Kelleigh Bannen - "You Are What You Love"

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Artist: Kelleigh Bannen
Single: "You Are What You Love"

Writer(s):
Impact Date: August 18
Label: EMI Nashville

After stopping at #41 (Billboard) with "Sorry On The Rocks" and #49 with "Famous", Kelleigh Bannen is back with a 3rd single release, "You Are What You Love", set to be released to country radio sometime next week (week of August 4).

Source: Country Aircheck Weekly (07/28)

[sabre14]

Impact date is August 18th according to Country Aircheck.

[sabre14]

iTunes released date is August 19th, per Kelleigh Bannen's twitter page.

I heard this on The Highway this morning. I can't quite decide if I liked it or not since I only heard it once and I missed the first 30-45 seconds of it, but I do know it was definitely better than "Famous".

[kw9461]

Audio

Talk about an out of left field release, but a refreshing one at that. The chorus is vastly overproduced, but other than that I quite like it. It reminds a lot of American Kids, only funkier and jauntier. The guitar work sounds great, and although it's a stretch to call it country, it certainly isn't pop or rock either. I question whether or not a female can succeed with something that isn't formulaic, but the similarities to American Kids do give me slimmers of hope. Bannen seems like a genuinely interesting artist (the trainwreck that was "Famous" aside), so I hope this does at least well enough for her to get a full album out.

[mylifeback]

I like this, it's fun. Reminds me of something Taylor Swift would write.

[sabre14]

For anyone who can't get the Mediabase Player working, I typed the lyrics. I probably got a couple words wrong but oh well. :)

"I'm a blue moon, fresh pop top"
"Livin' on suntan (not sure what drink), sippin every drop"
"Chillin' on ice on a cool summer day"
"I'm a sundress in a CJ7",
"Drive top yellow, engine revin'"
"Down an old beach road that ain't never been paved"

Chorus

"Hey, hey. You are what you love"
"Life's too short not to live it up"
"Call me red wine, call me late night"
"Call me kissin' in an old truck don't lie"
"Hey, hey I'm a good back beat"
"Boots on the porch with the guitars and me"
"Can't change, just blame it on me cause"
"You are what you love-a-ove. You are what you love-a-ove, oh yeah"

Verse 2

"I'm voxofone (guessed on this word as well), cash cassette"
"I'm a turned on ten, tape deck"
"I'm a crack the window, occasional cigarette"
"I'm a Saturday on a Monday night"
"Yeah the mornings come in just a little too bright"
"But I'm a ray bans so everything's alright"

Repeat Chorus three times

"So I'm blue moon, fresh pop top"
"Livin on suntan, sippin every drop"
"Chillin' on ice on a cool summer day"

I must say, I'm really taking a liking to this. I agree with kw9461 in that this is still not the countriest thing I've ever heard, but is not nearly as poppy as "Famous" was. The chorus can get a little cluttered with the production but this song has a great quirkiness to it and descriptive enough lyrics to set it apart. 

[Kanenrá:ke]

I've been a big fan of hers since her 2008 debut (self released) so I may be biased (considering the hate "Famous" got but I loved lol), but this is a great choice for a single. It's breezy and fun and I think it could be a break out hit if radio lets a female through again.

32 adds isn't the highest ever but it's good and I'll be cheering this one on!

For those who are curious to hear more from her or her pre-major label material send me a pm and I can help you out.

[sabre14]

Official Audio:

[kanimal]

Aug 12, 2014 12:47:43 GMT -5 sabre14 said:

For anyone who can't get the Mediabase Player working, I typed the lyrics. I probably got a couple words wrong but oh well. :)

"I'm a blue moon, fresh pop top"
"Livin' on suntan (not sure what drink), sippin every drop"
"Chillin' on ice on a cool summer day"
"I'm a sundress in a CJ7",
"Drive top yellow, engine revin'"
"Down an old beach road that ain't never been paved"

Chorus

"Hey, hey. You are what you love"
"Life's too short not to live it up"
"Call me red wine, call me late night"
"Call me kissin' in an old truck don't lie"
"Hey, hey I'm a good back beat"
"Boots on the porch with the guitars and me"
"Can't change, just blame it on me cause"
"You are what you love-a-ove. You are what you love-a-ove, oh yeah"

Verse 2

"I'm voxofone (guessed on this word as well), cash cassette"
"I'm a turned on ten, tape deck"
"I'm a crack the window, occasional cigarette"
"I'm a Saturday on a Monday night"
"Yeah the mornings come in just a little too bright"
"But I'm a ray bans so everything's alright"

Repeat Chorus three times

"So I'm blue moon, fresh pop top"
"Livin on suntan, sippin every drop"
"Chillin' on ice on a cool summer day"

I must say, I'm really taking a liking to this. I agree with kw9461 in that this is still not the countriest thing I've ever heard, but is not nearly as poppy as "Famous" was. The chorus can get a little cluttered with the production but this song has a great quirkiness to it and descriptive enough lyrics to set it apart. 

I believe it's "with an orange tucked in."

It's still about the Blue Moon - people commonly put oranges in Belgian wheat beer.

[sabre14]

Aug 22, 2014 14:09:19 GMT -5 kanimal said:

Aug 12, 2014 12:47:43 GMT -5 sabre14 said:

For anyone who can't get the Mediabase Player working, I typed the lyrics. I probably got a couple words wrong but oh well. :)

"I'm a blue moon, fresh pop top"
"Livin' on suntan (not sure what drink), sippin every drop"
"Chillin' on ice on a cool summer day"
"I'm a sundress in a CJ7",
"Drive top yellow, engine revin'"
"Down an old beach road that ain't never been paved"

Chorus

"Hey, hey. You are what you love"
"Life's too short not to live it up"
"Call me red wine, call me late night"
"Call me kissin' in an old truck don't lie"
"Hey, hey I'm a good back beat"
"Boots on the porch with the guitars and me"
"Can't change, just blame it on me cause"
"You are what you love-a-ove. You are what you love-a-ove, oh yeah"

Verse 2

"I'm voxofone (guessed on this word as well), cash cassette"
"I'm a turned on ten, tape deck"
"I'm a crack the window, occasional cigarette"
"I'm a Saturday on a Monday night"
"Yeah the mornings come in just a little too bright"
"But I'm a ray bans so everything's alright"

Repeat Chorus three times

"So I'm blue moon, fresh pop top"
"Livin on suntan, sippin every drop"
"Chillin' on ice on a cool summer day"

I must say, I'm really taking a liking to this. I agree with kw9461 in that this is still not the countriest thing I've ever heard, but is not nearly as poppy as "Famous" was. The chorus can get a little cluttered with the production but this song has a great quirkiness to it and descriptive enough lyrics to set it apart. 

I believe it's "with an orange tucked in."

It's still about the Blue Moon - people commonly put oranges in Belgian wheat beer.

Ah, thanks. :)

[dajire4]

Kelleigh is 3 in for me. I know her last two singles haven't been exactly traditional country, especially Famous, but they are hella catchy and I enjoy them a lot. Here's hoping Kelleigh can breakthrough one day

[.indulgecountry]

This is infinitely better than her first two singles; I didn't care for her last one at all and "Sorry on the Rocks" was such a forgetful non-event. While I'm not sold on this girl yet (so far this is the first thing she's put out that I genuinely like), but I wouldn't mind seeing this one become a hit. I still doubt she takes off with this, but it sounds more likely to than anything she's released to radio thus far, so maybe it'll do a little damage. My early prediction is a peak in the mid 30s or so for this though.

[Markus Meyer]

I liked SOTR but despised "Famous". This is her best yet, I quite enjoy it. I think she can break out but I don't think it'll be with this song.