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Post by 620 Soul Train on Mar 7, 2007 13:26:25 GMT -5
I read that some of you believe that she is annoying as all ghett-out. Well, please don't ruin any chances that she has to be successful in the USA as well. ;) Here's a partial list of folks that were hugely popular in the UK but not in the USA:
Cliff Richard Shakin Stevens Status Quo Five Star Robbie Williams Take That Westlife Ronan Keating Blue Boyzone Dusty Springfield
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Post by skaterboyccs on Mar 7, 2007 14:02:25 GMT -5
^^ The Corrs, Sugababes, Atomic Kitten, 5ive, Girls Aloud, etc etc
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Post by oscillations. on Mar 7, 2007 16:40:34 GMT -5
Let's not put Dusty Springfield in that category, plz.
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Post by Chromeozone on Mar 7, 2007 17:54:36 GMT -5
Yeah, I was gonna say... everybody knows "Son of a Preacher Man"
I'm still holding out hope for Girls Aloud! They can be marketed as the new Spice Girls, but still be a hipster's darling!
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Post by bruno Corr on Mar 7, 2007 18:04:30 GMT -5
^^ The Corrs, Sugababes, Atomic Kitten, 5ive, Girls Aloud, etc etc preach!!!
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Post by oscillations. on Mar 7, 2007 18:13:24 GMT -5
Girls Aloud will never crossover to the USA. Their music is much "too white", as it's been said.
Even though they are much more innovative than the Spice Girls (God bless them), they'll be treated the same way over here.
Plus, look what happened to the Sugababes' attempt to crossover. FLOP!
I don't want The Aloud's perfect chart record to be destroyed by US failure. And I certainly wouldn't want them to cater their sound to meets the whims of the "youth market" of the Great Wasteland/Last Frontier of Pop.
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Post by Chromeozone on Mar 7, 2007 19:48:00 GMT -5
Girls Aloud will never crossover to the USA. Their music is much "too white", as it's been said. Even though they are much more innovative than the Spice Girls (God bless them), they'll be treated the same way over here. Plus, look what happened to the Sugababes' attempt to crossover. FLOP! I don't The Aloud's perfect chart record to be destroyed by US failure. And I certainly wouldn't want them to cater their sound to meets the whims of the "youth market" of the Great Wasteland/Last Frontier of Pop. Quite true, and since I never listen to the radio anyway I wouldn't really be missing much. They even get decent video play in America currently- the International Music Feed channel plays music videos all day, including a lot of British stuff. I've seen the video for Something Kinda Ooooh quite a bit recently.
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Post by oscillations. on Mar 7, 2007 20:00:10 GMT -5
U-Pop (XM radio) plays them allll the time. :)
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Post by vinyl on Mar 7, 2007 22:43:03 GMT -5
If the Girls were to try to crossover to America, they'd have to change their sound completely. It's too British, if that makes sense.
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Post by 620 Soul Train on Mar 9, 2007 2:20:27 GMT -5
Girls Aloud will never crossover to the USA. Their music is much "too white", as it's been said. Even though they are much more innovative than the Spice Girls (God bless them), they'll be treated the same way over here. Plus, look what happened to the Sugababes' attempt to crossover. FLOP! I don't want The Aloud's perfect chart record to be destroyed by US failure. And I certainly wouldn't want them to cater their sound to meets the whims of the "youth market" of the Great Wasteland/Last Frontier of Pop. Whatchu mean "too white", that is sooooooo 1970s! Don't get me started! These kind of comments annoy the funk outta me, for real! Why it gotta be "black" or "white". I haven't really heard their songs but that label is soooooo extremely low, hugely! Can you think of any other reason why these cats (or what not) flopped, please? Besides uh, the typical comments of "they suck" or something close to that nature...Thank you!
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Post by oscillations. on Mar 9, 2007 9:16:21 GMT -5
You don't understand. I didn't mean it in a derrogatory fashion at all. Don't assume things - you've just commited contextomy at my expense, and I don't appreciate it. I'm talking about the "heritage" of their music...it's almost entirely Anglo/European - sounds which don't fly particularly well in the US right now. You know, it is possible to discuss music in a racial context without being racist. And for the record, I love Girls Aloud. I'm the last person you should be telling to justify their comments; if you read more of my posts, you'll see I'm not one to throw around lazy insults and descriptions loosely.
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Mar 9, 2007 21:41:09 GMT -5
A lot of music in the late 50s and early 60s were described in terms of "black" music and "white music". I thought it was dumb too until it was explained to me in one of my classes and it makes sense. Much of the music we all listen to today is made on the basis of what "black music" was back in those days.
I think a lot of british music would probably be deemed too white though if that could be still used as a reason but it's pretty much mostly british pop music but not british rock. Anyone can pick a british pop song from a group of random songs because of its sound.
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Post by Adz on Mar 11, 2007 19:52:55 GMT -5
Smile should go at least top 40 on Pop.
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Post by oscillations. on Mar 26, 2007 2:05:07 GMT -5
52 49 LILY ALLEN Smile 2006 Capitol 335 310 25 1.287
officially Top 50 now, not that it seems to matter. Radio isn't what her buzz is about.
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Post by britneyrules on Mar 26, 2007 4:41:28 GMT -5
Doesn't it get another send for adds this week?
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Post by britneyrules on Mar 28, 2007 5:57:28 GMT -5
So Collen you're gonna be pleasently surprised.
The station I work for (which is heavily urban influenced Top 40 btw) is spinning Lily fast now!
On Kiss Kombat, Lily has beat possibly 3 of the biggest songs that have yet to impact.
She has beaten: 1. Shakira & Beyonce - Beautiful Liar 2. Justin Timberlake - LoveStoned 3. Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
So Lily is getting added to our station now officially.
Yay! And its even better because she is coming to Summerfest July 5th, it has yet to be officially annoucned though.
So I'm hella happy!
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Post by dperkins on Mar 28, 2007 5:59:39 GMT -5
^well that wasnt that hard for her to beat them since those 3 songs arent THAT fantastic.
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Post by britneyrules on Mar 28, 2007 6:02:20 GMT -5
Yes but when you look at my stations current airplay standing, anything those 3 people (sans Shaki) releases goes instantly top 10 on airplay.
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Post by dperkins on Mar 28, 2007 6:04:49 GMT -5
OH! Well, okay then! lol Thats good then! GO LILY! lol
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Post by dperkins on Mar 28, 2007 6:09:36 GMT -5
And, hopefully your station helps turn the song around. Did it already go for adds?
52 52 LILY ALLEN Smile 2006 Capitol 337 333 4 1.284
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Post by Felicia on Mar 28, 2007 6:31:08 GMT -5
It went for adds last week.
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Post by JORDAN on Apr 6, 2007 0:52:26 GMT -5
51 52 LILY ALLEN Smile 421 352 69 1.370
hot bullet!
Seattle has added her, and she's coming to the "Girls Night Out" show in May along with Katharine McPhee, Hilary Duff, and Fergie. so thats some good promo for her, and, we'll bring her spins up a bit. :)
Her album is lovely as well
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Post by reception on Apr 10, 2007 17:14:59 GMT -5
It's featured on the Radio & Records EPK.
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Post by oscillations. on Apr 15, 2007 16:42:20 GMT -5
NU peak!
50 47 LILY ALLEN Smile 2006 Capitol 468 438 30 1.505
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Post by blurple on Apr 16, 2007 19:08:54 GMT -5
I'm loving this song more.
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Post by MusicJunkie on Apr 22, 2007 11:28:09 GMT -5
The bullet's been increasing for the past week. It's at +100 now.
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Post by oscillations. on Apr 22, 2007 18:17:35 GMT -5
I think even the most cynical chart watcher would have to deem "Smile" (at the very least) a "sleeper hit" in this country at this point. It's been solid as a rock since January. I'm encouraged by the recent bullets, but if it doesn't start making significant gains a la "U + Ur Hand" very soon, I would like it to fall, so a fresh single can keep the buzz coming.
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Post by oscillations. on Apr 24, 2007 10:26:47 GMT -5
Wow. 49 45 LILY ALLEN Smile 2006 Capitol 596 477 +119 2.015 Now imagine if the other 2/3 of the panel decide to kick in.
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Post by Peach on Apr 24, 2007 12:29:34 GMT -5
Wow. I thought this was dead weeks ago. Go, Lily! Get that top 40 smash.
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Post by oscillations. on Apr 27, 2007 6:23:57 GMT -5
So Collen you're gonna be pleasently surprised. The station I work for (which is heavily urban influenced Top 40 btw) is spinning Lily fast now! On Kiss Kombat, Lily has beat possibly 3 of the biggest songs that have yet to impact. She has beaten: 1. Shakira & Beyonce - Beautiful Liar 2. Justin Timberlake - LoveStoned 3. Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs So Lily is getting added to our station now officially. Yay! And its even better because she is coming to Summerfest July 5th, it has yet to be officially annoucned though. So I'm hella happy! I can't believe I missed this post originally! That's awesome! How are her spins going there now? btw update 36 40 LUDACRIS Runaway Love f/Mary ... 2006 DTP/Def Con II/IDJMG 795 991 -196 5.201 46 41 PAPA ROACH Forever 2006 DreamWorks/Geffen 703 653 50 2.330 37 42 LLOYD You f/Lil Wayne 2006 The Inc/Universal Motown 701 936 -235 5.527 51 43 CIARA Like A Boy 2006 LaFace/Zomba 685 453 232 7.884 48 44 LILY ALLEN Smile 2006 Capitol 654 533 +121 2.196She's gonna go Top 40! She could see a real surge in spins then. OT: Fuse added the "Alfie" video, so I have no idea what the second US single is now. ???
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