The Pussycat Dolls debut album "PCD" gets the full track by track treatment on CCTV: The Nonstop Pop Show, and the timing could not be bigger. With the PCD Forever reunion tour underway and the group just announcing their first-ever Brazil date in São Paulo, Chris and Chan revisit the 2005 album that started it all with an honest review of every single track.
This is the record that gave us "Don't Cha," "Buttons," "Stickwitu," and "Beep," and turned a burlesque troupe into a global chart machine. We break down the production, the Nicole vs. the rest of the group tension baked into the album, the ballad detours, and the deep cuts nobody talks about anymore. Every song gets our unfiltered opinion and a Cut or Keep verdict, no skips.
Twenty years later, with Nicole, Kimberly, and Ashley back on the road, does "PCD" actually hold up?
Timestamps:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 1:19 - “PCD” Album Info
- 3:34 - Album Cover
- 5:40 - “Don’t Cha” feat. Busta Rhymes
- 14:45 - “Beep” feat. will.i.am
- 20:22 - “Wait A Minute” feat. Timbaland
- 25:44 - “Stickwitu”
- 33:02 - “Buttons”
- 39:48 - “I Don’t Need A Man”
- 45:59 - “Hot Stuff (I Want You Back)”
- 49:28 - “How Many Times, How Many Lies”
- 53:47 - “Bite The Dust”
- 58:09 - “Right Now”
- 1:02:28 - “Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go”
- 1:07:06 - “Feelin’ Good”
- 1:10:05 - Cut or Keep
- 1:11:09 - Overall Thoughts & Final Rating
- 1:14:24 - Pop Prophet Tarot Card Reading (@redfairydf)
References:
- “Don’t Cha” feat. Busta Rhymes MV https://youtu.be/YNSxNsr4wmA?si=W9jMNzfbhtnlKTIx
- “Don’t Cha” Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ-3pF9hyCk
- “Beep” feat. will.i.am MV https://youtu.be/1r9ghI7YcL0?si=ZqMcTkVGP_A8P1pN
- “Beep” Live at CD:UK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYCK7c7MXzw
- “Wait A Minute” feat. Timbaland MV https://youtu.be/iWyvMerss4w?si=XOswr8ORKWl9cf_8
- “Wait A Minute” Live at CD:USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VJjPfipG7I
- “Stickwitu” MV https://youtu.be/K1uNjmxJQUo?si=3tm7B74oAG5b1YAu
- “Stickwitu” Live at CD:USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4v_22Kk0mM
- “Buttons” feat. Snoop Dogg MV https://youtu.be/VCLxJd1d84s?si=y2t1Xk5KpcTCGXkh
- “Buttons” Live at CD:USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sACtlGUiuxY
- “Buttons” Live at Fashion Rocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhQqxbhgqoc
- “I Don’t Need A Man” MV https://youtu.be/qBsEF7Qx09o?si=Vb8r19SfQgKLyqcc
- “I Don’t Need A Man” Live at Sharon Osbourne Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjnLSfWnd6I
- “Hot Stuff (I Want You Back” Live at PCD Tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ1P2oaNW3g
- “How Many Times, How Many Lies” (Nicole solo) Live at PCD Tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z3mtWOz_B8
- “Bite The Dust” Live at PCD Tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFyA6N4Rmxo
- The Creatures - “Right Now” MV https://youtu.be/8pQBEa4zRMw?si=0Wc8iTMMt0cIvc0W
- “Right Now” NBA ESPN Promo Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2diLOrviMI
- “Tainted Love” Live at Fashion Rocks (with Kaya Jones) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FNFuiQ4gIA
- “Tainted Love” Live at PCD Tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUVGDW-yB5U
- “Feelin’ Good” (Nicole solo) Live at PCD Tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPacxUs45zs
- Doll Domination Tour Live in Manchester 2009 https://youtu.be/C5K3hvGV1O0?si=9Bcr8FKMf5Uy6k7v
00:00:00 --> 00:00:02 Loosen up my buttons, bae. Uh-huh.
00:00:05 --> 00:00:30 If you haven't left yet, welcome to CCTV, the nonstop pop show where we provide our unfiltered and honest opinions on global pop music. All right. Yes. Yes. If you'd like to hear us do covers of all the Pussycat Dolls songs, though, hit us up. Let us know. I mean, we did do the buttons. We did do the buttons breakdown. We got to go to our Instagram for that, though. But we are dancers also. So, yes, we did it well.
00:00:30 --> 00:00:53 We don't, yeah. I did it the Ashley version because she doesn't close her arms with a pop pop. I did the Ashley version. I was Nicole, obviously. No, I'm kidding. Honestly, we like Carmine and Jessica. Ooh. We fit the thingy, but in terms of our video, he was definitely Nicole, and I was like an amalgamation of Melody and Carmine, like for sure.
00:00:53 --> 00:01:17 All right. So we have done Pop 101 episodes all about the Pussycat Dolls and the messiness of the lineup changes, the vocal distribution or lack thereof. You name it. But let's dive a bit deeper into the actual music because the Pussycat Dolls, well, some of them, three of them, are reuniting for a brand new tour. So let's revisit the debut album, PCD.
00:01:17 --> 00:01:44 Yes. And PCD is the debut studio album by the Pussycat Dolls, released September 2005. And as a reminder, the Pussycat Dolls began not as a group, but as a neo-burlesque performance troupe founded by the choreographer Robin Anton in 2005. And the transition to a recording act came when Anton struck a deal with Interscope Records in 2003 with label head Jimmy Iovine assigning executive producer Ron Fair, who found Christina, hello, to the album.
00:01:44 --> 00:01:55 to shape the group's sound, recruiting Nicole Scherzinger, Melody Thornton to anchor the lineup alongside dancers Karmit Bakar, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, and Kimberly Wyatt.
00:01:55 --> 00:02:16 The entire PCD album was recorded in just 30 days at the record plant in Hollywood, and Ron Farrar did say that they scrambled and got into formation after Don't Ya became an unexpected international hit before the album even existed. Despite the rushed timeline, Nicole did contribute to some of the writing of the album.
00:02:16 --> 00:02:44 Nicole has also since confirmed that she recorded the vast majority of the vocals herself, with Carmite and Melody contributing some backing and secondary vocal parts, and the other three not getting a word in at all. In a now iconic 2012 interview, Nicole revealed that the other members heard the finished album for the first time at a listening party after it was already done. I sang all the songs, she said.
00:02:45 --> 00:03:13 And PCD, the album, peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and number eight on the UK's album chart, going to top ten across Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and Ireland, selling nine million copies worldwide. And the album was certified twice platinum in the US, four times platinum in the UK, and three times platinum in Australia, and is the best-selling American Girl Group release in the UK chart history and one of the best-selling Girl Group albums of the 21st century.
00:03:13 --> 00:03:42 So now we're going to dive into the production, vocals, visuals, and performances of each song, and then drop our individual ratings. But viewer discretion is advised. Your fave will be criticized, dolls. Oh, man. All right, so let's talk about this album cover first before we get into the songs. Yeah, so I'm going to, I'm going to. Oh. I'm being Nicole. Yes, you are.
00:03:42 --> 00:04:06 Yeah. You know, like, listen, this is iconic cover. Can I tell you, I've never noticed the artwork. I've never noticed the artwork. I'm going to be so for real, like, 100%, like, a buck with you up into, like, a couple of recent years. Like, when we did a pop one-on-one, it kind of slipped my mind that we did it. Right. So when I'm looking at this album, I said, this girl, she's glowing. She put...
00:04:06 --> 00:04:22 She put the soul glow on herself. Like she legit was like logged into Canva before Canva was a thing. It was like, hmm, shadow? Hmm, glow. And then she made herself glow. She made herself glow and it looks so bad too. The effect looks so bad. Who did that?
00:04:23 --> 00:04:42 I don't know, but it's so stupid. She's already in front of all the girls. Yeah. And they put this weird... Canva glow. And the others are literally in the shadows. They get nothing. No, it looks... Yeah, no, that's not okay. Like, Jessica's hair is blending into the black background.
00:04:43 --> 00:04:55 Oh my God. It is. Even if they all would have their own little glow and then she had a different color glow, it would have been so much better than just like. Right. Exactly. These are my shadow sirens. Like, girl, what the heck?
00:04:57 --> 00:05:26 Oh my God. I will say though, Karmite looks amazing. Oh my God. Yes. Face card does not decline. Also, I mean, she was coming right off of like what? Beyonce is crazy in love. So she's been in the scene. All the girls have been in the scene for a little while dancing. And so they all look really good. Like the camera loves them. Seriously. At this time, did you have a favorite member? No, I don't think so. Oh, yeah. You know, that's valid. I think I just like Melody because, you know, yeah, I will say I was always excited when Karmite sang.
00:05:27 --> 00:05:56 Mmm, that's valid. I always like gingers. Hello. Yeah. So, I think Havre is my favorite, but I gotta think about it now. Okay, I don't think I had a favorite, but I got older maybe, but when I grow up, I picked. Right, right. Okay, so let's get into the album. First up is Don't Ya, featuring Busta Rhymes. And this was done by CeeLo Green, Sir Mix-a-Lot, and Busta Rhymes. And this interpolates Swass by Sir Mix-a-Lot.
00:05:56 --> 00:06:21 This song was originally recorded by Tori Alamaze in 2004, and UMG chairman Doug Morris suggested it be given to the Pussycat Dolls as their lead single. And before the Pussycat Dolls, apparently, the song was offered to both the Sugar Babes and Paris Hilton as well. The song hit number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one in the UK and all over the world.
00:06:21 --> 00:06:38 Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't you wish your girlfriend... You know, the thing about suggesting tracks to other people when you've already recorded is kind of fishy. Because rumor has it, there is a little bit of theft going on. A little bit of...
00:06:38 --> 00:07:05 Really? Yeah, it was like one of those things where we're going to record the song. We're going to do something. And I'm like, mm-hmm. Because CeeLo had mentioned that he went to, you know, PeePee Diddy. And yeah, right. I can't say him. And he was like, oh, who's a don't you girl? Who's a don't you girl, right? No one knew who a don't you girl was because the demo was kind of just floating around. And then eventually, who was it that introduced...
00:07:05 --> 00:07:34 the girls to, basically, somebody introduced CeeLo to the girls and showed a picture of them and was like, oh yeah, like, don't you wish the girlfriend was hot like me or like me or like me and it makes sense, right? Like, you have a bunch of girls saying, don't you wish you were hot as me like me but yeah, it's a little messed up. The story's a little foggy, a little kind of mixed up. I'm trying to be like, allegedly, so if you're like, why is she speaking so vaguely because allegedly, allegedly, that's why. But yes, again, the six beautiful women singing Don't You, like, that's,
00:07:34 --> 00:07:58 You mean the one beautiful woman? Ooh, ooh, hang on. And CeeLo. Hello, right? Oh, my God. He's all over the track. He's all over the track like Diddy was in all of the music videos on all of his, what's the word for, his artists back in the 90s. This man was all over the track. And I was just like, CeeLo, that's another thing. You couldn't get Carmine. Carmine couldn't have did it.
00:07:58 --> 00:08:24 I mean, she is there. To be fair, Melody and Carmine are actually in this. I know, but CeeLo is very much... He's the seventh member. I feel like, just talking about the production, it feels like something Prince would have written for one of his muses back in the day. It has that kind of... The drum is in the... Don't you wish your girlfriend was? Huh? It's simple enough for Apollonia or Vanity to sing. I could hear a little Prince moment with this. I do feel like the stank...
00:08:24 --> 00:08:54 that Nicole, we're going to address it now. She has a black scent throughout this album. Yes. Let's address it. You know, she had a Blackiana Grande phase. But I think, I love Blackiana. But I think the stank that she puts on her voice is very true to Tories. So like, if that is the demo that you were using, it is very true. I mean, even in, not Wild Orchid, in Eden's Crush, she kind of was doing a little bit of a twang, but not as much as she's doing here. Yeah.
00:08:54 --> 00:09:15 And the lyrics are high key disrespectful, but I do like how they don't cross the line, you know, like the let's keep it friendly. Sure. You know, and I don't care, but I know she ain't going to want to share. So lines like that, it's just like, I guess, I guess. Thank you for not taking my hand. Sure. Sure.
00:09:15 --> 00:09:41 uh i i mean i think it's just so funny right because the pussycat dolls they try to make their brand all about female empowerment you know but it's like is it really female empowerment to be singing to another woman's man about how much hotter you are than their girlfriend and how much you know that he wants you oh right talking about some um uh where she said i i'm your friend and i'm fine like you just ruining the whole like you know opposite sex kit you friend she's like you ain't blind
00:09:42 --> 00:10:04 you know like but there is a version that is not on like the standard so yeah yeah it's on the single yeah yeah um i will say the beat of this it is so good it is yeah it's like the perfect strutting beat
00:10:04 --> 00:10:34 Oh, yeah. Yeah. Like, if you ever listen to the song while, like, walking down the street, it's, like, really hard not to feel it a little bit. Yeah. Kind of pump a little bit. Yeah. Yeah, exactly. And there's some great moments. You get the, like, the stretches. Yeah. You get the horns in there. Some guitar strums. I think the production is just so good. But, yeah, the lyrics, I think the chorus, I mean, it's pretty fun to sing along to. Like, that sample is so smart. Yeah. Yeah.
00:10:34 --> 00:10:53 You know, it's just insanely catchy. And I don't know if Tori is a good dancer. Do we know that? I don't think she was a dancer type. No, she's like an unbeatable soulful singer, you know? Okay, because, yeah, I don't know. Maybe it's just because I just know the song the way that it is. But this song is, like, made to be performed.
00:10:54 --> 00:11:12 Yeah, it's very like punchy in your face. It's sassy. It needs movement. It calls for movement, especially the final version from the demo they recorded. Yeah, it's a lot more developed. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I think at the end of the day, despite all the shadiness, it got to the right people.
00:11:13 --> 00:11:40 Yeah, yeah, God. Yeah. I will say, I really like Busta's verse here, too. Oh, yeah, he was fun to have. It was so good to have him on there. It makes them more credible. Yeah. It makes the whole song cooler. Because, yeah, that original bridge, not my fave. I know I'm on your mind. I know we have a good time. And I'm fine.
00:11:47 --> 00:12:06 Speaking of that parrot call, people can say whatever they want about Melody kind of being flat here and there with her nose. But she was a baby. Okay. She was a child of just 19, maybe 18 years old. When they recorded it, probably even younger than that. Whatever. But the point is, that note, it ups.
00:12:08 --> 00:12:36 You know, you gotta, like, it doesn't... It doesn't sound great. No, and I probably am peeking at my freaking mic. I am so sorry if I'm peeking. Like, I'm sorry, guys. But yeah, we're talking about the live versions. Like, oh my God. But I will give it up to that dance break disco moment for the remiss live performances. Like, it keeps the mid-tempo track from being super boring. But yeah, shout out to them girls for lip syncing. Don't you wish your girlfriend... And then also, when they were singing, asked to sing acapella at a red carpet, they all just sang in unison.
00:12:36 --> 00:13:00 waste of time but like at least they were able they knew the words enough to sing it because the mics are off you know what's so funny because i was watching performances from like over the years and even the very very first performances ashley jessica kim they didn't even bother even lipping some of the chorus no they literally just lipped don't ya they didn't even do the actual chorus
00:13:00 --> 00:13:20 Yeah, that was just Carmine and Melody trying. Yeah. Wild. I will say, though, the dance routine is great. Yeah. It's a lot of strutting. It's a lot of grooving. I love the chest pops for the disc scratching. Yes. You know, all the hair flips. It's just everything Robin Anton is, you know, kind of known for there. Yeah. And the music video.
00:13:20 --> 00:13:49 First off, that LA kind of river tunnel. Yeah, iconic. Some iconic moments happen there. You get the classic 2000s bucks for the girls dancing as well. Oh my God, yes. But I will always remember how Kimberly said her place was not actually confirmed when they filmed the video. Right? So you actually, yeah, so she's not always there. Like you have that scene where it's just the other five. With the chair, yes. And there's that other girl there too. Right. In like the dance routine. Yeah, the dance scenes. In that V formation? Yeah, I was like, who's Susie?
00:13:49 --> 00:14:16 I will say though, it does kind of make sense to me that the original plan was to have seven. Hmm. So Nicole could really be in the center. Yeah. Yeah. Oof. Kai, you dodged a bullet, sis. Don't. Oof. But yeah, I mean, aside from now, like the video is effective. They looked so hot again. I mean, if I saw that girl's on my lunch, or sounds hot? I do. You know, like, it's just like...
00:14:17 --> 00:14:46 Can't really complain there. The camera loves them. The girls are really good at performing as well. So like everyone looked good. Even Robin in her weird little hat moment when she went against the wall. Oh yeah. You know, she's like hugging the wall. Yeah, everyone looked great. Great debut girl group track. I think like... Yes. Yeah, super. I mean, it's like Wings for a little mix. It was like, dang, this is good. Exactly. Uh-huh. So 10. 10 for me also. Yes. Up next is
00:14:47 --> 00:15:17 featuring Will.i.am. And this is my Will.i.am, Jeff Lynn, and Cara Dioguardi. And this samples Evil Woman by Electric Light Orchestra. And this was released as the third single from the album. And in a recent interview, Nicole mentioned that Will.i.am wrote the girls this song because he kept my humps for the Black Eyed Bees. Iconic. And this song peaked at number 13 in the U.S., number 2 in the U.K., and number 1 in Belgium and in New Zealand. Okay, U.K., I see you guys showing the girls some love.
00:15:19 --> 00:15:26 Yeah, they were huge there. I wonder why.
00:15:26 --> 00:15:53 Interesting. I mean, they were hearing a huge in Korea, too, because after school, like, reheated their notches with their first release. Like, I mean, that's iconic, too. That's true. Diva. Ah, yeah, that whole thing was like Pussycat Dolls on crack. Mm-hmm. Like, but yes, this song. Yes. I mean, Will-A-M knows how to make a fun song for sure. He does. I will say I actually like this song more than My Humps. She's got me spanned. You don't like that?
00:15:53 --> 00:16:19 the zombie men not my fave i mean it's fun yeah no i heard you but i think this was the right one for pcd um but yeah again that beat is so dynamic it's just made for dance made for choreography there's just so much energy there i like the structure of the song as well especially the second verse where it gets a bit darker do you know what i know i love that um it's a bit more serious yeah um
00:16:19 --> 00:16:49 Yeah, every single part is a hook, which Will.i.am always does really well, I think. And even though the production is relatively sparse, it feels simple in a way, but every element has a purpose. Yeah. You know, which I appreciate. And yeah, the whole framing around the beep is very memorable. It's very catchy. And it's pretty funny and kind of gross also at the same time, because Will.i.am's verse is kind of like, ooh. Yeah. But I appreciate the girls clapping back.
00:16:49 --> 00:17:16 Right, and being like, bro. I don't give a f***. Keep looking at my f***. Because it don't mean a thing in the melody. I don't give a f***. Keep looking at my f***. She was so freaking cute, those little curls. But yes, this song is definitely fun. I can't say that I love that. Everybody's the same since I've been to seventh grade. What do you mean seventh grade? Y'all couldn't say the eleventh. Not that it's any better. That's when puberty started.
00:17:16 --> 00:17:33 That's so gross. I know. At least with 11th grade, it's kind of like, okay, 17-ish maybe. But like, minor to minor. It's just weird. But that is basically the grossness of the song. Like, let's start it out really strong. Men have been, boys, whatever, have been gross since I was a child.
00:17:34 --> 00:17:53 So it's just, aside from that, I love the message of the song. The girls are not desperate for attention. No means no. It don't mean yes, it means no. I love that line. It's giving them, what part of no, don't you understand? Understand, understand. Come on, Mel C.
00:17:53 --> 00:18:21 You know, so I do appreciate the whole don't push me, don't rush me because you look like a clown. And I do wonder, though, what the verses or even the pre-hook would have sounded like with Melody. Like that whole like, you know, she only just said you only want my ha ha ha ha ha ha. Like she could have let somebody else sing that. Melody could have sang that part or I keep on turning them down. That's not the way it's going down. Like Melody could have done that part to you. Like just something about having a sweeter voice to kind of balance that whole like.
00:18:22 --> 00:18:42 I'm a lady would have kind of added, because I think Nicole does a good thing of balancing, and she knows how to use her voice in different ways. But just having a different tone would have maybe, for me, kind of given a little bit of extra, like, ew. Sure. You know? So it doesn't need to be here, but it is okay. I mean, luckily, they do get something, her and Carly.
00:18:42 --> 00:19:12 They do. Yeah, if you all want to hear us rant about the vocal distribution issues with this group, definitely check out our Pop 101 episodes. All of them, actually. I will always root for better vocal distribution. Yeah. So yes, definitely agreed with you on this and everything else. At least also when Carmite left, Ashley, Kim, and Jessica all got to split up her one little rap moment. While Nicole gets three or four.
00:19:13 --> 00:19:31 So you're telling me these girls are sitting just splitting the salt at the bottom of the bag? They're like, for you. No, that's correct. Yeah, we're turning on your mic for two eight counts.
00:19:32 --> 00:19:45 One A count, one A count, right? Yeah. Yeah. Oh, my God. Yikes. Okay, well, I mean, at least in the music video, we saw that there was more than one member in the group. Sure. Yeah, I'm not mad at the music video. I mean, Benny Boom directed it.
00:19:46 --> 00:20:10 Oh, yeah. He did Sierra's one-two-step goodies. He was out here. You could tell the giant speakers and the airbrushed close-ups. That was his thing. Okay. I do like the video. You get Carmine doing an illusion in the beginning. She was dancing her little booty off. She's like, I can dance, y'all. Flip. Yes. And I liked the added dance break that they had, too. Oh. Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
00:20:10 --> 00:20:21 I will go 8.5. I will match you with the 8.5.
00:20:21 --> 00:20:46 Okay, next is Wait a Minute featuring Timbaland. This was done by Timbaland, Carrie Hilson, 6'2", and Ron Fair. This was the sixth single from the album and peaked at number 28 in the U.S., number three in Finland, and number one in Romania. So Romania was feeling this song. The music video was nominated for a Much Music Video Award and a MOBO Award as well.
00:20:51 --> 00:21:07 Oh, wow. Literally everywhere else but the U.S. is so funny. Jesus. You know, no expense was spared on these girls. Like, I mean, Timbaland, I respect the effort. Like, seriously. Now that I think about it, too, it's just like,
00:21:07 --> 00:21:37 a lot of a lot of investment was definitely in it because i mean like come on ron fair kind of heading this it's awesome um but yeah shout out to carrie hilson as a co-write like a year later gimme more would come out so it's like she was already kind of like killing it um the call and response of the song makes it so much fun um it's giving like they hooked up and then he was like dropping money he was like oh i like this girl i'm gonna spend money
00:21:37 --> 00:22:04 You know, it's done. I think it's very interesting, because they're just like, you're a trick. I'm sorry. Like, hey, hey, when you're a trick, you're a trick. But I guess he was expecting a little bit more, because he felt like he was being treated as a come up. I don't think that's fair. You shouldn't treat someone like a come up. I think that the ground rules should be laid out, because he was very much surprised. He said, girl, you didn't even call me right back. You can't even call a player back.
00:22:04 --> 00:22:33 But then they were like, wait a minute, I never said I wanted you, though. So, I mean, I see both sides. I'm more leaning toward the pussycat balls, though. It was a call and response, you know, a battle. Yeah, they just need to communicate more. Right. He's saying, shut up, shut up. He's terrible at communicating. You mentioned Nicole's black scent earlier. Oh, God, yeah. I think it's the most prevalent in this song. Oh, it's egregious here, yeah.
00:22:33 --> 00:22:54 Yeah, I like this one. You know, there's a bounce to it. I love the cowbell here. It's funky. There's a great drive to it. And yeah, I have the kind of same note with the back and forth between Timbaland and Nicole. And there are actually some intricate harmonies and kind of background vocal arrangements here. So at least they wrote it for a group. Yes, yes.
00:22:54 --> 00:23:14 Oh my god, even with beat, there was some very interesting little harmonies here and there. Yeah, so even though it's all Nicole, and maybe even Carrie in this case, when they lip sync over it, it at least looks right. Unlike the second album when they started just lipping over things that had no backing vocals.
00:23:14 --> 00:23:38 you know that was rough yeah um but yeah i actually think nicole does a really good job in this song i love the second verse especially there's so much sass there those lyrics are written really well yes um so yeah this one's fun and it fits what was hot at the time so i get yeah like you said they they were really lucky to get timbaland on here for sure and i like the music video as well
00:23:39 --> 00:24:06 Oh, my God, yeah. I love the little subway pole scene. I mean, they were treating him as a mark, right? Like, the girls were, like, treating it like Ocean's umpteenth, you know, just stalking their prey. And it was so funny because he was really trying to get away. He was very just preterved by their presence. I love that part. It was just like, oh, my God. They're taking off their clothes. And the little kid's like, oh. And the mom's like, ugh. I'm like, ugh. So, like, it's very almost...
00:24:06 --> 00:24:35 Kind of like one way or another, I'm going to get you, I'm going to get you kind of vibe. And the dance scenes, best part of this video, period. Like them dancing in the middle of the street. Like, oh, it was so good. The girls are so good. And then Kim with her leg up with the extension. And then the exploding light bulb thing. Street light. Light. Yes. One, two, three. I love that. Yeah, they stopped traffic literally. So I love that video for that reason, truly.
00:24:35 --> 00:25:01 Yeah. Yeah. The subway moment is iconic. I also, I like the styling as well. Like kind of all the black and white kind of businesswoman situation at the beginning. Yeah. Samsung product placement. Shameless. Shameless. I respect that. Yeah. So one of their best videos, actually, I think. And yeah, performance wise, I mean, again, ton of energy, super sassy choreo. Yeah. You know, they're just going to perform the crap. Yeah.
00:25:01 --> 00:25:06 out of it out of these especially these singles you know there's a lot of thought put into the choreo for sure
00:25:06 --> 00:25:34 Yes, honestly, they do what Cat's Eye is doing now. Someone had mentioned to me, she's like, I don't really know Cat's Eye, but Laura reminds me of Nicole Scherzinger. And I was like, I can see that the whole dark feature, dark hair thing. You will always remember that they dance their butts off, if nothing else. So yeah, I definitely love that we can kind of just think about movement when it comes to the Pussycat Dolls. That's definitely on brand for them. So that being said, this song is an 8 for me. Maybe later on in life, I'll bump it up to like 8.5 for me.
00:25:34 --> 00:25:44 I actually had it as an 8.5 but this morning I bumped it down to an 8 so I'm on the same page he's not listened to it I was like no
00:25:44 --> 00:26:07 Up next is Stick With You, and this was done by Robert Palmer, Cassia Livingston, Fran Gold, Tal Herzberg, and Ron Fair. And I think Ron Fair is kind of putting himself down. Well, he actually is a songwriter slash producer, though. No, I'm teasing. Like, is he Lou Pearlman in this situation? But this was released as the second single from the album, peaking at number five in the U.S., number one in the U.K., and in New Zealand.
00:26:07 --> 00:26:31 And number two, and Australia. And this song was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the Grammys. Which is crazy. They have other songs, but go off. And an avant remix of the song received a Soul Train Music Award nomination for Best R&B slash Soul Single by a group.
00:26:33 --> 00:26:51 You know, the keys in this song sound like a music box, and I love that. It sounds so sweet. You know, like you twist it in the box, you open it, and it kind of twinkles. I think as a kid, I liked this song, like the strings, and there's something like a harmonica toward the end that's playing. It's kind of like, you know. Sure. You know. Yeah.
00:26:51 --> 00:27:10 Yeah, it's a down-home vibe. I think the overall soundscape of this track is sentimental and was crafted with the whole, like, arm slash, you know, lighter sway in mind. Sure. Which I do appreciate. I haven't heard a sweet I'm-not-going-to-brick-with-you-ever slash ride-or-die song in a while.
00:27:10 --> 00:27:38 Girl groups haven't given us this in a minute, as a single. It's a rarity now. The harmonies are great on this one. I think that's what makes the song an earworm. They're not complex harmony, but they're sweet. Nobody gonna let me out. Na na na na na na na na na na. The harmonies there aren't super complicated. There's something. I think it might be in unison, actually. And I might not even be an octave. I think there's just an octave, yeah.
00:27:38 --> 00:28:04 barely if that is Nicole singing the same note in different voices I think Carmine is doing the lower octave right I think she might be singing the root note yeah she might be singing the bottom note yeah I don't know maybe she is singing the octave oh Jesus alright um anyway my bad guys but yes I do appreciate Melody having a moment where she's saying nobody in the second chorus good for her good for her
00:28:07 --> 00:28:30 I make her sound crazy. I love that one. These crumbs that we're giving them. We listen to the song. I'm going to be honest. Yeah. I'm going to be honest. I don't love this song. Nicole doesn't either. I saw that. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I don't blame her. Like in the echelon of girl group ballads. This doesn't make it. Sorry. You know?
00:28:31 --> 00:28:41 No, you're so right. Because you know, I love a girl group ballad. Yes, you are very good at picking them. You are. Really good. The chorus, for some reason, I don't know what it is about that melody. Yeah.
00:28:42 --> 00:29:10 It's catchy. But there's something about it that just never grabs me. I like the verses a lot, actually. I think Nicole does sound good. It's all very delicate. I don't want to go another day. I will say the Avant mix with the extra electric guitar twang, I hate that extra production choice. I don't know why they did that. It's going to love me better. I'm going to stick with you forever. His verse is fine. I'm going to be honest. This is the first time I ever heard the Avant remix.
00:29:11 --> 00:29:32 I'm not gonna hold you either. Same. But yeah, I don't know what it is. This song feels a little basic. It is basic. It's like basic R&B, pop, like palatable. Yeah. Like there's nothing about it that I would rarely ever choose to listen to this song. You know what I mean? Like if it's on, I'm like, okay.
00:29:33 --> 00:29:59 You know, that's valid. I've heard one person, like, cover it, like, for a wedding. She may sound beautiful, but I was like, I still don't like it, like, that much. But, yeah. Like I said, when I was a kid, couldn't tell me nothing. I loved ride or die songs when I was a kid. But now, as a woman, I ain't riding, I ain't dying. You know? So, like I said, the sentiment is cute. But the video, really quickly, talking about that, it looked great in it. I think it was very...
00:30:00 --> 00:30:28 Oh my God. Even the live performances, it was just giving very K-pop like performances. Like K-pop performances in the sense where it's like, we're just sitting here and kind of singing and like, not really doing anything with our bodies. Like I would have loved like a little temptations movie with the mic stands or something. I'm going to stick with you. Give me the full cheese if you want to go for it. Yes. But like in the live performance, they sit in the, you could even do something interesting with like a mic stand. It could just be some leaning, some turning, you know what I mean? Something. Who won't?
00:30:28 --> 00:30:54 Something, right? Body roll. Nobody gonna love me, pretty. I must stick with you forever. We were just body rolling for another review, so forgive us for being on that body roll crank. We love a body roll. We do. But yes, I just feel like the girls kind of got slated. Is it slated a little bit? Is it more slated? Because toward the end of the music video, the spotlight was on Nicole.
00:30:54 --> 00:31:22 When they were rehearsing the dance break for Don'tcha? And they're in the dark. The rest are in the dark. The shadow sirens have struck again. I was like, damn, girl. Yeah. Well, look, when they needed to promote this one, an easy day at work for Jessica, Kim, and Ashley. They don't need to go to the sound check. They just got to sit there. And again, similar to Don'tcha, they didn't even lip to the whole chorus. They literally just came in for one line here or there.
00:31:22 --> 00:31:51 Yeah, yeah. Oh, God. And even in the music video, they have them, like, sharing a mic. I guess it. They all share this one grain of salt. The music video is fine. Like, I guess the whole little, like, behind the scenes on tour situation is fine. And I guess that was a way for them to incorporate some dance scenes in there so that the others had something to do. I will say, also with the live performances, so Melody and Carmite's mics were on...
00:31:51 --> 00:32:05 But they definitely did not work on that mix. She was yelling. Yes. And Carmine's doing the lows and trying to like, don't you worry about, we will hang it around.
00:32:06 --> 00:32:29 It's like zero blend. Completely. None. Listen, y'all. Melody Thornton, you can't tell me nothing about her. Love her down, okay? I'm talking about the choices that were made in terms of, like, not musical directing them. I blame it on the lack of musical direction. Can they sing? Yes. But those notes, crazy. Also, yes. Okay? So.
00:32:29 --> 00:32:45 like uh-uh no it's not her fault no clearly we're not given any instruction they were literally just like kim ashley jessica you got to lip sync to these two lines you two sing the backing vocals you did the studio go figure it out yeah figure it out anyway i give this one a seven
00:32:47 --> 00:33:02 Baby, I'm with you. Really? Maybe like a 0.5. Like, I don't hate this song, but I'll say 7.5. Like, I liked it when I was a kid, but, like, I think I don't run to this song. Yeah.
00:33:02 --> 00:33:29 Next is Buttons, done by Polo de Don, Sean Garrett, Ron Fair, Tal Herzberg, Jason Perry, and Nicole Scherzinger. And this was released as the fourth single from the album with a remix featuring Snoop Dogg. And the song hit number three in the US and the UK, and number one in New Zealand, Australia, and Hungary. And the music video won Best Dance Video at the 2006 MTV VMAs, and of course...
00:33:29 --> 00:33:53 There's also the iconic performance from Fashion Rocks where Melody stepped forward and Nicole was not happy about it. This is the clip that resurfaces literally every few weeks. It's so funny. You got out the dungeon? You got out your cage?
00:33:54 --> 00:34:23 And the best is at the end again when Nicole steps forward again and like reaches her arm out in front of her. When I tell you, it was like some Angelica and like Susie Carmichael stuff. It's like so weird. Like, it's just, I mean, I get it. Like, we talked about it in our pop one. I get it. So I'm just going to hop right into the song. Yeah. But yeah. Oh, I'd be hard pressed to find someone who really doesn't like this song. Like, and if you are that person, please leave a comment explaining why you're so foolish. Yeah.
00:34:23 --> 00:34:47 I'm joking, but like, please explain why you don't like the song, the production, the arrangement, like, why is it not good to you? Because like this solo track disguised as a girl group song is probably like one of the best. Excuse me. Melody has ad libs. You know what? She does. She does. And I think about the Geffen, Xtina, Ron Fair connection. And it's like, can you imagine if Christina would have gotten this song?
00:34:47 --> 00:35:13 The whole, she would have like really gave it a little bit of a, you know what I'm saying? But also, even the riffs that she's kind of, that Melody's hitting at the end toward like the latter half of the song are very Christina, right? And there's nothing wrong with that. I mean, if I was Ron Fair and I found the second coming of my little child prodigy, I would be like, hey, you might want to...
00:35:13 --> 00:35:28 use her, you know? She can sing. I'm completely teasing. I'm totally teasing, but I think it is interesting that you have these little connections here because it makes the song so much more like...
00:35:28 --> 00:35:48 groany and like she's moaning a little bit with the beltang at the end so it's just like come on take off my clothes take them off I love it and I think the adlibs and the background vocals is what makes the song feel like a girl group song right but also make the song feel so much fun for everyone else singing it like
00:35:48 --> 00:36:17 The baby can't you see? Sweet. I think everyone's more excited to hit the sweet. Everyone's more excited to hit those in the actual main track. And that's when you know you've got a good sub vocal line written. Yes. And the lyrics are so bold. I love how confident they are. It's typical and hardly the type I fall for. You say you're a big boy, but I can't agree. I wonder if I'm too much for you. There's nothing coy about this. And you add this layer of beautiful women singing this. And it's like, you know what?
00:36:18 --> 00:36:38 I might be a little intimidated. Give me a second. Yeah, exactly. The hands are shaking as I'm undoing the bra. That's the vibe that I would have. Hello, take off my clothes. It's great. I think it's a fun song, a solid track. And the production is sick.
00:36:38 --> 00:36:59 I mean, hands down, my favorite Pussycat Doll song. Like, unmatched. You have said this. The production is so, so good. Yes, we're in Agrabah, you know? Yes, Agrabah pop. But it has such a cool vibe to it. And I also have the same note about the confidence in it. This is such a confidence booster song.
00:37:00 --> 00:37:30 Like if you're ever kind of like not feeling it, this is one of those ones with Don't You as well. That can kind of pick you back up, I think. Because it's really hard to listen to this and not feel it a little bit. And yeah, the chorus also just a perfect pop chorus. Oh my God. And also, again, clearly written for a girl group. Uh-huh. You know, like all the like extra little things in there. It's made for a lot of different voices to come in. Yeah. And you do hear Carmite on the lows. And Melody actually sounds great on the studio recording here. Yes.
00:37:30 --> 00:37:53 You know, live pushes a little hard, you know? It's her moment. Yeah, and I will say, from watching them do it live, at least in the choreo, I guess in the original version of the choreo, in the second chorus when she does do the ad-libs, they all look back at her, and she does get a moment.
00:37:53 --> 00:38:10 Yes. Love that for her. Yeah, totally. Mm-hmm. I'm trying to figure out, because, like, on the single version, we have Snoop, right? Yeah. And he's rattling off the names. Poop Dog. Anyway, so I like the...
00:38:10 --> 00:38:29 you know i liked yes i love that or loosen up my buns babe loosen up my buttons babe like a spooky ghost like sexy spooky ghosts you know what i'm saying like the shadow sirens have i love that like yeah i mean too
00:38:29 --> 00:38:48 Oh my God. And in the video, honey, they had, it's iconic. They had a G string budget and they look so good. It's just like black lingerie, ballet bars, chairs, and a sepia color grade. Okay. Don't forget that big pipe. Oh, right. The little tunnel.
00:38:48 --> 00:39:05 I love that. We should dance in our squares. Let's go. Well, yeah, I agree with you. I have the same note. Like this video fully relies on their ability to perform. Because there's actually not much to it at all. And they kill it. Oh, my God. I could never get bored of watching this video.
00:39:05 --> 00:39:27 Me either. They look so cool. So pretty. And then like Nicole was eating it up. Her in the chandelier. She was holding on to the chandelier. I will never tell. I will never say this woman's not talented. I will never say this woman's not beautiful. My God. This is the one time I will approve you singing lead. All time. Again, G-string budget, but not a G-string rating. 10. 10.
00:39:28 --> 00:39:44 Oh, for sure. A 10. And if you'd like to see us do the dance breakdown of buttons, you should come join us at CCTV Pops on all socials. And Chantel just knocked something over while she was dancing.
00:39:44 --> 00:40:09 I'm a lot more graceful in the video. Enjoy. Yeah, thank you. Up next is I Don't Need a Man, and this was done by Caro Dioguardi, Nicole Scherzinger, Rich Harrison, BD Brown, and Ron Fair. And this song was released as the fifth single from the album and hit number seven in the UK, top 10 in Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, and New Zealand, and, shamefully, number 93 in the US. Mmm.
00:40:14 --> 00:40:33 You know what? You know what? They didn't give it much of a push in the US, though. I don't think. You think they should have? Yeah. I like this one, too. It's definitely more poppy. So I can see why it did well in Europe and Australia. Like, this is... It's less...
00:40:33 --> 00:40:56 r&b um hip-hop influenced that yeah from the songs you've heard so far you know but i like the production on it there's a ton of percussion um it has kind of the disco influence with the horns there and finally you know this does also have great female empowerment vibes like if they were actually going for that this makes more sense than don't you you know
00:40:56 --> 00:41:15 He said, if y'all are actually trying to... No, Silk Pilot, I have that as my note, too. I mean, their brand was figured out. Hot, liberated, and independent. That's the three words I would use to describe the Pussy Eyed Dolls, for sure. And as you get through this album...
00:41:15 --> 00:41:39 For all of our like mild shade that we're throwing, Nicole has a lot of vocal textures and she does a good job of embodying each character that the lyrics are calling for her to be. The percussive elements of this song, enjoy. The synths and the brass give it a lot of fun punch, but also kind of taps into like that jazzier side of where they came from. And, you know, any...
00:41:40 --> 00:41:56 I'm singing it terribly on purpose. Do not clock me or do whatever. But the point is the BGVs make this song a lot more interesting for sure. Cause it's just like, yes, she sounds really good, but there's something about that. The more you turn to, it sounds like there's background vocals, even if it's just her singing.
00:41:56 --> 00:42:24 and I don't need a man with the different voices of women rallying. Like, I can do this on my own. I can make myself feel good. I can give myself the electric lullaby if I need it. I can buy the car if I want it. I mean, it's no independent ladies, if not that, but it does have that same vibe. And Car Meat and Melody sound good as heck. I love their voices on the track, like that bridge moment. Oh, my God. Let it go. I was going, yes!
00:42:24 --> 00:42:37 Yes. Take me home. That's right. And then when they do it live, they get to split the hey, hey, hey. Like they get to actually do that. Except on the record, it's all Nicole, of course. Whack. Sorry.
00:42:44 --> 00:42:59 Yeah. And then also, I know we haven't gotten to the music video yet, but Nicole lips over Carmite. Let it go. Let it go. In the video. Like, what is that? That is weird. Uh-huh. That is weird. Yeah. But anyway, just to finish my thoughts on the song. Okay. Okay.
00:42:59 --> 00:43:16 There are some catchy moments for sure. I also have the same note. Nicole's execution is so good. It's a ton of power and energy and it does feel empowering here. I will say though, as a song, I think it's actually just okay, but I think the actual execution of it makes it better.
00:43:16 --> 00:43:44 Oh, that's valid. Yeah. That's super valid. I mean, I'm trying to think. I think I know the song more than I knew the video. Like, I don't know why the song, like, sat with me for all this time. But when I watched the video, I was like, oh, wait, this is the pink video. Like, I just... Yeah. I didn't think to look at the video because I actually did like the song. I don't know how... Maybe I did hear when I was younger and it just stuck with me. Yeah. But I just like the I Don't Need a Man song. Especially when I was a little kid. I had...
00:43:44 --> 00:44:12 I wasn't dating. I still am not dating. But the point is, when I was a kid, I loved Miss A's I Don't Need a Man. This was around that era where all the girl groups were like, I'm independent. And I'm like, yes, me too. The pink and the black is iconic. And I love that you can see everyone's personality. Kim falling in that tub, hysterical. Like, what the hell were you doing? They worked the camera for sure. And this song is also kind of funny because during the lives, Nicole has mentioned that she forgets the lyrics for this.
00:44:12 --> 00:44:31 Oh, and Melody would be sitting there like, this is the words saying the words, girl, you can't be leading not to worry. She didn't say all that. Oh, my God. Yeah, the music video. I like the pink. I like the super feminine aesthetic of the song. Yeah, aesthetic of the video. Sorry. I will say all the cutting, though.
00:44:31 --> 00:44:51 Zoom in, zoom out, cut this way, cut that way. I was like, oh my God, it's too much. Zoom in, zoom out. It's unnecessary. They did not need all that. No. I didn't love that. Also live, I hate that weird hip hop remix they were performing to most of the time. I was like, what is that? It is not good.
00:44:56 --> 00:45:12 I don't know. Are they an R&B group? She wasn't necessary. I know. I'm totally joking, but a lot of the remakes were leaning toward, like, you know, house music and, like, disco and, like, R&B, you know, which is fine. And then Nicole's whole...
00:45:12 --> 00:45:31 dolls thing you know so it's just like all right so i do like this song um i will give it a nine because i think the production is just fabulous and the singing again great use of their voices yeah look for the pussycat dolls this is up there i think for them um so i will give it an 8.5
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00:46:01 --> 00:46:20 Done by Nicole Scherzinger, Will Blanchard, Stephen Galifant, Claire Kenny, Siobhan Fahey, Keith Forsey, Harold Faltermeyer, Pete Belot, Ron Fair, and The Droids. And this interpolates Hot Stuff by Donna Summer and samples the instrumental of Bitter Pill by Shakespeare's sister.
00:46:25 --> 00:46:51 Okay, you know what? This is like some Richard X type, you know, finding random remixes and making them hot with the cover. I do appreciate them taking the 80s approach for this, for sure. It's fun, and it also kind of, it just feels like very electric, very energetic. I keep making these comparisons, but it's easier for me to do that. Like, if you're a UK pop fan, yeah.
00:46:51 --> 00:47:12 and you're watching this, or if you're not, listen to Jump by Girls Aloud. Yeah. It's kind of just scratching the surface of what Jump did for Girls Aloud for me, but, like, it's not a bad cover. I do enjoy it. I think that this one is not a bad choice. I'm glad they kind of went back and picked from, like, a disco track because they do disco...
00:47:12 --> 00:47:36 dance breaks so yeah i like this one i feel like it's solid um i mean nicole saying the whole time again okay i'm not gonna i'm not gonna carmine gets that little post chorus thank god something because she has it because her voice fits the the genre oh yeah i love carmine's voice that it's more grounded yeah it's a little thicker than nicole's yeah
00:47:36 --> 00:47:55 Her voice is so unexpected. She has like this kind of, I don't know how to describe her beauty, but something about her just feels like really romantic and like smizey. So I'm not expecting, I was expecting sultry, but not so deep. And it's like, damn, you're sitting on like something kind of special here. You can't figure out how to use it. So I'm glad that she does have a moment. Yes. Yes.
00:47:56 --> 00:48:14 Yeah, I actually really like this one. You know, we're about to get to a lot of covers later on this album. And I appreciate that this one, it's a sample, right? It's a creative way to sample hot stuff. They wrote brand new verses and even the chorus itself.
00:48:14 --> 00:48:31 it's a very different execution from the original, you know, it's kind of a cleaner girl group vocal. Um, yeah, obviously not as like, felty as the original one. Um, and I kind of like the eighties kind of alien synth situation that's happening here. Um,
00:48:31 --> 00:49:01 So I think this makes sense as that progression from the burlesque cabaret days, right? Because it's sexy, it's sassy, it's cheeky, a ton of confidence there. But then it's also not a straight up cover and it doesn't feel dated the way that they did it. So I think this was a great way to kind of embrace the kind of cover situation. And I did, I think, choose this as my highlight track from their discography when we did the 101 a few years ago. Oh, wow.
00:49:01 --> 00:49:20 yeah gotta rewatch that now yeah um and then live um you know the tour performance is pretty good like nicole was doing the absolute most here and in the first she's very energetic but she sounds she was killing it with the big belts at the end so it was a it's a fun one for sure i think it makes sense in their discography and
00:49:20 --> 00:49:37 It does. So for me, this is an eight. Yes, I will also give it an eight. I gave jump a ten. All right, moving along. Up next is How Many Times, How Many Lies. And this was done by Diane Warren, Tal Herzberg, and Ron Fair. And this...
00:49:38 --> 00:49:57 It's an interesting track because I think I may have gone off on a rant. We've watched the concert, so. It was actually pretty funny. I'm never like really nasty about my rants. It's more just like, you know.
00:49:58 --> 00:50:28 angry baby on a hill basically like you know i'm so box excuse me but like nothing crazy yeah we were just talking about another diane warren song that i think is amazing oh yeah right yeah this one is not oh it's okay yeah but but yeah it's fine it's definitely an outlier on this album for sure this one too r&b and it does not sound like a girl group song
00:50:29 --> 00:50:54 Except in the bridge, there are a bunch of layers there. I was like, I guess that could be... They could get some harmonies and layers in there. But yeah, it's just... I guess they just wanted another mid-tempo track in here just so it stick with you wasn't by itself or something. Or they just wanted Diane Warren on here just for another name. I don't know. But it just doesn't fit. But just looking at it, just the song by itself...
00:50:54 --> 00:51:17 It's not terrible. It's not amazing. I think the production is decent. You get this kind of staccato percussion. You get the R&B strings. Nicole, of course, is singing her face off. Yes. I think the verses are actually really nice and well-written. And especially the pre-chorus. I love the pre-chorus. Great melody there. But the chorus? Not my fave.
00:51:18 --> 00:51:44 It's a little annoying for me. How many times? How many? It's like, okay. I don't know. There's something about it where I'm just like. How many? Okay. You're like, girl. That's hysterical. How many times? Okay. Just leave him. Like your French on to vent to you, but your man cheat. You're like, I've heard this story enough. You're going to leave him. That's what I was giving you just now. Dang it.
00:51:45 --> 00:52:11 You know, I mean, Nicole trying to be an R&B diva makes sense at this point. Like, I feel like whatever they were doing after Eden's crush, I mean, they were trying to maybe the solo thing, but like a girl group just made more sense. I don't know the full details. Like, you can watch behind the music all we want, but people cater stories to fit their narrative all the time. Right. But yeah, I mean, her voice does lend herself to that vibe. I feel like Karmite would have grounded the song a little bit more.
00:52:11 --> 00:52:40 and the melody could have come into it at some point or time, just to give, again, the vulnerable sound, not just like, I'm soulful and I'm talented and I can sing. And the lyrics about the guy being a sorry sack of poo, it resonates with a lot of people. A lot of people. I mean, I was looking into the comments underneath this track, under a couple YouTubes, and people love this one. So I was like, my husband's not me, I'm leaving him now, or like, I remember playing this song. So yeah, I mean, people need a song to be like...
00:52:40 --> 00:53:03 I need a little muse on their shoulder. Leave him how many times, how many times, you know? Okay. I think with this song, it's kind of interesting because it's like, I guess after splitting the lines with the girls of Eden Crush, she was like, I'm tired of this. We're not doing it no more. This song isn't like all that, I think, in terms of like...
00:53:04 --> 00:53:23 what an R&B track could be. I just think it could be a little bit more interesting had other voices been on the record, you know? Like, it's just so weird how people can figure out how to get boy groups more line distribution than they would the girl groups. I'm like, you know you're creating and fighting with this, right? But, eh, whatever, whatever.
00:53:24 --> 00:53:46 Yeah. And then, of course, on tour, this was a Nicole solo track as well. She sounded so good, but dang it. She did. Yeah, yeah. She sounded really good. She sounded really good. I mean, everyone got a solo track in the second album, thankfully. But she did sound really good. I would never say she's not talented. Yeah. Okay. So I'll give this one a 6.5. Yep. 6 for me. Okay.
00:53:47 --> 00:54:11 Next is Bite the Dust, done by Carrie Hilson, Kwame, and Ron Fair, and it samples the drums from Soul Machine by Harvey and the Phenomenals. Oh, these names are amazing. I love these old groups. Danny DeKane, is that you? Oh. Breeze, flowing in the wind.
00:54:14 --> 00:54:39 Ooh, we gotta do another DK album soon, too. Yeah, we should. Yeah. Welcome to the dollhouse? Yeah. Okay. Almost at doll domination house? I mean, Bite the Dust is such a pleasant way to tell someone to kick rocks. Ooh, sugar, I got him. Is that Carmine? I can't tell sometimes, because sometimes Nicole does things with her voice-ing. I think at the chorus, it's Nicole.
00:54:39 --> 00:54:55 Right? Okay, but during like the versus-ish pre-hook kind of moment. Yeah, that's Carmi. Okay, thank you. I do appreciate, again, Carmi's voice there. Melody and Nicole kind of singing head-to-head in that bridge. It was kind of giving like, you know, girl, let's get her. Let's get her.
00:54:55 --> 00:55:25 You know, I like that these two vocals were actually kind of interacting, even if it is only on the recording. I think this song is fun. Melody as Spunk. You know what I'm saying? Her brighter voice, she's making it sound like, I'm going to go get her. You know, like it's giving Spunk your little sister. It's feistier. So I do appreciate hearing her on the track again. When I hear proper distribution of their voices and not the same old like tired kind of things, I get excited.
00:55:25 --> 00:55:55 melody singing she does she did cite christina as an influence and sometimes the runs could be a little bit derivative and that's normal for someone who's influenced by someone right sure but here it's being used creatively like in um i don't need a man it just felt different it felt a little bit more fresh right even if you recognize the tone um but yeah like i said like the spunk just felt like christina and hold um can't hold us down i appreciated the the fire that she brought
00:55:55 --> 00:56:12 The three of them are singing on this track. Oh, sorry. I'm like, oh, stop laughing. No. I just, oh, sorry, guys. But it reminds me of how girls back in the day used to be influenced by the big voices. Like, as much as I tease, as much as we're both teasing, um,
00:56:14 --> 00:56:34 Like that's Patti LaBelle. You know, that's maybe Whitney. That's Shaka. Like you can tell Nicole studied. You can tell Carmine studied. You can tell Melody studied Christina who studied other people who was given their all, right? So I do appreciate everyone's voice here. It feels very powerful. It feels like a proper girl group song finally.
00:56:34 --> 00:56:50 Yeah, this is a fun one for sure. There's so much energy with the percussion. I love the low horns booming there. Love the dramatic strings. Lyrically, this is kind of like the other woman in Dontcha's response. You know, like get away from him. He wants me like F off. He doesn't want you.
00:56:51 --> 00:57:11 Right, she's humble. Yeah. Get knocked out. Yeah. I'm not mad at that. Yeah, I'm not mad at that at all. So yeah, super fun, super sassy, very confident. And yeah, the vocal execution, I mean, Nicole is killing it. But yes, Melody getting to belt all around it is great, especially that outro. Mm-hmm. You know? Yeah.
00:57:11 --> 00:57:21 Loved that. And I love the build from the bridge into the final chorus. There's so much tension. It's just a moment for sure. I will say though, the tour performance
00:57:22 --> 00:57:48 It's kind of disappointing. You look disappointed. Like, I feel like you can do some really cool choreo to this. Like, if I was still dancing the way I used to, I would, like, I feel like I could make something really good to this. Okay. They don't do much with this one. I'll do it for you, for my last. Yeah, they don't do much in this performance for this song. Melody does get to, you know, belt her face off at the end, though, which is good.
00:57:48 --> 00:58:17 Yes. Yes. So shout out to the live performers for being just okay. But the mic's on. But the mic's being on. The three of them were, yeah. Yeah. Oh. Oh, I did it again. Oh, darn. Okay. Anyway, I like this song. I think it's pretty obvious. Nine. Okay. Okay, I'll go 8.5. All right. Up next is Right Now. And this is done by Carl Sigmund, Hermie Mann, Tal Herzberg, and Ron Fair. And this is a cover of Right Now.
00:58:17 --> 00:58:47 by the creatures and this song was selected as the theme for abc's coverage of the nba 2006 to 2007 season and a special nba version was released as a digital promotional single in 2007 yeah so we've now reviewed a few girl group songs called right now but this one's definitely the lowest one so far
00:58:48 --> 00:59:12 for me like atomic kitten and danny kane definitely went out here um right now sick oh my god yeah from atomic kitten oh my god yeah and danny kane i love that i love that both i'm just like oh yeah yeah um look this is a cover i'm guessing this was fully taken from their cabaret days because it's all a bit cheesy with kind of the big band situation yeah um
00:59:13 --> 00:59:35 So I get that when they were A&R-ing this album, putting it together, especially because it was so rushed, right? They were like, let's just honor your past and let's just take some stuff that maybe you have in your catalog here. I will say the production, who I think it's Tal Herzberg, who does all the orchestral kind of arrangements and stuff here.
00:59:35 --> 00:59:57 beautiful arrangement. Yes. Like, the flautist was going off. Like, the orchestra was killing this. Yeah, so production-wise, yo, they killed this. But as a song, even the original, honestly, I don't love it. So this one just also just does nothing for me, to be honest. Like, if they wanted a song like this, I would have just gone with Sway. Yeah.
00:59:57 --> 01:00:17 Oh, my God. Yeah, at least. I mean, you know, the funny thing is I thought this was a standard, like American songbook standard. But then I looked it up. Right now by the Creatures was released in 1997. I mean, I was like, I was like, oh, wow, this throwback to the Motown days. No, go further back.
01:00:17 --> 01:00:39 even further back yeah yeah oh yeah it's like 40s to the moon yeah yeah you know like 20s to 40s yeah yeah like even some songs from guys and dolls is like it's just like oh my god oh my okay so i sound so exasperated by this song like way to kill the vibes right now like what the heck
01:00:40 --> 01:01:08 I was so annoyed. It's crazy that now we're hearing all the vocalists on this. I can hear every single member. It wasn't just Nicole. You notice that. It wasn't just Nicole pretending to be everybody. That's just Melody screaming on top of her, isn't it? Right now. Right now. That's just Melody. Oh, damn. I listened to the song twice. Okay. I was like... All right. And on the second time, I went to go see what the creatures were doing. And I was confused. I was so confused because I...
01:01:09 --> 01:01:31 Okay, hear me out, right? Ooh, yeah. Mm-hmm. It felt like a ritual. There was some weird witch ritual happening. It was so weird. It was Egyptian-themed, and they had hieroglyphic of a big band jazz in the back. It was just not, and then it was like Rocky Horror with the makeup. It was just not, I just, it was just very, so I was like, it was camp, you don't get it. Whatever.
01:01:31 --> 01:01:47 Sure. It wasn't cute. You can be camping cute, baby. Like, you can't take care. But yes, again, the Creatures as a cover song is, like, quite hilarious. Because, like, they were signed to Geffen, or at least their music is on Geffen by that point. So they were a legacy act.
01:01:48 --> 01:02:13 Oh. So it may have been like a let's dig into our pussycat doll songbook or we got a Geffen act that you could possibly copy. Like, I'm not sure if this was the right choice. I guess quirky, you know, but I don't know if it was like, yeah, like this don't need to be on the album. Not right now. Not ever. Yeah. So I have it as a five. How about you? Yeah. I mean.
01:02:13 --> 01:02:43 I won't give it any lower than like maybe a six. They didn't do a bad job. They sounded good. I just don't care for the song, but I'll give it a six. I'm not. Okay. Okay. I feel like fine. I'm being really mean after all that critiquing. I'll be six. All right. I'm sticking with it. All right. Next is Tainted Love slash Where Did Our Love Go? This was done by Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Anthony Anouli, Leslie Bricus, Brian Holland, Big Tank, Tal Herzberg, and Ron Fair. And this is a medley of covers.
01:02:43 --> 01:03:00 We have Tainted Love by Gloria Jones and Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes. And the Pussycat Dolls had performed Tainted Love as part of their burlesque shows for years prior to the existence of the recording group. And they had actually performed the song live a few times in 2004 when the group lineup wasn't actually finalized yet.
01:03:05 --> 01:03:30 I will say that performance that they had at Fashion Rock, Fashion Rock was amazing. They killed that. Oh my God. Even Kaya, like she said, she's like, I was in the group. And Jessica just recently was like, no, she wasn't. But she could have been. She was in the running. I mean, look, again, it would have made sense, right? Seven and then three of them are kind of like the sub vocalists and three of them are the dancers. Yeah. Makes sense.
01:03:30 --> 01:03:38 Yeah, something must have happened. Yeah, exactly. Because Kaeya could see her little face off, actually. She sounded good. She sounded good in that performance, for sure.
01:03:43 --> 01:04:08 Yeah, I'm not sure. I didn't do a huge deep dive on her, but if I was Nicole and then that was my other main pop... You know in K-pop they have the main vocal and the lead vocal? Yeah, Nicole's main, but Homegirl's lead. She's a great pop vocal. But yes, I love this song. The original. I don't dislike the cover, but I do like it.
01:04:08 --> 01:04:23 I will say, I thought I was tripping, but someone else said it too, but Melody's ad lib on Apple's music is like off key. It's so weird. I know you don't use Apple music. Really? Yeah, it's weird. But like everyone's voice sounds really good, but for whatever reason on Apple music,
01:04:25 --> 01:04:51 They use a different stem. Mm-hmm. But yes, I think having all the girls' voice, hello, welcome back. Kami's voice is husky. Yeah. And it grounds the otherwise shrillness of some of the belts here and there. And I think that is so important. The extended version of Tainted Love with the original, with the soft sell, they actually do...
01:04:51 --> 01:05:16 Where Did I Love Go? So it gets really kind of like he kind of just God, he was just Jesus Christmas. I mean, he's saying it drier than Diana purposely saying it. You know, she says she's saying it dry. He's saying it drier. Okay. I do appreciate them kind of sticking to that. I think it's a little off brand for them to be like, you know,
01:05:16 --> 01:05:43 begging for love or talking about how poisonous and tainted love is. It's a little bit like, girl, you don't have all this independent moment. But it's nice to have as part of a catalog because they don't sound pathetic. They just sound kind of like this relationship didn't work out. I appreciate it. It's kind of like breathy. And I love the Fashion Box performance. Like, yeah. Yes. Yeah. The tour performance is actually pretty decent as well here. But yeah, as a cover, yeah.
01:05:43 --> 01:06:05 Not mad at it at all. It kind of has that kind of, you know, again, we had that kind of 80 cent thing with hot stuff. So this kind of being there makes sense. And yeah, those performances, because I think they performed it also on like David Letterman. They had like a few kind of random performances that year. Maybe that was like part of their campaign to show that they could be a recording group or something. Yeah.
01:06:05 --> 01:06:28 But yeah, I think I appreciate the song on the album because of kind of the history around it. Yeah. Like this makes sense to me. I said with Right Now, I was like, was that part of their show? Maybe. I mean, this one was part of their show, but it works. It works for them, for sure. But yeah, the best part is definitely Carmite's verse. I don't pray, but I'm sorry. I don't pray that way. Oh my God, yes.
01:06:29 --> 01:06:45 Yeah. Sounds great. So good. So good. But yeah, I mean, speaking of like their live version, I will say with Nicole, she loves leaning into that like fry, that rock fry on her belt. But she really kind of adds a little bit. I wonder...
01:06:45 --> 01:07:05 Why didn't they have a little bit of a rockish moment? But, I mean, we kind of get it with one of the B-sides. Yeah, so we'll get into that when we talk about it later on our Patreon exclusive. But, yes, I do appreciate this. I'll give it an 8. Okay, I'll go 7.5. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:07:05 --> 01:07:17 Up next is Feeling Good, and this was done by Anthony Newley, Leslie Bercuse, Ron Fair, and Tal Herzberg. And this is a cover of Feeling Good by the late, great Nina Simone.
01:07:22 --> 01:07:48 ever get like i don't think i'll okay i want to say i don't like people covering this song like i like michael bubley cynthia rivos even chloe bailey she couldn't sit still but honey miss ma'am's version of it with the production yeah fire absolutely fire now with nicole she does not sound bad she doesn't sound bad but this feels
01:07:49 --> 01:08:10 a little bit like I'm over here in Mama at this point, you know? She's so talented, and I love the mix on her voice, like, throughout this track. The production is fire as well, so shout out to the instrumentalists who revamped it. But I just don't know what if Mae Finch on an album for our girl group.
01:08:10 --> 01:08:36 and closes out the album for a girl group. Honestly, it feels so self-indulgent on Nicole's part. Like it was kind of just like, oh God, we need to make an album. Like don't just hit in the charts. Like you gotta meet this album. And then she was just like, and they were just like, what should we do? Like let's do some covers and stuff. And she was like, I can sing Feeling Good. My audition track for the group. This is our audition track.
01:08:36 --> 01:08:54 Yeah, like it just feels like, yeah, just very self-indulgent from her a little bit. I mean, the production is good. It's very jazzy. It's kind of pensive. And she does sound good. It's a little oversung, I would say. Like, especially that vamping at the end. I'm just like, oh, my God, it can end.
01:08:54 --> 01:09:17 You know, you're making me want to drop my score. Please hold. Oh, and then on tour, look, how many times, how many lies, that's fine as a solo track. But this one, when she does it acapella and it just drags it out. Oh, you know what? Beyonce went through a phase like this. Remember, she was sitting there hitting runs for like five hours. Yes. Yes. I've been to one of those shows where she did that.
01:09:19 --> 01:09:36 My younger self was like, oh my God, so impressive. Like, again, now that I'm like in the, you know, in music, I'm like, I shortened my songs and I performed. I'm like, I don't, you know. It's just self-indulgent. Yeah, it is. You know? So, yeah, I don't need this. I'll give it a five.
01:09:37 --> 01:10:04 I'll give it a 6.5. Okay. I dropped it by .5 points. So there are a few bonus tracks from this era. So if you'd like to hear us talk about those, you'll have to join us over at patreon.com slash CCTV pops. We like to save all the B-sides and bonus tracks exclusively for our Patreon members. So if you like any of these awesome pop albums that we review, we have lots of bonus episodes for you.
01:10:04 --> 01:10:31 Yeah. Yeah. All right, so let's get to the cut or keep section. So this is where we have to choose one song from the album to cut and one song to keep. Yes. If you had to cut a song off this album, what would it be and why? You know what? I think it's really obvious. It's right now. Get the... Yeah, it's not great. Out of all tracks, I would say. Yeah.
01:10:31 --> 01:10:57 Yeah, if you choose that one, I guess I'll say Feeling Good. Yeah, because— I also don't need that one either. The B-sides are so—there's so many better options, bro. Yeah, they could have put all three of the B-sides back up there. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. All right. Well, if you want to hear our opinions. Yeah. If you want to keep a song— Oh. And we have to not do a single. Ooh. Ooh. I mean, I guess we'll both choose Bite the Dust, probably, right? Yeah.
01:10:58 --> 01:11:15 I mean, he's a girl. Come on. Yeah. I mean, I'm fine going with hot stuff, too. But yeah, no, no. I think those two. Yeah. He said, girl, come on. We like it. Come on. Let's go. All right. So overall thoughts on this album. First, we have to point to our producer on Patreon, Ryan. Ryan.
01:11:15 --> 01:11:40 He does say that this album alone could serve as the greatest hit set by the Pussycat Dolls. Half the album are hits, which is very true. He said Nicole and her entourage did that. He's not in our series, Rose. It's so unreal. Oh, man. It's true. I love it. But yeah, he says it's a classic album. What do you think? Yeah, I mean, if you think about what happened with Dolls Domination, right? It wasn't bad.
01:11:41 --> 01:11:58 But I don't know. It wasn't great. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And I don't think it had, like, the same kind of, like, punch that the debut did. And, yeah, I mean, they were having hit after hit. Like, even with the features, none of them felt too, like, girl, why is he here? Except maybe...
01:11:58 --> 01:12:19 Snoop Lion Dog man. Yeah, that's true. I didn't need him. No, no. But I guess it kind of just adds to the whole credibility of them. It's like we have these heavy hitters. So it's impressive. I do appreciate the effort that was put forth. But also, this also makes me feel like when I hear crappy B-sides, that...
01:12:19 --> 01:12:46 these companies are playing games. Because this album was full, like, a lot of it's really good. It's only when you get past a certain point where you're like, could have done without this, you know? But that's because selfishness was involved in terms of actually making a girl group track. It was just like, you got that audition song from your book? Like, that's, you know, I like this album. I think it's solid. Yeah. When you think, Pussycat Dolls, you do think of this? Yeah.
01:12:47 --> 01:13:02 They've been copied time and time and over from this era. So I think I'd get this one. Oof. I give out too many high scores. I'll give it an eight. I give out too many high scores for it to be like 7.5. Yeah. Look, the singles run is super, super strong, right? That first six tracks. Sick.
01:13:03 --> 01:13:33 Yeah, that is just such a solid run, right? Mm-hmm. But the latter half definitely loses me a little bit. We gave up. I'm going to be honest, a lot of these songs, I hadn't heard these in a while. Like, maybe since the last time we did our 101, honestly. That's true, okay. Like, again, I understand the situation. They were rushed, right? Yeah. They already kind of spent their whole budget on these huge producers and writers so that it was just like, okay, just fill it in with some covers, right?
01:13:33 --> 01:13:40 I get it. But for me, just as a listener, I can pretty much stop after I don't need a man.
01:13:42 --> 01:14:09 You know, like a good, solid six-track EP. Look, I like Bite the Dust. I like Hot Stuff. So maybe an eight-track EP. Right. Right. But otherwise, it's okay. Oh, man. Again, in the echelon, I'm going to keep using that word. You love that word. Girl group albums. Let's say girl group debut albums. Mm-hmm. I don't think this is actually up there. 7.5. I attain that. For me. Oh, yeah. 7.5 for me as well. Yes, that's what I had. Yeah.
01:14:09 --> 01:14:33 I'm changing my score, y'all. I was like, can I get too many high scores? You know, that seven was definitely well earned, but the .5 gets docked because of the last few drafts. Dang. Oh, my God. Our Pop Prophet is here to give us a reading on the Pussycat Dolls. Hello, Pop Prophet. What are you feeling?
01:14:33 --> 01:14:41 All right, we're going to pull some cards for the Pussycat Dolls. The devil.
01:14:42 --> 01:15:11 Doom, doom. The devil is coming out for the Pussycat Dolls. And when the devil comes out in the deck, it's usually about the chains that we put on ourselves that we could easily release off of ourselves, but we choose to chain ourselves down to something. Okay. This is for Nicole. We're doing this for Nicole. Okay. And...
01:15:11 --> 01:15:25 Let her have it, okay? Like, we're just gonna let her have it. I don't know why we can't just have Nicole be Nicole, but I guess we're in this world of nostalgia, right?
01:15:25 --> 01:15:53 Right now, where like I, these groups are coming back and they're trying it out. There's lots of people that love them. But the chariot also came out for them. And the chariot, when it's out, means forward movement, forward. We're doing something. We're making it happen. It was upside down for them. So I feel like this was just a very nice one-off for our Pussycat Dolls. Very cute. And that's...
01:15:53 --> 01:16:23 it is what it is. We love Nicole. Like she's got a Tony, you know, she killed it on that. I watched her at the Tony's. It was so good. Um, it feels like for them, they need to go and figure out family. They need to go and figure out their home lives. Like, uh, and, and, you know, take advantage of what's happening with, you know, the resurgence of the group for a moment. And then again, uh,
01:16:23 --> 01:16:46 Let it go, Indiana, like they said in Indiana Jones, when Harrison Ford reached down to his son and said, let it go, Indiana. Oh, my God. I must even, like, you know, I don't need a man. Let it go. Let it go. No. Is that a song by them? Yes.
01:16:47 --> 01:16:57 It is. It is. Okay. So, okay. For everyone who hasn't gotten tickets to their reunion show and is interested, I think you should get tickets.
01:16:58 --> 01:17:18 Get your tickets. Don't make too many. Don't sit around like this guy going, should I go? Should I not go? Get it in when you can. If you want to see Nicole do all the songs that you love, get your ticket because this is about it. Because after this, you'll be seeing Nicole. I think she'll be doing more Broadway. I don't.
01:17:18 --> 01:17:46 she'll be doing more television and musicals. Like, that seems like the way that she should go. And also, why not do your own solo music, girl? You have a beautiful voice. She's such a magician. She could create the world that she wants for herself. So right now, like, they're just having a good time. And I hope that High Priestess, they just utilize this time.
01:17:46 --> 01:17:55 to make it the best Pussycat Dolls reunion possible, and then go on about their business.
01:17:55 --> 01:18:24 Okay, let's... Can you pull one card for Kimberly and one card for Ashley? Just to give them a little... A little love? Okay, let's find out. Okay, so let me start with Ashley. This is... It doesn't feel like this is a good place for her to be. Oh. Yeah. Six of... What is this? Six of swords? You see how this boat is being pulled by some birds? Yeah.
01:18:24 --> 01:18:45 You don't want to be on no boat being pulled by no birds. Nobody does. There's something in her heart that she really needs to go and do that she actually loves. And that's what the fool card is saying. Like, take the leap towards that. But this is really cute to make a nice little check.
01:18:45 --> 01:19:10 And to be with the girls again. But like, there's another, I feel like for her, there's this other passion that she's not tapping into. And maybe she is. I just don't know about it. But there is something else. Because this is, this doesn't feel like she's having fun right now. And I think it's because she probably feels like she's being overlooked. Yeah.
01:19:10 --> 01:19:29 In the grand scheme, because this is, for me, like, all I know about this group is Nicole. I don't know the other ones. And why would I? I'm a psychic. I'm not supposed to know people. Like, I'm not walking into this with prior knowledge. I'm just...
01:19:29 --> 01:19:41 calling on the spirits. Right, right. So who's the other girl that we're talking about? Her name is Kimberly. Kimberly, Kimberly, Kimberly, Kimberly. Let's fucking tag them.
01:19:42 --> 01:20:08 I mean, no shade, you guys. I just really want her to feel happiness. Hang on. I will also second that a lot of people outside of, like, pop fans and their Pussycat Doll fandom do not know the other girls' names. So she is speaking on behalf of the general public. So do not come for her if you know them. Good for you. Don't come for me, okay? I just do this for a living. Right. Right.
01:20:09 --> 01:20:25 It's not her fault that Robin didn't want y'all to know the names of the other girls. Yeah. It ain't her fault. You know, she needs to go ahead and be in love. Like, if she has a person. She has a husband, I think. She has a husband. Yeah.
01:20:25 --> 01:20:43 That's what's important is her love. Because does she have kids? She does. She does. She's away from her kids doing this for what? In these boots.
01:20:44 --> 01:21:09 Like, go and be with your family. That's what I'm hearing. Like, they just want to go home. But, like, hopefully they can afford to bring everybody with them, or at least, like, you know, it won't be so terribly far away from, like, the people that they love. This really just feels like a Nicole Passion Project. And they're doing it, and...
01:21:11 --> 01:21:40 I'm speechless. Do it. And be done. Okay. Well, let's hope that they're getting a decent check out of this. Because we, as you know, if you've seen our Pop 101 episode. Yes. They made nothing from the original run. So let's hope they are at least getting something. I feel like they are. Like, this card is saying they're making a nice amount. And that's why it's good for them. But I feel like she and her husband have some type of business endeavor. Yeah. Queen of Pentacles.
01:21:40 --> 01:22:10 They have a business endeavor that they could do together that would be really, really amazing. And like, oh, yeah. And he seems like a really awesome dude. She's got a she if she's really in love with this dude, like he seems very, very good and keeps her balanced, you know. But it's like they had to get this out of their system. That's what it really feels like, like just that one last little the one last little tickle. It sucks that not everybody could be a part of it.
01:22:10 --> 01:22:35 And I wish that everybody could because wouldn't that have been iconic by mistake? But unfortunately, you know, we only got the three. And what's cool, look at that, three of wands. We got the three and they're going to give it to us. And so please get your tickets. Go see them. Support them. Yeah. Yes. Yes. Yeah. Okay. Wow. Well, thank you, Pop Profit. Yeah. Yeah.
01:22:36 --> 01:22:57 PCD fans. Let us know. What do we all think of PCD? Let us know in the comments. Tell us what other artists or albums you want us to review next. Are you going to the tour? Do you want us to do doll domination? Should we do Nicole's unreleased first album? I think we should scrape together all the demos. Yes.
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