Alexandra Stan - Lemonade

With Summer nearly upon us, the song of the summer should be just around the corner.  Right now the frontrunners are "Payphone" (yay!), "Where Have You Been" (meh), and "Scream" (please, no.)  And then we've got Ke$ha coming back a little later; she'll probably take over once her next single arrives.  But for me personally, I think "Lemonade" is my summer anthem.  It's just the kind of song that would be so nice to sprawl out and relax to.

It's basically a sexier version of Colbie Caillat's "Brighter Than The Sun."  It's a mellow tune about throwing your cares away.  Alexandra sounds very exotic and very sexy as she sings the lyrics.  And yet the song doesn't build up into anything.  It remains at that chill momentum, which works for me.  It's not the kind of song you dance to, but more just the kind that you bob along with.

It does have serious dubstep featured in it, though.  The vocals are very distorted which just help to make it sound more exotic.  The background is a little cluttered of electronic noises, but again, it's something different and refreshing.  The entire song is just pure bouncy fun.

It's not likely that it's going to break out into the Americas at all, and if it does it'll probably be too late for Summer.  But it's still a great song and you can't stop me from listening to it as I relax in the sun.  I suggest you do the same.