MUSIC (MOJO & FUNK): TOP 10
(10) FUNK: RITA ORA – PRAISING YOU (2023)
“Oh, my God, been a hell of a ride
But you feel like a religion, ah ooh
And who knew love would leave me feelin’ this good?
I have to praise you like I should”
And it’s time to add to swap in a new wildcard tenth place entry by my usual criteria of most recent entry from the last year or so to pique my interest – swapping out Dua Lipa for another Balkan-born British singer, Rita Ora. Okay – Dua Lipa was actually born in Britain but I couldn’t resist the phrase Balkan-born and she is similarly of Albanian-Kosovar origin (indeed like Ora from its capital Pristina).
What pushed her into tenth place is particularly this single from her upcoming 2023 album – it helps that it reworks Praise You by Fatboy Slim, prompting me to also restore him (and Groove Armada) to the top ten as my favorite big beat artists from my dance-bunny days.
RATING: 4 STARS****
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