Ke$ha - Take It Off

"There's a place downtown, where the freaks all come around, it's a hole in the wall, it's a dirty free for all..." announces the shrill electronic voice at the beginning of the track, which pretty much serves as a huge clue as to what kind of offering Ke$ha has to offer in 'Take It Off.' One thing's for certain though, she should have you hooked and ready to party.


Ke$ha delivers some sure, confident vocals with this tune and sets up a slower pace throughout the verses, a move away from the frenzy of her last few singles. Resiliently pounding through the track is a thumping beat which ensures an amazing rhythm to back up Ke$ha's crunk party mood. Already, as has become expected with Ke$ha, this track reeks of the dirty, grungy feel that everyone is now insatiably fond of. The use of the first person in this track really commands the listener to feel involved, creating a perfect drinking tune.


The chorus leads into both the magical and the filthy, conjuring up images of hundreds of closely packed, semi-naked, sexy people on a dance floor, covered in sweat, alcohol and glitter. To some this track most probably represents the binge drinking culture, but to most should be a marker of a good party.


With Ke$ha totally dominating the beat, the lyrics become ever more raucous, with the glitter fuelled songstress "...getting so smashed, knocking over trash cans..." but insisting that the party remains a "...filthy hot mess." As the track intensifies, Ke$ha enforces the feeling of a blurred vision of the night, a feeling many of us may have encountered ourselves once or twice....or ahem...quite often...


After another rip roaring smash through the chorus, Ke$ha ends with a repeating beat which I can't help but to visualise as a metaphorical downing of bottles or shots to round of the song and kick-start your own nights adventure. This track has a different sound to her other releases, whilst maintaining the same image. It's difficult to envisage this charting as well as it might have if unleashed earlier in her 'Animal' campaign but deserves recognition as a fantastically conceived trashy pop song.


9/10 - SPICE!