Song of the Day #17 - Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For?

Like Shania Twain that I have written about earlier in this series of Song of the Day, Gwen Stefani is on of those talented, unique, fantastic people with such a great voice that it brings tears to my eyes sometimes. In 2004 after many years with No Doubt, Gwen was ready to do a solo record. Starting the album she experienced a serious case of writer's block and everything going to fast without her really having time to gather inspiration or rest up. The result: What You Waiting For? The song is full of references to this situation must of all in the lines:

Look at your watch now
You're still a super hot female
You got your million dollar contract
And they're all waiting for your hot track

 The song is also a lot more electropop than what a No Doubt track would be, but what good electropop it is! I think I have loved this song from the first moment I heard it. I love the whole tick-tock rythem, love the arrangement and the exciting melody lines and especially the bridge, just before the "gooo!". And as always with Gwen, unique voice and so catchy!

The video here is a director's cut, that also play out more of the history behind the song, pluss the song itself. Have a great weekend people and take some time to jump about on your chairs or around the room to this.
You can read more about what I have written previously in this blog about Gwen here.

Frontwomen - Gwen Stefani and Shirley Manson

For some reason I had no idea that No Doubt where releasing a new album so I was pleasantly surprised when I found it late last night. Not brilliant, but quite good poppy, I thought. This morning I decided to look for a clip for "Stand and deliver". It's growing on me, that song, and I wanted to pass it on to a friend of mine. What I found, made my eyes fill up with water; two of my favourite frontwomen on one stage. There are few that have such presence, energy, uniqueness and are so much themselves as Gwen and Shirley! Feel that energy, darn it, wish I had been there!Didelly qua qua!


(I think there will be more about the No Doubt album later, it's really growing on me. You can listen to it here.)