Start as you mean to go on, they say, and it’s a lesson the chimps charged with compiling the Sex and the City 2 soundtrack would appear to have taken to heart. Witness Alicia Keys’ painful album opener Rapture – yes, that’s right, a cover of the old Blondie record that represented the last word in artless rapping till the advent of Mr. C, the Shamen, and Ebeneezer Goode (all due apologies to any bemused non-uk readers). Keysy’s channeling of the spirit of Debbie Harry and chums comes garnished with a bit of half-hearted girl power panting – “Here we go ladies”, “Show what you got” – and references to the parent product, lest anyone momentarily forget what movie the record they are listening to ties in with. Not much chance of that, given that the most glaring of those Sex and the City references finds the TV theme tune welded onto the Blondie composition,...
- 6/9/2010
- by Paul Martin
- Movie-moron.com
Alicia Keys has teamed up with Jennifer Hudson for "Sex and the City 2" soundtrack which will be made available in U.S stores on May 25, two days before the drama movie hits theaters. The two Grammy-winning singers' single which is called "Love Is Your Color".
Beside collaborating with the fiancee of actor David Otunga, Alicia also has two of her songs, "Rapture" and "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down", included in the soundtracks album. She and Jennifer aren't the only famous names lending their voices and songs for the movie though. Dido and Erykah Badu are among them.
The record also offers collaboration of "Sex and the City" foursome, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon. They sing a rendition of Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman". Liza Minnelli, additionally, covers Beyonce Knowles' "Single Ladies" and Cole Porter's "Every Time We Say Goodbye...
Beside collaborating with the fiancee of actor David Otunga, Alicia also has two of her songs, "Rapture" and "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down", included in the soundtracks album. She and Jennifer aren't the only famous names lending their voices and songs for the movie though. Dido and Erykah Badu are among them.
The record also offers collaboration of "Sex and the City" foursome, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon. They sing a rendition of Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman". Liza Minnelli, additionally, covers Beyonce Knowles' "Single Ladies" and Cole Porter's "Every Time We Say Goodbye...
- 4/22/2010
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
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