Carly Rae Jepsen • Kiss

was there ever a christmas song poll on ilm?

The Christmas Poll

ouch, how can this not sound corny?

ouchooh, how can this not sound cornygreat?

decent poll! it's down to wham vs. mariah for me too (of the tracks that appear on those cd collections)

All I Want For Christmas is a true jam, although I think I must have been the vote for 2000 Miles.

also great, and a bit atypical in that it's an album cut christmas song (or whatever they call that)

I don't think I'll listen to any christmas songs before December, but first thing I'm giving a listen is this

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/10/12/03/2D50A1DE00000578-3268860-image-a-8_1444615989470.jpg

the crj "last christmas" cover is great, totally crystalline, tons of saxophone, kinda r&b in the way it moves

Crystalline saxophone sounds reassuring.

http://www.itemvn.com/song/?s=DA977279F2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wk6pKKi0vE

Hahaha well it does sound corny but it's actually not that awful considering the source. Funk bass and sax make it stand out.

Still XMAS albums will never be a wise career move.

I still think the Wham version is the definite pop cover of the song, though.

Actually I was thinking about XMAS albums that aren't that bad and I remembered the LOW christmas one. It's probably my favorite one of the bunch I've heard. They seem as excited for xmas as I am every year.

the wham version is the original. no evidence that she's releasing a christmas album

Still XMAS albums will never be a wise career move.

Can be incredibly lucrative though. Think Mariah's 'All I Want For Christmas' has earned well over $50m in royalties and Slade's Holder & Lea share over £500k each and every year.

the wham version is the original. no evidence that she's releasing a christmas album

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you're right! I thought it was a cover but I think that about every xmas song I ever hear. Most are so overplayed they feel like centuries old to me.

I thought the CRJ was a full album. If it's a one or two song thing then it's awesome and the way everyone should do it. No need for full albums of half-assed xmas covers.

No need for full albums of half-assed xmas covers.

Well, other than padding an artist's bank account.

If by the next 10 years there is no sexy christmas EP by Miguel my life will be a huge disappointment.

ilx needs a proper christmas song poll imo

we did! THE OFFICIAL WINTER WONDERLAND CHRISTMAS FUN TIME POLL BOTS & GIRLS AND EVEN PEOPLE WHO DON'T CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS

Hmm, I don't remember that happening, but it's probably for the best because anything beating Darlene Love (even if it's "Christmas Wrapping" and it's only by 1 point) would have put me in a Grinchly way.

i don't remember that happening ilx needs a new christmas poll i can vote in imo

this album's good. lots of the melodies redolent of tom petty, interestingly enough. is this a stated influence?

also, the second half is stronger

the petty thing especially coz when i listened to this on spotify it spilled over to the previous album which basically starts with 'learning to fly' unedited and uncredited afaia

you mean Tiny Little Bows = Learning to Fly? I mean, they have exactly the same chords but apart from that...

p.s. singing "Cupid, draw back your bow" over Learning to Fly is great, I'll admit to that

i saw her sing last night

a++++++++++++

i estimate the audience was 60% gay men in their late 20s and early 30s, 20% female friends of those men, and 20% 'other' i.e. loners and er, me

she didn't play "i know you have a girlfriend" but that was my only disappointment - she just has so few duds that pretty much every song banged, and the crowd was roaring every word. near the end some dude threw his santa hat up on stage, which carly rae caught with insouciant aplomb (of course) and donned for the rest of the song (i thought how annoyed the photographers must be that they'd had to clear off after song 3). hugest roar apart from CMM and IRLY probably for tiny little bows! ridic smiles on faces afterwards, felt like a rave

I agree, my favourite gig of the year. My two friends who are big Carly fans couldn’t make it due to work, so I dragged along someone who didn’t know much of her stuff and he was definitely converted.

so rad she's part of noise pop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6AgO-5ebXc

!!!!!

so rad she's part of noise pop

Finally, a Bay Area gig, yes! Although I could be swayed by the recently announced LA show at the Fonda. Is that a good venue?

it was soooooooooo good

the extended cheers of appreciation after "your type" <3

enough time's passed

god tier imo: gimmie love, making the most of the night, your type, warm blood, i didn't just come here to dance into the first 30 seconds of favorite color, la hallucinations

very good songs: emotion, boy problems

songs i have trouble rating because of hype/too much listening before album release: run away with me, i really like you, all that

i like them ok but i usually skip them: let's get lost, black heart

bad songs imo: when i needed you, the rest of favorite color, la hallucinations

la hallucinations is the best, u r crazy

i know

those are the wrong bad songs bc when i needed you is amaxing

bad songs on this album = zero

when I needed you sounds like a demo only diehard stans should know about, I have no idea what people find appealing about it

you're mental

I mean if you don't want to punch the air the first time she launches into "sometimes I wish that I could CHANGE" then idk

Carly Rae Jepsen. Fuck... This is what music is supposed to be. And, I'm not even Geir. Jeez.

Big in Japan

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6804616/billboard-japan-year-end-charts-awards-voting

Black Heart is pretty dud though

"when i needed you" is like a reengineered "you're not the one" and the lyric is crazy intricate for a love/breakup song imo

yeah its totally YNTO! same drums and progression.

idgi sorry. it is an unpleasantly boring song to me. the only part that isn't is the little "you come to me" bit. I can't get past the melody on the rest of it.

Black Heart was kind of my way in to this album, it's a great track but admittedly does the least service towards the album as a whole