Chappell Roan - "Pink Pony Club"

[BlueSwan]

Since we are talking about Chappell in general in this thread anyway, I want to mention that I am slightly sad that her EXCELLENT ballads have been more or less overlooked so far. They really are spectacular. Kaleidoscope in particular, but also songs like Coffee or Picture You. I have a quiet hope that one of them will get push at some point, but I doubt it.

[shakemaki]

Sept 20, 2024 1:32:41 GMT -5 BlueSwan said:

Since we are talking about Chappell in general in this thread anyway, I want to mention that I am slightly sad that her EXCELLENT ballads have been more or less overlooked so far. They really are spectacular. Kaleidoscope in particular, but also songs like Coffee or Picture You. I have a quiet hope that one of them will get push at some point, but I doubt it.

California is one of my absolute favorites on the album. The ending is absolutely magical with her vocal delivery and emoting. That said, I think the ballads would be terrible single choices when virtually every other song on the album sounds like a bonafide smash.

[joshtheking]

the only ballad I think should hypothetically be pushed is "Casual"

[No Brakes]

This one seems to be massive with her fans, or many, and I think GLB is one of the best songs of the decade so far…but other than GLB and HOT…I just don’t see any other radio-friendly songs from this album.

It wouldn’t surprise she takes a break after Grammys (where she will get Best New Artist and works on a new album/singles for Fall.Quarter 25.

She seems pretty iconic, but having more of a Cyndi Lauper career wouldn’t surprise me. I’m rooting for her though.

[shakemaki]

Sept 20, 2024 5:17:29 GMT -5 joshtheking said:

the only ballad I think should hypothetically be pushed is "Casual"

Casual a ballad?? Sounds like the most mid tempo mid tempo to ever mid tempo to me lol.

[top40guy]

Sept 20, 2024 1:32:41 GMT -5 BlueSwan said:

Since we are talking about Chappell in general in this thread anyway, I want to mention that I am slightly sad that her EXCELLENT ballads have been more or less overlooked so far. They really are spectacular. Kaleidoscope in particular, but also songs like Coffee or Picture You. I have a quiet hope that one of them will get push at some point, but I doubt it.

Kaleidoscope is my favorite song on the album. But I don’t expect radio to ever play it. But it’ll be one for the true fans on the rare times when she plays it. (Like say, “Favorite Crime” is for the Livies.)

[pnobelysk]

Sept 20, 2024 9:02:43 GMT -5 No Brakes said:

This one seems to be massive with her fans, or many, and I think GLB is one of the best songs of the decade so far…but other than GLB and HOT…I just don’t see any other radio-friendly songs from this album.

It wouldn’t surprise she takes a break after Grammys (where she will get Best New Artist and works on a new album/singles for Fall.Quarter 25.

She seems pretty iconic, but having more of a Cyndi Lauper career wouldn’t surprise me. I’m rooting for her though.

Red wine supernova is undeniable to me.

[Marooned@Midnight]

Take this to number one after HTG. And I would be more than happy for Red Wine Supernova, My Kink Is Karma, and Casual to follow suit. Even Femininomenon, Naked in Manhattan, and Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl sound like potential hits to me. Obsessed with this album. I actually like most of it even better than GLB.

I don’t think I’ve heard an album so stacked with potential singles since Come On Over by Shania. I wonder if they would consider doing something like that here.

[sportytheartist]

POP

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MOCK-UP
CHAPPELL ROAN Pink Pony Club 184 122 62 0.135

SPINCREASE
CHAPPELL ROAN Pink Pony Club +171, 37 stations 

[munx 🐒🎯]

Yeah, they should try and capitalize on any potential singles from the present album, because she has a few surefires on it, imo. I’m just getting into her now, and I’m sure there are others as well, so no point in wasting good, iconic material. There’s no rush imo to get a new body of work out there.

[No Brakes]

Sept 21, 2024 7:15:48 GMT -5 Marooned@Midnight said:

Take this to number one after HTG. And I would be more than happy for Red Wine Supernova, My Kink Is Karma, and Casual to follow suit. Even Femininomenon, Naked in Manhattan, and Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl sound like potential hits to me. Obsessed with this album. I actually like most of it even better than GLB.

I don’t think I’ve heard an album so stacked with potential singles since Come On Over by Shania. I wonder if they would consider doing something like that here.

So strange, just don’t hear anything else that seems radio friendly and lyrical content might be a push with some of these songs. I really like CR, genuine pop star, but she is also getting some not so great press lately- she seems very fatigued.

Look, would love to see this decades “The Fame”, think CR is very comparable to LG, and hope your predictions are right but this might be it.

[munx 🐒🎯]

Why do you feel this might be it? Honestly, curious.

If you don’t think HTG and Pink Pony Club are radio friendly, then I’m not sure what you find radio friendly. I’m not sure how they could be anymore radio friendly, to be perfectly honest. I haven’t given the album a deep listening yet, so I don’t feel passionately about other songs, but she has at least 3 hits here, and there’s no sense wasting them when you’re hot right now.

Her being tired in the press is nothing to worry about imo, it won’t hurt her singles. She could easily throw out two more singles while making her next record.

[No Brakes]

Sept 21, 2024 8:06:37 GMT -5 munx 🐒🎯 said:

Why do you feel this might be it? Honestly, curious.

If you don’t think HTG and Pink Pony Club are radio friendly, then km not sure what you find radio friendly. I’m not sure how they could be anymore radio friendly, to be perfectly honest. I haven’t given the album a deep listening yet, so I don’t feel passionately about other songs yet, but she had at least 3 hits here, and there’s no sense wasting them when you’re hot right now.

Her being tired in the press is nothing to worry about imo, it won’t hurt her singles. She could easily throw out two more singles while making her next record.

I thought HTG would be massive, straight to #1, but it seems to be stalling, perhaps because of the push for GLB.

So the reality is, with Hot To Go stalling, it makes me wonder if they are done pushing radio singles on this album. I can see them doing Pink Pony Club with little effort and finding itself somewhere in the 20s, but she already has two Top 20 songs right now and will for at least another 6-8 weeks.

Pink Pony Club to me, while it’s some friend’s favorites, seems almost dated and cheap in production to me. Again, the lyrics seem bizarre, unrelatable (unsafe?) to play in most markets for it be big, just my opinion. I think what helps GLB is no one knows what it’s really about.

On that note, to be very clear, have no issue and support the lyrics of CR’s songs, just think in many conservative markets you are going to see late night spins with some of the other album cuts.

[joshtheking]

Hot To Go is getting +100 updates..I don't think it's stalling.

[shakemaki]

Red Wine Supernova is one of the biggest CHR smashes I’ve heard in awhile, and I will stand by that until proven wrong.

I would also love to see them try to milk the album’s potential singles for as long as possible. I’m worried she’ll drop a follow up quickly and it won’t be able to compete with all the smashes that are already on Midwest Princess. She should just really take her time with a follow up and drag, drag, draaag this era out.

[sportytheartist]

POP

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MOCK-UP
CHAPPELL ROAN Pink Pony Club 192 132 60 0.139
+ 8 spins
- 2 bullet
+ 0.004 audience

SPINCREASE
CHAPPELL ROAN Pink Pony Club +152 (-19), 35 stations (-2)

[CatSoul]

Sept 21, 2024 8:16:12 GMT -5 No Brakes said:

Sept 21, 2024 8:06:37 GMT -5 munx 🐒🎯 said:

Why do you feel this might be it? Honestly, curious.

If you don’t think HTG and Pink Pony Club are radio friendly, then km not sure what you find radio friendly. I’m not sure how they could be anymore radio friendly, to be perfectly honest. I haven’t given the album a deep listening yet, so I don’t feel passionately about other songs yet, but she had at least 3 hits here, and there’s no sense wasting them when you’re hot right now.

Her being tired in the press is nothing to worry about imo, it won’t hurt her singles. She could easily throw out two more singles while making her next record.

I thought HTG would be massive, straight to #1, but it seems to be stalling, perhaps because of the push for GLB.

So the reality is, with Hot To Go stalling, it makes me wonder if they are done pushing radio singles on this album. I can see them doing Pink Pony Club with little effort and finding itself somewhere in the 20s, but she already has two Top 20 songs right now and will for at least another 6-8 weeks.

Pink Pony Club to me, while it’s some friend’s favorites, seems almost dated and cheap in production to me. Again, the lyrics seem bizarre, unrelatable (unsafe?) to play in most markets for it be big, just my opinion. I think what helps GLB is no one knows what it’s really about.

On that note, to be very clear, have no issue and support the lyrics of CR’s songs, just think in many conservative markets you are going to see late night spins with some of the other album cuts.

MONTERO went to #1, and the radio edit is still blatantly about gay sex. The lyrics aren't particularly explicit in PPC at all.

[shakemaki]

I could see problems with Kink and Casual’s lyrics for radio. It’s the only reason I’m not convinced they’re not huge #1s too. But who knows, they might fly. They might be too catchy for it to matter much. All the other potential hits should be fine lyrically.

[munx 🐒🎯]

“You’re eating me out,” being played on radio is super risky, imo, especially so clearly annunciated. But then we have other artists like Sabrina, for example, that have blatant lyrics as well, so who knows.

[shakemaki]

Sept 22, 2024 13:27:08 GMT -5 munx 🐒🎯 said:

“You’re eating me out,” being played on radio is super risky, imo, especially so clearly annunciated. But then we have other artists like Sabrina for example that has blatant lyrics as well, so who knows.

It would surely be edited out no? Question is, would that kind of editing hurt the song at all on radio?

[👑 Eloquent ™]

I want "Casual" pushed instead but I'll take this! As for radio, she could always do a radio edit and replace "you're eating me out" with "with all your things at my house" or something.

[No Brakes]

Sept 22, 2024 15:55:57 GMT -5 👑 Eloquent ™ said:

I want "Casual" pushed instead but I'll take this! As for radio, she could always do a radio edit and replace "you're eating me out" with "with all your things at my house" or something.

That actually made me spit out my drink. I’d love to hear that radio edit.

[👑 Eloquent ™]

Sept 22, 2024 16:02:06 GMT -5 No Brakes said:

Sept 22, 2024 15:55:57 GMT -5 👑 Eloquent ™ said:

I want "Casual" pushed instead but I'll take this! As for radio, she could always do a radio edit and replace "you're eating me out" with "with all your things at my house" or something.

That actually made me spit out my drink. I’d love to hear that radio edit.

Haha Well they could replace it with anything really, I just think one line wouldn't have to stop it from being a radio smash! It's too good to pass up!

[top40guy]

Sept 22, 2024 16:26:35 GMT -5 👑 Eloquent ™ said:

Sept 22, 2024 16:02:06 GMT -5 No Brakes said:

That actually made me spit out my drink. I’d love to hear that radio edit.

Haha Well they could replace it with anything really, I just think one line wouldn't have to stop it from being a radio smash! It's too good to pass up!

IMO the shock value is part of the appeal of the song, so no, don’t do anything with it. If it’s too raunchy for radio, then it is what it is.

[👑 Eloquent ™]

Sept 22, 2024 19:06:29 GMT -5 top40guy said:

Sept 22, 2024 16:26:35 GMT -5 👑 Eloquent ™ said:

Haha Well they could replace it with anything really, I just think one line wouldn't have to stop it from being a radio smash! It's too good to pass up!

IMO the shock value is part of the appeal of the song, so no, don’t do anything with it. If it’s too raunchy for radio, then it is what it is.

Respectfully I loved the song before I even knew it had "raunchy" lyrics. I think most aren't loving or listening to "Casual" just for the "eating me out" line and if that's the only thing keeping more of the world from hearing its brilliance and subsequently hearing its original form, line included, I think I'd settle for the edit. In a perfect world radio wouldn't care and would play it regardless.

[Mylo13 💜]

I think the clear answer would be 'and we're making out' or something similar if a radio edit is needed. My personal favourite is My Kink Is Karma and I wish the streaming was stronger for that because I feel like it is the catchiest song there. I suspect Pink Pony Club might be the last radio song from the album, although I would love if Red Wine Supernova got a chance too.

[musiclife]

I honestly cannot see this working as a single? I think she just needs to release a new album after the Good Luck, Babe and Hot To Go fade away, which isn't going to be for a long time.

[munx 🐒🎯]

I could see it doing really well if it was added to a big movie soundtrack or something of that nature, to help get it out there.

[shakemaki]

Sept 22, 2024 16:26:35 GMT -5 👑 Eloquent ™ said:

Sept 22, 2024 16:02:06 GMT -5 No Brakes said:

That actually made me spit out my drink. I’d love to hear that radio edit.

Haha Well they could replace it with anything really, I just think one line wouldn't have to stop it from being a radio smash! It's too good to pass up!

Haha, now you got me thinking bout that kids bop version…

“i sat in the passenger seat, and you’re kissing me sweet”

In all seriousness, they’d likely just censor it out. “Knee deep in the passenger seat *long silence* is it casual now?” would low key be kinda hilarious to hear. Might actually drive streams from listener’s curiosity over what’s being said lol.

[chickythelittlechicken]