Info calls the sound on this song “’09 Pat Benatar” and it does have a certain edge and 80′s rock appeal. I’m giving this a thumbs up, knowing that as a cohesive unit, the sound on the album will all come together like a puzzle.
On an aside, I’ve heard mixed reviews and rumors regarding Elements… and why it was pushed back. Those are mostly coming from women though, so I’m assuming that whole scarlet A Alicia’s wearing is causing a little backlash, at least among her female demographic. But with this and “Doesn’t Mean Anything,” things are sounding polished and easy on the ears IMO.
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Download — Alicia Keys – “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart”
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The sexy Ms. Keys needs to do a reggae album. I volunteer to work with her. It will be great!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPaiBI73wXc&feature=player_embedded#
Interesting Nas & Damian Marley interview
@ Ragga 1, that sounds like great idea. “You don’t know my name” reggae remix was fire.
Nice track, it does sound like a Pat Benetar knock off for sure, but it is a good attempt nonetheless.
i did a remix to this its called “Try sleeping with a hard dick (after looking at alicia keys pics)” its gonna be a smash.
She has remixes for No One with Damian Marley, Shaggy and Beenie Man. And the Ghetto Story remix with Cham. Plus her deadbeat dad was Jamaican. I think it would be a great look.
Come back to your rooootttss Alicia!
@Ragga, her biological father is Harry Belafonte.
How the hell did Swizz pull that off?
@Ragga, her biological father is Harry Belafonte.
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Paw just be sayin’ shit lol.
@Ampgeez, it’s true man, straight up, the man confessed to it on TV, surely you all seen that interview, yes?
A Man, when is that Empire State of Mind video dropping? They have to have been done with that by now!
^^^ It’d be ill if Lil’ Mama had a cameo in the video lol
^^^ It’d be ill if Lil’ Mama had a cameo in the video lol
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That’d be hilarious on so many levels.
man if Lil’ Mama just casually walked by that would make my day!
man if Lil’ Mama just casually walked by that would make my day!
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Yea I would cry laughing. I bet he drops it at Yankees Stadium or something
I was just in the whip and the biggest urban station here just played this track…
But before they did, the DJ said something along the lines of:
“Alicia sleeping with a broken heart? I don’t know when she was the cause behind a broken home.”
Then he laughed – hard.
Her career is going to suffer from this. She will bounce back but she made a pretty critical misstep in her walk/journey.
P.S. Pat Benatar??? I am a huge Benatar fan and this sounds nothing like the legend to me. But that is only my opinion.
P.P.S.
I think she is suffering from the lack of Krucial Keys (Kerry Brothers, Jr. – her ex).
I doubt he was involved with the album.
Could it be that he was behind her success from the standpoint of putting the songs together in a stunning way? Because what I have heard thus far from the album… yes, I would delay its release as well.
These are NOT singles that she is putting out… they are very mediocre records.
ummm The Real Anonymous…Krucial wrote and produced “Doesn’t Mean Anything” Let’s please not start lies…She says they worked on the entire album together..