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Reply #30 posted 02/10/08 3:58pm

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Umbrella is one of the best pop songs to come out in the last 10 years. Love it!
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Reply #31 posted 02/10/08 4:28pm

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The Annual "We Hate Rihanna/Umbrella/Lets Laugh At This Article Claiming It's Good Because What Do Industry Types Know?" thread.
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Reply #32 posted 02/10/08 11:27pm

Fauxie

It's ok. A good catchy pop song that'll have you singing along for now, but not a classic in any way. Same for 'Be Without You'. Can't knock both songs' catchiness though.

I hate the way she sings um-ber-ella though. You're adding a superfluous syllable dammit! lol
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Reply #33 posted 02/10/08 11:29pm

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The hype around this song is nuts. It's catchy, but completely disposable. I even prefer other songs from her most recent album.
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Reply #34 posted 02/10/08 11:37pm

alphastreet

I hope it is remembered for the mj sample, I'm not sure if younger people or people my age know about that though I hope they do
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Reply #35 posted 02/10/08 11:40pm

Dance

eh eh eh ELLIIIOOOT

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Reply #36 posted 02/11/08 12:01am

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I wonder who the session singer was for this
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Reply #37 posted 02/11/08 1:18pm

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Fauxie said:

I hate the way she sings um-ber-ella though. You're adding a superfluous syllable dammit! lol

hmph! That's the best part.
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Reply #38 posted 02/11/08 1:58pm

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Even if you know for yourself that Rihanna's vocals are below average, by the end of the day, the song lyrics of Umbrella is a solid poem. Everyone should read it sometimes.
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Reply #39 posted 02/11/08 4:23pm

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Dance said:

eh eh eh ELLIIIOOOT



how dare you post a picture of ET, he's far better looking than Rihanna.

Rihanna has a much bigger forehead than ET.

ET was having a shit the other day, and his shit starting speaking like Rihanna,

"sh sh sh shitter shitter shitter"
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Reply #40 posted 02/11/08 11:12pm

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midnightmover said:

Graycap23 said:

lol.....in 20 weeks NO ONE will remember this song.

Wrong. This is a great song, but many people can't get past Rihanna's voice.



it's her forehead i can't get past. maybe that's part of her appeal. hypnotize them with the forehead so they don't notice you can't sing.
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Reply #41 posted 02/19/08 10:14am

Graycap23

Raze said:

midnightmover said:


Wrong. This is a great song, but many people can't get past Rihanna's voice.



it's her forehead i can't get past. maybe that's part of her appeal. hypnotize them with the forehead so they don't notice you can't sing.

the girl is NOT ugly.
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Reply #42 posted 02/19/08 2:25pm

Slave2daGroove

"Rella, rella...hey..hey...hey"
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