Hello March

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's March! Time for the return of the 'best new thing' polls - this one incorporating Jan and Feb cos they're both traditionally a bit rub.

Also note the highly relevant bonus question (especially if you are coming out TOMORROW NIGHT for a spot of disco dancing)

[Poll #937683]

Springtime!

Comments

[abby-mcdonald.livejournal.com]

I suppose I'm totally alone in my adoration of Girlfriend by Avril.... Sigh.
But since it will technically be my birthday on poptimism (ok, give or take a few hours), pretty, pretty please???

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i've just checked it on youtube. chorus is pretty cool! not sure what to make of the rest of it yet - some of Avril's lines in the verses seem kinda clunky. i was never a big fan or anything tho. it's got a good hyper energy tho, and a very 'Hey Mickey for late 00s' vibe. but awwww she's growin up so fast! aw.

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

Ditto on the chorus.

I thought about posting something about it this morning, but I could only see the video and figured I should actually hear the song first. She clearly looks/carries herself too grown-up for that image, I think - I find it very off-putting.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Just downloaded it - awesome - definite play tomorrow night. (and many others)

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I like it. I had jauntyalang put it on the podcast a couple of weeks ago.

[maura.livejournal.com]

did you know there's a version of it in mandarin? and japanese?

the video's rubbish, unfortunately.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I LOVE IT TOO

i am more alone than you re Ciara :(

[koganbot]

Gettin' lots of favorable comment in Stylus Jukebox and on the teenpop thread (is mcatzilut's favorite song of the last couple of years). It tries too hard in several different directions, and its best strength (the beauty of the harmonies) gets overwhelmed by all the effort, but I give it a recommend.

[koganbot]

That was in regard to "Girlfriend"; Ciara also getting favorable Jukebox comment, but I can't claim any of her tracks are new to me.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

any chat of similarity to the Rubinoos track?

Rubinoos

[koganbot]

A bit of comment on Rubinoos on teenpop thread and elsewhere on ilX, my basic feeling being, "And yeah, but the Rubinoos were taking off on the Ramones 'I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.'" Haven't seen writers credits; think a Rubinoo writer probably would deserve to be in on "Girlfriend" royalties. Legal download of the Rubinoos track, for those who are interested.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I *will* get round to hearing the new Ciara LP eventually, Lex. I'm hoping my local library will have it (they stocked Goodies).

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

neither have. 'Like A Boy' is lead UK single, out Apr 2 or thereabouts, album follows the week after. that there are cheap import copies all over the place is not something anyone seems to have considered.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

It was out early Dec in the US, 'Get Up' and 'Promise' having already been singles; 'Like A Boy' is already out over there. So three singles into the US campaign we haven't even got the first yet. Bloody time-lag. And now I worry that it's too late for 'Promise' to be a single here (though her PR did mutter about how they still want it to be a single, and maybe the R Kelly remix, mutter mutter).

I mean, it's not out officially, but if you want to buy it that's probably quite easy.