Groove Armada ft Stush - Get Down - Single Review
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Hmmm. You know when you’ve got a cracker idea for a music video, but you haven’t got a song to play behind it? That’s what Groove Armada’s Get Down is - a backing track to a funky video.
I mean, if you turn the sound off on your TV, the video for Get Down is actually pretty entertaining. You’ve got a bunch of bunny rabbits dancing in the video, but they pop off to the lav for a bit of nookie and then…suddenly there’s more rabbits. So the rabbits keep copulating and multiplying and before you know it…well, you get the idea.
The problem is, you’ve got a passable song. Not a great tune. Groove Armada are capable of better than this. And that vocal (presumably by Stush?) - I’m not even sure what language she’s singing in.
Seriously.
Verdict? Crap. A music video that’s better without the music.
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May 16th, 2007 at 4:37 am
“And that vocal (presumably by Stush?) - I’m not even sure what language she’s singing in.”
It’s good to see that casual racism/ignorance of language variation is alive in the 21st century.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:40 am
I am not agreeing at all, the music is pretty cool. TT” And the video rocks.
May 23rd, 2007 at 5:36 am
@William: I stand by my comment, it has nothing to do with casual racism. It’s simply impossible to understand what’s being sung about in this song!
I love the way that racism is dragged out whenever somebody indicates they don’t like something. It’s a bit of an easy insult to make.
June 5th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
I totally agree with you. Even though I disliked the track at first, I find the video so much fun to watch, I am now immune to the fact that the music is annoying. As for the language comment, you are not being racist. I too had no idea if the vocals were in English. Some of it clearly is, but it takes some decoding. Good review, thanks.
June 12th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
I figured it’s a veiled take on Jamaica’s dance hall culture.
September 13th, 2007 at 1:49 am
The video is mildly amusing but I think the song is tremendous whether I can understand all of the lyrics.
September 27th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
Too right, the song rocks. As does the video. This is the problem with most music reviewers - they push on their opinions without saying anything substantial or constructive.
October 16th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
ha!ha! I can understand everything she is saying! - It’s called English in a Jamaican dialect but anyways it did sound racist when I read it (and I’m not Jamaican!)
R
December 11th, 2007 at 4:29 am
If you ask me, this song is their best ever!
Who says you have to understand what she’s singing? I mean can’t you just enjoy the song without trying to find faults with it?