On-the-spot: Collaborations of '09

I had time to take a look at buzznet.com, and I came up with this article about the best collaborations of 2009. Let me breeze through some of them and see if it was really worth it.

1. Boys Like Girls and Taylor Swift - Two Is Better Than One (from the album "Love Drunk."



Yes, Taylor Swift is beautiful, and yes, she can do a good job being with Boys Like Girls. Apprarently, I think it is obvious that Tay can sing almost anything - be it rock, pop, or RnB (hint: Thug Story). BLG sounds like whiny little boys, but they could pull off the trick quite well with good drumbeats and guitar riffs. It would be interesting to see more of this partnership in the future. Tay, pick up the phone and start recording your parts for the next album!

2. Cobra Starship and Leighton Meester - Good Girls Go Bad (from the album "Hot Mess")


Talk about the cover girl and the hip boy being together. I just learned (and watched in YouTube) that Leighton singing live really sucks (but then it was "Somebody to Love"). But admit it, she and Gabe Saporta appear great in the video. In the music? Nearly perfect. Just get Leighton a few more voice lessons and training programs in live perfs. You wouldn't want to spoil a Cobra concert just because of that hot little girl who doesn't know to make her move in the stage.

3. Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson - Album "Break Up"

Uh huh, Scarlett can sing well. In fact, she did it too well with Pete Yorn around. This is definitely one of my "easy music" albums to date.

4. Lady GaGa and Beyonce - Telephone (from the album "The Fame Monster")


Sexy dancers in sexy outfits: check. Superb performances which could go together in world tours: check. And of course, the voices: triple check. "Telephone" is a must-have in your music player, and don't you dare delete it.

5. Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - The Empire State of Mind (from the album "The Blueprint: 3")


First the girl worked with Usher, and they made a great "Boo" partnership. Jay-Z had it with everyone else. Now, adjustments for both were, I think, managed easily. Any future projects for them is not a problem. And check out A.K.'s Part II of Empire State of mind.

6. Forever The Sickest Kids and Selena Gomez - Whoa Oh! Remix (the original could be found on the album "Underdog Alma Mater")



FTSK has been one of the best powerpop bands to date, and Selena Gomez is the worst Disney singer to date. Even though Whoa Oh! is great in itself, I just have to give the middle thumb to them.

And I would like to add this new collab I found out when I checked out my newly downloaded music stuff:

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We The Kings and Demi Lovato - We'll Be The Dream (from the album "Smile Kid")

Yep, both are getting better and better. Besides the fact that Demi Lovato gets more beautiful as she grows (minus the fugly mouth), she actually has POWERPOP talent, and I mean it (well, not like the other Disney girl that wasn't mentioned in this blog post who remained Partying In The USA). We The Kings, on the other hand, have been emerging with great fame in the powerpop scene. Indeed, there is a future.