Buddy
Musiq Soulchild
Luvan Musiq, 2007
When it comes to pop R&B, I have a weakspot for Musiq Soulchild, starting with his first album which I played more than I’d like to mention.
I got to sneak into one of his shows at SOB’s last week (which was a treat, obviously) and he performed his new single “Buddy” which is a based on the 12″ remix of De La Soul’s “Buddy” and by extension Taana Gardner’s “Heartbeat.” Now, I’m as much of a hater as the next New Yorker but for the time being, I’m just charmed by this song.
I can’t pin it down to any one thing but I think he (and whoever produced this song) did a great job using a classic in-your-face bassline but covering it in just the right amount lush keyboards and strings (and horn echo) to make it not feel like a rehashing.
>> songs are available for two weeks [7.2 MB]
