Martina Mcbride's "god's Will", Grammy Prediction Article

From Slant Magazine: http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature...orecast2006.asp

"Lose Control," Missy Elliott featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop (Missy Elliott & Dave Meyers)
"Feel Good Inc.," Gorillaz featuring De La Soul (Pete Candeland & Jamie Hewlett)
"Feels Just Like It Should," Jamiroquai (Joseph Kahn)
"God's Will," Martina McBride (Robert Deaton & George Flanigen)
"World On Fire," Sarah McLachlan (Sophie Muller)

EH: The surprise Record of the Year contenders Gorillaz will get their booby prize here, even if the simultaneously incendiary and cute "Dirty Harry" was their real music video revelation. The trendy glossiness of Dave Meyers and Joseph Kahn representing nothing more interesting than glittery, spinning rims on wheels that are otherwise spinning in place. In fact, the empty vulgarity of both could end up helping venerated (and Grammyless) vet Sophie Muller's incendiary anti-bling "World On Fire" emerge as an underdog favorite.

SC: Ooooh, you're right. Grammy can't resist Sarah McLachlan's Ovaltine goo. And NARAS needs to stop nominating Martina McBride in this category.[B] Gotta love the placement of that American flag.

JK: [B]Seriously, McBride doesn't need any more encouragement to pinch off songs and videos like "God's Will," which stakes a claim as the worst music video ever made. McLachlan's video is the pinnacle of subtlety in comparison. And with two "message" videos to cancel each other out, "Feel Good Inc." will win for its nifty Howl's Moving Castle design.

EG: I met Martina McBride's "Ode To A Forrest Gump" on a cold January morning and it smelled like a bag of steaming pooh. "World On Fire" thinks beyond its own Creation—literally so—but it too courts self-righteousness. The video tells us, via onscreen text that moves too quick even for a person with a Mensa-approved IQ to read, how the filmmakers siphoned money out of their production budget in order to heal Third World catastrophes—female circumcision, apparently, not included. Only time will tell us if McLachlan will be sharing a hoagie with Sally Struthers, but history instructs that VMA carryovers typically prevail here. That means "World On Fire" and "Lose Control" will lose, again, to "Feel Good Inc.," MTV's choice for Breakthrough Video of 2005.
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I was furious after I read this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's awful! I wish that I hadn't read this. It infuriates me!

Just because we can understand what Martina says when she sings and she sings about things besides getting stoned and high or having sex does not mean she is a terrible singer or makes terrible videos.

The state our country is in w/ it's "music" is ridiculous. I hope Martina wins the Grammy just to shove it where the sun don't shine for this guy.

It doesn't make me furious because I don't care what they think lol.....but I do think something gotta be wrong with them because the "God's Will" video is one of most beautiful videos ever made IMO. The scenes are incredible on it.

This is one of the worst things I have ever read about that song! How can someone think that way about it? This makes me angry to see what people think of God'sWill.

i really do hope she wins that grammy so that they think before tha talk next time. that makes really mad!!

all im going to say here::


thats not right ..to say about anyone ..imo

Ouch...not very nice at all.

Of course she won't win the Grammy, but those comments are so rude! Especially about such a touching video!!

Consider the source.

I don't know about any of you but I've never really had a desire to smell a bag of steaming pooh.

How immature of a comment is that?!?!

Meh. Not worth my time. I pretty much hate the Grammy's anyway. I find them waaay too predictable.

Anyhue, I actually hope the Gorillaz walk away with it. I love that video.

Sooo you basically nailed it. Sooooooooo dido

Gosh, I know...Don't even get me started about that. Let's just say young kids are knowing too much of what they shouldn't know for about 20 years!!

There is no reason to write something that rude about any artist. That has got to be jealousy - just because Martina does touching videos and songs that win over anyone's heart who watches/listens to it does not mean that it's crap! In her songs, she says something, she sends out a good, innocent message which most songs these days do not. I think, whoever can pull those off and still make a hit of it, should get a big pat on the back!

Hi everyone,

First off please forgive me for not having introduced myself earlier as I have been doing posts for the past 2-3 weeks now. My name is Kristen and have been a Martina fan since high school ( 11 years now)... I am SOOOOO excited for her concert here in Springfield, VA ... as for this article-- I would love to see Martina win a Grammy for God's Will.... IMO it is one of the most heartfelt songs and touching videos I have ever seen. I think plain and simple that there just rude people out there who do not know what they are saying... the sad fact is that there are some people out there who enjoy some of the raunchy rap songs and yet it's probably those same people who put down a beautiful song and video as GW. I would rather my students on any day of the year listen to Martina than some of the music they listen to, especially as third graders. In fact I have turned some of my third graders into Martina fans I will sometimes play her CD's during writing class and they love it!!

Kristen, as a former 5th grade teacher, I did the same thing. When the time was appropriate, we loved listening to Martina. My students especially enjoyed "Emotion", songs like "Anything's Better than Singing the Blues" they would sing right along. Also, "I Love You". During the month of December the Christmas CD played over and over.