Banks Sports Some Nifty Threads

LA girl Banks puts her best vamp aesthetic forward to make "Beggin For Thread". Helps to have background chords working that play up the sweat-drenched, rip the shirt off mental foreplay the number's likely to encourage. As has been the case for so many femmes on the music scene Banks fancies herself the damsel in the distress which, as the title points out, needs somebody to give her thread to sew the hole in her head. Aren't there surgeons better equipped for that role? Could get pretty messy I'm sure. Banks has a voice that has the potency needed to arouse you regardless of what kind of day you are or aren't having. Go ahead and fog up the computer screen why don't you. You'd be forgiven for salivating like a dog on the prowl. Bringing out the inner dominatrix works to her advantage. You know those deep tissue massages designed to peel the stress away? The selection of chord shifts employed in the song get under your knotted high tension zones in a fashion that can best be described as magical. "My words can come out as a pistol" hearkens back to similar sentiments like Billie Jean's mouth being described as a motor in the one time King of Pop's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" In other words watch yourself if you end up in a heated exchange with her or your neck might separate from your head. In classic mental patient mode Banks declares that "My unstable ways is my solution". That's not the least bit comforting out on a date with the woman. You never know which of her Sybil type personalities is going to come out of its shell. I applaud "Beggin' For Thread" for being both nimble and sultry at the same time. Banks has her sights set on you so don't you dare get betrayal. "Goddess" is where you'll find the cut. Is that title reference to how she sees herself or how she'd like to be perceived as her career unfolds. It's fun to fantasize about what motivation she had in mind. So where would the best environs be to hear a steam pit song like this. Possibly wafting from a darkened alley, a lone lamppost there to keep the creep factor in the tolerable category. I'd leave out dance hall if I were you. The RPMs don't warrant that. LA has the reputation for its sunny climate, smog fueled atmosphere, and streets where many dreams are hatched but a precious few fly to the risers. "Beggin' For Thread" has the provocative card played to the hilt and it doesn't care that you know damn well. Make no mistake, these threads were meant for wash and wear. Fresh out of the dryer they go on your skin sumptuously. Banks has good reason to believe she'll be pocketing some quality money in the coming years. Her arousal appeal drips off the iPod. That's a nice beginning point for any female trying to climb the music mountain and one day plant her flag on top of the heap. You won't have to beg me to keep my ears peel for whatever new artistry Banks wants to send our way.