In my earlier review for Cher Lloyd’s now number-one track ‘Swagger Jagger’, I gave the evidence that between that song and this that the Rolling Stones frontman is making money through his name-checking in songs, possibly inspired by the insistence of hip-hop stars in starting their songs with their own names, except he gets commission for the titles. It was on mentioning this theory in the pub – where else – that a friend reminded me of his referenced appearance in the lyrics of Ke$ha’s hit song ‘TiK ToK’ from 2009 thus cermenting my theory, and once more reminding me to question why Ke$ha would want to get with someone who looks like ‘Mick Jagger’ who, with the greatest respect to the knight, isn’t exactly love’s young dream.
Which brings me in rambling fashion to the single release from the special edition re-release of the Maroon 5 album ‘Hands All Over’, the band once more jumping on the, er, bandwagon of re-releasing an album with one more track on it. I don’t think even Sir Mick should be allowed to get away with such a blatant cash-in trick.
‘Moves Like Jagger’, avoiding any jokes involving the words ‘slowly’ and ‘with assistance’, is a typical Maroon 5 track with their blueprint all over it. Starting with the hook which, refreshingly, is based around a whistle and builds to a speedy and hummable song that, like someone signing ‘Paint It Black’, sticks in your head. Just don’t watch the video unless the thought of a topless Adam Levine, archive footage of Jagger or some drunken dads dancing is your idea of fun.
After two-minutes of catchiness from the Maroon boys, Christina Aguilera arrives for a guest slot that is very complimentary to the track and some of the best work she has done in a while, even if her appearance is only there for thirty seconds save for some trademark wails over the remaining choruses and a rapper-style ‘huh’ as she begins to sing. The biggest surprise is that she actually looks quite respectable in the video. Certainly flirty, but not dirrty.
I was a big fan of ‘Misery’, the band’s initial lead single from the original version of this album, and this easily stands up with that and indeed their bigger singles from earlier in their career. I mostly enjoy songs from established acts that mix it up with some guest vocals, and Aguilera’s contribution to the song is perfect and fits in well, to make this one of the big hits of the summer with some well constructed and seductive lyrics, mixed in with that catchy whistling and some effective but unobtrusive production effects.
Sunday 14 August 2011
Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger (Single Review)
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