I read my sister’s hilarious critique of Gwen Stefani’s new video this morning. She is very funny. My sister, not Gwen.
So then, in the process of watching the video in question, aside from wondering why, at the beginning, she mutters “sayzupnsfannyzmahnuvidjowaannuurp”, I realise that she’d been taking wrapping lessons from none other than famed footballer-cum-clumsy-rapper John Barnes.
It’s true!
Compare the evidence:
If you value your sanity, skip forward to about 1′32″ when everyone’s sitting on the bed. Listen for about 10 seconds.
Now watch this:
See, I want to like Gwen Stefani, I do. And she does indeed intrigue me, but I find her music completely unlistenable.
“World in Motion” however - now there’s a song, right there. Despite Barnesey’s rapping.
That is a very, very good spot … and I have to say, it seems that Mr Barnes seems to be more in time with the beat of the track than the ‘reinvented’ Ms Stefani.
Not sure we can quite compare the production values and general all round quality of New Order with the ex-lead singer of a dodgy, not-sure-if-they-are, rock band
Class !