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Post by SheriffFatman on Jul 13, 2020 9:28:24 GMT 1
729 - What About Us? by Pink No. 3 in 2018
I've always liked Pink, her music always seems to have an edge that her contemories don't. She's been around for so long now too that her contempories have changed - her career never reached the mega stardom heights of the likes of Britney Spears, but her music is far better and has gone on for far longer. There's an autheticity to her output that pop in the 21st century could have done with more of.
What about this song though? It's pretty good, not one of her best or most memorable but all of the qualities that make her appealing are in place. A deserved million seller? Probably not, when considering she has far better songs that are not on this list, but a welcome addition anyway.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Jul 13, 2020 9:38:42 GMT 1
I knew that R Kelly song would get roasted but I think it's absolutely brilliant, regardless of what the man has done. At least it has a tune, unlike the 'song' from the previous day, and he's singing, not mumbling like some demented child.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 13, 2020 9:41:07 GMT 1
I think new music has an unfair advantage on here. There is always a generation that will listen to the latest music that is in the chart, and because streaming is now the primary way to do that, they will listen to these songs.
These are not the top songs because the public chose them to be, but because they are the ones that were heavily promoted and put on playlists to which this generation subscribes, thus helping them get into the chart.
Therefore I do not think it's a fair reflection to judge this song as far bigger than "Just Like A Pill" which was a #1 on physical sales in 2002 at a time when sales were relatively low (unless you were a Pop Idol contestant).
So What! will always be her classic song for me. I don't know if that one is going to make an appearance.
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Post by o on Jul 13, 2020 10:18:55 GMT 1
The kids dont know what is "in the charts" and so will listen to it, most of them dont even know there's a chart. Some listen to the radio and take it from there, most listen to spotify or apple music and take it from there, tik tok obviously is having a massive influence as well. I really like that Pink song, shows a maturity, and I get a little tied of hearing So what on the local radio, they do know she has 30 other songs to pick from? R Kelly, turd.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Jul 13, 2020 10:22:41 GMT 1
I love Pink, she is one of the few genuine stars today who can still consistently have hits because of the music being good. 'What about us' may not be her best song, but compared to most of the current stuff on this list it is absolute gold.
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Post by masenz on Jul 13, 2020 10:23:05 GMT 1
Hehe 'her career never reached the mega stardom heights of the likes of Britney Spears, but her music is far better and has gone on for far longer'. As a Britney fan not happy with that To be fair to Britney she (is? was?) producing music from 98-2016 so it's not as though Pink has gone on far longer. Better/more authentic you could very well have an argument for I'll admit! Anyway, great to see Pink here. Perhaps not the most deserving song - not even from a personal preference side, but simply due to how sales are counted these days has given this a leg up. I'd bet Just Like A Pill, So What, Give Me A Reason etc had a bit more impact and lasting legacy. However, this is a decent one, and nice to see a woman closer to 40 getting a million seller in the streaming era.
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Post by SheriffFatman on Jul 14, 2020 7:08:22 GMT 1
729 - Only Love Can Hurt Like This by Paloma Faith No. 6 in 2014
I really like Paloma Faith. She always seems to have succeeded against the prevailing winds. Her music is often deeply, deliberately old fashioned, never more so than on this sixties influenced ballad, but in a world of trap and autotune she somehow still gets away with it. Every time she releases an album since her first I’ve thought I hope it’s big enough for her not to get dropped, it’s amazing to find she actually has a million seller. Personally I like some of her other songs more, but I’m very happy to see this one here.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Jul 14, 2020 7:38:15 GMT 1
Paloma Faith is brilliant in every way - her voice, her style of music, her personality... This song is a fantastic modern day power ballad which was written by the uber-talented Diane Warren, and is one of the few songs of hers which received the sales it deserved.
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Post by Shireblogger on Jul 14, 2020 7:53:04 GMT 1
Pink - What About Us
So much to praise. I love the fact that Pink rose to stardom as a time when image was everything, and yet she did not conform to the type that the industry wanted. I love the fact that her songs always seem so heartfelt, and never contrived. I love the fact that the epic ballads and the jaunty pop songs sit next to each other on her albums and feel like a perfectly formed jigsaw. I love her videos, and find them compelling to watch, often just for the choreography. I love the fact that she has released album after album, each of which has felt fresh, but none of which have deviated far from the model than won me, and so many others, as fans.
And I agree with some of the earlier assessments. Whilst this song is good, she has many that are better.
She should be lauded for her artistry in the way that, say, Kate Bush or PJ Harvey is. And she should be lauded for her commerciality in the manner of, say, Kylie or Beyoncé. Yet, somehow, she never seems to get mentioned in the same breath.
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Post by Jordan on Jul 14, 2020 7:56:17 GMT 1
I’ve always felt exactly the same way when Paloma releases an album - hoping it does well so her career can continue and we get to hear even more from her. Have to say, this actually is one of my favourites from her.
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Post by Shireblogger on Jul 14, 2020 8:01:45 GMT 1
Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This
Another non-conformist female star that I adore.
All four of her albums are a delight, choc-full of surprises and jewels. In some ways, I find it sad that her biggest hit is one of the roughly 10% of her songs which she didn't write. But, if it takes one of Diane Warren's best 21st century efforts to bring an original talent such as Paloma to the attention of so many more people, then that's fine by me.
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Post by masenz on Jul 14, 2020 13:55:41 GMT 1
Echo everyone else, love the Paloma track and always find myself rooting for her for some reason. Nice to see it in here, hadn't expected that to be honest.
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Post by vastar iner on Jul 14, 2020 14:15:43 GMT 1
Pink - What About Us So much to praise. I love the fact that Pink rose to stardom as a time when image was everything, and yet she did not conform to the type that the industry wanted. She's talented and got a great voice, but I got the impression she was the record industry's idea of a rebel. Like Cast were a major label's idea of an indie group. Her rebellion was in a very un-rebellious way. It wasn't a Tracy Chapman or Michelle Shocked thing, she was in one of those audition girl groups, and got a record deal from LA and Babyface before any live performances...
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 14, 2020 14:21:10 GMT 1
Paloma Faith: Her career in my chart starting strong, and she got to #1 in 2010 and then up to 2014 had a few more hits with "Can't Rely On You" being the last of those.
The one above doesn't appear on my lists anywhere, but I do recall going off her, until suddenly in 2017 she re-emerged in my chart with her biggest ever hit "Guilty", another #1 and one of the biggest hits of the year.
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Post by SheriffFatman on Jul 15, 2020 21:27:23 GMT 1
R U Mine? by the Arctic Monkeys No. 23 in 2012
This is brilliant, isn’t it? I expect it’s the only song on this list that was originally released on limited coloured 7” vinyl only to celebrate Record Store Day, but I’m happy to be corrected.
What an amazing track. Crunching guitars, a brilliant tune, a heavy dose of Sheffield sleaze, basically everything I would ever want from a single. How it only reached number 23 in the charts and only spent 2 weeks in the top 40 is beyond me, but its presence on this list is testament to the digital era’s potential to put right such wrongs. Wonderful.
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Post by o on Jul 15, 2020 21:55:11 GMT 1
Yeah, love it as well, bangin'!
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Post by Whitneyfan on Jul 16, 2020 6:40:35 GMT 1
The Arctic Monkeys were really refreshingly different when they burst onto the scene in 2005, and have hardly put a foot wrong since. I don't think 'R U Mine' is their best song, but it's still great. I do wonder when we see the next big band like this though.
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Post by SheriffFatman on Jul 16, 2020 7:16:30 GMT 1
726 - Last Request by Pauli Nutini No. 6 in 2005
I alway feel like I shouldn’t like Paulo Nutini, but I do. He makes the exact kind of wet girly ballads that I normally dismiss as being for the emotionally challenged, and yet somehow I kind of like them. He’s An artist who, if I had any friends, I wouldn’t admit to them that I liked him. Somehow I Just can’t help it.
This is a great song. Heartfelt, wistful, authentic, it’s just lovely. I think I like These Streets even more but hey ho, it’s not my choice. Still don’t like James Blunt though.
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Post by Shireblogger on Jul 16, 2020 7:26:29 GMT 1
Arctic Monkeys
Agree. Superb track. Clever video too - I've not seen this before.
I love Alex Turner's instantly recognisable mid-Atlantic Sheffield accent. The sound of the band, with its crunching guitars and hard rock drumming, perfectly suits his voice. This track lacks the really clever, but irritating-after-a-while, wordplay which Turner's lyrics are famous for. This might be a reason why it has endured, and become a millionaire.
I liked Whatever People Say... a lot, but thought the band got less interesting quite quickly, with each release worse than its predecessor. Until AM, which is undoubtedly the Arctic Monkeys' best set so far.
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Post by Shireblogger on Jul 16, 2020 7:32:41 GMT 1
Paolo Nutini
Brilliant artist. Gifted songwriter. Great entertainer.
Only 3 albums in 15 years, but each is a delight. So much variety across each release. Please, give us some more Paolo.
But, like my comments with Pink, although Paolo is a very worthy millionaire, I prefer many of his other songs to this one, including a handful which weren't released as singles. For me, Paolo is at his best when he's doing throwaway busker pop songs, and not being too serious.
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