My name is Julie and I was born on 16th February 1987 so I have been on this god forsaken planet for 30 years. I am taking up a challenge that was started on Youtube and have seen done a couple of times there, I am going to share 30 songs that have been apart of my life but it's in blog form rather than video, I am going to do it in three parts so this part will feature from 1987 to 1998, some will be from that year and some not so much so let's get this show on the road.
1987: "Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles
I chose this song because it was the number one hit in Australia in the week of my birth which is okay by me as this song is actually pretty damn awesome. Imagine some of the adults in a couple of years time discovering that the previous generation made "Can We Fix it?" by Bob the Builder a number one hit in the week and year of their birth in the early 2000s but yeah, "Walk Like an Egyptian" is a terrific song.
1988: "What A Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong
I don't have the strongest memories of what I liked musically as a baby but for some reason I have a recollection of hearing this song either via the analogue TV which somebody would have to adjust the aerial to. This song really does make me tear up a fair bit.
1989: "I Feel The Earth Move" by Carole King
Ironically the same year that Martika would have a hit with her cover of this Carole King song but I have chosen the original "I Feel The Earth Move" because 1989 was the year of the Newcastle earthquake, my mother was about 7 or 8 months pregnant with my sister at the time and on the day of the earthquake, my dad, mum, another relative (can't remember if it was my nanna or my grandma) and I were at Garden City, I was in a pram sound asleep and apparently didn't even stir when the ground shook.
1990: "Sister" by Sister2Sister
So I was soon to be a three year old but ten days before that third birthday in 1990 arrived my little sister so I have chosen Sister2Sister's 1999 hit "Sister" which got to number 3 on the Australian ARIA charts. The song is a bit cheesy but damn, as a three year old I was more into Fat Cat and Romper Room rather than music!
1991: 'The Pushbike Song" by Play School (originally by Mungo Jerry
1991 was the year that my parents brought me by first CD and first CD player which was from the cast of Play School and I literally thought that the Play School CD was the greatest thing on earth especially the cover of Mungo Jerry's "The Pushbike Song" performed by Phillip Quast. I couldn't get enough of the song, since that little phase I've always thought the song to be a bit childish.
1992: "Camptown Ladies"
1992...the year I officially started 'Big School'...yep, mum would take me to school with me wearing the school uniform a size or two a bit big and a school bag with recess, lunch, something for show and tell, a hat and in summer mosquito repellant. "Camptown Ladies" was one of those silly ones that as a five year I absolutely loved even if I got the lyrics wrong half of the time.
1993: "Eggs' by Don Spencer
My parents didn't want me to get into the latest pop music at the time because understandably the themes in top 40 music are something impressionable young kids shouldn't be hearing but my parents would let me get appropriate cassettes of kids music and one of them was Don Spencer's kids album called "Walkabout" of which the song "Eggs" is on and at the time, I used to copy the actions of the presenters on Play School (I loved John and Benita although George and Monica were awesome too!) when I saw the song performed on Play School.
1994: "Cats in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin
So as a seven year old, I was being introduced to music not just at home but at school as well because my grade 2 teacher Mr Davies would bring his guitar with him and teach us these two or three songs, one of them was "Cats in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin - a song about a father who never spent much time with his son as he grew up, it's actually an extremely sad song but one I have felt has always been apart of my life.
1995: "Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet
Ughhh. This is my biggest memory of 1995 at school when my classmates and I were forced to sing this sappy ballad every Tuesday in the open learning area. I still hate this song to this day and damn those images in my head.
1996: "Eight Days A Week" by The Beatles
This was the last year I'd let my parents influence what I listened to musically, I still loved my Don Spencer tapes but in 1996 somebody brought me a tape called "Beatles Hits for Kids" which featured songs like "For the Benefit of Mr Kite" and "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" and I fell in love with the music of the Fab Four especially "Eight Days a Week", I had memorised the lyrics of the song and while walking home from a night out during a holiday on the Gold Coast, I started singing "Eight Days A Week" and was quite proud I'd memorised the whole song! I also got my first sony Walkman so I could listen to music in the car without annoying mum and dad.
1997: "Say You'll Be There" by Spice Girls
The first 'hip' popular culture CD that parents brought for me was the Spice Girls album "Spice", my dad would even tape the CD and put it onto a little recordable cassette tape so I could listen to it on tape. I would also start loving making my own cassette mix tapes of songs I liked so I could listen to them in the car whenever I liked.
1998: "All I Have to Give" by Backstreet Boys
In 1998, I was hit by the "I'm in love with a boy band" and for me it was the Backsstreet Boys, they have better songs than "All I Have to Give" but it seems appropriate given it was on the year end ARIA Chart for 1998 and a decent way to end things for part 1 of this marathon. I was also a school leader and helped lead my house to winning the school athletics carnival which was exciting and madly in love with Nick, Howie, AJ, Brian and Kevin from the Backstreet Boys.
Next up the teenage years from 1999 through to 2007 but before that the ARIA Chart top ten/review (that is crazy) and hopefully the return of New Music Friday this week but no promises on that.
Monday, 16 October 2017
Thursday, 12 October 2017
ARIA top ten/chart review: October 9: Week 2 at number one for Rockstar as chart goes haywire
Last week, I did warn of the potential of the charts going haywire this week and wow, they did in many ways due to a number of factors that I will mention through out this chart top ten/chart review.
But before we get to the top ten, the songs that left the top 10 were Lauv's "I Like Me Better" slipping 4 places to 12, Demi Lovato's "Sorry not Sorry" slipping 3 places ro 13 and Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do" dropping to 14. Can't say I am sorry to see two of that three gone from the top ten, you can work out which two I am talking about for yourselves.
So with those departures did the top ten improve? Well not at number one with "Rockstar" by Post Malone and 21 Savage remaining in the top spot for another week.
"Glorious" by Macklemore feat. Skylar Grey has matched it's previous peak after it was performed at the National Rugby League Grand Final jumping one place to number 3.
This means "New Rules" by Dua Lipa drops to number 3.
Now on the back of the controversy over the performance eg: the whinging of Tony Abbott which resulted in people taking to iTunes and buying the song. Former Australian number 1"Same Love" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert re-entered the chart at number 4 purely on digital downloads...that is all. Should drop out next week. The NRL Grand Final appears to have had a serious impact on the singles chart this week actually because of Macklemore.
Former number one "Too Good at Goodbyes" by Sam Smith dropped to number 5.
A song that is rising slowly but surely is "Dusk til Dawn" by Zayn and Sia which climbed 1 place to number 6.
"1-800-273-8255" by Logic feat Alessia Cara and Khalid dropped two places to number 7.
Then we get to one of the big climbers of the week and this artist's first solo top ten hit "Havana" by Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug which climbed from 16 to number 8. I actually expect this song to be top 5 soon. It's gonna be a smash for Camila and boy, she needs it ahead of that album release.
Khalid makes his 2nd appearance but this time as the main artist in the top ten with "Young, Dumb and Broke" jumping from 13 to number 9.
Rounding out the top ten is "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons which fell four places to number 10 and looks like falling out of the chart naturally as it's on its way out. (Good!)
On the way up though is "Mi Gente" by J Balvin and Willy William which climbed 20 places to number 11 off the back of the release of a remix featuring Beyonce, "Good Old Days" by Macklemore and Kesha jumped from 25 to 16, Ed Sheeran's sappy daytime love scene song "Perfect" jumped from 41 to 19.
Also noted a bounce back up the chart for Kendrick Lamar's "Humble" which jumped from 42 back to 30.
The biggest loser this week was unsurprisingly a song that was on the way out naturally anyway "Slow Hands" by Niall Horan which fell from 34 to 46, also Rita Ora's "Your Song" fell from 32 to 40, "...Ready for It" by Taylor Swift also experienced a big drop from 26 to 37.
So what dropped out? The only real significant drop out was "Something Just Like this" by The Chainsmokers and Coldplay but that has done enough to make ARIA's end of year chart, the other two songs to drop out were "There for You" by Martin Garrix and Troye Sivan and "More Than You Know" by Axwell and Ingrosso
One new entry this week in the top 50, it's the title track of Pink's new album "Beautiful Trauma" which entered the chart at 27. Outside the top 100, Post Malone got a boost for "I Fall Apart" which entered at 56 and will probably break into the top 50 soon considering the success of "rockstar" and Kita Alexander's song "Hotel" entered at 89 (Check that song out, it's a great song)
The Killers AFL Grand Final appearance helped "Mr Brightside" re-enter the top 50 at number 48, they also saw several songs re-enter the top 100 with "Somebody told Me" at 71 and "When You were Young" at 82.
"Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton also re-entered yet again as a result of the song being performed at the NRL Grand Final.
There were also re-entries for the sadly now departed Tom Petty with "Free Fallin'" re-entering at 59 and "I Won't Back Down" at 78.
So that wraps up quite the week on the charts thanks largely to the footy grand finals, have a feeling we are in for a bit of a slowdown week. I think "rockstar" may well see this week at number one but we'll see on Saturday.
But before we get to the top ten, the songs that left the top 10 were Lauv's "I Like Me Better" slipping 4 places to 12, Demi Lovato's "Sorry not Sorry" slipping 3 places ro 13 and Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do" dropping to 14. Can't say I am sorry to see two of that three gone from the top ten, you can work out which two I am talking about for yourselves.
So with those departures did the top ten improve? Well not at number one with "Rockstar" by Post Malone and 21 Savage remaining in the top spot for another week.
"Glorious" by Macklemore feat. Skylar Grey has matched it's previous peak after it was performed at the National Rugby League Grand Final jumping one place to number 3.
This means "New Rules" by Dua Lipa drops to number 3.
Now on the back of the controversy over the performance eg: the whinging of Tony Abbott which resulted in people taking to iTunes and buying the song. Former Australian number 1"Same Love" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert re-entered the chart at number 4 purely on digital downloads...that is all. Should drop out next week. The NRL Grand Final appears to have had a serious impact on the singles chart this week actually because of Macklemore.
Former number one "Too Good at Goodbyes" by Sam Smith dropped to number 5.
A song that is rising slowly but surely is "Dusk til Dawn" by Zayn and Sia which climbed 1 place to number 6.
"1-800-273-8255" by Logic feat Alessia Cara and Khalid dropped two places to number 7.
Then we get to one of the big climbers of the week and this artist's first solo top ten hit "Havana" by Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug which climbed from 16 to number 8. I actually expect this song to be top 5 soon. It's gonna be a smash for Camila and boy, she needs it ahead of that album release.
Khalid makes his 2nd appearance but this time as the main artist in the top ten with "Young, Dumb and Broke" jumping from 13 to number 9.
Rounding out the top ten is "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons which fell four places to number 10 and looks like falling out of the chart naturally as it's on its way out. (Good!)
On the way up though is "Mi Gente" by J Balvin and Willy William which climbed 20 places to number 11 off the back of the release of a remix featuring Beyonce, "Good Old Days" by Macklemore and Kesha jumped from 25 to 16, Ed Sheeran's sappy daytime love scene song "Perfect" jumped from 41 to 19.
Also noted a bounce back up the chart for Kendrick Lamar's "Humble" which jumped from 42 back to 30.
The biggest loser this week was unsurprisingly a song that was on the way out naturally anyway "Slow Hands" by Niall Horan which fell from 34 to 46, also Rita Ora's "Your Song" fell from 32 to 40, "...Ready for It" by Taylor Swift also experienced a big drop from 26 to 37.
So what dropped out? The only real significant drop out was "Something Just Like this" by The Chainsmokers and Coldplay but that has done enough to make ARIA's end of year chart, the other two songs to drop out were "There for You" by Martin Garrix and Troye Sivan and "More Than You Know" by Axwell and Ingrosso
One new entry this week in the top 50, it's the title track of Pink's new album "Beautiful Trauma" which entered the chart at 27. Outside the top 100, Post Malone got a boost for "I Fall Apart" which entered at 56 and will probably break into the top 50 soon considering the success of "rockstar" and Kita Alexander's song "Hotel" entered at 89 (Check that song out, it's a great song)
The Killers AFL Grand Final appearance helped "Mr Brightside" re-enter the top 50 at number 48, they also saw several songs re-enter the top 100 with "Somebody told Me" at 71 and "When You were Young" at 82.
"Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton also re-entered yet again as a result of the song being performed at the NRL Grand Final.
There were also re-entries for the sadly now departed Tom Petty with "Free Fallin'" re-entering at 59 and "I Won't Back Down" at 78.
So that wraps up quite the week on the charts thanks largely to the footy grand finals, have a feeling we are in for a bit of a slowdown week. I think "rockstar" may well see this week at number one but we'll see on Saturday.
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
ARIA top ten/chart review: October 2: New number 1 and a bad week for Taylor Swift
The top ten has undergone some renovations this week, it's fair to say, there's been some big moves...none bigger than the new number one or what is pushing into the top ten this week.
As for what left the top ten? Well really, Pink's former number one hit "What About Us?" dropped out of the top ten but I expect her newest release "Beautiful Trauma" to debut inside the top ten this week.
So I mentioned we have a new number one and that new number one is "Rockstar" by Post Malone feat. 21 Savage. "Rockstar" is their first Australian number one.
Remaining at number two this week is Dua Lipa with "New Rules".
"Glorious" by Macklemore feat. Skylar Grey rebounds three places to number 3. I expect that this song could well overtake "New Rules" for number 2 in light of Macklemore's peformance at the National Rugby League Grand Final, he also has a debut which IU will get to.
Last week's number one 'Tood Good at Goodbyes" by Sam Smith dropped three places to number four.
"1-800-273-8255" by Logic feat. Alessia Cara and Khalid climbed two places to number 5. Surprised to see this song doing so well in Australia if I am being honest.
"Thunder" by Imagine Dragons lost some of its gains last week to fall back to number six
:"Dusk til Dawn" by Zayn and Sia regained some momentum to reach number 7.
At number 8 is "I Like Me better' by Lauv which climbed two places, yet again another song I am surprised is a massive hit.
Former chart topper "Look What You Made Me Do" by Taylor Swift dropped from number 3 to number 9, it wasn't a great week for Taylor on the Australian charts either.
A new arrival to the top ten rounds out the top ten this week with "Sorry Not Sorry" by Demi Lovato jumping two places to sit at number 10.
Biggest gainer this week; That easily was "Havana" by Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug, it climbed from 34 to 16. Also big gains were had by "Feel It Still" by Portugal the Man from 20 to 15 and "What Lovers Do' by Maroon 5 and SZA.
Biggest loser is Niall Horan's "Too Much to Ask" dropping from 23 to 35, also big drops for Kesha's "Praying" which fell from 15 to 22 and Taylor Swift's pronotional single "...Ready for it?" dropping from 17 to 26.
As for the drop outs this week, one significant one really which was "I'm the one" by DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, Quavo and Lil Wayne, also out of the ARIA top 50 went "Waves" by Dean Lewis and "Redbone" by Childish Gambino.
I mentioned Macklemore had a debut enter the charts this week, well he and Kesha have the lone new entry this week with "Good Ol' Days' entering the chart number 25. New entries to the top 100 this week were: "A Different way" by DJ Snake feat. Lauv at 59, "Stargazing" by Kygo feat. Justin Jesso at 74, "The Man" by The Killers at 84 (hard to hide my joy at seeing this song finally break into the top 100), "Yesterday" by 360 feat. Hein Cooper at 88 and "DNA" by k-pop band BTS at 99.
Two re-entries to the top 50 with "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran (the latest single from Divide" returning at 41 and "Let Me Go" by Hailee Steinfeld feat. Alesso and Watt at 49.
Expecting next week to be weird with Macklemore and The Killers likely to have a stack of songs each enter the top 50. "Same Love" by Macklemore has been top of iTunes charts for days now, Tom Petty's death will undoubtedly trigger the return of a few of his songs to the chart and the Beyonce remix of "Mi Gente" could well make a charge for top ten but we'll see what happens.
As for what left the top ten? Well really, Pink's former number one hit "What About Us?" dropped out of the top ten but I expect her newest release "Beautiful Trauma" to debut inside the top ten this week.
So I mentioned we have a new number one and that new number one is "Rockstar" by Post Malone feat. 21 Savage. "Rockstar" is their first Australian number one.
Remaining at number two this week is Dua Lipa with "New Rules".
"Glorious" by Macklemore feat. Skylar Grey rebounds three places to number 3. I expect that this song could well overtake "New Rules" for number 2 in light of Macklemore's peformance at the National Rugby League Grand Final, he also has a debut which IU will get to.
Last week's number one 'Tood Good at Goodbyes" by Sam Smith dropped three places to number four.
"1-800-273-8255" by Logic feat. Alessia Cara and Khalid climbed two places to number 5. Surprised to see this song doing so well in Australia if I am being honest.
"Thunder" by Imagine Dragons lost some of its gains last week to fall back to number six
:"Dusk til Dawn" by Zayn and Sia regained some momentum to reach number 7.
At number 8 is "I Like Me better' by Lauv which climbed two places, yet again another song I am surprised is a massive hit.
Former chart topper "Look What You Made Me Do" by Taylor Swift dropped from number 3 to number 9, it wasn't a great week for Taylor on the Australian charts either.
A new arrival to the top ten rounds out the top ten this week with "Sorry Not Sorry" by Demi Lovato jumping two places to sit at number 10.
Biggest gainer this week; That easily was "Havana" by Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug, it climbed from 34 to 16. Also big gains were had by "Feel It Still" by Portugal the Man from 20 to 15 and "What Lovers Do' by Maroon 5 and SZA.
Biggest loser is Niall Horan's "Too Much to Ask" dropping from 23 to 35, also big drops for Kesha's "Praying" which fell from 15 to 22 and Taylor Swift's pronotional single "...Ready for it?" dropping from 17 to 26.
As for the drop outs this week, one significant one really which was "I'm the one" by DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, Quavo and Lil Wayne, also out of the ARIA top 50 went "Waves" by Dean Lewis and "Redbone" by Childish Gambino.
I mentioned Macklemore had a debut enter the charts this week, well he and Kesha have the lone new entry this week with "Good Ol' Days' entering the chart number 25. New entries to the top 100 this week were: "A Different way" by DJ Snake feat. Lauv at 59, "Stargazing" by Kygo feat. Justin Jesso at 74, "The Man" by The Killers at 84 (hard to hide my joy at seeing this song finally break into the top 100), "Yesterday" by 360 feat. Hein Cooper at 88 and "DNA" by k-pop band BTS at 99.
Two re-entries to the top 50 with "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran (the latest single from Divide" returning at 41 and "Let Me Go" by Hailee Steinfeld feat. Alesso and Watt at 49.
Expecting next week to be weird with Macklemore and The Killers likely to have a stack of songs each enter the top 50. "Same Love" by Macklemore has been top of iTunes charts for days now, Tom Petty's death will undoubtedly trigger the return of a few of his songs to the chart and the Beyonce remix of "Mi Gente" could well make a charge for top ten but we'll see what happens.
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
ARIA Chart top ten/chart review; 25th September. Post Malone gets his biggest hit in Australia
All I can say about this week is...wow, not only did we get a new debut in the top 10 but plenty of changes up and down the chart, we did lose the inert "Friends" by Justin Bieber and Bloodpop from the top 10 with it dropping to 11 and "...Ready For it" by Taylor Swift made a swift exit from the top from 3 to 17 which made that song the biggest faller of the week. (It actually wasn't a good week for Ms Swift if I am to be honest)
But let's get to our top 10 where the number one for a second week is "Too Good at Goodbyes" by Sam Smith, now I actually think there's a probablility that this song will fall from the number one slot when you see what is lurking below it.
It's closest danger is "New Rules" by Dua Lipa which climbed two places to number 2 this week and still seems to have plenty of traction particularly on radio which is a good sign.
Taylor Swift's former chart topper "Look What You Made Me Do" dropped to number three and somehow I can see this just going into a tailspin down.
Pink regained some of her losses with "What About Us?" rebounding to number 4 after drop to number 5 last week.
The most surprising was the two place climb to number 5 for "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons but I'd suspect that rise is on the back of weaker songs.
At number 6 is "Glorious" by Macklemore and Skylar Grey, it remains at number 6 but it will get a boost off the drop of the album and the fact that Macklemore is performing at this weekend's National Rugby League Grand Final.
"1-800-273-8255" by Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid climbed 3 places to number 7. This could well go top 5 actually.
Then we have a new entry to the chart inside the top 10 and is both these artists biggest hit in Australia, at number 8 it's Post Malone and 21 Savage with "Rockstar". It's the highest debut of the week as well, this song just debuted on the Billboard hot 100 at number 2.
"Dusk til Dawn" by Zayn and Sia fell one place to number nine.
Rounding out the top 10 is Lauv who climbed 3 places to number 10 this week with "I Like Me Better".
The biggest gainer this week was "Feel It Still" by Portugal, The Man which climbed 15 places to number 20. Also a good gain for "Young, Dumb and Broke" by Khalid which climbed 6 places to 14
As for the losses, already mentioned "...Ready for it" by Taylor Swift as being the biggest loser of the week but Vance Joy's "Lay it on Me" lost its momentum completely to drop from 26 to 18.
As for the new entries apart from "Rockstar". we begin at 23 with Niall Horan's ballad "Too Much to Ask", the overstuffed "Homemade Dynamite (remix) by Lorde featuring Khalid, Post Malone and SZA enters at number 40 and "Would You Ever" by Skrillex and Poo Bear at number 42. Outside of the top 100: Fall Out Boy at number 83 with "The Last of the Real Ones", "Heaven" by Ziggy Alberts at 85, Nick Jonas at 88 with "Find You" (Still disappointed with that song if I am to honest) and "Curve" by Gucci Mane feat. The Weekend at number 93.
Dean Lewis re-entered the ARIA top 50 with the excellent "Waves" at number 46.
So given the new entries and the one return what also dropped out. No real surprises there this week with "Fake Magic" by Peking Duk and AlunaGeorge (that song really never gained any traction), "No Promises" by Cheat Codes and Demi Lovato, "Location" by Khalid, former number 4 hit "Symphony" by Clean Bandit and Zara Larsson and "Let Me Go" by Hailee Steinfeld feat. Alesso and Watt.
Alright, New Music Friday Review likely to feature Nic Cester (yes that Nic Cester from Jet), Anne-Marie and...Miley Cyrus (she's dropping that album on Friday) so see you for that.
But let's get to our top 10 where the number one for a second week is "Too Good at Goodbyes" by Sam Smith, now I actually think there's a probablility that this song will fall from the number one slot when you see what is lurking below it.
It's closest danger is "New Rules" by Dua Lipa which climbed two places to number 2 this week and still seems to have plenty of traction particularly on radio which is a good sign.
Taylor Swift's former chart topper "Look What You Made Me Do" dropped to number three and somehow I can see this just going into a tailspin down.
Pink regained some of her losses with "What About Us?" rebounding to number 4 after drop to number 5 last week.
The most surprising was the two place climb to number 5 for "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons but I'd suspect that rise is on the back of weaker songs.
At number 6 is "Glorious" by Macklemore and Skylar Grey, it remains at number 6 but it will get a boost off the drop of the album and the fact that Macklemore is performing at this weekend's National Rugby League Grand Final.
"1-800-273-8255" by Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid climbed 3 places to number 7. This could well go top 5 actually.
Then we have a new entry to the chart inside the top 10 and is both these artists biggest hit in Australia, at number 8 it's Post Malone and 21 Savage with "Rockstar". It's the highest debut of the week as well, this song just debuted on the Billboard hot 100 at number 2.
"Dusk til Dawn" by Zayn and Sia fell one place to number nine.
Rounding out the top 10 is Lauv who climbed 3 places to number 10 this week with "I Like Me Better".
The biggest gainer this week was "Feel It Still" by Portugal, The Man which climbed 15 places to number 20. Also a good gain for "Young, Dumb and Broke" by Khalid which climbed 6 places to 14
As for the losses, already mentioned "...Ready for it" by Taylor Swift as being the biggest loser of the week but Vance Joy's "Lay it on Me" lost its momentum completely to drop from 26 to 18.
As for the new entries apart from "Rockstar". we begin at 23 with Niall Horan's ballad "Too Much to Ask", the overstuffed "Homemade Dynamite (remix) by Lorde featuring Khalid, Post Malone and SZA enters at number 40 and "Would You Ever" by Skrillex and Poo Bear at number 42. Outside of the top 100: Fall Out Boy at number 83 with "The Last of the Real Ones", "Heaven" by Ziggy Alberts at 85, Nick Jonas at 88 with "Find You" (Still disappointed with that song if I am to honest) and "Curve" by Gucci Mane feat. The Weekend at number 93.
Dean Lewis re-entered the ARIA top 50 with the excellent "Waves" at number 46.
So given the new entries and the one return what also dropped out. No real surprises there this week with "Fake Magic" by Peking Duk and AlunaGeorge (that song really never gained any traction), "No Promises" by Cheat Codes and Demi Lovato, "Location" by Khalid, former number 4 hit "Symphony" by Clean Bandit and Zara Larsson and "Let Me Go" by Hailee Steinfeld feat. Alesso and Watt.
Alright, New Music Friday Review likely to feature Nic Cester (yes that Nic Cester from Jet), Anne-Marie and...Miley Cyrus (she's dropping that album on Friday) so see you for that.
Thursday, 21 September 2017
New Music Friday review: Niall Horan, Nick Jonas, Post Malone/21 Savage
So this week delivered in some ways...I guess (?), We got new music from Niall Horan and Nick Jonas plus we get double the Post Malone than what is necessary (You'll see what I mean). Keeping the reviews short due to not being well.
Song: Too Much to Ask
Artist: Niall Horan
So the third single from Niall Horan's album "Flicker" due out next month is a heartfelt ballad and its actually what I expected Niall to come out with following the success of "Slow Hands" and plays in the Ed Sheeran playground a bit, you can literally hear the Ed Sheeran in this song.
Yeah, I do like it but I think that he has done much better in terms of this kind of music with "This Town".
Rating: 7/10
Song: Find You
Artist: Nick Jonas
Nick Jonas is back with a new single and quite honestly I like the fragments of acoustic guitar through this song that gets lost in amongst a beat not far removed from EDM or The Chainsmokers at their best. Ugh. Skip it.
Rating: 5/10 but that's more due to the acoustic guitar.
Song: rockstar
Artist(s): Post Malone, 21 Savage
So when I hear people suggest a rap song is pretty good, I get a little wary, largely because it's always a big let down but you know what? I'll give Post Malone and 21 Savage this, for as much as this song doesn't go much past bragging about their sexual prowess and living like Bon Scott and Jim Morrison, it actually kind of fits with the whole premise of living like 'rockstars' so yeah while it's not my thing, I quite honestly wouldn't be bothered if it became a hit.
Rating: 6/10
Best of the week: Check out Craig David's "Heartline". It's a damn good tune and should be a hit.
Worst: "Homemade Dynamite (Remix)" by Lorde, Khalid, SZA and Post Malone. No Lorde, You didn't need to recreate a 2017 version of Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" when she managed to get Kendrick Lamar on board to overcompensate for it being a late album track back in 2015 This feels clunky at best and overstuffed at worst. This really does feel like a misstep here, you'll find me listening to the original.
New Music Friday 22nd September.
Macklemore feat. Kesha with 'Good ol' Days"
Anne Marie "Heavy" (Yes I got the date wrong on that one last week)
Song: Too Much to Ask
Artist: Niall Horan
So the third single from Niall Horan's album "Flicker" due out next month is a heartfelt ballad and its actually what I expected Niall to come out with following the success of "Slow Hands" and plays in the Ed Sheeran playground a bit, you can literally hear the Ed Sheeran in this song.
Yeah, I do like it but I think that he has done much better in terms of this kind of music with "This Town".
Rating: 7/10
Song: Find You
Artist: Nick Jonas
Nick Jonas is back with a new single and quite honestly I like the fragments of acoustic guitar through this song that gets lost in amongst a beat not far removed from EDM or The Chainsmokers at their best. Ugh. Skip it.
Rating: 5/10 but that's more due to the acoustic guitar.
Song: rockstar
Artist(s): Post Malone, 21 Savage
So when I hear people suggest a rap song is pretty good, I get a little wary, largely because it's always a big let down but you know what? I'll give Post Malone and 21 Savage this, for as much as this song doesn't go much past bragging about their sexual prowess and living like Bon Scott and Jim Morrison, it actually kind of fits with the whole premise of living like 'rockstars' so yeah while it's not my thing, I quite honestly wouldn't be bothered if it became a hit.
Rating: 6/10
Best of the week: Check out Craig David's "Heartline". It's a damn good tune and should be a hit.
Worst: "Homemade Dynamite (Remix)" by Lorde, Khalid, SZA and Post Malone. No Lorde, You didn't need to recreate a 2017 version of Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" when she managed to get Kendrick Lamar on board to overcompensate for it being a late album track back in 2015 This feels clunky at best and overstuffed at worst. This really does feel like a misstep here, you'll find me listening to the original.
New Music Friday 22nd September.
Macklemore feat. Kesha with 'Good ol' Days"
Anne Marie "Heavy" (Yes I got the date wrong on that one last week)
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
The Tuesday Ten: Top 10 hit songs I cannot stand
So The Tuesday Ten is something I am going to do on occasions where I countdown the 10 of something and today we're beginning with the top ten songs that I have to change the radio station when they come on because to me they are skin crawling nauseating songs or I just have an irrational dislike of the song.
This song happens when the singer is overloaded on bitterness and victim mentality, it's childish and stupid and casts Taylor Swift in the worst possible light. I am hoping and praying that the forthcoming album isn't as bad as I think it is going to be.
10. "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons (2017)
This song just really really gets on my nerves right from the get go with that autotuned voice saying "Thunder" over and over again and the incredibly basic lyrics. Ugh. It missed my mid year top 10 worst songs of the year so far list but geez, it's definitely that annoying it may well end up the end of year worst list!.
9. "Hey Jude" by The Beatles.
Okay, this is actually a bit harsh because the ballad part is absolutely beautiful but the song then goes into this "Na na na" bit that drags on and on to the point where it gets painful to listen to. Maybe I just don't get the artistry of it but for me that "na na na na" bit ruins what is an absolutely gorgeous song for John Lennon's son Julian.
Okay, this is actually a bit harsh because the ballad part is absolutely beautiful but the song then goes into this "Na na na" bit that drags on and on to the point where it gets painful to listen to. Maybe I just don't get the artistry of it but for me that "na na na na" bit ruins what is an absolutely gorgeous song for John Lennon's son Julian.
8. "Long Way to the Top" by AC/DC
Some people will see this as blasphemy, how dare I include an AC/DC song on this list. Just because it's Acca Dacca, it doesn't make this song any better in my eyes. What with the unnecessary bagpipes and shouting, it all adds up to one gigantic headache. It's a total station changer for me.
Some people will see this as blasphemy, how dare I include an AC/DC song on this list. Just because it's Acca Dacca, it doesn't make this song any better in my eyes. What with the unnecessary bagpipes and shouting, it all adds up to one gigantic headache. It's a total station changer for me.
7. "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion
A sappy, awful ballad that if it wasn't for the movie "Titanic" wouldn't have even charted the way it did. I can't even forget that this song existed. Ugh.
A sappy, awful ballad that if it wasn't for the movie "Titanic" wouldn't have even charted the way it did. I can't even forget that this song existed. Ugh.
6. "Babooshka" by Kate Bush
Shrieking at the top of your lungs does not make a good song and that shrieking "Eiii yiiii!" is enough to put me off the song. It's just so unnecessary!
Shrieking at the top of your lungs does not make a good song and that shrieking "Eiii yiiii!" is enough to put me off the song. It's just so unnecessary!
5. Upside Down" by Diana Ross
I cannot explain how and why this song really does drive me to changing the station. It just does. Maybe it's in Diana's vocal delivery, I don't know but yeah this song just does plenty to make me change the radio station. The lyrics also imply that she knows her man is cheating but yet because this arsehole is such a lovegod, she's staying with him, I know it was recorded in the late 70s/ early 80s but come on!.
4. Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band
Oh god, if there's one song I had forgotten pissed me off, it's this one. I'd forgotten how sleazy and skin crawling repulsive the chorus is. Ugh. I wouldn't mind it so much if radio stations put a ban on playing this song
Oh god, if there's one song I had forgotten pissed me off, it's this one. I'd forgotten how sleazy and skin crawling repulsive the chorus is. Ugh. I wouldn't mind it so much if radio stations put a ban on playing this song
3. "Look What You Made Me Do" by Taylor Swift
This song happens when the singer is overloaded on bitterness and victim mentality, it's childish and stupid and casts Taylor Swift in the worst possible light. I am hoping and praying that the forthcoming album isn't as bad as I think it is going to be.
2. "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John
Oh I am going to cop it for putting Olivia on this list but "Physical" is not one of her best songs. From a chorus that makes my stomach churn to the music behind it. "Physical" really is just one of those god awful songs that I am convinced people say it's good because it's Olivia. It's not!
1. "Born To be Alive" by Patrick Hernandez
I know I shouldn't be pissed at what effectively was a one hit wonder but this song does my head in every single time it is played. People complain about repetitive choruses in modern pop music today but seriously I'd almost take "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons over this god awful mess of a song. Also, what else are we meant to be when we're born? We're certainly not born to be dead!
Sunday, 17 September 2017
ARIA Top Ten/ Chart Review: 18th September. Debuts cause chart chaos
There are some weeks that are quiet where there's barely any movement and no new entries to really speak of breaking into the top 10 and then you get weeks like this one where the chart turns into pure unadulterated chaos when a number of huge names drop new singles in the previous week and gain traction enough to break into the top ten.
That's what happened this week as two new entries debuted in the top ten including one song going straight in at number one and one other song making a somewhat surprising leap into the top 10 and it triggered the exits of "Sorry Not Sorry" by Demi Lovato to number 11 from 8 last week, "Feels" by Calvin Harris feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean to 15 from 9 last week and "Unforgettable" by French Montana feat. Swae-Lee to number 12 from the top 10.
So let's let down to this top 10 and as I mentioned we do have a new number one, it's "Too Good at Goodbyes" by Sam Smith, it's his first number one in Australia. Just how much longevity it has at number one is going to be sorely tested.
At number two is "Look What You Made Me Do" by Taylor Swift, this song is still a major player for the top spot as it is doing well on sales but I just wonder if releasing "...You Ready for It" has split streams and sales for Taylor therefore making it tougher for her to have a longer run at the top with "Look What You Made Me Do" but hey I ain't complaining.
Speaking of "...You Ready For It" by Taylor Swift, it gained a spot to number 3. Yet again how much steam this song has even though its not the official single but rather a promotional single remains in question could disappear quite quickly when stronger songs arrive in top ten (eg: Niall Horan's new single).
Dua Lipa restarted the "New Rules" rise toward the top, climbing two places to number 4. It may well be the best song in the top 5 this week if I am honest!
Pink has been doing plenty of promotional work for her album "Beautiful Trauma" but it didn't stop her number one hit "What About Us?" dropping 3 places to number 5
"Glorious" by Macklemore feat. Skylar Gray dropped out of the top 5 this week, it fell two places to number 6.
"Thunder" by Imagine Dragons continues to hang around like the proverbial unwanted bad smell at number 7 for another week.
At number 8 is the second of the new entries to debut inside the top 10, "Dusk Til Dawn" by Zayn feat. Sia. I am quite happy its here to be honest in spite of some notable flaws, it's a decent enough song and could very well get a move going up the chart if all things go well.
"Friends" by Justin Bieber and Bloodpop dropped 4 places back to number 9 because it's really quite the average track that's got a good beat but not much else going for it.
Then to round of the top 10 is the new arrival of "1-800-273-8255" by Logic feat. Alessia Cara and Khalid which climbed 7 places to reach number 10 which made it the biggest mover on the ARIA chart this week, this song seems to have struck a chord somewhere!
Other big moves up outside the top 10 came for "Lay It On Me" by Vance Joy which climbed from 25 to 18 and "What Lovers Do" by Maroon 5 and SZA" climbed from 33 to 28.
A lot of songs experienced falls this week but biggest fall was by "Fallin'" by Jessica Mauboy which dropped from 28 to 39 this week but as I say there are plenty of songs across the board which have peaked and looked to be on their way out anyway.
The only other new entry is this weird collaboration between Hailee Steinfeld, country act Florida Georgia Line, Alesso and Watt for a song called "Let Me Go" which entered the chart at number 50.
Outside the top 50, there were new entries in top 100 from Dean Lewis with "Lose My Mind" at 73 being the best of them, "You're The Best Thing about Me" by U2 at 83, "Love So Soft" by Kelly Clarkson at 88 and "Bad at love" by Halsey at 91.
So with three new entries, what dropped out of the top 50? We lost "Waves" by Dean Lewis, "Bad Liar" by Selena Gomez and "Malibu" by Miley Cyrus. Yet again unless there's promotional single for the album coming, this is not a great sign for that album from Miley considering "Younger Now" has totally flopped.
I really don't know what to expect next week, I think there is a chance that Taylor Swift could return to number one and it's really quite unknown how Niall Horan's new single will shake the chart up again.
Speaking of Niall Horan, he will feature in the latest edition of New Friday Music Review along with Ball Park Music and maybe some Jessie J. See you then!
That's what happened this week as two new entries debuted in the top ten including one song going straight in at number one and one other song making a somewhat surprising leap into the top 10 and it triggered the exits of "Sorry Not Sorry" by Demi Lovato to number 11 from 8 last week, "Feels" by Calvin Harris feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean to 15 from 9 last week and "Unforgettable" by French Montana feat. Swae-Lee to number 12 from the top 10.
So let's let down to this top 10 and as I mentioned we do have a new number one, it's "Too Good at Goodbyes" by Sam Smith, it's his first number one in Australia. Just how much longevity it has at number one is going to be sorely tested.
At number two is "Look What You Made Me Do" by Taylor Swift, this song is still a major player for the top spot as it is doing well on sales but I just wonder if releasing "...You Ready for It" has split streams and sales for Taylor therefore making it tougher for her to have a longer run at the top with "Look What You Made Me Do" but hey I ain't complaining.
Speaking of "...You Ready For It" by Taylor Swift, it gained a spot to number 3. Yet again how much steam this song has even though its not the official single but rather a promotional single remains in question could disappear quite quickly when stronger songs arrive in top ten (eg: Niall Horan's new single).
Dua Lipa restarted the "New Rules" rise toward the top, climbing two places to number 4. It may well be the best song in the top 5 this week if I am honest!
Pink has been doing plenty of promotional work for her album "Beautiful Trauma" but it didn't stop her number one hit "What About Us?" dropping 3 places to number 5
"Glorious" by Macklemore feat. Skylar Gray dropped out of the top 5 this week, it fell two places to number 6.
"Thunder" by Imagine Dragons continues to hang around like the proverbial unwanted bad smell at number 7 for another week.
At number 8 is the second of the new entries to debut inside the top 10, "Dusk Til Dawn" by Zayn feat. Sia. I am quite happy its here to be honest in spite of some notable flaws, it's a decent enough song and could very well get a move going up the chart if all things go well.
"Friends" by Justin Bieber and Bloodpop dropped 4 places back to number 9 because it's really quite the average track that's got a good beat but not much else going for it.
Then to round of the top 10 is the new arrival of "1-800-273-8255" by Logic feat. Alessia Cara and Khalid which climbed 7 places to reach number 10 which made it the biggest mover on the ARIA chart this week, this song seems to have struck a chord somewhere!
Other big moves up outside the top 10 came for "Lay It On Me" by Vance Joy which climbed from 25 to 18 and "What Lovers Do" by Maroon 5 and SZA" climbed from 33 to 28.
A lot of songs experienced falls this week but biggest fall was by "Fallin'" by Jessica Mauboy which dropped from 28 to 39 this week but as I say there are plenty of songs across the board which have peaked and looked to be on their way out anyway.
The only other new entry is this weird collaboration between Hailee Steinfeld, country act Florida Georgia Line, Alesso and Watt for a song called "Let Me Go" which entered the chart at number 50.
Outside the top 50, there were new entries in top 100 from Dean Lewis with "Lose My Mind" at 73 being the best of them, "You're The Best Thing about Me" by U2 at 83, "Love So Soft" by Kelly Clarkson at 88 and "Bad at love" by Halsey at 91.
So with three new entries, what dropped out of the top 50? We lost "Waves" by Dean Lewis, "Bad Liar" by Selena Gomez and "Malibu" by Miley Cyrus. Yet again unless there's promotional single for the album coming, this is not a great sign for that album from Miley considering "Younger Now" has totally flopped.
I really don't know what to expect next week, I think there is a chance that Taylor Swift could return to number one and it's really quite unknown how Niall Horan's new single will shake the chart up again.
Speaking of Niall Horan, he will feature in the latest edition of New Friday Music Review along with Ball Park Music and maybe some Jessie J. See you then!
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