David
Banner
Play
As much as I'd like to, I really can't take this song
seriously. Not because of the music itself (which is actually
quite enjoyable, especially so on the drum-heavy FBI remix,
the second track of the single), not because of Mr Banner's
deep breathy vocals; not even because of the scantily clad,
over-excited ‘exercise girls’ featured in the accompanying
video.
The reason I can’t listen to this song without laughing
out loud is the lyrics.
Featuring such emotive lines as “Lickey, lickey, lickey,
like a peppermint swirl” and “Play with your monkey,
damn, cause your ass so chunky”, Play is less a musical
extravaganza and more an expression of Banner’s out-of-control
libido.
Banner, who has previously worked with hip-hop maestros such
as Dead Prez, Lil’Jon and 8 Ball, is using the release
of Play to launch himself into the UK market after a relatively
successful run in the US.
Let’s just hope that the Great British public can take
the lustful Mr Banner more seriously than I can.
by Sophie Holt
