Video: NAPOLEON - I Love My Baby (But If Anyone Touches Her I'll Kill Them)

When I first heard Napoleon's new single "I Love My Baby (But If Anyone Touches Her I'll Kill Them)" I chuckled at the parenthesized portion of the title and I couldn't help getting hooked by their feelgood blue-eyed soul. Soon after, I discovered two things that ruined the song for me. The tune of "I Love My Baby" is identical to the tune of The Four Tops' 1981 single " Don't Walk Away " but it's not a cover and it doesn't count as an homage if no credit is given, either in written form or in the [...]

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As you all know, I love everything 60's Motown, Atlantic, and Staxx. Many Saturday afternoons have been spent sifting through the racks of second hand record shops. The joy to find that 73 single! I so remember the glee when I found the original Gloria Jones "Tainted Love". Saturday nights were often spent watching buddies spin around the dance floor. Yea, I was the dude checking what the DJ had just played . Where is this leading? Well, Saturday afternoons are now often spent on Myspace following up on various acts that have caught my attention in one [...]

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From it's opening moments, "I Love My Baby", from soon-to-explode Swedish exports Napoleon , bursts alive with the vibrant feel-good gusto of old American R&B, a shocking projection given the menacing tone of the title's parenthetical portion. An upbeat big band playhouse of sound built on soaring horn elements, flickering guitars and some effervescent backing female harmonies, "Baby" never lets go of it's celebratory mood, even as singer Johan Barrett somewhat creepily spends the entire track fawning over a "midnight genius" lover that's no longer officially his. Already awarded by BBC Radio as a [...]