I continue to be impressed by just how good Beyoncé’s surprise album is.
It’s easily the best thing she’s ever done, and has only gotten better with repeated listens.
It’s almost as if she was holding back, releasing inconsistent, bland albums as a set-up for the industry-rattling detonation of this thing.
Or maybe she’s just getting better at her day job.
All I know is that, as enamored as I am of Beyoncé the woman, this is the first time I’ve really wanted to listen to Beyoncé the artist.
The raunchy “sex in the back of a limo” track ‘Partition’ is one of my favorites, and not just because it’s titillating to hear Queen B talk so dirty.
I love the subtle insistence of the beat, peppered with hand clips and finger snaps, and the way the track builds sonically verse to verse.
And you can’t beat the inclusion of a French translation of a Maude Lebowski passage at the end. Why not?
I am skeptical, though, that it takes Beyoncé only 45 minutes to get “all dressed up” for clubbing.
Driver, roll up the partition, please
Driver, roll up the partition, please
I don’t need you seeing ‘Yonce on her knees
Took 45 minutes to get all dressed up
We ain’t even gonna make it to this club
Now my mascara running, red lipstick smudged
Oh he so horny, yeah he want to fuck
He popped all my buttons, and he ripped my blouse
He Monica Lewinsky-ed all on my gown
[Pre-Hook]
Oh there daddy, daddy didn’t bring the towel
Oh baby baby we betta slow it down
Took 45 minutes to get all dressed up
We ain’t even gonna make it to this club
[Hook]
Take all of me
I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like
The kind of girl you like, girl you like
Take all of me
I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like
The kinda girl you like
Is right here with me
[Verse 2]
Driver, roll up the partition fast
Driver, roll up the partition fast
Over there I swear I saw them cameras flash
Handprints and footprints on my glass
Handprints and good grips all on my ass
Private show with the music blasting
He like to call me Peaches when we get this nasty
Red wine drip, we’ll talk that trash
Chauffeur eavesdropping trying not to crash
[Pre-Hook]
Oh there daddy, daddy now you ripped my fur
Oh baby baby be sweating out my hair
Took 45 minutes to get all dressed up
We ain’t even gonna make it to this club
[Hook]
[Bridge]
Est-ce que tu aimes le sexe?
Le sexe, je veux dire l’activité physique, le coït, tu aimes ça?
Tu ne t’intéresses pas au sexe ?
Les hommes pensent que les féministes détestent le sexe mais c’est une activité très stimulante et naturelle que les femmes adorent
[Hook]
Meet Me In Montauk 
I don’t know. Sexy and provocative, yes, but a great song! Not so much.
I’m convinced that you would rather watch then listen to this video 🙂