If we believe the quote in the press release, the duet with Ella Lee Lahav, "Brilliant Pink," Aviv Geffen wrote one night when he saw her on TV and recognized "sadness and confusion in her eyes."
"As an artist I have long been fascinated by a phenomenon called 'Ella Li', and for the past year I have followed it from a distance," he says there, and it seems that Geffen's curiosity is what created this unconventional collaboration.
On paper, the connection between Geffen and the 18-year-old singer was supposed to pull the veteran musician in her directions.
But Ella Lee's radio hits, such as "Poor Little" and "What Do You Want," made it a little difficult to imagine what that collaboration would sound like.
Aviv Geffen does Kay Pop?
Sounds awful, but also intriguing.
The actual result is that Geffen is the one who designed the duet in his image and likeness.
In other words, "Brilliant Pink" is a spring-vine song according to the book, stylish and produced in a very typical way.
And if you thought the combination of Geffen and Ella Lee was weird, wait until you find out that Berry Sakharof also contributed a song with his guitar abilities.
In terms of text, it's hard not to link the lyrics to the star's life as they are reflected from the paparazzi's lenses and gossip columns.
"I'm careful not to be Cinderella at midnight, to run home because this magic has an end," or "and the dress is dragged on the dirt, looking for the words, looking happy, sweating sadness in a make-up of a lie."
Ella Lee's coverage reflects self-search, and perhaps even self-destruction, and it is clear that it went through Geffen's head as he wrote these lines.
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Is this a song that will transform the world?
Probably not, but the catchy eighties melody remains even after listening, and is mostly flattering to Ella Lee, who reminds us here that first and foremost she is a singer with proven vocal abilities, a fact that stands out even through "False Makeup".
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