Shakira: She Wolf

by Bradley Stern

Filed in: Shakira

36a55ce6f4c9b7e6b9dfc8a04ef0bbdc Shakira: She Wolf
Let’s face it, this post is primarily an excuse to post that single cover again.

Gentleman, guard your crown jewels: The debut of “She Wolf” is upon us. Shakira is now roaring full force into “comeback” mode, prepping the dual language release of the new single, “She Wolf/Loba,” a bloodthirsty stroll on the hunt for fresh meat.

The release precedes her upcoming English album, She Wolf due out on October 5. If you haven’t yet seen it, you must read PopJustice’s review of the She Wolf preview experience. Total awkward brilliance–plus the songs sound great!

I love, love, love Shakira. Personally, I think “Loba” is ever-so-slightly superior to “She Wolf.” Much as “Ojos Asi” is to “Eyes Like Yours” and “Las de la intuición” is to “Pure Intuition,” Shaki’s Spanish renditions always tend to trump their English counterparts in my ears. But to be fair, there’s nothing like a woman who can rhyme “me” with “lycanthropy.” And can anything really trump this choice lyric? “Starting to feel just a little abused / Like a coffee machine in an office.”

Now that is the stuff of true talent.

DL: Shakira – She Wolf

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4 comments

1 Anonymous { 07.13.09 at 3:05 pm }

i'd fuck'er.

2 michael { 07.13.09 at 3:49 pm }

first, i would not say comeback – she's had fair success in the english language, and it's increased with each release. Her english lyrics are laughable sometimes, and they lose the sass of the spanish rhyme.

3 Brad { 07.13.09 at 4:31 pm }

I say it with sarcasm–I know she's never left, but the word always seems to be used when referring to an act that's gone away for even a year or two at this point.

Maybe it's just me, but I feel like the word "comeback" has lost all meaning ever since the media firestorm following Britney, who's apparently been "coming back" for 2 years now.

4 Tanzy { 08.02.09 at 12:47 pm }

She's lost the plot. Sexy young lass indeed. The vagina type cave thing is a bit much. Not her best effort by a long way.

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