New Beyoncé! That's always good news, and "If I Were a Boy" is my favorite type of Beyoncé, in the vein of "Irreplaceable": spare instrumentation, lots of private drama and emoting, and a video full of very intense and meaningful looks. There's also "Single Ladies" [1], but I'm just a total sucker for ballads, so "If I Were a Boy" hits the spot:
[1] "Single Ladies" really isn't doing it for me, yet: listening to it makes me feel like I'm losing at a video game, over and over and over.
I can't believe how wrong you are about Single Ladies. That video is the dirtiest thing to happen in popular culture since Elvis' pelvis. It is amazing. It is inevitable.
Posted by: Anil Dash | October 22, 2008 at 05:37 PM
Okay, you're right... I'm still not crazy about the song itself, but I'll watch the video on mute, if I have to.
Posted by: btrott | November 28, 2008 at 10:38 PM