Can't Get Enough - Jennifer Lopez (Review)
- by Peter Källman
- in Reviews
Jennifer Lopez has just released a new song titled 'Can't Get Enough.' This song is supposed to be from her upcoming studio album 'This Is Me… Now.' It has been about a decade since her last release, 'A.K.A,' in 2014. I guess artists kind of think differently when they release singles before their new projects. Some might pick the songs they want or believe will gain the most traction. Some might choose the song they feel represents the feeling of the album in the most coherent way. But whatever the case, I am curious to find out how J.Lo and her team has figured this one out.
Speaking of the team, the song was produced by Rogét Chahayed, Angel Lopez, Hit-Boy, and Jeff 'Gitty' Gitelman. Further, the song was written by (hold your breath) Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr, Christopher Chrishan Dotson, Ink, Jeff Gitelman, Alton Neamiah Ellis, Andrew Neely, Angel Lopez, Atia Boggs, Dennis Coffey, Jennifer Lopez, and Rogét Chahayed.
I am not giving you the full credit list to discredit J.Lo in any way. I am simply asking you to think about what happens to a song that has 10 different writers. In this case, it can serve as a point of conflict if you involve too many chefs with the same stew who each have a different vision of what they want the stew to be. However, I think in this case, it shows that J.Lo and her team consist of some of the finest in the industry because this song certainly has something to it.
The lyrics of 'Can’t Get Enough' are sort of a throwback to a simpler time, where simply expressing your want for another person on very simple terms was enough to pop off. Of course, this topic is still covered every single second by millions of artists, but I think every era has its own style of lyric writing.
Just like how Redding would sing in the style of his own time like:
“You know she’s waiting,
Just anticipating
The thing that you’ll never, never, never, never possess
But while she’s there waiting
Without them try a little tenderness.”
Brandy Norwood and Monica Brown sang in the style of their own time like:
“You need to give it up
Had about enough
It’s not hard to see
The boy is mine
I’m sorry that you Seem to be confused
He belongs to me
The boy is mine.”
So yes, I am saying that the lyrical theme and overall sound of this song still, to some degree, is in the 1990s. However, I think the song still manages to remain fresh enough to feel 'new.' It also manages to feel old-school enough that it gives a little nostalgia boost for an old RnB fan. The video for this song references Lopez’s past marriages where the visuals show her moving from husband to husband. In the final scenes of the video, I think we see some exes talking about their grievances. The album was recorded in her LA home, and lastly, J.Lo plans to release a film accompanying the album release. I love films about musical projects and I hope they bring the viewer closer to the artist and her team, rather than further away.
Overall, it's a very well-made track, and if you look at it like a teaser for her upcoming album, I feel like it could be a damn good one.
