I don’t know why, but it just didn’t seem 100% genuine, and it almost reminded me of Iggy Azalea’s annoying fake accent she puts on in all her songs. I’ll be the first to admit, this first issue is incredibly petty, but I personally didn’t like her voice through the chorus. It seems like people are reaching for criticism. She immediately follows it up with the “Every inch of you is perfect,” line. I’d also like to comment on one of the criticisms of the song: that it is “skinny shaming.” There is a line in the song that goes, “I’m bringing booty back, Go ahead and tell them skinny *****es that No I’m just playing, I know you think you’re fat,” and some have accused that of dissing skinny girls. Trainor sings “I see the magazine workin’ that Photoshop We know that **** ain’t real, c’mon now make it stop.” I hear that, and I remember the line, “Cosmo says you’re fat! Well I ain’t down with that!” from “Baby Got Back.” This is a pretty good thing it’s nice to have an actually good song that’s reminiscent of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s greatest hit, rather than… that Nicki Minaj song that shall remain nameless here.

I swear, I’m not doing this on purpose (since I talked about it in my last song review as well), but some of the lyrics are very evocative of Sir Mix-a-Lot’s masterpiece. She sings, “It’s pretty clear I ain’t no size two, but I can shake it, shake it, like I’m supposed to do,” and, “Every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top.”įunnily enough, though, I also found comparisons to the song, “Baby Got Back,” by Sir Mix-a-Lot. Trainor talks about how her size doesn’t make her less beautiful or sexy than the more thin and fit Kate Upton types you see on magazine covers.

It matches quite well with the lyrical content, which is also nice. The beat is cheerful and fun, and (fittingly) features a groovy bass line, with people clapping throughout. It’s a serious message, but I like the bubbly, “cheer up!” tone of “Bass.” Trainor’s hit is much more upbeat and happy, which I think is a better way to go with this sort of message. I gotta say, though, I like the latter more than the former, because “Beautiful,” while not a bad song, sounds a bit too heavy handed, slow, and almost sad. It’s quite appropriate that I initially thought of Christina Aguilera’s 2002 song, “Beautiful,” since both that and “All About That Bass” are about feeling better about yourself, and boosting your self-image. But, I have warmed to it, and after being subjected to “Anaconda” and other over-produced, stupid songs, “All About That Bass” is a very welcome break. And to be completely honest, it’s still not a great song in my mind. I don’t know why, maybe I was in the wrong mood, or jaded from pop music, or what.

I’ll be up front here: I didn’t like this song at first.

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