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Olly Murs in the US
He's single is out now isn't it? I hope it does well.
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Yeah it is. It won't do anything (like all US singles) till it gets significant airplay. His album is out in the autumn so, good luck to him. UK artists are very musically different (even in pop) to US ones.
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About time. Olly coming over here. His only competion is Andy grammer. My heartbeat might skip a beat from him coming over here. Does anyone think we will get a best of from his two albums with a couple new songs ?
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Has everyone seen the US video for 'Heart Skips A Beat'?
It's embarrassingly bad. Why they even bothered reshooting it I'm not sure as it looks like they spent less on it than a return ticket to LA costs... It looks like an amateur production of Bend It Like Beckham. Even the extras look like they don't want to be there, although I can't blame them when Olly has his gurn turned up to maximum and spends about a third of the video in a shellsuit while wearing a flat cap(!). To make it even worse, they've replaced Rizzle Kicks with rent-a-rapper Chiddy Bang who clearly doesn't get the ska feel of the song at all and completely ruins the flow. Ok, I'm not the biggest fan of Olly Murs but Heart Skips is a good pop song and deserves a lot better than that shit. |
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oh dear, that us video is so bad.
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oh dear, that us video is so bad.
![]() This is on a level of badness with Rebecca Black's Friday video - possibly even worse as it's actually meant to be taken seriously
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Oh my word what an awful music video. The UK one is brilliant why not just use that. Crazy record people. What a bad video idea too. Badly executed and cringe worthy. USA will never go for something like that.
I think his best bet for over there is Dance With Me Tonight that would do well if they could get a USA famous actress involved... |
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Thing is, the US are pretty much obsessed with all things British right now. British is the "in" thing right now, and Olly himself is very British. He's got the accent, the style, the songs, the image and yet for some reason his label think they need to change him in order for him to have US success.
I bet the US would have loved the Rizzle Kicks version and video.
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The original video is perfect for the track, it seems more fun and summery.
The new rap is awful. Rizzle Kicks shouldn't have allowed this, didn't they write this? I suppose if it does well they won't be bothered since they'll still get something out of it. |
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I don't get why they replaced Rizzle Kicks either. Wouldn't it have been better to break through two British acts at once? Chiddy Bang is hardly a big name these days.
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I can not see him cracking America at all. He is very likeable though and can so easily sell himself. Maybe he might get the one hit.
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I saw the first 10 seconds of the video and closed the tab. Awful. The song is great, Rizzle Kicks were fine, the original video was fine. I never understand why they re-shoot videos because 99% of the time, they are awful. I'm pretty sure American audiences can understand the original..
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Apparently he's done the same thing in Canada that he did in the UK when releasing his debut single. He's promised them a nude photo shoot if it goes to No.1. Has this man got no shame? Is he going to go round every country promising nude photo shoots everytime he wants a hit in a different territory?
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Apparently he's done the same thing in Canada that he did in the UK when releasing his debut single. He's promised them a nude photo shoot if it goes to No.1. Has this man got no shame? Is he going to go round every country promising nude photo shoots everytime he wants a hit in a different territory?
I am not complaining |
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Apparently he's done the same thing in Canada that he did in the UK when releasing his debut single. He's promised them a nude photo shoot if it goes to No.1. Has this man got no shame? Is he going to go round every country promising nude photo shoots everytime he wants a hit in a different territory?
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the US version of HSAB is sh*t should have stuck with Rizzle Kicks!!
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Olly Murs? Fat faced, talentless bell end. I rest my case
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Rizzle Kicks shouldn't have allowed this, didn't they write this? I suppose if it does well they won't be bothered since they'll still get something out of it.
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Apparently he's done the same thing in Canada that he did in the UK when releasing his debut single. He's promised them a nude photo shoot if it goes to No.1. Has this man got no shame? Is he going to go round every country promising nude photo shoots everytime he wants a hit in a different territory?
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It's hardly a massive campaign by Olly, is it?
It was probably just a random one liner from an interview like "yeah I might even go naked if it gets to #1 ". Some people take things too seriously.
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oh dear, that us video is so bad.
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He can feel free
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I hope he gets number 1 then
![]() Also, I guarantee that you'd have a different opinion if a female singer was going round the world saying the same thing. She'd be called all names. I'm certainly no feminist but I dislike double standards (not aiming that at you two who I quoted, but speaking pin a more general basis). |
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It's hardly a massive campaign by Olly, is it?
It was probably just a random one liner from an interview like "yeah I might even go naked if it gets to #1 ". Some people take things too seriously. |
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Good pop song. Awful new video, but then I thought the UK video was poor as well.
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not surprised others agree the video is not as good as the original clip. its a shame since the song obviously has potential after recently also topping the charts in germany.
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Don't you think it's a cheap and tacky move, and that the song should get to whatever position it gets to because it's a good pop song?
Also, I guarantee that you'd have a different opinion if a female singer was going round the world saying the same thing. She'd be called all names. I'm certainly no feminist but I dislike double standards (not aiming that at you two who I quoted, but speaking pin a more general basis). If a female did, i also wouldn't complain. |
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I bet the US would have loved the Rizzle Kicks version and video.
It was probably just a random one liner from an interview like "yeah I might even go naked if it gets to #1