Robyn

plus top 5 = go ladies, generally

"Proper pop". Is this "troo kvlt black metalz!!!!111!!1" for poptimists?

I love this song, but jesus "proper" sounds like a total insult of an adjective when it comes to pop.

WOOOOO HOOO

"with every heartbeat" is about as unproper a pop record as robyn has ever made! i mean, it's basically techno.

I don't think I've actually heard With Every Heartbeat, possibly due to losing interest in Robyn about a year ago. Is it as good as Who's That Girl or Be Mine?

I love how the first two comments under that piece are from Peter Robinson and Alex Needham.

it's very different, matt. it's more sad and wistful. she (and kleerup?) capture something of that superpitcher style of sad equanimity. "who's that girl" and "be mine" are more in the fire of the moment, in the confusion of making tough decisions, and this one is after those decisions have been made, and how in the hell one can live with that.

Tracer do you like that track she's done with Christian Falk? it's good.

the one that sounds like it was recorded live somewhere? "dream on"? i like that one a lot.

but i would, wouldn't i! (actually she and falk have a couple of other songs that i don't like very much)

i mean the one that isn't 'Dream On' - Remember

altho it's not as good as i remember now ha ha

I can't believe "With Every Heartbeat" has gone top 5. I mean, it's great, but it's not the sort of song I'd expect the public to get behind.

it's all because of the Ibeefier remixes i guess

it's more sad and wistful. she (and kleerup?) capture something of that superpitcher style of sad equanimity

Haha I finally heard this and TOTALLY. Superpitcher feat. Kate Bush!

<i>I love this song, but jesus "proper" sounds like a total insult of an adjective when it comes to pop.</i>

otm

For some reason "proper" has taken off as an adjective regarding pop...according to PopJustice, the new Sugababes single is also "proper pop". But I think, regarding any kind of art, "proper" seems to imply "by the book" and therefore not particularly innovative or original.

Yes, it implies propriety.

lol #1

I suppose it'll do until "Hey There Delilah" is released.

this is amazing. if you'd said a year ago she'd be #1 etc.

Internet pop star in 'properly successful' shocker. Be Mine could be absolutely huge now.

I just walked into the nearby deli and Be Mine was playing on Heart FM! Ergo, Robyn will be massive.

-- Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 27 January 2006 13:31 (1 year ago)

Called it.

Someone please set up as "Why Robyn got big but MIA didn't" thread please. That's got 1000 post meltdown written all over it.

going to see her in glasgow whenever it is

am a little annoyed that she was always just playing in london before but quite a lot and in a similar way to being annoyed that she rereleased her album and may well rerelease be mine or whatever now it just seems a bit...something oh well

IT IS LIKE WHEN THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN APRIL SKIES GOT IN THE TOP 10

cynical

Did it actually get released over here the first time round? Seems a bit churlish to be complaining when 99.9% of the population had no idea who she was at the time and she's finally going to see some success out of it.

I know you are but what am I

cynical

was disappointed w/ the reshuffled album, whether or not the original had a proper release here, and annoyed that she hasn't recorded much since that. she's making a lot of effort about stuff from a while ago when she could, potentially, be doing something else, for better or worse. understand why she's done it and maybe I'm not really annoyed w/ how she's doing it, now, but that she didn't do it better first time round. obviously, it's possible she only got a shot at DOING it, this time, because of last time, but it does seem slightly...cynical! happy for her to have success and some of the other stuff from that album does have the potential and deserves to hit and success means she won't just be playing in london, too

yay robyn still luv ya : D

that's kinda indie.

I know you are

but what am I

i cannot believe the, er, quality of the songs that have pushed robyn out of the number one spot!

i think the new version of 'bum like you' is a lot better than the old one

I STRONGLY DISAGREE but then I only listened twice on computer speakers, months ago, and then deleted

She should move into Mondeo Pop.

blueski you would

i think i prefer the old versh but that's prob just standard "heard it first"-ness.

is the scala an OK place to see bands? i'm on the verge of buying tickets

yes. last gig i saw there was The Knife - awesome no complaints sound-wise or whatever

The Scala's fine apart from the annoying position of (and massive queues for) the bar.

will remember to bring flask

anyone going to bush house gig?

yep!

I think Kleerup's "With Every Heartbeat" deserves its own thread

from memory:

1. cobrastyle
2. crash and burn girl
3. who's that girl
4. bum like you (u.k.)
5. handle me
6. dream on
7. be mine
8. keep this fire burning
9. konichiwa bitches
10. with every heartbeat

11. eclipse
12. show me love
13. jack u off

this was possibly the MOST UNBEARABLY WARM show i have ever attended. everyone in the crowd was drenched in their own sweat!! is every show at bush hall like this?? it's not like it was even unseasonably warm outside, just normal. i think something must have malfunctioned, inside. during "eclipse", which is a very slow, very quiet song, with only occasional piano accompaniment, the crowd was very talkative, making phone calls, etc. and it was distracting. but you get unsettled and cranky and impatient in heat like that. eventually robyn got us involved again.

i'm not going to give a full review here, but i will say that every time i've seen her she is so intense. she involves everyone, and draws you into the story. she just flat-out knows how to perform, it's amazing. every show feels like something special.

"keep this fire burning" was MASSIVE. two drum sets - incredible. it was a heavy, almost zeppelin-ish version of it. it was the highlight for me.

she said something about "be mine" being the next single. like rjg, though, i am a little tired of these songs now. i guess that's what you get for being hardcore!

she didn't do crash and burn girl at cargo earlier in the year - has public demand won her over?

if by public demand you mean me shouting at cargo "crash and burn girl!" and her saying "no" into the microphone, apparently so!!

This is exciting Tracer, I'm seeing her next week!