With the release of Alicia Keys‘ ‘The Element of Freedom’ LP drawing ever nearer, the hotly anticipated Beyonce collaboration from the CD ‘Put It In A Love Song’ has surfaced…and boy is it a winner!
Completely left-field to what I expected upon seeing its title, the pulsating, drum-driven cut packs a powerful punch. ”Love Song’ is sassy, attitude-heavy and all-round the quality of track you’d expect from two artist of their calibre. That said, the chorus could have been stronger, however it doesn’t take away from what ultimately is one sure-fire hit – should it be released as a single (which it has to be!)
{Thanks Irvine!}
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SimplyMe
December 4, 2009 at 8:12 am
Love It!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Aaron
December 4, 2009 at 8:16 am
This is amazing !!!!!!!!!!
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gigi
December 4, 2009 at 8:19 am
Im not sure how I feel about this song. it sounds more like a beyonce song than alicia song..
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hez_iRvy_iRv
December 4, 2009 at 8:21 am
I love Alicia and i love me some Beyonce. I love the fact that Alicia keeps changing her sound and does it so well she’s a risk taker and this drum heavy track is the damn business and her and Bee complemented each other damn well!!! i already got a copy of this album on pre order now imma get that delux edition
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THIS IS JUST CRAZY!
December 4, 2009 at 8:22 am
Atleast I know what to look forward to with Beyonce’s new album. This doesn’t fit Alicia Keys..but yea okay..it’s gonna be a hit anyway..so why ask if it’s a hit or miss…the media is gonna shove this down our throats until we get tired of it…so HIT…but not b/c I feel it is…
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jess
December 4, 2009 at 8:22 am
god beyonce’s voice is so distinct its like the voice of our era
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Jessica
December 4, 2009 at 8:30 am
This is more a beyonce. Song than Alicia song
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GeeMan
December 4, 2009 at 8:33 am
Sounds like a song from Bday which doesn’t say much in my opinion. For me this is a miss, but like someone has already stated it will be a hit between the media and the stans this will win no matter what.
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OmariJames
December 4, 2009 at 8:40 am
Lol. I love it. I love the drums
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Jay
December 4, 2009 at 8:41 am
Pure crap in its fullest song But I’m sure the little kids with no taste in music will enjoy it.. On another note I think this is good workout music for the gym though. As with all the songs on B Day.
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C
December 4, 2009 at 8:44 am
Cosign FULLY w/ JAY. This is the move juvenile shit ive heard in a while. Rnt they 2 old 4 this? #CmonSon!!!
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LEA
December 4, 2009 at 8:45 am
eh, don’t really like it
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wtf
December 4, 2009 at 8:52 am
ok sam…i know you are a bey fan but this is not pure fire..its ok..beat is catchy but its sure wont light up the charts like you are making it out to be..
like someone said, its sounds more like a bey sound than akeys..cant say i mind but i like the old akeys…like that sound better…
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Yo
December 4, 2009 at 9:01 am
NEW KELLY ROWLAND SNIPPET:
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C
December 4, 2009 at 9:03 am
It’s about time, hmm lemme get that bday feeling again!
amazing can’t wait for the video I hope Alicia can get edgy 
just loves it
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Taylor Payne
December 4, 2009 at 9:13 am
Must Watch “Bad Romance” Video Remake
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TERRY
December 4, 2009 at 9:16 am
Yuck…This sucks.
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Prince
December 4, 2009 at 9:21 am
I love it!!This is defintely a club banga!!Cant wait 2 dance 2 dis in the clubs!!Ready 4 the video now!!
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Darrell H-Town
December 4, 2009 at 9:28 am
Hot mess
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number1k9
December 4, 2009 at 9:35 am
This is really weird. I expected something more along the lines of a duet/ballad. Not an upbeat song. If this is a good song, this will have to be a grower. The chorus is really juvenile and not mature lyrics, that really neither of them should be singing, but hey, MC still does at age 39 (thanks The-Dream)!
Hmmm, if it does extremely well at radio (meaning long lasting in the Top 10 of the Hot 100) then its because of their names/star quality, not quality of the song.
I wish they did a ballad, something “When You Believe,” but Alicia was probably to scared of Beyonce’s vocals outshining hers-and y’all know that is the truth. I AM NO BEYONCE STAN!
@number1k9
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number1k9
December 4, 2009 at 9:35 am
This is really weird. I expected something more along the lines of a duet/ballad. Not an upbeat song. If this is a good song, this will have to be a grower. The chorus is really juvenile and not mature lyrics, that really neither of them should be singing, but hey, MC still does at age 39 (thanks The-Dream)!
Hmmm, if it does extremely well at radio (meaning long lasting in the Top 10 of the Hot 100) then its because of their names/star quality, not quality of the song.
I wish they did a ballad, something “When You Believe,” but Alicia was probably to scared of Beyonce’s vocals outshining hers-and y’all know that is the truth. I AM NO BEYONCE STAN!!
@number1k9
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Dawon
December 4, 2009 at 9:41 am
LOL THE HATERS in a steamer. Mad @ THE FUTURE WINNER OF THE BEST R&B SONG DUO GRAMMY 2010!!!! A AND B ROCKING INTO 10!
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December 4, 2009 at 9:41 am
Not that good. Both women can sing (I prefer Alicia’s voice by a mile, though), but it feels very uninspired. I guess I’ll have to get used to it; since it has Beyonce’s name on it, it’ll be played 5000000000000 times an hour, whether we like it or not.
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Kreativewreck
December 4, 2009 at 10:04 am
Am I the only one who realizes that this duet which is produced by Swizz Beats that the beat sounds just like Mashondas “Blackout” song….Hmmmm!!!!
Twitter.com/KreativeWreck
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Pucci
December 4, 2009 at 10:05 am
I so LOVE this song! I dont know why ppl are comparing this song to a juvenlie song, just because its not a piano ballad like a normal a.keys song doesn’t mean it doesn’t have meaning. it has a meaning, not just a song for you to dance too. say what you want, but i enjoy this a.keys better than the old one… ppl kill always wanting artist to stay the same as they were when they first came out. get over it ppl!
On another note, this does remind me of a b’day song, but it also kinda reminds me of alicia’s song that she did with jamacian artst cham… it was called ghetto story. but hey, that’s just my opinion.
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lilPita
December 4, 2009 at 10:15 am
I LOVE IT!! YALL BISHES NEVER SATISFIED….ITS BEY AND ALICIA!! i DOUBT THIS WILL EVER HAPPEN AGAIN… ITS PLAYFUL AND FUN …I THINK IT WAS NICE SWITCH 4 AKEYS
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Steffon
December 4, 2009 at 10:25 am
Its aite, has to grow on me. Anywho Beyonce outshined her.
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Meechy05
December 4, 2009 at 10:49 am
Not feeling it no goosbump factor here!
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SOOS
December 4, 2009 at 10:58 am
SHUT UP HATERS! You don’t know music. Your knowledge of music is a big sh*t!!!
Awesome track. Drums meet piano!!!!!!! Bey meets Alicia!
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Lil' Creole Pimp
December 4, 2009 at 11:01 am
I’m just… torn between the two. Do I like it? Do I love it? I don’t know.
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::SquareBizz2020::
December 4, 2009 at 11:15 am
They came wit it! im kinda glad they didnt do they typical belting match power ballad that everyone was expecting [[Though i would love to hear that track!!]] this one kinda cought you off guard in a really good way…im liking this new look on alicia! i LOVE the jazzy-soul “songs in A minor” alicia that made her famous but its really good to see her branching out and getting a lil playful and sassy! ill be really interested to see the video! definitely and dope record
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Loads of crap
December 4, 2009 at 11:17 am
Loads of crap…yanwfest…
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Manny
December 4, 2009 at 11:20 am
The nerve of trent to had compared their collabo to Mariahs & Whitneys ,” when you beilive” . This has left me underwhelmed, not as solid as I had thought. Its okay nonetheless.
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THE TRUTH
December 4, 2009 at 11:25 am
NOT FEELIN IT. TOO JUVENILE SINGLES LADIES – LIKE CRAP AGAIN. ALICIA COULD DO BETTER BY HERSELF. BEYONCE IS GETTIN OLD WITH THIS SHAKE UR ASS POP/RNB SONGS. IF SHE DOESNT MATURE HER CAREER IS OVER RIGHT QUICK. SHE’S HITTIN 30-ISH ALREADY AND STILL SINGING SHIT FROM THE 18-21 YRS OLD RANGE. NO DIFFERENT THAN ALL THE REST OF THE CRAP OUT THERE. OH WAIT… IT’S ALL BEYONCE. SMH.
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Loved
December 4, 2009 at 11:33 am
yeah it sounds childish,…it has 2 grow on me! try again
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robyn
December 4, 2009 at 11:49 am
Sorry Sam, i’m not feeling this at all. I’m severly underwhelmed. That’s only 1 out of 3 for me from Alciia’s album – i like try sleeping with a ….and hate the other 2 songs.
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Kimmy
December 4, 2009 at 11:57 am
I like it, its something different for Alicia. Its not to pop or r&b. Don’t worry you guys will catch up.
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Mr.727
December 4, 2009 at 12:02 pm
I’m keeping it real, I only cuz Alicia is on, other than that is an ok song!!! I thought is was going to a soul power ballad!!!! Beyonce need to stay the fuck off people tracks, she dumbs it down!!!!! I can say that shes is not over singing Keys!!! Alicia not having that out shine me me shit!!!!
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D-enda
December 4, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Its not that memorable.
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Mr.727
December 4, 2009 at 12:34 pm
If anybody wants to here five new tracks of the cd here is the link! When the page loads hit skip at the top of the page and will load the track page!!!
http://listenornot.blogspot.com/2009/12/new-tracks_04.html
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SparkD
December 4, 2009 at 12:51 pm
It’s not “The Boy Is Mine,” but it’s not that bad. I like the fact that Alicia doesn’t feel she needs to blast everyone out the box. She grooves with the mediocre melody. And Bee attacks it. LOL
#AVERAGE
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Bobby from Bulgaria
December 4, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Just a BS song…
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HEALTHY BLACK QUEENS
December 4, 2009 at 1:08 pm
You can tell that they worked on this instead of just dumping Beyonce on any part of the song, like they did with Telephone. It wasn’t fantastic but it was great. I’ll definnitely be listening to AK’s album as soon as I can because it is looking good.
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Nicky
December 4, 2009 at 1:36 pm
BEYONCE DOESNT WRITE SHIT, FOR ANYONE TO SAY SHES A TALENTED WRITER, REALLY NEEDS TO STFU:
News has sprung up that the girls of Destiny’s Child are heading to Chicago on Tuesday to face a copyright-infringement lawsuit for their song Cater 2 U.
This legal mess the girls find themselves in has Kelly Rowland pointing the finger at Beyonce’s father for trying to push his daughter ahead of the pack.
It seems that for many years, Matthew Knowles negotiated songwriter credits for Beyonce to give her more credibility and cash. According to insiders, Kelly is fuming over the fact that his greed is now falling back on her. The source says:
“Matthew [Knowles] has a long history of trying to get songwriters to add Beyonce’s name to songs she didn’t compose, just so she gets publishing royalties. That information eventually became widely known, and now anyone who wants to accuse Kelly or Destiny’s Child of stealing material has ammunition to file a lawsuit. Kelly is livid.”
This isn’t the first time an allegation like this has been made against the Knowles family.
In 2006, Ne-Yo called out Beyowulf for declaring she wrote her smash hit Irreplaceable, when he insisted she had nothing to do with the lyrics and minimal involvement on the music.
But back to Kelly, the news of this lawsuit and the reunion of the girls to fight the charges leaves her and Beyonce in a difficult spot. Earlier this year, Kelly fired Matthew as her manager and since then, the girls have tried to keep things cordial. But this might put an end to that. The source says:
“She and Beyoncé remained cordial at first. But things have gotten tense since Kelly griped that Matthew is the cause of this lawsuit.”
We guess we shouldn’t expect a reunion tour anytime soon, huh ladies?
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OB
December 4, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Wow Nicky, that info was juicy and scrumptous. Loved it! It took mr places **Envisioned Kelly pulling on Beyonce’s in court then kneeing her in the face**
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BLACK
December 4, 2009 at 2:01 pm
WOWW the rihanna stans is mad, im sure the people with out MUSIC talent or infulence wont liek this song, ITS GREAT SOng, just because its not your TYPICAL POP song dosent mean its not hot……i love it and I LOVE THEM!!
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d
December 4, 2009 at 2:18 pm
lol @ voice of the era. beyonce stans are more ignorant than nikkas
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F
December 4, 2009 at 2:25 pm
hahahaha
you people suck!! But hey, i guess you are all more professional then the people who gave b all those grammy noms
get a lifeee
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Dawon
December 4, 2009 at 3:47 pm
lmao THE HATERS ARE MAD! YA’LL MAD THAT QUEEN BEY HAS THE MOST GRAMMY NOMINATIONS? MAD THAT SHE IS BILLBOARD’S WOMAN OF THE YEAR? MAD THAT HER DVD DEBUTED #1 THIS WEEK???? MAD THAT ALICIA & BEY ARE THE BIGGEST FEMALE ARTIST THIS DECADE??????????? WHEN YA’LL FAVORITE FLOP ARTIST GONNA DO IT!!!!????
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Nolen
December 4, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Sorry, no like!
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dont take shyt
December 4, 2009 at 10:11 pm
UMMMMMMM NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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DONTAZZ
December 5, 2009 at 3:16 am
MY TWO FAVS ON A TRACK FINALLY!!!..HONESTLY ITS NOT THE BEST BUT ITS NOT BAD EITHER..ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE ALICIA KEYS SONG IS A TIMBO TRACK CALLED HEARTBURN..AND SHE PERFORMS THE HELL OUT OF IT LIVE..NO PIANO!! SO PEOPLE LETS EMBRACE ALICIA STEPPING OUT OF HER COMFORT ZONE AGAIN..TRUST ME SHE WONT EVER LOSE THE PIANO LOL LOVING HOW BOTH OF MY GIRLS SOUND!!
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::SquareBizz2020::
December 5, 2009 at 11:50 am
Co-sign @ DAWON!! ……PLEASE PREACH!
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::SquareBizz2020::
December 5, 2009 at 12:09 pm
and also @ nicki….idk why ppl like you insist on being petty, dont hate on B’s talent what chu wrote doesnt even make sense just stop it.
its so annoying when ppl try to pin the DC3 girls against eachother everyone else in the world is fighting a battle that doesnt exist between them! kelly is not in competition with beyonce! they support eachother! kelly dosent say anything bad about B as a matter of fact she goes IN when interviewers talk shit about her and vise versa. ppl stop trying to create a drama or a jealousy cuz there is none. michelle and kelly are extremely talented girls which is why together they made the BADDEST girl group out there! i love me some kelly and michelle but if were gonna keep it real BEYONCE DID NOT NEED THEM TO BE A STAR! she doesnt have to be shady and her father didnt have to do no behind the back shit to boost her beyonce is the shit all by her self! if you read their autobiography the girls even stated in the book that in the begining Columbia only wanted beyonce! but she refused to sign without the other members and matthew had to negotiate the deal for the group! so please step ur facts up because if all that “beyonce favortism” shit was unnecessary matthew couldve just pushed B solo from JUMP there didnt ever need to be a destinys child beyonce would still be shutting it down…lets just hope this new album directiong bodes well for kelly so the world can stop sleeping on her cuz baby got pipes she just needs to get her solo formula right
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Info
December 5, 2009 at 3:49 pm
I like it…its different for alicia keys…no piano for. Its a great dance track and the best part is the bridge. It’s a hit. I especially like the beat of the song. I’d like to see video to this song and live. I’m glad they didnt do a ballad, cuz it was expected from two powerhouses…which is the typical, so I’m glad dey did this uptempo. I’m really feeling this joint.
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Saxxy
December 6, 2009 at 2:13 am
I personally like this song, I dont understand why people call this juvenille. I personally think music wise this is a great song with the dramatic tempo changes and different styles. You can clearly hear the two styles being mixed. You can hear the piano and the beats coming together, its a very abstract song…I’m sorry if your not feeling it. Im not sure what you were expecting, but this is a nice song. If no one else plays this song I will, bc I like both of these artist and I get both of their style from this song. Music has no limit you can have a song made of one word and it still be a song people sing for generations… This song is fresh new and catchy…its music!
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Pucci
December 6, 2009 at 9:12 pm
@ Nicky
all that crap you said is so damn old… get new with it okay, aint nobody talking about that anymore? just get over your jealousy & move on with it.
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young kaycee
December 15, 2009 at 8:44 am
its laka, meaning very nice.
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STRYVELLE GRAY LORD TYGG
December 16, 2009 at 12:30 pm
GREETINGS!!! AS, ALWAYS, ALICIA, HAS, HANDLED, HER, BUSINESS!!! AS, A, CLASSY, INDIVIDUAL, MYSELF, I, MOST, DEFINITELY, ENJOY, THE, SONG, SHE, AND, BEYONCE, MADE, TOGETHER!!! I, LOVE, IT, SO, MUCH, I, REQUEST, TO, RECEIVE, A, CALL, AS, SOON, AS, POSSIBLED, FOR, ISSUES, I, TOO, AM, VERY, CREATIVE, ABOUT!!! YOU, CAN, REACH, ME, AT, ANYTIME, AT, AREA, CODE: (713) 433-5370!!! I, THE, HISTORIAN, ROYALE, STRYVELLE, GRAY, LORD, TYGG, LEADER, OF, THE, PRIVATE, ROYALE, WORLD, OF, GRAYSLAND, WOULD, LOVE, TO, HEAR, FROM, YOU!!! UNTIL, THEN, GOODBYE, AND, KEEP, UP, THE, GOOD, WORK!!! GRADY THOMAS
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Hardhead
December 23, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Lol @ Beyonce out singing Alicia, are you serious? All Beyonce does is yell. This song is ok thought
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vcnig
December 25, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Beat sounds too Donkey Kong Country for me.
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karen f
December 26, 2009 at 10:35 pm
i really thought kelly rowland was comin back wit a banger!!! its like really catchy, but didnt expect for it to be alicia keys and beyonce, kinda a little corny for them..but a cute song, my favorite part is….YOU GOTTA WORK IT BABY WORK IT OUT!!! HEY………karen franklin
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samiyaa armour
January 13, 2010 at 7:59 am
i think it iz nice that they song 2 gether 2 nice young workin 2 gether
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Gwendolyn Bryan
January 19, 2010 at 5:54 pm
I luv de song
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Gwen
January 19, 2010 at 6:00 pm
The song is perfect n i lyk the fact dat alicia n beyonce sang 2gether but it was more lyk beyonce’s music .i’m hoping beyonce n rihanna will sing 2gether one day.
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MRIA
January 28, 2010 at 11:23 am
GREAT SONG I REALLY REALLY LIKED IT.
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resha
February 15, 2010 at 4:24 pm
sounds like beyounce is trying to go higher than alicia:]
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licious
July 24, 2010 at 6:41 am
The best of both worlds, who could have? bt i lyk it,i guess we have to tell those men to work it out!
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