sample & adds African percussion instruments on top of it, creating a unique mix.
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I'll give you the song structure. The switches in tone of the lyrics can also get a pass as well, even though I have seen the same bi-polar emotions displayed in similarly aggressive tracks. The closing bridge of the song is brilliant with the harmonies and drums, sounds like something epic is about to occur every time I hear it (With the right headphones on it is nearly orgasmic).
The only thing that really bothers me about the song is the way they handled the sampling. It is too heavy for a song that came out just a few years prior. If Diplo can come up with something like "End of Time" I do not know why he did not want to do more than copy and paste one of his past songs with some extra drums and yelling added over it. That, along with it being about topic she has done to death, I guess is why I have such a hard time viewing it as something innovative but I definitely see where you are coming from.