Need For A Poptimist Poll

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In the last two weeks, three pop/teenpop singers released albums with a track entitled "Over It." However, only one of the "Over It"s was written by Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander, and Ruth-Anne Cunningham, who wrote JoJo's "Too Little Too Late."

Katharine McPhee

Jordan Pruitt

Ashley Tisdale

YouTube of the Tisdale, in case previous link doesn't work.

EDIT MAY 2007: Tiffany Affair

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Was going to reply to this a week ago, and had to relisten to the Pruitt and the Tisdale just now to even *remember* them (I don't think a single one of these is all that good), but the one I disliked most last week is the one I like most now--Jordan Pruitt. It should be better, though; if I were producing (or remixing) the track, I'd definitely push the vaguely "ethnic" beat (and vibe) much more upfront. (I put "ethnic" in square coats for obvious reasons, because it's such a useless, dumb description, but also because sometimes I think it sounds "Latin," sometimes "Middle Eastern." Perhaps my confusion explains why, as a remixer, I'd push it harder in that direction, whatever the direction may be, South or East, I suppose.) 7.0

I like a lot of parts in the Tisdale (especially the indecipherable background vocals in the chorus, providing a nice, flowy cushion for the staccato lead vocal to rest against; also like the doubled-up funk bass/synth part), but it doesn't cohere into much for me. The melody is just kind of there--song needs more sweetener. 5.5 or 6.0

I love that the McPhee is a carbon copy of my #3 single from 2006, and it's catchy as hell (of all these, it's the one I've found myself thinking about most often when it's not playing) but it's way too held back, to the point where it feels like they gave up or something. "They" meaning the producers, but also McPhee, who, vocally, invests very little personality, or maybe it's just the inappropriate personality (too much resignation for this song? too much soft sexiness?). 6.0

scott