Saturday, October 16, 2004
Ace Squad-ity?
Blazin' Squad are back! and they still seem to have an aversion to the letter "G". Their new single is called We're Still Here and is basically sticking two fingers up to all those who have said - with a great deal of evidence backing them up, it has to be said - that the Squad were as rubbish as a Babes in the Wood DVD box set. Oh, and presumably it's also intended as a message to those who've tried and failed to move them on from the bus shelters and off-license doorways where they like to spend their Friday nights. It's also, whisper this, possibly quite good. We'd like to point out though, that we've only heard this once so far, and we had only just got out of bed, so this is only a temporary opinion and we reserve the right to change it at a later date to our usual dismissive attitude towards the lads who are always able to set you up with a cheap car stereo.
We think the reason why we initially like it is because it reminds us of Jay-Z's Hard Knock Life, in the sense that it's a complete rip-off of it, which isn't a great surprise given that the Squad aren't exactly averse to cheap knock-offs and, indeed, can often be found selling 'designer' sportswear at a stall in your local market. Rather than sampling an orphan-based musical, they instead get some scally little girls to sing a chorus which has a vibe of "Nobody likes us, we don't care", while throwing some street moves in their brand new tracksuits. Their mothers must be so proud. The lyrics, or what little we could make out of them - elocution classes were definitely amongst those that they skived off of - do seem somewhat laughable - we definitely noticed Kenzie using his cheap gold chain as an example of how much 'Bling' he's amassed due to being in the band - but even so, we reckon that that'll probably add to the charm of the song. We do need to hear it again, though, so if anyone knows where we can get hold of a copy of it, in a purely legal sense, of course, then, please, get in touch with us at our high-capacity, perfect for sending MP3's to, e-mail address, talentinapreviouslife@gmail.com. Thanks!
We think the reason why we initially like it is because it reminds us of Jay-Z's Hard Knock Life, in the sense that it's a complete rip-off of it, which isn't a great surprise given that the Squad aren't exactly averse to cheap knock-offs and, indeed, can often be found selling 'designer' sportswear at a stall in your local market. Rather than sampling an orphan-based musical, they instead get some scally little girls to sing a chorus which has a vibe of "Nobody likes us, we don't care", while throwing some street moves in their brand new tracksuits. Their mothers must be so proud. The lyrics, or what little we could make out of them - elocution classes were definitely amongst those that they skived off of - do seem somewhat laughable - we definitely noticed Kenzie using his cheap gold chain as an example of how much 'Bling' he's amassed due to being in the band - but even so, we reckon that that'll probably add to the charm of the song. We do need to hear it again, though, so if anyone knows where we can get hold of a copy of it, in a purely legal sense, of course, then, please, get in touch with us at our high-capacity, perfect for sending MP3's to, e-mail address, talentinapreviouslife@gmail.com. Thanks!
