2NE1 I AM THE BEST on the Jukebox

2NE1's "I Am The Best" reviewed over on the Singles Jukebox. Oddly enough, several people were disturbed by the supposed lack of a chorus. I'd say Nae Ga Je Il Jal Na Ga clearly IS the chorus, while the Bum ra ta ta-ta ta ta-ta-ta ta me-and-my-gun section acts as a separate refrain; these constitute a lot more chorus/refrain than you get on "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" and "Subterranean Homesick Blues," to name two of any number of examples. And this song doesn't need any more chorus than those do. It's basically hip-hop. [EDIT: Actually "Papa" and "Subterranean" aren't the best examples, since they're both in blues form anyway (albeit idiosyncratic blues) and you don't expect blues to have choruses*; but "I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)" and "When I Hear Music" and "Spoonin Rap" and "Anarchy In The UK" (to name four songs in my all-time top ten) aren't in blues form and have far less chorus/refrain than "I Am The Best" does.]

Don't see how anyone can resist it. It's like "Whole Lotta Love"; even if you're determined to hate it, you can't stop it from rolling in and rolling you over.

Here's a dance cover:

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