Ahhh... Finally managed to catch Nelly Furtado's performance in Tonight's Show With Jay Leno last night. Jay Leno's hilarious, but when I heard him say Nelly was gonna come on, I was saying 'Yes!!!'

I totally love Nelly Furtado. Yea, there are so many critics of her, but isnt that like the same with any artists? Being a fan of hers, I do admit, her style of singing is rather off main-stream; she isnt a gd singer. but hey, thats if u view her from the mainstream. but she isnt mainstream, so dont judge her like that. her songs are one of a kind, Portuguese, Hiphop and folk influence. But have u read her lyrics? They are poetry. As a songwriter, i think she's one of the best, if not, the best, around. She mixes personal experiences and thoughts, blends them with her unique heritage and comes up with a masterpiece. Its almost magic. And thats what I love her primarily for. She has a new album, after giving birth to a girl, and the new single's lyrics are, not surprisingly, good.

Powerless (Say What You Want)

Paint my face in your magazines
Make it look whiter than it seems
Paint me over with your dreams
Shove away my ethnicity
Burn every notion that I may have a flame inside to fight
And say just what is on my mind
Without offending your might

Cuz this life is too short to live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless what are you gonna do
So say what you want
Say what you want

I saw her face outside today
Weatherworn, looking all the rage
They took her passion and her gaze and made a poster
Now it's moccasins we sport
We take the culture and contort
Perhaps only to distort what we are hiding

Cuz this life is too short to live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless what are you gonna do
But say what you want
Say what you want

Hey you, the one outside, are you ever gonna get in, get in
Hey you, the one that don't fit in, how ya, how ya gonna get in
Hey you, the one outside, are you ever gonna get in with your
Broken teeth, broken jaw, broken mojo
Yeah, this life is too short to live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless, what are you gonna do

Cuz this life is too short to live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless, what are you gonna do