You Can Get With This Or That

For the people who read my blog faithfully,(thanks!) you know I wrote a blog about who's more important--the singer or songwriter. Well, at the time I didn't really go in on that topic like I should have so here is my second take, but with a different spin on it.

They say birds of a feather flock together. So I guess that can be applied to all different groups and demographics. if we're going to use this as our reference point, the same can be said for families. Meaning, if one sister is good looking, the other must be. Now, this isn't true in all cases, but in the case of the Knowles sisters, it's definitely true. Which brings me to the topic of the day. who would you rather have-- Solange or Beyonce? when I say have i mean it in all senses of the word. Phsically,mentally, and musically. To the select few that read this blog and dont know me, this answer might be a tad shocking. I'm going to have to ride for Solange.

You might be wondering what the hell Solange and Beyonce have to do with the singer/songwriter blog. Here's how it intertwines. both are singers, very good ones, I might add. One is the powerhouse belter with all the vocal dramatics to start a damn soap opera. The other is cooler with the vocals with jazzier inflections. To put it plainly, I'm all for cool and not really into drama.

This is not to say I don't mess with Beyonce. I love Beyonce. If I didn't, I don't think I could be friends with Candy G. because she would disown me. But I like Solange more because she actually writes her own songs. Whereas, Bey will get a song from a songwriter and change a few chords or and a modulation and then bam-she has a co-writer credit. As quiet as its kept, some of Beyonce's hits were penned by the younger Knowles. If you have ever bumped "Upgrade U", "Get Me Bodied, or "Why Don't You Love Me", you should be riding for Solange. She wrote all of those. She has the brains and creativity to keep a guy like me interested. Plus, she's intelligent. Beyonce has said in interviews that she doesn't know how to use the internet. We are in 2010, its time to step your game up, Bey.

But when it comes to looks and body, Mrs. Knowles-Carter wins hands down. She has hips, lips, and ti..--ok I'm going to stop. It almost got vulgar. Solange is lacking in that department, but she knows how to dress it up to make it look like she's working with a lot more than she really is. Beyonce dresses more like the normal "good" girl would. Solange's style is more "i dont give a damn". She has the attitude and spunk to pull it off too. Moreover, Beyonce's lacefronts are starting to get out of control. We know she pays a pretty penny for them, but she must not be paying too much for whomever is putting them in. Its a mess. Solange cut her hair off and is now rocking an afro like she just stepped out of a 1970s blaxploitation film. I can dig that.

Now, i don't want this to sound like some smear campaign of Jay's wife. It's not. Its a simple statement of preference. Its like the eternal questions in our lives. Beauty or brains? Long hair or short? Big or small? Good looking idiot or average looking genius? Basically, it all comes down to what you look for in a woman and musical artists. In this case, I'd like to have the average looking genius who has a small body with short hair. But thats just me. Leave your opinions in the comment section.