Utada Hikaru, Ne-Yo: Do You
Ne-Yo is collaborating with Utada Hikaru on a song called Do You. It was released on Nov 21 to digital outlets in Japan. This is part of Ne-Yo’s worldwide initiative; other collaborators include Natasha Bedingfield (UK), Sarah Connor (Germany), and Mary J. Blige (U.S). Ne Yo sez, “She has great voice and I’m sure it will work perfectly.”
I was originally quite excited; now you can hear the full song on Youtube, still no downloads in US iTunes or anywhere else I looked:
I just wonder, do you ever
think of me, anymore? Do you?
The song turns out to be pretty boring. They’ve done something horrible to Utada to make her sound less like herself and more like a generic female voice. Also, her breathing comes out very harshly on the track. Ne-yo is stilted and unispiring. Well, listen to yourself–I give it a 1/5.
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i agree with your statement. I had no clue that I was hearing Utada hikaru when she came on. i thought she was just one of those girls that they usually add in the background to most of his songs. … sigh. that's a shame.
I thought its was quite awesome. Hikaru’s voice was perfect for this type of emotional song—-Do You isn’t a song like Passion, or Easy Breezy. Neyo was ight, but when they added Utada to it…it’s on of those songs you play lon your cellphone on the bus so everyone can here it.