Underneath Your Clothes

by

Shakira

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Yet another single from Shakira's Laundry Service Album. This time not of Whenever, Wherever, but rather Underneath Your Clothes. When I first heard the song off the LS Album, I thought it was ok, but I wasn't in love with it. After hearing the remixes and edits she had to offer, I couldn't resist. The CD starts with the original Underneath Your Clothes version, and moves on to the Underneath Your Clothes (Lester Mendez Club Radio Edit), which is more upbeat. I personally love this most out of the rest of the CD. The 3rd track is the ThunderPuss Radio Mix. This one seems to have a darker tone to it. It's good, but I think it could be longer. The album ends with Tracy Young's Spin Cycle Mix of Whenever, Wherever, Shakira's second biggest hit. Shakira's words are not hard to understand, as some other people have said. She can be easily understood, but maybe only if you've been studying Spanish for 3 years then you'll probably be able to understand her in both español e inglés. This one's definately worth your money.

This album, while I enjoyed the photos in the CD jacket, is not a must-have in my book. Shakira is extremely easy on the eyes, but very difficult on the ears. She has an unusual and unique singing voice that would probably best be suited for singing in her native language of Espanol. I have listened to her in interviews, and her accent is both sensual and easily coherent. However, when singing, her lyrics get mumbled together. I, for one, am the type that likes to sing along with the radio, not strain an ear trying to decipher what is being said.