I'm Told I Should Hate The New Hilary Duff Song, But...

Hilary Duff samples Depeche Mode's classic "Personal Jesus" for her new single "Reach Out" and the interwebs are all a-flutter over the desecration of this '80s hit. Seriously? Because Marilyn Manson didn't already destroy it, before Johnny Cash redeemed it? Then those British tarts Sugababes and Jamelia sampled it for a couple of innocuous UK hits. Simmer down, Best Week Ever posters! Besides it's not even the best Depeche Mode song, that would be "Precious." (Mmhmm, I said it!)

Besides, I kinda like Hilary Duff, "Come Clean" and "So Yesterday" are both sweet, fresh-faced teen-pop that fits all the rules of ear-candy. ("Fly" is also a real feel-good pop anthem, but my cousin sang it every time we played Karaoke Revolution, so I'm a little sick of it!) While I was not impressed with her recent attempt at Kylie-esque dance pop on Dignity, but this new song is catchy and actually sexy. I've never said that about the one-time child star, and I'm not quite sure how I feel about her sexed up image in the video. It's disconcerting, like when I saw opera star Charlotte Church in full-on lingerie. This is what Miley Cyrus has to look forward to even more so, since she's already skanked it up for Vanity Fair...


The only thing that has bothered: this is off her second hits package. Seriously, the girl has like three real albums to her name, and she's got almost as many hits compilations? You can't put "Come Clean" on a loop and call it an album, girl! Anyway, watch her sex herself up to a Depeche Mode sample in the video:
Hilary Duff - Reach Out - Official Music Video Premiere

Who Is That Girl?

Electroqueer just posted eight videos of songs that ask the question that no seems to be able to answer: Who's that girl? Madonna and the Eurythmics had big eighties hits with the query, and while Eve is sure she's the one, Robyn is blowing up the UK charts right now while pondering the same, plus a shitty album track from Hilary Duff and some Brit-pop musings on the big Q with no A.
I must say, when I heard that "Who's That Girl" was Robyn's next single, I went straight to the Madonna/Eurythmics place, but Kudos to Raj at EQ for taking it to next level. Apologies to Marlo Thomas, but that girl is Angelina Jolie, I'm pretty sure.