Thursday, September 3, 2009

Trashy Thursday: Vanessa Hudgens - "Come Back To Me"

Trashy Thursdays will be happening every Thursday (duh) and will feature the trashy pop songs I kinda love. Don't get it twisted, I think pop music is an art form. But like all art, there are brilliant artistic works are fresh and dynamic and new as well as less inspired pieces of art. Sometimes those less inspired bits are as much fun as the "good" stuff, that's why we're getting trashy!

You may know Vanessa Hudgens from the High School Musical series of films for Disney. Or you may know her from her inability to keep her clothes on while texting pictures to her guyfriends. Either way, you should know her from her ridiculously trashy single "Come Back To Me."

In this bouncy string-laden hip-pop confection, "Baby V" samples the Player smooth rock/soul classic "Baby Come Back" to open the chorus and play behind her own verses. It works really well in context, for one it isn't the backbone of the song, just a vocal flourish. And the beat is really kinda fun, just because the girl doesn't have a fabulous voice doesn't mean she can't give us a fabulously trashy song.

The video is so basic, but I love the bit when she's dancing under the blinking chandeliers. I want a room full of blinking chandeliers!

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