Incidentally, what is that Beyoncé "on the left on the left" nonsense about. If she doesn't want Shawn Carter anymore she should just step aside, enough with the daisy pulling testing testing testing. Songs that withhold modulation are right up there with long-empty commercial real estate among the top signs a downturn's a-coming.

Meanwhile, I tried The Feeling's "Love It When You Call" on the Tough Crowd and within three seconds he was quiet, within five seconds he was bouncing in his seat, and by the time we got off the subway he was singing the chorus.