Joss Stone – “Tell Me ’bout It” [f/Raphael Saadiq]
From the Virgin Records album, Introducing Joss Stone
Stream: [Windows] :: [Real]
Link to video on YouTube
As I’ve said before, Joss Stone’s new hair color is just the bee’s knees… really, it is. I mean, she was always easy on the eyes, but YOWZAH. And you can’t really go wrong with Raphael Saadiq and/or “The Funky Drummer”. It beats the hell out of trying to make yourself over by hiring Timbaland (you know who you are).
She stays true to her older material, but manages to turn it up just enough where it doesn’t seem contrived (again, you know who you are). Joss and Saadiq chill out in an uncharacteristically well-furnished alley, while she later dances in said alley, as well as up on a stairwell. The video is very aesthetically pleasing, which plenty of sparkly urban/graffito imagery (not particularly realistic, though), a brightly-colored streak theme, and Joss Stone looks better in the video than any other.
As for the song, it’s a solid single which shows that Joss can roll with the R&B heavyweights, and hopefully will be recognized for such. Nothing fancy or groundbreaking here, but it’s a good video that I wanted to watch over and over again. Really. Joss Stone, if you’re out there reading, marry me. I will sprout wings and fly us away to my very own castle in the sky.
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