A SONG FOR A SOULMATE

Got to love Natasha Bedingfield. Blond, beautiful and blessed with a unique soul piercing voice. She is British Pop Singer/Songwriter who emerged in 2004 with her album 'Unwritten'. It received a 2007  Grammy nomination for the best female pop vocal performance ( the single-'Unwritten'). Previously she sang in a band with her siblings and later on, in a well known Christian music church group called HillSongs.

In 2007, she released a second album 'NB' which has one of my favorites (and happens to be one of the two hit songs on the album). This is what I serve you today, a song titled 'Soulmate'. 'Soulmate' at the time of its  release reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart and in the top 20 in most countries.
Critics say that the 'NB' album was "inorganic and awkwardly assembled", I disagree. I say it is a well produced piece and reflects the natural abilities of Ms Bedingfield,  her voice I will classify as a neo-soul organic pop sound garnished with a noticeable flavor of RnB.

She later collaborated with Sean Kingston in 2008 on -'Love Like This'-which also became a hit.

Read more about => Natasha Bedingfield.

The lyrics of this song express a reflection, on finding a true love connection, the need for companionship and begs to answer the question: is there really a soulmate for everyone?

Listen and watch:  'Soulmate' 

My verdict? This is a 5 star soul searching song all the way.
If  music be the food of love..you know what to do!
~Tosinger~

BEYONCE KNOWLES

Hi everyone,

Presenting Beyonce! She is listed as the most successful female artiste of the 2000's by the Billboards. She started out with her R & B girl group of 3 called 'Destiny's Child', managed by her record label manager father, Matthew Knowles. The teenage girls were Houston, Texas natives who became stars with their best selling album 'The writings on the wall'. Due to management conflict and legal tussles, they finally split in 2004 after an attempted reunion.Beyonce, who was the lead singer, embarked on a very successful solo career of her lifetime afterwards.

Beyonce started off with her debut solo album in 2003 'Dangerously in Love' which earned her 5 time Grammy awards. This was later followed with 'B-Day' in 2006 and 'Am Sasha Fierce' in 2008 which has the song I'll be highlighting today 'Single ladies-Put a ring on it'. Why would this album and this single in particular get 6 Grammys and earn the title of the most awards won by a female artiste in a Grammy night?

The song is a product of her alter ego, Sasha, a persona that Beyonce decided to project which expresses female empowerment and assertion.
It is rumored that it is inspired by her secret marriage to music rap star Jay-Z, a marriage which later became public in April, 2008.
"Single Ladies" is ranked as the number two Best Song of the Decade in Rolling Stone magazine's Reader's Poll.
The lyrics basically talk about single ladies getting a deserving treatment from men. 'Put a ring on it' meaning men should propose marriage rather than wasting a lady's time leading her on.

The dance to the song in the music video I find so hilarious, it became a YouTube craze nevertheless. Obviously a lot of ladies related to this song and it contributed to it being a hit.
Not to say that her other songs are not 5 *, I particularly like 'Irreplaceable' and 'Halo' but here is my review of 'Single Ladies' : It's a feel good, 3***, snacky snack song, it's like therapeutic chocolate candy indulgence.

Here goes:

Single ladies (Put a ring on it)

Beyonce, this 3 and a half vocal range superstar, is seen as an epitome of perfect beauty in the minds of all. She puts on a performance persona, she is like a firecracker onstage and offstage is soft spoken and as gentle as a dove. Beyonce also thrives in her acting career (she appeared in movies like 'Obsessed' and 'DreamGirls') and owns a fashion line 'House of Dereon' in conjunction with her mother, Tina Knowles who is a fashion designer. Smart business moves.

She continues to be a musical phenomenon and her fans await her new work over the years.

If the music be the food of love, you know what to do!
~Tosinger~