Britney Spears had first crack at recording hit ‘Umbrella’
Posted on March 29th, 2008 by Hot Momma
Britney Spears seemingly back on track now with her recent tv guest shot missed out on a big chance to record a song that was destined for big success last summer. Brit’s handlers turned down the chance to record global smash hit ‘Umbrella’ a huge 2007 summer chart-topper for Rihanna.
Singer/songwriter Taio Cruz told Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper that Spears and Mary J. Blige were both offered the song, but turned it down. Blige still insists the song wasn’t right for her (too mainstream), but Cruz was surprised when Spears’ representatives chose not to record the song. He says, “They sent it back saying it didn’t work for her.”
It’s pretty simple really the song doesn’t have the right beat for an alluring strip tease pole dance, so Britney was having none of it. And with her crack team of career handlers back then lead by Sam Lutfi there were more important things to do, like drive in cars all night and get some pictures taken.
Cruz who co-wrote the song with friend Christopher ‘Tricky’ Stewart,says he had no doubts the song would be an instant hit. He explains, “The audience can be distracted quite easily, so you want something they can sing along with immediately. “(It’s) so simple, it’s like a playground chant. If you look at the most successful songs, they are choruses of four of five words, three notes, repeated. It’s not rocket science.”
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