We lose another 'Strictly Physical' track.
That slaughter towards my faves just won't stop...
17. Burning
Score: 7,870.
Highest Score: 10 x 4 (
@SloMover ,
@TrainJumper ,
@tylerc904 ,
@.Vixen )
Lowest Score: 5 x 3 (
@Zdarlight ,
@Sprockrooster ,
@Sweet Music )
"Burning" is a lush midtempo written and produced by Remee & Thomas Troelsen for Monrose's second studio album,
Strictly Physical. It's easily one of the best from the girls and manages to carve an amazing atmosphere and ambience in just over four minutes.
SloMover states
"THIS is the kinda slower tempo Monrose I like. One of my Monrose faves." I do agree that it's pretty much perfect and should have been their template for whatever they tried to do with 'Ladylike' by slowing down the tempo on everything. But that's us, SloMoomoo, because
iheartpoptarts clearly believes this should be beefed up to another level and leave that mid-tempo behind :
"Why the subtlety? I like this, but I can imagine it bigger and poppier and I want it that way." I do agree that I could definitely imagine it as a much "bigger" song in sound, but I actually think it wouldn't be as good. It's all about this beautiful early-morning ambience it creates and that wouldn't work if it was big electro stomper.
TrainJumper labels this as
"just so contagious and perfect for the cold/windy autumn weather". Really? I mean, autumn, I can definitely see it, but cold weather? Am I the only that can imagine a sort of 4:30 am affair in the summer when the sun is already rising up a bit, but everything it's still purple/dark blue? The sounds ? Cars driving by! Ugh, I love this song so so so much. Either way, Trainy continues and compliments the job Remee did :
"It’s just so lush in the production". He then pursues and acclaims the lyrics - which are also one of the strenghts of the track :
"And "Hooked up on a Saturday night/ Like a breeze in the hectic life" is such a nice lyric." I agree, baby boo.
Txetxu also speaks up on the atmosphere the song has going for itself :
"That late night feeling groove remains a highlight." Yes, stan Txetxu! Awarding this a 9,
plasticFANTASTIC seems like he could have given this a 10 considering how much he appreciates the song ;
"I LOVE this, it's sleek, it's unassuming, it just fills me with good vibes. repetitive? Sure, but so is 90% of pop released in the past 5 years, so it definitely was ahead of its time in that regard, ha!" The girls always had a really 80-90s influenced sound, so with this sound cominb back on the scene, I'm not surprising sometimes the girls' back catalogue sound like "they were ahead of their time". Either way, YES about the good vibes!
tylerc904 praises what seems to be the pre-chorus of the song - I'm not sure myself :
"The bridges/pre-choruses are incredible. Or is it technically the chorus? I'm referring to the "you don't try to control me..." bits. " I don't know myself! I would say that it's the pre-chorus? Although, it's so catchy it could easily be the chorus with the "Burning burning burning" bit being only the second part of the chorus.
DJHazey agrees about that specific part of the song as he comments on it as well:
"The verses/pre-chorus are so smooth, with an element of swag to them. I have to take a point off because repeating the word "burning" is not exactly the kind of pop chorus I want. I love the how the vocals and 'Chinatown' strings production give this a late 90s/early 00s R&B feel. This style actually works for them this time."
Finally,
Sprockrooster - who's just PLAIN wrong :
"Blend filler." GET OUTTA HERE.
