Before you read this post, perhaps you'd like to save time and just read my post on Starships. Because they are essentially the exact same song with the exact same faults and qualities.
Structurally, they're identical. Nicki starts out with a light bouncy melody, before breaking into her signature rap style. Then once we hit the center of the song, she goes overboard with the autotune effects and starts chanting in a distorted voice. So, all the same stuff we heard from "Starships."
Like, Starships as well, the lyrics don't really make any sense at all. What does "pound the alarm" even mean? What does that have to do with the rest of the song? What does, "we're getting hotter and hotter, sexy and hotter," mean? Is there any message at all trying to be conveyed here? It really doesn't seem like it. It's just another song that was tossed to Nicki Minaj for sales purposes.
And you know what? Despite everything I just said, I cannot stop hitting repeat. I know that I should hate this song, that there are so many things wrong with it, but I just can't. It's far too catchy and I can never get it out of my head. "Pound The Alarm" may not get any points for composition or lyrics, but it's got the perfect formula and with the casual listener today, that's what matters. If you hear this song on the radio, you'll turn it up and want to hear it again.
I guess that's really the most important thing, that people are going to want to listen to it. So, Nicki's team may have to work on getting a little more unique and writing better lyrics. Nicki is an incredibly original sounding artist, if someone needs to stick with generic dance pop, I don't think it should be her.
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