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Post by Future Captain on May 9, 2016 9:54:47 GMT -5
Oh well. Epic is usually pretty good at launching their artists, their problem is that their next release after the breakout always got fucked up.
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Post by divasummer on May 9, 2016 9:57:57 GMT -5
I actually like this video and don't find it as awkward as "No". I now get what she's going for this era. If she goes anymore further with the "normal girl getting dolled up and being a little sexy confident sassy thing etc" it will become WAY to much. (some seem to think it is already) lol It will start to become obnoxious.
I still Love the song too!!!
Reading comments after posting my idea of the video. I hope their not going to sex her up like Britney/XTina/Katy/Jessica etc etc. I kind of took it she was playing around, getting dressed up and having fun???
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Post by JJ on May 9, 2016 10:02:33 GMT -5
It is a better video than No, she looks fun at least. I see it reaching Top 15 at Pop. Her 3rd single will make or break this era.
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Post by MTSChart21 on May 9, 2016 10:04:10 GMT -5
Song: Meh Video: It's alright. Definitely better than NO, though.
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on May 9, 2016 10:11:54 GMT -5
Maybe this is the album Meghan wanted to make, but it just seems so messy and all over the place and just not good in general. Meghan basically pulled Epic out of the fire singlehandedly over the last 2 years. And this is what they're serving now?
She'll have a strong first week, but this is not going to be anywhere near as successful an era.
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Post by Peterawr on May 9, 2016 10:24:08 GMT -5
I liked that she actually looked like she was having fun in the video, just the wrong song. It would have suited "I love me" more.
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Post by maine on May 9, 2016 11:05:07 GMT -5
The video isn't too bad, much better than "No". They should have effectively cut out the cut scenes of her singing and the dancing sequence. It's just not her. The story part was good.
The song is just not good though. The only good part is the beat. Ricky Reed is an amazing producer, but these two are a total mismatch. Ricky is more urban/dance based, which Meghan is not at all.
I have a strong feeling this is going to be a huge sophomore slump for her. "No" underperformed on radio and streaming (it did well elsewhere), and this is probably not going to hit the Top 20. It wouldn't surprise me if they push one more single from the album, which if it flops, they are going to try and salvage it with a brand new single and a re-release.
Next era they need to do a refacing. The lyrical content just needs to go, as that is the one thing about her that I absolutely hate, and she needs to go back to her old sound, or just in a more organic fashion rather than this forced mess. She definitely has potential to be huge. I mean, I haven't liked a single from her outside of "No" and "Title" (album track though), which both burned on me quickly, but there's a reason I still check for her.
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Post by theflying on May 9, 2016 11:47:07 GMT -5
I actually liked the video!
The best scenes are at the beginning. That, to me, is classic Meghan Trainor: confidence while rocking a pajama-onesie. Singing and dancing along to a fake microphone in her trailer. That's who she really is, and she's at her most authentic.
Meghan is a TOTAL "every woman". (Taylor Swift and Rihanna are not.) I feel like Meghan is half-embracing that half trying to present herself as a major pop star but it ends up seeming a little confused in the presentation: like, what exactly is she going for?
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 12:02:43 GMT -5
No video was very try too hard imo. This is fun but ok.
Still jamming to this today!
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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on May 9, 2016 12:23:33 GMT -5
I just don't get it... Although she was really corny & cheesy during her debut era I actually digged her EP for a sec, and now she's like a walking parody of what she could've been... It's just SAD.
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Post by hitseeker. on May 9, 2016 12:25:36 GMT -5
She needs a new stylist ASAP.
It baffles me how they make her "dance" in the most unflattering, impractical outfits. First, that jacket in the NO video and now that part hanging out.
Not to mention the song is godawful.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 12:26:50 GMT -5
Much better video than NO, but still flawed. The first and second half are like two different videos spliced together - it goes from goofy, fun Meghan to "pop star" dancing Meghan. At least the dancing was more natural here, but overall it just didn't fit with the onesie.
It is way too early for her to be trying to change her identity - people need some kind of consistency (not even to like you, just to be able to keep up with you) and nothing is feeling consistent so far.
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Post by Queen of Insomnia. on May 9, 2016 12:28:51 GMT -5
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Post by Carlitoz on May 9, 2016 12:35:23 GMT -5
I thought it was a light fun colorful video. Her dancing is better than in No. I see where the negative comments are coming from for sure. I mean, the majority is negative! But I understand their points. It's just hard to get fully used to this Meghan. Her previous era was too distinctive so it's hard to let go. But we cannot have the poor girl singing 50s sounding stuff forever! Some better guidance would've been useful. Yeah, she's becoming more sexy and stuff, but it's not extreme like showing up in a thong. I think she's not hiding she's a fun, pretty , curvy girl. I hardly ever listen to pop radio these days. When I do in my car, I'm surprised of the level and quality of the big majority of music on the radio these days. AWFUL. I don't see why people are making so much fuss for the quality of this one....
So I see it as a fun disposable song. So far I won't buy it. I'm not looking forward to buying the album either. But that's I think what I'd say about 95% of the top 40!! Also, it took me SEVERAL months to buy her first album. Usually I don't get to buy an album unless it's one of my favorite singers.
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Post by hitseeker. on May 9, 2016 12:37:48 GMT -5
It is way too early for her to be trying to change her identity - people need some kind of consistency (not even to like you, just to be able to keep up with you) and nothing is feeling consistent so far. I agree with this. Her videos, sound, persona, are all over the place. It's making her look more disorganized and lost, at least in my eyes, than really cool and modern.
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Post by Glove Slap on May 9, 2016 12:49:33 GMT -5
I think there was a good concept at work right up until the dance scene. I think if the whole video was Meghan going through her day and the glammed up close up shots eventually turned out to be her doing a photoshoot and you saw her goofing off with her team as well, it would have been a well-executed on-brand video even with a low budget, but that F-level dance scene that looks like it was cut from any late 90s video with a dance scene is just so awful. At least she doesn't have that wide-eyed Pepsi comedown expression she did in half the No video. Why do her videos never get budgets? I agree with this too. Who else do they have at Epic that's had her success or has her potential?
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Post by Dylan :) on May 9, 2016 13:00:14 GMT -5
Terrible, although it would probably be better if the chorus didn't exist.. Sounds like something Jason Derulo would do. I hope this doesn't even chart so her label releases this is NOT the direction she should be going in. You'd think they'd have learned after the hate Dear Future Husband got that songs primarily about how good you are compared to a person/everyone are not good for image.
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Post by Fancy on May 9, 2016 13:05:45 GMT -5
so i still like this and really liked that video, but i wish they put more effort into keeping "no" alive rather than moving so quickly to this.
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Post by Caviar on May 9, 2016 13:09:42 GMT -5
I love this song! Meghan will be just fine.
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Post by Glove Slap on May 9, 2016 13:11:58 GMT -5
so i still like this and really liked that video, but i wish they put more effort into keeping "no" alive rather than moving so quickly to this. No lost over 4000 spins this past week, in the 2 week leadup to the album release at that, there was no keeping it alive as far as radio was concerned. They sent a mailing out about No on 4/22, and one about this on 5/6. It's clear that this campaign isn't going how they wanted returns wise.
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Post by maine on May 9, 2016 14:05:05 GMT -5
lol the music video was removed from YouTube
ETA: Oh, it was removed because Meghan's team Photoshopped her waist hoping she wouldn't notice. She did.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 15:23:36 GMT -5
Aww, I didn't even get to see the video. Oh well Just Like Fire's vid came out today, and it is good so I'm out.
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Post by Live Your Life on May 9, 2016 16:18:49 GMT -5
Her waist is tampered with in a lot of her photos and videos. And she didn't approve the final edit before it was uploaded to VEVO? Um...
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Post by BadRomance on May 9, 2016 17:01:01 GMT -5
Not a fan of this.
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Post by irice22 on May 9, 2016 18:10:34 GMT -5
Video was taken down?
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 18:12:56 GMT -5
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Post by theflying on May 9, 2016 18:14:03 GMT -5
I don't think it was a publicity stunt.
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Post by maine on May 9, 2016 18:14:30 GMT -5
Yeah, I can totally see this just as a stunt to try and bring in more viewers/listeners.
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Post by irice22 on May 9, 2016 18:20:38 GMT -5
This is the stuntiest of all publicity stunts. Buzzfeed's gonna love this.
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Post by Glove Slap on May 9, 2016 18:44:09 GMT -5
Yeah this is a tumblr wet dream LMAO.
If only she took this fury and passion towards a more worthwhile cause: like the quality control of her album.
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