<![CDATA[Idolator: petition for an actual videodrone]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Idolator: petition for an actual videodrone]]> http://idolator.com/tag/petition for an actual videodrone http://idolator.com/tag/petition for an actual videodrone <![CDATA[Rihanna Once Again Gives Us Good Dreams]]>
Whatever his songwriting chops—he wrote "Umbrella," after all, meaning I can appreciate the skill even if left cold by the end results—I got fleeced buying a used copy of Lovehate, the debut album from Atlanta pop R&B radio killer The-Dream. Every other song is sunk by some of the most sophomoric baby-playa lyrics imaginable, embarrassing even when librettos crafted from horny teens' text messages are sadly the rule. But one of the few songs on the record worth your .99—quite a bit more, actually—is "Living A Lie," redeemed by the typically tart contributions from The-Dream's key foil/muse, Rihanna.

The-Dream is cribbing a little from his own synth-riff fakebook here, but at least he's forced to drop the "6:15 I be kicking her out" shtick for something a little more wistful and human(e). Given my affection for Rihanna duets, I might be overrating it a little, but if not an "Umbrella"-grade smash, it would certainly light up the dreary first-quarter singles market with a proper video.

The-Dream feat. Rihanna - "Living A Lie" [YouTube]

]]> http://idolator.com/346610/rihanna-once-again-gives-us-good-dreams http://idolator.com/346610/rihanna-once-again-gives-us-good-dreams Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:30:23 EST Jess Harvell http://idolator.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=346610&view=rss&microfeed=true