Kylie Minogue - Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi

Generally speaking, a singer is judged by their voice. Kylie on the other hand is judged mainly on her bottom and her good looks, which is a shame, as she is one of the better bubblegum pop singers. She does sexy in a way Rhianna can only dream of. Though back in the eighties, this was different, her songs were more playful, and have this quirky eighties charm which throughout the nineties, lost it's character, and evolved into the kinda bland electro beat which plagues modern pop music, though Kylie still somehow shines. In contrast to most singers, Kylie has shown a level of determination in her craft that can stagger belief, back into the studio/touring straight after recovering from breast cancer, and taking in a variety of influences, her modern sexual edge giving her something of artistic credibility in a genre not renowned for it..

Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi takes a nice arp section and then comes into a christmassy sounding chord/plonky section. Kylie's singing is allright, high pitched and sweet. Lyrically it's fluff, harmless love pop, and her voice hits the note but has the level of emotion you'd expect from this music, which is to be expected, it's harmless music to dance to. The beat is allright, plods along a bit. We get a small instrumental break before returning to the verse/chorus then ending. All in all, it's like the Ronseal of music. Does what it says.

Made In Heaven is the B Side, and it is total 'gay disco'. A more lively dancing tune than the previous song, cheesy eighties string effect synths and plinky plonkyness. The vocals come in constantly with little breaks, the typical 'girl next door'pop. There's nothing else to really say about it. Like literally.

If you like pop music, then get this. If you don't like pop, don't get this. This kinda music can't really be judged on the same criteria as The Specials or Miles Davis, and so I'm not going to critique it on that level. It is just very average, it is a singer finding her footsteps and while not really getting there yet, it's still dancable pop music, which is all it needs to be.