Nelly Furtado "Say It Right"

[a Nick O!]

I assumed I was hearing this song the other night and then I heard it twice more today and confirmed that. This is one of the best pop songs out right now. God, with Timbaland producing the vast majority of Justin's new tracks (with a lot of 'em coming rapid-fire in the studio, apparently) and now this, his song-building prowess is just staggering. I mean, yes, he's been making some mesmerizing tracks for years (a lot of Aaliyah's productions come to mind), but in 2006 alone, he's certainly in top form, if not better than ever. I mean, the synth ambience alone on this track (especially during the verses) just make the whole song.

This is a pretty unconventional pop song, on the whole. I don't believe the title is sung anywhere (that I've noticed so far), and with its verse-chorus-verse-chorus-verse-outro structure, it ends in a traditionally unsatisfying way. I don't know how much my enthusiasm will hold up over time, but for now, this song is hella good...maybe even my favorite song by her already.

EDIT: So the last time I heard it, I barely noticed (it almost slipped by me again) that she does, in fact, say the song title. It's pretty much in the middle of the first verse, though. I don't know why she didn't title the song something more noticeable, such as some abbreviated form of "No, you don't mean nothing to me at all."

[jcmf3]

I love this song too!!!

[Mega248]

(copy-pasted from that now-deleted duplicate thread I made. )

After two awful songs, Nelly Furtado finally releases something fairly good, and I can see myself liking this a lot when all is said and done. This has one of the best beats I've heard in a while and her vocals sound as smooth as ever. She should have no problem scoring another top 5 with this one.