Also, a fun live performance of "thank u, next" is posted @ https://www.ellentube.com/
― too busy or too stoned (morrisp), Wednesday, 7 November 2018 17:47 (five years ago) link
pic.twitter.com/1V5zcCe75W— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) November 8, 2018
― too busy or too stoned (morrisp), Thursday, 8 November 2018 22:10 (five years ago) link
that "mmmah mmmah yeah" part she does 2/3rds of the way thru breathin' <- i'm dead
― alpine static, Friday, 9 November 2018 17:13 (five years ago) link
i guess Genius says she's singing "my air" so ... w/e
― alpine static, Friday, 9 November 2018 17:19 (five years ago) link
Number 1 in the uk. Her first since Problem in 2014 astonishingly.
― piscesx, Friday, 9 November 2018 18:10 (five years ago) link
does anyone have the vinyl for this? and if so, is the clean versions?
i bought vinyl from Amazon and they sent me clean mp3s. i can't imagine the vinyl is clean, is it?
― alpine static, Saturday, 10 November 2018 07:57 (five years ago) link
shaping up to be a huge hit stateside too. personally i don't understand the appeal
― dyl, Saturday, 10 November 2018 16:45 (five years ago) link
it’s the right song at the right time
― too busy or too stoned (morrisp), Saturday, 10 November 2018 18:47 (five years ago) link
xp whatever one thinks of it, it's undeniably unique subject matter / POV for a pop song - a rare thing - I totally get its appeal on that alone + it is very much of the moment
― flappy bird, Saturday, 10 November 2018 22:03 (five years ago) link
I love this song and that Ellen performance is so endearing.
― monotony, Saturday, 10 November 2018 22:04 (five years ago) link
so nice to see a little perfect bubblegum pop coming back around after a few years of nothing but drivel, not to mention its sincerity <3
― meaulnes, Sunday, 11 November 2018 02:08 (five years ago) link
hmmm
― dyl, Sunday, 11 November 2018 02:18 (five years ago) link
It’s now her first-ever #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
― too busy or too stoned (morrisp), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 02:50 (five years ago) link
thank u, next
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 04:09 (five years ago) link
I just saw the ellen performance : it's great and so fresh and alive (the misstep, dance moves, laughters...).regarding the track, I like the "hiii" she does a couple of times, right at the end.
― AlXTC from Paris, Thursday, 15 November 2018 11:22 (five years ago) link
just browsed several pieces of writing about this tune and am annoyed that it appears to be more frequently often described as "synth pop" and "pure pop" (?? blech) than anything else. if any r&b 'influence' is acknowledged it tends to be mentioned in passing wrt production -- no mention whatsoever of her delivery or cadence. like, hello?! the triplet verses? the punctutated 1e--2e--3e-- delivery of the chorus's final line? have any of these writers turned on an 'urban' radio station for the past 5 years?
― dyl, Saturday, 17 November 2018 19:48 (five years ago) link
it was also described as "bubblegum pop" upthread and supposedly a reprieve from the 'drivel' that has been successful on the charts lately (presumably rap music) so maybe it is instead i who is not seeing something. any help?
― dyl, Saturday, 17 November 2018 19:50 (five years ago) link
Nah, it’s totally R&B-“influenced”... that’s partly why it’s such a big hit, IMO
― my guitar friend wants his money (morrisp), Saturday, 17 November 2018 20:00 (five years ago) link
if a black artist recorded it it would be simply described as "r&b", no influence invoked or assumed. so i agree! but the number of people who seem to have failed to notice or are otherwise ignoring or downplaying this fact is worryingly high. (it's also possible that the articles i browsed were not representative and that all my hand-wringing is senseless.)
― dyl, Saturday, 17 November 2018 20:05 (five years ago) link
It is rnb but the most pop/mainstream side of it maybe (it reminds me of early 90s rnb/pop hits)
― AlXTC from Paris, Saturday, 17 November 2018 20:10 (five years ago) link
maybe my vernacular of bubblegum wasnt so appropriate. i just meant that its light, breezy, fun, simple and memorable in the same way songs like 'call me maybe' were - not abrasive, maximalist and full of millenial whoops.
― meaulnes, Saturday, 17 November 2018 20:56 (five years ago) link
the "My Boo" progression
― billstevejim, Monday, 19 November 2018 07:16 (five years ago) link
The much-anticipated (and -teased) video has premiered:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl1aHhXnN1k
― very legal & very cool (morrisp), Friday, 30 November 2018 20:18 (five years ago) link
this is very nice but unfortunately the ellen performance is still the official video
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Friday, 30 November 2018 20:20 (five years ago) link
cute video!
― dyl, Saturday, 1 December 2018 03:48 (five years ago) link
Yeah the video is silly and cute but the Ellen performance is the shit !
― AlXTC from Paris, Saturday, 1 December 2018 07:00 (five years ago) link
just got around to the ellen performance, it is indeed very endearing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX_vx_s6Gr0
― niels, Sunday, 2 December 2018 10:48 (five years ago) link
really don't like the trans gag character in the thank u next video
― ufo, Wednesday, 5 December 2018 06:40 (five years ago) link
I was looking up Ariana Grande guitar chords (I don’t have a guitar) and discovered the chords to “Pete Davidson” are just BAE over and over and I can’t believe I just wrote the Da Vinci Code pic.twitter.com/L48k3V7o5i— Grace Barry (@gracelbarry) December 6, 2018
― underqualified backing vocalist (morrisp), Monday, 10 December 2018 01:23 (five years ago) link
haha
― niels, Monday, 10 December 2018 17:09 (five years ago) link
A new single titled "Imagine" drops tonite, fam
― underqualified backing vocalist (morrisp), Thursday, 13 December 2018 22:54 (five years ago) link
It’s some next-level shit, y’all !
― underqualified backing vocalist (morrisp), Friday, 14 December 2018 05:11 (five years ago) link
"imagine" is pretty nice, especially the ending section - it's better than most of sweetener
guessing a christmas album release? that feels like something she'd do
― ufo, Friday, 14 December 2018 05:27 (five years ago) link
as in the album gets a surprise christmas release rather than she's recording a christmas album lol
― ufo, Friday, 14 December 2018 05:28 (five years ago) link
I know I’m prone to hyperbole ITT; but I feel like this year we’ve seen an already extraordinary artist just “come into her own”... she’s totally in the pocket, every release feels like a minor revelation. I can think of only a few rough analogies — witnessing an artist this perfectly in the zone — in my lifetime of music fandom. I’m so happy to be here for it.
― underqualified backing vocalist (morrisp), Friday, 14 December 2018 06:03 (five years ago) link
both "imagine" and "thank u next" are better than anything on Sweetener except the lead single
― boxedjoy, Friday, 14 December 2018 09:41 (five years ago) link
"imagine" def not as effortlessly good as "thank u next" but im just rly happy to hear her over some good production that is not pharrell or max martin
― J0rdan S., Friday, 14 December 2018 15:52 (five years ago) link
I've listened to "Imagine" a couple of times. I don't find it particularly good so far (and not better than some Sweetener tracks).But I'll certainly give it more time. Maybe it'll grow.
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 14 December 2018 15:54 (five years ago) link
"imagine" isn't a smash but kind of revelatory for me as someone who's been listening awhile to hear her release a very good song that isn't straining itself to be a smash
i would contrast with "god is a woman" which to me sounds like it's contorting itself into some truly grotesque shapes in order to go bigger and wider with each second that passes, by the end it's mike teevee at the end of charlie & the chocolate factory, towering overhead but so thin and wobbly that a slight gust of wind might knock it to the ground
"imagine" is much looser, more natural, more listenable, more recognizably human
i knew her music would get a lot better once she left max behind, i just never imagined it would happen so quickly
― james brooks, Friday, 14 December 2018 18:02 (five years ago) link
y’all and your backhanded compliments, lol...I need to find or establish some kind of community of like-minded individuals... maybe I’ll hand out my card to other adult dudes when I see her perform at Staples in May.
― underqualified backing vocalist (morrisp), Saturday, 15 December 2018 02:35 (five years ago) link
I ordered pad thai tonite in honor of this song
― underqualified backing vocalist (morrisp), Saturday, 15 December 2018 03:06 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjQerQlqYgI
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 19 December 2018 23:57 (five years ago) link
Catch her performance on Fallon last night? It was tight
― underqualified backing vocalist (morrisp), Thursday, 20 December 2018 03:13 (five years ago) link
she turned down a damehood, respec!
― calzino, Sunday, 30 December 2018 16:28 (five years ago) link
<3
― Driving Drone for Christmas (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 30 December 2018 17:55 (five years ago) link
thank u, yes!
side a - thank u, nextside b - imaginevinyl available now 🖤https://t.co/DrD7Oi96Ju pic.twitter.com/PITRnapGdb— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) January 3, 2019
― underqualified backing vocalist (morrisp), Thursday, 3 January 2019 03:51 (five years ago) link
how often do major-label pop artists release singles as 45s, i wonder
― dyl, Thursday, 3 January 2019 04:39 (five years ago) link
**breaking** she’s headlining night 3 of Coachella (both weekends)
― underqualified backing vocalist (morrisp), Thursday, 3 January 2019 04:54 (five years ago) link
...now also Lollapalooza (rumored).
new single, “7 Rings,” out Friday:
indeeeed. but i guess thank u, next is more vulnerable and gentle lol. seven rings is jus like ..... a flex. friendship anthem. how the homies WANT u to feel. what the ‘thank u next’ energy evolves into while embracing a new chapter (even tho both moods /energies are v present).— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) January 13, 2019
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 04:36 (five years ago) link
meanwhile, check out my sweet ebay score that arrived today (direct from overseez):https://i.imgur.com/XL5iFUy.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/2bb0Z7D.jpg
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 05:26 (five years ago) link