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Post by Whitneyfan on Aug 25, 2020 9:39:11 GMT 1
I do really like Clean Bandit, and I'd agree that 'Mozart's House' is their best song - There's something really magical about the old classical standards being jazzed up with a dance beat!
This one is probably their least interesting though, I could barely actually remember it. And there's something about the woman's voice that grates on me - it's like so many singers sound exactly the same nowadays. I think it's that mumbly style they adopt, I just don't get it! The song itself is not bad, just pretty average.
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Post by onehitwonder on Aug 26, 2020 0:24:09 GMT 1
706 - I Miss You by Clean Bandit featuring Julia Michaels No. 4 in 2018
Really like this one! Especially the chorus.
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Post by SheriffFatman on Aug 26, 2020 19:47:29 GMT 1
705 - Gecko (Overdrive) by Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill No. 1 in 2014
I don’t like this one. The verses are slurred, the chorus, or at least What I think was possibly meant to be the chorus, is bellowed, and the music is abrasive and irritating. Seems particularly odd that it’s made this list because it entered at number one and only spent one more week in the top 5. The cynic in me says it must have made it’s way onto lots of dance music playlists on Spotify and been streamed blindly by people who were only half listening. Who knows though, maybe people seek it out especially, but I certainly won’t be.
Oliver Heldens is a Dutch DJ, and first charted solo with this in various countries, when it was just called Gecko. The UK only got it after Wolverhampton’s Becky Hill added vocals and someone slapped ‘(Overdrive)’ on the end of the title. Heldens subsequently had one other brief top 10 hit, Hill has leant her pipes to several other hits, but neither of them has got very close to the chart heights of Gecko (Overdrive). On this evidence, nor should they.
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Post by SheriffFatman on Aug 27, 2020 10:52:42 GMT 1
704 - Numb by Linkin Park No. 14 in 2003
First of all, I've got to say how great it is to see 21st Century rock music make the list. Sometimes it can feel a bit like the only guitars anyone has listened to since 2000 were recorded beforehand, but here is proof not just that that's not true but also that very occasionally modern rock music can actually be very popular. On top of that this is a really, really great track, so it's especially good to see it here.
Now for the confession - I didn't know this in 2003, and it only came to my attention when it spookily made the exact same chart position the following year as half of Numb / Encore with Jay-Z, part of some sort of MTV mash-up (the modern word for medley apparently). That was absolutely brilliant, and now whenever I hear this version I can't help doing the Jay-Z bits myself. "Can I get an encore, do you want more..?" When I'm doing it no one ever does.
That mash up version has sold even more than this, and we will be a good half way through this list before we reach it. As it happens, this original version went back to number 20 in the charts in 2017, I have no idea why.
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Post by Roo. on Aug 27, 2020 12:02:51 GMT 1
As it happens, this original version went back to number 20 in the charts in 2017, I have no idea why. That was due to the lead singer's death, a couple of their other tracks recharted then also. I really love Numb, but then I just love Linkin Park in general, they rarely go wrong for me.
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Post by greendemon on Aug 27, 2020 12:04:15 GMT 1
I have never been that into Linkin Park but I do like 'Numb'.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Aug 27, 2020 16:16:34 GMT 1
I thought I liked Gecko (Overdrive) more than I did, but on listening it really isn't all that good.
'Numb' is brilliant though, and I'm not a big Linkin Park fan. I also prefer the version with Jay-Z, but it's still good on it's own. The intro is just fantastic.
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Post by vastar iner on Aug 27, 2020 16:59:16 GMT 1
The cant about Linkin Park is that their label was going to push them to the moon as a boyband, but then nu metal took off, so there was a rapid change of focus.
Nu metal is to me what holy water is to a vampire. I absolutely utterly cannot bear it for more than about four seconds.
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Post by onehitwonder on Aug 27, 2020 18:48:39 GMT 1
I love "In the end" and some of their last singles such as "New divide", "What I've done" and "Leave out all the rest".
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Post by SheriffFatman on Aug 28, 2020 23:29:26 GMT 1
703 - Ruby by The Kaiser Chiefs No. 1 in 2007
The Kaiser Chiefs’ first album was brilliant, and spawned some fantastic singles. I Predict A Riot remains one of my favourite singles of the 21st century, and possibly my absolute favourite title. They became more and more popular as they kept releasing singles from that album, so it was inevitable that there would be a huge, pent up demand for whatever came next. As a result, Ruby went straight into the charts at number 2, no mean feat for a 2000s indie band, and reached number one before anyone was able to notice that it’s not all that good.
The thing is, it’s not terrible or anything, it’s just a pale imitation of what made them good before. The verses are tuneful, but the chorus is very poor - “Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby, do ya do ya do ya do ya” does not show a great deal of inspiration. It’s a shame, but it’s just not very good. Sadly they failed to live up to their initial promise.
The band only hit the top 10 one more time, and have only charted at all once since 2008. Lead singer Ricky Wilson has forged an unlikely career for himself as a talent show judge, fair play to him, it’s probably a decent regular income, something The Kaiser Chiefs were increasingly clearly not going to provide.
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Post by SheriffFatman on Aug 29, 2020 13:53:11 GMT 1
702 - Party In The U.S.A. by Miley Cyrus No. 11 in 2009
Oh Christ, what is this? It’s horrible. This track has been in existence for 11 years and I’ve been blissfully unaware of it, now it’s ruined my Saturday.
Screechy, squeaky vocals and lyrics that make me want to shut myself off entirely from the whole of humanity, there is not much for me here. The thing that mystified me most is why she’s singing about the party being in the USA. Broadly speaking, if that’s the country you woke up in this morning and you have to flown anywhere else then that’s where the party will be. It’s very poor directions, and makes her sound like something of a simpleton. When the Beach Boys sang about Surfin’ USA they were invoking a whole American subculture, Miley however is talking about one specific party, one where she puts her hands up because the Britney song is on. Putting your head in your hands seems like a more sensible reaction.
How this has made the millionaires list is a mystery, both because of how bad it is but also because of its mediocre chart run, it didn’t even make the top 10. There must be a small number of dedicated sadists who’ve been streaming it for the last decade. Mad b*st*rds.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Aug 29, 2020 15:11:23 GMT 1
I remember being disappointed with the Kaiser Chiefs second album as a whole, but I did really like 'Ruby', even if it does sound a bit like a football chant.
This is what I mean when listening to Miley's new single and saying "When did she get so good?", because back then her music was pretty mediocre - although probably aimed at teenage girls so I wouldn't have been the target audience anyway! She has since matured into a fine young artist though, and her new single is fantastic.
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Post by greendemon on Aug 29, 2020 19:04:32 GMT 1
Never liked 'Ruby'. I am not the biggest Kaiser Chiefs fan on the planet but the first few singles were great - this though is just dull.
That said my favourite of theirs is 'The Angry Mob', which was on the same album as 'Ruby'.
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Post by masenz on Aug 30, 2020 10:56:04 GMT 1
The Myley track is often in the daily top 200 on Spotify in the UK. It seems to be the random pop track from that era that has taken on its own life these days. Very odd given I would expect probably a Gaga song or something to fit that bill.
But fair play to it - it’s a load of cack but it’s an enjoyable romp.
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Post by Earl Purple on Aug 30, 2020 11:14:24 GMT 1
"Numb" by Linkin Park.. lol I was singing this to my oral hygienist after she'd numbed up the left side of my mouth...
I like Ruby and it felt at this point the download era was a success. There was now no "limit" as to how many a single could sell, and good stuff was getting to #1. In addition they were selling past their first week, indeed Ruby sat two weeks at #2 behind "Grace Kelly" before hitting the top, and was dislodged the next week by Take That but that was always likely to happen.
The Kaiser Chiefs did have bigger hits in my chart though..
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Post by SheriffFatman on Sept 1, 2020 11:15:02 GMT 1
701 - Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper No. 3 in 1984
Back to the 80s, and a song that I have loved ever since I knew it aged 7. I was a bit uncomfortable with how much I liked it at first, a whispered, emotional ballad about complex relationship issues seemed a bit too girly for a boy who spend most of his time alone climbing trees and riding his bike. There's just something instinctively appealing about that smooth and yet ever so slightly jangly backing, and the tune is brilliant. As I got older I recognised it for the beautiful, unquestioning promise of help and support that it is, and then as I got older still people who make TV shows seem to have recognised it for that too and it has become somewhat ubiquitous.
Interestingly, when this track peaked at number 3 the two singles ahead of it were both by Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Bad timing I guess, I would definitely argue this one has proven to be more popular in the long term although it has some way to go before it matches Frankie's incredible sales. It is my favourite Cyndi Lauper song, although not her most successful, we'll reach another one on this list eventually.
I seem to remember Steve Wright always used to deliberately mispronounce her name as Sydney, one of many, many very valid reasons not to listen to him. It would probably be possible to write a book of them.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Sept 1, 2020 11:42:07 GMT 1
'Time after time' is an absolute pop masterpiece and would easily make my top 30 recordings ever in the history of music! Cyndi and Madonna both started their chart careers in the same week with their first hit, and then this one came and it looked like Cyndi would be the new Queen of pop out of the two! Of course Madonna went to a whole new level - but this remains my favourite track by either artist!
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Post by greendemon on Sept 1, 2020 13:11:09 GMT 1
I love 'Time After Time'! She has a lot of good songs but this is one of my favourites for sure.
I'm not even sure how you pronounce 'Cyndi' as 'Sydney'; yes it's an unusual spelling but it's not exactly rocket science...
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Post by onehitwonder on Sept 1, 2020 14:49:49 GMT 1
That Miley song is terrible, she sounds like a chipmunk.
Time after time is timeless (hah). Great song.
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Post by o on Sept 1, 2020 17:59:21 GMT 1
Numb is a classic, I do like a lot of Linkin Park's material, cant believe you didn't know the lead singer was dead!?! The Kaiser Chiefs are still going as far as I know, had a few good singles out recently, cant stand Ruby, they've done many, many more better songs. Think they recently sold out Elland Road for a homecoming gig?
Record Collection out last year.
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