Every once in a while, there's a song that transcends genre. Eddie Rabbitt released one of these in 1980, with "I Love A Rainy Night". The song topped both the Billboard Country and Hot 100 (which is pop) charts.
I mean, the song is catchy, even all these years later. Admit it - you started singing it as soon as you saw the title of this post.
I mean, we know what Ty Dolla $ign ACTUALLY means here. He isn't talking about cats here, despite the prominent feline heads here. He wants the ladies to drop it like it's hot. That doesn't mean he didn't perform a very catchy song. He seems to be competing with T-Pain in the Autotune sweepstakes (and winning).
He's kind of wasting Charli XCX and Tinashe (who both co-wrote the song - Charli was working on it for another artist before Ty came on board), though. And they STILL manage to steal the show and get you to not notice Wiz Khalifa in the background. I'd actually like to see what these ladies could do without anyone with a dollar sign in his name.
But back to this subtle performance. I mean, the real message kind of sneaks in there.....
Back when Scott Colvin was my co-author, there's NO WAY I would have been able to beat him to this song.
Well, times have changed. And this is the best thing she's ever done.
And so, on this first day of autumn, I give you an ultimate summer anthem.
(Update: 6 June 2023) Because we posted about the rock version of this song, I felt it was important to note that a sped up version of this song was released last March - and it's not just some YouTuber doing this. It's an official release.
First of all, I'm posting something on a Saturday. That's because my daughter Isabella loves this song, and today is her birthday.
But really, this is exactly the type of song you're coming to this blog to see. And Fifth Harmony has.. well, harmonies... that I haven't seen since the days of En Vogue. These ladies will have a great career as long as they can hold themselves together. So I'm going to enjoy the ride while it lasts.