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Here we go again. Last week saw the Loch Ness monster being slaughtered. Having had firm words with all plasticine-based life-forms and threatened them with a giant panda, this week takes on a more innocent tone, as it's all about the kids...
The Saturdays - My Heart Takes Over
This is sure to be another top 10 hit for the girls. However, unlike their previous upbeat summer smashers, such as 'All Fired Up', this track is calmer and on the emotional side, more deep you might say... The video encapsulates this wonderfully, set on a rocky misty coast AND mountains on an extremely windy day! So boys you will be glad to hear hair and dresses are all over the place, only with sad faces. For all you fans, look forward to the album, On Your Radar out next week. - Aisling Cheesman
One Direction - Gotta Be You
One Direction revelation of the day: shaggy hair equates to singing prowess. Unfortunately, this means that the blonde one, who has a guitar rather than any lyrics, and the only one old enough to drive, don’t get a look in on this pre-teen friendly big ballad. Lots of emotional soaring strings coupled with serious, contemplative looks, completely undermined by the line “what a mess I made upon your innocence”. Eww. More pouting ensues and a lakeside scene that looks like a Jack Wills catalogue has vomited all over the screen: chunky knits, roaring fires and swishing of hair, lots of hair...unless you're those other two. Average song, average video, above average hair (for some) I’m just hoping they had adult supervision with all those fireworks...someone could have lost an eye, or more importantly, singed some hair! – Jane Catterall
Owl City – Dreams Don’t Turn To Dust
Before the vocals kicked in, the intro had me intrigued. Cue American drawl and the promising start gives way to the sound of one man and a casio keyboard. Repetitive to the point of monotony, the lack of interesting qualities musically hide potentially creative lyricism. Like the rest of Owl City’s material, this fits better as a ringtone than it does as a song. To quote Eeyore: boooooring. - Lucie Vincer
Jessie J – Who You Are
After the in-your-face ‘Do It Like A Dude’ and chilled vibes of ‘Price Tag’, Jessie J is now ticking the ‘heartfelt ballad’ box. And on paper it meets requirements: the earnest lyrics desperately telling listeners ‘Don’t lose who you are’, the powerful strings backing... the song has all the makings of a good ballad, yet somehow this is disappointing. Jessie J is an exciting new female artist that is known for pushing the boundaries – it’s just a shame she hasn’t broken the mould here, too. On a separate note, she really should get that roof fixed. - Lucie Vincer
The Collective - Teardrop
Oh why. Just why. The song was perfectly fine in its original form (anyone unfamiliar with Massive Attack click here). X-Factor honcho Tulisa takes the chorus and in between whiles you have the likes of Ed Sheeran, Ms Dynaminte and Wretch 32 rapping uninspiring lyrics that don’t really make sense (“On Top. Full stops. Exclamation mark. Punctuation.” Yes Ms. Dynamite, you have succeeded in naming various types of punctuation there, well done). What confuses me most is what Gary Barlow’s doing there, watching over everything like a slightly bewildered meerkat. It’s OK, Gary, Ms Dynamite will teach you what a semi-colon’s for and then all will be well.
DISCLAIMER: I have nothing against Children in Need or the fantastic work the charity does. I’d just rather you put a fiver in a collecting tin then assail your ears with this tripe. - Lucie Vincer
Hmm. What do you reckon, Sasha?
My sentiments exactly.
I think that gary barlow bloody organised it all, that's why he's standing over them like some confused meta human with his enormous mind trying to animate all his little puppets at once!
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