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The Carters
?SALUD!?
Beyonc??s name checking of Christ isn?t even the main thing that transforms ?SALUD!? into something not just otherworldly, but downright holy. That honor belongs to the trio of producers?JAY-Z, Cool & Dre, and Beat Butcha?who breathe a moving spirit into it. Layering chimes and the hoarse whistle of a flute, they create a lullaby effect, and when a beeping that almost sounds like an EKG machine is introduced, ?SALUD!? suddenly skitters to life with an actual, if irregular, heartbeat. Fifteen seconds in, chords are pressed on an organ and the song?s soul surges into being.
This fascinating dance between the earthly and spiritual realms continues throughout the song?just as the organ floods ?SALUD!? with sunshine, Beyonc? breaks in and grounds it with a force, succinctly silencing any remaining gossip about her marriage in a gloriously rich and throaty deep register. Dre lifts it again by tweaking his own simple, repeated recitation of the song?s title with Auto-Tune, then Jay raises a toast to more material pleasures: Bey?s runway walk, each piece of real estate in which she has to demonstrate it, and uh, himself, while a chorus of Beyonc?s chant like some heavenly host. Whether angels or mimosas get you lifted, ?SALUD!? catches what The-Dream once called ?the ghost??that rare quicksilver streak of spiritual luminescence burning through a track. Close your eyes, and just let it take you to church.
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/the-carters-salud/
