Michael S. Pascua The Life of a Freelancer

My Top 30 Songs of 2009 – Number 4

4) Shakira - She-Wolf

She-Wolf brought the return of Shakira from a few year break. I wondered if she still had it in her, but she proved me wrong. The song has techno friendliness, while still maintaining that sexual energy of Shakira. Hell, I liked the song even before I saw the music video. The cheesy wolf howls showing that she was on the hunt was such an interesting choice. Cheesy as it is, without it, the song wouldn't have been the same.

Now getting to the biggest sell: the video was amazing. Shakira at her best, caged in, contorting her body, skin-tight outfits. Hell, she managed to include some classic Shakira belly-dancing moves. Sure, the video was amazing, but the shot-for-shot remake by that one kid was amazing. If you've never seen it before, I've posted it below.

I'm happy Shakira made such a big impact in 2009. Her voice is very distinguishable from a crowd, she's still the looker that she's always has been, and her writing style is still strong in either English or Spanish.