Popjustice vom 2.9. (gekürzt):
Robbie Williams‘ new single – Is it any good?
Basically yes. It’s a confident, dignified comeback single with a big chorus.
A Robbie Song ‚Bodies‘ Is Better Than: ‚Let Me Entertain You‘.
A Robbie Song ‚Bodies‘ Is As Good As: ‚Rock DJ‘.
A Robbie Song ‚Bodies‘ Is Not As Good As: ‚Feel‘.
‚Bodies‘ is not a comeback single that takes many chances – it is, career wise, Robbie’s most important single since ‚Angels‘ and there’s obviously a certain amount of brand rebulding needed. But nor is it a comeback single that attempts to pretend the last three years haven’t happened. It starts off with some spooksome Gregorian-style chanting over an ‚Ain’t Nobody‘-esque backing, continues through its first verse with a lot of „I got laid on a leyline“ lyrical business then totally explodes into a massive chant-along chorus.
‚Bodies‘ sounds like Robbie and Trevor Horn bringing out the best in each other – in this case ‚the best‘ equalling a big comeback single from Britain’s best male popstar. It’s also a grown up pop song which might disappoint anybody hoping for Robbie to throw himself further in the direction of ‚Rudebox‘, although from what we’ve heard from the album those hopes won’t be totally dashed – one track is a massive cosmic electro disco number that sounds like a 2010 reimagining of ‚Left To My Own Devices‘.
Robbie’s debuting the song on Chris Moyles‘ Radio One breakfast show on Friday morning so you can all listen to it and go, like you always do, ‚oh it’s not as good as Popjustice said it was‘ (even though it will be precisely as good as we’ve said it is and you know it).
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