At 11:57 AM 11/30/01 -0800, John Book wrote:
> > Another recent pop tune that threw me for a curve
> > recently is the new No
> > Doubt "Hey Baby" -- Talk about a real
> > departure...Not only does it have a
> > dancehall beat, but it's got Bounty Killer himself
> > on the track!
>
>I don't know if it's much of a departure, No Doubt
>were all about the ska, so a dancehall-flavored track
>is a simple transition.
True, but, at least in contemporary terms, the ska sound is more
live/organic sounding whereas dancehall is more electronic.
When I first heard that tune on the radio and they announced "It's the new
one from No Doubt" I went, "What?!?"
My first guess was that the R&B (Eve) influence also grew on Gwen & Co.
Elson
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