Comments on: Looks Like Epic Figured Out A Way To Make The Shakira Record America-Friendly

By: loganpoppy

loganpoppy — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:50:59 +0000

The timing on the promotion seems really off. The product needs to be available now. I saw the SNL performance, which was one half great the other half eh, and I still can only buy the “She Wolf” single. Look, by the time it is released, every one who will want it will have downloaded the record or have forgotten about it. It just seems like a huge mess up.

By: Evie

Evie — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:28:41 +0000

I’m still holding out for the batshit Shakira/Erykah duet that this album has given me needs for. It’s so crazy unsaleable it could work.

By: chachwitablog

chachwitablog — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:30:55 +0000

As for this song itself, I like it. I don’t mind these desperation moves when they result in fun songs. I also think the T-Pain She Wolf remix is great, and everyone I have played it for (including those who love the original) like it too.

That said, I’d love to see “Good Stuff” as a U.S. single. And “Did It Again” has potential too.

By: bonkers09

bonkers09 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:57:49 +0000

At least Shakira maintains her weird vocals on this song and there are certainly moments in which it has a seductive foreignness. Subtract those factors from this song, though, and you’ve got “Promiscuous Girl: Part Deux”

By: Job

Job — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:58:25 +0000

Also, make sure you don’t miss out on T-Pain’s “She Wolf” remix!

By: Chris Molanphy

Chris Molanphy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:52:14 +0000

@Thierry: @Maura: All fine examples (Ashanti, Ja Rule, Nelly) of backscratching rapper-and-singer singles, but they all came after J. Lo. Also, I don't think that any of those were last-minute or belated additions to already-released albums. Epic/J. Lo essentially invented that gambit with the two circa-9/11 singles, as per Ned's comment above.

By: Maura

Maura — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:47:00 +0000

@Thierry: oh yeah — ‘always on time’ with ja rule, ‘what’s luv’ with fat joe and ja rule. UGGH ashanti is the worst!

and let’s not forget kelly rowland and nelly’s ‘dilemma,’ from 2002.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:42:19 +0000

@Chris Molanphy: Wasn't there also a series of Ashanti feat. Ja Rule and Ja Rule feat. Ashanti (and some other combinations feat. those two) singles around that same time?

By: daviday

daviday — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:35:03 +0000

jesus christ when will america figure this shit out? never? are we doomed to be a second-rate cultural backwater?

EPIC fail.

By: NedRaggett

NedRaggett — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:18:11 +0000

@Chris Molanphy: Wow, 9/11 did change everything.