Is Kreesha Turner's 'Don't Call Me Baby' a 'Song of Summer' contender?

Robert Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 09:56 AM EST

The eh hey hey part sounds like the Barenaked Ladies - "Its all been done before"...the verses sound almost identical to Def Leppard's "Love Bites". I am surprised there are no law suits pending.

Derek Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 10:38 AM EST

right on 'anonymous'. good ear. Def Leppard melody steal in the bridge for sure!

Allison Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 08:37 PM EST

This song be on youtube it's awful

Fletch Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 09:50 AM EST

That Duffy song is pretty pedestrian...

anonymous Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 02:12 PM EST

I think this song is a fake pop remake of a popular 80s song.

If you listen to the rhythm of this song carefully, especially at the start, it sounds like Def Leopard's "Love Bites"

And the "eh, heh, hey, walkin away now" part sounds like it comes from some other song I've heard before but can't quite place it.

Fatima Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 10:57 AM EST

why is 60's revival a bad thing? And someone brings up the point that Katy Perry is totally 80's revival. I know it counts as summer, it is just an awful song.

I vote for American Boy by Estelle as well

Cargo Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:29 AM EST

If I hear this song one more time I'm going to lose it. It's horrible.

cicidee Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 09:30 PM EST

It's rather blah. I'm still partial to Mercy and American Boy as my summer songs.

James Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 10:36 PM EST

And Katy Perry isn't completely 1980s-retro?

LK Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 06:09 PM EST

Re: Fatima
..ok? its blatantly obvious that these singers (Duffy,Whinehouse) are singing like we're in the mid '60s..on what level is that dumb?? I get that its neo-soul/r&b but they're also trying to bring back the whole style too

and Katy Perry's song was released to radio a little less than 2 months ago and it steadily climbed the charts to be the number 1 single soooo therefore its a contender for song of the summer..and its a hell of a lot catchier than Kreesha Turner's song

kana Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 05:34 PM EST

This song is booooooooooring.

Raven_Moon Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 04:50 PM EST

This song doesn't do much for me. My summer song remains to be "Mercy" by Duffy.

Fatima Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 04:16 PM EST

Wow like half of the possible choices on that Chicago Tribune list have been on the radio since Feb and March. And if you follow the British music scene, Bleeding Love is from friggin September of 2007. But looks like Jimmy Greenfield treats that list like it was carved in stone.

Fatima Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 04:12 PM EST

The amount of dumb things said in just a few sentences of LK's response must be a record of some sort

LK Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 04:04 PM EST

what is with this retrogression in music lately?? can we try to sound more 2008 not 1968?

as for song of the summer im going with "I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry

Christina Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 03:51 PM EST

Is American radio actually going to play a Canadian R&B song. That doesn't happen too often. This song is all over the radio in Canada

Cristina Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 03:42 PM EST

I thought Madison Avenue sang a song named "Don't Call Me Baby" much better. Wow, I need to go find that on iTunes.

re: Jimmy Greenfield Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 02:07 PM EST

Wow, Jimmy Greenfield...a song that has been on the Billboard Hot 100 since mid-FEBRUARY is voted Best Song of the Summer? That's pretty pathetic.

Jason Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 02:07 PM EST

I like "Irreplaceable," but I would never call say it hurts so bad. It's too defiant.

beb Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 01:59 PM EST

Slezak, this one should get in line for the "Home for Tragic Divas" playlist (LOVE the title, by the way - mine would feature Jessica Folker and Billie Myers). It's got the retro-soul sound, but girlfriend doesn't have the gritty, booming voice that have defined both Duffy and Amy.

Jimmy Greenfield Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 01:43 PM EST

The Song of Summer was already named by online voting.

http://redeye.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/red-summersong2008,0,4700466.special

GOB Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 01:07 PM EST

I think Amy and Duffy can rest easy. Kreesha is not in their league. Her voice is thin and screechy, the production is underdeveloped and the song itself is just not that good.

Tim Lade Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 12:37 PM EST

Okay so here is the scenario: This song is playing and then all of a sudden the voice-over pipes in with:

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