I feel like I'm supposed to be embarrassed that I like Amanda Blank. Like she's some sort of guilty pleasure, or makes trashy pop music that I shouldn't listen to. Which is probably true. I mean, she has a song that has the lyrics "I might like you better if we slept together," fergoodnessakes. But in the end, honesty is the best policy - maybe we should all be so blunt about what changes our opinions.
Blunt is certainly a good way to describe Blank - her pop tunes are dirty, in your face, dirty, and dirty. She's like Peaches for the younger generation. Her tune with Einstein on the Major Lazer album makes me blush. Yeep.
But at the same time, "Might Like You Better" has an awesome feel to it, and there are some stellar remixes out there. It's one of those songs that has grown on me in the past few weeks, and now I really dig it. The original is hot, but the Blaqstarr remix is straight fire. I really like the heavy muted beat laid (ha!) on top of what started as a fairly mechanical electro tune. The original and remix complement each other nicely. If I were a DJ, I would work the Blaqstarr take into a set, let the tension build for a minute, and then drop the original like a DANCEBOMB.
Also, check out "A Love Song". You might recognize it from its original incantation as "I'm A Lady" off of Diplo and Santogold's Top Ranking last year. Here is it a little more fleshed out and developed. Woot.
8 comments:
i think we shouldnt be embarrassed to like amanda blank's music because shes just saying what everybody thinks but dont say because they're too shy.«i might like you better if we slept together...» I think what she says in that song is true. never felt that way ? Im sure you already did...
i think her album isn't very good.
I wouldn't give Amanda Blank too much credit for her lyrics. Shirely Manson wrote a very similar song for Garbage in the mid 90s, with even more explicit lyrics off the album Version 2.0.
I SAW AMANDA LIVE AT B-SIDE, DONT BE embarrassed, THE GIRL GOT SKILL. THE ONLY LIVE PERFORMANCE I HEARD THAT SOUNDS LIKE ITS COMING STRIAGHT FROM A CD. AMAZING VOICE, AND GOOD CONNECTION WITH THE CROWD. AND FUN AS HELL. DIRTY DIRTY DIRTY YES. BUT GOOD TO TROUGH ON IN THE MIDDLE OF A SET WHEN EVERY ONE IS DRUNK AND HORNY
Who cares about how "dirty" her lyrics are? Amanda Blank is an ARTIST! There are no rules with artistry... she can do, say, act however she wants and you either accept her for that or not. I've had my eyes and ears on her ever since I heard her verse on "Bump"-Spankrock. She flows so damn good! A white female rapper? She has skills... I cannot wait to see her perform live. AMAZING! I LOVE AMANDA BLANK! ---DJ KISS
I love her, she my favortie female rapper plus she electro I have a real crush on this girl she should team up wit this Guy named Gov from NYC
http://hypem.com/track/891124/G+O+V++-+I+m+In+NY+Bitch
subject matter is everything,
dont fool ur self and thinking ur not listening to the lyrics we all do it.
Don't feel bad just know there is so much better out there - perhaps an insturmental version ...
i loooove amanda blank. i flew from alaska with a friend to see her perform in oregon and it was the best night of my life. she's got sick talent and was flawless--even when her microphones were flawed. and she gave me a hug and i about wet myself. she's the "hottest motherfucker on the whole damn block" and i can't wait to see what the future brings...
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