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...part two” to his debut album. However, Mika’s new record overlaps with its predecessor rather than acting as its sequel.Despite this lack of originality, “The Boy Who Knew Too Much” is still an incredibly fun listen. Effervescent Europop beats and vocals are juxtaposed with darker themes as Mika explores his teenage years, creating a contrast that is engaging and effective. The album opens with two attention grabbing, upbeat tracks—also the album’s first two singles. On “We Are Golden...
...with junk food and idle ideas by slothful villain Robbie Rotten. In each episode, Scheving, a former aerobics champion, somersaults to the rescue and outwits the villain with acrobatics and "sports candy" - that's fruit and vegetables to you. The on-screen health battles are accompanied by high-energy Europop, with lyrics that urge young viewers to get active...
...Forbidden Love” recalls Cher’s smash hit “Believe”; and “Get Together” bears a resemblance to Stonebridge’s “Put ‘Em High,” one of the big Europop singles of last year. The standout “Isaac” was the cause of much criticism for Madonna because she was accused of singing about Kabbalah founder Isaac Ben Luria, which violates Jewish law. (She maintains that the title actually refers to guest vocalist Isaac Sinwany.) Regardless...
...Gaudio composition. They get it played, finally (after a buildup longer than the one for Mother Bates in Psycho), and voila, it's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," Valli's longest-lived hit and, musically, one of Gaudio's least surprising Seasons creations: standard, nicely orchestrated Europop, a plain old love song, with no grudges or class animosities. (But don't listen to me. It's among the ten most played songs of the 20th century.) Family crises become song cues: Frankie's daughter dies of drugs, he sings "Bye Bye Baby." And at the end, the showman...
...player: Rap music (50 Cent—“P.I.M.P.” is his cell phone ring and he likes the song too, also the rap remix of Mariah Carey’s “Heartbreaker”), Latin music, Europop and techno...