New Soul

This album was perfect background music for reading the book, "Thoughts and Amateur, Heart of a Poet" by Klista Ali.

Although Yael Naim's voice is strong and has a definite presence, this song feels more like a children's song applied to an adult voice.

The melody is nothing but a sine wave that scales up then down then up then down, over and over again. That alone is forgivable and this is certainly not the first song to do so; however, the "filler verses" are incredibly annoying with the even verses being nothing more than "la la la la la" for the equal duration of the odd verses. Was it that difficult to add lyrics in tune with the overall story? 1/2 of the song is nothing but "la la la la la la"!

Finally, the solitary trombone opposite her voice feels immensely out of place. Instead of adding a harmonious addition to her singing, the trombone makes the song feel like a bad attempt at New Orleans-style jazz. The combination just doesn't work out.

If this song was released in the late 1980s alongside with songs by groups such as 10,000 Maniacs, it would have been a smash hit on college campuses. But here in 2008 on traditional radio, it just doesn't work. Hopefully, her future works will have more depth and complexity than this song, enough to match her soft yet strong voice.

I feel happy when I listen to this song. Isent that what music is about? making the person who is listening to the music to 'feel' something?

First off, I gave this song 4-stars because nobody else has yet done so. But anyways, when I first heard this song in full, I wasn't impressed, and the MacBook commercial seemed to get the best part of the song. I mean the song was original, different, and a throwback to who knows when, but it just wasn't that impressive. Well, I am now sad to say, my opinion hasn't changed much, however this is the type of song that grows on you. So at first you may hate it, then you'll think it's OK, then you'll like it, then you might love it.

The song has a real novel quality, in that it's a novelty. It's not going to win Grammy's, but it's fun. I really started loving it when me and my family found ourselves singing along with the 'la la la la' part. However, the song is great for the first two minutes or so, then it starts falling apart, going off in weird and strange directions. So like most Peter Jackson movies, this song needed to go back to the editing room. Sure 2-minutes isn't very long, but when your peak is a MacBook commercial, you can shorten the song a bit.

So overall, you might love it, you might hate it. It's a strange and different song that may be far from perfect, but it has some very good elements to it. And that might just make the song worth buying...

Real Score: 3.5

Open minded, I gave it a try and listened more than once. This CD just doesn't work for me. Nice album cover though.