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Old 17-12-2005, 23:09
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I've heard the single a couple of times and it just sounds as though it was written with just Shayne in mind.

Sure, anyone can sing it, but it looks specifically designed for Shayne.

It sounds very 'Westlifey', and boyband ballad type stuff, and I can really imagine this as a Westlife song.

I just get the feeling that Louis Walsh had a huge amount of influence on the writing of the song, and couldn't get Shayne out of his mind as the song was being written.
I can almost imagine Louis was thinking to himself, "This is Shayne's song", so had it written as though it actually was at the time of writing.

It feels as though the judges felt that Shayne was bound to win, so decided to write the song as though Shayne had already won the show.

It just doesn't really sound suited to the other contestants who recorded the song, but feels as though it's right in Shayne's ballpark to appeal to the type of target audience that he is more geared to.

What do other people think?
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Old 17-12-2005, 23:11
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I personally thought the song is too low for it to be totally effective for Shayne and thought it was written more with the deeper singers in mind. Really don't like the song at all. My 9 year old wants a copy of the cd on wednesday but personally Im looking forward to the first non x factor song that he releases, the official songs are always crap imo.
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Old 17-12-2005, 23:13
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I do agree that it isn't a good song, and I don't think I'd like it whoever sang it.
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Old 17-12-2005, 23:13
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Simon chose the song and yes I'd say he had a boyband sound in mind.
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Old 17-12-2005, 23:14
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I liked the song and thought that Shayne sang it better, but my other half thought that the song was written for Shayne.
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Old 17-12-2005, 23:16
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Whoever it was tailored for, I thought it was very boring. I was thinking the same as you, it's just another boring Westlife type crap they knock out every 3 months.
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Old 17-12-2005, 23:16
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I thought both Shayne and Andy sang it equally as well!!!
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Old 17-12-2005, 23:16
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Not sure if it was written with Shayne in mind but I must say it suited Shaynes voice a lot better.
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Old 17-12-2005, 23:17
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i thought the song sounded decent.
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Old 17-12-2005, 23:19
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Originally Posted by Alrightmate
I've heard the single a couple of times and it just sounds as though it was written with just Shayne in mind.

What do other people think?

Well, when I heard Andy sing it, I thought it had been written just for him "you know where I've come from..." and we all know (don't we?!!!) that he was a bin man, "working-class" lad and stuff. And there's so much reflection in the song that it isn't at all suited to someone of Shayne's age.
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Old 17-12-2005, 23:19
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As I have said before I had been told that Shayne would win over amonth ago and that Gary Barlow would write his first hit.
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Old 17-12-2005, 23:21
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it's interesting how the x-factor isn't a fix
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Old 17-12-2005, 23:42
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I am by no means a music expert but I found Andy's version far more passionate, but you can't get the world to agree on nothing in this life.
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Old 17-12-2005, 23:47
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It was written by Swedish songwriter Elofsson who also wrote Evergreen and A Moment Like This - it's just Simon Cowell has no imagination. He could have done a lot better picking a more interesting song really.
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Old 17-12-2005, 23:50
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It sounded like an Andy song to me. It's a song that needed to be sung by an older man. Shayne's smooth voice ruined it.
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Old 17-12-2005, 23:52
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Originally Posted by AcerBen
It was written by Swedish songwriter Elofsson who also wrote Evergreen and A Moment Like This - it's just Simon Cowell has no imagination. He could have done a lot better picking a more interesting song really.
I read it was written by the same guy who wrote Leave Right Now for Will Young - is it the same songwriter?
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Old 18-12-2005, 00:04
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No that was Eg White, this is written by Elofsson/Padly/Godfrey. Elofsson wrote Evergreen.
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Old 18-12-2005, 21:39
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Originally Posted by Alrightmate
What do other people think?
As I feel that Andy's version was much better, the answer is a no.
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Old 18-12-2005, 21:46
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I dont know who they had in mind when they wrote it, but I thought it was cr@p whoever sang it!!

I have supported Shayne all the way but wont be buying this single.

I cant wait to hear his second single
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Old 18-12-2005, 21:48
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being associated with the song will harm shayne in the long run

i doubt it will get a lot of airplay

is shayne making a video for it today?
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Old 18-12-2005, 21:49
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I would have liked to have heard the Journey South, Brenda and Chico versions.
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Old 18-12-2005, 21:50
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Originally Posted by AcerBen
No that was Eg White, this is written by Elofsson/Padly/Godfrey. Elofsson wrote Evergreen.

do you know if they also wrote all this time?

it sounds very similar
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Old 18-12-2005, 21:51
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The song definately didn't suit Andy, but then again I thought Andy singing anything sounded boring as there's hardly any variety in his voice IMO.

Shayne was the better of a boring final 2 but I still think he's going to be the next Gareth Gates
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Old 18-12-2005, 21:52
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Originally Posted by thms
being associated with the song will harm shayne in the long run

i doubt it will get a lot of airplay

is shayne making a video for it today?
the last three acts made the videos last week
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Old 18-12-2005, 21:52
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I think it's the same as the first PI final - I always thought that 'Forever Green' was written with Gareth in mind but Will just did a better version on the night. Same thing with Andy - it IS a boybandy song but he managed to make it so much more. Come to think of it with so much stuff like Westlife in the charts no wonder he lost!
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