Marc Black, "Ooh, I Love My Coffee," Mp3 Review 

Even tea drinkers would agree that “Ooh, I Love My Coffee,” by Marc Black, is a hit. It’s lyrically smart, tastily creative, and has kicked in my craving for a caffeine fix. Black sums up my feeling about this tune with one of his more catchy phrases, “I love it a latte.”

Delivered over an up-tempo, acoustically finger-picked blues arrangement, “Ooh, I Love My Coffee” is full of aurally pleasing fun and uniquely twisted lyrics that will impress mass audiences and critics alike. Black does all of the instrumental performing, singing, and audio recording on this tune. The production is simple but perfectly effective. There’s subtle harmonies added along with some light vocal percussion. There’s even a tinkering of instrumental percussion panned to the left (if my speakers are wired correctly). Is Black tapping a spoon on a coffee mug? I wouldn’t doubt it. Amidst the simplicity, you’ll even hear the occasional barbershop background vocals (again, all sung by Black) and Black’s humorous quacking duck impression. It’s different, and it really, really works.

Black’s acoustic guitar finger-picking, on his 1968 Guild D40, is also to be commended. He plays a simple guitar solo while maintaining a constant bass note with his thumb. Not too shabby.

Of all the great things in this song, the crafty lines are absolutely the best. From start to finish, the listener is treated to a bottomless cup of freshly brewed lyrics. There’s a few clever play-on-words like, “espresso yourself.” The highlight of the song, however, is the catchy rhythmic chorus where Black sings, “Machiata, mocachino, half caf cappacino ooh, I love my coffee (coffee) ooh, I love my coffee (coffee). Americano mocha grande tall decaf ooh, I love my coffee (coffee), ooh, I love my coffee (coffee).

Even the bridges are phenomenal and give anti-cliché advocates something to cheer about. Black sings, “The mornin' without my cup, that's a horseshoe without the luck. That be a quack without the duck, a wallet without a buck.” I bet you can guess where the duck impression was thrown in.

Though “Ooh, I Love My Coffee” is a single not currently available on disc, Black has quite the library of other tunes you should also check out. However, as a coffee drinker, this tune is my favorite. It is good to the last dr… No, I won’t do it! Let’s just say Marc Black has given the songwriting a world a gift with his tune, “Ooh, I Love My Coffee.” To again quote Black, “I love it a latte.”

Artist Website: www.marcblack.com

Reviewed By: ListenersGeneration.com