Girls Aloud - Biology

To

And you died for the thrill and the kill and your heart’s had its will
But it still creeps closer and you want it to freeze
But you’re weak and diseased and the beat and the beat gets closer…….

We give it up and then they take it away

The über-song of death (and despair) is back. Right up there with SOTU, NGA and The Show (Love Machine and LHS are kinda different beast)

I got one alabama return
that don't take me far away from you
cause when you take me in your arms, I turn to slave, I can't be saved

so I got my cappuccino to go
and I'm heading for the hills again
cause if we party anymore we’ll start the fire of pure desire

closer, your mind's flying blind
with your head and your face
getting red and your heart beats closer

you fall on your knees
and the geek at your feet
says you're neat and the beat gets closer

and you died for the thrill
and the kill and your heart's had its will
but he still creeps closer

you want it to freeze
but you're weak and too deep
and the beat and the beat gets closer

(closer, closer, closer, closer, closer, closer, closer)

we give it up
and then they take it away
a girl's got to zip it up
and get her head in the shade

baby, we give it up
it's just a matter of time
before all the heavy stuff
comes back to bite your behind

you can't mistake my biology
(the way that we talk, the way that we walk, it's there in our thoughts)
the magic number's in front of me
(the way that we talk, the way we that we walk, so easily caught)
you can't mistake my biology
(the way that we talk, the way that we walk, it's there in our thoughts)
we're gonna cause a controversy
(the way that we talk, the way we that we walk, so easily caught)

why don't you pull me, feed me, say you need, without wicked games?
come on and hold me, help me, say you love me and not my dirty brain
why don't you pull me, feed me, say you need, without wicked games?
come on and hold me, help me, say you love me and not my dirty brain
why don't you pull me, feed me, say you need, without wicked games?
come on and hold me, help me, say you love me and not my dirty brain

you can't mistake my biology
(the way that we talk, the way that we walk, it's there in our thoughts)
the magic number's in front of me
(the way that we talk, the way we that we walk, so easily caught)
you can't mistake my biology
(the way that we talk, the way that we walk, it's there in our thoughts)
we're gonna cause a controversy
(the way that we talk, the way we that we walk, so easily caught)

(/showing my age)

I agree that the above chorus is poptastic, but it takes its time getting to the good bits. Don't really understand who thought the first 30 seconds or so of pounding piano was a good intro to the song.

my lyrics are much better, save a couple of mistakes, I think

Why ? Because it breaks a few rules ..... it's true that it sounds a bit like 3 diff songs spliced together but that it part of the genius of the song. I think you will find that a lot of people, like myself, that have never really been hooked on the girls and their music in the past will be hooked with this track.

The chorus, whether tou loveit or hate it, is as catchy as hell and one you cant get out of your head after you have heard it.

Only disappointment is the video. GREAT concept, girls look fantastic, love the whole idea, etc, etc ..... BUT .... the syncronisation is appauling, and sone of the editing is just not quite on the money !!! Whoever edited it needs shooting coz the look of video is brilliant and goes well with the song, as do the dance routines, etc, but one or two of them, who will remain nameless, need to loosen up and not appear so stiff or like they are getting instructions from the floor manager just out of line of sight on the sets.

Apart from that, this will be Top 3 and possibly even a Number one.

Watch this space !!!

Has there ever been a better pop lyric than "I know you like to wear my dressing gown / when I'm not there / I guess you like it in my shoes / just 'cause you drive a Maserati / and the ladies stare / don't mean you'll go as fast as I do"

I don't think so.

Seconded!!!

I'll go further and say I have previously found them unfailingly inane & actively, deeply boring. Seriously, they are only usually beaten at this 'making regular pop music hateful' by the goddess of meh - Ms. Stevens.

But this one has... a memorable tune! some restraint! is not embarrasingly oh-so-clever or cringeworthy on some other musical level. They actually sound like a proper 'girl group'* on this, and not something created in some dr. frankenstein's labratory of really-bad-meta-pop.

Yes, kudos to whoever's behind this one! They (GA) hardly have a great strike rate so far, but I cannot deny this one's goodness.

*Please don't read some wacked out ideas about what I sexistly think a 'girl group' is 'supposed' to be, or absurd limits I'm putting on the form. I'm just saying it's 5 girls, singing harmonies - about anything you like ok? As flexible as you want it to be, they've just *never* worked for me before.

and obviously pwn3d completely by Robyn.

That's most of their videos.

The dance routine looks loads better with some male backing dancers thrown in!!

http://s43.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=115A5U6ON4VDR39MA4A6Q07VYO

The song itself, now that I've heard it a few times... Okay, it's actually really f*cking annoying how it wanks about working it's way through, like, three separate song sections. I realise this is usual for them, but ffs! Is it supposed to be an insurance policy to stop fans crossing over to Rachel Stevens? Talk about covering all bases...

But enough. When they do stop faffing and get to the point, it's still - damn! I never expected them to thrill me even a little at this late stage, esp. as I've previously found them really cack-handed and/or just cack.

Where they've been lumpy, flat & very, very contrived before, this feels completely free. The hook/vocal/melody just breezes in from nowhere & gets it SO right it sounds like the easiest thing ever.

#6

:(

'the show' = three choruses welded together
'biology' = three bridges sellotaped together

also, irritating guitar jangle which is far too busy and far too fast

also, sounds a bit like franz ferdinand :(

This song = still fucking amazing.

So much fuss has been made over the years about the Spice Girls and their various reunions. They had some great songs, but Girls Aloud were so much better.

Xenomania > Stock Aitken Waterman

by far