Hips Don’t Lie, Shakira’s first single from her latest CD is the only song in recent memory which on first hearing, I thought sounded good! Recently, most new songs I’ve heard are not enjoyable, forgettable or takes some time to catch on in my head. Hips however, had a catchy hook that slithered its way in and became a songworm.

The only part I don’t like is the various raps interspersed throughout the song, it adds nothing of value and doesn’t sound good. But then I thought about it and realized that without the raps, the song would be like 30 seconds and 10 words long.