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Post by Love Plastic Love on Dec 1, 2014 22:08:38 GMT -5
I am finding myself trying to like this more than I do just because I love Gwen.
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Post by surfy on Dec 1, 2014 22:10:52 GMT -5
Mess of a video. Whoever is in charge of this era should be fired.
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Post by MiniMusic on Dec 1, 2014 22:15:52 GMT -5
I commented before that I really loved this song but that was a faster version I heard on YouTube. This song sounds a lot more energetic and catchier when it's a little more sped up, the original version I just heard on Spotify is... meh.
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Dec 1, 2014 22:16:20 GMT -5
Well, its better than the Baby Don't Lie video, but the song isn't as good so... I dont see how this takes off. I wanted to wait to hear the finished version and not some leak or whatever. Sick beat, but the lyrics and pops in video. Seriously? Why couldn't they just give the huge push to BDL - I can't imagine that this even comes close to #21 on Pop - they had a potential hit, but gave up on it. If this takes off at radio, I'll be shocked.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Dec 1, 2014 22:18:25 GMT -5
Looks like I'm in the minority because I like the song and the video, although there are a lot of emojis and speech bubbles.
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Dec 1, 2014 22:19:08 GMT -5
Remember when Nelly Furtado's 2012 album was announced and everybody was all excited and then we got...Big Hoops?
Yeah. That all over again.
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Post by leonagwen on Dec 1, 2014 22:21:37 GMT -5
Hey,I love the video!
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Dec 1, 2014 22:21:51 GMT -5
I like the idea of the video, but for some reason it just isn't as well-done or clever as I want it to be. It felt just a tad like a youtube star playing around with video software. Like, pewdiepie has made videos like that.
I wonder what they will do if this flops entirely. Just release the cd anyway and hope there is a built up demand?
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Post by lyhom on Dec 1, 2014 22:22:18 GMT -5
I actually kind of like this, but holy hell, whoever thought that scrapping BDL for this is, frankly, kind of an idiot.
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Post by MiniMusic on Dec 1, 2014 22:24:12 GMT -5
I think it might have been Gwen, who seems really excited about this as a single. Pharrell seems equally as pumped. "Baby Don't Lie" is everything and needs to slay :(
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Post by surfy on Dec 1, 2014 22:26:57 GMT -5
I think it might have been Gwen, who seems really excited about this as a single. Pharrell seems equally as pumped. "Baby Don't Lie" is everything and needs to slay :( Gwen and Pharrell are both clearly stuck back in 2006 then... "BDL" was pop perfection imo.
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Post by Live Your Life on Dec 1, 2014 22:40:36 GMT -5
The song is just so...bad.
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Post by leonagwen on Dec 1, 2014 22:44:52 GMT -5
Its strange that its not in the itunes top 100 yet.
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Post by foxxden on Dec 1, 2014 23:05:37 GMT -5
Its strange that its not in the itunes top 100 yet. It was removed from iTunes and all digital outlets around 8am this morning and was only just put back up a few minutes ago after The Voice performance. I really like the video! The emojis usage is smart bc it's become a huge part of the way people communicate on a daily basis so it will be relatable. I can see the video getting a lot of buzz and social media traction just from the emoji usage alone. Also, the cartoon city and cloud motif are adorable. Definitely lightyears ahead of the "Baby Don't Lie" video. Did anyone catch The Voice performance? It's the video come to life, really well done and fun! Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4lRINPVF50Voice Performance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy5WsnoItCYiTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/spark-the-fire/id947109786?i=947109790
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Post by Juan Carlos on Dec 1, 2014 23:09:19 GMT -5
"Spark the Fire" (The Voice Performance)
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Post by MiniMusic on Dec 1, 2014 23:12:09 GMT -5
Her voice is still perfection. She always sounds so great live! #PERF. Great stage presence but the whole hook of "Who got the lighta, let's spark the fiyah" is a little cringe-worthy. Ugh. I like the "hey get off my cloud" part tho.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Dec 1, 2014 23:32:03 GMT -5
"Wind It Up" Part II. A song so rancid, I seriously can't believe anyone at the record label, let alone Gwen, actually thinks it's going to be a hit. How can you possibly be that out of touch?
At least the launch for this one is more thoughtful. Huge improvement in terms of the video. Cute performance. If they had only given this attention to "BDL" instead...
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Post by skizzo on Dec 1, 2014 23:44:06 GMT -5
The song isn't actually bad production-wise, I just feel like Gwen's approach by shouting out the lyrics kinda make it unbearable for most people, including myself. Hollaback Girl and Yummy while similar, weren't shouty.
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Post by someguy on Dec 1, 2014 23:46:52 GMT -5
No Doubt's similar (lyrics wise, in the chorus at least) "Start The Fire" is so much better. I love Gwen and am trying to like this, but I'm struggling. "Baby Don't Lie" is so much better.
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Post by deGonzz on Dec 2, 2014 0:00:48 GMT -5
Whoa, this is really bad. Disappointed by both Pharrell and Gwen. The beat has no clear melody and the lyrics are not helping AT ALL. Instead it's this annoying, non-catchy, repetitive two lines chorus... Yeah, whoever thought this would do better than "Baby Don't Lie" is delusional.
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Post by skizzo on Dec 2, 2014 0:05:43 GMT -5
What is Gwen's history on pop radio?
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Post by musiciscool on Dec 2, 2014 0:09:02 GMT -5
It's an okay video, but the song is terrible. I will be very surprised if this somehow becomes a hit. "Baby Don't Lie" was SO much better than this. BDL was definitely more sounding of a hit, IMO. STF, no.
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Post by evergreen on Dec 2, 2014 0:25:00 GMT -5
Contender for worst single of the year right here.
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Post by Pink Pvssy on Dec 2, 2014 0:30:53 GMT -5
Remember when Nelly Furtado's 2012 album was announced and everybody was all excited and then we got...Big Hoops? Yeah. That all over again. This will flop really hard. Big Hoops is better than this song.
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Post by foxxden on Dec 2, 2014 0:34:03 GMT -5
Some of you are over-reacting. There have been far worse songs that have charted in the top ten of Pop Radio in recent years...
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Post by Ling-Ling on Dec 2, 2014 1:01:26 GMT -5
Thankfully this won't be one of them...
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Post by Spidey on Dec 2, 2014 1:38:54 GMT -5
This song is awful. "Baby Don't Lie" is so much better than this. Gwen's solo comeback is not going well and she's pretty much wasted her exposure on The Voice.
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Post by popbox on Dec 2, 2014 2:32:22 GMT -5
Lord have mercy. This is officially the most botched comeback era since Nelly Furtado and The Spirit Indestructible. Feels hopeless now, unless there is some mega hit that is hiding on the album, which is highly unlikely no one would have realized it and released it by now. I want a do over for the whole era!
Btw, I'm fully sticking by those horrid unpolished drag queen vocals killing BDL's hit chances. The song itself is quite the earworm and really sounds like it should be a slowburn hit. But those vocals? NO.
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Post by leonagwen on Dec 2, 2014 2:45:10 GMT -5
Still not in the itunes top 100.
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Post by TroublemakerOlly on Dec 2, 2014 2:46:55 GMT -5
I am really surprised to see how awful this song is! So much worse than Baby Don't Lie which at least sounds decent to me.
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