New Soul

Yael Naïm | Format: MP3 Download
From the Album Yael Naïm

Product Details

• Original Release Date: March 18, 2008
• Label: tot Ou tard/WM France
• Copyright: 2007 Tôt Ou Tard / VF Musiques
• Duration: 3:34 minutes
• Genres: Folk/Contemporary Folk, International/Europe, Pop/Adult Alternative, Pop/Adult Contemporary
• ASIN: B0013V49DO
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,332 Paid in MP3 Songs (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Songs)
  • #2 in MP3 Downloads > MP3 Songs > International > Europe
  • #7 in MP3 Downloads > MP3 Songs > Folk > Contemporary Folk
  • #20 in MP3 Downloads > MP3 Songs > Pop > Adult Alternative

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a beautiful and refreshing debut from Yael Naim....., March 27, 2008

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D. Pawl "Dani" (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Soul (MP3 Download)

The beautiful and talented Yael Naim was born of Tunisian/Sephardi-Jewish heritage in Paris. This lovely woman's vocals are reminiscent, for me, of a luscious and warm ray of sun, shooting through an overcast sky. Her delicately accented English only adds to the charm of "New Soul" (best known as "The Mac Song" for the new Air model of laptop, marketed as one of the skinniest laptops ever--so slender that it can fit in a large manila envelope!). This tune is as much a throwback, for me, to another time (maybe 1970s folk/pop?) as it is appealing on a contemporary level. I could see Cat Stevens joining in with her on the infectious chorus, as well as the prolific and original Regina Spektor, accenting the verses with her unique brand of quirkiness. Naim truly transcends time, place, and ethnicity and makes us want to learn more about this "new soul" who has made "every possible mistake," because, truly, what could this woman ever do besides make us love her all the more?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Song That Grows As A Novelty, April 5, 2008

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This review is from: New Soul (MP3 Download)

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

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It just makes me smile..., May 16, 2008

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Andrew "I love it all" (RENTON, WA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Soul (MP3 Download)

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?