Home MV

Not that I want to be a spoilsport and kill the joy but I have to say this.

Using "Home" as the theme song for this year's Total Defence campaign is like asking Kit Chan to take out the leftover fried rice from her fridge and getting 38 other people to fry it again with her, not to mention adding unnecessary extra ingredients to the dish.

Although, the organizers claim that it is a collective effort by 39 artistes, it is evident that everybody is trying to make himself/herself stand out as seen in the music video.

Actually, none of them really stood out except for one which I will talk about later. The only thing which really catches attention is the Dr Dre earphones that everybody was wearing on their heads.

Some of the artistes like Taufik Batisah and JJ Lin tried to be unnaturally mushy while singing which backfired. Others like Ah Do and Kit Chan herself who did it the "normal" way were those who succeeded in creating pleasant music.

As for the one artiste who stood out, it's got to be Sheikh Haikel. Firstly, it is his red colour costume which was already conspicuous. Secondly, and more importantly, was that he is rapping from the start to end of the song.

Sheikh Haikel was definitely the biggest winner in this project since the original "Home" song didn't had rapping in it.

One notable absentee from this collaboration was Corrine May. One of the most successful female singers from Singapore's absence in the MV is surely not a positive thing.

Well, it is still a decent piece of work compared to JJ Lin's super-failed YOG cheer.