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Timothy Timbaland must be worth his weight in gold to any floundering famous pop stars. I often have visions of him being doorstepped at his home by Jason Donovan or some other notable casualty of the gravy train (sometimes Right Said Fred), and though Nelly Furtado could never be considered as any kind of casualty herself, a Timbaland collaboration is undoubtedly an almighty tonic to her career.

After taking time out to give birth to her baby daughter, Furtado returned to the industry last year in the kind of commercial predicament of someone with a few hits who wants to be, well, something more like Kylie or Madonna. Sure, she's got the looks, you thought, but does she have the danger, the "X-Factor", like Ray Quinn?

Well, over to Timbaland with his magic liberation wand, and the transformation is profound. Nelly now struts like a demon and has hair that curls like a Vidal Sassoon mannequin, but what really makes her all the better for being the new global uber-sexy superstar is the fact that you still sense some kind of actual human trepidation underneath it all. It's there when she walks onto the underground platform to writhe with greased devils in the kick-ass Maneater, as it was there in the wide-eyed chorus of I'm Like a Bird, and if anything it's more accentuated here in a track of surprisingly dark allure.

While Britney Spears suffers privately and publicly for being part of a machine determined to paper over any signs of humanity, Timbaland's artists seem free to convey something tenfold more genuine under the hot lights. Perhaps it's the touch of an artist-producer rather than an airbrush tyrant, but whatever, long may commercial products continue to be as sultry and subversive.

Timbaland “Give It to Me ” Rapidshare Music Video MV|뮤직 비디오|동영상|試聴 視聴 mp3 PV 動画 映画 歌詞

One of the standout tracks from Shock Values is lead single Give It To Me - the song that sees Timbaland hooking up with familiar pals Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado. After scoring several massive hits for both of them last year (like SexyBack and Maneater), it's now Timba's turn to churn out another dizzying track for himself.

Give It To Me is exactly why Timbaland is often referred to as one of the world's leading and most creative producers. Laying down an instant pop classic, he retains those massive, distinctive beats he's become so known for, throws in some wiry synth action and a perfect melody, then gets the two singers to add a slick commercial shine and the whole thing sounds incredible.

The only imperfection being Timba's own rap verse, proving again he should stick to where his talents truly lie; behind the studio desk. If the inclusion of the pop-friendly vocalists put you off, then track down the single for the instrumental. The beat is one of the best yet to come from a man who has countless classics behind him.

Nelly Furtado "All Good Things (Come to an end)" Rapidshare Music Video MV/試聴 視聴 mp3 PV 動画 映画 歌詞/뮤직 비디오/동영상

The sound

Nelly has decided to try something different for her third single to be released from the album, Loose.

A gentle guitar, slow beats and even some whistling all come together to make a song which shows off Nelly's voice.

The lyrics

Get a box of tissues ready as Nelly is feeling a little bit sad.

She sings about things being great but then going wrong. "Why do all good things come to an end?" she asks.

Will you still be humming it next week?

THREE NELLY FACTS It's Nelly's birthday on 2 December She has sold more than 10 million albums Nelly can speak English, Portuguese, Spanish and Hindi

The song doesn't have the energy of Nelly's other singles from this year but it is nice to hear something new.

Will it make the charts?

She has already scored eight Top 40 hits, and having found more fans with her new dance sound, this should be Nelly's ninth.

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