Posted: 12 Sep 2007, 10:50amSubject: G-Swift's Reviews
So in this thread I'm going to write good reviews of absolutely horrendous songs to try and make them sound awesome.
I'll start it off with ..
Cotton Eye Joe - The Rednex
For many, the pinacle of song writing was reached in 1994 with the release of Cotton Eye Joe by Janne Ericsson, Örjan "Öban" Öberg, and Pat Reiniz, better kown as The Rednex. A dextrous fusion of soaring banojs, majestic violas and a blistering Euro-Dance beat, Cotton Eye Joe made it's mark on both the dancefloor and the home listener, garnering critical and commercial success from all corners of the globe. For many, the poignant lyrics struck a nerve; the story of a carefree, insouciant enigma (the title's namesake) who eschews societies conventions and simply lives for the moment; he drifts in to the protagonists town, woos the ladyfolk and then vanishes. As former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said when asked about Cotton Eye Joe being played in the Oval Office,
"I think that [the listener] can really take ayway the message that to live in the now, to live in the moment, is a principal that lies at the fundamental level of personal happiness."
A truly epic musical tour de force, Cotton Eye Joe will no doubt enthrall and captivate audiences for decades to come.
Five stars.
I'll start it off with ..
Cotton Eye Joe - The Rednex
For many, the pinacle of song writing was reached in 1994 with the release of Cotton Eye Joe by Janne Ericsson, Örjan "Öban" Öberg, and Pat Reiniz, better kown as The Rednex. A dextrous fusion of soaring banojs, majestic violas and a blistering Euro-Dance beat, Cotton Eye Joe made it's mark on both the dancefloor and the home listener, garnering critical and commercial success from all corners of the globe. For many, the poignant lyrics struck a nerve; the story of a carefree, insouciant enigma (the title's namesake) who eschews societies conventions and simply lives for the moment; he drifts in to the protagonists town, woos the ladyfolk and then vanishes. As former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said when asked about Cotton Eye Joe being played in the Oval Office,
"I think that [the listener] can really take ayway the message that to live in the now, to live in the moment, is a principal that lies at the fundamental level of personal happiness."
A truly epic musical tour de force, Cotton Eye Joe will no doubt enthrall and captivate audiences for decades to come.
Five stars.
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