We all know Mailo looooves terrestrial radio! So of course he loves Rihanna … Wait, last I checked, I don’t think he really knew who she was but he’s heard of her now that one of the loves of his life has covered her hit, “Don’t Stop The Music.”
If you haven’t heard Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop the Music,” just know that it is typical Rhi-Rhi: club beats, poppy melodies and her strong voice. The muffled bass beat pulsates as she sings while a sample of MJ’s “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'” slowly makes its way into the foreground. “Don’t Stop the Music” will definitely get you moving and if you’re at a sweaty club, you best believe the gays will jump on a box and squirm around seductively to this song!
When Inara George and Greg Kurstin covered “Don’t Stop the Music,” it wasn’t meant to be a club banger. Instead, the song takes on a more somber tone, reminiscent to early The Bird and the Bee material. It begins with spacey whirs, whirls, chimes and a keyboard. George’s soft voice and the slow keyboards build (slightly) into a slow drum beat. Just like Rihanna’s version, which is VERY Rihanna, The Bird and the Bee’s version of the track is VERY Bird and the Bee. The dynamic duo definitely succeeded in making this song their own by toning it down a notch or five.
Here are other pages on EnterTheShell.com that may tickle your fancy:
- Artist of the Week – The Bird and the Bee
- Free Song Download – “Sun of a Gun” [Yuksek Remix] by Oh Land
- Artist of the Week – Sia
- Album Review – Interpreting the Masters, Vol. 1 – A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates by The Bird and the Bee
- Artist of the Week – Inara George
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