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I Hate This Part

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I'm not going to pretend to like The Pussycat Dolls, and if it weren't for catching this song while watching VH-1's Top 20 Countdown, I may have never heard it. But, that very first time caught my attention, and no, it wasn't because of the video.

If you strip away the embellishments of the production, at the core you'll find a well-crafted break-up song. I find the title to be interesting and clever, the lyrics simple yet effective (many should find they can relate), the melody stronger than average for a pop song, and last but not least, Nicole Scherzinger's vocals sound passionate and convincing.

Another PCD song which ends up getting played everywhere you go and grows on you.

"I hate this part" is the Pussycat Dolls' attempt at a soulful breakup song. It's as soulful as the Muzak played at a mall. There are blase attempts to be R&B,but let's admit it, Beyonce is better. Because she's a SINGER. The Pussycat Dolls make "I hate this part" into something whiny and bland. They are better off--and more credible--as lingerie models. They can't sing,and the bare bones instrumentation doesn't help. Nor does it help that they've done an atrocious remake of the Oscar-winning Bollywood song "Jai Ho!" from Slumdog Millionaire. Their take on that song (a sonic blasphemy) explains why,in Bollywood,the dancers don't sing. They're lip-synching.

With all the hype surrounding The Pussycat Dolls, and their last single, When I Grow Up, it remains unfortunate that they haven't really hit that nail on the head when it comes to the girl group doing ballads. While Stickwitu wasn't so bad, it has really been awhile since they've tried to take that turn with their music. But, unfortunately, their latest ballad, I Hate This Part, the second single from their sophmore album, Doll Domination, doesn't seem to hit the nail on the head. I really felt the melody, but the lyrics itself were really a turnoff. It just didn't seem to click when it came to the mends of a breakup, the dolls knew what they were singing. They needs to do better ballads, but they also need better singles. The next single from Doll Domination should be better than this.

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