Ivor Novello Awards

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

The following songs have been picked to represent the cream of British songwriting. The winners will be announced tonight.


PRS Most Performed Work

Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ (Sir E. John / S. Hoffman / J. Sellards)
Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On (C. Bailey Rae / J. Beck / S. Chrisanthou)
Madonna - Sorry (Madonna / S. Price)

Best Song Musically & Lyrically

Scott Matthews - Elusive (S. Matthews)
Nerina Pallot - Sophia (N. Pallot)
Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down (A. Turner)

Best Contemporary Song

Hot Chip - Over and Over (J. Goddard / A. Taylor / F. Martin)
Amy Winehouse - Rehab (A. Winehouse)
Bodyrox ft Luciana - Yeah Yeah (N. Bridges / J. Pearn / N. Thomas / L. Caporaso / N. Clow)

International Hit of the Year

Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ (Sir E. John / S. Hoffman / J. Sellards)
Robbie Williams - Rudebox (R. Williams / D. Spencer / K. Andrews / S. Dunbar / R. Shakespeare / W. Collins / B. Laswell / E. Aiken)
Madonna - Sorry (Madonna / S. Price)


EDIT: And the winners are...BEST SONG MUSICALLY & LYRICALLY: Scott Matthews - Elusive
BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG: Amy Winehouse - Rehab
BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE: Ice Age The Meltdown
BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK: The Virgin Queen
PRS MOST PERFORMED WORK: Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancin
INTERNATIONAL HIT OF THE YEAR: Madonna - Sorry
BEST SELLING UK SINGLE: Leona Lewis - A Moment Like This
ALBUM AWARD: Artic Monkeys: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
OUTSTANDING SONG COLLECTION: Yusuf Islam
THE IVORS CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD: John Rutter
PRS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO BRITISH MUSIC: Norman Cook
SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR: The Feeling
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Peter Gabriel
THE SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL AWARD: Quincy Jones
THE ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP: George Fenton

Is British songwriting enjoying a resurgence? The US seems to think so, judging by A. Winehouse/C. Bailey Rae/L. Allen's efforts.

Comments

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

No, really, this isn't serious is it?

It's all true.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

V surprised to see Bodyrox in there.

I have 0 idea who Scott Matthews is!

Re: It's all true.

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

That's because he's so elusive, no?

Re: It's all true.

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

I have 0 idea who Scott Matthews is!

Neither do I, although strangely, I have that song, as it was one of iTunes' free downloads of the week some time in late 2005/early 2006.

Elusive Scott is WINNAR

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

So is it the best song musically and lyrically of 2006? I think the poptimist nation should be told.

elusivetube

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAcP-HT_wM0

this is like james blunt, no?

Re: Elusive Scott is WINNAR

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

It's a nice tune. But would you believe, it was on my old iPod, which died three weeks ago, and I don't have it backed up. Assume I can retrieve it through iTunes though. Will give it a go and come back with thoughts/upload it.

Re: Elusive Scott is WINNAR

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I heard it in Radio 2 last night. He's basically the male Kathryn Williams - another earnest troubador - although his voice is similar to Blunt's, I agree.

I didn't hate the song, the melody is quite pretty.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Also Sir E. John! I was actually thinking yesterday that it sounds closer to one of his songs than usual, which one is it sampling?

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

It isn't sampled - he wrote it with Jake & co.

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

And despite all that, it still is considerably worse than its lyrical opposite "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" by one L. Sayer. Really, now, the most "performed work" is kind of already decided on some kind of quantitative matter, but I can't really think of any qualitative thing which says it's one of the 3 best songs of the year, and "Rudebox" - well, what are the criteria for that last one - surely not size of hit, as "Rudebox" wasn't really THAT big anywhere was it?

I am the only person on the planet who thinks Hot Chip are crap.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Hmm, surely you would hire Bernie Taupin if you want a great song, and Elton if you want people to go "Oooh, he sounds like them and now he's working with them"? Though for a not-that-great song, it is annoyingly floor-filling.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I have never heard any Hot Chip!

Yes - the 'most performed work' category is a strange one to have nominations for - especially as there is a separate category for 'best selling uk single' that does not have any nominations! Those non-nomination cateogories in full:

PRS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO BRITISH MUSIC
SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR
BEST SELLING UK SINGLE
ALBUM AWARD
OUTSTANDING SONG COLLECTION
THE IVORS CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
THE SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL AWARD
THE ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP

(apols for slow response, lj is up the creek today it seems)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

how you've managaed to avoid hearing 'Over And Over' i do not know (it's the Culture Show music now if you've watched that).

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I probably have heard it but don't know it as Hot Chip. I have only ever seen the Culture Show for a couple of seconds the other day, with Lovely Lauren ^TM yabbering on to Mark Kermode.

Rudebox

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

From Wikipedia: "When the song was released in September that year, it reached number-four in the UK Singles Chart, elsewhere the song did a lot better, hitting number-one in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Turkey, charting at number-two in the Eurochart."

and...

"Elsewhere, the album was received with a warmer reception by the public, hitting number-one in fourteen countries including Argentina, Australia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain & Switzerland...On November 8 2006, IFPI certified the album 2x Platinum in Europe with sales of over 2 million making it the fastest platinum selling album of 2006.[78] The album finished at number-eighteen in the list of 2006's best selling albums worldwide. It was also the best selling album outside the US, by a solo artist. To date the album has sold almost 4 million copies worldwide."

[whalefish.livejournal.com]

How did Bodyrox swing that? Bit odd.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Best thing on the list though!

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

Not as good as Crush. FACT.