Monday, September 13, 2004
Single's Out
It's a big week in the pop world as there's not one, but two utterly fantastic singles which you should really be rushing out to buy instead of sitting here reading this nonsense. First up is Girls Aloud and Love Machine which, as you should already know by now, is as brilliant as the sun reflecting off the snow at the North Pole. No doubt you've already downloaded this, but we urge you to actually buy a real copy, as not only does it come packaged in what is surely the cover of the year, but it also comes with the rather ace b-Side Androdgynous Girls. There's apparently a 7" picture disc lurking around as well, but we've not been able to track down a copy, and we're not too keen to ask the snobby staff at the local vinyl emporium for a single that isn't by some obscure act who only have the vague awareness of the concept of the Guinness Book of Hit Singles and are unlikely to be troubling the sub-editors of said volume.
Next up is the equally fantastic, and probably far more in need of your support, Annie and her latest hit, Chewing Gum. It features Annie talking to herself, little "uh oh" bits that put Beyonce to shame and a chorus that is as sticky as the titular substance. While Annie may consider chocolate to be the topmost sweetstuff, we reckon that this is even better than that and that Annie is, in fact Strawberry Flavour Bubbalicious. Yup, that good. Of course, given that radio play for this song seems to be pretty much non-existent, and also the fact that we're supporting it, this song'll probably miss the top ten by miles, which means that we may never get to see her dance routine with 4 Annie-a-likes on Top of the Pops. A tragedy comparable with... with... well, with Brian McFadden's solo single.
The real tragedy though, is that neither of these are going to get to number one because Eric Prydz has decided to release Call on Me this week. We absolutely hate this song, and we're not exactly fond of the original either, but seems to be entirely inescapable. Which is obviously down to the quality of the song and is in no way down to the slightly dodgy aerobics and skimpy leotards based video. We're not entirely convinced that the outfits they wear are regulation attire down at our local gym.
Next up is the equally fantastic, and probably far more in need of your support, Annie and her latest hit, Chewing Gum. It features Annie talking to herself, little "uh oh" bits that put Beyonce to shame and a chorus that is as sticky as the titular substance. While Annie may consider chocolate to be the topmost sweetstuff, we reckon that this is even better than that and that Annie is, in fact Strawberry Flavour Bubbalicious. Yup, that good. Of course, given that radio play for this song seems to be pretty much non-existent, and also the fact that we're supporting it, this song'll probably miss the top ten by miles, which means that we may never get to see her dance routine with 4 Annie-a-likes on Top of the Pops. A tragedy comparable with... with... well, with Brian McFadden's solo single.
The real tragedy though, is that neither of these are going to get to number one because Eric Prydz has decided to release Call on Me this week. We absolutely hate this song, and we're not exactly fond of the original either, but seems to be entirely inescapable. Which is obviously down to the quality of the song and is in no way down to the slightly dodgy aerobics and skimpy leotards based video. We're not entirely convinced that the outfits they wear are regulation attire down at our local gym.
