This trio give us a nice laid back tune
Spyke
Imagine if you took Kanye West and Adam Levine's Hear 'Em Say with R Kelly's Ignition (Remix) and added a touch of Rihanna's Cheers (Drink To That) then this is exactly what you'd get. It's the chilled back sound that R Kelly captured so well in 2003 preparing for the Freakin' Weekend. Add to that the piano riff that Adam Levine brought to us, when he featured on Kanye West's third cut from Late Registration in 2005, and this track just sounds oh so familiar.
Now for me the worst element of Rihanna's Cheers (horrible Avril Lavigne sample aside) is the bar break down near the end. Although it helps encapsulate the Friday feeling with the crowd raising their glasses, I just don't like it. This track goes for exactly the same approach near the end; relaying that chilled back atmosphere to the listener. But with the coughing (probably as a result of smoking too much pot) the cackling and group laddy singing, it just gives me the impression that this is nothing more than a little something they through together whilst knocking back a few joints - which I wouldn't put past Bruno Mars with his track record.
The single shot to #1 on US itunes but didn't say there long so it's hard to predict the success it might have over here. There is a chance that it will take off right up the chart like Afroman's Because I Got High did back in 2000. However that was catchier and at the time I thought it was just about getting drunk; I can't see this having the same appeal with people singing along about how they are going to roll up. Though I am quite partial to songs making reference to the artist's previous hit (Lighters).
Chart Predictions:
Spyke 32
McLovin -
Actual -
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