Music Review: Pussycat Dolls "Stickwitu"
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Stickwitu
Album: PCD
Year: 2005
Nicole Kea has found a sweet boyfriend she adores in the fawning "Stickwitu."
Chaste keyboards open the single, setting a cloying tone. In the first verse, she tells him she appreciates him. She sees so many couples splitting up over petty reasons. The relationship with her boyfriend isn't perfect - they bicker sometimes. However, she wouldn't dump him if he forgot to put the toliet seat down.
In the chorus, she says he's the only guy who has ever treated with respect and made her happy. He cherishes her. Unlike past relationships, she feels like there is substance and he's not using her for sex.
In the second verse, she says that gossip from jealous friends or acquaintances isn't going to ruin their relationship. He's the guy she's been dreaming about since she was young.
After the chorus, the strings float as a segue to the bridge. Kea says if she found out the malls closed and lost her mid-riff baring clothes, she would still be with him. She says the song is dedicated to him. He loves her so much that she can't contain herself. She has to burst into song. She says that their sex life is great.
In the third verse, she again reassures him that their friends aren't going to break them up. They trust each other and don't believe rumors.
The chorus is sung twice to end the single.
The Pussycat Dolls go from obnoxious skanky hos to angelic and loving in "Stickwitu." Without the cockiness, they are tolerable. However, their weaknesses are magnified in the ballad. Kea's vocals are gentle, if simple. If seems as though she is phonetically in order to emote contentment.
The music arrangement is typical of R&B ballads - thin vocals, prominent strings, and a quiet bass and keyboards combo. It could've been released six years ago without anyone noticing.
"Stickwitu" is a passable, by-the-numbers R&B ballad.
Album: PCD
Year: 2005
Nicole Kea has found a sweet boyfriend she adores in the fawning "Stickwitu."
Chaste keyboards open the single, setting a cloying tone. In the first verse, she tells him she appreciates him. She sees so many couples splitting up over petty reasons. The relationship with her boyfriend isn't perfect - they bicker sometimes. However, she wouldn't dump him if he forgot to put the toliet seat down.
"I don't wanna go another day/So I'm telling you exactly what is on my mind/Seems like everybody's breaking up/Throwing their love away/But I know I got a good thing right here
That's why I say (hey)."
In the chorus, she says he's the only guy who has ever treated with respect and made her happy. He cherishes her. Unlike past relationships, she feels like there is substance and he's not using her for sex.
"Nobody gonna love me better/I must stick with you forever/Nobody gonna take me higher/
I must stick with you/You know how to appreciate me/I must stick with you, my baby/Nobody ever made me feel this way/I must stick with you."
In the second verse, she says that gossip from jealous friends or acquaintances isn't going to ruin their relationship. He's the guy she's been dreaming about since she was young.
"I don't wanna go another day/So I'm telling you exactly what is on my mind/See the way we ride in our private lives/Ain't nobody getting in between/I want you to know that you're the only one for me (one for me)/And I say."
After the chorus, the strings float as a segue to the bridge. Kea says if she found out the malls closed and lost her mid-riff baring clothes, she would still be with him. She says the song is dedicated to him. He loves her so much that she can't contain herself. She has to burst into song. She says that their sex life is great.
"And now/Ain't nothing else I can need (nothing else I can need)/And now/I'm singing 'cause you're so, so into me/I got you/We'll be making love endlessly/I'm with you (baby, I'm with you)/Baby, you're with me (Baby, you're with me)."
In the third verse, she again reassures him that their friends aren't going to break them up. They trust each other and don't believe rumors.
"So don't you worry about/People hanging around/
They ain't bringing us down/I know you and you know me/And that's all that counts/So don't you worry about/People hanging around/They ain't bringing us down/I know you and you know me/And that's why I say."
The chorus is sung twice to end the single.
The Pussycat Dolls go from obnoxious skanky hos to angelic and loving in "Stickwitu." Without the cockiness, they are tolerable. However, their weaknesses are magnified in the ballad. Kea's vocals are gentle, if simple. If seems as though she is phonetically in order to emote contentment.
The music arrangement is typical of R&B ballads - thin vocals, prominent strings, and a quiet bass and keyboards combo. It could've been released six years ago without anyone noticing.
"Stickwitu" is a passable, by-the-numbers R&B ballad.