Don’t Make Me Beg

Beginners “Can’t Get Enough”

“Can’t Get Enough” starts off feeling like it’s going to play out like a more scuzzy version of The Ting Tings’ perky but bratty late ‘00s pop but once it gets to where the chorus should hit the song switches gears. Beginners don’t necessarily refuse to give you the chorus you’re set up to hear, but they do put it off while letting the song stumble and grind up before picking up tempo and getting back into another verse. Subverting expectations like this will probably wreck the song’s commercial chances but conceptually it works very well in establishing a song about addiction by showing you upfront what happens when the protagonist song doesn’t get what they’re craving. Once the song kicks back into normal mode Sam Barbera sounds a little manic and messy, like she’s willing to do whatever it takes to get what she wants. A lot of pop songs are based on the premise of “I’m addicted!” but even in a metaphorical sense, this takes the notion seriously. The song is ultimately pretty fun, but Barbera doesn’t make the mindset she’s inhabiting seem like a great time.

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