A kung fu fighter in a disco

I think when a popstar previously known for superlative danceydanceyness makes her First Great Ballad, it is one of the most special moments of her career! It kind of confirms that they are not just a very good popstar but a GREAT one, and Beyonce has done it this month. Well done Bouncy!

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I love it when they try to get scandalous
Even though they know they really can't handle it
(They can't handle it?) They can't handle it
Tryna take me out to dinner - I cancel it

JtN was totally otm when he said that Cassie's album is the r&b answer to Anniemal by the way!

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katstevens.livejournal.com

I really like it too. Even though I don't normally like this sort of song much. I've not heard the Cassie on this list, would be k-interested to tho.

(p.s. I have bought myself & Mr Badgers tix for Ellen A on Sat)

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YAY! Cis and I did a road rave to the new RTD single after Stink last night. DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG

The lyrics below are from the Cassie single. The verses are spoken word!

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I love the Bodyrox but only the instrumental version. I cannot stand that girl yakking on over the top. GAH spoiling a perfectly good tune!

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is this Bodyrox track a rip-off of something else ala the David Guetta/Egg thing?

it's what i would actually like Girls Aloud to sound like, sometimes

tho the singer does remind me a bit of Saffron Republica (but on a v good day)

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'Put Your Hands Up For Detroit' seems quite far removed from actual Detroit-based dance music so it's funny that it's so big in this respect. I mean, it could be ANY city or place in the title instead of 'Detroit'.

I was wondering what it does for the reputation of Detroit as some sort of Techno Mecca tho - and whether most people buying the song would care about that at all or just think 'I wonder WHY Detroit - oh well...'

All v odd.

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Rubbish Amy Winelodge! Lily-style indie-ska with a boring Proper Soul Voice (TM) on top and smug lyrics. GROO.

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Couldn't 'Jump In My Car' actually be by Franz Ferdinand?

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It is an odd #1, but deserves its compulsory Club Popular play as the 'reigning champ'.

I have a horrible feeling U2 and Green Day will be #1 when my son is born :(

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I'm interested in why poptimists would like/dislike her, she seems to operate in that odd area which attracts some people because of the tunes and personality, but puts others off because of the whiff of J Holland-esque 'authenticity', and with Winehouse it's further complicated by the weird Heat-magazine thing about her weight.

I really liked her first album with the caveat that she didn't quite know how to use her voice properly - I thought she was a great lyricist though, treads the witty/profound divide better than most. From what I've heard of the new album she has learnt how to use her voice - 'Rehab' is a terrific performance - and is bizarrely properly commercially successful! Which I'd never imagined in 2003 but what she does fits 2006 like a glove.

She's marketed in much the same way as L Allen I think, except I like her.

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WHO'S AFRAID OF DETROIT

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I don't really like 'Irreplaceable' whereas I could instantly see what was great about 'Promise'. Weird. Maybe it's just the 'negative' theme of Beyonce's in comparison. I can't think of many recent 'lover spurned' ballads I do like.

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haha XPOST!

Winehouse isn't ska at all, she takes more cues from jazz and blues, both of which I like, so I like when popstars copy them.

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I've only heard 'Fuck Me Pumps' before this and I liked that. Very casual tick given to 'Rehab' from me tho. I suppose I like that she's a grouchier, sleazier Macy Gray but her tunes aren't necessarily better generally.

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that's what's quite weird about 'Irreplaceable' though - it's not traditional ballad subject matter at all! Kicking one's lyin-cheatin-son-of-a-bitch out is usually a club banger theme. And it's also really fast for a ballad.

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I properly like Amy Winehouse but Lily Allen annoys the crap out of me.

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'Kicking one's lyin-cheatin-son-of-a-bitch out'

i would've thought it's 50/50 but perhaps you're right

i prefer this theme in 'banger' context definitely

remember Sunshine Anderson?

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You were right about "Welcome to the Black Parade" and I was wrong. I fully understand the price of this admission is dancing to it on Friday.

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THEY ARE PLACEBO COME BACK TO HAUNT US THOUGH!

how anyone can bear that awful voice is beyond me - when twinned with unnecessarily jaunty guitars it really adds up to the worst music ever.

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"There's nothing on Earth that can save us / When I fell in love with Uranus"

Is this the rudest lyric in a boyband record ever?

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I would actually go so far as to say it is WORSE than Placebo!

THAT BAD.

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