Monday, October 6, 2008

Frida, "I Know There's Something Going On"

Anni-Frid Lyngstad had only one moment of note on the U.S. charts after leaving ABBA, but what a note it was: "I Know There's Something Going On" is fembot pop at its absolute finest, Frida maintaining a steely figure for over 5 minutes of Phil Collins' monstrously drummed production. Grace Slick once called herself the Chrome Nun, but the appellation's more applicable here. I heard the tune this weekend and have been thinking that the Pussycat Dolls could have a hit with it if they sped it up and doubled the beat. (Of course, they'd throw a shitty guest rap in the middle - welcome to the 2000s.)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

A fabulous record, and spot-on about the remake potential. The song's another terrific Russ Ballard composition, BTW.