It's a lot more rocky than I was expecting. I liked it until it got to the very shouty chorus and the harsh chord change at the end of the title lyric. And the end of the song needs a proper ending. It just stops.
It's a lot more rocky than I was expecting. I liked it until it got to the very shouty chorus and the harsh chord change at the end of the title lyric. And the end of the song needs a proper ending. It just stops.
Actually, afraid I've changed my mind. The second half of the chorus is just nasty. Sounds too much like Keavy in her The Collection youtube videos when she's shouting her head off and sounding like an ear piercing car alarm you just want to terminate with extreme prejudice.
It's actually quite good. I thought it would be a ballad or some cheesy pop rubbish. Agree with the poster who said it was very Kelly Clarkson. I could imagine her singing it.
Wouldn't be surprised if this is a song that's spent sometime being passed around after being written for anyone who wanted to record it. It's very un-B*Witched in terms of the repetitive melody. The closest song from their back catalogue I can equate it to in terms of style is If It Don't Fit.
Wouldn't be surprised if this is a song that's spent sometime being passed around after being written for anyone who wanted to record it. It's very un-B*Witched in terms of the repetitive melody. The closest song from their back catalogue I can equate it to in terms of style is If It Don't Fit.
Well the music they are known for is very kiddie and not in the ways that appeal to the current generation of kids. I also couldn't see adults being interested in that kind of music beyond a bit of nostagia.
Not to mention I don't think the band themselves would want to release songs like that in 2013. Thus they had the unenviable task of coming up with a sound which is still identifiable as B*Witched but current enough that it wouldn't be laughed off todays charts.
Well the music they are known for is very kiddie and not in the ways that appeal to the current generation of kids. I also couldn't see adults being interested in that kind of music beyond a bit of nostagia.
Not to mention I don't think the band themselves would want to release songs like that in 2013. Thus they had the unenviable task of coming up with a sound which is still identifiable as B*Witched but current enough that it wouldn't be laughed off todays charts.
I wouldn't agree with that really - songs like Blame It On The Weatherman and To You I Belong weren't exactly childish and still sound good today IMO! That said I'm not really that bothered about the charts too much, if B*witched want to release any new music for their fans then great, if it sells well then its a bonus. I doubt they're expecting #1 or anything!
I wouldn't agree with that really - songs like Blame It On The Weatherman and To You I Belong weren't exactly childish and still sound good today IMO! That said I'm not really that bothered about the charts too much, if B*witched want to release any new music for their fans then great, if it sells well then its a bonus. I doubt they're expecting #1 or anything!
Yeah but those songs aren't exactly representative of their entire output - more often than not, their music was child-friendly pop. And if they're remembered for any song in particular, surely it's 'C'est La Vie', which is definitely at the more juvenile end of things.
Nice to see them back though, I remember listening to them as a child in the 90s!
Yeah but those songs aren't exactly representative of their entire output - more often than not, their music was child-friendly pop. And if they're remembered for any song in particular, surely it's 'C'est La Vie', which is definitely at the more juvenile end of things.
Nice to see them back though, I remember listening to them as a child in the 90s!
The reason C'est La Vie worked 15 years ago and why it still works now is because the little kids like the tune and the nursery rhyme style lyrics, while the adults like it because it's a good tune, and they understand just how filthy the words are.
The song's no different to stuff like Captain Pugwash and The Magic Roundabout which was around 25 years before C'est La Vie was released.
Listened to it a few times now, genuinely really like it. Sounds like they've split the vocals more so looking forward to seeing a video of them doing it though cos I don't know their voices well enough to realise who's singing what part.
Listened to it a few times now, genuinely really like it. Sounds like they've split the vocals more so looking forward to seeing a video of them doing it though cos I don't know their voices well enough to realise who's singing what part.
I can only recognise Lindsay (I think) and definitely Sinead on the first verse of the new track. I think I've got Keavy on the second verse (I suspect auto tuning, sounds too good to be her) and Edele doing the really high parts of the chorus.
I can only recognise Lindsay (I think) and definitely Sinead on the first verse of the new track. I think I've got Keavy on the second verse (I suspect auto tuning, sounds too good to be her) and Edele doing the really high parts of the chorus.
Ah, thanks. The only one i'd definitely got was Sinead cos her voice is a bit lower than the others.
I prefer pop sound..this does nothing for me. But didn't expect them to come back with pure 90s pop anyway
TBH, I don't like it after repeated playings, and wouldn't feel that I was missing anything if I never heard it again. It's a loud, repetitive, generic pop/rock song for a female artist, harsh chorus melody, and in parts, a really shrill, shouty vocal.
Blame it on the Weatherman it certainly ain't. However, the twitter and FB fans are going bonkers over it.
I just wish they'd taken a bit more time and put something decent out. They're much better than this.
But not the first time B*Witched have plagarised someone else's work. There isn't a person in the world who won't agree that the first 30 seconds of Freak Out from their debut album was straight from Shocking Blue's Venus.
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It's a lot better than I was expecting, I thought it was going to be a ballad. It's brilliant!
I think it's a grower for me. 7/10.
Agree with you about the ending.
It's very Kelly Clarkson!
That's it! Trying to figure out who it sounds a bit like! Her! Thank you! haha
thats exactly who it reminds me off
Well the music they are known for is very kiddie and not in the ways that appeal to the current generation of kids. I also couldn't see adults being interested in that kind of music beyond a bit of nostagia.
Not to mention I don't think the band themselves would want to release songs like that in 2013. Thus they had the unenviable task of coming up with a sound which is still identifiable as B*Witched but current enough that it wouldn't be laughed off todays charts.
I wouldn't agree with that really - songs like Blame It On The Weatherman and To You I Belong weren't exactly childish and still sound good today IMO! That said I'm not really that bothered about the charts too much, if B*witched want to release any new music for their fans then great, if it sells well then its a bonus. I doubt they're expecting #1 or anything!
These are the types of posts I love
It's good people are willing to give them a chance
Yeah but those songs aren't exactly representative of their entire output - more often than not, their music was child-friendly pop. And if they're remembered for any song in particular, surely it's 'C'est La Vie', which is definitely at the more juvenile end of things.
Nice to see them back though, I remember listening to them as a child in the 90s!
The reason C'est La Vie worked 15 years ago and why it still works now is because the little kids like the tune and the nursery rhyme style lyrics, while the adults like it because it's a good tune, and they understand just how filthy the words are.
The song's no different to stuff like Captain Pugwash and The Magic Roundabout which was around 25 years before C'est La Vie was released.
I can only recognise Lindsay (I think) and definitely Sinead on the first verse of the new track. I think I've got Keavy on the second verse (I suspect auto tuning, sounds too good to be her) and Edele doing the really high parts of the chorus.
Ah, thanks. The only one i'd definitely got was Sinead cos her voice is a bit lower than the others.
TBH, I don't like it after repeated playings, and wouldn't feel that I was missing anything if I never heard it again. It's a loud, repetitive, generic pop/rock song for a female artist, harsh chorus melody, and in parts, a really shrill, shouty vocal.
Blame it on the Weatherman it certainly ain't. However, the twitter and FB fans are going bonkers over it.
I just wish they'd taken a bit more time and put something decent out. They're much better than this.
But not the first time B*Witched have plagarised someone else's work. There isn't a person in the world who won't agree that the first 30 seconds of Freak Out from their debut album was straight from Shocking Blue's Venus.