Jay Sean ft. Sean Paul & Lil' Jon - 'Do You Remember'
When the charts were first changed to include download sales, certain cultural commenters thought this would be bad news. They fretted that most songs would appear one week, then disappear the next, because they'd been on a popular TV show or something. Or that old, popular acts like the Beatles would dominate the Top Ten every week, or that every time a new hot album came out, all the tracks would chart, and there would be no room for genuine one-off hit singles which are just singles.
Of course, with notable exceptions, most of this turned out to be just a load of horse-hickey. In fact, if you're the kind of person who still pines for the olden days, you'll be pleased to know that one of the most positive effects of including downloads has been the return of songs which slowly creep their way up the chart.
This is a prime example. No.52 a few weeks back, then No.23, then No.15, then No.13...and it's not even in the shops yet!
(. Fellas, hoping to make an impression on a certain girl this Valentine's day? Why not consider a block party, with tricycles?)
And why? Well it's partly Jay's pretty little nursery rhyme melody. Sticks in the head like a spoon in a trifle. It's the kind of cute, repetitive tune which can be mucked about with fair considerably without spoiling. This allows Jay's new bezzie mates Sean Paul and Lil' Jon the chance to, respectively, throw in a few namechecks and sing a middle eight, or wheeze their own name like a tramp. And there's space at the end for a lot of melismatic wailing through a yodel-vocoder. Everyone loves that.
The string sample is a touch of class, as befits the romance intended in the lyrics. And Sean Paul's man voice adds a certain weight to proceedings that Jay's whisper-soft squeak sometimes fails to bring. This is where friends can really help you out.
Of course, in real life, should you find yourself begging your ex for a chance to turn back the clock and bring back the good times you used to know, take a tip from me. You may find 'the moment' could be slightly ruined if you let your mate with the metal teeth repeatedly shout "BRING IT BACK!" at her, in an angry fashion.
I'm no expert in romance, but I feel this will not aid your cause, even if you are as hot as Mr Sean.
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CD Released: February 22nd
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(Fraser McAlpine)
Comment number 1.
At 17th Feb 2010, harrythedog10 wrote:4 Stars seriously it's the same song as Down, if you listen to the instrumentals side by side it's hard to tell the difference. For that I can only give it 2 Stars at the most even if it is a nice enough tune.
Speaking of the Download generation that we are currently in, it's amazing to see how quickly YOU'VE GOT THE DIRTEE LOVE has risen in the charts since it's release today. 11:00 - no.9, 1:30 - no.5, 14:50 - no.2 pretty impressive!
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Comment number 2.
At 17th Feb 2010, mangsy wrote:No no no Fraser... this is worrying. YouΒ΄re handing out stars like you had too many of them lying around. Spring cleaning? This tune can actually make people fall asleep. DonΒ΄t listen to it while driving, Β΄sall I can say.
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Comment number 3.
At 17th Feb 2010, harrythedog10 wrote:And now YOU'VE GOT THE DIRTEE LOVE is no.1 on Itunes, just show how quickly you get to the top with downloads it's gone from no.9 - no.1 in a matter of 5 hours.
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Comment number 4.
At 17th Feb 2010, mangsy wrote:I was just gonna say that, but you beat me to it Harry!
Do you think it could be number one on Sunday? Lots of people buying Everybody Hurts on CD I suppose.
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Comment number 5.
At 17th Feb 2010, harrythedog10 wrote:I doubt it will make it to no.1 seeing as it's only being sold from Itunes at the moment and isn't on CD, even though people say that no-one buys CDs anymore I still think it is a big market.
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Comment number 6.
At 17th Feb 2010, spirit wrote:Anyone else think this song borrows huge elements of vocal melody from Chris Brown's FOREVER ?
Hugely I'd say !
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Comment number 7.
At 17th Feb 2010, RandomEnigma wrote:I think that both DOWN and DO YOU REMEMBER both borrow heavily from Chris Brown's FOREVER.
However, I do find this song more bearable than DOWN. Jay Sean though sadly has no originality ever since he cracked America.
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Comment number 8.
At 17th Feb 2010, OddOne wrote:I would like to give this four stars, but it's like a used condom with nothing in it. Y'know? A real let down.
To start with, Jay Sean is not at all original. He only ever does what's been done before, so it's hardly going to be unique. And it's not like he's copied something that was done a few weeks or even months ago - 'Forever' was released in 2008.
As for Lil' Jon... we know he can shout, we know he likes his name-checks; he's like Gordon Ramsay: We know he can swear, we know he can cook.... what is he still doing on TV?
And Sean Paul, yes he makes the track bearable and stands out from all the flimsy 'My-voice-box-produces-a-sound-so-pathetic-it-would-fall-out-if-I-really-sang' vocals provided by Jay Sean, and that ridiculous 'I-actually-talk-like-this' bellow of Lil' Jon, but as I said, it just falls short of expectations... expectations of Mr. Paul that is, not Mr. Sean, he lives up to my expectations of him.
So I'd give it two stars: one for Sean Paul, and one for the fact it isn't a Jay Sean ballad.
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Comment number 9.
At 17th Feb 2010, spirit wrote:Interesting . I must say I really like the Sean Paul tracks .
LIKE GLUE
GET BUSY
BREATHE ( WITH BLU CANTRELL )
BABY BOY (WITH BEYONCE )
GIMME THE LIGHT
Yeah !
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Comment number 10.
At 17th Feb 2010, BloggingLiam wrote:Do you love finding a good . . . surprise in a used condom or something OddOne?!! Odd one indeed!
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Comment number 11.
At 17th Feb 2010, BloggingLiam wrote:This track? I like it more than 'Down' I think. Its catchy .. but forgettable and dull. When trying to remember it, I start singing 'Down'.
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Comment number 12.
At 17th Feb 2010, jonesybcfc wrote:Surprisingly, i don't like it :|
It just sounds like any other of his annoying, slightly auto-tuned nursery rhymes.
Oh and i think the pre-chorus is the same as Alesha Dixon's Breathe Slow. I dont see why thats important though.
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Comment number 13.
At 17th Feb 2010, jonesybcfc wrote:and what is the OddOne on about with the merits of finding, erm, 'something' in a used condom?
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Comment number 14.
At 17th Feb 2010, BloggingLiam wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 15.
At 17th Feb 2010, jonesybcfc wrote:Hahahaha, obviously past the mod's bedtime for that one to slip through! Shots in a sperm bank, dear oh dear...
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Comment number 16.
At 17th Feb 2010, BloggingLiam wrote:Yeah Im not expecting it to stay. Glad you got a giggle now..
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Comment number 17.
At 17th Feb 2010, BloggingLiam wrote:There we go..
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Comment number 18.
At 17th Feb 2010, harrythedog10 wrote:I still don't get whose referring the comments, it's not any of us I don't think and it would be a bit stupid for the mods to refer something to themselves.
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Comment number 19.
At 18th Feb 2010, jonesybcfc wrote:Hold on just a cotton pickin minute there. Why has mine gone?
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Comment number 20.
At 18th Feb 2010, BloggingLiam wrote:Obviously the word sperm is a bad one.
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Comment number 21.
At 18th Feb 2010, BloggingLiam wrote:Sperm.
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Comment number 22.
At 18th Feb 2010, RandomEnigma wrote:@ comment 19,
Get off this blog Fearne Cotton. Jonesy indeed, you're not fooling anyone.
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Comment number 23.
At 18th Feb 2010, spirit wrote:The irony is that without sperm , none of the moderators would exist !
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Comment number 24.
At 18th Feb 2010, jonesybcfc wrote:I'm sorry Randy, I just wanted to feel liked:( turns out no one listens to me since I left the chart show, and they were only listening then cos it was the charts and they'd listen to anyone present it, even Reggie...
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Comment number 25.
At 18th Feb 2010, spirit wrote:Oh brilliant obsevation Jonesy !
Do people listen to the charts because it's Reggie , or because it's the worldwide premiere of the official singles chart , that a lot of music fans are interested in ?
Quite frankly , if you had a chartshow presenter that spoke enthusiastically about the music , then Radio 1 chartshow would gain more listeners .
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Comment number 26.
At 18th Feb 2010, OddOne wrote:Obviously I confused you a bit... soz bludd.
It was like expecting something really exciting and ... worth it, like what is usually the result of sex. But if nothing ends up in the condom, then it's a wee bit embarrassing. Big 'O' anyone?
So yeah, I think the song is a bit of an embarrassment to them all really.
Hope that cleared it up, read it quick because it'll probably be removed. :L
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Comment number 27.
At 18th Feb 2010, mangsy wrote:Keep up the good work with wild and wacky metaphors, Odd One!
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Comment number 28.
At 18th Feb 2010, spirit wrote:yeah . Keep it up !
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Comment number 29.
At 3rd Mar 2010, sean wrote:anyone know what sean pual says at the start of the song???
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