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Goo Goo Dolls, "Before It's Too Late (Sam and Mikaela's Theme)," Warner Bros. Adult top 40's most reliable brand, the Goo Goo Dolls, takes a side step from its current "Let Love In" CD with a track from "Transformers," the live-action Steven Spielberg film due July 4. "Before It's Too Late" is the love theme for primary human characters Shia LaBeouf (Sam) and Megan Fox (Mikaela) and competently delivers a signature mid-tempo ballad, with a majestic airborne chorus from lead John Rzeznik and a lyric of empowerment ("Live like you mean it, love til you feel it").
Taylor Hicks, "Heaven Knows," Arista. On paper, the 2006 "American Idol" winner has a hit with this tune, which boasts production by Matt Serletic, A-level songwriters, a live jam band and a melody line from Marvin Gaye's 1965 "Ain't That Peculiar." But Hicks' Southern rock delivery could be a deterrent to contemporary radio.
Sean Kingston, "Beautiful Girls," Beluga Heights/Koch/Epic. As poster boy for superstar producer JR Rotem's new label, Beluga Heights, rookie R&B sensation Sean Kingston does not fail the lofty expectations the music world has for him. This song adds Jamaican flavor to Ben E. King standard "Stand by Me" and cooks up a hot summertime smash. Barely 18 years old, Kingston taps into his old soul, harmonizing about a woman whose beauty cannot compensate for the hurt she fosters.
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