Guardian Song of The Year
Have to say have never heard it before, not that impressed sounds like it would make a decent Eurovision entry with a good chance of some high scores ,but the best record of 2010 ???
The track is Dancing On My Own by Robyn
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/dec/20/robyn-dancing-on-my-own
The track is Dancing On My Own by Robyn
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/dec/20/robyn-dancing-on-my-own
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it's absolutely beautiful!!
Some people will always be cynical when a pure pop song gets voted song of the year, but there hasn't been any song this year from any genre that comes close to Dancing On My Own. It's just perfect on so many levels.
Although, I do have to say I didn't really like Dancing On My Own, much prefer the acoustic version of Hang With Me. Now, that is an awesome song!
The song is pretty nice but it's not my song of the year. She seems deserving as she's been working for years but hasn't really blown up massively, or rather is ignored.
Have listened to the acoustic version of Hang With Me and have to say I prefer it to Dancing On My Own, but a bit too heavy on the strings for my liking.
And also, her latest single, Indestructible is just as good!
well its better than all the other crap that got to number 1 this year which seemed to be held in higher regard..
Personally, I don't think it sounds anything like a Eurovision entry - I don't get the Eurovision vibe from it at all -in fact if it was entered I don't think it would get high scores...that's just me of course!! I'm sure many people will disagree with me!!
Robyn's most recent single, Indestructible, trumps Dancing On My Own, IMO. It is just pure pop perfection. Dancing On My Own is a little on the whiney side, though it has a beautiful Middle 8 section.
Still, Robyn wins regardless so it is all good:cool:
I love Robyn and it's a crime that her Body Talk album(s) have been overlooked over here It is without doubt my favourite album of 2010
It also won Radio 1's best Live Lounge performance of 2010 the other day.
I like her.:)
Maybe you'll like the normal, non-acoustic version better? That's more synth-y and has less strings. I felt it was too impersonal and just like the acoustic version better! Actually it's with all Robyn songs when I hear them done acoustically. I just fall in love with them and get more emotion and meaning out of them then just her dancy versions as the synthy beats hide the song and her great lyrics.
Talking about Dancing on my own, isn't it just another version of Be Mine? That's probably the reason why I don't like it as it feels too similar in its sentiments to Be Mine.