EMUSIC

Don’t you love the new Pussycat Dolls?

If you haven’t noticed, the Pussycat Dolls lost of of their original members, redhead Carmit.  However, her funeral carried as much weight as a presidential speech by Bush, as the Dolls immediately took the opportunity to dye member Jessica’s hair red, making it appear as if Carmit never left [by the way, it took me long enough to figure out that Carmit Sandiego was missing, and even longer to realize the Dolls’ evil doppleganger plan had succeeded].  Then, there’s the softer side of P!nk that surfaces in Kimberly new ‘do.  The funny thing is that all of these changes almost give the girls personalities as distinct as those of the Spice Girls.  Yet, like Brandy said, “Almost doesn’t count.”  However, with the dawn of their new single “When I Grow Up,” it’s clear that PCD is really just a launching pad for Nicole.

Really - if I hear another song start with a siren, I might make sure that siren ends up at the house of the person that produced that song.  At first listen, “When I Grow Up” seems stagnant, never gaining any real momentum or substance musically, vocally or lyrically.  Yet, or some reason, this seemingly void performance works, as the girls - or Nicole’s vocals times 5 - sing, “Be careful what you wish for ’cause you just might get it.”  And as we wish that we could be listening to a good song, somewhere within the 4 minutes, “When I Grow Up” becomes that song.

What do you think?