March 10, 201015 yr Digital Spy discussing Bittersweet :) Sophie's back with a cracker! The new Sophie Ellis-Bextor single landed in our inbox this morning and since then, according to iTunes play count, we've listened to it precisely 16 times. We always pick pleasure over pain, so you can take that as a testament to the track's quality. It's called 'Bittersweet' and it's a co-production between Biff Stannard, who previously worked with Soph on 'New York City Lights', and the Freemasons, with whom she hooked up last year for 'Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)'. The latter's the Bextor track with which 'Bittersweet' shares the most DNA, though the pair are more second cousins who see each other at Christmas and significant family birthdays than brother and sister. Right, time for the nitty-gritty. 'Bittersweet' is a big spangly club banger with a pleasing whiff of the '80s to it and a chorus that's both uplifting and wistful. "I know I shouldn't go but something makes me crave the heat, your love is bittersweet," she sings on that chorus, "The fire in your touch I always find so hard to beat, your love is bittersweet..." After both "bittersweets" there are extra snippets of Sophie vocal buried just beneath the surface of the mix - "woah-woah-woah, so here I am" - and each one is three seconds of pure pop loveliness. Time for a final thought? Oh go on then. Well, this is a cracking comeback single from an artist we've long been a fan of here at DS and always enjoy pestering at awards shows. It's not out until May, and God GaGa knows what's going to happen between now and then, but, if you ask us, Mademoiselle E-B's given herself every chance of bagging an eighth top ten hit with this one. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/thesound...-a-cracker.html
March 10, 201015 yr I hope they're right with the "eighth top 10 hit" thing, I'd be so pleased. I'm really glad to see it receiving pretty much universal praise though. :o
March 11, 201015 yr I played this twice tonight whilst at work ^_^ gonna hammer it to death so people know it!
March 11, 201015 yr Freemasons extended mix has leaked. So has apparently Jodie Harsh. :rofl: Linky please :kink: I honestly think this could be her first solo number 1 (Groovejet doesn't count).
March 11, 201015 yr :rofl: Linky please :kink: I honestly think this could be her first solo number 1 (Groovejet doesn't count). Check your inbox :P
March 11, 201015 yr Thanks :wub: I just realised Arrs wasn't making a joke by the way, my dirty mind :( If anyone has the Jodie Harsh mix, I'll take that too :kink:
March 11, 201015 yr :lol: Jodie Harsh is semi-famous around London as a DJ and other things, I believe she (or he) is good friends with Sophie as she (or he) was with Sophie the first time I met her. :P What you said about it being her first #1 would be a dream come true, but I won't get my hopes up. :P
March 11, 201015 yr Oh no, I know who (s)he is, it was the "leaking" thing :kink: Oh man, the mental images. Make it stop!! :teresa:
March 11, 201015 yr IN LOVE with the Freemasons Mix Edit! :heart: Ergh. What's wrong with me? :( I'm wanting a Sophie Ellis-Bextor song to leak :drama:
March 11, 201015 yr :o :lol: Finally I got the short mix by Freemasons, I don't really like listening songs 9 minutes long.
March 13, 201015 yr Don't ask why but parts of the remix edit remind me off Kelly Osboune's One Word. And that's no bad thing in my book :heart:
March 14, 201015 yr Has the Freemasons radio edit leaked yet? If it has...could someone send a link my way please. ^_^
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