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Gwen Stefani - 'The Sweet Escape'

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Fraser McAlpine | 10:02 UK time, Saturday, 24 February 2007

Gwen StefaniPhew! Finally Gwen seems to have realised that, yes, How Do You Solve A Problem Like A Maria? is over and, no, she didn't win. Not that we didn't all enjoy her crazy yodelling adventures in the Alps, but we're also quite glad that was a one-shot thing rather than a permanent new direction. We shudder to think what she might've done to 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain'.

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Now she's gone back to what she does best, namely cute pop songs that sound like they've wandered right out of the '80s and yet don't sound especially dated. There's an overly sweet chorus beating away at the heart of the song that threatens to cover the whole thing in sucrose, but it's kept in check by some high-speed verbiage from Gwen and a funk-laden and a toe-tapping guitar riff.

What's most surprising about this is that Gwen's brought in Akon...to stand in the background and ad lib once or twice, wearing a big sign that says "I Am Second Fiddle" and spending the rest of the time going "woohoo! yeehoo!"

It seems a little bit wasteful as guest appearances go, but let's just be thankful she's not put him in lederhosen and got him singing about his favourite things, eh?

Four starsReleased: February 26th

(Steve Perkins)

Comments

  1. At 05:45 PM on 24 Feb 2007, Annie wrote:

    I dislike this song a lot. it's so boring and it gets annoying after a few plays

  2. At 04:25 PM on 27 Feb 2007, wrote:

    I LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUVVVVV THIS SONG!!!!

  3. At 09:33 AM on 06 Mar 2007, danielle wrote:

    I love this song but its not on akon's album and it should be

  4. At 02:24 PM on 06 Mar 2007, xx-channon-xx wrote:

    loooooooooove dis song its class sir but akon should sing more xxxxxxxxxx c ya sooooon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0xx0 xxxxxmwahxxxxxx

  5. At 10:50 AM on 12 Mar 2007, Valerie wrote:

    i loveee this song but akon
    should sing more love it!

  6. At 02:52 PM on 12 Mar 2007, levi wrote:

    this songs is ok i guess shes do better but its good.

  7. At 03:01 PM on 31 Mar 2007, Someone :] wrote:

    I LOOOVE THIS SONG..

    Why Is Akon In It?!
    Bloody Hell. He Should Have Sung Less.

    Gaahh
    Love It Anyway -xox

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