A kung fu fighter in a disco

If they pick the next Estelle single wisely (ie Magnificent) we could have a massive dub stomper on our hands.

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~~LOVEJUICE~~

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Also the summer bosh-by-numbers is likely to be this effort (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8c099Zppkc&feature=related) from Alex Gaudino, which samples 'Brand New Pigbag' to within an inch of its life (and lifts the vocal line from Mousse T's 'Horny', yikes)...

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Or this EVEN VWORPIER remix of Doom's Night (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_2g8ReehN8) that's going around...

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- new Eric Prydz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27CWz-YPtaI) (rub goth piano)
- new David Guetta (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKD0TDw0cWw) (good, very Ultra Nate in spirit)
- new Freemasons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-_a90zxzGA) (does what it says on tin, v enjoyable if slow to get going)
- new Seal (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgJk0uGsyU8) (yes THAT Seal - dull as shite but the Tiesto remix (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-b_aS7eobk) is WELL BANGING, proper uplifting 95-house style with extra hands-in-the-air)

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If it gets REALLY HOT I expect this to do well:

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Actually this is so amazing it deserves it's own video club post...

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So: the Gaudino is OK; I really like the David Guetta (but appear to have always quite liked David Guetta). Freemasons does what it says on the tin. Obviously a 12" mix - could probably do with another 4-5bpm, which it would get in the club. The Tiesto Seal remix is definitely good.

Eric Prydz: just a bit uninspiring, really. I see what he's done with the piano riff, but it descends into his usual overcompressed kick/suck/snare/bass thing and it's all a bit uninspired compared to the obvious WINNAR which is Guetta.

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i like it more after the 2 minute mark!

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"Official Girl"!

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"Thirsty"!!

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I'm v disappointed in the Prydz. Guetta is much less indie and way more Shapeshifters-y than usual = Tick VG!

Listening to original Seal vs Tiesto Seal is like eating a cake then eating a cake with ICING on it straight afterwards.

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how soon we forget!

scooter - never ending story
scooter - enola gay
etc

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yes E=MC2 is an AMAZING summer album - there are at least five tracks there which would make completely incredible ubiquitous summer singles ('I'm That Chick', 'Cruise Control', 'OOC', 'Migrate', 'I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time') - stupidly though Mimi's singles schedule is apparently 'Bye Bye' (tinkly gloop which is still good and hilarious, but not a summer jam) then 'Love Story' (literally the ONLY blah song on the album). SURELY 'Migrate' at least will be a single though. "From the bar to VIP - migrate! From the party to the afterparty - migrate!"

elsewhere - 'Wearing My Rolex', 'American Boy' and '4 Minutes' are functioning pretty well in the sun! When 'Umbrella' emerged last year I think it was the first real anthem of the year, but 2008 has had a steady stream of the things so far. If 'I'm Going Out' is a single that could easily be another summer jam from Wiley.

It's a long shot for ubiquity but Ashlee's 'Boys' will almost certainly end up being my own summer anthem, ditto 'No Matter What' by TI.

Ne-Yo's 'Closer' will be huge, you will see, am pretty hopeful for 'Shawty Get Loose' too. Nelly's got about three all time classic summer jams to his name already so I expect his new album will provide another. And 'NO AIR' obv!

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BOTH

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CIARA is back in the summer too - there's a short clip of her single 'High Rise' doing the rounds and it sounds pretty insane (like, Ciara singing opera insane).

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Like, imagine the bit in 'Goodies' where she goes "YOU! think you're slick!" except ALL like that.

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No Air's release date is something ridiculous like July, isn't it?

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also I did not know you were all talking about Mariah on Popular! where?

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Yeah it's July. That is only two months away though.

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Yeah, I was going to mention "Wearing My Rolex" which is basically a) massive and b) has massive crossover potential - it seems to be gaining more and more momentum with a wider and wider audience.

(It also has a dance, and an easy one at that, which always helps.)

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A VWORPIER remix of Doom's Night? Blimey, that must be vworpy.

[listens]

Holy fuck, that's vworpy. And good, too!

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Dudes, this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-qbtm50epU) just got linked to on Popjustice. I have been pissing myself at my desk for the last 8 minutes.

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"Shawty Get Loose" didn't really stick in America (jumped quickly to number 10 but didn't hang on).

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Somehow this has felt like an extremely productive morning.

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Lil'Mama is more of a big name over there isn't she? Lipgloss kind of did bugger all over here so I'm not expecting miracles, esp as Chris Brown is pushing his solo stuff here atm :(

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Tom, did you ever ask us what our favorite April songs were? If you did, I missed the poll.

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Oh, I'm being a moron - Rolex Sweep has the dance. Wearing is the superior track IMHO, though.

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Great, isn't it?

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'Lip Gloss' was never released here.

She won't be coming over to do promo stuff though :(

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best summer moment of any song = the closing bar of 'I'm That Chick':

"I'm like that ~*UPTOWN HAZE*~ them ~*REAL THUGS BLAZE*~ we'll ~*TOUCH THE SKY*~ cuz I'm that chick you like!"

It is pure bliss.

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I have yet to hear this song! To Youtube!

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Blimey, the chorus on Neverending Story is pretty special...

Omg Sheffield Dave's Sisters ov Mercy impression is TERRIFYING.

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not worth checking lex -- it was a little side-issue flurry during a not-very-interesting hot-day-innit squabble abt punk and technique, where mariah was (as she always is) thrown up as the "at least we can all agree to hate ms technique-over-soul" candidate for kneejerk comity

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ugh I hate it when that happens. people - british people especially - can be so sour and stupid when it comes to people who rveel in ACTUALLY BEING GOOD AT SOMETHING.

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The annoying thing is that Mariah's two actual future appearances on Popular - "Without You" and that wretched Westlife one - are easily my least favourite things I've ever heard by her.

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it's weird he does such a slavish (for scooter) cover innit?!

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