I put 'Lets Make Love' at the top of my singles list (http://katstevens.livejournal.com/466410.html) last year:
- Their being Brazilian did indeed contribute to their appeal for me (vocal intonation, relative lack of information/hype upon first hearing the song). - I think the song (though probably not the band) will have a greater longevity for me personally than any other single released last year. Am I alone in thinking this?
What I didn't mention in that blurb: - I hardly listened to the song in the last 4 months of the year - But still got excited upon hearing it at Poptimism/out clubbing - I was underwhelmed seeing CSS live, and disappointed with the English version of the album, not because "now EVERYONE likes them, noes my hipster cred has vanished" but because they dropped all the ace Portuguese songs
I saw "Off The Hook" at about no 35 in the HMV singles chart (ie not including downloads) last night and was pleasantly surprised (it's their 2nd best song!)
Rambling comment specific to Cansei
- Their being Brazilian did indeed contribute to their appeal for me (vocal intonation, relative lack of information/hype upon first hearing the song).
- I think the song (though probably not the band) will have a greater longevity for me personally than any other single released last year. Am I alone in thinking this?
What I didn't mention in that blurb:
- I hardly listened to the song in the last 4 months of the year
- But still got excited upon hearing it at Poptimism/out clubbing
- I was underwhelmed seeing CSS live, and disappointed with the English version of the album, not because "now EVERYONE likes them, noes my hipster cred has vanished" but because they dropped all the ace Portuguese songs
I saw "Off The Hook" at about no 35 in the HMV singles chart (ie not including downloads) last night and was pleasantly surprised (it's their 2nd best song!)