Example - 'Won't Go Quietly'
Please don't look at this photograph, especially if you are of a delicate constitution and easily shocked. Someone in this picture - naming no names - has clearly had a bit too much fizzy pop for lunch and is now showing off, trying to look dead hard and stuff, possibly in front of a figure of authority, just to impress his mates.
Frankly, if he is attempting to set any kind of 'example', it's a bad one, and we here at the Â鶹Éç are firmly against this kind of insubordinate naughtiness.
Hear that, sonny? Put the tongue away and be off with you!
(. If I said "Calvin Harris's reflection in a spoon", that would be unkind, wouldn't it?)
There's probably lots to say about the where a song like this comes from. I could probably work up a fairly convincing analogy about this being a car, right, in which I could say something about the chassis and engine being taken from a vintage Stardust, from the 'Music Sounds Better With You' range. Then we could think about the side panels and bumpers, and how they have been half-inched off any number of similar models doing the rounds at the moment, right down to the colour of the paint.
And the wheels would all be pointing in the direction of your local nightclub. That's pretty much all you can do with the car analogy.
The fact is, none of this matters. 'Won't Go Quietly' is a very nowadays sort of a song, aimed at the same brainial pleasure receptors as almost everything Calvin Harris has released, with some smashing lyrics about not really wanting to get close to a lady, because she's probably going to turn out to be bad news, but going ahead and snuggling up anyway.
It's not art, and it's not amazing but it'll do for now. Some songs are just here to help you pass the time in as enjoyable way as possible, until teacher gets back from the staff room.
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Comment number 1.
At 15th Jan 2010, spirit wrote:Oh I see what's going on here .
Giving your Chartblog fans two reviews in one day , ( HURTS and EXAMPLE ), to deflect attention away from the " Â鶹Éç Naughtiness " , of your beloved N -DUBZ .
A brilliant plan .
It might even work . :)
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Comment number 2.
At 17th Jan 2010, thranjax wrote:What, do you mean the "repulsive losers" and sulky chaps N-Dubz, to whom we say yar boo sucks?
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Comment number 3.
At 17th Jan 2010, BloggingLiam wrote:I think he worked with Calvin Harris on the album, from what I remember.
I love it anyway. Not quite as brilliant as 'Sun come up' up though.
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Comment number 4.
At 17th Jan 2010, harrythedog10 wrote:Listened to this song a couple of days and wasn't too impressed. Listened to it today and loved it, hope this does well in the charts we need a good dance-pop single in the top 10 at the moment.
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Comment number 5.
At 18th Jan 2010, jonesybcfc wrote:Wont Go Quietly?
yeah you will, calvin harris is still around.
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Comment number 6.
At 18th Jan 2010, spirit wrote:Me....................ow !
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Comment number 7.
At 18th Jan 2010, BloggingLiam wrote:Ive seen him live and can promise you, he's different to Calvin Harris! He had two guitarists who he relied heavily on (it's a good thing). I was very impressed.
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Comment number 8.
At 19th Jan 2010, spirit wrote:However much I agree with the excellent Liam , that WATCH THE SUN COME UP was a superb single , I am gonna stick my neck out and say that this single will chart higher than the peak position of that one !
This one is a commercial tour de force !
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Comment number 9.
At 21st Jan 2010, spirit wrote:Won't Go Quietly , is one of my fave songs at the moment , and is heading for the top ten !!!
Love it !
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Comment number 10.
At 24th Jan 2010, spirit wrote:At post 8 , yes Spirit's right again ! Example is in the top 10 with his brilliant single !
Yes , I do want his album !
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Comment number 11.
At 24th Jan 2010, BloggingLiam wrote:His Kesha cover is brilliant. That Kesha track is one of my favourite songs in a while (ye shoot me now), but his cover was very funny.
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Comment number 12.
At 3rd Oct 2010, Gaz wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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