Bleedin' Nora

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

X Factor foghorn Leona Lewis' new single 'Bleeding Love' is a wibbly-wobbly ballad with a GREAT snare drum but which is otherwise quite unremarkable.

However these two tunes are pretty good: Suga Sweet is smooth West Coast RnB with guest rapping by a chap called Tah Mac (TARMAC DO YOU SEE!), and Private Party reminds me of Mariah's recent stuff, with Ludacris doing a middle eight for good measure. Why these two tracks aren't on Leona's new album I have NO IDEA.

Comments

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

I heard Bleeding Love on the X-Factor (PM'S FAULT) and thought it was bleeding (ho ho) DREADFUL. I kept thinking I must have been mishearing her - surely she wouldn't be wibbling on about BLEEEEEEEEDING ugh ugh, surely she's saying "pleading"? - but NO the next lyric was "you cut me" and I was like THIS IS THE WORST THING EVER CAN WE TURN IT OFF PLEASE?

Must Try Harder but then I hate ballads as everyone knows.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

It is quite er, graphic, innit?

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

It's a TERRIBLE idea for a song! What next - PUKING love? SNOTTING love? MENSTRUATING love? Sheeeeeeeeeeesh.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Surely that last one is what this is already!

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

Ha yes you're right I suppose. EEEWWWWWWWWWWW.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

'Private Party' is pretty awesome and yes, very Emancipation Of Mimi! 'Suga Sweet' has a great beat and will probably grow on me more with time. I don't mind 'Bleeding Love' but the other two are waaaay superior. It's good to hear that Leona can and is willing to do uptempo tracks - I hope there will be SOME on her album.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I had a dig around for the listed album tracks on youtube but no joy except a few slushy cover versions :(

[datura800.livejournal.com]

'Bleeding Love' is absolutely brilliant. It is the archetypal grower and marrying gospel with the 90s power ballad is just genius. Judging by the reactions of people around me it's going to be huge.